Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-03-29

fatr1ck Arnold or BrOcktOn, Mass, was
probably fatally injured last Saturday by
train of cars.
The next annual excursion of the Vermont
Press association is likely to be made to the
Adirondack wilderness.
G. R. Lewis has resigned the postmaster
ship at Unity, N. H.
The Cape Cod Glass company of Sandwich,
Mass, has been incorrorated under the laws
oil the state of New Jersey, and will make all
kinds of glassware. 1t is capitalized at $50
900, the par value of shares being S25. Five
thousand dollars have been paid up and the
stock is pleged.
The business outlook in Bowdoinham, Me-,
for the coming summer is better than for
some years past. A corn factory will be
built, and there are also good prospects of
large schooner being built.
The granite business of Norridgewock,
Me-, promises large increase this spring.
L. II. Adams has resigned the postmaster
ship at Warner, N. H
The annual exhibition of the Vermont
Mer1no Sheep Shearing association will be
held in Middlebury, VT, April l, and 8.
Business is booming at DEXTER, Me-, this
season. A new shoe factory is to be built,
and dozen dwelling houses are projected.
DR.. Ezra Mitchell of Lancaster, n H.,
has gone on a trip to Florida.
Mrs. Sabra Leigh of Dover, N. H., died
recently at 93 from the effects of fall.
M. H. Hilton and c. o. Barney are camdi-
dates for postmaster at Canaan, N. H.
E. j. Graves has been elected chief engin-
eer of the Newport, N. H., fire department
The Penobscot river is entirely free from
ice opposite Bangor and the only hndrance
to the opening of navigation is a strip of ice
extending a short distance down river.
Mrs Charlotte Chamberlin of Lake Vii
lage, N. H., WHO is 95 years old, held a re-
ception at the residence of her son, Goodrich
E. Chamberlin. About 40 neighbors and
friends attended, each having some token Of
love and respect for the bright old lady, who
Is still active and interested in the events OF
the day. Mrs. Chamberlin (nee DUNN was
born in Chelmsford.
The Woman's Christian Temperance union
of Lancaster, N. H., has opened an attrac-
tive reading room and gymnasium in that
town. George Ii. Colby Of that place has
presented to the union 165 volumes for its
library.
Norwich, VT, had 20 births and 20 deaths
last year.
The following named seniors have been
chosen by the faculty of Dartmouth college,
after competitive contest, to compete at
commencement for the Rollins Morse and
Lockwood prizes offered for excellence in
oratory: John Barrett Grafton, Vt: H. P.
Blair, Manchester, N, H; W. S. Sullivan,
Troy, o.
The new soldiers monument at Pembroke,
Me-, is to be of white bronze 16 feet in height
surmounted by the figure of an American
soldier The contract for the work has been
awarded Brainard Cushing of Rockland, and
the monument will be placed in position
about May /.
The friends Of the New Hampton, N. H.,
institution are endeavoring to raise by sub
scription $4,000 for the purchase and furnish
ing of the Lewis mansion in that place for
the use Of the school.
The Greenback wooden mill at Enfield,
N. H., which was shut down on account of a
strike, has started up majority of the old
weaverS returning to work and sono now
ones having been secured.
The talk of the Shore Line railroad is re-
newed. The annual meeting of the Grand
Southern was held at ST. George, New Bruins
wick, this week, and in injection there
with it was reported that immediate steps
would be taken to extend the line from
Calais, Me-, to Bangor.
The republican club at Chester, N. H., has
elected the following named officers: Presi-
E. P. Jones; and secretary and treasurer,
Cyrus F. Marston.
Mrs. Ed Wyman of Pond Island, Me-, is
small woman but plucky one. She needed
to go to Bath for supplies the other day. and
though the weather was uncertain and the
water full Of floating ice, she took her two
year-old daughter and set forth. After row.
ing to Parkers Head she got team went to
Bath, did a large amount of shopping, rode
back and took her boat for home, reaching
there before dark.
J. W. Parmelee has been chosen president
of the board of education at Newport, n H.
Charles E. Quimbv of Northfeld, VT, has
sold trio of white Leghorn chicks for ship
ment to Rostoff, Russia,
The inhabitants Of Cornish, N H., and of
Windsor, VT, are trying to buy and make
free the bridge across the Connecticut con-
Meeting the two towns.
Mr.. L. w. Lawrence, one of the oldest
merchants in Windsor, VT, died last week
in West Windsor.
Boscawen, n. H., has authorized the sur
vey from Walkers pond to North Penacook
to ascertain the feasibility of supplying the
latter with water.
Mr.. W. W. Sprague and Mr. A. W. Simp-
son are candidates for postmaster at St.
Johnsbuly, Vt.
Col E. S. Nutter of Concord, N. H., has
been chosen president of the Granite State
Poultry and Pet Stock association.
Col John B. Clarke of Manchester, N. H.,
has presented a valuable collection of books
to the Lebanon public library.
Deacon and Mrs. j. B. Ware of Townsend,
Vt, celebrated their golden wedding last
week.
Samuel p jackson, formerly of Manches-
ter, n. H., is a member of the Michigan
legislature.
Mr.. E. H. Webster is the leading candi-
date for postmaster at Barton, Vt,
George w. Short has been made president
of the Bow On. H. Mutual Fire Insurance
company.
Craftsbury, VT, will celebrate its centen-
nial as town July 4.
Col. John S. Walker and wife of Clare
mont, N. H., have returned from long visit
to Washington.
The wife of Secretary Window was born in
Royalston, Vt.
The business of the Induratcd Fibre Ware
company at Peterboro', n H., is to be re-
moved to Lockport, N. Y.
There were but seven deaths in Sutton, VT,
In 1888.
David H. Rice of Brookline, Mass will be
orator on Memorial Day at Newmarket
N. II.
Notwithstanding the lateness of the season