Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-07-26

UWO cDuQren were ulscoNeIeu IN small
creek near Youngstown, O. The woman
had first drowned her children and then her
self. Her husband had left her in destitute
circumstances, and she was recently seen
begging for food.
Miss Clara e. Bowen of Haverhill, N. H,
while curling her hair with o hot iron, in
carrying the iron from the blaze to her hair
stuck it directly in her right eye, burning
the entire surface Of the eyeball. She left
Immediately for the Boston Eye and Ear In
firmary, but there is hardly doubt but
that she has destroyed the sight Of the eye.
A peculiar circumstance was the fact that
neither the eyelid nor face were burned in
the least.
bridge over Sugar river, in the Upper Vii
lage with an iron one, at an expense Of
S5575.
Horace Haywood of Winslow, Me-, jumped
from load of hay with pitchfork in his
hands. By some means he landed astride
the handle, which wa diven into his body
distance of nine Understanding in contact
with the hip bone, where its progress was
checked. Mr.. Haywood pulled out the han
die embarrassed the horse from the hay rack
and hitching him to a wagon drove alone to
Waterville for medical assistance. The sur
geons extracted O large piece of cloth from
Jne WOuHl, anu GueIl lOr Jne uTSO UlLQ6 ulu
the man feel any acute pain. He was driv-
en- to his home, where he has since been laid
up, keeping as quiet as possible, by advice of
the physicians, to preclude the setting in Of
inflammation, and is now doing well, the
danger from peritonitis, which was princi-
pally to be feared, being past
1t has developed that Lester J. Bradley,
who was charged with defrauding the Derby
Railroad company Of New Haven, Ct., com
mitted suicide by taking paris green. An
autopsy showed a large quantity in his
stomach.
Tho largest taxpayers in Pttsfeld N H,
are these; Pittsfleld mills, S1665; Hon. II. A.
Tuttle $S03; L. D. Marston, $257; Hon.
Reuben L. French, s249; j. A. Goss $219;
Pittsfeld national bank, sl95; DR.. w. A
Mack, S189, and 7. H, Thorndike, $3.50.
Alfred f. Watson of the firm Of Will
liams & Watson, paper hangers Spring
field, Mass, has left town, carrying with
him $500 belonging to the firm Watson
collected all the bills owing to the firm that
he could and then took the train for Now
York. 1t is supposed that he has sailed for
England He leaves wife and child here.
Capt. Herbert NJ. Knowles of the Point
Judith Life Saving station will soon receive
his appointment as the successor to Superin-
tendent John Waters of Newport, R. l., who
is at present at the head of this division Of
the service. Capt. Knowles has been at
Point Judith many years and during his
service there has saved many lives at the
peril of his own and that of his crew. He
has had upward of 80 shipwrecks to look
after on the South Shore and at the danger
GUS entrance to Narragansett Bay.
The mills at East Rochester, N. H., will
shat down Aug. 10, giving the help q three
tunity to make some needed repairs.
The stock of the Newport N. H., Improve
ment company has been increased from $4,000
to S12, 900, and it has been decided to build
an addition to the Knipe Bros shoe shop at
a cost of $4,000, Of which sum $500 will be
contributed by the firm.
The design for the new armory at Nashua,
N. H., represents castle form of building,
with a four-storied tower In the centre and a
small tower in one end. The head house will
be 76 feet long and 30 wide, two stories high
and of stone with brick trimmings. In the
basement will be the rifle range, armorer's
room and Gattling battery. The first floor
will have reception room and headquar-
ters for brigade and regimentll officers, and
the second floor will have company rooms.
The severe storm of last week did most
serious damage to the cranberry crop in
eastern Massachusetts,, thousands of barrels
it is estimated, being destroyed by the p,lt-
ing storm. At South Carver it is thought
that over 10000 barrels were in this way
destroyed.
Lieutenant Moser of the coast survey
steamer A. D. Bache with headquarters st
Mass, till September, has re-
ceived instructions to examine all reported
dangers in Vineyard Sound and adjacent
waters. He will at once investigate two re-
IL, l. IL
for supposed new shoal ncar Bishop and
Clerks Light, off Hyannis where vessel
grounded recently.
The returns of the Plymouth Mass, asses
sors show that the total valuation of property
is s., 4S4, 125, of which 50, 622, 525 is In real
estate and 81, S61, 900 IN personal estate.
The increase of real estate over last year
is $50, $50 and on personal S44, 250.
The crop prospects in Vermont, as a rule,
are very favorable From all parts of the
state come complaints of the frequent rains
that have proved a serious cause of delay
to farmers in haying; but the general re-
port is of an unusually large crop of hay
Of excellent quality. Potatoes, as a rule,
seem to promise an abundant crop; and
corn, oats, wheat and barley al are re-
ported as likely to prove satisfactory al
though rust Is making some inroads on
oats, and potato bugs in some localities are
very numerous.
The Boston museum continues to be the
only regular theatre still open, and Fauntle-
roy is drawing large houses every evening,
as well as at the afternoon performances
Wednesdays and Saturdays. The play has
passed the 150th mark and Is rapidly ap-
preaching its 200th presentation. With the
children especially it is as great q favorite
as ever, and hundreds of them have focked
to see the 'little lord" during the week.
The largest taxpayers in Pi tsll.ld, N H,
are these: Pittsfeld mills Sl665; Hon. II. A.
Tuttle, 1903; L. D. Marston, $257; Hon.
Reuben L. French S249; j. A Goss, $213;
Pittsfeld National bank $l95; DR.. w. A.
Mack, $1S9; and T. H. Thorndlke, $3.50.
The committee appointed to inspect the jail
and court house in Portsmouth, N. H., has
re orted to the Rockingham delegation in
the legislature in favor of the erection of
new building, and the report has been accept
ed The delegation appointed new com
mittee to inspect the jails in the surrounding
cities to get general idea for a new build
ing. The committee has been instructed TO
bring plans, specifications and estimates Of
the cost of the proposed new building
The Manchester, N. H., board of mayor
and aldermen have revoked the commission
of M. ]. Jenkins as city marshal, and elected
Assistant Marshal H. W. Longa to the va
canoy.
TERRIBLE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.
ALee, Me-, Man Drowned by the Cap
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