Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-05-17
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.

AuO NtllAo VI lLe ldI2b duAlllOu 10 Iuo
Warren company pulp mills at Cumber-
land Mills, Me-, for the use of the electri-
cal bleaching process, are going up rapidly.
A machine by which bristles may be in
serted into brushes has been invented by a
North Bennington, VT, man after Is years
Of close application.
The New England Fireproof Gas Ma
chine company, largely composed of Boston
men, is one of the new business concerns
at Manchester, N. H., with $3.50, 900 capital
The county commissioners are desirous of
changing Saco, Me.,kjail into a workhouse
AT special meeting of the city council
the matter was referred to the committee
on public property, with power to act A
stockade will be added to the Jail yard at
the county's expense and tramps sentenced
from the county will be set at work break
ing stone.
A tramp secreted himself in the house Of
Mrs. LeBart widow, at Oxford, Mass
When discovered he assaulted her, and q
desperate fight ensued, in which both were
roughly handled. Finally the woman seized
hatchet and dealt the man a telling blow
on the head which stunned him. She then
roused the neighbors, but before they
reached the house the assailant had fed.
The Smead Warming and Ventilating Co.,
OF Vermont, Is the name of concern lately
organized at Rutland to produce warming,
ventilating and sanitary apparatus includ-
ing dry closet of special mechanism.
Mayor Hart of Boston has signed the al
dermanio order allowing the West End
street railway company to use the overhead
electric system with single trolly in any Bos-
ton street they may desire. This action is
in accordance with public expectation, as it
was generally understood that approval
would be Civ n as soon as the West End
chp111I 10 i,,1o
the city for any damage that might arise
from tie wires
A 12-year- old son Of G. A. Andrews Of the
Wilton house, Wilton, Me, has been dam
gerously injured by kick in the stomach
by horse.
Napoleon Wentworth, q French Canadian,
while at work on house at Danversport
Mass, on Cherry street. was struck on the
head by heavy piece of timber which fell
from stage and was knocked senseless. A
severe cash was cut in the scalp.
The government is soon to commence the
erection of new life saving station build
ing at Wallis Sands, Rye, N. H., and the re-
modelling Of the old station at Straw Point.
The friends of William Beazley of Bucks
port, Me- are to propose his appointment to
fill the vacancy of inspector for the record
of American and foreign shipping, left va
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zey.
The master plumbers of Lowell Mass /,
have mutually agreed with the journeymen
plumbers at So day, and strike is thus
averted.
John S. Brown has resigned the position
of superintendent and agent of the Contoo-
cook Manufacturing and Mechanic COM
pany of Penacook, N. H., on account of adj
vancing years, and has been succeeded by
his son, Samuel L. Brown.
A movement has begun having for its OBJ
ject the establishment of another shoe fac
tory in Plymouth Mass, and a subscription
paper is going the rounds for the purpose of
raisiug capital to the amount of S25, 900. A
stock company will be formed, with shares
at S25 each.
At Newport, r. l., two trials of the tube
for discharging the Howell automatic tor
pedo were made recently, which were con-
sidered satisfactory to Lieut.. Very, the Uni
ted States officer in charge. A number of
officers belonging to the torpedo school were
present. The Howell torpedo is manufac-
tured in Providence
Mrs Susan NJ. Mellen, Lunenburg, Mass,
committed suicide recently by hanging her
self with q roller towel. Probably Temporal
rily insane. She was about 60 years old and
leaves husband and daughter.
The Saco River Woolen company at West
Buxton, Me-, now employs 40 men and IL
women, and are doing good business. They
| manufacture about 400, 600 yards of dress
goods per year, and ship to New York.
The work of examining the accounts of the
| Five Cents saving bank at New Bedford,
Mass, has been finished, and it is found that
the amount of Treasurer Ricketsons pecu.
| lations is $4,000. 1t has been found that the
time covered in the taking of the money is
| 13 years. Mr.. Ricketson has signed his
properly over to his bondsmen and resumed
| farming again.
At North Conway, n H., granite quarries
are being worked on S75, 900 contract for q
Minneapolis building.
Meecon T. Leonard the 11-year-old son Of
James W. Leonard of FoXboro Mass, founC
dynamite car fridge recently, which he car.
ried home and attempted to dissect. An eX.
plosion followed, shattering his hand, neces-
stating amputation.
down by the storm of May 10, and 16 mer
injured.
Work is progressing upon the foundation
for the Middleboro, Mass, Electric Light &
Power Co. plant at the shovel works dam
The plant is to be ready June 30.
Haverhill Mass, shoe shipment for the
week ending May 8, 5000 cases; correspond
ing week last year, 5162 cases. Hat ship
ments for the same period, 21S cases, CORE
spending week in 1888, 352 cases.
Two women were thrown out of the bach
of carriage at Olneyville, r. l.. and one o.
them seriously and probably fatally injured
r. o. Beal of Bangor, Me-, one of thu
founders and prominent in the management
of Eastern Maine Fair association, has ten
dered his resignation as vice-president of tn
association.
Boston Bake sunion No. 4, has prCclaimeC
a boycott against A. MINISTER'S bakery, Walt
ham, Mass, because he employs non uniol
men In the circular copies of which wer
distributed broadcast over Waltham
the public is requested to "let alone tn
goods" Of the bakery until such time as
satisfactory settlement may be made will
the union.
The batteries of the Fourth United State
artillery, stationed at Fort Adams Newport
are to be transferred to Allan a, Ga, Ma
%, and will be replaced by batteries Of thu
Third artillery from the south June Is. TIL
light battery remains at Newport till fall.
An old man named John Ryan, a residen
of North Walpole, N. H., jumped into til
Connecticut river from the bridge at Be-
lows Falls and was drowned. The act wa
probably caused by insanity.
The electric light company, Florenc;
Mass, are now putting their incandescen
lights into several residences, and expect t
have thrm in operation inside Of three weeks
A fine summer theatre building will b
erected at Lawndale Gardens in Nashua
N. II.
L. G.. Reed of Portland, Me- young ma
aged 20 years, was drowned last week j
front Of his fathers place on Sanibel Island
Florida, He wa frolcking with anothe
, Young man in a boat and both fell ovel
board, Reed being drowned.
New railway passenger stations are bein
erected at North Stratford, N. H., the june
ton of the Grand Trunk and Upper Coo