Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-10-18
new ENGLAND NEWS.

The police of Brockton, Mass have mado
a gigantic scoopo beer, ale and p rter, re-
quiring seven express wagons to carry it 60
the police station.
Daniel J. Foley of the Sewal-Day Cord
age company Roxbury, while at an open
window OF his work room was struck in the
left eye with stone thrown from the street
by an unknown person. The injury was
very painful, and there is little hope of saw
ing the eye.
The difficulty between the Providence
Evening Telegram and the union printers
has been amicably adjusted under the new
management. A big batch Of union men
were given cases. A number of the compos-
itors who have been working during the
protracted trouble are retained by mutual
agreement.
Connecticut has tried her new ballot re-
form law and found it even greater sue
cess than its most ardent admirers had
promised
When Mr. Alfred Shaw of Ansonia.
Conn, succeeded in rolling a common cent
of 1889 to the length of fifty inches, it was
thought the limit was reached and that he
had succeeded in making a cent 90 as far as
was possible. Mr.. David Williams, at the
sams S, pIac5 M shows an 1899 cent drawn out to
paper, which is seventy and three'q quarters
inches long three-quarters Of an inch wide
in its widest part and close figuring brought
its thickness to five ten-thousandths of an
inch It was done on pair of rolls 90 by 60
inches which are in everyday use for roll
ing bars into sheets, and required only care
full manipulation. 1t looks now rs though
the limit was reached, and Mr. Wood calmly
awaits challenge rs a cent roller when he
will pit Mr., Williams against the world
The Mt. Washington railway has been
awarded 1-,0 acres Of land on Mt. Wash
ington for terminal facilities. The Ind
owners claimed SIS, Coo, ms one acre was
worth "a much as the whole mountain. The
commission awarded them $3.50. The state
of New Hampshire originally received $500
for Mt Washington II was bou Int by
Orren NJ Chase Of Gov. Hartman for that
sum, and resOld to the Pingree estate, the
present owners, for $4,000 Tho Mt Wash
ington railroad has already paid S46, coo in
rent for its terminal facilities, $1,000 per
year and one-third Of the taxes, about $40,
The First Congregational church, Newton
| Centre, Mass, las celebrated the 225th ami
versary Of the organization Of the church.
A new bank is proposed for Boston.
Col Franklin Fairbanks president of the
Fairbanks Scale company, will give to st.
John bury, Vt, his entire coll ction of birds,
minerals, shells and curicsities, aud erect a
suitable granite building for q museum His
collection ofbIds is one of the finest in this
country His other curioSities include rare
and costly articles from all parts Of the
world The museum will contain working
rooms for students and a scientific library.
Some weeks ago Robert V. Peavey OF
| Strafford, N. H., had SS4 stolen from the
pocket of his vest, which was hanging in the
| kitchen of Mrs. Charles F. Montgomery
Recently he received letter, postmarked
! Dover, N. H., containing SO but with nc
now or explanation in it. AT the same time
Mr. Smith, who lost a watch and $40 ir
money, received his stolen articles in a SINH
| lar letter
George A. Wood arrested on suspicion Of
| setting fire to his store in WestboTC, Mass
short time since, had hearing in the dis
| trict court at Westboro and was bound over
| in the sum OF $4,000.
Diphtheria is getting serious hold il
Keene, N. H.
Michael ULeary or Rutland, VT, wa
killed by his barn falling on him,
The danger of diphtheria epidemic al
Dover, N, H., is past.
The Independ MT Labor party OF Massa
chusetts has decided to put a full ticket il
the field,
A coal lighter which became stuck in tht
draw, seriously interfered with travel OF
The East IN division of the Boston e. Maine
railroad,