Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-10-25
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.


A mad dog attacked several people in Rox.
bury, but was finally killed.
The Rockland house stable at Nantasket
beach has been burned; loss S.
Two mpanies have petitioned the select
men of Whitman, Mass, for location f + am
electric street railway.
Two fatal ca es Of typhoid fever within a
week are reported at Yale.
A Newport (R. y yacht has been Sc zed
for cruising without license.
While on their way home from an Indian
medicine show, at Waterbury, Vt, two
young men quarreled over girl One shot
the other, wounding him in the arm. The
wounded man will probably recover.
A colored student has been chosen to de-
liver the class 80 oration at Harvard next
June.
Chauncy L. Williams of Lisbon, n. H.
has been arrested on suspicion Of attemp ing
to poison Frank Foster and family. 1t was
I und that about two pounds of paris green
had been tied in bag in a water tank
used by the family. Suspe.ting Williams,
search was made, and strong crcumstantia
evidence secured. He was bound over to
The November term Of court
The residents in the suburbs of Manchas-
ter, n, H. are in state Of terror, owing to
depredation5 by tramps
Great excitement was caused in Concord,
Mass, over the supposed desecration of
Ralph Waldo Emerson's grave. 1t was ru-
mored that the contents OF the coffin had
been disturbed, hut Dir. Edward w. Emsr~
son, son Of the deCaaSad feels confident that
no harm has been done 70 the grave and that
the cxcavat Oh was the work If mischiavous
boys
The new fremont Theatre of Boston was
successful opened on tho !th. Charles
Wyndham, the English comedian, in Day
id Garrickn was the attraction an was
greeted by large audience.
While herdic, in which were Mr.. and
Mrs J. A. Dixon and Miss Mary Garvey of
Lawrence was being driven across the
tracks at the Boston q Lowell crossing,
shifter struck the rear wheel The herdic
was turned upon its side and the driver was
thrown to the ground. lie was not danger
ously wounded. Miss Garvty escaped with
out bruise and Mrs. Dixon received few
cuts on ber arm. Mr., Dixon was not seri-
ously injured
David 6. Whittemore an old lifelong resi-
dent of Snrbridge Mass, dropped lead in
his harm Monday morn ng while taking care
of his cattle. Hc was 81 years ola.
A syndicate has been formed in r. OK and,
Me-, 10 build an opera-houSc. Trey will
lease the SKATING rink, which is very large
building.
1t is said to be the greatest season FOR par
tridges down through WaShins ton county,
Me-, which has been known for years
Calais sportsmen are shooting them by
dozens, and in other towns similar success
with them is reported.
The Maine Central railroad is completing
a $4,000 station at Twin Mountain.
The brass band of Comic, N. H. has re-
ceived check for 500 from Fred Rndge Of
BOSTON n bp IISnl fpI, tho beupfit pf ar
gani7ation.
The Epping company has turned out over
9, 5000 600 bricks this seas IL
1t is reported at New Haven that William
H. Stowe, quartermaster of Admiral Foote
Post, G. A. R., is short in his accounts
nearly $4,000
The body of Mrs. Clara Bradley, -, who
disappeared from her home near Plainvile,
Conn, week ago, has been found at the
foot of Wildcat mountain.
Mrs. Austin Corbin of New York city,
with Miss Cofbin and about 25 friends, are
making an autumn tour of the White noun
tans in carriages and on. horseback.
The section boss who had charge of the re-
pairs on that part Of the New York & New
England road where the fatal accident oc-
CURED last summer to the Boston express
has been fined $50 and sent to Jail for 30
days.
The freshmen and sophomores of Am
herst could not resist the temptation 10 have
one of tho old-fashioned cane Iusdes recent
ly. The former assembled to have picture
taken on Walker Hall steps, and the latter
loitered around the camera, keeping
weather eye open for the cane that they ex-
pected would be brought out to
fguer in the picture The first
time it came halfdozen hats
thrown in front of the lens ruined the pict-
ure, Somebody threw the cane out in
to the grass and in a minute TIC | rs and
arms of about 15J men were tangled ogather
and the fight began, the freshmen winning
the cane in about 20 minutes.
Ezra W, Kimball, we'll knowa business
man of Manchester n. H., attempted suicide
by morphine. On previous occ sion he
tried to end his life by hanging.
The new Beverly & Danvers electi ic street
railroad has been officially opened The
time between Beverly and Danvcrs. a dis
tance of three miles was made in % nin-
utes.