Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-10-04
new ENGLAND NEWS.

The Boston Board Of Aldermen have
passed an order TO devote the $50, 900 to be
received from the state for a new armory to
the erection of statues of Grant, Farragut
and Sheridan The order is subject 10 an
opinion from the corporation counsel as to
its legality.
James T. Goodrich ex-postmaster at Nor
wichtown, Ct, is charg ID with violation Of
the postal laws. He was put under $500
bonds to appear Jane, L; Downer for
merly postmaster at Columbia, had been
held in $500 0'bonds by United States Commits
sioner Brandege of new London, charged
with similar violation of the law.
Fifteen Chinese merchants and as many
! iaborers from Boston are on their way home
| TO China.
| Four girls and one man were drowned by
! the capsizing of a sailboat at Fall River
Mass.
| i. Stephen Arnold Ga years old, an extensive
| real estate owner of Providence, r. l., COM
mitted suicide at an early hour by in erting
the end of gas tube in his mouth and turn
lns the stopcock.
Charles E. Schneider, 70 years old native
| of German Saxony hanged himself to bed
! post, at his home in Wanskuck, r. l.
! Never before in the history of Reading
have so many bold burglaries occurred as
! within the last two weeks. 1t is thought that
| the same gang that has been operating here
so extensively are also connected with the
breaks at Wakefield. The citizens are be-
coming alarmed, and think there should be
more night police officers.
The pest house near the Greeley hospital,
at Portland, Me-, has been burned. 1t was
an old structure. Loss about $1,000.
Last year John West of Portage Lake
Aroostook county, caught young cub bear
and tied him up in his barn. The cub
seemed contented at frs but soon became
restless, broke his fastening, and escaped to
the woods with piece of the chain around
his neck. A few weeks ago one of Mr..
| Vests daughters went out to drive the COWS
! home from pasture when she caught sight
I OF young Bruin in the edge Of the woods.
She returned to the house, and securing the
assistance Of her elder sister and dog went
back after the truant bear. The cub could
not be coaxed back to tho house, so the girls
got long pole, and after driving him into a
hole under log attached his chain to the
middle Of the stick and one at either end
dragged him struggling back home. Aroos-
took girls, like all Of their SEX are afraid of
mice, but they don't mind BEARS
Patrick Tally of Providence, R. l., was
ms antly killed by a runaway accident.
Tally was riding in heavy express wagon,
to which were attached a pair of spirited
| horses. AS the horses were being driven
into Charles street, one of the brides on the
horses broke and slipped off, frightening the
horse and starting both into run Before
they had gone 25 feet Tally was thrown out
with great force, striking the back of his
head againt a telegraph pole, crushing in
the skull and causing instant death. He
leaves a widow and eight children.
Five persons were drowned by the capsiz-
ing of a row boat at Fall River, Mass, on
Saturday. 1t is supposed that the person
managing the boat was drunk, as an empty
whiskey bottle was found in the bow Of the
boat.
Capt. Lem Dodge of the large steam yacht
Ocean View, sighted what seemed to be a
derelict vessel. Hastily manning his boat
he ploughed through rough
Saned dea and shin approached p6oG rovs% the aban
the three-masted schooner Henry Clay oi
Ellsworth, Me-, loaded with pig iron She
had been hastily abandoned, no clew could
be obtained as to the whereabouts of the
crew. She was of $50 tons burden, and
worth $4,000, with her cargo. She was
commanded by Capt. J. w. Anthony Capt.
Dodge's share of the salvage money is placed
at $1,000.
Excitement prevails in local railroad cir
cles over an attempt to wreck the northern
bound way freight about a mile nth of
Manchester, N. H, Saturday afternoon, by
placing large piece of iron in a patent
switch, on sharp curve. Engineer Frank
Clark saw the obstruction before reaching
1T, and succeeded in bringing the train to a
standstill, when but few feet from the
iron 1t was q piece Of some 30 pounds
weight.