Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-08-09

The Office of the Newton s. Wat rtown Gas
Light company on Water street, Wat=rtown,
Mass, was entered by thieves at an early
hour. The safe was broken open and S93
stolen.
Bessie Minot aged years, Of Manchester
N. H, was feloniousy assaulted by HenrT
Hool, youth of about 10 years. The crime
was committed at Goffstown, and Hool Is
still at large.
Craven Riley, who lives at No 10 Agawam
street. Lynn, Mass, was knocked down and
robbed Of a silver watch at the Washington
street crossing, Lynn by man whose ac-
quaintance he made while intoxicated.
Joseph Francis, a 15-year-old Indian of
Bar Harbor, Ne, was dangerously wounded
by the accidental discharge of rifle which
he attempted to take from a boat while
hunting off Cape island.
reports from various sections of Vermont
are unfavorable for full yiell of potatoes.
The schooner Calvin F. Baker, which ar
rived r. Gently at Boothbay, Me, reports
that at II o'clock at night, while on a course
south of Monhegan, during thick fog, She
ran into the fishing schooner Winnie M.
Getchell of Gloucester, striking her amidship
and sinking her Immediately. The crew
were all rescued. The Gs. chelI had IL, 600
pounds-of fish on board, and S5J belonging
~ bilb Cipltlin WbIlb uOWu WIFI lllc schooner.
The Baker is 900 tons and was going 10 miles
an hour when she struck the vessel.
A telegram received at Portland Ne,
from New York s1ys that ex President
Cleveland will probably be there in few
days. He is on board the steam yacht
Wanda which is expected to touch at Port
land for coal. IL the report rows correct
Mr.. Cleveland will be rendered reception.
A kerosene lamp exploded in the sitting
room of the h use occupied by Mrs. Snider
at No. Is Lawrence street, Cambridgeport,
Mas The glass from the lamp struc Mrs
Snider, who was seated beside the table, with
such force as to cut her badly. Serious
results in the way Of fire werJ averted by
the timely intervention Of officers.
AT the republican mayoraity caucus at
Portsmouth, n. H., ex-Aldermen Alfred
Stavers was nominated for mayor.
In the district court at Maiden, Mass,
Frank r. Hayden and George w. Murray Of
Medford, for falling to appear as wi. nesses
in case of breaking and entering, whea
summoned to do 50 by the court were each
fined $50 and COSTS which they paid. This
is one Of the heaviest fines ever imposed by
the court for this offence.
During a heavy thunder shower at Nor
walk, Ct, lightning struck in several places
DONG IN one or two instances considerable
uanldSe "A DOlG entered a door IN the resi-
dence of Editor B. W. Naples If the Hour,
and passing through the hall escaped through
rear window Nobody was injure |, but
members of the family were slightly shocked
Senator E, ]. Hills residence, stua ted near
by, was also visited by the electric fluid.
Senator Hills son Frederick, a Yale sopho-
more, was about to use the telephone, when
he received a shock which almost rendered
him unconscious. Tho house was not in
jured, but big elm tree close by was shat
tered
While Percy Thompson, Eta O. Parr and
Jessie Croucher were sailing on Horn pond,
Woburn, Mass, the boat was capsized and
the two women were drowned, the sail fall
ing on top of them and keeping them under
water. Thompson was rescued in an ex-
hausted condition, as soon as a boat could
reach the spot. Miss Croucher was formerly
assistant housekaeper at the fremont house,
Boston, and with her friend, Miss Parr, was
visiting friends at the Central house, Wo-
burn. Miss Parr has mother and 81 ter
residing in Boston. Thompson is about II
years old, and has been in the naval school
three years.