Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-07-26
new ENGLAND NEWS.

appointment state whether it is made under
any civil service rule of the commonwealth
and whether the appointee is veteran alse
his or her full name, birthplace age, resi-
dence, date Of appointment and rate of pay,
| In the case OF every discharge state the rea-
son or reasons ther for. The departments
are requested to assist in the best possible
en- orcement and in the constant improve
ment Of thu civil service law.
The town of East Corinth, Me-, has been
! greatly excited since the recent destructive
fires. 1t certainly appears as though G. H
| Gilman, in whose store the blaze originated,
blew open his own safe; the fire which fol-
lowed may or may not have been planned by
him. Gilman has been arrested and is said
| to be insane.
Ground has been broken for the extension
of the works of the e lison Illuminating
company at Fall River, Mass The addition
will be of brick, two stories high Two new
| dynamos Of 1200-light power will be added.
Massachusetts, charters have been granted
the Pleasure Park and Fair association of
East hampton, E. W. Wood, president, E.
I: Sawyer, treasurer, capital $4,000; the
Kernwool club of Maiden A. J. Chase,
president, j. G. Chandler, treasurer; the
! North Grafton Cooperative association,
James Hanna, president, William Lamour,
treasurer, capital $4,000.
Two Rhode Island menhaden steamers
have been captured and crews arrested by
the state police for illegally fishing in Massa-
chu etts waters.
The Connecticut law prohibiting the sale
of cigarettes to boys under 16 years of age
goes into effect next month. The cigar
dealers are having lot of machines made
at Waterbury VITA a drop-a- nicIle-in-the-
OF arrangement whereby any person can
drop penny and receive cigarette. The
machines are to be placed outside of the store
where the dealer cannot see vino buys.
Joseph W. Stocker has been appointed
deputy collector of the Salem, Mass, custom
house for the district Of Beverly.
The Ellsworth, Me-, board of Aldermen
have voted to contract with the Ellsworth
Water company for a system of water
works, the city to pay annually the sum of
$500.
The Worcester steel works are talking of
establishing branch Of their industry in
the northern part of the town of Cumber-
land, r. l., il they can obtain certain con-
ditjons, among which is the exemption from
taxes OF the proposed plant for at least 10
years.
The returns made by the assessors of Mil
ton, Mass, show that the valuation of the
town is S13 521, 493, of which IS, 730, $40 is
personal property, and 81, 100, 463 real estate.
The tax rate is to be 81 per $1,000. There
are 972 polls.
The National Car company at st. Albans
Vt, has elected these officers James R.
Laugdon, ]. D. Hatch, NJ. Hall Stantons
Gilman Cheney, Herbert Brainerd, E. Curtie
Smith, Henry L. Mills. These officers wer-
subsequently elected President, j. r. Lang
don; treasurer and secretary, F. Stewart
Stranahan; aaditor, 10 D. Hatch; executive
committee, J. R. Langdon, E. Curtis Smith,
Herbert Brainerd superintendent ]. B.
Fletcher.
A new corporation has just been organized
In Belfast, Me-, called the Belfast Consoli-
dated Gas and Electric company. The
capital stock is $4,000, divided into 800
shares, par value of $50 each. This is a con-
solidation Of the Eastou Electric company,
of New York and the Belfast Gas company.
sy some blunder the exact nature of which
is not to be ascertained two Grand Trunk
freight trains met at Paris, Me- The engi-
neers and firemen of both trains jumped for
their lives, and escaped with good shaking
up, but both engines were demolished. The
loss will be heavy.
Probably the most notable lot of wander
ing mail that has turned up In any Maine
postofice for some time recently came into
the Bowdoinham office. 1t was large sized
package marked Books for Hon. Jefferson
Davis, Beauvoir Miss" 1t was sent from
Savannah, Ga. 1t is quite a curiosity how
package like that could get so far out of its
track and be landed in that office. Postmas-
ter Jack forwarded the package to its desti-
nation.
Miss Annie O'Brien, the nineteen-y -year-old
daughter of John OBrien, wholesale meat
dealer, is missing from her home, 373 Wal
nut street, Lynn, Mass Her disappearance
is very mysterious, and much concern is felt
| by her parents and friends.
Tho toppoOa fO. tho of of
Mass, for the quarter ending June 30, in
! cluded vessels of Az II tons under perma-
| nent registers; 2 vessels, 110S94 tons under
temporary gisters; 381 vessels, 2S, ,6S4 50
tons; steamers 99S7 tons, and 1 barge,
1.64 tons; under permanent enrolment.
The statement Of business done at the
Montpelier, VT, postoffice during the fiscal
| year ending June 30 shows the total receipts
| to have been $13 340686 and the total ex-
penses $7242. So leaving the net revenue
$6l5427. The deposits received from fourth
class offices amounted to $27, $685. IS. The
number of pieces of mail matter delivered
amounted to 33S, 957; collected, 1885, 733;
handled by carriers, 500, 600; sent out 74l,-
537
Dr. Carl Putnam and Herbert w. Gould
Of Marlborough, Mass, have been arrested
and held in $40, 900 bonds in the police court,
| the former for criminal malpractice and the
ldbueI lOI dulllB III bLb Oll UuO p6IoOu
of Effle Cooper causing her death. Dr.
Putnam furnished sureties, but Gould was
| committed.
James Hart of Hinsdale Mass, convicted
of assault with intent to kill his wife July
Fourth, has been tentenced to nine years in
state prison.
The earnings of the Knox & Lincoln rail-
road for the month of May were $12, 500. &C.
Ray P Eaton, commissioner of subsistence
at the National Military home at Togus, Me-,
has resigned
The new pulp mill of the Eastern Manu-
featuring Co., at Brewer, Me-, will be 2S0x
80 feet with storage warehouse 80x30 feet,
the boiler house being a separate brick build
ing 154x63 feet, and having five steel boilers.
Waitsfeld VT, will have centennial the
first week in August.
The Massachusetts, state treasurer has
awarded q million and half Of the state
house loan to the New York Bank of Saw
ings.
The hay crop at Tisbury, Mass, is large
| this season and many farmers already have
it cut and housed
1t looks as if the water supply in the Mer-
rimac would reach very low point this
summer 1t is away down now and steam is
used chiefly for running the mills. The
| Amoskeag Co. Manchester, N. H. has its
entire steam plant in operation.
The repairs and changes in the Normal
school building at Gorham, N. H. now being
made will make the whole structure appear
much more attractive and will add much to
the convenience of the school,
It is said that the reason the wages of the
5randford, Conn, molders were cut down
was that the company was offered 5000, 00C
contract some time ago, but the margin OF
profit was so small that to make fair profit
they had to cut the labor On account OF
the molders refusing to work. about 100 mer
in the other departments have been obliged
| to ouit work and from 200 to 300 are still nj