Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-10-11
new ENGLAND NEWS.

trustees OF tn9 w OrceSter northwest Ag-
ricultural society are TO hold horse trots,
postponed from the recent fair, Oct. 10.
! George A. Fernald g. Co. of Boston were
the successful bidders for $1l2, 900 per cent
school bonds Mt Concord, N H., their pro
| posal being $1l2, 02860
! A new ugboat for the New Bedford coast
ing corp ration has been launched from the
| wharf OF the Atlantic works East Boston
The boat viii be fully equipped for heavy
! ocean towing. One feature of the new craft
! is 0er very light stern. 1t is expected that
She will be reldy for service by November l..
Several distinct shocks of an earthquake
are reported to have been felt at Concord,
n. H., on t e ID
The drug store Of George w. Grader, Jr,
at Merblehe1d Mass, has been closed by
| the proprietor, and a placard displayed in
the window announcing that this action was
taken because he is not allowed tO do a
legitimate business. Grader petitioned the
seleetmen for permission TO sell spirituous
liquors for medicinal purposes, but his petit
| ton was refused.
improvements are expected in the railway
mail service in New England.
The United States Watch company of
| Waltham has asked the city, through the
board of aldermen, to sell it large lot of
land adjoining its property, with a view to
charging its works at an early date.
John i. has been drunk again History
is repeating itself with alarming frequency.
Bancroft the historian, has celebrated his
S0th birthday. Letters aud kilograms of
Congratulation were received from many
| sections of the country, and large number
of leading cottagers called TO pay their re-
| speCts. Mr.. Bancroft is in good health and
| spri S.
John Livingstone IS years of age of
| Taunton, Mass, an employe OF the H. A.
Williams Manufacturing Company, met
! with a horrible and fatal accident recently.
! & ntrary to orders, he was shifting a belt
| wi his and when he was caught and
ii avn upon the shaft. Before the engin
could b stopped he was whrlel against the
ceiling a hundrel times. His right arm was
| torn off, and he was otherwise badly mutil-
nted. He died efore medical aid could
reach him.
The Congregational church of Chelsea,
! VT, has held centennial services. Letter S
were received from -veral persons who had
in the past been attendants. Among them
was one from c. |. Hood of Lowell, Mass,
inclCsing a check for $1,000 to establish the
Hood memorial fund to commemorate the
memory bis father and sister The M Dney
is 70 be kept d posted in two Lowell saw
| ings anks, and the interest to be expended
| yearly in purchasing books for the Sunday
| school library.
AT special meeting of the stockholders
at the Thomson Houston Electric company,
the common capital stock of the company
was increased from $500 1000 divided into
| l2O,0 900 shares of the par value of S25 to
| St,500,000 divided into $50, 900 shares of the
par value OF $25 each.
The body of Richard A. Webb of Mittin-
eague, who was supposed to have taken n
header from his bicycle into the Connecticut
river, has not yet been discovered.
The grand jury of San Joaquin county,
Cal, has presented its final report concern
| ing the case Of Deputy United States Mar
| shall Nagie The report says the facts show
| that the killing OF the late Judge Terry was
inten ionnl and deliberate and that, while
the constitution and laws of the state re-
quire that a crime against its laws should
be tried hereunder, the accused was taken
| from the power of the state by a process
emanating from The United States circuit
,ourt The report continues; ''The United
States circuit court has decided that Nagle
cannot be tried b. a state court, essential
" for a like want of jurisdiction, from
which it is fair to conclude he cannot be
tried in any court"