Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-02-22
new ENGLAND NEWS.

has resigned the position of president Of the
Winnpiseoges Lake assembly, and the va
cancy has been filed by the choice of Rev.
A. L. Gerrish of Great Falls.
A novel enterprise, that of raising frogs
for the Boston market, is about TO b. started
In Manches er, N. H by New York man,
who is confident Of securing an income from
the same Of about 5000 year.
"Gen." Lutz who was indicted at Pitts
field, Mass, for keeping an opium joint has
disappeared with all his possessions and his
aged wife will have to piy the $500 bail for
which she became responsible.
Shipment of shoes from Haverhill for the
week ending Feb. IA, 51S3 cases; correspond
ing week last year, 622S cases. Hat ship
ment for the week, 14S clses; corresponding
period in the year 1888, 24S cases.
The Bangor city -unc has voted to con-
tract with the Brush Electric i!ht COM
pany for municipal light plant at water
works dam at CO t of $25, 900. The plant
contemplates 165 lamps.
The Maine State Agricultural college
wants an appropriate of $50, 000-S6000 to
pay the tubercu osed herd debt, $4,000 for
more stock, $1,000 for water supply, $1,000 for
a greenhouse, $4,000 for foundry and ma
chinist's plant an $1,000 for books
The term 1T the Maine State college has
opened in the iveliest manner. Although
many of the students are expected to be
teaching at this season of he year. about 75
of them are back and among them are 10 or
15 new men for the freshman class.
A sewing machine factory that will en-
ploy 100 hands may be built in Springfield if
suitable negotiations can be made.
An indication Of the growth of Springfield
is the fact that a year ago there were fifty
vacant houses and now there are none.
The Vermont Tariff Reform league has
ILL.
lowing named officers: H. S. Brigham, presi-
dent; DR.. James Conlan; vice president; A.
W. Child, secretary, and o. A. Marshall,
treasurer. These officers with four otheEs,
Col. G. A. Miles, W. H. Childs, N. T. Ryan
and j. j. Ward constitute the executive COM
mittee.
North Brookfield (Mass.) citizens are debat-
ing whether to adopt electric lights or gas.
The former applied to the selectmen for the
right to erect poles on the streets, but the
officials gave the petitioners leave to with
draw. The North Brookfield Electric COM
pany proposed to erect plant and to do
general electrical business with Franc
Batcheller, Of the firm of E. & A. H. Batch
eller & Co., as president, and B. H. Smith as
treasurer and secretary. The capital stock
of the Electric company is placed at $4,000,
of which S11, 900 has been subscribed.
Gen. Daniel NJ. White of Peterboro, N. H.,
commanding the first brigade of the state
national guard, has issued a circular letter to
officers expressing his regret that no ade-
quate appropriation has been made by the
state to enable the attendance of the troops
at the centennial celebration of the inaugura-
tion of Washington, and appeals to the Off
GERS and men to volunteer to go at their own
expense, and thus uphold the honor and dig
nifty of the old granite state.
In the state senate last week the report of
the commissioner to investigate the claim of
the Fourth Ri ode Island regiment for pay
illegally retained by the general govern
ment during the war was presented, from
which it was ascertaine that decision
has been rendered allotting to the
regiment of 720 men S3650 each.
In the house the resolution remiting the
fines and C sts of Alfred III. Dennis an inn
prisoned liquor dealer of Newport, was
passed in concurrence, and a petition was
presented, signed by nearly 600 business firms
and citiZerS of Providence, asking for pro-
hibitory legislation in the prevention of the
employment of contract labor at the state
penal institutions.
Scientists Gre greatly interested in the dis
covery of fossil tree, known as the cellus
gigantus, in the shaft of the Meriden (Ct)
Quarry company. 1t was unearthed at the
lowest level yet reached by the company,
and is the only known specimen discovered.
The large lib airy of the late DR.. Eldridge
of Yarmouth, Mass, which he wished given
to the public library of Norfolk, Ct., has
been received tine books are to be placed in
gra~i' building just completed, which is the
! gif of Ms niece, Miss Isabel Eldridge, to her
ma We own.
IL, Ierryboat Portland that plies between
! Middetown and Portland, Ct, recently sank
alongside the clip. 1t is supposed that the
thin ice through which the vessel had been
blowing all winter cut hole in the sides Of
the boat.
A clerk employed by W. G. Foster & Son
seconded with $1,000 belonging to his en-
ployeIs.
A 4-yesr-ol1 child of A. S. Door of Cherry
field, Me-, died last week from stranguation,
cause BY the lodgment of tamarind stone
in the bronchial tube.
The Hardy Machine company, Biddeford,
manufacturer Of cotton machinery, has re-
Gently shipped several machines to India for
use in the English mills there.
Mr. Gardiner Phillips, prominent citizen
Of Augusta Me-, died recently aged 50. He
was prominent worker In the temp rance
cause. He was once city marshal at Au-
gusta
The st. Croix library at Calais, Ne, has
now over 1000 volumes and is in better con-
dition than ever before. A new lib ary
building is to be erected this coming spring
at a cost of $4,000.
Isaac P. Sargent of Penacook, N. H.,
sixteenth regiment vete an, for some years
engaged in the grain business died recently,
aged SO.
Worcester parties have purchased several
pcres of land on the shore of Pool pond in
Rindge, n H., where they will erect large
Zee houses.
Boston parties have purchased $50 acres of
taf1I ON fha south eli do ~ Ilyan
near the Lake Shore railroad and will erect
q large hotel and cottages for summer
visitors.
The delegates to the late Grand Army en-
campment at Concord presented a fine gold
watch to George A. Mitchell of that city in
recognition Of his services as officer of the
guard.
Hon. Jesse Peterson of L1ckport, N. Y, has
been elected general manager of the Amos
keag Indurated Fibre company at Manches-
ter. 1t is expected that this organization
will soon be merged with the United Indu-
rated company of Lockport, N. Y, and
Portland Me.
By the disbandment of the Ancient and
Honorable artillery of London the Newport
Or. H. Artillery company is the Oldest active
military company i'll the world.
At the Plymouth hatchery there are 1,515,-
900 eggs for distribution the coming spring,
and at the Sunapee AXE hatchery 325 O0O
This is the largest number produced by the
state in a single year. Towns and cities
wanting young fish for res ocking suitable
waters will be required to make application
to the fish commissioners with Endorsement
by the respective representatives in the legis-
lature prior to April 1.
sCitizens of Freeport, Me-, are to ask the
legislature that a village charter be granted
that part of the town set off by certain fixed
limits that include the hickly settled portion
into village corporation.
Oliver NJ Knight, formerly of Portsmouth,
N II has been chosen manager of the Union