Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-04-05

AhC bOhh VI IlOlbiOOh hdoo, 10 III a
state OF excitement over the result of an
attempt made to blow up the residence of
eight non-union Swede lasters employed at
the factory of Edmund White. The house
is situated about q mile south of the vii
lage, and is owned by L. A. Sleeper and
occupied by E. johnson and wife, together
with the eight Swedes. At midnight the
sound of crashing glass was heard, fol
lowed by sharp report few seconds
later, which completely shook the brick
building. This aroused the inmates and
many of the townspeople, who scon col
lected and found a shattered building with
broken glass, doors, furniture and plaster
ing completely stripped from the walls
The officers were at once notified, but re-
ceived no information of the perpetrators of
the deed
Rutland, VT, citizens wish city charter.
Capt. G. w. Keyes of Pennington, Me-, is
improving in health.
The people of Kingfisld, Me-, recently held
public meeting to take measures for the
more vigorous enforcement Of the liquor
laws.
In the suit of Mrs. Stowell against the town
of Lebanon, N. H., claiming damages for
highway injuries, the supreme court has
awarded the plaintiff $1,000
The new public school building at Peter
boro, n H, is completed and has been occu-
pied by the high school, Miss Helen b.
Greenwood teacher. The total cost of
building lot and grading is upward of S1s,-
000
Cushing, Me-, will celebrate this year the
Tooth anniversary of the town organization,
and has apnropriated 800 for that purpose,
N. P. Nye Of Berlin, VT, made 1000 pounds
OF sugar from 800 trees in six days.
The Miller Base Ball club Of Wakefield
Mass, has organized and secured the follow
ing players: Pitchers, w. G. Sherman and
James Coughlin; catchars, Joseph Bertzoh
and Harry N. Farren; first base, James
Chatterton; second base, Steve Bertsch;
third base, Charles c. Chase; short stop
William J. McCarron, centre field and captain
The Matching establishment Of the United
States fish commission on Ten Pound Island
in Gloucester harbor, which was opened in
October has closed, and Superintendent
Robinson and his assistant, Mr.. 1irrel, leave
today for Washington. The work of the
past winter is considered to have been sue
cessful, II, 059, 720 eggs having been very sue
cessfully Matched and planted, and 7,25S, S4S
pollock
Phineas o. Dunham OF Laconia, N. H.,
aged Sc was found frozen to death in the ice
on Lake Winnesquam. He left home last
week, since which time he had wandered
from place to place.
Calvin Hamlin, the veteran stage driver, died
at his home near China, Me-, recently. He
used to carry the mail from Augusta to Ban
gor before the time of the railroad. Mr..
Hamlin during one year which he worked
for the stage company drove over the road,
distance of 65 miles, 365 times He also
made the quickest time from Bangor to Au-
gusta that was ever made
A Calais Me-, business man is NEGOTIATING
with the Maine Compress Co., of Bangor for
one of their sawdust presses AMI proposes to
establish the industry there this year.
The Farley mill, residence and lands, at
Blackeville, Me-, have been purchased by
Alexander Gibson. The land consists of 5000
acres, and the leases cover 101 square miles of
lumber tracts on the Bartholemew--th best
spruce river in the province.
The wife of e. L. Swan, the late teller of
the Lynn (Mass.) National city bank, has
turned over to the bank an insurance endow-
ment policy for $4,000 made in her favor.
All his personal effects, including horses and
carriages have also been turned in. The
opinion has been expressed that the bank
may recover the amount of cashiers che ok
for S15 900 said to have been drawn by Swan
to pay for 50 shares Of Thomson-Houston
stock purchased at 80.
The University of Edinburg has 1000 pu-
pl 3. Inc NEW LIlRltnu conservatory Will
doubtless have more than that when the
state pays its debt and rich wise men and
women have given it endowment. 1t has
2200 now
| The members of the old Boston Light Ar.
! tillery association will celebrate the twenty.
eighty anniversary of the departure of the
battery for the seat of war by a reunion
April 23, 1889, at Young's hotel, in that city
Rev. G. A. Southland of Biddeford, Ne, is
temporarily laid aside by nervous prostra
tion, and his church has released him from,
all a.toral work and care until conference
and are supplying his place and paying his
salary. 1t is confidently expected that he
will be able to resume work early in May.
Mrs. Rose McNLanus was burned to deatl
by falling down q narrow stairway with G
lighte kerosene lamp in her Eand. Her en-
tire clothing was consumed and the upper
part of her body terribly burned She wa;
As years oil J, and LETT four children.
Subscriptions have been received in Bos
ton by j. NJ. Forbes, treasurer of the com
mittee on the China famine relief fund tt
the extent Of $1712. The amounts received
are sent promptly to China.
John D. Staples of South Weymouth
Mass, was killed while trying to drive across
the Old Colony railroad track there In from
of an approaching train. He was about 81
years Of age, a heel manufacturer by trade
and leaves widow.