Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-07-12
new ENGLAND NEWS.

tai TO western ana southern states, the
amount has steadily increased during that
period. On the last Monday of November,
1888, there was deposited in Maine savings
banks S36, S62 577.01. The last return shows
that $50, 646, ,Sl2.4 AZ is on deposit, an increase
of g, 7S4, 235 Al during the six months. The
last semi-annual tax was S133, 234. 81; that
now being assessed will be S14S, 975. .55, a gain
Of $40, AL. .04 against $4,000 gained during
the previous six months
The school census Just completed shows
the whole number of children in Rutland,
Vt, between and 18 years of age is 1754
divided as follows; Public schools, 976;
parochial schools, 3S2; private schools, 81;
342.
For some time goods in transit over the
Fitchburg railroad have been stolen, and
detectives have been puzzled by the shrewd
work of the thieves. Sheriff LOTUS, Chief
of Police Fuller and town officers recently
raided the Wiliamstown frei ght yard and
arrested Silas M. Owens yard master; P. F.
Breu, telegraph operator; Walter Wilson
and George Mowers, freight conductors;
Moses Auber, car inspector; Orrin BlHn-
chard, A. Mcclellan, Andrew Todd, Thomas
Quinlan, Joseph Young and James Higgins,
yard men, on warrants charging them with
stealing from cars and they are now in the
police station at North Adams, Mass.
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been appointed superintendent for the con-
struction of a life-saving station at Rye
Beach and also one at Wallis Sands
Boys at Oakland, Me-, had large cannon
which they were firing on the Fourth. They
loaded it in a barn, ran the gun out into De-.
pot square and fired it. 1t burst and flew
into fragments. One large piece, weighing
10 pounds, was hurled over five stores and a
hotel and struck the side of house in the
second story. Entering through the wall,
it passed through the head of bed and then
the footboard, carrying both away. A man
was asleep in the bed, but curiously, he was
not so much as scratched
Geo. Godfrey, who induced his son to fire
his own buildings at Hallowell Me-, with
people In the upper tenement, and who was
arrested short time since ON suspicion, has
confessed the crime of arson.
Randolph, Vt, Is at present considering
the application of six electric light compan-
les for franchise. The selectmen have de-
cided that either the Westinghouse or the
Thomson-Houston systems will be adopted,
but have not yet decided.
At Windsor Locks, Conn.,, G.. P Clark,
manufacturer of rubber wheels and rolls,
has invented novelty barrel truck, made
of cast iron, with wrought iron braces, and
at each end of the frame one of Clark's
patent rubber castor wheels, the truck being
only three inches high and adapted for
private families and stores.
The derelict Norwegian barque Ottawa,
which was found waterlogged and abandoned
about 1876 miles south of Halifax, n S., by
the Philadelphia iron steam tug Argus, and
towed into Boston harbor, is in charge of
United States Marshal Lowering, awaiting
an order of the court regarding her disposal.
This case is one of peculiar interest, from the
fact that dereliets are usually found by acci-
dent, while the Ottawa, having been re-
ported abandoned at sea, the tug Argus,
which had been employed for some time In
towing ice barges between Philadelphia and
the Penobscot river, was taken off and
ordered out by her owners In search Of the
reported derelict.
The annual census of the school children
in the state of Maine has been compiled at
the office of Superintendent of Schools Luce,
and shows a decrease in the school popula-
tion of the state of 565.
1t Is understood, after several conferences
between the druggists and the mayor and
chief of police Of Boston, relative to the re-
cent stringent prohibition of the sale of to-
baccO, cigars and candy on Sunday, that the
prohibition of such traffic will be annulled
provided the druggists draw their curtains
on holidays between the hours of 10 and
o'clock and sell no candy to persons under 16
years of age.
George Essex and Jean Kelley, alias Sulli-
van, of Boston, have been arrested at Con-
cord, N. H., charged with stealing horse
and buggy IRON l. W. Hastings of Newton,
Mass. The men disposed of the horse in
Manchester and the buggy at Concord. The
property was recovered.
The four masted schooner Pocahontas
Capt. Sawyer, has arrived at Salem, Mass,
with 2250 tons of coal. The Pocahontas is a
new vessel, and has just completed her first
voyage,
The total number of cases of shoes shipped
by the Auburn, Me-, shoe factories for the
week ending July 3 was 2389, and total
weight Of leather received 59,512. Last
week 297S cases were shipped and 96, sos
pounds were received. In the corresponding
week of 1888, 1896 cases were shipped, and
the weight of leather received was 87,034
The lasterS strike at Cheshire Mass, Is
still unsettled. The company refuses to al
low any advance. Several of the lasters have
gone to Athol and North Adams. The last
Ing machines set up are doing but small
part of the work required, and many of the
other help are compelled to lay off.
The cemetery mystery, which included an
outrageous assault on Mrs. Margaret Burke
and her attempted murder in an East Provi-
dence, r. l., graveyard, wears a changed
aspect. The woman's statements many of
Them proved untrue, and the developments
indicate that she attempted suicide, cutting
her own throat with stolen razor.
George Foster and Charles Harker, who
were arrested near Portland, Me-, on suspi-
cion of committing burglarieS in that vicin-
ity, have been ar, aligned in the police court
at Biddeford, and bound over to the Septem-
ber term of the supreme court. The stolen
articles were found In their boat.
The body of an unknown man was found
floating in the harbor at New Haven, Conn.
Some of his clothing was marked IS. B. AL
len." He is thought to have committed sui
eide as he was seen strolling along the dock
an hour before his body was found.
Anna, the 12-year-old daughter of Frank
Stanley, has arrived in Wenham, Mass,
from Chattanooga, Tenn, having come the
entire distance without companion.
A new tale mine is being developed In
Chittendon, about eight miles from Rutland,
VT. Experts pronounce the mine valuable.
Hooper and Bugber of Ticonderoga and Nell
son Parker of Chittendon owned the entire
property until recently, but have sold one
third interest for $4,000 to parties who will
make it a substantial enterprise, Machinery
is being made ready for its development, and
it is rumored that 100 or more men will find
employment
The Beverly, Mass, selectmen gave q
hearing on the appl cation of the Foster
Robinson Electric company to establish a
plant and furnish power for manufacturing
purposes Hon. John l. Baker, represent
ing the Beverly Electric Light company, op-
posed the introduction of the new plant and
said the local company would furnish power
within ten days il they were guaranteed five
horse power. The selectmen will take the
matter under consideration.
tits estimated that 200 men, getting out 2C
carloads per day, will be six months com
pleting the contract made by A. D. Morse
narps 1erh Stones sS to New York City, "0''n O
The schooner Thetis from trip to the va.
rious fishing banks, is landing cargo Of
Goldfish estimated at 100000 pounds at Glou
cester, Mass. This is the high line fare thui
for thiS season,