Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-07-05
new ENGLAND NEWS.

| The new grange hall at Foxcroft Me, has
been dedicated with appropriate ceremo-
| MES
The corporation counsel has given an
opinion which was presented to the common
council recently, that the fee In the Bunker
Hill monument and grounds is in the COM
| monwealth of Massachusetts,; and the gov
ernor and council were requested to take
possession Of the same.
The Belfast Me-, Water company has
elected Charles F. Parks president and
| Charles Baker clerk.
The crowded condition Of the Manchester,
N. H., house of correction necessitates an
immediate enlargement.
Governor Burleigh has made a requisition
upon the war department at Washington for
800 army overcoats for the use Of the militia
Of Maine.
The Manchester, N H., electric light plant
cost Sl60 900 and there are over 250ights Of
1000 candle power each in operation.
John Holland, agent of the Cocheoo Manu-
featuring company, and q. r. Brown, a
banker Of Dover, N. H., have given that city
the use of their private rark at the foot OF
Garrison hill as ball ground for boys.
Lucien Freeman, the insane murderer of
his mother and John Morgan Of Plainfeld,
N. H., has been removed from the Jail at
Newport to the asylum for the insane at
Concord
The Provincetown, Mass, assessors report
the following statistics: Polls, 1855; personal
estate, Sl,2f5, 1853; real estate, $1,050, $50;
total g, 265 20S; fate of taxation $3.50 on
$1,000 The valuation last year was 2,059,-
1877.
A suit for $4,000 has been brought against
the town of Marlboro, Mass, by Mrs. Ellen
]. Buchanan for damages received by fall
ing on an icy sidewalk.
The following dividends for the quarter
have Just been declared at Fall River: Bar
nard mill, 2 Upper cent; Tecumseh, 2 10;
Stafford, 2; Narragansett Q; King Philip,
l 1-2; Merchants, 3 l-2 per cent. payable
July 2, to stockholders of record June 81.
The entire plant of the Bangor Electric
Lighting company will be removed to Yea
zie, four miles up the river, and the dynamos
operated by water power. 1t will require
three months to make the changes. The
electric street railway is proving such sue
cess that 1t will be extended several miles
this fall
The people of Nashua, N H, are a good
deal disturbed over the prevalence Of diph-
liberia In that city, and the state board Of
health hasrequested the city authorities to
employ man to give his whole time to the
enforcement Of the health laws Of the state.
The Maine Telegraph company has elected
these officers; Directors A. W. Paine,
George Stetson, Noah Woods, Charles E.
Bliss A. C. Flint John F. Colby F. A. VII
son and Arad Thompson of Bangor and E.
w. Paine; secretary and treasurer, ]. Y.
Kicker.
The proposed project for a new shoe fac
tory at Rockland, Mass, has been abandoned,
only about $35, 900 Of the required $50, 900
having been subscribed.
The debt of Coos county, N. h, is s24-
2S9. 81, o decrease during the past year of
$47534a
John NJ Jewett has been arrested at Row
ley, Mass, on the charge Of having set fire
to the house Of john NJ, RichardS and held
for trial
The automatic guns invented by Hiram
Maxim, native Of Maine have been tested
anntho, the Syal Ma bpTe proving Vsnds Goeas ss
representing tho United States navy and
they worked satisfactorily. The Maxim
gun Is used In Germany, Russia and France
and Is claimed to be superior to the Gatling
gun In rapid firing.
The Bartlett Shoe company at Laconia, N
f., has settled It's first strike, A discharged
stitcher Is to be renstated; the foreman Is to
be replaced by union man; union man is
to take the place Of another employe dis
charged some time ago, and the firm is to
rec gnize the union All he'employes will
go back to their work.
The machine shops and foundries and the
iron business In general throughout the state
Of Maine ore to be examined and both in
teresting statistics and statements from in
dividual employees will be obtained for o
state report.
The Vermont School Seat company, with q
capital of $780, 600 has been organized for
the manufacture OF the Livandon school
seat
The Standard Oil company will build a
large tank at Worcester, Mass, and make
that place distributing point for New Eng
land.
During heavy shower which passed over
the town Of Sangerville, Me-, last week, the
house of Samuel Farnham was struck by
lightning, tearing it to pieces but not set
ting 1t on fire. Mr.. Farnham, who was sit
ting near a window, was instantly killed.
His wife and son, who were sitting near by,
were not seriously injured. Mr.. Farnham
was "a years Of age
John Nolan-died at his home in Pawtucket
r, l., Of q stab wound, which, unattended,
Martin OBrien, his W tes brother, with
stabbing him, O'Bren was arrested but de-
MES all knowledge of the affair.
Canton, Mass, citizens have vote d to have
the Westinghouse Electric company furnish
the town with 81 arc and 70 incandescent
lights
Parties have been trying to buy the Morse
estate In West Natick, Mass, to build a col
lege for young ladies. Hollis Hunnewell has
offered TO subscribe $4,000 In case such a
college is established there.
Michael Mahon of Boston made an assault
upon Moses Brown, q colored driver, al
Providence R T., with o razor. Brown
was badly cut about the face, Mahon was
intoxicated.
Frank and George Godfrey have been ar.
rested at Mtchfeld, Me-, on the charge Of
arson in setting fire to a building on the
William Wilson estate, Hallowell At the
trial Frank, aged t6, pleaded guilty, and tes
titled that he was induced to commit the
crime by his father, who wanted to get the
insurance.
Special United States Treasury Agent R.
NJ. johnson has seized schooner Edna May
and her cargo of wool at Eastport,. Me-, fol
alleged smuggling. The seizure is consid
cred very important. The vessel and cargo
are owned by E. H. Sprague & Son of Penn
broke
John Wagner, chief of the fire department
and an ex.representative of Rockville Conn.,
was brutally assaulted by two roughs neal
Central park. He was knocked down ant
his face terribly pounded He will probably
recover His asfailants escaped. RevengI
| was the motive for the assault.
The two-masted schooner Victor Pugl
which was run down and sunk in the sount
some six weeks ago by the steamer Pequot
Of the Providence line, has been raised b.
the Boston Wrecking company and towet
8 into port The Pug6 was loaded with Goa
and bound for Maine.
The assessors of Fall River, Mass, repor
that the city has increased 1878 In popula
5 ton the past year.
, II, E. Wood, who has beep superintendent
~ Aha trror,onh and Suffolk mills Lowell