Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-01-11
new ENGLAND NEWS.

The postmaster-general has appointed
Mrs. L. e. Tice pos master at West Holland,
Vt; Bennett c. Atwood at Watertown,
. CT; Alice NJ. Hogdon at East Boothbay,
Me- : John S. Clark at Naples, Me.
John Julius Wagner of Jersey City tried
to commit suicide by drowning himself at
Bridgeport, Ct, but the tide being about
half out he was rescued. He gave no reason
for his action.
Stephen Salisbury commissioner of the city's
sinking funds, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Samuel Woodward.
William Moore, leader of the Salvation
Army band of New York, was arrested in
Worcester for obstructing the street.
A citizens meeting, largely attended, has
been held with view Of inducing new manu-
featuring industries to locate in Ellsworth,
Me.
Henry OBrien, IA years old while skating
on the Otter river near Baldwinville, Mass
fell through the ice and was drowned.
James McCarton, aged 9, of Wallingford,
Conn.,, was drowned recently in Community
lake while trying to rescue you lger
brother, who had broken through the ice
while skating.
Moses Hardy, partially derangcd man,
aged about 20 years. while walking on the
railroad track near Byfield, was struck by
train and instantly killed He had been in
the habit of allowing trains to approach
very near him.
Sensational reports have been sent out to
New York and Boston papers concerning a
diphtheria epidemic in Springfield, NJ IS.
The physicians state that there is no ground
for such alarming reports, and they should
be denied.
Postoffice Inspectors T. W, Butler of
Massachusetts,, Patrick Fahey of New
Hampshire and e. G. SWEET of Maine have
been removed for want of appropriation to
pay salaries James A. Stockwell has been
appointed postmaster at Sutton, Mass.
The referees decision in the case of Con-
tracter JoLhaln P. Norton of YORK against
the York Harbor g. Beach railroad is an
nounced. Plaintiff sued for $4,000 for work
in building the railroad, and the company
had offered to settle for $1,000. Their de-
cision awards $45l2 to plaintiff.
A hearing is in progress before Hon. A.
w. Silsby, judge Of probate for Merrmac
county, N. H., in the celebrated Jenness will
I case. The executor and sole legatee is Rev.
| William A. Patten, and the will is contested
by nephews of the testatrix on the ground
| cf undue influence. Mr.. Patten managed
Miss Matilda F. Jenness' affairs for a long
| time. The amount of property involved is
estimated at from SAC, 900 to 5000.
Thomas Stone aged 4S, died at Fall River
from hydrophobia. He was bitten by a dog
! some months ago, and last week developed
signs of the dread disease. He leaves a
widow
! Valentine Cooper, member of the Hart
ford (Ct) board of water commissioners,
was found dead in bed on Saturday, from
! apoplexy.
The Reading skating carnival, which was
| scheduled to take place Jan. ) has been post
| poned until Saturday, Jan. II, on account Of
| the lack of ice, the warm weather of the
past week having softened the ice on Birch
! meadow, leaving it wholly unfit for the fete
The committee promise, however, that the
! enforced delay will only add to the ultimal c
| enjoyment of the carnival, as during the
coming week arrangements will be made for
several additional features. The Cambridge
Hockey club has accepted the challenge of
! the Salem team and they will play match
during the carnival.
It is proposed to open a rock grinding bust
meas at Warren, on Hurricane Greek, at the
( gold mine. Parties from Boston and New
Britain, Conn, have been their prospecting
Samples of tie rock are i'll Use in Lynn and
| Cambridge, Mass, and at Montreal Jona-
than Miller of the gold mine is maj nager.
Rev. Joseph Osborn of Swansea, for 25
years pastor of the Christian Baptist church
Of that place, was found dead in his room
from heart disease. He leaves a widow and
two children
c. W. Oldreive, who has obtained consid-
cradle reputation by his walking on the
water on tie Hudson river and in Boston
harbor, walked from Aiken street bridge,
/ Lowell, on the Merrimac, to Central bridge,
and rislled death by continuing his trip
through Hunts falls More than 5000 per-
sons lined the banks.
William Hayden, employed in a Westboro,
Mass, boot shop, and an old resident, was
struck by freight train near North Graf
ton and instantly killed, his body being hor-
ribly mangled.
NJ. Quirk has purchased for $4,000 shoe
factory at Marlboro. The samples for the
new Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Co.
VIII be made there
The total shoe shipments from Brockton
for last year we're 422, 2S2 against 3S3 4O4 for
1887, gain of 3S,Sl8 cases. The shipments
have been more than double in the past year.
1t is estima ed that the output represents
S,445, $40 pairs, or nearly enough to shoe one
sixth of the entire population of the United
States.
Emanuel Fralus, whose 3O-year old wife
! eloped four weeks ago with a 10 year old
schoolboy named Will Barton, leaving her
two children, died on Saturday of pneu-
monla Reports are afloat that he was pois-
foundations for them. He was consumptive,
and had suffered from pulmonary diseases
since September. After Mrs Fralus eloped
he took a hard cold, which terminated
fatally,
Among the carpet manufactures of
Lowell it is rumored that the past six months
very little money has been made-one large
works employing hundreds of hands simply
earning $780,
Governorelect Bulkeley of Ct, has se-
lected Samuel O. Prentss of Hartford, as
his executive secretary. Mr.. Prentiss is a
graduate of Yale in 1873, is lawyer Of
ability and city attorney of Hartford.
The Whtefied mills, Newburyport, are
reported to be doing big business. A large
shed has recently been constructed in the
mill yard to store away over 5000 bales cot
ton. Several spinning machines have been
put in surplus places in the card room.
The Union Mill Co. of Kennebunk has re-
Gently been organized with an allowed capi-
tai of 100000.
j. +. Webster of Orono has started his
steam mil at Shirley. He will run day and
night and intends to cut over 100000
feet, lie has now over 60 men, with %
horses, at work, and has over 1000, 00C
yarded.
The clothing manufacturers in Belfast all
report good seasons business with an ex
cellent outlook for this year. H. o. Dodge
says he has manufactured the past year 1856
600 pairs of pantaloons, $4,000 vests, and
a large number of jackets.
The Concord Manufacturing company
West Concord, has increased the capacity OF
its spinning department by the addition Of
400 spindles.
The Tilton granite ledge in Enfield has
been sold to company and will be exten
sively operated,
Augustus Bonnett, about bU years or age,
attempted suicide at Amesbury, Mass,
by cutting his throat with razor.