Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-01-18
new ENGLAND NEWS.

the river in Hydeville, Vt.
Napoleon Love, French woodchopper,
was killed in Alexandria, N. H., by a falling
tree. His wife, a cripple, who was with him,
remained with the body "a hours before she
was able to obtain assistance.
Fish Commissioner Stillwell says that there
are 900 900 Sebago salmon eggs in the hatch
ing house at Edes Falls, Me.
Postmaster Corse of Boston has secured
the handling of dutiable books coming into
the United States from postal union countries
by the postotiice, instead of the custom
house, as heretofore.
The executive committee on the annual
charity ball in New Bedford, Mass, in aid of
st. Lukes hospital have voted to have the
ball. as usual, in Adelphia rink ON the even
ing of Feb. II, provided Gov. Ames can visit
the city on that date.
The Portland Cement Pipe and Stonewater
Co., will move its mandatory to Richard
sons wharf, where it will erect three-story
building of wood, iron covered and iron roof,
with heavy granite foundations and be 45x
60 in size 1t will be lighted by electricity
Stacy B. Opdyke Jr., superintendent of
bridge construction on the New York, New
Haven 81 Hartford railroad, has been ap-
pointed general superintendent of the Hart
ford & Connecticut Western railroad, sue
ceeding Edwin McNeill, recently appointed
general manager of the ST. Joseph & Grand
Island railroad. Mr.. Walter Pierce retains
the position of general freight and passenger
agent. Mr.. r. P Martin is appointed di-
vision superintendent, and Mr.. H. W. Wat
son auditor
The Mystic Electric Motor company has
been organized at Portland, Me-, with a
capital stock of 100000; par value shares,
$780, The business to be prosecuted is the
manufacture of electric batteries.
Eaton & Cragie the lumber manufactur-
ers at Forest Station, Me-, have been loading
the large double-decked schooner Maynard
Summer at st. Stephen with orange box
shocks for Palatka, Fla.
French Canadian capitalists at Fall River,
Mass, have become interested in developing
the town of City Mills, near Franklin, and
the New York 81 New England r. R. A
large tract of land has been plotted into
house lots and put upon the market at a very
low price. About 100 of the lots are held in
New Bedford, and much larger number in
Boston. There is one small cotton mill in the
place. and it is part of the plan to organize
another at once, in which local investors have
declared their intention of taking stock.
The Pratt & Whitney Co., Hartford is
making so of the Hotchlliss guns for the
United States navy, under a sub-contract
from the Hotchl1iss Co. These guns are of
two kinds, the rapid-fire single barrel and
the five-barreled revolving gun, and they
may be described respectively as enlarged
Sharp's rifles and machine guns, using ex-
plosive shells, however, instead of bullets.
The project of putting on a steamer of
about 400 tons burden and speed of 16 knots,
to run between Portland and Augusta, Me-,
In connection with the Maine Steamship
company, is in fair way of being consum-
mated.
The American tool and Machine Co., S4
Kingston street, Boston, and Hyde Park,
Mass, are busy on their weston" centrifu-
gals for sugar houses, for which there is a
constantly increasing demand in this country,
the Sandwich Islands and Cuba.
Fifteen weavers at the American linen
mill, Fall River, Mass, struck work a few
days ago. Last week $50 looms were put on
odd goods, for which the weavers expected to
get 10 cents per cut but they were paid only
f7A cents.
The difficulty reported in regard to wages
in the Saranac glove shop, owned by Ira
Parker & Co. at Littleton, has been adjusted
and all hands have returned to work at the
former prices
A largely attended meeting of the business
men was held at the board of trade rooms in
Portland, Me- recently on the formation of
a new Portland & Kennebec steamboat
route P. o. Vickery says S25000 will be
subscribed in Augusta and Kennebec river
towns, and $25, 600 in Portland. The scheme
is to butt against freight rates on the Maine
Central railroad, and also to boom Fort Pop
ham and Squirrel island.
Provincetown business men are agitating
a supply of public water with the plant to be
located on High Pole hill.
Several prominent citizens of Middleboro,
Mass, including leading business men, have
united upon plan for the establishment of a
national bank in that town, and a meeting of
the citizens is to be called for that purpose.
Mrs. Nancy White, aged Sc, the oldest in
habitant of Yarmouth, Mass, died few
days ago. She was daughter of the late
Captain John Eldridge and sister Of the
three famous Cape Cod commanders cap
tains Asa, Oliver and John Eldridge.
1t now appears that the 250th anniversary of
the incorporation of the towns of Yarmouth
Dennis Barnstable and Sandwich, next sum-
mer, will not be union celebration as Sand
wich Yarmouth and Dennis propose to have
their celebration to themselves, probably in
the former town, and Barnstable and Sand
wich will unite their forces in a union cele-
bration at Sandwich. Both will be gala days
pn Cape Cod.
Captain Frank Bird has been appointed by
John Stetson to take charge of the steam
Yacht Sapphire, which will probably go
south in March.
10 Flint of Worcester, Mass, who was
injured in the Ashland accident on the Bos-
ton & Albany railroad last November, has
drought suit for damages under the employ
aer's liability bill against the railroad.
Rev. Henry J. Van Lennep, D. D., died at
his home at Great Darlington, Mass, aged
M years. He was son of a missionary, was
horne il, SMYRNA, and was a missionary him
self 80 years. He graduated at Amherst
college. and in 1878 became principal oi
Sedgwick institute, in Great harrington.
AT a regular meeting of Union No. 220
Carpenters and Joiners of America, held al
South birmingham, Mass, it was unan1
mously voted that on and after March l
1889, nine hours shall constitute days
work in the town of birmingham.
Captain Obed Delano aged IS, a promi
nent citizen of Marion, Mass, died Tuesday
He was at one time successful whaling cap
tain, had been selectman of that town, ant
also represented it in the legislature.
At the annual meeting of the stockholder
of the National Union Bank, at Fall River
Mass q committee of five, consisting of S
r Ashley 7. D. Flint G. j. Holmes, G. A
Bassett and n. B. Horton was appointed t
examine the books and ascertain the condi
tion of the bank. lie election of a board o
directors and the questlLn OF increasing tn
capital stock was postponed.
The officers have a clew to the identity o
the persons who assaulted Jeremiah Fair
banks, the hermit, in the woods near III
residence in Sharon, Mass, recently. War
rants will be issued for their arrest.
During friendly scufie in a Lewiston
CMe.) billiard saloon, John McManus was &C
cidentally shot in the mouth.
Citizens of Damariscotta and Newcastle
Me-, organized board of trade, with the TO
lowing officers: Joel P. Hudson, president
Thomas G. Kennedy, epresident DR.. j
NJ King, secretary.
benjamin Brown, who was recently al
rested in New York by Inspector Byrnes an
taken to Provincetown, Mass, by Deput
cl.aniag INhitcnrnh ON q rennisitiOn issued b