Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-06-20
NEWS IN GENERAL.

In the vicinity OF Strackers Bend. north
Of Ia ksouyille, H., Wild man has been
seen on severa. occasions. lie has ApprO-
priaied a section Of timber 10 his own use,
aud is being left severely alone. lie forages
Tor supplies ~ might and lives on the fat OF
the land, and the residents are afraid TO
venture out after dark. strong measures
Tor his capture are bring coutemp plated. a
he Is the source of much terror 10 the settle
meni.
The imperial authorities are further
strengthening the defenccs ~ Halifax by
building a dry dock for torpedo boats. The
work Is well under way. The dock will be
25l feet long and 60 feet wide, aud viii be
covered by shed made entirely OF iron.
Two torpedo boats will leave England IN
few days for there.
A horse attached TO carriage In which
were Miss Belle Mitchell. daughter OF Mayor
Mitchell. of Oswcgo, y. Y, aud her sister
iu.law, Mrs. Edward V. Mitchell. became
frightened aud dashed rapidly down East
First street. The horse turned at the corner
Of Bridge street, upsetting the carriage and
throwing the women out. Mis- Mitchell
struck on The edge OF the Curbstone and her
skull was fractured. Mrs. Mitchell was
badly injured but not mortally. The ply
,icians say that Miss Mitchell will die.
A number Of Worlds Fair officials from
Chicago, called on the Governor at Spring
lield and requested him To issue call for a
special Sc sion OF the state Legislature to
authorize Chicago to issue S5,GO0,000 in
bonds in aid of the Fair.
The Dominion Government has decided TO
advertise in the leading English newspapers
for tenders for n fast Atlantic steamship SER
vice. The advertisement will call for a min
imum average speed OF eighteen knots per
hour from port to port, French port being
hp
vessels to call at either southampton or
Plymouth as may lie hereafter agreed
upon.
Otis Gould and Albert l.. Gould have been
arrested at Albany charged with conspiracy
in the City National Bank embczzlcment
case. All four of the Gould brothers have
now been arrested.
Mrs. john Valentine OF Youngstown,
Ohio, has been defeated in her suit TO recov-
er Sll 900 life insurance held by her hus.
band, who died a year ago. The defence
was that Valentine, who was commercial
traveller, had committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head To prove that he died
| from other causes the wife hal her hu>-
bands body cxhumcd and the heal cut oft
and brought into court, where il rested on
her COunsels desk.
| Harry White, Il telephone operator OF Gin.
cinnati, was bitten in April by a dog, and
began to read books on hydrophobia.
| day or two ago he told the family they bad
better strap him IN bed. Half an hour later
| he went into commissions and died. The
doctors say death was caused by mania on
the subject, ms there were no indications Of
| rabies.
Reny Capwell, living at Mill City, Pa. was
shot and seriously wounded by Larry Post,
u baker Capwell was keeping company
| with young woman named Doolittlc, who
bad Tilted Post. CapwcI is in a critical con.
dition, and Post has been arrested
The condition OF Eugene Cowes. who alb
Quoted his child from Cleveland and was
shot hy his brOthcr-in-law, continues 10 i'm.
prove. His recovery is only matter OF a
week or two.
During the progress Of a dance at the
house OF Edmund Davis, near Burkyrle
| Ala, Tony Davis shot and killed his sister
Kettle. A man named Burke was dancing
with the girl, and her brother hal warned
him not to do 81. Approaching tho couple
Young Davis drew revolver ard fired at
Burke. His aim was bad aud the bali struck
his sister in the breast killing her instantly.
Burglars broke into W. II. Nnrton's jewel
ry store at GIovrrsviic, \. Y. and stole
about 100000 worth of icwe'ry. Among the
articles taken were several hundred gold and
silver watches, chains, finger rings, and
rugs were also taken. The safe was blown
open. Detectives are at work on the case.
4 severe hal and wind storm passed ovcl
the entire Cumberland valley, Pa. dom.
considerable damage 10 the growing crops
Hail fell in large quantities. From the re
ports received at Carlisle from the .urround
ing country, tue damage to property va
heavy.
The Rev Iucius &. Thomas, u. D., age
Is Years, at one time editor OF II c organ o
the sect known aS the Brotherhood q
Christ was struck by train at Dover. Del.
and instantly killed. He went 10 Dove
from Ontario about twelve years ago.
A tornado swept over De Witt county
Ill.,, demolishing n SChOolhousc near Blrk
beck while school WAS in session. Fiv,
children were injured. OF whom il is ceare
two will die At Wapella he Illinois Cen
trail depot and the Methodist church wCr'
wrecked. man named House. living nea
that town. was fatally hurt. The barn q
Mrs, Abbott's farm ne r Wapcla was dc
molished and three horses Killed.