Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-12-26
new ENGLAND NEWS.

last June's clambakc, the Jury awarding him
$500. The suit was for $500. The Masonic
committee offered to be defaulted for $780,
so. The verdict as rendered throws the
costs on Ponce aud it will take the whole
amount to defrav them. Ponce contracted
to furni.h a clambake on the 2Sth of June
TO 1000 Masons, but the bake was so late
and alleged TO be so poor that the committee
refused to pay him.
At an early hour James Cox. an aged mill
operative, was found lying on the sidewalk,
ut Manchester, n. H., unconscious, with
terrible cut on his head. At last accounts he
had not recovered consciousness, and the
chances Of his recovery are slight. How he
received his injuries is mystery.
The trades council meeting to be held at
Fall River, Mass, promises to furnish some
excitement. Charges of bribery will be
made against one delegate at least, and pos
sIbly more. The bribery, it is claimed, was
made in connection with the Fleischman
yeast boycott.
Emma Mitchell, the l0-year-old daughter
OF James Mitchell, Of Norwalk, Ct, was as
saulted by Frank Jam cs, a burly negro. who
locked her in the barn and kept her quiet by
threats of instant death Mr.. Nit
chell found james hiding in the barn and
fel'ed him with club, where he bound him
and left him In an insensible condition.
While Mr.. Mitchell went TO notify the po-
lice the negro regained consciousness and
escaped, but was clpturcd later. and Is held
In $4,000. The girls condition is critical.
The steam mill of Rinford & Emerson,
Chatham, n. H., has been burned. Loss,
| 5000; no insurance.
Ice cutting has begun In earnest at Hud-
son, Mass, the thickness of the ice ranging
| from seven TO eleven inches. The new
house OF the SSits nj Mirror Lake, will re-
! quirc - acres of Pinch ice to I'LL 1t.
| BY a gas explosion at the Weed Sewing
Machine Company's works, at Hartford, CT,
| Charles Anderson, Thomas Kennedy and
William Barton we're badly burned, and the
building damaged TO the extent of $3.50.
| Baird & Bentons block In Lee, Mass. was
injured Slb,00 by fire and the occupants
lose about $1,000; insured.
The patients undergoing the lymph treat.
ment at New Haven, CT, are progressing
most favorably. The discovery that the bacill
have grown less as the treatment progresses,
has been brought out by Prof. Chittenden's
microscopic examinations. The injections
are now given regularly in considerably
larger doses.
Thirty mule spinners and 10 back boys al
the Acusbnet mills. New Bedford, Mass,
have struck. The strikers held an open air
meeting and discussed the situation. A
committee WAS appointed TO walt upon the
mill authorities. The trouble is alleged TO
be the use Of poor stock, which reduces
wages.
Charles Ii. Farrell. aged Is years, OF North.
bridge, Mass, has been sentenced to thres
! months In the house of correction for beat
Ing his aged father
The second day Of the winter meeting OF
the Connecticut board of agriculture, al
! Rock yillp nnAnpI with abHraSgaS hV Ir IL
II. jenkins and DR.. K. Thaxter in regard to
the work of the Connecticut agricultural eX
pertinent station. An address was given by
DR.. G. II. jenkins of New Haven on
Ashes" 4 resolution was passed request
Ing the next Legislature to appropriate the
necessary sum for al exhibit from Con
necticut, to sustain the credit of the state a,
the worlds fair in Chicago.
A stiff Northwestern has been blowing fol
some hours at Provincetown, Mass. A
number OF railroad ties have been WASHED
ashore at Race Point. Schooner William
Emerson, ashore at Race Point, will be
total loss.
Thomas Murphy, an eccentric person, sale
TO be 100 years old, recently arrested at En-
field, n. H.. for writing letters threatening
the life Of Hon. A. w. Sulloway Of Frank
lin, n. H., has been placed in the Grafton
county jail.
Burglars secured $500 worth OF jewelr,
from the store OF A. ID. White, and %
worth Of cigars from the store OF Frsnl
Bros, ut Waterbury, CT.
George N. Cruise, secretary ofthc Gardner
(Mass.) lodge Of the Helping Hand Society
changed benefit order Of $t5 to 500 wa
arrested and placed under $500.
Hans johnson, while cleaning snow from
the roof OF three-story building Mt Port
land, Me-, fell to the ground, but escaped In
jury.
Ekwin Vaughan, probate judge, lat
United States consul TO Canada, Is dead q
Claremont, n. III.
John Kennedy fell down an elevator wei
ut the Winona paper mill, Holyoke, Mass.
aud was fatally injured.
In the superior court at Rockville, Ct, II
the case OF Luton vs.. town of Vernon,
verdict was rendered for Luton of $3.50
with costs. Luton drove from highwa,
into Talcottvie pond one dark night. ant
man and horse were drowned. The admin
istrator brought two suits for damages. Th
town has appealed.
The directors Of the Biddeford & Sac,
(Mainc) Horse Railroad Company hav,
voted to discontinue the service until spring
when ii is probable that electricity will b.
introduced.
! hlH-story snoe factory on TnbnlS row
Haverhill, Mass owned by Alpheus Cur
rier, was Quilted by fire aud several firm
burned out. The fire apparently started II
one of the heel manufacturers' shops IN thu
baseme nt and, to all appearances was O
incendiary origin.
Milo Morse. a runaway boy, claiming /,
belong at Manchester, n. IT,, was arreste,
and locked up at the Lowell (Mass) polio,
station.
Halsey ]. Wright OF Agawam, Mass, wa
fined $50 at Springfield for selling milk be
low the standard.