Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-05-02
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.


! Colony Steamboat Company at Fall River
Mass, was probably fatally injured by bal
Of carpet falling on his head.
The statement that Mr.. Hugh Reed. Al
ovcrscer In the Barnabv Mill at Fall River
Mass, had fallen heir to a large fortune from
the estate Of an aunt In Scotland, is pro
nounced 10y Mr.. Reed As untrue.
The trustees Of Williston (Massl Semin
| airy have appointed committee 10 max,
| necessary arrangements for the celebration
OF the semi-centcnnal Of the founding Of IN,
school on June Il, 1891, the anniversary OF
the birth Of the founder.
u. ii. Mansfield. dealer In sewing ma.
| chincs at Hope, Me-, in tearing TO pieces an
on machine tn his possession, found a secret
cavity containing fifteen twenty-doar bills.
J.. n J. Fred Webster have sawed at their
mill IN shirley, Me-. and shipped TO Bangor
over the Bangor and PiscataGul. railroad
4'ooOOOO feet OF lumber, which Is l.50O 900
Feet more than they expected to saw when
they began operations.
The Brown Lumber Company has varlcd
li,OOO,OO0 feet OF logs at Whitelield, y, H.,
10 be manufactured the present season.
Ephraim Carter, welhknown merchant
anu manufacturer, and an ex-reprcscntatiye
to the Iesis allure, died lately in Newton, n.
H., aged S. years.
Robert Thompson Of Warner, y. H., has
celebrated his SIth birthday. All his chill
dren and grandchildren, besides other reIa-
ives, were present.
'apt. John Is. Cooper, who has been NOM
mated for postmaster Mt Newport, y. H. IL
native of Walpole aud 40 wears old. lie
was an officer in the Ninth war REGIMENT.
has been twice representative in the rgis.
Iature and was delegate to the constitution
al convention in 1876.
The venerable Isaac Pratt OF Bennington
w., who trapped bears In WoOdford nearly
40 years ago, is following the same vocation
in Woodford now.
The ruling rate Of wages for farm hands in
Ine north and west part OF Addison county,
' l. Is GIL and sis per month, the latter
ocilS The outside price for the best men.
Capt. Warren NJ. Kelley Of Hooksett, y.
H. has sent larcly signed petition 10
-, ashllStoh asking for his appointment as
hlteu States pension agent for the district
OF New Hampshire and Vermont.
=, Steps are being taken to organize the Bur.
lngton, VT, cooperative Saving Fund and
Loan Association under charter cranted hy
thc legislature of Vermont. This association
Is Tor the purpose Of accommodating the say.
Ihgs or It's members paid into such corDo-
ration III liked periodical instullments and
The lending Of its funds so accumulated TO
It's members.
AT meeting Of the directors OF the Phil.
!ipS and Hangccy Rairund, at Portland, Me-.
Weston Lewis of Gorham, G.. VI, Gardiner
OF HavcrhiIl, and W. 4. Rich of Mcdford
were chosen committee with full powers To
make contracts for the immediate construc-
!, ION OF the road. After conference with
the Maine Central directors IL was voted IN
call mppfinW NJ bnl
where The railroad commissioners meet them
TO see u they can increase the capital stock
10 100000.
William d. Ninal, a Boston clerk. has been
arrested on the charge of criminal libel
growing out Of the publication Of an ariirl.
II the New York World in relation 10 the
LamsOn store service
IL Is understood that the Boston board OF
'dtrmen will vote to allow an Increase Of
p'ed on the electric cars us requested by !
many prominent citizens.
The President has nominated John u. Hon |
>ihS to be collector OF customs at Frrrrh- |
mans Bay. Me-, and Geo. NJ Warren TO be !
DIRECTOR OF customs at Castnr, Me-
mere are strong probabilities that another |
cctrical industry will soon be instituted in
u est Lynn, MaSs.-that of making shells,
he government has ordered JOG. 900 shells
ma work viii begin on them at once. As
nc ihoHSon-EouSton company is over
Io"ucd win WORK, 1t is thought that an ill.,
'pendtnt company will be formed.
l ne necessary stock Of an electric railway.
'Ih s2V0,OOO capital. 10 run from Newton
me to Newton Centre, Mass. has been sub
cTlbcd by three Cincinnati gentlemen. and
location will be asked for from the Board
| Aldermen at the next meeting. The
nmpany viii be known az the Newton
.iectric street Railway Company. The car,
III be propelled by the storage battery
vStem.
In the libel suit of Edward Huber against
lc publishers OF the Evening Telegram,
roNidence, h. J., the jury returned A YER
let for the plaintiff for s1j.
Jeremiah Carroll, who resides on Mt.
ernon street, Peabody, Mass, has entered =,
'mphint at Lynn police headquarters that,
ME drinking with convival persons at
oardlng house In Peabody, he was offered a
que containing ammonia to drink sup
lslng It to be whiskey lie drank nearly
II VI tie tluid and the draught Immediately
rcstrated him. He recovered sufficiently.
IweNer, to proceed to police Headquarters,
mere he related the story. His mouth and
hSuc were IN terrible condition.
thousands Of spectators viewed the dead
haIe III Deer Cove. near ''Sliding Rock
Yhn beach, on the 9th. WOrkmen from
e Ames tertiiiziDg works, Peabody, were
lung up the carcass. but Capt. Nickerson
froHlncetown arrived and claimed that p,
me rev days since he killed the whale. and
hcG the workmen to desist In their work.
men Ihey DID. An intense stencil arose !
ON the dead body. !
An ingenious device for evadlng the lfuuor :
w was discovered by the police Of Lowell :
Ia h.,t, .
double cellar was found under the house
titzSeralds next neighb0r In which we're !,
e barrels OF beer. A pipe was led through y
intervening earth and concealed In Fitz- =
RAIDS house Within the yentilating aue
water closet, faucet being attached In
G cellar. 80 y
Dig street railway deal Il on the t1ris +, -
lem, Mass. IL has been known for Some 8
ne that the Naumkc1S road has been for =
ei II an one wants 10 pay the price New
,rk parties negotiated for IL some time 500
I ala not succeed. II IL understooI thai Il
'ston syndicate, which was formed some :
u go WIN view to pUrChasiny ADD y
Grating quite system u suburban .-yest
ways. has got the term. Tor tbc b.
umkeag at satisfactory point, and Il
ready 10 close the bargain when rer-,f. "a
'er deaIS are completed. The syndlr1fe (.
zotIatinZ for the control Of the RE,erlg 4 ! q.
nvtr' and the ES'cX elcctri. road. and e
the franchises Of prospective roads. Tho -
1Fna1tton regarding the deal 4. .ah 70 he -
y authenticated and the annouL cement -.
, %" ""ked for 'n"n, 1n,eS- .omc unfore. =,
n contingency ari.es. The H4veriv 4 ~
nVer' company obt,lnSh egislaiiye rc~. =,
''on 'ome time ago n dispose II ia rad n,
.,,a"i} With view n something Of hi. n ,a
'r'. Charlie Horev of Worth Craft.bp-v ~
, wa9 badly burned the other day. s&c, =,
nsing turpentiBe for burn on cbiI IN
mid spilled il IN her Gothic. and thc VI
~ ), Took hr" and she was soon enyel-
d In Names and smoke. ha
ht"Y,s "nd'ayored tn force an entrance Wv
Han square, Lynn, but were friybtcnnj "a
y. THIS lstne third unsuccessful 2licmnt 20
nter this store. "'''"'p' rel
IT, Thomas A. Wafson Fiat p..t. ~