Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-05-23
NEWS IN GENERAL.

Il is stated In cotton circles that the mis-
| siOu Of \ /. Guult tn England las been
successful, aud that tn ais rption by an
I English syndicate Of the cotton ua,lc OF
! Canada Al the price uf 800 O,upo, j. likely
| to become an accomplished faCt.
Thomas Roberts AGED about -. q resilient
| Of >tratfoni, Ct. went Hat fishing % MiItOrd
! beech, y. !. The OLD man had a shock Of
! paralysis. which len him partially helpless.
| lie could not manage hi, boat, aud Wa, last
| seen by one ui the keepers Of StratfOri
/ shoals lighthouse when more than halfway
/ across the sound, drifting toward the Long
/ Island shore.
II. b. McLcllan'S ice house at South Bay,
few miles from II. John, was nearly de
stroycd, and there are 'Uspirinns that the
fire was incCndiarv. The fact that the cDu.
tents We're insured for S2l ,Ol0 was a surprise
to those who knew the value II the build.
ings and the amount OF ice in them. The
whole amount Of ice was duO tons. The
buildings are ,saatel which gave the
greater ground for suspicion.
\ statue Of seth Boydeu, Ncwark's great
inventor, has teen unveiled with elaborate
ceremonies. \ parade was hcld.in which the
mayor and the other city officials, the board
Of trade and labor organizations took part.
The statue is OF hronZr, and was designed
by Karl Gerhardt of New Haven. Seth
Boydcn was born in FoNboro. Mass, Nov.
l., l1SS He came 10 Newark in 1915 and
died March 3d. 1870.
The Ohio State Board of Pardons has rec.
ommendcd a commutation Of sentence to
imprisOnme Il for life in the case of Charles
Blythe, the murderer Of Charles Jones o.
Cincinnati, and sentenced TO he hanged on
MAY %.
During the recent heavy thunder storm,
Lightning struck the Strcplc OF the Baptist
church at Midi clown, y. Y. The stoCp'c
was badly wrecked and fcl. TO the ground.
In falling it struck monument in the church,
yard erected in memory Of the Rev. Abel
Morgan, the first pastor of the church. The
monument WAS ruined.
Albert Richard, implicated with Dutch
Pete in the murder Of Canalboat Pilot VIII.
inn AbCrnethy in New York city on April
last, has been arrested in Buffalo.
The grand jury, which has been in session
since the 9TH inst, has finally pre- entcd
report, making charges against the POttsNillC,
Pa, almShOuse officials Of bribery and cor.
ruptOn. Judge Por,ng examined the re.
port and said: This We viii refer to the
district attorney, who will draw up bills To
be presented 10 the next grand jury against
the persons named herein
j. Harvey Cole of Morri>town, Y. Y, has
been convicted in tn" court Of oyer and ter
miner OF murder in the : cnnd degree. in
| a.,
T. cole, on Nh, > I,st, Thr nrn, 'cntinn mi
IN evidence 10 show that cole was in The
habit of bcatIn, Lis Vic. and that he had
struck her on III, head with A lantern. frac-
turlng her skull.
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In New York rity WAS carI,6t in Tho rain a
night or two MO. and was about + run into
his fathers house at ilI West Ninc.ccnth
street. when Thomas Kenr edv, a homeless
man, ran into HIM and knock d him down,
his head striking on the sidewalk, Kennedy
carried the boy INTO the house, and phNsi-
rlan was called II was lhorEht that the |
boys injuries were slight, hut he died sud-
denly n few hours later, The police are |
looking for Kennedy.
Morrison. the Mr.untic outlaw, in a Cana. |
dian peni;cntarv. is attempting To star,r |
himsc to death by refusing all nour shment. |
but the authorities are determined 10 pre-
serve his lite
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four children At nome locked in. The house
burned t. the ground, and all the children
were crcmatrd.
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