Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-12-19
ISLAND POND. VERMONT. DECEMBER 49, 1890
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.

A charcoal pit at Glenburn, Me-, belong
Ing to Frederick Cort, exploded with tre-
force, the debris covering an entire
acre Of ground. An employe named George
Richards was struck by the flying debris and
badly wounded. The loss win be several
hundred dollars. Gas in the pit caused the
explosion.
In the United States circuit court, at Bos-
ton, the jury awarded the plaintiff $4,000
damages In the case Of Patrick UReilly
against the Boston l. Albany Railroad Com
for injuries sustained by the plaiutif In the
accident at Mittineague In January, 1887.
Teresa Schmeiser, q servant, was found
dead in bed ut New Haven, CT, having been
suffocated by escaping gas.
Gov. Burleigh Of Maine has nominated
Annie r. Osgood Of Fryeburg register Of
deeds for the western district OF Oxford
county, Me-, to succeed her father, Elbridge
T. 0sgood, deceased.
Charles Y. Wilcox, q New Bedford Mass
tea aud coffee dealer, was halted by two men
ut Bliss Corner, near New Bedford, one eve
ming recently, and asked 10 hand over his
money. WILCOX threatened to shoot, and the
highwaymen made tracks for the woods.
A petition bearing over 800 signatures has
been presented to the Springfield Mass
city government. asking that the street rail-
way company be granted permission to place
the single trolley system upon the entire
Central street line.
The barn and outbuildipgs In Milo, Me-,
belonging 10 the estate of q. A. Snow, have
been burned, together with lot OF farming
tools, and some sheep, cows and hens.
Rouillard & Griffin, grocers, Manchester,
N. H., have failed, with liabilities at $1,000.
ha nea haxr Nd ha fNf
the members Of the tirm on the charge OF
fraud In connection with the failure, and
they are now in jail. II Is alleged that they
made heavy purchases of merchandise with
In q week, but not over $50 worth Of goods
were found in the store when they failed.
Two big metallic cartridges and three
small ones were found in q bale OF cotton In
the cardipg room Of the Davol mill, Fall
River, Mass. II they had been placed with
the cotton In the machinery, . deal Of dam
age would have been done, and more than
one operative might have been injured.
The ,Providence Or. I) police havs
searched diligently for the missing Prof T.
Whiting Bancroft of Brown University, hui
have obtained no clew as yet ss to his where
sbouts.
Capt. George Leighton of Sheepscott
Bridge, Me-, was found dead In bed; aged
John Brown, while on protraoted spree
Jumped into q wagon that stood In South
Market street, Boston, and drove away. In
Scollay square he drove 80 reck lessly that h,
was thrown from bis seat into the street, ant
the wheels Of the vehicle ran over his head
breaking his jaw In two places. He wa
picked up In an insensible condition ans
conveyed 10 the City Hospital The team
was returned to Its owner.
Robert Anderson, 9 years old, was terribl,
lacerated BY mastiff at Providence, r. l.
Stephen Corcorsn was found dead on tn,
| hoor In pool of blood at Norwich, CT. Hi
| wife, who Is blind and demanAAA, lay dyinl
on q bundle Of rags, while Mary Gallagher
q stepdaughter. was on . filthy bed, 10 th
last stages Of consumption. Everything de
noted the most abject poverty and starvs
tion. An examination Of Corcorsn's bod,
will be made to ascertain the cause Of death
Edward Bliss OF Brim6eld, Mass, Will
driving across the Boston & Albany track
| two miles east Of Palmer, was struck by
train. The horse was killed, the carriag
smashed, and Bliss was thrown over fenoe
but escaped unhurt.
The grand Jury In the United States dis
trict court at Portland, Me-, reported fou
indictments for violation OF the iuterna
revenue laws, aud two against Clara Vaughl
Of Bath for taking letters from the postoffic
which did not belong TO her.
Mary Cromie, well known character, ha
died at Manchester, \. II. She was take
III four weeks ago, as the result of drug nd
ministered by an unknown person. Thi
much she admitted, but no more. Sh
could not he induced to tell who gave tn
drug to her, and died with her secret unr'
vealed.
Widow Cole OF Bridgeport, CT, has sue
her dead husbapd's paramour for a!ieDatin
his afec ions, and has attached the propert
willed to the paramour.
Henry Murray, recently discharged fror
the Maine state prison. has been arrested {
Wiscasset, Me-, for the larceny Of watches 9
Bangor.
The quarrymen of the New England qua
ries are again on strike at Concord, N. H
on occount Of the non-discharge Of non.unio
workmen and failure to take back all I
the old men.
Another fatal accident, tho second In
hours, occurred in South Boston, Mass, III
victim being James Hutchinson, q teamst,
In the employ of j. B. Mesds 4 Co. Hutcl
insou was engaged In unloading molasses
Felton's distillery, corner Of G and We
Fifth streets, when hogshead Of molass'
rolled of and fell upon him, killing bill
almost instantly. hutchinson was 10 yea
Of age, and lived at No. 828 Dorchest,
avenue he leaves n widow and five chi
dren.
Schooner Aberdeen Of Gloucester, Mass.
from La Havre banks, for Portland, Me
with ITO pounds Of fish, went ashore In
thick snow storm on Big Wood island, o
Small Point. The crew was saved, but II
vessel and cargo are total loss.
The grand jury at White River junction
Vt, has returned an Indictment again
Lyman G. Clark, charged with the murd
Of bis motherin-law, Miriam Marston, No
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