Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-06-13
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.

Policeman Goodwin OF Pawtucket. r. l.,
arrested Charles Colwell at Woodlawn, Mass.
recently. Colwell had IS counterfeit silver
dollars in his pockets.
Mrs. Edmund Chase Of Fall River. Mass
has given 5000 to the Children's Home In
that city.
Prof w. G. Cumstock, assistant in chem
stry at Yale. while experimenting in the
laboratory of the scientific school, burned
one OF his hands with u preparation whose
| heat is reckOned at 500 Fahrenheit. Only
prompt administration Of vaseline saved the
hand from amputation. Prof. CumstOck is
still suffering intensely, and amputation may
| yet be necessary.
! Government Inspector f. II. Hay has ar
| rived at Bath, Me-, to oversee the building
Of the two cruisers at the Bath iron works,
and will be joined by John b. Hoover OF the
| United States navy.
Over 5000 has been pledged so far toward
the new building for the Worcester (Mass.)
Society OF antiquity.
There have been received at New Haven
Ct, the past few days, 2,3j60O0 feet of
southern lumber.
Frederick BarnicOat's double tenement
house ut Quincy. Mass, was destroyed by
fire, with loss Of 5000; insurance, 1880.
Luke Mclaughlin, porter at the Sea View
House in West Haven, c., was found dead
with broken neck. He had evidently tried
to get in his room by means of ladder, but
had fallen.
Boys started a fire IN house on the Burke
estate in Fall River. Mass, ut / 80 at night.
The building was completely Quilted. Loss,
$500.
The capital stock OF the Nashua, n. H.,
Driving Park Association is to be Increased
to SS0OO
Gold is reported to exist Mt Bridgewater,
VT, in paying quantities, and an attempt is
to be made TO secure capital TO develop the
deposits.
A party OF Keene (N. H. capitalists have
gone to Barre, Vt, to inspect the Quarries
there, with view to starting a granite in
dustry at the Roxbury quarries, near keene.
In case Of war, Connecticut has 81, 1877
citizens who could be legally called upon to
do military service.
Mumps and whooping cough have been
running riot Of late among the juvenile por.
ton of the population in several parts of
Maine.
The schooner +. c. Pendleton recently ar
rived at Bangor, Me, from Philadelphia,
having made the round trip in - days, car
rying good-sized cargo both WAYS.
The fakrs who are following n circus now
travelling through Maine are estimated to
| nave TAKEN III ntHTIl cIOVU uuTluV u one
days stay at Waterville.
Rev. &. c. Osgood of the First Methodist
Meeting House at Iiolyoke, Mass. has Just
issued valuable history Of the churches OF
that city, entitled The Story Ofthe Holyoke
Churches"
Thomas Luce Of New Bedford Mass, has
received a telegram from Frederick Trip,
master Of the whaling bark stafford, report
. ed ashore at Jersey City, stating
that $1,000 had been offered for the vessel as
she lay on the beach. Mr. Lunt wired back
. to sell the vessel. The bark did not have
any insurance on either vessel or whaling
implements. 1t is supposed that the railroad
. people bought the whaler, to advertise and
1 draw big crowd to see such q novelty.
The total number of Congregatonalists in
Connecticut Is 5S,305. The number Of
churches Is 29s, and the expenses for the
past year were $GlS, S3S9j. The charities
for 1889 amouted to 1916, 5S3.6S, or S595 per
member The values OF the churches and
the land upon which they rest range from
$500 to $4,000, the total being S5,0lI isl,
and the average being Sl7, 23l. The aggre-
gate Of salaries paid by 800 churches is S59J,-
646
Dogs in the vicinity OF Pittsteld. Mass.
> thus far this season have killed sheep to the
. value of some $500, AID the sclectmen have
issued an offer of $40 reward for the killing
of any dog found worrying or chasing sheep
. The Weymouth, Mass, Electric Light
;, Company is TO increase its plant by 10 oil
u more miles of wire and Is series of lights IN
bingham.
J. Thomas Dunn, the wife murderer of STAN
!. ford, Conn, was brought before Judge Fem
In the superior court charged with murder
! He pleaded guilty Of manslaughter, which
] was accepted by the state, and was SENTENCED
to the state prison for term OF seven years
Dunn, several months ago during the hea
. of passion, threw an car.hen vessel Mt hi
u wife, striking her on the head. She deC
from the effects Of the blow several day
later
Lightning struck the barn of Lpmuel Dol,
B.. ut ClaremOnt, n. H., badly SCATTERING tn
barn and killing horse.
MasSena Clark. aged 60. n prominent rea
estate dealer in New Haven, Ct, recently
-, died Of paralysi
house owned and occupied by Thoma
Heating OF Mansfield, Mass, was partially
destroyed by fire. Loss about $3.50. TIL,
7. fire is supposed to have started from de
fectve chimney.
=, A brisk fire occurred in the picker OF th,
IN Great Falls, y. H., mills, but it was ex
tinguished before much damage was done tC
:. the building The machinery was injured
" to a considerable extent by fire and water,
Charles Leonard, Nelson Watt and Charlie
Monroe, hgPu from 10 10 ~, were HSnlng II
O. n boat on BOydcn's Lake, Perry, recently
Il when the oat upset. Leonard aud Wat
- were drowned, but Monroe swan nearly
mile to the shore.
terrific wind and rain storm passed owe
Chester, Vt, doing great deal of damage
breaking down trees, outlying roads, Ell
? A chimney 70 feet high at the Chester steal
!, Power Companys chair factory was blow
es down, causing damage OF 5000.
Cornelius COnnorS, n section hand on th
Great Falls branch of the Boston & Main
railroad, was run over and killed by trai
at Great Falls, n. II.
Many large trout are being taken from th
o brooks IN the vicinity of Dana, Mass.
,s The annual regatta Of the New Have
u. Yacht Club will be he'd June 90.
ID A whole carload of logs was recently SCI
., to the Passamaquoddy (Mc.) Indians to b
or cut up into basket stuff
h. A large number OF elk, deer and othe
\" animals have been received at Newport, \
- H., lately. FOR the Corbin Park.
y The New Bedford, Mass, street railwa
70 officials have adopted an order forbiddin
, the use Of whips by streetcar drivers.
Y. A new mill now being erected at Water
or bury, Ct, Is to be built entirely Of iron.
is. The Vermont Press Association will max
It's annual excursion this year to Port
il. mouth, N. H., and the Isles of Shoal
Is. July /.
= Finback and humpback whales, which
few years ago we're 80 numerous off the Goa,
In of Cape Cod, are very rarely seen now.
: The increase in the deposits in the Main
es savings banks is steadily going on. Th
Us total gain in AZ banks for the six month
"a ending April d. 1890, was S1,674 l10.20.
y, An artificial ice manufacturing company
being organized ut Newport, X. l., with
| cnnilul sIncL of Alnl 900 anl nY nnnta 10 L