Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-05-16
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.

! -hicAe OF New Bedfurl. had arranged for
nstle encounter for purse Of sl3J Ia a War
WICK III. H. barn. The crowd was bic I'm
ihpecuniOus. and the rcguirrd amount a
money could not he rais,d by S43 Ane
postponed. az ~
lhe steamer Ralto, at Boston from Art
Nerp' reports that on MAY 9Th. at a M.
ioo miles from Boston Light. picked up
uor! WIN the following named Province
Town fishermen on board: Joseph DAYS
HHfeu - !ears Joseph Barns Jr., 2s; PcteT
norris, T; Joseph Christian. 81: .Iohu
iaar, 20, and Frank Gill. -. The men lie.
ioilg,d 10 The schooner Mary T.. Whorf. and
nav lost their vessel on the GcurseS Bank
~ ios' were drifting with the wind when
round They hal beer csps,zed once
William Quinn, IT., OF Bridgeport. com,
was trled Tor abluCting his I wear cd sis. er
rom family named Ford. 10 vnum she
Mn OOuhd out Quinn said he was abe and
| Nlllhc 10 take care OF his sister, and didn't
want to have her doing Homework. The
,onrt, however, sentenced Inn to five day,
IN jail: Some time ago the girl was taken
from her parents on the ground that they
| were vicious and unfit person, 10 have
eharSe OF the child. She was committed to
lhe county home and subsequently, bound
our 10 the Ford family. u was on the corn
plant of Mr.. Ford that the arrest was made.
| Il
maSS'' and employed rs watchm11 at 3jl
western ave-, Brighton. was found dead in
disease.
lion. Frank ?. Currcr cf Canaan, y. H..
me newly appointed naval officer OF the port
ct Boston, has flied his bonds with the clerk
OF the United States supreme court. lie
stated mat he should not enter upon the
dhties OF the office for two weeks vet
simeon Foster, age - wears, an inmate OF
The North Andover Mass almshousc, com
united suicide by cutting his throat with
razor lie has two daughters. one living in
Boston and the other in Middleton. The
cause was temporary insanity.
The city government of Bath. Me-. has
voted TO set the town clock on local instead
OF standard time. The vote was close in both
branches, being adopted by a joint majority
Of one.
Mrs, Edward Burns, aged 30 years, wife Of
amaltster living on Walnut street, Auburn,
Nc, was burne to death. her clothing hay.
ing caught fire from the kitchen stove.
SX RoNbury, Mass, boys, whose ages
range from ~ to Ii years, and who compose
me y ihton Social Club organized for pre-
uatoTy purposes, have been arrested charged
with series Of burg aries in that section.
James Dolan and Dennis O'Uearn. bury-
prlsonment in Boston under the habitual
criminal act. Dohn is the convict who, bv
eating soap. simulated consu ptjou. anil
Wrs paidonCd by Governor Butler from tho
o'alc prison, only to renew his crim:na!
career rs soon as liberated.
George L. Clough who was once a we'll
khoWh politician OF New Haven, Conn. and
Keeper OF the almShOu>e was sent to iail
Tor six months for trying to Kill John Hall,
tln ,,.,tl
The edge of the axe struck the man at the
pasc OF the skull. but luckily it was Gull. to
Whlch Tact the victim owes his life
The residence of William f. Hurd in Con.
corr, Mass, was entered by burglars, who |
opened the safe and carried away s.l,crwsre |
valued at $500.
Aldcn Crafts of West Auburn, Me, com. !
mitted suicide by hanging.
Samuel BDwen's house and barn. with |
contents were destroyed by fire at EetheI
". Loss Sl2O0; insured for $500 in the |
New England Insurance Company Of Rut.
land. Cause unknown.
William Grant, an old thief who cscaped
from the Lawrence, Mass, jail where me
was serving four months sentence for
stealing, has been captured and sent back TO
finish his term.
There are at present in Lowell II cases of
There were recently sent from Bildeford,
Me. to China, 1900 bales of cotton drill,
As a result Of the demand of the carpcn.
Iers Tor 10 hours pay fr miro hours labor,
several contractors of Dover. y H., have
,hrown up their building contracts, and re-
Iused ~ 30 ahead. OHC carpenter ha1a block
d STA houses To build. tut was unwilling to
proceed with them.
II a suitable site can Ice secured, a hut,ou
factory will soon he established ut Fall River,
Mass '''' '''
The annual reunion Of the Ist Connr,,icp,
lcaNy artillery Will occur June 10 a, WlIL-
mantle.
me annnaI conference of the Cnirarian
'nurchcS III Maine will be- held in Water.
'ilic June TO- II and f..
a proposition to hold a buihIi g IN.
pectore convection at Portland, Me-. July ,
>, IS under considerations
Marlboro, Mass, boasts that in the In, +,
ear shc acquired street railway, n hospital. +
cwcragc.
The electric lighting business 1t New +
raven IT, IS assuming such proportions 3,
hat new station is to be put in for thc +
furnishing of light to the lower hall Of the r.
ity. '"' e.
report is current at Newport. Il. l.. that II
CLASS VIII arrive at the torpedo station for h
Instruction july /, instead OF Nav The Il
suaI llme. and remain about six months /,
instead OF three months. Al
The catch Of Connecticut shad This ,eosn, -
'ill probably he nearly equal to that Of lost Il
ear. he catch along the sound is fairly III
Ood' put That in the rN ers of the state sho,ys "
decided filling of.
Ware Mass. farmers have entered far. IN
laI protest against the sum charged for ear. ~
wing their milk 10 Boston which i, NJ ur,s. "
ut l. cents for each sl-uuart can. Tn,Irr ID
lc present rates the farmer recci,rsan,t SiI
turn OF y cents quart. m
A prisoner at the state farm at BRIDGE. ~
ater Mass, made rather peculiar bol; for ~
perry recently. He got from his eel to Il
e roof If the office building, AID. HAVING W "
'tten there, lost his nerve aud, suSuruIimi, lo'
mseif from one Of the cutters. he Shouted ~ ~,
,hclp' The Officers rescue him au' cnr VIZ
VI I'm To Il safer place behind the bars.
inyalc di>plt' hes received IN Bangor. Me ~,
Dih lllmbcrmcn. state that there has been wv w.
"nutun"E heaNy ram nj MoOsehc Il Lake, ri,
II tIlal The water IN The lake rose 10 inches ' e
two days. A portion OF the dam AZ The ui'
81 Quiet ms been carried away. causing a ~
Shet IN the river aud streams flowing ~
I'M II. The ice is rapidly b eaki?g TN in H ,ia
Iakc and IS expected to leave at any mo- s,o
mt. sL'
-niterl States Marshal Mcdonald and en-
stoilirc Inspector Naro have arrested ere
IN Glayback. a rolnnder. who ha, to
rked for the Otis Company of Wa u
'ss., Two weeks, on suspicion OF forIerv cal
the Woonsocket Or. ~ postoffice. Il, hi
taken to Boston. No particulars of his thr
ngs were obtainabe f ~,
he grand jury at Norwich, Conn, after n coo
sion OF two days and the examination of
witnesses, failed to find true hill Of
rider against Ira Il. Briggs. charged with
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