Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-14
new ENGLAND NEWS.

by S. S. GetChel and occupied by Louis Pol
lard at Winslow, Me, have been burned.
Loss, $500; insured.
Al the annual meeting OF the Union Street
Railway Company ri New Bedford, Mass,
the old board OF officers was reelected. A
New York syndicate has offered sl55 a share
for the stock OF the road, and the prospect
looks favorable for The purchase.
Three soap powder and ivorine mills be.
longing to the J. II. Williams Company OF
Glastonbury, Ct, have been destroyed by
fire The loss Il placel at 500 900 and the
insurance at $4,000.
John Morrissey an agel ragpicker, fe.l into
an uncovered vtut and WAS lnstlntly killed
at Fall River, Mass.
The annual meeting OF stockholders Of the
Watervillc 4 Fairfield Me- railway elected :
President, George W. Williams, Salem !;
treasurer, d. j. Lord, Lynn; clerk, L. +.
Webb, Waterville. IL was voted to petition
the Legislature for permt-sion TO run cars by
electric power, and extend the line TO Wins
low
A man was instantly killed by freight
train at Sutton, VT. Papers in his pockets
bore the name Of Jerry Donovan, Concord,
n. II. 1t Is thought b threw himself under
the saloon car.
Mrs. A. A. Nickefson OF Bangor, Me-,
while out shooting on Pushaw Pond with
her husband, was instantly killed by the nc
cideutal discharge of her rife.
Before Justice Charles Allen in the SUI
preme court, at Boston, Mass, c. {. Cow
lishaw, who killed his wife In house on
Kirkland street March 20, Pile Ided guilty to
murder in the second dsgree, aud was SEN
tcuced "for the term of bis natural life in
the state prison at CharIestown."
Incendiary fire destroyed two large stort-
houses OF Raymon Bros, coal dealers, at
South Norwalk, CT, and badly damaged
several sheds near by. Loss $1,000; partially
insured
The operations at the Rowland (Me.)
Pulp Mills are progressing finely. The mill
cost 500, 900 and will manufacture 10 tons
of pulp day. 1t will take some months
vet TO fairly compile the mil and at present
i50 men are employed. The company are
also building steam scow 81 feet long to be
used in transporting the pulp from Rowland
to Passadumkcag.
While rolling n hoop on Main street, in
Cambridge, Mass, Michael O'BrIen, II
years old, ran in front vf horse car. The
boy was knocked down and run over, being
killed instantly. The driver Of the car Is
held blameless, as ne was powerless to avert
the accident
The First Methodist Episcopal Church So
ciety OF Newport, X. l., has voted on the
question OF making women eligible as dele
gates to the general conference OF the Meth
dist Church. The vote resulted: For, A.;
against, %.
A serious aud possibly fatal stabbing af-
fray occurred at Lynn, Mass. +. B. Desh-
OH, dealer In horses, was met on the street
BY ]. A. Foster, with whom recently he had
l., sR. al fraI 10
In hor' efesh: The meeting at first was
pleasant enough, but finally Foster made the
accusation that Deshon had lied In relation
to the horse trade. AS q result Deshon
claims that Foster rushed at him with a
tbrce-pound rock and Deshon, having a
kuife In his hand that he was using cutting
tobacco, he plunged it into Fosters body In
self-defence, as he claims. The hospital
officials have doubts as TO Fosters recovery.
A telegram received at Newport, X. l..
from Capt. Clifford of the four-masted
schooner Howard Smith, ashore on Doboy
bar, states that the wreckers have abandoned
the vessel but he hopes to complete the un-
loading Of her cargo Of iron. This vessel
was mostly owned at Newport.
Inspectors Collins and Dugan arrested j..
P. Murphy at North Stoughton, Mass,
charged with the embezzlement of $40, ,227
from John NJ Hummel & Son Of Phllaiel-
phia, for whom he was the Boston agent for
the sale of finished leather. His place OF
business was at % High street.
"Pope night was celebrated recently In
Portsmouth, n. H., by the young people,
who paraded the streets with pumpkin Ian
terms cut into hideous faces, and blowing
tin horns. For years past 1t has been the
custom to celebrate "Guy Fawkes night In
remembrance Of the discovery Of
the gunpowder plot. II is said
that Portsmouth Is the only place 10 the
United States where Pope night" Is OBJ
served at the present day.
The temporary font Of building fell on
Central Street, Lowell, Mass, and Mrs. Eliza
Foster was crushed and Knocked senseiess
one rib being broken.
Charles Pollard, while at work on the
Methodist Church spire at Wateryille, Me.
fell, by the staging giving way, distance OF
90 feet, striking on his head. 1t Is probable
that his skull was fractured, and the bones
OF one hand we're broken.
The cooper shop OF Fessenden & Lowell
the principal industry at Reeds Ferry, N.
H., has been burned. Fifty hands are
thrown out Of employment. Loss, 5000
insured.
@. B. Ballards large barns, silo, IL cows,
| 30 hogs, farm produce aud tools have been
destroyed by fire at White River Junction
Vt. Loss $1,000 to $4,000; insured.
Fire at Greenfield, Mass, destroyed tn,
| Cha man Street laundry aud contents
Loss, $1,000; no insurance. 1t was occupied
| by L. A. Rowland.
In the Vermont legislature. bill com
pclling corporations TO pay their employ
weekly was killed by vote OF 90 TO l25; alst
bill exemptihg soldiers from the paymen
of poll tax.
Patrick McGai ly Of Woonsocket, r. l.
was struck by the Washington express oI
the New York & New England track a
Waterford, Mass, and instantly killed. Nc
Gauly lived at Blackstone.
A stock company with capital stock o
100000 has been organized TO publish tn
Portland (Me.) Transcript.
Thus far the mcnhaden fleet at New Lon
don, CT, has taken 80, 100000 fish. wLicI
will, II is thought, make $4,000 gallons o
oil.
At Bath, Me-, so far this year $4C0,60
have been expended In new buildings, m,
81, 900, 900 has been invested In the shlppin
industry.
An enthusiastic lumbelman at the head 0
Moosehead lake. Me-, shot what be though
TO be a caribou, but which turned out TO be
$3.50 horse belonging to the camp.
The Bulselcy estate at Norwich, Ct, ha
been bought for site for $50, 900 publ
hospital TO he built on the very best Of mod
ern Plans. Mr.. William W. Backus OF yam
tic win donate the building aud Mr.. william
Slater Is to endow II with 100000.
1t is estimated by Maine lumbermen tha
the cut this season will exceed by at leaS
10000, 900 feet that of last winter.
The horseshoe nail company at Vergenne'
Vt, is doing great business, and II Is prof.
able that It's works will soon be enlarged.
New Bedford, Mass, Is to endeavor
secure he cooperation OF the surrounding
towns in recuttiny and replacing the bout
Diary stones.
A stock company has been organized I
work the granite quarry at Lincoln, Me
| .nd .oy,a atona will he cut this fall