Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-07-31
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.

Worcester and Lowell, Mass, and New
Haven. Conn, postoffices have been made
first-class free delivery hces. and Vineyard
Haven, Mass, has been placed on The ilst Of
presidential offices
Abraham Rich fell dead at Dover, y H.,
Of heart failure. lie was 60 years old.
Frank COburn. son OF Edward Coburn OF
HopkiutOn, Mass. was seriously II nos
fatally hurt 10y being kicked by horse.
Margherita Arllna Hamm, newspaper
CORRESPONDENT at Bar HarbOr, Me-, will instl-
tute suit for 100000 damages against the
Boston Herald for alleged libellOuS reports
sent from Bar llarbor by personal enemy,
it Is claimed, Of Miss liamm.
Moran Casey, I'D Of years, fell from n
raft on the Thames river at Norwalk, Ct,
and was drowned. The body was recovered.
Joseph W. Sanborn OF Kingston, y. h,
SO wears OF age, was thrown from vehicle
IN Amesbury, and received severe, and, il
is feared, fatal injuries.
While Charles Clarkson was blasting
rocks Mt Manchester. y. H., stone was
EMBEDDED in his forehead, and removed with
difficulty. His recovery is doubtful.
Can't. James Z. Thompson, for many
wears cashier OF the Union National Bank,
Pennington, Ne, has resigned. ii. II.
Field, now in Bates College, has been APP
pointed his successor
Lightning completely DESTROYED the farm
buildings OF Davis Cover in winthrop, Me
The family escaped uninJured. Other
property in the same village was damaged.
The schooner Carrie u. Knowles has just
returned to ProvinCctOwn, Mass from an
Atlantic cruise, with $50 barrels OF whale oil
Capt. Nichols reports fight wi III school
of whales in the gulf stream that used up al
his boats except one.
The New England Telegraph and Tele-
phone Company have purchased the plant
and business OF the Hancock County (MeD
Telephone Company, the only company
operating in that county. The principal
officers are at f Ellsworth and Bar Harbor.
Seven letter carriers under Hon. L. b.
Fowler, when he was postmaster at Augusta,
Me, under the Cleveland administration,
have, through their attorneys, brought suit
against the United States for the recovery OF
some $1,000 for overwOrk under the eight
hour law.
Capt. BCkford OF the schooner Two
Brothers has arrived at Providence, X. l.,
from sullivan, Me-, and reported picking up
a sailors chest and life prccrver Il miles
n. y. W Of Cape Cod In the chest vas n
letter marked Mrs. J. y. Reed and bible
with "Robt. Reed" on the fly leaf. Capt.
that vicinity.
The first trial OF the Patrick torpedo at
the United States torpedo station, Newort,
Il. l., was very satisfactory and successful.
The torpedo perfectly obeycl the will of the
officer who directed its course to the DIS
lance of a mile or more. Good speed was
deyeoved.
The secretary of the treasury has awarded
silver life saving medal TO Albert owen,
for the rescue Of three men from drowning
near PASSPORT, Me, in July, 1850.
The hay crop, usually a heavy one In
Painlield, Conn, has been harvested. Ow-
ing to the drought in early June 1t will be
about third below the average. In
some sections a dangerous insect has been
noticed The pest has ruined much Of the
tender grass by eating the heart.
Within the past 10 days there have been
no less than four bold attempts to wreck
trains along the Fitchburg railroad line be,
tween Williamstown, Mass, and Mechanic
ville n. T., by placing ties on the track.