Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-08-21
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.

Annie Bollen, Manuel Gear, Eugene Ma
loney and Annie Mccormick started from
Newport, r. l., for jamestown in a cathoal
The boat struck fish tank and sank. Gear
saved BOllen, but Mccormick and Maloney
were drowned. The formers body was re-
covered. She had a fractured skull which
looked suspicious and an inquest will be
held.
The grave OF Nathaniel Hawthorne at
Concord. y. H., has been encircled by a
high fence. This has been made necessary
because the elegant tombstone which
adorned the grave ofthis noted man has been
badly mutiatcd. Visitors eager for a rel c
have hacked nj it so much that il Is entirely
spoiled, as far as beauty is concerned. Last
week a party, not satisfied with relic, be
gan TO collect chips, Il is alleged, and took
them TO Boston, where he sold them at fab
ulous prices.
The body OF dead man found at New.
buryport, Mass, remains unidentified. The
man had evidently been dead several
months. lie was dressed in dark winter
clothes, and wore n heavy Overcoat bearing
the mark of c. A. Carruth, an Athol
c!othicr.
The New Bedford Mass death rate fol
last week, IS. is the largest in the history oil
the city. Twentv-one Of the deaths were
children under 5 years OF age. The next
largest number for any one week was for
the week ending Sept. II, 1889 when there
were 80 deaths.
Oliver Nichols, farmer aged IS years, liy
ing at West Springfield, y. H, committed
suicide by hanging himself in his barn. No
cause assigned.
DR.. Edgar Dwight Hill has been appointed
medical examiner for the Plymouth district
| He is a son OF Capt. William Hill OF Bidde'
| ford. Me, graduate from the Maine Med
! ical College at B0wdoln.
George Grant was arrested at Holyoke
| Mass, on 4 charge Of setting fire to a woodcr
| building on Front street. 1t is alleged that
| Grant fired the building to get 5000 insur
ance on tool chest and carriage.
The pastors OF the three Catholic parishei
OF Fall River are formulating plans for build
ing Catholic college Foundations for q
large convent in connection with the Catho-
! lie church OF the Precious Blood were put In
| some time ago, but the project was aban
doned 1t is proposed that the site and walls
| be used for the college building.
! A Boston man named Maurice Frank was
sutiOcated by gas in a Baltimore hotel.
The sclectmen of Middleboro and Bridge
/ water, Mass, have awarded the contract for
building an iron bridge across the Taunton
river to the Berlin Bridge Co. of East Der.
! lin, Conn. The bridge will cost S1465, and
have one clear span Of 81 feet.
VI. !. Briggs, n Danbury (Ct.) farmer
was fatally injured, being shockingiy mutt
lated by moving machine.
The corner stone of the Spaulding hIgl
school building at Barre, VT, has been laid
| Appropriate exercises were held at open
| house.
John Quinlan, aged 81, and Michael Suli
van, aged - years Of Lawrence, Mass, Wen
on fishing trip to Wclch's pond. At day
break they rowCd out into the middle Of tht
| lake. Ry some unknown means their boa
cspsized, aud both young men were drowned
The bodies were recovered. Quinlan was
base ball PLAYER.
Mc~srs. Gr'c Bros, prominent shoe manu-
faCturerS ~ Hlyeyhili, Mass, employing 2o
hands, have given notice to the owner o
their factory that they should vacate Nov.
aud that their business will be removed /,
Exeter, y. H.. where building il now be
ing erected for them by Exeter capitalists.
The town o. Vernon. Ct, voted to appro
pirate $40 600 to build \ public high schoo
building. The town will issue bonds to th
amount Of $4,000 at per cent, for the ap
preparation and cost Of the lot The build
ing is to be competed SEPT. /, 1892. and t.
be from plans by +. Il. Richmond Of Spring
field.
+. L. Gum the wei known ticket agen
OF Springfield, Mass, and his wife, aud thci
daughter Mr.. Preston Nuhc and her child
! were all injured ~ The result of collision
between their carriage and an electric ear II
that city. Mr.. Gum sustained serious III
iurics, his scalp being badly torn.
There were 80 deaths in Boston last week
OF which number - were males and -
females. There were l26 deaths OF childre
under wears OF age, 81 of whom were take
of 10y cholera intautum This Is the bigge.
mortality record for single week in thre
years.
Probation Officer Bacon Of Uxbridgc, Mass
has just returned James DrIscoll an escape,
inmate Of WestborO asylum, TO his relative g!
He is a son OF Dennis DriscolI OF Boston an
escaped from Wrstboro the first Of Ia.
week. Last week he called at Nortl
bridge farmhouse, and, being refused food
attacked the women there savagely On
be dragged into the road by the hair ,innctin
quite severe injuries.
Names gift to her namesake, the cruise
Maine, is handsome silver service, whic
is now being exhibited throughout III
state prior to being stored away in III
cruisers closet, The service l. very con
pletc one.