Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-06-02
CONDENSED NEWS OF THE DAY.
New England.


Berthe Thorue. Is yesrs Cd. was throw
from bis horse at LYermOre, Me, aud iaia,-
~ injured.
John, a l2-year-old Ion OF Benjamin b.
cher. was killed near Spring street c7o's'us
AZ Rockdnle, Mass, by train OF Tie GA
Colony railroad.
The West Congregational church. laun-
ton. Mass, celebrated its hundre'iih Hnn'-
versary May 70.
Demisr Peltier of Grafton. Mass, aged -.
married, and having threr children. ni-
tempted suicide by stabhIn. himself viii a
knife. He may live, but it i doubtful Tie
was intoxicated.
The Peabody, Mass, srleclmcn have Of
fered a reward of SlJ0 for the detection 1ni
conviction of the p rites who burglary d
the three dwellings on Lowell street recently
Horace A. Robert. of Lynn will st,rl
new weekly paper at Ipswich, Mass, {" lie
called the Ipswich RcpubliraI. The pap'T
Will be published next month. Mr.. R"he'i>
is an eX-member OF the Legislature.
The CongrcgationalIsts of North Middle
boro, Mass, are to have new church 10
replace the Old cdlli'e destroyed by ire
March 10 last. The so 'iety received S6.rW
insurance. They have raised $1,000 aiil-
tional, and will proceed al o'.tc To build
modern structur" after plans bN hrchitc' j.
William Beal OF Boston, to cost Slu.Om.
c. l.. CIapp OF East Deerllrld. Mass. a
farmer, ~ years Of age, swallowed SIN"
strychnine early one morning recently. lie
had just time to tell his wife ul his act and
then died on the piazza of his house.
Albert Berry. II lifelong resident Of An.
dover, Mass. died As the, result of a kicn nE
the head from u horse, received recently
while ploughing. lie leaves widow, two
sons and daughter
Minnie Webb. the mother OF the blby
whose body was found in the river m
Fitchburg, Mass, and Arthur Il. Eorkwr,,
the alleged father, were both charged with
murder and were bound over without hnil.
Elihu, the l7-year-old son Of Bernard lrnlc'
was drowned at Joncspurt, Me, by the up-
setting Of boat.
Harry FOss brakeman on the Boston \
Maine Railroad, Wa killed ut Wilmington
Junction May 81.
1t is stated on good authority that the
Boston Il Maine Railroad vii extent il.
Merrimac branch 10 AneSbury. Mass, WaE.
ing direct route from New II nmp,hir, Ia
the beaches, in opposition to the ccrtrIr
roads.
Four hundred thousand feet OF >,a,or"l
lumber, ready for tue market. and owned l.
the Easton Lumber Company. was burned
at Esstou, y. H. The cause was from
spark from the mill engine. The mil WI,
saved by hard work.
Ii il reported that Lowell and lawrcur.
Mass capitalists are interested ~ new
electric railway between Lowell and l.N-
renee, along the south bank OF the Mcrrtml
river, near the entrance 10 the city.
WhtIa la. L.. I,y I
Crossing, at Natlck, Mass, the Italian .An:
Oh the Boston 4 Albany railroad unearOhrI
the skeleton OF man about eight feet below
the surface The body must have been there
for wears. Ii IS supposed that he wa, a
laborer who had been Killed when p pnyr
was dug up before and that he must have
been buried by fellow laborcr to AVOID
trouble. clay pipe near by adds credenc..
10 this theory.
William II. Griffin, proprietor Of saw
mill on Like MiSs1bssic, was arrgned At
Auburn, \. H., charged with puIluting the
waters of the lake with sawAu,t. He WIS
fined $40 and cost on eight counts. but ap.
pcaled on TO the supreme court, which will
decide the constitutonality Of the sawdust
law.
Frank Rivers was found Saturday evening
by police Off GER IN Parsons block. MIDI T.
sex street, Lowell, with knife wounds on TAI,
face and bruises on his body.
The body Of Alexander Laroe Of Lacona,
y. H., one OF the three rivermen who were
drowned at SewaIls Falls one week ago last
Thursday, was recovered.
John Borgsn, all employe at the pulp mil
at South Brewer, Me, had his clothing
caught, and he was whired around the shaft,
each time striking an oil tub. lie was killed.
Mayor Kendrick of Springfield has signed
the order authorizing the city solicitor to
proceed against the Boston n Albany rail
road for maintaining a nuisance in the de-
fectiye railroad arch over the main street IN
that city.
The 10th anniversary OF the Union Con-
gregatOnal Sunday school at Marlboro wa>
observed Sunday. with all historical sketrr
In the forenoon by Des. ID. K. GOOdalc aud
addresses by past superntend ents IN tbs
evening.
From present appearances II Is probable
that June |, 800 or more men employed in
the layout department Of the Berlin Rridge
company, at Berlin. Ct, will quit work
owing 10 new rule made by the manage
ment to the effect that the work in this aud
other departments shall be given to con-
tractors.
l.. l.. Walker, OF Marlboro, for ~ years
locomotive engineer on the Fitchburg rail-
road without a single accident, died at the
age OF So years. lie leaves IA widow, tire,
daughters and son. He was the oldest in
service OF all the engineers on the road.