Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-09-01
CONDENSED NEWS OF THE DAY.
New England.

Gertrude Connolly, aged 8, residing in Nal
den, Mass. was confined tothc Maiden hospital
with II ease Of hydrophobia that proved fatal.
DIR. c. W. Linn, of Oxford, Mass, was at
tackled 10y two tramps who stopped the horse
and pulled the doctor from hfs carriage.
They throw HIM violently to the ground, and
robbed him OF his money and watch. Inc
hiShwaymrn escaped.
Mrs Bctsrv Saunders, Of Norwalk, Conn,
celebrated the 1881 anniversary of her birth
She is the old"at person IN Fairfield county
William T. Realty Of Providence, Il. l., was
burned to death 10y the explosion OF a lamp
while visiting his-iather in Attleboro.
burglars blew of the door of the safe in f.
G. Parker's Office at Lowall, Mass, but Sc
cured little booty.
The 2-year-uld tuughfer OF Albert Carlson,
OF WorrcStcr, Mass. was burned to death III
tn" presence of its mother.
Alfred VI. Olsen. OF Cranston, Il. l., Is un-
der arrest for folonous assault upon Mrs.
Spphrtna Carlson, of Providence. Olsen was
held without ball to await tn" result of the
womans injuries.
Henry T.. SugIatt, II Lawrence, Mass, was
knocked overheard from the yacht Gwrnn, at
Southwest Harbor, Me-, and drowned. His
body was recovered.
The Pawtuckct Cabinet Company, through
its treasurer, Clarence +. Kinney, has made
an assignment
Albert Carson, 80 years old, blew out his
brains at Long island, Portland har-
hor. He Rd been dcspoudcnt for weeks.
He leaves "A widow and four children.
Mrs. William Kibbc Of stafford, Conn, has
sued the borough Of Stafford Springs for
5000 damages for injuries received by fall
ing on an icy sidewalk last January.
Among those who suffered most severely
from the great storm Of last week We're the
peach growers Of Connecticut. The indica-
tiOns ar" that the best Connecticut peaches
will be scarce and high this year.
negro named Thompson murderously as
saultcd another named jenkins with a knife,
at the TOboggan Slide, "A notorious resort III
Portsmouth. The as'aiant was locked up.
Ex-Shcrin Silas H. Brigham Of Lisbon.
n. H., who has been cOntesting the election
OF Sheriff c. o. lIurlhurt OF Grafton county,
has agreed to stop further proceedings, Civ
ing as his reasons that the expense is more
than he Is willing to bear.
Emma Hall. a notorious character Of Pruvi-
| deurr, tried to murder Ambrose Ward her
| paramount, 10y cutting his throat with large
| knife, a- TIA" man was about to eat his dinner.
| The wound is serious and the woman Is under
arrest
The government schooner Grampus, attach
| ed to tn" fish commission. with headquarters,
! AT Woods lIOll. was considerably damaged in
tn" gales while conducting experiments in
| the gulf stream, 100 miles east ut SANDY Hook
Henry Fanrher, a young mau Of iuwlcy-
| willie, Ct, who is prominent in the work Of
| the FJurfOld Gospel, "A religious body that
| has held meetings in that section, Is under
bonds on charge Of assault ,prrfcrredby Miss
| Pitcher, ais Of liawlryvilc and Il c0-worker
| in the cause. Miss Pitcher testified that she
had been engaged to Fanchcr since Good Fri
day, and that the assault took place on a fish
ing expedition Aug. 5. All this Fan"hcr
| denies.
John Auider. aged %, a hostler nt John F.
| Morrill, hotel, COntoorook, y. H., was taken
! with cramps while bathing and drowned.
| Among the fourth-'ia-s postmastcrs ap-
| pointed were the following Connecticut
| Mrs. j. VI. Buell., Bantam; J. J. Ln-kry,
! Union city; w. II. CoIrpuugh, WoodhN.
! Maine G. +. raits, East Madison Susie NJ.
| Roberts, South Pcnob-rott II. W Gilman,
! Wet Pennington. New HnmpshIr" Mary
| \. Pray, Center Ossipce; Helen j. Bean, Gil
manton. j. ". Murray, Milton Mills u. T..
Wilder Newton l., VI. Abbott Rumney; Mr.
| 4. h. Hodgdon, Rye; J. A. Davis Went
worth. Vermont Alic" u. Bowman, Alhur-
r. L. French, Glover; Il. A. Hunt, johnson.