Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-07-21
CONDENSED NEWS OF the DAY.
New England.


William H. BRYAN % wears Of age, son OF
Clark W. Bryan. the well-known publisher
died at Springfield. Of pneumonia, compli-
"ated with Bright disease.
The American privst-er schooner Polly,
doing service during the war OF 1917, carry
ing ~ guns, and built In 1904, il now hArbor-
ing at BJothbay Me-, with u cargo OF granite
for BJstOn.
Horace Mattoon, 2j years Of age, fireman
ON the Boston 4 Albany railroad, Was
drowned in the W-stfed river while bathing
at Russell, Mass. His home was In saiem'
NY
Ezra Wentworth. aged Is, son OF Joseph \.
Wentworth, OF SacO, Me-, fell under risky
horse during IA circus parade. His skull was
fractured and his scalp torn.
Forty firms Of Middetown, Ct, have or
ganiZed business mems association, and
elected Henry BARNARD president, II. l.. Bar
ton secretary, +. r. Nolan treasurer and IN
executive committee Of seven representative
men, one from each trade.
Bids for constructing the dam and laying
the pipe Of the Hanover IN. H. Water Works
Company. have been opened and Lucien A.
Taylor Of Boston was the successful bidder on
the dam, but the pipe contract will not be
made for few days. Work will be COM
menred Immediately.
john Rollins Smith, 81 years Of age, one OF
Springfield hsIt known citizens, died Of ty-
phuid fever. About eight years ago no es-
tablshed the Springfield Iron Works. He
served as city engineer at Springfield Tor QUO
term, and was member OF the Appalachian
| Mountain Club.
There arrived at New London, Ct, recently
| on an east-bound train from New Haven, IN
| old lady of about IS, who Is badly demented.
| She refuses to give her name To the police,
| and before being arrested made several incl
frrual attempts to commit suicide by Jump
| ing in front Of trains and throwing herself
| into the river.
Filameu Davis, aged about IS years. was
| struck hy IL train at Ward Hill near Law
| renee, and fatally injured. he resided In
| Charlestown. aud had been visiting his wife,
| who is emplo yed at the Buena Vista Hotel at
| Wari Hill He Was standing ON the railroad
| track and stepped uut Of the way Of one
| train directly in front OF another be was
still alive when picked up and placed aboard
IL train bound for Boston, but died before
| reaching there.
On account the financial depression, the
| pulp mill at Madison, the largest III the
| world, has shut down The Madison wooden
mill also shut down. The thrift and pros
| pertv Of the town Is dependent oh these
| mills, and their shutting down will be Sc
we're blow. Five hundred people will he
thrown out of employment.
Mr.. Horace HHskins. senior member OF the
firm Of Haskins 4 Montague Of Boston is
dead. Mr.. Haskins WAS In business In Boston
for over forty years, and was eminentiy sue
c,.4Sful and esteemed by all his business As
sociates. His residence for years was In
Somerville. where he served for several years
| in the old town government and was mem-
| ber II the first board Of aldermen OF that
city. serving also H. representative TO the
General Court about 1880. He became inter
estrd in the manufacture of wood pulp, and
was one OF the organizers OF the fsnobscot
Chemical Fibre Company and the Pis"ata-
quis Falls Pulp Paper Company OF Maine,
being the president Of the former corporation
and general manager of both.
An important real estate deal has been
completed in Brockton, Joseph C.Snow selling
to the Old Colony Railroad Company Is acres
Of land east of the railroad and south Of
Elliot street for the new freight yard planned
. in connection with the changes involved In
} the adjustment OF grade crossings
Joseph Cyr. on whom "a derrick boom fel
at Pain er- Granite quarry at bddeford
; Me. last week, died Saturday night from his
injuries.
The Boston Maine depot at Hitter.
, Junction Wa broken into and the contents u
, the money drawer, amounting to about els
taken.
% la the Italian section Of Springfield, Guis
a eppe Mill was shot in the head The bullet
;, glanced and the injuries ART not dangerous
4 The name of the asIluut has not been ~
r "ertained.
d The body OF j. j. Grady, station agent 0
e the New England railroad at Hawleyville CT.
" was found ON the tracks few miles outsd
p" Of Danbury, Ct 1t is supposed that he fel
' from train and was run over.
-" " The Newell Bros. Button hanufacturinl
| u SDr all NJ ha N
y the country. will begin running on short tim
: three days week in the near future. Tn
-, reason given is the depressing effect on thsi
a =, business Of tariff legislation on buttons.
n While workmen were placing the 1nishin
N touches on the triumphal arch near Notr
Dame Church, Fall River, the structure co
lapssd and five men were hurt, as follows
John Layalle. leg broken; Napoleon Lsysll'
son Of the former, head badly injured an
wounds may result fatally Napoleon Berub
~ shoulder dislocated and head injured; Ps'
Laresseur. arm broken Alfred Lariver
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