Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-10-06

CONDENSED NEWS OF THE DAY.


The wind is cold and boisterous in North
ern Maine Three inches Of snow fell in the
Rangeley Lakes last week.
Schooner Mamie c. Bohlin the second
Gloucester, Mass, vessel to sail to Norway
for mackerel, returned with sixty barrels Of
fish. Fishing on the Norway coast is fail
ure this season.
An unknown man was drowned from the
East Boston. Mass, fcrryboat, Hugh O'Brien.
The body was not recovered.
Gov. Russell has accepted an invitation to
visit AttleborO, Mass, and the fair there.
Jeremiah Murphy, an old and respected
citizen of UXbridge, Mass, committed suicid"
by hanging.
job Stafford, for over 90 years resident
OF Bennington, Vt, dropped dead. He was
81 years Of age.
James Simon, Jr., Of yergennes, Vt, while
playing with revolver, was fatally shot in
the neck.
Charles Danielson was arrested at Ports
mouth, n. H., charged with breaking and en-
tertng the store OF II. o. Hewett 4 Co.
Notices were posted in all the rooms OF
Wiley 4 Russell Manufacturing Company :
shops at Greenfield, Mass, announcing IL cut
in wages.
Notice OF reduction in wages to c. VI.
Lees help at Athol commencing Monday, the
average being 10 per cent, was posted.
William McCaffrey, aged 40, and claiming
to hail from Boston, while drunk and cross
ing the tracks OF the Consolidated road in
Providence X. l.. was struck by "A switching
engine and seriously injured.
Elizabeth Manchester. who mystcriously dis
appeared from Attleboro Mass, II years ago,
asbcen found. When she went 4 Saya search
WAS made fOrher but after monthsit 1t WAS aban-
dOned. She was lost to the minds uf her
friends until she rcappeared in Atlehoro.
Her home If III Philadelphia, but at present
she is visiting at the former place.
While passing beneath Branch bridge Prov
idenre, r. l., carrying condemned railroad
tie on his shoulder, John Rogers. n railroad
cmploye was struck by the locomotive OF the
Waterford freight and fatally injured.
William Shaw was arrested at Bennington,
Vt, charged with setting fire to NJ L. Bur
CESS stable. He formerly worked for Bur
gess and had been discharged. He waA ar
raigned and held in $4,000 for trial.
In the Portsmouth, \. H., police court,
Thomas Souther Of Seabrook, n. H., was ar
raigned, charged with perjury in falsely
swearing that Asa Beckmhn had sold him
cider. Beckman was arrested and held for
the grand jury on Southers testimony, South
~ b'iiH III Nutn lltlu III JOOO bOuuS, uul, III
default, sent 10 jail.
Israel Geit and William Hadock, left
Westerly, R. l., in a saihoat for stonngton,
CT. on Sandy Point, Hadock entered the
rowhoat attached to the yacht. Geitz, in at
tempting to follow. upset the boat Hadlock
WAS imprisoned beneath, but managed TO
keep hold of the seat. GeitZ started to swim
ashore and was drowned. Two men who Wit
messed the accident rescued Hadlock
The Barre, Vt, National Bank was entered
and the safe blown. The safe and furniture
were ruined, and the windows blown out.
The burglars got nothing however, being
frightened away before they could drill the
cash box.
Fir" was discovered in Central market
North Adams Mass. q wooden building. oc-
"upied by +, +. Goodrich, Wholesale grocer
and fruit dealer; Robert Darrow. tea mer-
chant, and the salvation Army barracks.
The building was Quilted. II was owned by
Goodrich, and was insured for ~ 900 In
surance on Gooirirh4 stock, 81, 900. The
loss will exceed that figure.
Dr. William +. Hutchinson, onr Of the best
known physicians of I.hode Island, a promi-
nent officer Of the Ii. A r.. Il lecturer and II
journalist, died suddenly u heart disease ut
Providence.