Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-06-23
CONDENSED NEWS OF THE DAY.
New England.


City Clerk O'Connell Of Lewiston, Me,
last week filed brit certificate recording
the birth Of the 23d child in family OF that
city.
There is a man In Appleton. Me-, who
was born red-headed lived that way for a
while, till his hair turned white, and 10
now waiting for II TO turn red again, as 1t
has already begun to do.
Mr.. Henry c. Clark OF Providence Il. l.,
has offered To give that city bronze statue
OF Columbus. to he erected on the Dexter
training ground. If the city will eNpend
5000 in improving the condition of the
field.
These constant changes of weather are
killing OFF the freaks. 4 Rumlord X. IL
man reports the death Of four-lcgged
chicken and twU-headed duck, and five
legged Vermont calf died suddenly of II
chill Wednesday
Now that cX GOV. Robinson hold- such a
prominent place in the public eye, the peo-
pie Of Grecnyilr, y. H., point ont Temple
street III thai town rs the road down which
10 or - Years ago the governor, then bare
foot boy, used 10 drive cattle.
The largest kettle in New England was
cast at Manchester, y H., "Wednesday. 1t
weighs 1900 pounds, aud j., feet aud II
inches across the mouth, has nange /
inches wide and IL inches thick. is feet
and IL inches deep, and varies in thickness
from to IS inches.
An English stoncmason was married IN
Hartford, and in the evening he celebrated
the affair in novel aud inexpensive man
ner. He hired two-Se tied carriage with
driver and rode through the streets, sitting
beside his bride and playing the latest tunes
on COnCertina.
The crop report OF the Massachusetts state
board Of agriculture for May gives promise
of good season for the farms and orchards.
Live stock wntcrcd unusually we'll \ large
hay crop is indicated Fruit trees, aside
from apple, and a fair yield OF apples is
promised. Destructive insects are reported
to be less prevalent than usual.
The blacksmith and wheclwright shop of
V. W. Jewctt in Morrisvilr, VI, was de-
Stroyed bv fire with part of contents.
Loss, SS0O; insured.
\ forest fire in Stroudwatcr. ON the banks
OF Fore River, Me, has burned over i've
acres, the property OF Mes>rs Clements.
The dynamite cruiser Nrsuvius came out
OF the dry dock at Portsmouth, " H., and
at once sailed for Boston.
The MiIdlc,cN district lodge, Independent
Order OF Good Tcmpiars. held a convention
with Spring Hill lodge of Marlboro.
Hon. Frank Jones will tender banquet at
the Wentw urth, Newcastle, y. II in July
to agents of the Granite State Fire Insurance
Company.
Horace Stevens, OF Charlton. Mass, aged
32, was overturned with three companions
in boat while fishing in Dudley, and
stevens was drowned.
At a special town meeting in Bennington,
VT. the sewer war was settled hy a vote OF
IA 10 - in favor of continuing the con-
struCtlon OF the sewer, and the work was
Immediately commenced.
The Marlboro Mass high school grad |
uatiOn exercises wee held in the Marlboro |
theatre. DR.. {. a. kesalN chairman OF the
local board " education. awarded dip umts
TO the y graduates.
Henry Call, an Odd Colony railroad en-
pIoye, fell OF switching engine at raun- |
ton, Mass. and received injuries from which |
he died. He was about Il years Of age and |
leaves a wife and one child, who live in |
South Boston.
Detective McIlenry, who obtained motor |
icty in the Borden case, was taken 10 Provi- |
dencc to answer to a suit to recover iii ,monlS |
alleged to have been sold TO him by George
Bassctt of Boston, The jury brought IN
verdict in McIIenry's favor.
Waiter johnson, T. years Of age, entered
The office OF \. l.. CLARK, a grain dealer. at
leomlnstcr, Mass, and during the pro-
prietOr'S absence robbed the money drawer
Of so. lie was arrested and the money re-
covered.
The police arrested at Augusta Me. James
lark of Denver. Cot, who is supposed 10 Ice !
implicated in the murderOus assault upon
Fred Moore at Gardiner. lie will he taken
% Gardiner for Identification. C'ark's ne.
count OF his whereabouts at the time OF and
,Inpp the assault - rTrar,lpI ~ IN
ls unsatisfactory.
Practically the cotton mill strike is over at
Biddeford. Agent Macarthur has yielded So
lar as to conceie some Of the minor demands
If the committee, and it is confidently eN.
Dected that most Of the Pepptrel aud La.
'Onia operatives will return to work when
he gates open,
James W. Dunn's bottling establishment,
Mcrdcn, Ct, was broken into by burglars,
/ safe cracked aud 500 secured.
Leroy Eastman, yardmaster Of the Plym.
,uth, \. H.. railroad yard, was hit Ey
look flying from an engine, and was per.
laps fatally injured.
Anthony p. Card. n young PIainlicld, Ct,
nrmer, WANDERED away from his home last
october while insane. Last Saturday might
us dead body was found in an old barn in
'oluntown, CT.
haN or DIo'k OF New bedford has dis |
harged Special Officer Henry c. Russell,
Who kept an escaped prisoner at his house
" night recently and procured team for
lin ip which TO 80 to Fall River the next
morning.
The First Church Sunday-school OF
has celebrated the 18th ami
'crslry Of its establishment Addresses
we're delivered by Rev Dr. Michael Burn
lam and by all the superintendent who
AVE had charge OF the school since 1850.
At Lawrence, while handling revolver
Alfred Roger OF 49, Lowell street accident
lly discharged the weapon, the ball taking
fleet in the muscle of bis sisters left arm.
The New Bedford Veteran Firemcn', As.
ocatton Is arranging for a hand cngin,
on the Fourth of July. Cash
rizes OF $3.50 800 and $50 will be offered,
eside silver cup.
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