Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-02-09
NEW ENGLAND NEWS NOTES.

The Maine state fair will he held at Lewis
,on S"pt. A..
Several ease. Of smallpox have been dis
covered in Boston.
Simeon Cook. 90 years, shot himself in
Saugu~, Mass, in Il 1T OF despondency. ana
expired instantly.
Nan " Whitchrr. the oldest member OF the
Canterbury Society OF Shakers, died at can
cord. y. H.. aged about 20.
New York. New Haven and Hartford rail
road will lease the Philadelphia, Reading
New England the PoughkecpSe route
The Jury in the ease OF \. NJ, Prawda,
| charged with the murl"r Of Mrs. Never, re-
turned n verdict Of guilty, at Portland. Me-
u. W Reeves. leader Of the American
Band ha, made an assignment OF all MS
property in Providence, Il. l., to Charles q.
Mumtord.
Patrick sheridan who was held at the SUI
| folk county iail, Boston, Il witness IN the
brown murder ease, has been taken TO the
WcstbCro asylum as insane.
christopher Donovan aged 81, was found
| in "A brock in front Of the bath house ON the
| Charles River at WATERFOWL Mass, frozen
stiff. by two men who were sPcaring Tor GELS
Miss Louise Imogene Quincy, the poetess,
entered upon her duties Us postmaster in Au'
burndale. Mass, the service recognizing no
such title ~ postmistr"s~ in third-ciass
| offices.
Lewis h. TAYLOR, accused of breaking and
entering aud then setting fire to building
! belonging to Chas. Il. Bccd Mt North Berwick,
| Me- was acquitted in the supreme court at
Saro, Me-
A bold robbery took place At Webster, Mass,
from the residence OF Henry Sellig some
unknown person entered the house and broke
open Mr. Sallic'- secretary, taking some bills
and specie.
The Saugaturk. Conn, Manufacturing Com
pany after long period OF idleness mas
started UP with force OF about 10 hiihuS'
They intend To run six days Of eight hours
each per week.
Walter A, Rogers. who. for more than u
quarter OF II century, has been clerk in the
Office of the Adjutant General Of MaSSachu-
sets, died at Salem, after long sickness.
His age was G2 years 10 months.
Patrick Gormley was waylaid and Knocked
down. beaten and robbed Of q gold watch and
some money at Brockton. Mass. Mr.. CORN
lev claims TINT there were three men In the
purty neither of whom he knew.
There is n ease Of tuberculosis in COW nj
Hayerhil, Mass. The animal has been $50
lated by order Of Inspector Dean. The mat
ter has created considerable excitement, as
milk from the COW has all along been supplied
to customers.
Miss Annie Hayes. aged - years, news
, paper compOsitor Of Blddeiord Me-, who re-
Gently became violently insane is dead. Hel
, father was former Biddeford publisher and
her mother. Mrs. Fenno Hayes was liter
{ ary writer of note.
/ Schooner Laura l.. Sprague, while goint
through the drnwbridge at New Bedford
= Mass, collided with the eastern a6utment
: staving n hole in her port bow near the waite
\ line. Rebounding to the west side III
. schooner carried away part OF the bridge.
The United States Senate has confirmed tn
y following nominations: Collectors OF Gus
e toms Thomas c. Day, for the District o
, Barnstable, Mass VIM. c. Waters, for tn
d District of Salem aud Beverly, Mass. Fran
W. Roberts. Of Name, to be Consul OF tn
T. United States at Nogales, Mex, to all q va
u cancy.
= Arunaway horse caused great excitement
fremont street, Boston, by galloping alon
:. the sidewalk and knocking men and wome
s to the right and the left. Eight person
were more or less injured, and several
them narrowly escaped death. number RI
ceived severe injuries. Scores OF others mar
aged to jump out of the frightened animal
path Just in time.