Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-04-13
NEW ENGLAND NEWS NOTES.

The Slatersville mill. at Providence, r. l.,
sas started up on full time after long period
Of idleness.
John Woodruff, of winsted, Mass, shot
and instantly killed himself. The cause OF
the act was dependency.
The IL resident Cinnamon registered at
Pittsneld, Mass, under the provisions of the
Geary act before Deputy Collector Drew OF
Boston.
Charles Roller. dyer for Charles Heritage
fell into "A tub of boiling dye ut HHmpden,
Mas. He was fearfully scalded, dying in
the evening.
Peter George died at the hospital, Provi-
dence, II. l., from injuries received by falling
through the scuttle In the storehOuse of the
oriental mill. He fell Il distance OF II feet.
In the United States District Court at Bos-
ton, Martha Morrison was found guilty OF
hnvfng sworn fuisely in pension appfica-
tion and was sent anced to four months in
East Cambridge Jail and lined slOO
An epidemic of typhoid fever, which broke
out at Windsor. VT, recently, has assumed
alarming proportions, over 100 cases being
reported. 1t Is thought that all the cases can
be traced TO the pollution of the water system
Sheriff Prevon Of Hartford. Conn, is at
Newport, II. l., trying to identify military
prisoner, Private Johnson Of Fort Adams.
with the murder. Of a man named Pike. near
Pdtnnm, recently. Johnson laughs at the
story.
While John Dillon, aud Thomas Glennon
were digging cellar at East Boston. the
banking caved in and buried the men. They
were quickly dug ont by the other workmen,
but were found to be severely injured inter
nally.
second operation was performed at Prov
idence, r. l.. on Louis Gobelle. who was in
jured by u. premature explosion. His life
will be saved, but 1t is believed that besides
the loss of the right arm he will be totally
blind.
Harvard college will adopt photography to
correct the rowing faults OF candidates for all
eght-oared crews. Snap shots will be taken
OF the crew from the launch. The expert
ment will be tried during the present months
races.
Mill No. 3, belonging to the Briggs Manu-
featuring Company OF voluntown, a village
nine miles north Of Norwich, Conn. was
burned to the ground. The mill was a wooden
structure and run 5000 splndles in the manu-
facture OF yarn.
Thieves broke into the stable of S. F.
Tewksbury at West Derry. \. H., and took
two horses. wagons and harnesses. Mr..
Iewksbury was aroused by the noise and
frightened away the thieves, but was unable
10 capture them.
Dennis Hayes, Jr., 10 years old. was run
over and killed by horse car at Lewiston,
Me. He was riding bicycle. and, being II
beginner, is supposed to have lost control OF
his wheel, which ran into the car, throwing
the rider under the wheels.
The town OF Northampton, Mass, is great
~ aroused over the actions OF grammar
school teacher who has placed cayenne pep
per on the tongues OF dIsobedient pupils.
The school committee upheld the action.
Nine pupils have been expelled.
Charles A. Taft, treasurer OF the Uxbridge,
Mass, Savings Bank, and a prominent busi-
ness man, was assaulted by Thomas Flaherty,
recently discharged from Mr. Tait's employ.
Taft was feled to the ground by severe
blow in the face. Flaherty escaped.
James W. Healy fell down a flight of stairs
at his home In Boston, fracturing his spinal
column. Death was almost instantaneous.
The police OF division 3 were notified and
they found Healey lying at the bottom Of the
stairway. Healey was 40 sears oi age.
Richard Peters of Gloucester county n. u.
discovered while In springfield, Mass. that no
had been robbed OF $500 by green goods men.
He went to New York to accept their offer
of $1,000 for $500. The money was given
him in box with the injunction not to open
it for certain time. When opened the box
was found to be stuffed with waste paper.
Burglars broke into the postoffice at Reho-
both, Mass, and looted the place, taking
about sl00 belonging to the government, and
nearly all OF the stamps. Postmaster J. G..
Marvel discovered the break and notified
state detectives and officers The indications
are that some persons familiar with thetprem-
ises did the work, but as yet there is no clue
to the perpetrators.
Hilbert Black, u brakeman Of the n. T..
n. II. & II. X. r., was coupling cars in the
railroad yard at Boston, when he was caught
between two cars and terribly crushed. He
was removed to the Massachusetts, General
Hospital, where he died two hours later.
Black was "a years OF age, unmarried and
boarded at No GA West Cedar street His
parents reside in Maine.