Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-05-04
new ENGLAND NEWS NOTES.

Training ship Enterprise is getting ready
Tor her summer cruise.
Burglars entered the postonlce at Winchen-
don, Mass, and stole s4OO
The threc-year-cld daughter Of Arthur
Havey was drowned ut West Sullivan, Me.
Charles E. Conant was thrown from
horse and seriously injured at Dedham, Mass.
The three men suspected Of robbing W. H.
Durrells house in East Dedham. Mass, have
been arrested in South Boston.
Abram Malkins.5 years Of age, climbed into
the rear end Of an Zee cart at Boston and
then fell cut, being killed by striking on his
head.
Two additional eases Of mall-pOX, one ut
West liOXbury and the other In Dorche ter
have been discovered by the Boston heath
officers
A freight wreck occurred at Greenfield,
Mass. Three cars were derailed, and Frank
Landry, Il brakeman was thrown on recetN-
ing injuries from which he died.
Michael sherlock, the supposed gentleman
burglar Of stockbridgc, was tried at Pittslleld,
Mass, for burglarizing the Episcopal Church
at Lenox, Now II. 1893. Judge Tucker held
Sherlock for the grand jury fixing his bail at
~ 800.
Published reports concerning the freshets
near Lancaster. n. H.. have been somewhat
exaggerated. The water did not come within
two feet of reaching high water mark. and
did not come within ilfteen feet OF the Court
House foundation.
Station Agent Frederick Tomliuson OF
Brantford, Il. l.. charged with manslaughter
for having neglected to warn Samuel Stent,
who was killed at the rros5ing near the sta
tion four weeks ago, after n trial lasting three
days, was acquitted.
A serious row occurred iu the woods be
tween New Bedford, Mass. and Fall River,
among a gang OF Italians employed on the
construction OF railroad. knives and pis-
tolls were drawn. hut 10y timely interference
bloOdshed was ayertrd.
Oscar CoweIl Of North Attleboro. Mass,
OF the jewelry firm OF COwel Hall. has
been pronounced insane, and was taken to
the insane asylum. His ailmcnt is said to
have been caused by severe attack of la
grippe and business troubles.
Helen q. Southwick. the 7-year-old Lynn,
Mass. girl who, ut the risk Of her own life,
saved her companion. Ethel Currier, also Z
years Of age, from drowning when she fell
through the ice Oh Slulce pond in Lynn. last
| December, has been awarded medal hr the
/ Massachusetts Humane Society.
4 Daniel T. Parker Of South Weymouth,
! Mass. committed suicide by shooting
himself through the heart with a 3S-calibre
revolver bullet. He was Il years Of age, and
had been in the leather remnant business.
The deed was committed while suffering
from temporary insanity. He leaves widow
and one daughter.
Fire caused about $50 900 damage in Leo
| pold Diamonds dry goods establishment,
/ Providence. RI Damage to building, $4,000 {;
| insurance, 80. 900 to Mr.. Diamonds stock.
about $4,000: insurance s3S 600. The fire
| is believed to have started from spark from
! Rn are light in the millinery department.
George c. Gardner. fireman, was badly in
| jured by falling down an elevator we'll.
The Marlin Firearms Company OF New
! Haven, Conn, has received nm order for
! 10 600 stand of arms. and will resume work
with full force and on full time. The order
| Is fora special repeating gun, hummerless and
! to burn smokelesS powder. 1t will he OF 30J
! calibre. The CompanyS officers refuse to
say for whom the rifles are. but 1t IS under
stood that 1t is not government contract.
The town almshouse at Ellington. Conn,
in which there are thirteen inmates, narrowly
ESCAPED destruction bv fire. The inmates
were all asleep when BeighbOr. John Wat
| kins, discovered fire burning through the
! roof. The blaze was eNtingulshed with small
! loss. Many of the inmates are helpless and
there would probably have been great loss
of life but for the providential discovery OF
the fire.
A New York express on the Boston & Al
bany had narrow escape from serious acci-
dent about mile east 0f Worcester, Mass,
Six Young fellows placed n hand-car across
the track on which the train was coming.
The foreman of track repairing gang saw
the ear just rs the express came in sight, and
with one of his men, rushed it or. The en-
gineer put ON his air brakes, and the collision
was barely averted. 1t Is not believed the
| boys intended to wreck the train. They pro-
baby put thu haud-car on the track intend
ing to steal Il ride, and the express train
came upon them unexpectedly.