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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
Not Exactly a Hold Up.

Portsmouth N. H-A man and
woman entered the cafe of the Hotel
National in Portsmouth one evening
last week and after giving a gener'
GUS order proceeded to take their
time to dispose of it. After waiting
until only single waiter was in the
room they sent him to the kitchen
after another order and when he re-
turned he found them at the open
cash register, the woman having a
handful of bills in her hands. The
waiter at once grappled with her to
get the money which he finally sue
ceeded in doing, although her com
panion tried to Illustrate his attempt
The scutfie brought several persons
to the cafe, and in the resulting con
fusion the couple made their escape
without being identified.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
PARCEL POST INDEMNITY
Instructions of Post Office Department
on What Insurance Lvvers.


Boston.-Informatio has been re-
ceived by Postmaster Mansfield from
the Third Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral TO the effect that for the present
the insurance of parcel post matter,
provided for by section 62 of the Par
eel Post Regulations, covers only the
loss or rifiing of a package, similar
to what has been done in paying in
demnity claims on account of domes-
tic registered mail in the past Pay
ment will be be made for damage I'M
less the article, which has been pre-
pared and wrapped as requn eu by the
regulation, is so damaged as to be
rendered entirely worthless. Each
such instance will be decided upon by
the facts, and no more definite state
ment can be made in advance as to
what action will be possible in a par
ticular case of this kind.
Addresses should in such cases
preserve the wrappings and an exam
ination, if practicable, should be made
on or after delivery at the Office of
destination, in order that the post
master may be in a position to state
also Whether it was adequately wrap
ped.
Pending the receipt of special
forms, now being prepared by the de-
partment claims for indemnity should
be made in writing by the senders and
addresses and postmasters, incorpor-
ating the requirements of section 62,
paragraphs 8 and 9, Parcel Post negu-
lations. This statement should be
acknowledged before a postmaster
without cost to the senders or address
| sees, or before a notary.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
new SHIP LINE To
MEXICAN PORTS
Boston Capital Will Back Pro-
posed Enterprise.
PORT OFFICIALS OFFER HELP
Three Chartered Bristish Steamers
Will Be First Equimment.
Much Freight
Available.

Boston.-Direct service between
Boston and Mexico by a new steam
ship line organized by Boston capital
with sailings from this port every ten
days, the first trip to be made in
about a month, is promised by ].
Acevedo, Mexican consul at Boston.
No plans for a enthusiastically
terminal have been completed, but
Chairman Hugh Bancroft of the port
directors has offered all assistance
and facilities at hand. The Chamber
of Commerce also stands ready to
help in every way possible.
The new line is to be in no way
connected with the long-proposed line
between Boston and Texas port, ac-
cording to Consul Acevedo. No stop
will be made at any except Mexican
ports on the Gulf. The line will not
utilize the Panama Canal at first.
The service is to start with three
chartered British steamers. Three
steamers will be built by some Am
erican ship-building corcerm, proDab-
ly in the vicinity of Boston, according
to Consul Acevedo.
The new steamships will be of the
combination passenger and freight
type of about 5000 tons. 1t is expect
ed that they will he ready in about a
year
There will be four ports in Mexico
iol,
communication by this service. vera
Cruz will be the CHIEF MeAILan port
Head offices of the line will be located
at Boston.
is to be the first port Of call, and will
he reached in about six days out from
Boston. A night run will be occupied
In making the next port. Campeche
in the State of Campeche, Vera Cruz
Is about $40 miles across the Bay O.
'Campeche and is reached in about q
hours.
The return trip will start from Vera
Cruz, but a stop will be maze a
Tampico, in the state Vi Iamaulipas
TTampico is about $50 miles north o
Vera Cruz and is an important rail
road terminus. 1t is connected by di
rect lines with Monterey, where juno
ture is made with the main line from
Mexico City up into Texas and will
the line running into central northern
Mexico. terminating at Ell Paso, tn
junction of important American lines
TTampico is connected also with Sal
Luis Potosi on the man me uetweel
Mexico City and the north and is t.
have direct connection with MeXic
City by a road under construction.
Enough freight is available in Mex
leo says the consul, to maintain tw
sailings a week from there. The eH
ports from Mexico will include hides
skins, metals, chicle gum, mahogany
sisal, hemp, broom root and othe
fibers.
Mexico will import from Bostol
shoes. leather, shoe and tanning me-
chinery, agricultural implements, ST
gar machinery foodstuffs, clothing
electrical machinery and weaving mi
chinery for cotton goods.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
New Hampshire Hunting and Fish
ing Notes.

A white hedgehog has recently
been on exhibition in Keene.
Harmon and Sherman Woodbury.
of New Boston recently killed a lynx
weighing 80 pounds.
Black bass from the United States
fish hatchery in Illinois have been in
Loon lake, Plymouth.
Charles Nicholas of East West
moreland is selling all the furs in
New York that he can possibly sup
ply.
Ralph Kezar, IS years old, of
Hampstead, killed a deer during the
open season with gun that had been
used in the Revolution.
Fishing through the ice at Enfield,
George Davis, Bert Evon and John
Parker took 35 pickerel and E. E.
Tucker and Will Ibey 20.
Lawless hunters near Exeter, since
the close of the open season, killed
deer, cut off the horns and threw
the body into the Swampscott river.
Harold Talbot of Swanzey was the
only resident of his immediate sec.
ton to kill deer, but he was gener.
Gus and invited his friends to a veni
son dinner.
All the lakes and ponds in Chesh.
ire county are now closed to the pike
fishermen, except Spofford lake
where they may enjoy the sport un.
til April 1.
The coon hunting season for the
Downing brothers of Derry gave
a record of 81, one dog running down
% of them. Last seasons record was
little better.
H. D. Gee of Westmoreland cap
tured a bird Sunday morning near
his home on Michigan street which
is very unusual in this section of the
country. The bird is what is known
as holhoell grebe and is about the
size of our common wild duck. The
bird is peculiar in that it cannot take
wing except from the water. The
bird was on land when found by
Mr.. Gee and was easily caught. The
native haunts of this species Of
grebe are in the Mississippi valley.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
INTERSTATE DECISION.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rules Against Railroad.

Barre, VIA decision of interest to
granite manufacturers has just been
handed down by the Interstate COM
MERGE commission in the case of Ben.
isch Bros. who sued the Long Island
railroad to recover demurrage and
track storage charges with which they
had been assessed.
The shipment of granite in Ques-
ton was billed out of Barre and con-
signed to the aforenamed parties, who
for want Of adequate facilities for un-
loading the same kept the car longer
than the rules allowed and the rail-
road company charged them for the
time involved.
The commission ruled against the
railroad, giving in its decision that il
derricks and adequate facilities are
not furnished no charges may he
made.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
Rare instance of LONGEVITY

Brattleboro, VIA rare instance
of longevity is found in the family Of
which Mrs. Eliza Morse of West Brat
tleboro, is the last surviving member.
The father of the family, James Mich
OILS, died at the age of % years.
His wife was IS years old at her death.
Mrs. Morse is SO years old. Her sisters
and brothers died at the following
ages: Sophia, 95; George, a. Soph-
roma, 80; Annie, 80. The aggregate
of these ages is 651 years
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
STATE PAY ENVELOPE.
Electors Receive Pay for Voting for
President and Vice President.

Observation-Disclosures electors are
paid by the Commonwealth at the
rate of So per day for their attend
ance and one dollar for each five
miles they travel to and from the
State House. The pay for the lectoral
College of 1913 is as follows:
At Large-John w. Cummings,
River .................. .$l7
William A. CASTOR, Boston 80. Z
Districts
I'D. F. Doherty, Westfield :. %
ED. H. Lathrop, Springfield 26
3-Frank H. Pope, Leominster II
John F. Meaney, Blackstone IA
81. Joseph O'Connor, Lowell II
6-Chas. A Russell Gloucester 13
Waiter H. Dreamer, Lynn >
S-Thos. E. Dwyer, Wakefield 8
9-James H. Malone, Chelsea Z
10-William Taylor, Boston 80. 7
11-Joseph H. O'Neil, Boston :. 7
12-James F. Powers, Boston :. z
13-Charles B. Strecker, Brook
line ...........s. ...........
IA. C. Drinkwater, Braintree 8
15-Thos. F. Higgins, Fall River IT
16-Geo. NJ. Harlow, Plymouth IA
Iotal ......... ...........''.. S1zo
Mr.. Harlow as messenger to carry
the certificate of the vote to Wash
ington is paid by the United States
Government.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
FORE RIVER YARDS BUSY.
Unfinished Contract Work Is More
Than $12,25O,0OO.

Quincy, Mass.-Unfinished contract
work at the Fore River shipyards
amounts to more than $12,250,000.
Never since the company started at
Quincy IL years ago, has there been
such an amount of uncompleted work
Contracts for the building of p
steam vessels have been accepted.
Among these are 13 warships for the
United States, a tank steamer for the
Standard Oil company three trawl.
ers for the Bay State Fishing com
pany and four steel car floats for the
New Haven Road.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
Worcester Plant Goes Up in Smoke.

Hollis, n. H.-The lumber manu-
factory and cooperate plant of Wor-
cester Brothers situated two miles
from Hollis village, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire Thursday night. The
workmen left about five o'clock and
an hour later flames were seen break
ing out from both sides of the mill.
The loss is stated at $4,000 with an
insurance of $4,000. The senior part
ner of the firm is Franklin Worces-
ter, late Republican candidate for
governor. BY the fire IS men are
thrown out of employment, and there
was a large amount of business
ahead.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
new HAMPSHIRE
NEWS NOTES
Items of Interest Culled From
Here and There
FOR THE BUSY READER
Grows Parsnips in January
Attempted Robbery
Other Items.

New Boston, N. H.-Thomas w.
Bailey is farmer living at New Bos-
ton, of Scotch descent, and has seven
children, three sons and four daugh-
tiers. 1t is reported that advices from
Scotland state that the father and
children, by the death of a relative
in Scotland are left the handsome
sum of $2,0O0,000 each, or $4,000, 900
in all. One of the sons is graduate
of the New Hampshire state college
and is employed at that institution in
an official capacity. Mr.. Bailey states
that he has four brothers in Scotland
all of them wealthy, most of the
wealth being inherited.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
Crimes and Accidents in New
Hampshire.


Fred Hartnell of Milford fell from
tree on Jan. 10 and died soon after
ward of fractured skull
Manning Stevens and Charles
Lloyd, Portsmouth young men, were
held for the higher court on charge
Of hen stealing.
Fred A. Boucher, of Fitchburg,
Mass, will answer the charge of en-
tering the Durham railroad station
before the grand jury.
Simon Goldberg, junk dealer, and
Charles Hutchins we're arrested in
Portsmouth as a result of an investi-
cation of navy yard metal thefts.
Parker R. Brown of Manchester re-
ceived severe injuries while unload.
ing hay from a car, when a bale
weighing several hundred pounds
fell upon him.
George Caswell of Plaistow, who
pleaded guilty to the charge Of kill
ing lis wife last May, has expressed
a desire 70 tell the full story of his
deed and what led up to it.
Santo SapianZo and John Sapianzo,
aged Is and IL, have left their homes
in Manchester. TIVE Polish lads, Ed
ward Scab eight years OF 1 Frank
Musal, nine, are also miss z.
Gladys Wheelock, a Smith college
student, suffered broken arm, Hazel
Timson fractured leg and four
others were less seriously hurt in
a coasting accident at Claremont
last week.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
Poisons Baby by Mistake.

Hartford. Conn.-Because of the ac-
cidental administration of poison
Gus mixture which the nurse believed
to be paragoric, Robert Banning, the
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs Bert Ban
ming, is dead The nurse became
cra2ed by the constant thought Of
what she had unwittingly done and
had to undergo medical treatment
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
LOWER TARIFF ON
SHOES is SOUGHT
Leather Association Holds An
nual Meeting.
KENT is NEW PRESIDENT
Postmaster Mansfield of Boston Ad-
dresses Meeting on Parcels Post
New President Speaks
on Free Hides.

Boston.-John S. Kent of the NJ. A.
Packard Shoe Manufacturing Com
pany, Brockton, was elected president
of the New England Shoe and Leather
Association at the annual meeting.
Mr.. Kent has served the association
several years as a vice president and
is at present president of the Brock
ton Shoe Manufacturers Association
He has also served as mayor of
Brockton.
Postmaster E. C. Mansfield ad-
dressed the meeting on the subject
of the new parcel post sys,eIn.
AN evidence that the public in
general is making use of the parcel
post for the transportation of mer-
chandise is found in the daily in
crease in the number of parcels re-
ceived and delivered" he said.
Since Jan. l the daily average has
been 1865 packages malIea and
1871 delivered.
Efforts to reduce or remove the
very nominal protective duties" from
the shoe and leather industry; the
question of increase of foreign trade !,
Importance to the industry OF the
South American tour planned by the
Boston Chamber of Commerce, and
the labor problem were referred to in
the annual address OF the retiring
president, Charles C. Hoyt of Brook
line.
Free hides and protection for
shoes and leather are twentieth cen
fury slogans of our industry" said
Mr.. Hoyt, that will live long in the
recollection of most OF us. EXcep-
tionally high records in the price of
hides and leather have been made
during the period uncer discussion, in
which the increase in population OF
the United States has been accom-
panied by an actual and important de,
crease in the number of cattle raised
giving our tanners and shoe manufac
turers food for most serious thought
of the future.
Just how the placing of shoes and
part of our American leather pro
ducts upon the free list applies tc
either the tariff-for-revenue principle
or to the much-discussed problem oil
the high cost of living is something
that the most expert mathematicians
in our own trade have been unable tc
discover"
In closing he said: Il will merely
mention the one other great question
that must be attacked and successful
ly solved by our trade if New Eng
lands prestige as footwear manu-
featuring section is to be preserved
and that is the labor question.
This has been veXatious and un
settling problem in at least one o.
two of our great manufacturing cen
tiers during the year, and the problem
does not at this moment appear to b(
any nearer solution than it was at tn,
outset. Both our manufacturers ant
our wage-earners, think, are agreed
that in our American Industrial lif,
today there is no place for eithe
dynamite or anarchy"
Boston.-After being in existenc,
for more than 100 years the Unite'
States pension agency in the fedora
building has closed it's doors for thu
final time, thus complying with al
act passed by Congress last Angus
abolishing the eighteen subsidiar,
agencies throughout the country an
consolidating them with the centra
pension bureau at Washington.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
An Unusual Will.

Duxbury, Observation-Disclosures of a
fund to train poor and needy chill
dren for the duties of citizenship is
the unusual provision included in the
last will and testament of the late
William j. Wright of Duxbury, the
millionaire, entered for probate at
the Plymouth County Court, Plym-
outh.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
LESS LUMBER SURVEYED.
Decrease of Yearly 100000 Feet at
Bangor in 1912.

Bangor.-Although 1917 witnessed a
marked revival of prosperity in the
Penobscot River lumber trade, the
report of the surveyor general shows
that nearly 100000 feet less lumber
was surveyed at this port than in
1911 and 100000 feet less than in
1910 The reason for this is that large
quantities of lumber shipped in 1912
were sawed and surveyed in former
years, but carried over to 1912, be.
cause of slack demand. Nearly all
the output of the mills last year has
been sent away, the wharves being
practically clear for the first time in
years.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
A Source of Much Income.

Concord, N. H. Charles B. Clarke,
secretary CT the fish and game COM
mission, has received from the sale
of resident hunters licenses, to date
the sum of $16,599.75, which he has
turned over to the state treasury.
Twenty-three towns have not yet
reported to the board, and unless a
settlement is effected at once the
matter will be turned over TO the at
torney general under the law.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
Load Goes Over a Bank.

A sled loaded with wood and drawn
by two horses went over 20-foot
embankment near the Daniel Webster
birthplace Friday afternoon. The &C.
cident was caused by the sled slew
ing on the icy highway. The driver,
Edward Clark, went down with the
load and escaped with only a bad
bruise and shaking up. One of the
horses was famed, but the outfit es-
capped with much less damage than
seemed possible in such place.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
One Severely Cut.

Portsmouth, N. HIN battle with
knives in Portsmouth Friday even
ing Gasparo Rento got an ugly cash
in his neck six inches long, and
barely missing the jugular vein.
Rento and his assailant, whose name
could not be learned at the time,
were arrested and the condition of
the former was so bad that he was
taken to the hospital. The other
man had several knife scratches on
the neck and hands.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
A Hand for a Cat.

Portsmouth, N. H.-William Daw-
son of Portsmouth, while going to the
center of the city from his home one
day last week, heard the loud crying
Of a cat. An investigation showed an
angora cat upon box which was be,
ing leased by terrier dog. Going
to the cats rescue he seized the dog
to pull it away when the animal bit
him on the right hand. Mr.. Dawson
washed the wound but it has since
become SO painful that he has gone
to the hospital and it is feared he
may lose the hand.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
IA Seek Nomination for Mayor.

Maiden, Mass.-Mayoral candidates
are to be had in plenty in Maiden
To fill the place of the late Mayor
George L. Farrell more candidates
have already come forward than ever
before in the history of the city At
the primaries to be held Jan. 28 it
is expected that fully ii men will
rim
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
Factory Inspector Makes His Report

Providence, R. 1.-The chief factory
inspector. j. Ellery Hudson in his
annual report to the general assem-
bly, says there were $500 places in
spected during the past year and the
number of employees in these estab-
lishments was 111,2S5 These figures
show that there are 1887 more male
adults employed than there were last
year. also an increase of 1890 in the
number of female adults employed
with a decrease of one in number Of
boys and of GO in number Of girls
employed.
Seven cases were tried for VIOLA
tons of law and resulted in fines
amounting to $265. = =
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
A Page of New England News
Suicide by Shooting.

Penacook, n. H.-Augustus A. Will
liams, an aged resident of Penacook,
committed suicide Thursday after
noon by shooting himself. He placed
a shot gun against his breast and
fired, death being instantaneous. The
cause is attributed to dependency.
He had three sons and made his
home with one of them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
plaalnn Parsnlps in January.

Auburn, N. H-Albert Hall, sue
cessful farmer of Auburn, thought he
wohld like some fresh parsnips one
day last week, so he investigated his
big parsnip bed and finding the
ground frozen to a depth of only four
inches dug quantity for himself and
supplied his neighbo.s, Digging pars-
nips the middle of January is New
Hampshire industry hitherto I'M
known.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
Vermont Kills Suffrage Bill.

Montpelier, VIA bill providing for
municipal suffrage to a limited num-
Der OF women has been killed in the
House of Representatives The vote
was 14S to CT. A municipal suffrage
bill for women previously had passed
the Senate.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
Close Limo on Moose.

vanceboro, Presidents of east
ern Maine, in that section extending
inland twenty-five miles from the Can
adam border have entered a protest
against the recommendation OF the
Fish and Game Commission for a
close time on moose.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
CUT INSURANCE RATE.
Modern Apparatus Saves Money for
Towns and Cities.

Boston-Petitions from suburban
cities and towns have been pouring
in on the New England Insurance
Exchange asking for reductions in the
rates on municipal buildings and as a
result it is probable that sweeping
changes will be made by the ex-
change by which thousands of dol
lars will be saved by cities and towns
maintaining modern fire apparatus
and motor apparatus
The petitions are the result of ac-
ton taken by Mayor Charles S. Tay-
Tor of Medford. He secured a reduc-
ton of 35 cents in the former rate
of $1.35, placed upon buildings in
that city. saving annually $4,000 on in
1urance.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24

Attleboro- Jewelry manufacturers
have issued warning to the jewel
ers to look out for a German manu-
facturer in worllman's guise who has
been masquerading in Attleboro fac
tories. He visited the local plants for
the purpose of copying American
methods and machinery to use III his
factory, it is said
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
Resignation of Jurist Accepted

Providence.-The resignation Of
Chief Justice Edward C. Dubois of the
supreme court, has been accepted by
both branches of the Legislature. Jus.
tice Dubois will receive full pay for
the remainder of his life.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
Nicholas is Arrested.

Dover, n. H.-Nicholas Zarimou-
gas. an employe of one of the Dover
mills, was arrested last Friday for
an assault upon a fellow workman
one Stitus Parascn, with knife. Such
assaults are said to be getting fire.
quent in the Dover mills, but what
can be expected of a man with a
name like that?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
Accidents on Slippery Streets.

Franklin, N. H.-The rain of Fri
day added to the amount of ice on
the streets in many localities, caus-
ing many accidents. In Franklin
George A. Gushing, head clerk at the
post office, fell and broke his arm
and Robert Wallace fractured two
ribs by a fall
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-24
Trustees Amounted.

Augusta, Me.--William A. Martin OF
Houlton has been nominated trus-
tee of the University of Maine, and
Charles H. Allen of Pressure Isle a
trustee Of normal schools by Cover
nor Haines