Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-04
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
1t is understood that on the return of Mrs.
Parker, about the middle of the present month,
there will be services at Music Hail. in honor
OF the memory of the late Rev. Theodore Par.
ker. Mr. Phillips, Mr.. Emerson, and other
intimate friends, will speak upon the occasion.
There will be no funeral ceremonies, such.
In relation to the society organized for Mr..
Parker, there is, we learn some doubt as to
whether it will be continued permanently.
Services will, however, be held for the present.
Many who have acted with the society have
done so solely on the condition that Mr.. Par
ker was its head. AS there was but one Theo.
dore Parker, it becomes a matter of impossi-
bility to fill his place.
The woman's rights convention was held at
the Melodeon last Friday, the hall being filled
to repletlon. Mrs. Dali called the meeting to
order, and Mrs. Caroline NJ. Severance was
chosen permanent president In her opening
speech, she paid tribute to the memory of Rev
Theodore Parker. Speeches were made dur
ing the day by Rev Saml j. May, VIM
Lloyd Garrison, j. R. Hinton, Wendell Phil.
lips, Mrs. Dali Rev. James Freeman Clarke,
and others, but perhaps the best speech was
by Mrs. Moses, alias Harriet Tupman, a col
ored woman, for twenty five years slave,
tiN " nv Atto PCllOIulSu Tie NdluSlGSS aCl, VI
series OF acts, OF getting upwards OF fifty
slaves into freedom. She was received with
much applause, at the conclusion of which she
made speech, giving account Of various adj
ventures. Among others whom she has got
out OF bondage are her father and mother,
both nearly eighty years old, who are now in
Canada Portions of her speech were exceed
ingly amusing, and elected roars of laughter
Her narrative OF the recent rescue eases at
Troy, N. Y, where she was one of the princ-
pal actors, was quite graphic. She alluded in
feeling manner to Theodore Parker, whom
she had hoped to see when she came to Bos
ton; she also alluded to John Brown. When
John Brown died, she said, he shouldered the
cross for all the African race
A little Bloomer dressed woman on Wash
lngton street, yesterday, in black silk panta.
| looms, attracted attention. Her "suspenders"
were not buckled up enough or else her trow.
serS wanted taking in. She was bound for the
Melodeon and had under her protection a
strong minded red whiskered individual, who
carried the umbrella.-PoSt
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Proper arrangements are being made for
grand time at the Bi-Centennal celebration at
Marlboro, June 18th The citizens of West
boro' are making preparations to join heartily
in the festival The schools of these towns
with their teachers will form prominent tea.
ture of the occasion.
Between thirty and forty French girls direct
from Canada, arrived in Lowell last week, and
are to be employed in the mills of the Law
renee company. But one of their number
can speak English.
ESSEX COUNTY.
From the private records kept by the late
Rev. Mr.. Dimmi:k, of Newburyport, it APP
pears that during his ministry of forty years,
| h., IA, al,
and thirty five persons who were upwards of
sixty years OF age. OF this number, one
hundred and five were between the ages of
| sixty and seventy, sixty were between seven
| ty and eighty years old, fity-six between
eighty and ninety, fourteen were between
ninety and upwards, and two Of the latter
were over one hundred years old.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The examination in the Magistrates Court
at Weymouth, in the case of George C. Her.
sey, who is charged with producing the death
OF Miss Tirrell, was continued on Friday with
signal ability by the attorneys on both sides,
and resulted in the commitment of the accus'
ed to await the investigation of the Grand
Jury The testimony thus far adduced fails
10 fix the crime upon Hersey beyond a reason
able doubt; still the facts of this intimacy with
the deceased, of his having purchased strych
nine, and OF that poison having been found in
the stomach of the deceased, were sufficient to
raise a strong probability in the mind of the
magistrate that he is guilty.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
New Bedford has appropriated $1,000 for the
celebration of the fourth of July. That city
has also appropriated $4,000 for the purchase
of another steam fire engine.
Fall River has, according to a census lust
taken, 13, 239 inhabitants, 3,1G6 polls and 3'289
scholars in her schools.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
An interesting meeting of the County
Teachers Association was held at CoIeraine
on Friday and Saturday, May 26. Professor
Lincoln of Williams College lectured upon
"The Ideal Scholar" and the prizes for ESSAYS
were awarded to Misses Lydia Hall of Ash
field, r. E. burlington of AshfeId and Isabel
IL. Fisk OF Shelburne.
Joseph II. Wilder of Shelburne Falls has
caught one of the great northern diver birds"
and sent it to the state museum at Boston
The various animals and birds sent from
Franklin county are among the most interest
ing received
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
VIM. N. Flynt OF Monson, has brought
home from Illinois piece of one of Lincoln's
rails, which the Monson Republicans will
grow enthusiastic over it as the presidential
campaign advances.
Prot. Sweet, the great American tight rope
performer, is to perform in Springfield the
coming fourth of July. OF course he will
give the "pancraticals."
a new Catholic church is to be erected in
Springfield Mr.. Kelley of Brooklyn, is the
architect.
The bridge over the Connecticut, at the Ag.
wan Ferry will cost S58,000 There has been
subscribed already $4,000 The contractors
will take $4,000 worth of stock, leaving
$4,000 more to be raised
MAINE.
On Monday last, an affair occurred in Cam.
den between John f. Flint and George Ii
righe of Rockland, in which the former was
stabbed SO that he has since died of his
wounds.
The new circular saw mill of ID. +. & j. w
Hobart, at East Madison was destroyed by
fire on Tuesday night, 18th ut., together with
about AZ, 900 feet of hemock timber 1000 clear
capboards, about 40 cords Of wood and lati
bolts enough to make 100000 aths. Loss
about S25 600; no insurance.
The steam fire engine Greyhound, which
has been exhibited at New London, has been
sold TO the city Of Portland.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The republicans of MANCHESTER have organ
lied n Lincoln Club, with Orren G. Moore fol
its president
The citizens of Weare have taken prompt
and efficient action to prevent the introduction
Of the cattle disease and appointed a police
force to force back all cattle that appear on the
line, whether going out or entering in. The
Journal Of Agriculture calls on other towns 10
take similar action.
During the shower, Wednesday afternoon.
the lightning struck the house occupied by