Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-29
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY

BOSTON AND NlClNlI1'
The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic
Association have erected an elegant hall at the
corner of Bedford Chauncey streets, Boston.
The Post says cit is noble structure, truly a
Temple of Art-an ornament and an attraction
of the city; and reflects great credit on the
association" 1t was dedicated with inter
esting and appropriate services, Tuesday even
ing.
Fred. Mead, one of family of gamblers,
was before the Boston police court, Wednes-
day morning, but the evidence against him was
defective, and he escaped with the rest of the
knaveS. One of the witnesses testified to pay
ing Assistant District Attorney Brewster
$1,000 for the suppression OF gambling, without
accomplishing any definite object
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY,
The police authorities in Lowell have ar
rested a wretch of man. who protested to be
employed in selling books, but was in reality
engaged in enticing innocent girls into Boston,
for the purpose of consigning them to lives of
shame. One girl of fifteen years fell into his
grasp, but her friends took the alarm and pro-
cured his arrest, and he was held i'll the sum
of $1,000 for trial.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY,
At elbow out" jubilee at Brayton's facto-
ry, North Adams, last week, MI. Brayton re-
marked that when he opened his mill in 1882,
wages for girls were AZ cents week and cali
co cost 81 yard now some of his girls earn
Sc a week and calico is sold for eight cents
yard.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The barn on DIR. Benjamin Barrett's place,
Northampton, was destroyed by fire, Wednes-
day night, 22d inst, together with three
horses, two yoke of oxen, two cows, calf,
pig, and a quantity of farming property. The
loss was $500. 1t was the work Of an incen-
diary.
The citizens of Northampton, at their last
town meeting, made the beginning OF free
library which is to be thrown open to the pub
lie about the LIST Of May.
There is lady in Goshen who was the first
child of her parents, the first erandchild OF her
grandparents, and the first great grandchlld Of
her great grandparents, BY what might be
termed poetic coincidence, she was born on
the first day Of the week, month, and year.
Edward Thomas Of Ware, while rowing
across the dam in that town, one day last
week, was carried over the falls, and several
men, who went to recover his dead body, had
the satisfaction of pulling him out safe and
sound.
They are getting virtuous and temperate at
South Hadley. AT their last town meeting it
was voted that there be but one liquor agen-
CIV in the town, and that that be removed as
far from the center of each village as is con
sstent with the law"
MAINE.
Deep religious feeling is reported to prevail
in Bowdoin College, many students Of irregu-
lar habits having been brought under convic-
ton" Some dissatisfaction exists in the med
cal college, and two of the professors have
resigned. Efforts have been made to remove
the school to Portland.
RHODE ISLAND.
John Kavanagh, employed in Aliens print
works, Providence, drank by mistake, on
Wednesday, a sufficient quantity Of oil of al
monds to cause his death. He had drank some
water which left an offensive taste in his mouth,
when companion loosely handed him the
bottle containing the poison, which was the
cause of his death.
CONNECTICUT.
David Hamlet, alias David Young, was ar
rested Monday evening, on suspicion Of hav-
ing been concerned in the robbery of the store
of A. B. Peckham, at Danielsonville, Saturday
night. He halls from Boston.
The Rockville tiremen have passed. series
of excellent resolutions, eschewing cards,
drinking, and late hours. Fines are to be i'm
posed upon those members who shall furnish
liquors at fires, except on order from the fore