Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-02
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NEW FngIand News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

The claim of w. & W. F. Boyd, of Mansfield,
against the city of Boston, for infringement OF
their patent for improved winkers for horses
brides has been paid by the city,
Ths RESIGNATION of Superintendent Prescott
of the Eastern railroad has not yet been accept
cd and strong efforts are being made to induce
him to withdraw it,
The missing currency referred TO IN the tele-
uranh dispatches Yesterday belonged to the Ma
tional Shoe and Leather bank OF Boston. The
currency stolen consisted OF hVe nall sheets,
each containing three $40 notes, and one $40
note and one sheet of SO.
4 meeting of the republican state central com
mittee was held on Saturday with view to ac-
tion upon the proposition to change the time
for holding the convention from September 9th
10 some other day. A quorum was not present.
and il was decided to send a circular to each
member of the committee to ascertain the views
of each one as to the change.
In the Boston board OF aldermen on Monday
permission was granted by vote of six TO five
TO such engine companies to attend the fire.
mems muster at Portsmouth, N. H., on the 9th
and 9TH of September next, as the committee on
fire department may deem proper upon con
sultatiou with the chief engineer, upon the usual
conditions, if in their opinion the same can be
done without detriment to the public good. The
vote granting permission was subsequently re-
considered, however, and the matter indefinitely
postponed.
BILE Of turning out six hundred barrels of -four
per diem, involving a daily consumption of
three thousand bushels of wheat. This grain is
all selected with the greatest care, and consists
of the very best grades ofsouthern and western
wheat, purchased in Baltimore, Richmond, st.
Louis Chicago, Milwaukee and Detroit. by
iudicious mixture of these different kinds of
wheat and new and ingenious adaptation of
machinery TO separate the tarina perfectly from
all extraneous matters, the highest results of the
art of manufacturing flour are obtained. About
= anita NJ e ,s,a.l Ea.
the operation of these mills, large portion of
which is, of course invested in supplies of wheat
in store and in trdlSitlt.
A Boston paper is authority for the statement
that bright boy Of that city, who was employ
ed by commission merchant, and always be-
fore found reliable and faithful, became inter
ested in the Ingleside races few days before
their occurrence and determined to be there, and
at the same time engage in speculation which
would enable him to do himself justice. Not
being possessed of sufficient capital TO carry ont
his laudable design he suddenly remembered
that he had little sister at home, whose golden
locks we're the pride OF the family and the envy
of the neighbors. On inquiry he found that
hair, especially of the blonde shade, was in
great demand and selling at very fair prices.
Accordingly, he provided himself with pair of
shears and during the absence OF his mother
clipped the hair completely off the little girls
head, so close in some places as to remove pieces
of the scalp. This done, he soon found ready
market for his prize, and with his il-gotten
cash purchased a ticket over the Boston and Al
bany railroad, and small stock OF prize candy,
which il was his intention TO dispose o: st lngle-
side. Being missed by his employer, the ser
vices of a police officer were called into requiSi
ton, and the lad was returned to his home.
MDDDESEX COUNTY.
Gen Butler made the Zion Primitive Metho-
dist church at Lowell the present OF a pulpit,
the other day.
The suburbs of Lowell were visited on Mon
day night by a raid from house thieves. The house
of Joseph S Rust on uale street was entered,
and all the silver ware within their reach taken.
The residence of Nathaniel Robinson was en-
tered through the cellar window, and eighty
dollars in money, q S35 watch and silver ware
taken. The money drawer of l. 5. Chase's
store was robbed Of seventeen dollars, probably
by boys These are the first general thiev-
ing operations reported here for o long time, and
the operators are probably from abroad, with as
vet no Information or suspicion at the police
headquarters IS 70 the perpetrators.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Friends society in Lynn intend 10 have
jolly good time AZ Echo grove next Friday
A woman thirgy-sight years old, who has had
seventeen children, thirteen Of them still living,
EGs charged with drunkenness before the police
eslurT OF Lawrence on Saturday morning.
An exchange speaking Of the account given
Of the recent narrow escape from drowning OF
Gen Batter, pats the matter in the following
y 4GA DC4AGA D-l .LEApC4 lEuLH Llt
yach- al On a July morning, temperance cap
Eai1 sure he looked, al bguor sellers scoruing
but ar before he reached the shore, this righte
Gus, rgaaiy rover, ss If 10 prove how frzI mel
are, was more thza half seas Over.a
/ terrible thunder shower passed over Have
hiL On Mlu1aT afternoon. As near a can {
Iscerraluesi 10 less than four houses were struc
6g hrn1lz1E and several persons have been s.
Vgrslv injured The house of Mr.. I. Huse,
CsglIrs street., seems to have been struck fir
and SET a ere in the attic. This was soon pI
Gu1. The barn Of Mr.. J. n. kimball, on Peel
srs hTa was struck about the same time, an
EF0 Variable horses and a large lot Of hay d
s-ruyed. By the timely arrival of the steamt
General Grant, Good VIII hose and ZOUave hoo
and ladder company, the house was saved. On
house on Essex street, owned by W. F. Batche
der, was struck, and Mrs. Bstchelder was som
what injured The lightning struck sever
houses at Ayers Village, HDd one in Methue
Altogether it was TIE ssFsrest thunder storl
ever experienced in that city.
DUKES COUNTY.
The speculative mania in building lots at Ma
tha's Vineyard, though not so widespread in Il
community, and not on so large a scale, niue
resembles the wild land specnlatons whiC
wrecked so many fortunes few years ago
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Sixteen of the sixty-fye deaths in Springfield
last week were caused by cholera infantum.
By vote Of the state central committee, I'll
democratic state convention for the nominatio
Of candidates for state officers, and for the pu
pose of electing four delegates at large an
four alternates in the next national democrat
convention, will be held on Thursday, the LAT
day Of September, at the city hall, Springfield
The democratic and conservative voters of til
several cities and towns in the commonwealth
are TO elect TO the convention one delegate fo
each city and town, and one additional delegat
for every fifty votes and fractional part of fift
cast therein for the democratic candidate fo
governor at the last staIe election.
AT the session Of the supreme court, q
Springfield, the case Of DIR. W. G. Breck VS.. TIL
Connecticut River road attracts much attention
The doctor sues the company for injuries don
10 his person by an accident which happened q
Northampton, for which he demands $40,
damages. Ex-Attomey General Hoar an
Judge Abbott are acting with other counsel /
the case. According 10 his own testimony, d.
Breck must be an extraordinary person, an
the amount claimed for damages sinks into ia
significance when compared with the doctor
estimate of the value Of his time aud services
The doctor testified that if his injuries permit
ted him to tarry till next November he shout
be ffty-three years old, and had been in III
practice of his profession for the last twent.
seven or twenty-eight years, about twenty-iy
of which, previous to this accident occurring o
the 18th of June, 1870, had been spent in Sprini
field. Up to that time he had had uninterrup
eddy good health, more than ordinary const
tuition, and powers of endurance possessed
Boston and Albany railroad, and also some 70
the Connecticut River road; much of his praC
tice had been the fatiguing work of surgery
and TO give some idea of his business, he a
tended for from fifteen to twenty years sixty
one hundred cases of confinement annually
amputated fifteen or twenty limbs every veal
made twenty or thirty medical calls every DAY
besides doing good deal of miscellaneous SUI
gerry scattered over his time, and responding
frequent calls for consultation. He had bee
accustomed to devote from fifteen to eightee
hours out of every twenty-four to his profes
sion, and in critical cases had attended
patient three or four days together withou
sleep.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
A case of small pox has appeared at Arnold
vile.
Another French teacher has run away frol
Adams, leaving several unpaid bills and a elias
with several lessons due them.
The Renfrew manufacturing company
south Adams have bought a mill at Dalto
winch they will convert into a warp mill
Inc amount OF fines and costs paid the di
trlct court Of southern Berkshire during Il
nrst year of its existence, is about $1,000,
nearly ezVO more than its expenses.
woman, almost too drunk 10 walk. with
child OF month in her arms and her DIRE
ioose, shameiessy exposing her person. w
one OF the street sights of Pitts6eld one dav Ia
week. 'i0 u"J 10