Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-27
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new England News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Eben Touriee has been elected president of
the Boston Young Mems Christian association.
Our readers will find advertised in our col.
umns to-day list which includes the names OF
some of the most distinguished lecturers, read
ers and musical characters in the country.
They are all connected with the American lit
erary bureau, the New England department of
which is managed by Mr.. b. W. Williams, 119
Washington street, Boston. He has had long
experience in the business, and will be able to
give satisfaction to lecture committees.
Edwin c. Parker, one of the boys sent to jail
for setting FIRE to the schoolshp Massachusetts,
received pardon, a few days ago, on condition
that be would leave the state and not return I'M
iii he had reached the age of twcnty-one years.
He took his departure for California in the after
noon. One other of the boys has already been
hardened, and the sentence OF the remaining
two. Manahan and Agin, will expire next De-
cember,
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
A committee Of the Lowell city council has
held seven long sessions for investigation of
charges against the board of water commission
ers Of fraud in the award of contracts and gem
eral incompetency. The committee report that
they find no cause to censure the commission
ers, but award commentator instead, for the
skillful and faithful performance of their ardu-
Gus duties.
AT Lowell, on the 25th, Mrs Francis Cassidy
was arrested, charged with abducting Emma
NIlDSOn from UtT nome Ill 1eaDOuy, ana pldClHS
her in house of ill-repute on Charles street
The girl, who is only fourteen years of age, was
prevailed upon to go for the ostensible purpose
of doing homework, but ascertaining the run Of
things day or two after her arrival, she re-
turned home, when her parents had warrant
issued for the arrest of Mrs Cassidy, who was
taken to Peabody for examination.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Lynn cherishes the belief that with ga fine
market, two elegant opera houses, and spa
cious seaside hotel, with detached cottages" it
would be able 10 " take rank with any other
manufacturing town in the country, and with
the best and most popular seaside resorts"
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Springfield Union says: "Several Of our
streets might be much improved in appearance
with very little expense, by picking up the old
hats, boots, stove-pipe and hoop-skirts, that now
adorn them. The south end of Water street
would be included in the number, which now
completes with Hancock street for the champion
belt for cast-of clothing. 1t is a singular taste,
indeed, that permits families to make the street
in front of their dwellings the receptacle for all
their old traps"
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Amherst is in want of better hotel accommo-
dations
The Amherst agricultural college glee club
are soon to start on musical tour.
An unusually large number Of students are
expected to enter Amherst college this year.
The Durfee pfant house at the Amherst agri-
cultural college is in fine condition, ana attracts
daily aslHfge number of visitors.
>l6was incorrectly announced that L. Bradley,
M, was captain of the Amherst university crew.
9 No captain has been chosen.
The Amherst college glee club have received
an invitation, which they have accepted, to assist
in the exercises of Decoration day at Ware.
The students of the Amherst agricultural col
lege turned out Thursday evening in honor of
the recent appropriation made by the senate for
their benefit. torchlight procession and sa-
lutte of twenty-lour guns were the principal fea-
lures Of the celebration.
The Mclean college base ball nine, of Am
herst, play the Easthampton seminary boys
Saturday. The Nic8ans have sent an invita-
ton to the KekeOugas, of Fort Wayne, Ind,
who are to make an eastern tour, to play them
at Amherst, and they also hold themselves in
readiness to answer all challenges.
The First Congregational society of Amherst
realized $500 the past year from pew rents.
They expect soon to be clear from the debt in
CURED by building their new edifice. The soci-
ETY. have just received gift of $1,000 from Wells
Southworth, Esq, of New Haven, Conn, to aid
in paying their debt.
Post 86, G. A. R., of Amherst, will observe
Decoration day next Tuesday. They have in
vited Co. G, I'd Reg. NJ. V. NJ, and the Pacific
Lodge, F. and A. NJ, TO Join with them. In the af
ternoon there will be collation. for those TAX
ing part in the exercises of the day, and for in
yited guests.
The Amherst college "Social Union" prize de-
bate will come off at College hall, Friday eve
ning, May %. The speakers from the AleXandrian
society are H. W. Eldredge, of Kensington, N.
H.; p N. Haskell, of West Bloomfield, o.; L.
E. Hitchcock, of Chicopee, and F. NJ. Packard,
of Orange; from the Atheneum society, C. II.
Brownell, of Peru, Ind. K. G. Rockwell, of Le-
nox; D. L. Holbrook, of Chicago, H.; and A.
]. Benedict, of Bethel, Conn. Music by the
Springfield armory band.
MAINE.
The Belfast Republican Journal of the 25th
contains an account of an aerolite weighing
twelve pounds, which fell in Searsmont on Sun
day.
A lady in North Vassalborough, wife OF one
OF the oldest citizens, during the past year, be-
sides performing her usual household and do
nestle duties for family of five, woye 1000
yards of carpeting, reeled and colored 800 yards
OF the same; covered a centre-table with sea
shells, 1890 in number; and in the meantime
made a trip TO the seashore.
Snowman in Maine wanted to exhibit an
Egyptian mummy, and attended at the court
house to obtain permission. "What is it you
want to showg' inquired the judge. IAN
Egyptian mummy more than three thousand
years old, said the Snowman. "Three thou
sand years oldP exclaimed the judge, Jumping
to his feet, and is the critter alive"
Maine judge has recently laid down the
law in regard to the obligations of common car
riers. The suit was brought against the railroad
company by passenger, who, on being asked
by the conductor for his ticket, which had been
previously demanded and given up, was, in
CONSEQUENCE of the short memory of that off,
cia greeted by him with the most violent Ian
guage, and with threat of splitting his head
open, accompanied by the shaking of fist in
close proximity to his face. There was no phys
ical assault but such an attack the law regards
as technical assault, and as it was proved that
the employers of the conductor on being in
formed of the fact did not discharge the man,
but still kept him in his position, the court in
strueted the jury that the case was one of ex-
emplary damages. The jury accordingly re-
turned a verdict for IS 800, which the appellate
courts, sustaining the decision of the first fudge
refused to set aside.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Charles Leayitt, of Suncook, riverman, was
drowned at Hooksett Falls Thursday afternoon
He leaves family in Suncook.
Levi Lyman of Walpole has given the gener-
GUS sum of $1,000 for the establishment and
maintenance of the New Hampshire orphans
home.
On the 21st, Mr.. John Fogg of Tamworth was
found dead, with his head in q spring. II is
supposed he was taken with a fit. His age was
fifty years, and he leaves wife and two chill.
dren.
Mr.. Baird of Maine the foreman of the
gang Of men who were working through the
summit on the Claremont railroad extension,
and who was injured by falling stone a few
days SINCE is not expected to live.
L. b. Towle, of Hampton Falls, offers five
dollars for the largest and smoothest specimen
u INT 1IOpHy pOInabO e8llDlteQ the coming
fall. The fruit to be raised from plants bought
OF him personally or through Exeter dealers
The Nash stream improvement company at
northumberland have spent S15,000 and will
spend $4,000 more in improving the stream for
lumber driving The company have driven out
ber F-' '"
The shoe factory at Bocawen Plains. owned
by Charles W. Webster, of Boston, was entered
ment window, and shoes to the value of abont
one hundred dollars stolen. Some Of the missinS
property has been found near the track Of HE
Northern railroad, supposed to have been dron-
ped by the thieves in their flight.
The Nashua Telegraph has the following: A
wealthy physician, residing in a remote section
of Hillsborough county, recently had occasion TO
make professional visit to his mother, an old
lady of nearly four score and ten and for said
visit charged her the usual fee, to pay which she
was obliged TO sit up at night and knit socks,
short time since the venerable mother died at
the residence of another son, man of moderate
means, where she had found a home and tender
care for upwards of fifteen wears and nv hin,