Worcester daily spy., 1871-04-18

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| reputation. The races will probably cover TWO
days giving up the first to the grand university
race and the other college contests, should any
be made up, and the second to both college and
citizen crews. Ii will be observed that Yale has
as yet taken no part in the movement. Presi-
dent Ford, of the Yale navy, was in town on
Saturday, and informally consulted some of the
delegates, but did not attend the convention, not
being authorized by the Yale association to do
so. 1t is believed, however, that now that the
movement has become a national one, the differ
ences between Harvard and Yale will be ami
cably adjusted, and that Yale, with the other
colleges where boating is practiced, will send
her university crew to the regatta"
| HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Northampton has seven survivors of the war |
| Of 1S12-Seth Strong, John p Strong, Ahsel
Jewett, Capt. Allen Moses Breck, Albert Pease
and Cornelius Delano. None Of them, now.
ever, are able TO get pension under the recent |
! law of congress; the law provides that in order
! to receive its benefits, the applicant must nave
been in service at least sixty days. and they all
| fell short OF that time from three to five days.
| FRANKLIN COUNTY.
| The grand iury at Dedham found no bill
! against Mrs Prof. Denton and Mrs. Mary Clarke
for stealing United States bonds from James w.
| Harris.
| BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Miss Conelia Batch, postmistress at Sandis-
field, has resigned in favor of George Butler.
Frederick Smith, of Sandis6eld has made
800 pounds OF superior maple sugar from 500
trees, this season, besides a large supply of mo-
lasses for home use-an extraordinary yield.
A wedding is soon to take place at Pittsheld,
the parties to which were engaged twelve years
ago, but owing to the incorporate habits of the
groom the match was broken off, and he went
to western city, where he reformed and be-
came prominent in his profession. Last sum-
mer the parties met unexpectedly, renewed
their acquaintance, and are to be married
shortly.
tramp called at the house of Pittsfeld
lady, the other day, and after disposing of the
breakfast which she furnished him, produced a
handsome ring, which he offered for dollar
and his breakfast She paid him the dollar and
took the ring, but found, after his departure,
| that some initials were engraved on the inside,
| which, together with the fact that the ring is
worth $40, lead her to suspect that it was stolen,
and she will return it to any one proving prop
erty.
The Cheshire man, who recently advertised
fot wife, got thirty-seven answers, but suspects
| that ten OF them were from men. One applicant
| made trip to Europe contingent on the ac-
| ceptance Of bis hand, and another wanted him
TO come and see her, but not let the old man for
| whom she works know anything about it, as the
! old man wanted her for a wife, but she didn't
want him. The advertiser didn't 90, but took
one of the others, and is now comfortably settled
down.
MAINE.
The following particulars are given by the
Bath Times of an affair mentioned recently =
Some time last week stranger visited Small
Point having in his possession chart of the
coast, and stated to one of the residents that he
desired his aid in obtaining a large amount of
money which was buried there. This resident
being a practical man and not having much
faith in digging for money, was at first not
much inclined TO accompany the stranger, but
finally yielded to his desires and set out with
him for the hidden wealth. They proceeded to
a certain point marked out on the chart where,
after digging some two feet, large stone was
exposed to view under which was a box contain
ing S2OO Peruvian coins all of the same date
and which had evidently been obtained direct
from the mint. The stranger taking the larger
amount of this money, departed from Small
Point. Yesterday afternoon the captain who ac-
companled him and who saw him dig the money
was on our streets exhibiting number of the
| aug up pieces, and many of our citizens must
| Dear us witness that they have seen and handled
| the coins 1t has created not little excitement
| IN TINS vicinity, and Small Point will undoubt-
| edly be well searched over the coming season."
| NEW HAMPSHIRE.
portsmouth policemen are no longer allowed
witness fees.
| The centennial anniversary of the Rev. Hosea
ballou's birth will be observed in Portsmouth
| on the 3Oth instant He was settled in that city
| from 1909 to 1915.
The Concord granite company has purchased
seven acres of land adjoining their present
works, in order to erect more buildings,
Inc work of clearing out the Cocheco river
so as TO improve navigation between Ports
mouth and Dover, is to begin Immediately.
The government officer in charge Gen Thorn
has been over the ground
The locomotive Ahquedaukin, attached to the
down mail train on the Boston, Concord and
Montreal railroad, was thrown down an en-
Dankment about two miles above Lisbon on
| thursday, by the breaking of ceutre-belt The
tender was thrown off the track, but no one
was injured
Inc Dover Enquirer says: "a runaway mar
rage, short time since, created quite an ex-
cltement IN Strafford. One of the most beauti-
ful and lovely girls in town, the daughter of a
wealthy farmer, fell in love with a dashing
young schoolmaSter from Rochester who also
gave her his heart, and they went to the minis
terS privately and had tie knot tied fast Father
and mother were not willing, but we reckon it
will all come out right. All parties are highly |
respectable"
VERMONT.
J.C. Houghton, Jr., late cashier of the Orange
county national bank, has been appointed cash.
ier of the First national bank of Montpelier, in
place of j. G. Taplin, resigned.
The remains of John Q. Dickinson, recently
murdered in Florida by kuklux, will arrive in
Vermont to-day. The funeral will be attended
| by GoY Stewart and other prominent citizens of
| day.
The mills and other buildings of the West
Castleton slate and railroad company were de-
stroyed by fire about II O'Clock Saturday night
| Inc mills were operated for saving and marble
| lzlng slate for mantels, billiard tables etc A
| large amount of manufactured goods and ma
| chlnery were burnt Loss, $3.50, 900; insurance
| ABOUT S54,OOO. The mills were owned by Thomas
X. Hazard, who had recently purchased the
property of the insOlYent company
A discussion in a Boston paper concerninp
the existence of female Freemasons brings out
a statement from correspondent, who says he
is ''well acquainted with two ladies who have
received eight degrees, and who are the shining
lights of iourishing lodge in Vermont. The |
circumstances of their admission are very in. |
teresting, and closely related to certain we'll |
known adventures in our late war, when these
two heroines followed, for over a year the for |
tunes OF one of the Vermont regiments"
CONNECTICUT.
Rev. Joseph P Brown, of Moosup, has received
and accepted a call to the Second BAPTIST churcb
in New London.
The steamboat dock at the Greenwich landing
has been washed away during the winter and
efforts are being made to rebuild it,
New Havener has recovered 1915 DAMAGES
from the gas company for killing a shade tree
by escaping gas.
The Hartford city guards have voted to invite
the New Haven grays to be their guests at the
inauguration of Jewell.
The city charter for New Britain went into Of |
iect last Monday. The borough officers are in
power until to-day, when the newly elected citv
officers will assume their duties.
Inc only enid OF Mrs. Lander of New London.
AA'NS iSoS thhh tNO years OlQ, was fatally |
poisoned short time since by eating number
of ofsugar-coated pills which accidently came with
in its reach
The Yale divinity school has now Buckino.
ham protessorship of sacred literature, SO named
for the Hon. W. Buckingham, who has given
TO the fund for instruction at different times he
tween $4,000 and $40, 900.
The senior member of the house, who will
preside at its preliminary organization is David
A. Daboll of Groton, the well known surveyor
and mathematician. Mr.. Daboll was member |
IN 1888, and then, as now, a democrat.
The Granite State having been thoroughly |
oyerhauled, has taken the place of the steamer |
Clty OF Hartford, on the Hartford and New York
New York nv ''''i0 VI
wda nGgn a Mahan, laborer on the Valley railroad
Middle Waddor N 'he Connecticut river opposite
o.me1s emnsed ad "a oeen drinking freely when they at
tempted 10 cross the river in boat which nnset
man named Audrey j. Lee was arr arrostoJ PSF
few days ago in Moodus charged with burSIarl "
lously entering the house Of Brainerd Gates and
attempting to commit rape upon vonn5r ia1 anu
living with Gates. He had an examination raoy ny