Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-10

Penobscot and Piscataquis, during the mne
months ending Sept Both, as returned to the
United States revenue officers, amounted 10
S1,475,705.95.
Alden Bowman was the first child born in
Fairfield, and is the last man who has died
there. In the eighty-three years Of his life he
killed forty-seven bears, and never went out OF
town after them. The cultivation OF bears IN
Fairfield is an undenabe success.
The cotton factory of Messrs. Sprague of Ken
nebec has been started up. During the past sea-
son, and since the destructive freshet, new ma
chinery has been added and old machinery made
as good as new. Probably the entire works VIII
not be put in operation Immediately, but when
the entire machinery OF the mill is in operation,
employment will be given to about three hSn-
drcd operatives.
The Kennebec journal says :--"Ou Friday last
David Atkins, was removing sand froih sand
bank used in grading on the site the New FORK,
Boston and Kenne6ec ice houses at Agry
Point, PiJtstOn, and after having gone beneath
the surface TO the depth of ten feet, came upon
fiat stone about fifteen inches square. This
being removed disclosed to view what is sup
posed to be the skeleton of full grown Indian
woman. At Agry's Point many years ago, we
are informed by an old resident large sum OF
money was fornd by the Agrys in large stone
pot Our informant when boy often after
high wind has picked up bones and fragments
ofhuman bones ON the same spot. tits thought
10 have been an Indian burial ground
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
There are two thousand French Canadian res
idents in Nashua,
Mrs Isaac Weston, of Amherst, eiehty-three
years old, fell and broke her knee sey days
since.
The blacksmith's shop of Thomas H. BeaSy in
Bethlehem was destroyed by fire last Sunday
evening. Loss about $500; insured $500.
Charles N. Clifford, a native Of Portsmouth,
has been pardoned out Of the state prison,
where he has been confined since 1856, his sem
tence being ten years, for highway robbery.
The old rum distillery on Christian shore,
Portsmouth, is to be renovated and started up
again by VIM. Ward and Others. An ale barrel
mandatory is also to be started in Portsmouth.
About seventy feet of the Monadnock rail- DAD,
over a slough about mile from East Jattrey,
sunk out of sight on the 3lSt ult. The same
thing had occurred once before.
The ease of Mrs. Julia Fletcher of Greenfield,
against the town of Peterborough for injuries
caused by a defective bridge, was decided by
referees a few days since, who awarded Mrs.
Fletcher $500.
A large, two-story dwelling house near Mil
ford village, occupied by Mrs. i. IL. Burns and
VIM. p. Richardson, and owned by the latter,
was partially burned last week; insured
Gen. Simon G. Griffin of Keene, who has Just
been nominated for congress by the republicans
Of the third district, won the rank of major gen
eral by gallant service in the late WAC which he
entered as a private. He has abandoned the
practice of Law, and is now an extensive wooden
manufacturers He has been for four terms a
member of the legislature, and during two OF
them has been speaker of the house. The re-
pubhcans of the fifth district have nominated
Rev. Orlando H. Jasper of Lebanon for couD-
ciloF.
Beuianain F. Brown of Moultonborough, the
Centre Hsvbor fire-bug, was on Friday commit
ted to the cotnty Jail at OSsipee on TWO charges
of incendiarism. There are two other charges
of the same character against Brown, which
will be brought before tbegrand jury OF Belknap
county. Brown is charged with several at
tempts to burn the village Of Centre Harbor.
The fires charged destroyed twenty thousand
dollars worth of property before fhey could be
stopped. Brown has been brought TO justice by
the professional services of Detective Moses
Sargent of Boston. The case came to light
mainly through the discovery of confederate
who has made disclosures of one of the most
villainous iucendiary plots on record.
Last week ajyoung man named Patrick Floring
aud Harriet B. Hallock, fourteen years Of age,
coastug together on sled, ran across the
track of ths Concord RAILROAD near the counting
room of the Amoskeag mills, lust as the North
ern express train was approaching. The train
struck the sled and its occupants. and instantly
killed the girl, whose head was cut off. The re-
mainder of the body was carried along few
rods further and passed over by the train. The
young man was thrown upon the side OF the
track, and one of his legs severed from the body,
but his surgeons have hopes that he will re-
cover. He was twenty years OF age. The girl
was the only child of widowed mother, who is
almost Insane from her terrible bereavement.
VERMONT.
A man named Gladding was arrested on
charge of slaudering young woman in Plain
field, and had to give $4,000 bail after being in
Jail several days.
A mail ear belonging to the Northern railroad
was burned at St. Adams on Friday night The
car was nearly empty. 1t was valued at $1,000
and was insured.
The Montpelier Argus says that G.. +. Stowe,
a young man belonging i'll Barre, that state,
who served in the Vermont cavalry regiment
during the late war, has recently received s1O,-
600 in United States bonds from Mr.. Peter
Thompson of Hagerstown, Md, for valuable
services rendered that gentleman in protecting
his property from the soldiers.
CONNECTICUT.
Measles are prevalent in New Haven.
The Waterbury land records now fill eighty
six large size volumes.
A movement is on foot in Meriden to organize
"Templ of Honor" in that city,
The residents of Ltchfeld lose $4,000 by the
failure of the Home insurance company of New
Haven.
John d. Bigelow, the oldest citizen in MARI
boro, died on Friday, Dec, 80, aged 100 years
and five months.
Correct time" at the various watch establish
ments in Hartford varies six and quarter min
utes.
A lad named Martin, who mysteriously dis
appeared frcm Canterbury, last October, has
been recently seen in Providence, and his family
feel relieved.
Gurdon w. Burnham, Esq, some two years
since presented to Christ church, Hartford,
bronze statue of the late Bishop Brownell, but
the church having failed to place it in any APP
propriate position, Mr.. Burnham has recalled
the gift.
RHODE ISLAND.
Il appears that the cattle disease is taken by
horses, hogs, sheep, hens, &c. The hogs become
dumpish, and appear to be very sore and 10th to
move Hens that ate of some meal left by
horse which was sick, died very suddenly.
A tract or circular against the use of intOXi-
eating liquor was distributed upon the desks of
members of the legislature last week. One of
these pleas against license, upon the desk of a
member of the house was endorsed in pencil,
uerbdtinl ct Lterdtim: "hears for PrOhibision."
A powerful temperance revival is III progress
in Providence. The Temple of Honor is pow
erful agency. Seven or more of these organiza-
lions are carried on in the city, the largest being
the Olive Branch, numbering about 800 mem
bcrs, the largest Temple in the world. Another
important agency is the S. S. Peter and Pauls
total abstinence society, made up of Catholics,
and having large membership.
Some of the secretaries of state in Rhode Is
land have held the Office for many years. Yves
ton Clarke served nineteen years, Richard Ward
nineteen, James Martin fourteen, Thomas Ward
fourteen, Henry Ward thirty-seven, Samuel Ed
dy twenty-five Henry Bowen twenty.four, and
John Russell Bartlett, the present incumbent,
fifteen years. Henry Ward died in office.
HEALTH, MONEY, COMFORT.