Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-19
Saurtrster 4ailp Spp.
New England News summary.

ifteuus tnOugnt tnat he and MS lar partner
were worthy of something better than tin pres
ents, and so they contributed diamonds-very
elegant ones, too, costing nearly $1,000.
The haunted house excitement has been re-
newed in Boston. A widow, occupying house
at the West End, says that the house is haunted
by sights and sounds OF a ghostly kind On
several occasions she has seen the wraitEs of a
man and woman, who formerly occupied the
place, and once held verbal converse with the
man, who says he was murdered. Rappings
and other noises of supernatural origin are
frequent, but confined to the cellar and attic.
In the former, lamps are mysteriously broken
and candles spirited away by unseen hands. A
previous occupant of the house was conscious
of ghostly presence in the cellar, whereupon
he left for another abode.
There are but four Harvard graduates of the
last century still living: Hon Samuel Thatcher,
of Bangor, Me-, class of 1898, aged 81; Horace
Binney, philadelphia, H, U, 1871, 81 years
Old; 1sn. Willard Hall, of Wilmington, Del,
II. o., 1893, 80 years old, and Samuel Dunn
Parker, of Boston, formerly prosecuting attoT-
ney for Suffolk county, H. o., 1893, aged SO.
These four are all of the graduates of the last
century who are living. Of the classes of 1900,
1901, there is not living representatives; Of the
class of 1902, there is only the venerable W IN.
Mnot, and of 1908, the Hon. James Savage
A Somerville editor returned manuscript ar
ticle to the writer with note regrettng MS IN
ability TO print the communication. Inc reply
soon came: "Slr: MAY bee you think you've
it in the paper. don't care cuss for you nor
your old paper. If you cant publish the peeces
which l send | won't take your. paper. You
needn't send it any more. havn't paid for it;
and won't. I've done more studyin than you
ever heard of and can out write any of your
click in a jiff. But wont. If you want any
thing more of NEE you won't git il"
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The water commissioners of Lowell have
Aected Joseph S. Holt, late paymaster Of the
fremont mills a clprk in fha nlapp Of Alfred
Gilman, discharged.
Mr. Abner H. Wenzell of Marlboro, who shot
ten bullets into his body on account of ma
licious story concerning him, and whose re-
covery seemed probable, has experienced a
change for the worse, and he will probably die
On Monday, fire broke out in the kiln-room
ofthe Lowell wadding and paper company, on
Thorndike street, and the mill was damaged
several hundred dollars, principally by water,
before the flames were extinguished. There was
but little stock in the room. The owners are
George Ripley of Andover, and Martin Spad-
ing of Tewksbury, and the loss is covered by
insurance.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Lynn has appropriated $4,000 for a soldiers
monument
During March 744 carriages were shipped from
Amesbury; and it is estimated that 10000 will
be constructed there this year, and the pay of
workmen be fully 100000.
On Saturday, May 9th, candidates for the va
cancy in the naval academy will be examined by
Gen. Geo. H. Person. J. W. Berry and Stephen
B. Ives, Jr., at the high school in Salem at nine
A. NJ, at the request of Hon. B. F. Butler, who
asks that, other things being equal, an orphan
of a soldier or sailor should be preferred.
On Saturday night last the job OF lowering
the tracks through the railroad tunnel at Salem
was undertaken by a large force under the di-
rection of D. Q. Smith, the road master, and
Monday morning the trains passed over it, about
1900 feet having been lowered foot or more
AT a recent meeting ofthe trustees of Andover
theological seminary, leave of absence for one
year was granted to Professor Mead on account
of his wife's health. We learn it is the inten-
ton of Professor Mead TO visit Germany, Italy
and Bible lands. The supplying of the vacancy
in Phillips academy caused by DIR. Taylor's
death was fully canvassed without definite re-
suit
T, Burr Marsh, Lewisburg farmer, about
thirty-ive years old, wife and child, LETT home
last Friday morning with poultry and eggs, and
went TO Lawrence, where he sold the articles and
left his horse standing on Essex street. No
trace of his whereabouts was found until Mon
day, when he was found in charge of the police
at Boston. He says he took the Eastern rail
road train to see some poultry in an adjoining
town, was given a stick of candy on the cars,
and afterwards knew nothing until he was in
charge of the police. He gives no clear account
of himself, and is supposed TO be suffering from
alteration of mind He is member of the
Congregational church, and was lately superin-
tendent of Sunday school, He had about S145
inside his vest pocket, besides the amount of the
sales of the poultry.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Louis Pero has been sentenced to the state
prison three years for stealing horse from
George S. Copeland of Milton.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
hearing was commenced last week before
Hon. William CASTOR, auditor, at the court
house in Taunton, in suit wherein Alexander
Hodges of Providence claims damages, laid at
$4,000, of the Eagle cotton company Of Taun-
ton, for short measure and short width in va
rious lots of print cloths in 1868, 1865 and 1866
The hearing will continue several days
The Taunton Republican says the project of
constructing railroad from Mansfield to Som
erset is being seriously considered by parties of
ample means. 1t is intended to make a through
line for the transportion of coal and grain to
northern and western Massachusetts,, running
over the Mansfield and birmingham road and
the new railroad nearly completed between
birmingham and Lowell.
The officers who have been looking up the
rape case in Westport on Saturday last found
the girl, who it was said was outraged on Mon
day evening previous, at play out in the woods
as smart as ever, and therefore concluded no
serious assault had been committed. Several
persons have been brought to her for ideutifica-
ton without result. The one she accuses, 1t
was proved, was six miles off at the time the
crime was committed, twas committed at all.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The preliminary survey of the Woods Hole
railroad has been completed, The line located
and S125000 subscribed
Al the superior court at Banstable, last week
a sale of the public lands in Marshpee was Or
dered on the petition of the seectmen, under
the law of1S70.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Springfield Union tells the following
story: "a clerk who sleeps with a companion in
Main street dry goods store became the victim
of horrld nightmare, about midnight Friday
night, and imagined that his brother clerk had
risen from his bed at the opposite end of the
counter, and with loaded revolver was slowly
but surely creeping toward him, to blow his
brains out His blood curdled with horror, his
hair stood erect, he quivered like an aspen leaf,
deadly palor overspread his countenance, his
eyes protruded, and a sicKly sensation of death
chilled his heart. At last he sprang from his
bed with a shrek of terror and despair, unlocked
the door, and, clad only IN robe de mutt, dashed
wildly for the police station, appearing TO the
startled and awe-struck spectators who were on
their way home from the opera house, like a
long and swiftly drawn chalk mark. His story
was speedily told, but in the midst of it he
awoke, and realizing his situation, expressed an
earnest desire to sell out at less than cost. A
patrolman went to the store for his clothing,
and he returned to be put in his little bed by his
chum."
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
The new Catholic church at Amherst is
nearly completed and will be dedicated this
month. The pews are rented for over S2O00 of
which $500 is paid to the Northampton priest
for officiating there, and the rest is appropriated
to cancel the principal and interest of the debt.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The latest thing in Berkshire is the cellar bee
Rev. Father Purcell of Pittsheld having decided
TO Dnlld himself parsonage, invited the able
bodied men Of his congregation to give him a
lift So the other morning seventy-fve Of them
turned out, and, under the priests direction.
commenced the cellar and finished it before
night.
The golden wedding of Timothy Hall, Pitts
fields veteran police officer, came off last week.
Among the gifts were S275 in gold coin, mostly
in $40 pieces, a gold watch and chain for Mrs.
Hall, splendid China tea set and several valu.
able articles of silver. Mr.. Hall was born at
Chesterfield in 1900.
A man named Butterfield was brought before
Justice Bardwell of Shelburne Falls for examina-
ton on Tuesday last, charged with the crime Of
adultery with Mrs. Harris of Charlemont. The
examination fully sustained the charge and But
lertied was required to furnish $500 bail for his
appearance at the higher court. Failing to comply
he was taken to the Greenfield jail Mrs. Harris,
who is thought TO be equally guilty with Butter