Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-20
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rived at Liverpool on the list inst, from Altata,
west coast of Mexico, having made the run in
the remarkable short time of ninety-eight days.
The Fleetwing is owned by Messrs. Howes q
Crowell of Boston.
While testifying in the superior court at Bos-
ton, on the 18th, a female witness was asked If
she had not, before certain day, spoken to
divers" persons in regard to the affair in ques-
ton, when she replied, ''Nol don't know any
snch persons;" and again, when asked if she
did not swear so and so in the lower court,
answered Indignantly, "No, sir, never swear,
and am not that kind of a woman" Audible
smiling
One Of the Boston soldiers messenger corps
called at an office in fremont street the other
day, and asked for small bills for ten dol
lar greeuback. The bills were handed him,
and he returned to his employer. On counting
the bills he found s13. He promptly returned
with the extra IS, and told the CLERK of his mis-
take, and was told, for his honesty, rot to come
again TO get bill changed at any time 81,
As already stated in our dispatches, al: affair
of Jealousy in Boston eliminated few days
ago in an unsuccessful attempt by John +.
Coates to shoot Joseph Gardner. According to
the statement of Coates, seven years ago he
married young lady TO whom Gardner was
much attached, which, of course, created feel
ing of bitterness between them, and for the last
three or four years Gardner has been persistent
in his attempts TO win Mrs. Coates from her
in Milford, and in September rented q house,
and his wife went out TO live with him. IN less
than three weeks afterward, Gardner made his
appearance and Mrs. Coates returned TO Boston
with him. This trouble preyed upon his mind,
an old determination to kill Gardner was re-
vived, and the attempt made to carry it into
effect. He was instantly arrested, but does not
appear the least excited or even repentant, de-
clarng he would rather serve dozen years in
prison than be subjected to the misery he has
endured.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
VIM. Kelley was brought before Justice
Sleeper of Natick on the 10th, charged with as
saulting Damon Preston, and robbing him of
S25 ipymoney. He was held in $500 to appear
at me superior court, and in default was COM
miited.
At the state convention of the Grand Army
of the Republic in Lowell, on the 18th, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing year
Commander, VIM Coggswell of Salem; Senior
Vice-Commander, VIM. Spalding of Charles
town: Junior Vice-C Commander, S. L. Chamber
lin of Cambridge; Medical Director, A. r. Rice
of Springfield; Chaplain, Miles Sanford of North
Adams Council of Administration, Henry R.
Sibley of Charlestown, W. o. Fiske of Lowell
j. P. Drury of Chelsea, c. b. Fox of Dorchester
Henry S. Briggs of Pittsheld. Ten delegates
and the same number OF substitutes were chosen
to the general convention.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The cattle disease has broken out on the town
farm in Peabody.
The Amesbury Villager contains obituary
notices of Elias French, Esq, of East Salisbury.
aged eighty years, and Mr.. John Wadleigh of
Amesbury, eighty-six years old. 1t remarks
that Mr.. French has voted at every presidential,
state and town election since 1910. He has
represented his native town in the legislature
and was one Of the selectmen for several years.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Taunton Gazette reports the dedication
service on the occasion Ct the opening of the
old ladies' home on Franklin street. The late
Edward Padelford of Savannah, Ga, gave $1,000
for this object, and the ladies of Taunton Sc
cured sufficient subscriptions to carry out the
project. The matron is Mrs. Elizabeth Wood
bury, and there are six ladies already in tue
home.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Petitions have been sent to the legislature for
a charter for railroad from Plymouth to Sand
witch.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The Barnstable county musical association
will hold four days convention at Harwich
Port by invitation of the citizens of that village
commencing on Tuesday, Jan. "a.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The movement for lodge of Odd Fellows in
Springfield has gathered considerable strength,
and the grand lodge will undoubtedly grant the
desired charter at its next meeting, which will
be held at Boston, February ..
James King, a colored boy, a pupil of the
Springfield high school, became suddenly insane
last week and the united strength of four men
was required to take him from the teachers seat,
which he had usurped under the idea that he
was the rightful occupant.
The Springfield Republican says the lumber
men, whose business is not nconsderable in
some of our we, tern Massachusetts towns,
whenever there is snow enough for Shedding are
beginning to look blue. There has been nothing
like sleighing or shedding anywhere in that
vicinity as yet, and unless winter should be I'M
eXpectedly prolonged, the price of wood and
native lumber in many country towns will be
seriously affected.
horse, now owned in Westfield, for some
time belonged to Capt. Charles Babcock, of
Collinsyille, Conn.,, who SOLD him several years
ago, since which time he has passed through the
hands of different owners in New York and
Pennsylvania. Capt. Babcock being in West.
field, few days ago, called TO see his old friend
and found him loose in the stable. On saying
10 him, "Bill, come and see me- the horse at
once came up TO him, rubbing against him and
giving unmistakable signs OF recognition. The
captain said, "Bill, give us your paw when the
horse Immediately placed his right fOre-foot in
the hand of his former owner.
large force is now engaged on either side of
the river in preparing tn, foundations for the
piers and abutlnents for the new Holyoke bridge,
and the task of finding q bottom on the east
shore has already proved formidable one. The
loose sandy bed OF the river is filed with springs
to the depth Of over twenty feet for the crib and
stone work Of the abutment TO rest upon. 1t is
feared that the same condition extends into the
stream for a considerable distance, and that the
piers also, must be built upon piles, a task that
will greatly enhance the expense of the SUBJ
structure. A coffW dam has been built on this
shore, which shuts off the current from the
work on the piers.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Jimmie Dolphin OF Pontoosuc, a lad quite well
known IN Pittsfeld Tor remarkable ingenuity in
mischief, was whipped the other day by his
mother for some delinquency, and in revenge he
ordered from the undertaken a hearse and car
riages for his mothers funeral, and they drove
up TO the house in solemn procession, much to
the horror of the good woman. Jimmie is now
an inmate of the reform school.
MAINE.
There is a machine in operation in East Sum-
ner, which can make thirteen thousand tooth.
picks in a minute; yet the demand is greater
than the supply.
A stranger in Belfast spent much time on
Saturday in looking for his lost pocket-book
and in the twilight hour found il in his coat-tai
pocket. He had fulfilled too literally ST. Paul's
advice in forgetting those things which are
behind"
They propose to put tax on the deposits in
savings banks in Maine, which have sixteen mil.
lions of dollars on deposits Massachusetts de
rives net income of a million of dollars from
this source.
One day last week, as Mrs. Daniel Kneeland
of Harrison Village was crossing neighbOrSs
garden, vicious COW suddenly attacked her
tossed and threw her on the ground, goriDg and
prulslng her IN serious manner.
Schooner Enterprise, owned in Eastport, has
been seized in British waters for making use of
the British flag and register to evade the law.
Her captain conieSses having taken 600 her.
ring TO the United States last week, and was
preparing nets TO fish again.
More Swedish settlers have passed through
Halifax to New Sweden, They belong to and
are the pioneers of large and wealthy colony
of Swedes which lately arrived in New York
but they do not like that place, and will nc
doubt all settle among their countrymen il
Maine.
John Mcclure, who was married at Bangor
on Saturday last, was arrested for the alleged
murder of his first wife, who died little more
than year ago. The arrest was at the instiga
tion Of the relatives of the deceased woman
The case was continued at the request of III,
counsel for the defendant. The prisoner remain
in jail,
The Portland Advertiser gives an animated
account of a slight misunderstanding on tn,
part of young man whose admiring glances
day or two since happened TO detect the flute
OF something white from married lady's win
dow at :he ST. Julian in that city. The supposed
signal which caused him TO call at her room
and resulted in her slammino the door in hi,