Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-31
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December The opening entertainment takes
place Friday evening, Decemhef1st. He has in
creased the proportions .l0f his orchestra this
season ana also adgSdi areatly TO his already cX-
iensive reperdoSG8s. Miss Marie Krebs, the talent
his touI1.
Ih2e Boston and Maine railroad has Just de-
srlGs,red dividend of three per cent for four
months earnings, ending September 80, and we
understand that the earnings for the same peri
cd exceed four aud one-halr per cent, which
leaves reserve of $4,000 after paying this div
idend, and the earnings for the four months ere
equal 10 thirteen and One-haif per cent per an
mum. The change in the time for making the
dividends became necessary in order to conform
10 the laws of the stale, and the dividends in
future will be payable in May and November,
instead of January and july
A Boston paper of last week says: "The
shipments of boots and shoes from this market
for the past week have been S745 cases in excess
OF those shipped ut the corresponding time last |
year Business continues fair for the season in |
all the manufacturing towns and cities; bro |
gans and women heavy work are in special de |
mand The southern trade is turning out better |
than was anticipated, Stocks generally in man |
uiacuring towns are sold up pretty close, and |
good Shoemakcrs experience no difficulty in |
getting employment The con1agration in Chi |
cagO has stimulated demand for goods to re- |
place those destroyed, with more favorable |
exhibit of insurance companies, touching their |
ability to meet losses the trade feel encouraged
eft of manufacturers.
The Commercial Bulletin says: "The need of
another elevator in this city to store away grain
is shown by the fact that there are now standing
at Fast Boston aftl on the Grand junction rail-
road some six hundred cars laden with grain
from the west. These cars belong to the west
and are, of course, needed there for freight pun
poses. The transportation facilities with the
west are, at the best, deficient, and six hundred
cars cannot be detained at any one point with
ont seriously interfering with the traffic with the
interior. There are also many cars detained
with grain on the Providence aud Worcester
railroads, and unless orr grain-storing facilities
are at once increased, the evil promises TO be a
serious one. 1t is not SO much the lack of YES |
sells TO ship the grain to other ports las such ac-
commodahonS are not scarcc), that has caused |
this blockade, as the want OF proper warehouses |
to store away the grain on arrival here If we |
had these cars could be unloaded as soon as they |
arrived, and AT once depart to the west for |
fresh supply, while the grain would remain
stored until wanted for shipment abroad
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The Watham watch company are turning out
800 watches a dav.
The Lowell Courier savs:-"One of our |
prominent grocers has a sagacious dog who |
never sees half barrel of flour weighed out on |
the scales but he goes and puts one foot on the |
PLATFORM careessly looking out of the door to |
avoid exciting suspicion. That foot weighs |
about twenty-five pounds"
ESSEN COUNTY.
men are rapidly completing the double lines of
rail from Boston 10 NewburypOrt. The old
Rust estate at the Wcnham station, so long
encroachng on the track with its buildings, has
al length been moJed away, and about half the
line Of the second track to Ipswich has been
graded and tied and the rails laid; and as soon
as the first bridge beyond Wenham can be pre-
pared, the line will be pushed forward rapidly TO-
wards the Mclrimac Thcnew branch road to
Essex, which leaves the main line ut Wenham,
is also going forward vigorously about one mile
Of rails being already put down and in use.
Probably by spring the whole distance of five
miles will be completed and in working order"
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The correspondent of the Providence Journal
at Fall River gives an account of the accidental
death Of Mr. Jordan X. Piper superintendent of
the Merchants mills in that city. Mr.. Pioer
was for many wears a resident of Lewiston, Me-.
where he was well known, both i'm manufacture
in9 and municipal circles. A few years previous
TO his leaving that city he was agent of the
Lewiston mills, and under his supervision the
mills were enlarged to double their lormcr capa-
city Rc wa, active in city affairs having sery-
cd lWo years ia the common council and one in
the hoard OF aldermen, and for many years as
an efficient member OF tue school committee
His remains were taken 10 his former home for
inleTmenL
BERKSHIRE COUNTY
The money stolen from the Mahaiwe bank
Great Darlington, was in greenhacks and ma.
tionai bank bills, which had been placed in the
vi.
Saturday night, by the cashier. Hine, the tel
Ter, was with him when this was done and they
left the bank together, Hine went to his board
lug house, remarked that he was going away TO
remain over Sunday, and took small satcbel
and lett the house. At ten O'Clock Il light was
seen in the bank, but nothing strange was
thought Of it, as it is not unusual for the cash.
lcr or teller 10 be in rs late that on Saturday
night. At halt-past ten the train passed, and
hine went with it, with the money in his satch-
ei. ii is not usual Tor two persons in the bank
TO know both combinations of the safe aud vault
locks, but 1ine had been given them during the
absence Of the cashier, and since his return they
had not been changed. Hines father was for
merry merchant in Bridgeport CT. and was |
worth S3OOOO, but he lost it in an oil specula.
non, aud has kept boarding house siuce, lor,
merry IN Great Darlington, but latteEiy in
Bridgeport
MAINE.
Inc shoe factories Of Farmlugton manufac-
tured and shipped during the month of Septem
DER, lIbl46 PAIRS OF shoes; of which $4,000
were manufactured in the shop of A. Mute and
Z. +. Jones.
The Warren powder company have for nine
years oeeh dong much TO supply the world Nth
handy plaything and one Of the necessities of
modern civilization. The large portion of the
powder manufactured at their works is for blast
ing purposes They turn out sixty kegs of
powder daily. The works are about to be i'm
proved by the addition Of improved machinery.
which will enable them TO manufacture sneis
own keys.
An exchange says "1be Camden axle works.
HE. w. q. Alden, prOprietors, are building
a new mill for the manufacture Of crowhars
and all kinds Of carriage axles, In which they
VIII employ fifteen additional men. They
manufacture the celebrated "Camdena anchor,
chairs, wndlass ueckg, truss shapes, &C., in
every variety, and employ thirty men, Most of |
tne,f anchors lind an anchor IN the lake cities
Philadelphia Baltimore New Orleans, &c.,
trade"
Al AUGUSTA is the national asylum for dis
snisd soldiers and az ihe present time there are
aooht GOD men there; Of these 1875 are employed
~ shoe factory attached to the premises. COX
w, Two stories high, under the immediate SUPER
VISION OF \. ;. Thomson, gentleman who has
nad .oueMel apeeNpenence al StoReham Mass |
The factory Is run by two horse eu,rine and |
assisted by two stitching machines. one Stnrta
want pegging machine, one shaving machine for
irlinniing heels, Que sole cutter, one splittin,r
NIL, one rolling mill aud other modern ma
chimes IN use in u well equipped factories thcv
turn out 800 pairs per day. The instituiion l. |
under the control OF Gen. W. S. fulton ana |
Capt. 7. I. Noolhn, and the goods mannfac
tored by Uncle Sans noble defenders find a
ready sale.
NEw HAMPSHIRE.
lhe Great Falls manufacturing company are |
adding 10 the capacity Of their works by put |
mug ma four hundred horse power engine, with |
which TO run their mill in case OF the water
power giving out az any time. All their looms
aud spludies have been and are running on full
une.
The Amoskeag steam fire engine manufacture
ing company, Of Manchester, have received or
ders Tor machines from the Chicago authorities:
i~o machines have already been dispatched IL |
thar city, @ take the place Of those DESTROYED |
or injured by tie late fire
W RMONT.
KY. .. Daseouib, pastor Of the Congrega
ilonal church in Woodstock returned VIM ia |
iamny on Thursday from a six wees yaea |
ton.
An exchange says: "Barton, the Waterbury
hank rObber, has not been found, and Souires |
Offers 10 catch him again ior $1,000, but the au-