Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-14
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There has been an item going around about 6
hen in Boston laying eggs so small that twenty
one of them were put in a collar box at once
That looked like pretty small business for an
able-bodied hen until the author OF the story was
discovered. He said it was horse collar box
that he meant
a quarterly convention of young mems Chris
tian associations will be held at Bethesda
church, Reading, to-day. Boston Highlands,
Fast Boston, East Cambridge, Chelsea, Charles
town, Somerville Sioneham, Wakefield and
Reading will be represented.
The 18th of the month will be the second an
niversary OF the great peace jubilee, and will be
signalzed by the appearance of Mr. Gilmore's
history of that great undertaking. The book is
certain TO prove an entertaining one, and large
orders have been received for it Immediately on
notification.
Susan A. Rogers, aged twelve caught her heel
in a defective stair carpet at the Boston City
hall, Saturday afternoon and was thrown over
the rail to the lower floor, some twenty feet,
and would probably have been fatally injured
had she not struck upon the head and shoulders
Of City Marshal Swift, who happened TO be
passng greatly breaking the fall, though she
was rendered iusensible. The city marshal was
knocked down by the shock, and though he was
clad to save the girls life, does not care to play
cushion in that fashion again.
The three large wholesale dealers in Holsters
in BOSTON boil at this season, on an average
about 70 900 daily, and one firm keeps ten YES
sells constantly employed in bringing them 10
of the country, and the only difficulty expert
enced is in getting them quick enough. The
HOLSTERS run very small, not averaging over two
pounds each. They are brought mostly from
the coast of Maine in "smacks" which are fitted
up with wel-rooms, though considerable guam
titles come from the South Shore, Plymouth,
DuXbury, &c. Prices do not vary much from
last season, though, with scarcity, they are
tending up.
A few DAYS ago, Sumner Birch of Augusta,
e., xr-o1l oil TrlSp CIV
with his yalise in his hand and his overcoat on
his arm, and desiring to go the shortest way to
the Eastern depot, asked a man who was going
in the same direction to put him on the right
track. The stranger said he was going TO the
depot himself, and the two walked together for
some distance, when the stranger proposed to
carry Mr. Birch's coat, which was handed to
him. At a late hour the owner of the coat was
looking after it at the police stations, having
concluded not to 90 home until he could find
the man who was so accommodating as 10 carry
it for him.
According to the Commercial Bulletin, hoop
skirts in the Boston MARKET the past three |
years. have been of small interest in a small ware
assortment The efforts to introduce the old |
custom of plain skirts among the ladies had |
nearly become pronounced success, as style |
for the masses, when Dame Fashion decreed bus |
ties and in the early eXaggeratons of this style
the inconvenience of i'll setting, distorted skirts,
consequent upon dressing out compelled a re- |
g
as well as a convenience in walking. And now |
with hoops in crescent styles, with "Justular"
shape, convenience and comfort in walking and |
sitting assured, with an improved and more |
symmetrical drapery apparent, hoop skirts are |
returning to their former universal acceptance. |
At Boston, the season, now about over, for |
most kinds of canned fruits and vegetables, has /
been very lively one, and immense quantities |
of these goods have been sold. The stock to |
carry over will not be large, except of peaches,
,rnsa -, lar
the market. 'Devilled Entremets" a name
given to ham, tongue, &C., prepared and put up |
in small boxes for parties, sporting-men, ETC., |
are just beginning to be called for and several |
large orders from the trade have been filed. |
Ibis is comparatively a new branch of the |
canned goods business, and meets with general |
favor from persons sojourning in the country, |
at the beaches and mountains. Tomatoes are |
about all sold up, and if the dry weather con- |
tinues, the yield will again be small, and the |
supply for another season limited.
At Boston, last week, there was quite a furry
IN the wool market, and not for many years
have the sales footed up such large aggregate
IN so short time. Wool teams were as thick
as mosquitoes in the streets, transporting the
article TO the different shipping points, and life
and activity have been apparent on every hand
Boston paper says: "Over 100000 lbs. of
domestic and nearly 100000 lbs. of foreign
wool has changed hands within the past five or
SIX days, and the prices which some of it brought
WV 'AShSl tAuu dl dlg Jliu6suuTluH bllG war. |
large portion of the domestic was the new |
clip California, and some of this sold at the I'M
precedented price of 4I4c per ID. Wooden man. |
uiacturers have got their eyes wide open, and in |
view OF the probable further advance in prices, |
are determined not TO be caught "naDpino" with |
wool pulled over their eyes, and are consequently |
laying in good supplies in anticipation of a |
scarcity before the new clip. Some new western |
wool has made its appearance and the market is |
Du0yant and lively"
The Boston Commercial Bulletin says: with |
building operations unusually brisk this season,
wholesale and retail dealers in doors, sashes,
Dhhds and window frames have had about all |
lney could do to fill their orders for home use
ana Shipment. The demand for hotel purposes
Is much greater than for several wears at the cor
responding time, and some Boston houses are
now biimg orders for NarraganSett, r. l., and |
n9e beach, and for several geutlemen's resi- |
GenSes at Saratoga. The New England trade is
livery, ana large quantities of these goods are 90
ny INTO consumption IN all sections. Manufac-
uIsis, aso are In cases. charging, repairing
and building, and general activity pervades the |
market. Prices for goods of this description are |
Iuling ntlie lower than last season, owing to |
tne snafp competition in the business. There |
are nine or ten large dealers in the city proppr
VINO, exclusive of manufacturers. do a yearly
business OF nearly S4,000,000 The Australian |
and California trade, which was formerly very |
large, has dwinded to comparatively small pro-
Roluous, because the goods are now made on |
own demand. The demand from the south is
goo1 and there are steady shipments to Calves
ion, Mobile and Savannah"
upwards OF one hundred prominent citizens
nave rendered to Hon. Z. K. Hoar compli-
inentary dinner, to signify their high estimate
vi the distinguished service rendered in connec-
tloh with his associates Of the Joint high com
mission, IN negotiating and concluding the
treaty OF washington: Judge Hoar respectfully
declines the honor. In reference to the treaty he
says: The sending of such an embassy of con-
elhaton and amity was honorable to Great
britain, and the whole negotiation was con-
Quoted on that side with delicacy friendliness
and consideration. We could hardly do other
wise imam to enceavor to meet their ENJOYS in a
IKE spirit The great soldier, under whose au-
thority as president the representatives of Amer
ca were commissioned, adhered with consistent
sincerity to the purpose he had SO empbatically
expressed, Let us have peaee;' and desired and
sought a Just settlement of all differences with
England by peaceful means"
ESSEX COUNTY.
Captain Mayo Gerrish aged seyenty-nine
years, the oldest pilot in Newburyport, died on
the 18TH. He was a prominent member of ST.
Peters lodge prior to the anti.masonic excite
inent, and latterly was made an honorary mem
Der Of st. Marks lodge
George c. Rutherford, Alfred Keaden and
Harry Poor of Ipswich, who were with Eliza
Shaw when she was drowned, on Plum Island
turnpike, were arrested at Ipswich on the 10Th.
me body OF the girl has not been recovered. and
~ pIOuaOy mas Deen swept out to sea. The
aiialr viii be thoroughly investigated, as many
eontrsaictory stories have been told by the par
BRISTOL COUNTY
few days ago the pilot boat Vision bronobt
into New Bedford couple of swordfsh yybinh
were anything but visions. By a singular coin.
cidence they, according to a New Bedford ma.
per, weighed five hundred pounds each. Twins M,
probably. ''i'
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Anniversary exercises at Wesleyan academy
Wilbraham, will begin Sunday morning, witt
the sermon before the graduating class by Rev
DIR. b. X. Pierce of New York The exalnina
ton OF classes will commence at nine o'clocl
Monday morning, and continue through til,
day On Monday evening comes the annual ad
dress before the literary societies by Rev. DIR
woodruff OF New Haven. On Tuesday morning
examinations continued; afternoon, award q
prizes; evening, concert Wednesday morning
at nine O'Clock, orations and essays of the grad
uanng class Of twenty; three P. M, reunion OF
alumni; evening, "interview' of seniors and
undergraduates. Wednesday will be the greai