Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-08
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New ENGLAND News summary.

James Gallagher paid fine of fifty dollars and
costs in the municipal court, for selling adulter-
ated milk.
1t is rumored that Judge Reed, of the superior
court is soon to resign, and is to resume prac-
tice at the bar The inadequacy of his salary
is assigned as the cause.
A life OF unhappiness and frequent quarrels
between Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Brennan, an
aged couple living in Roslindale, West RoXbury,
eliminated in the death of Mrs. Brennan, last
week, under circumstances that lead to the rea-
sonable supposition that she was murdered by
the blows OF her husband
The quarterly meeting of the Massachusetts,
total abstinence society was held at Boston, on
Wednesday. The secretary reported that dur
ing the first quarter over 200 900 pages of tracts
had been circulated, many pledges taken, and
that the work is very encouraging, especially in
Essex and Worcester counties. Funds have
been freely subscribed thus far to sustain the
operations Of the society.
Wendell Phillips made an eloquent speech Al
the public reception Of the Indian chiefs al
Boston, on Tuesday evening, closing as follows
Let our pride be, fellow-citizens, that there is
not an enemy so weak, that there is not an In
dian tribe so small, there is not lonely cavern
beyond the Rocky mountains so distant thaI tne
American flag and the American arm can l,iOr
reach there, and make the law triumphant W.
every force" rS,5a,
In the Boston board of aldermen I ,llso3}
the long-standing "Burrill claim was uis pa
Of in the following manner; ing s 5osi reserred
ing committee on claims, TO whom m'ls . an aoo
the order to pay Chas br, for the city of
Postor in the wear 1864, respectfully reported
that the legislature having passed an act author-
izino the city 10 pay the sum named, IN con-
forn1ity to an order OF the city council passed
Iast year and the supreme court having dis
solved the Injunction issued on the petition of
Geo. n Torrey and others, there appears to be
no legal objection to the settlement of this claim
upon the terms proposed; and the committee
recommended the passage OF an order providing
for the payment of this claim, amounting to
$4,000 provided the proper receipts and dis
charges are executed by said Burrill and said
Paine. The report was read once.
MIDULEsEX COUNTY.
Lowell has lobster candy and oyster loZenges.
BENJAMIN F. Boynton of Lowell died on Sun
day night, at the age of sixty-fve years, of
consumption. He had been OverSeer in the
carpetroom of the Lowell company's mills for
many years, and was greatly respected.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Mr.. Henry c. Little of New Bedford died re-
Gently at st. Joseph, Missouri, from the effects
of an operation for the removal of a cancer
His age was foTty-nine years.
The Potomska mills corporation in New Bed
ford have purchased about twenty-seven acres
of land near the Smoking Rocks, upon which a
new mill will be erected. The work of building
will be put under contract at an early day.
1t is proposed to spend some $50, 900 in putting
a new Mansard roof on the Fall River city hall,
building tower and making such changes and
alterations in the interior as will furnish room
for all municipal offices, besides accommodations
for the public library.
Tuesday morning, as Barnums caravan was
passing over the bridge from New Bedford to
Pope's Island, three team horses became fright
ened and broke away from the man in charge,
plunging into the crowd. George Howard, aged
eleven years, was knocked down and had his
right arm broken.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Frederick w. Luce of Falmouth was drowned
Monday afternoon by the capsizing of his boat
while fishing off Falmouth heights.
The New Bedford Standard states that on Sat
urday evening Sylvanus +. Swift of Woods
Hole called at the lighthouse on Nobsque point,
and forbade the harboring of his wife by young
man named Ellery G. Wright Wright is a
caulker and lived with the light-keeper and Mrs
swift was there at the time, time The parties got
into an atfray, in which Wright beat Swift over
the head with an oar, fraeturing his skull.
Wright has been arrested. Mr.. Swifts injuries
are not thought to be dangerous. 1t is stated
that Mr.. and Mrs. Ray, the light-keeper and his
wife. seized and held him while Wright put OF
the blows.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The large pond in Montague has been stocked
with black bass. A track is to be laid thithel
from the Vermont and Massachusetts railroad
and with groves and pleasant drives along the
banks, the place promises TO be quite a popular
resort for picnic parties, etc.
MAINE.
Strawberries and blueberries promise a ricl
yield.
Rev. w. H. H. Murray, of Boston, has beer
invited TO deliver an Grafton on the 4th Of july
at Lewiston.
The naval court martial at Kittery has ad
journed. Their verdctS or recommendation
are sealed and sent to Washington.
Henry Remck, of Kittery, who shot his son
was brought before York county Justice, anC
gave $1,000 bonds to appear for trial The som.
wounds are not dangerous.
Farmers throughout the state are complaining
OF lack of feed for their stock and of thu
prospect for short crop of hay, the gras.
roots being badly winter-killed in many places
and besides this suffering from a lack of rain.
Among the estimated city expenses of Port
land for the coming year are: City debt, Sill,
410; fire department, $4,000; fire department
salaries, $500; gas lights, $40 900; interest
$1s4,OO0; police salaries, S24 800; school sala-
ries, S49, 1926; schools, $4,000; support of poor
$4,000; streets, sidewalks and bridges, S40O0O:
salaries of city officers, S27 ops; taxes. state.
$147 ,274.42; taxes, county, $44 ,226.41.
The coast survey party having returned from
their winters work at the south, will continue
to operate along the coast of the state until next
fall. The programme includes a continuation
OF the tr1angulation and the topography of the
western shore of Passamaquoddy bay lFrench-
mans bay, Goldsborough bay, Isle au Haut bay
and Saco Bay, with the islands therein.
Agents from Boston are at Fort Fairfield buy
ing potatoes for that market and il is said $50
OOO worth have been purchased in that immedi-
ate vicinity at fifty cents busheI, and these
agents assure the farmers that they will paw fine
same price for all they can raise this season.
This affords the farmers pretty good remuner-
alton when they can be raised for fifteen cents a
hnin
mon yield.
The editor Of the Machias Republican saws he
saw deed in the registers office the other dav
signed by four dead men, by their attorney.
Ihos Atkinson, of Pembroke. We knew that
persons in full life were competent to deed away
their property by attorney, but until now. we
confess to an utter ignorance of the power of
dead men to confer that authority, or il il was
done in their lives, that they could extend it at.
ter death.
The Lewiston Journal says the latest PROPOSE
ton among railroad men is, eventually to dis
continue the present track between Leeds juno.
non and Lewiston via Greene, and run the Maine
central and AndroSc0ggin trains via Sabattus 10
Lewiston, striking the present Androscoppin
track near AndrOseoggin Mills, and thus uniting
the TWO depots in Lewiston. The Maine Central
track would in such an event cross the Andres
coggin, near the Continental mills, and the de-
pot IN Auburn would be not far from the Ed
ward Little institute building.
Inc anniversary of the Bangor theological
seminary began on Tuesday. The following is
the order of exercises: Tuesday: Public exami
nation of the classes in the seminary chapel fore
noon and afternoon. Rev. DR.. Peabody's address
before the societies in the Hammond street
church Wednesday: Examination of the middle
class IN the forenoon. At three p NJ meeting ofthe
alumni in the Hammond street church. In the
evening, Professor L. /. Paine will deliver his
inaugural. Thursday: At nine O'Clock. A. M
me public exercises of the graduating class will
De held IN the Central church, French street.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
j., The freight business of Laconia has increased
from ON $1,000 in 1856 to $4,000 the past wear.
The state Bible society held lis sjxtietb an
hnai meeting at Manchester on Tuesday.
The strawberry crop in many sections of Tho |
state will be very small. VI 'ie
The June law term of the supreme judicial
court, opened at Manchester on Tuesday TIC |
full bench of judges was present.
5. Ii. Heselton, who was so severely injured an |
he head, at Manchester, on Monday evening. is
likely to recover
There are ninety-three soldiers graves in
Nashua, sixty-eight without stones at their
heads.
All work on repairs is temporarily susDended
I the navy yard in Portsmouth from lack of
unds "
Over $500 wass collected at the Portsmouth |
hurches on Sunday evening" for fine ornbansJ