Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-13
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d0lOrtester Daily SPY.
New;EnxIand News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
There are at present ninety-three boys at the
farm school on Ihompson's Island.
MIS-. Lippincott, better known as Grace
Greenwood" lectured in the state prison We'd
nesday evening.
The loan of the iorty-four national banks of
Boston represented at the clearing house
amounts to nearly one hundred and twelve mil
Sons, besides which there is due to them from
New York aud other banks over eighteen mil
lions
There are reports in circulation that the eX-
ecutive committee of the American tract society,
Boston, have decided to wind up the affairs of
that society," Iii reported that they have leased
their stereotype plates to MeSsrs. Hurd & Hough-
non, who have purchased the stock of publica-
tons on hand; that the committee have decided
TO close their depository on fremont street; and
to sell out the lease of the building, which has
still some years to run. The committee, it is
understood, have also decided that the society
shall make no further applications to the
churches for funds for benevolent purposes.
The Boston Journal says: "The consumption
OF water in tins city at the present time is be-
tween sixteen and eighteen millions of gallons
per day, and 1t is estimated that the waste is
OuE-9uaIltI. the Whltl uoalu udS bStH V'iASNu
to cut off the high service during the night.
The portions of the city included in the service
are the Roxbury Highlands and Beacon hill, and
--itl'e7r rtained that the water here is
lions. In London water is only
n hours of the day, and this
ted here as matter of necessi-
manufacturing establishment
high service. Housekeepers
ind that this talk about short
annual scare as some regard
MrDDLEsEx COUNTY.
The use Of any excess of water has been for
hidden to the Lowell corporations on account of
the drought. This may require a slight reduc-
ton of work in two or three mills, but will not
practically affect the business of any.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Fifteen thousand dollars have been pledged to
the payment of the balance of the debt which
accrued from remodelling the meeting house Of
the First Baptist society in Salem.
The stable of the Atlantic engine house, Law
renee, was burned Saturday night. The horses
were saved. The same building was damaged
by fire three or four years since. The fire on
both occasions was the work Of an incendary.
Rev. VIM. Snow, pastor of the Eliot Con-
gregational church in Lawrence, died on We'd
nesday His dccease has been almost hourly
expected for several days. Mr.. Snow was a
young clergyman of uncommon promise, and
very popular. He went to the Sandwich Islands
with his father, merchant, at a very early age.
cation, and afterwards returned to the Islands.
He preached there and in California few years,
and then went to Andover to complete his min
isterial education. He had been settled at the
Eliot church Two or three years.
MAINE.
The south grammar school in Bath is using
ScTibners magazine as textbook.
Rev. Adam Wilson, d. d. is lying at the
point of death at Waterville.
The directors of the Saco River railroad COM
4 -. 1
road to be made.
That portion of livingston which was annexed
to Limerick last year is now dissatisfied and
wishes to be reannexed to Livingston.
the rails on the Knox and Lincoln railroad
now extend five miles from the ferry landing in
Woolwich.
Joseph Kimball's residence at Bradley was en-
tirely consumed by fire on Monday. Loss $1,000;
no insurance.
Building No. ., of Kimball & Larkin's car
rage factory, on Preble street, Portland, was
damaged by fire on Wednesday morning to the
extent Of $4,000; insured.
James Walls and wife, steward and stewardess
Of the baTque Investigator, of Searsport both
died within four days of each other, on board
the vessel, while going from Savannah to Bre-
men.
The dwelling house of Joseph Kimball, of
Bradley, was wholly consumed by fire on Mon
day. The contents were mostly saved Loss
$1,000; no insurance.
ousluSSe Ou lnG DClldsl anu l1OOStuedQ Lake
railroad is far beyond the expectation of the
company. Passengers increase daily, and the
freight offered exceeds the means of transporta-
ton with the limited rolling stock which the
company now have.
The state agricultural society made so heavy
loss by the far at Augusta last fall. that it
loses all recent savings, and unless it is helped
by some generous aid very soon will 20 down
hopelessly.
The Pine street Congregational society at Lew
iston are making an earnest and united effort TO
hquldate the debt now resting upon the society
S20O0O) as the balance of the of their church
edihce. Ihe effort promises to be success says
the Journal
The apothecary store of Fred. A Wilson, of
North Nassalboro was overhauled by Officer
Wynan, on Saturday last and a quantity of
spirtuoUs liquors found The citizens of North
Nassalboro are determined that there shall be
no liquor sold in the village.
The Augusta Journal says: During the year
1868, forty dwelling houses were erected in that
city. We have not made careful count of the
number built the past year, but should judge
that 1t Will not come far short of forty"
The Jou nal says little daughter Of Deacon
Charles Rowland, of Lisbon, few days ago
went 70 the spring a short distance from the
house, when she discovered some wild animals
which ran up tree. She fastened back to the
house Tor the dog, and procured a pole Re-
turning to the free she pushed off the animals
with the pole, and with the aid of the dog soon
AAi4Se tt4Sh4' my piONEu ~ NC TWO lllHb TdC-
coons.
The report of the state treasurer, like his pre-
cedlng ones, is a strictly business-like docu-
ment. The receipts for 1870 were 81 1924 1874 10
There was cash in the treasury Jan. /, 1870, the
sum of S235 ,93O.63. Total for the year, So 1907
09475. The whole amount Of payment for the
year was S5,0A1 ,S46.64, and there was cash in
the treasury at the close of the year Sis, 24811
The items of expenditures and receipts are
given. The total estimated receipts for the year
nra[ al
lures for the same period are 81 1856, 1885,
The public debt of the state is SS,067 800, of
which $4,000 is due this year. The sinking
funds OF 1865 and 1868 amount 10 81, 270 726.16,
atfording the means TO meet the payment due
this year, and leaving balance to be appro-
priated 10 future payments. Other trust funds
beside the sinking funds in the treasury are |
SAT ISLE There have been paid during the
y ear for claims due prior to Jan. 1, 1870, &c.,
7571s.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Loose hay is worth $24 a ton in Portsmouth.
state musical festival opened at Concord on
Monday.
Edward P. Sherburn declines the labor nomi.
nation for senator in the Portsmouth district.
An effort is being made to raise funds to es-
tablish home for orphans and homeless chill
dren in the state.
A building belonging to T. Burns, and filed
with crockeIy, was burned at Portsmouth on
Saturday night
Warren Summit, was recently destroyed by fire.
caused by sparks from the chimney falling upon
the shavings.
A passenger car left in the Eastern railroad
station at Portsmouth, on Monday night, was
found next morning to have caught fire from
the stove and the inside burned considerably,
but the fire somehow burned itself out.
AT Concord, on Wednesday horse attached
to a sleigh, got frightened on one of the streets
and ran furiously into Depot square, and thence
ana f nod lie tt,,kI nEnl
a wide culvert, and in attempting TO Jump it fell
and instantly broke its neck 1t was fine horse
and belonged TO George Clough of Concord
The sle III was smashed to atoms
the cattle disease is making its appearance in
Seabrook. Ii was brought from Brighton, two
steers having been purchased there by TWO men
named Collins and True. Mr.. Collins whole
stock Of twenty-five head have taken the disease
and it is said to be spreading rapidly. The milk
business from the southern part of Rockingham