Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-06

They were brought TO this country by Mr.. John
Cogswel, the first settler Of Essex, Mass, in
1856, and have been kept by direct descendants
of the family name. Tradition says they be-
longed to the father of Mr. John Cogswell many
wears before he emigrated to this country. The
string contains twelve bells, eight of which are
the original ones brought from London, and are
very good bells.
The officers of the New Hampshire agrcultu-
raj society and the state board of agriculture
have appointed the 18th of December as the day
for the commencement of the farmers state
convention, which is 10 be held at the City hall
in Manchester. In addition TO premiums for
the best specimens Of grain, vegetables, and the
products of the dairy, the state agricultural So
ciety will continue the liberal policy of offering
very large premiums on the best specimens of
seed corn, which was inaugurated and followed
for several years past by Hon. John d. Lyman
of Exeter
A Concord dispatch says of the recent suicide
of Andrew J. Varnum: "From an interview we
have had with near relatives of the deceased, it
appears that his children were drowned in July
last, at Ashland, while he was already an in
mate of the asylum for the insane in this city,
to which he was committed as dangerous lu-
matte last April. Consequently their death was
not the cause of his insanity. His friends also
state that the selcctmen OF Antrim, of which
Varnum was native, contrary to their wishes
and offer TO pay portion Of his board, ordered
ment of the superintendent, about the first of
last August, and removed him to that place to
be boarded out as pauper They say that he
was put to work at haying, which caused in
creased insanity, and at one time he dsap-
peared and was found up TO his neck in a pond
His last disappearance was about two months
ago, at which time he is supposed to have hung
himself"
VERMONT.
A Vermont girl, who sued a false lover for
breach of promise, laid the damages at forty
dollars. In court, in answer to the inquiry why
that particular sum had been named, she an
Swered that counting the time she spent Sitting
up" with him as worth at the rate of nine shi-
lings per week, she had figured up the hours
passed in his company, and adding the value of
candles and wood consumed she had found that
the amount due. There was no doubt in the
mind of the judge that her claim was an honest
one, and verdict was rendered accordingly.
CONNECTICUT.
The woman sutfragists of Connecticut will
convene to day in New Haven.
Hartford is enterprisng in building school
editces. Two of its public schoOlhouses re-
Gently finished, cost 100000 each, and a new
one worth 100000, just dedicated, is to have its
fellow shortly. A new government post office
and United States court building will soon go
up on the site now occupied by the old state
house.
A fire broke out about three O'Clock Saturday
morning, in the second story of the factory of
the Waterbury button company, and destroyed
the entire upper portion and badly damaged the
first floor Loss about $4,000; mostly covered
by insurance. number of hands will be tenn
porarily thrown out of employment. The cause
of the fire is unknown.
Notwithstanding the heavy losses which Hart
ford sustained through its insurance interests by
the Chicago fire, the citizens have nObly re-
spOnded to the call for aid to the sufferers. The
cash contributions had reached 500 600 several
days ago, and the gifts of clothing, bedding and
material came in so rapidly that the woman's
Christian association has been Obliged to an
nounce that it can receive no more contributions
of that kind.
RHODE ISLAND.
Water spOuts and narrow escapes of vessels
arc reported near Block Island.
The Hartford Providence and Fishkill rail-
road are to build large freight house at Baltic
The Providence Press says: "The collegianS
have been having high old times for two or
three nights past, starting bonfires, defacing
buildings, etc. 1t is understood that some of
them have been expelled, very slight punish
ment compared with that which ought to be in-
hcted for such msdemeanOrs."
The Providence Herald says of the discussion
between Mrs. Liyermore and Gen. Hall: "The
discussion OF woman's rights, in Music hall,
drew together a fair sized audience, comprising,
however, many OF the most intelligent and re-
spectacle ladies and gentlemen in the city
There was much manifest interest to hear the
champions of the question in discussion, and
frequently during the evening there were out
bursts OF applause as one or the other of the
speakers touched a chord of sympathy in the
breasts of the listeners. The debate, however,
passed off in a comparatively quiet manner, and
there appeared to be pervaSing feeling that the
discussion had not realized the anticipations of
the audience"