Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-29
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New England News summar,
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

HOkTON AND NtNlNlI1+
The Boston and Providence railroad company
are about to build new brick depot at Jamaica
Plains.
The total amount of subscriptions to the Bos-
ton fine art museum up to this date is s2o2,-
00l.65.
Commodore Steedmau, now in command of
the Charlestown navy yard, win shortly be pro-
NOTED TO be rear admiral.
Newton has a mischievous goat, which last
week devoured six cambria handkerchiefs at a
meal, and now the nelghbors don't IKE that
Henry K. Fisher of wrentham has been ar
rested in Canada by Boston officers, and is now
awaiting trial in Boston for the confessed crime
of forgery.
At Boston strawberries are comparatively
scarce and high. Three weeks ago this fruit
was quite plenty, and sold as low as IS cents
per box, but now ii is difficult to obtain them at
so cents.
The iury in the case of Frederick Lockwood
tried for fraudulently obtaining some $4,000
worth of cotton held by the Boylston bank rem
dered verdict of guilty. AT the previous trial
the jury disagreed.
fire Saturday morning in the Highland dis
trict Boston, destroyed the fsh-curing estab-
lshment of John Curtis and partly consumed R.
Trains oakum factory. Loss $4,000; mostly
insured.
young man named Boyd, of Woburn, while
visiting the Charlestown navy yard, last week,
lost his balance and fell into the dry dock, dis
lance Of thirty feet, and probably fatally in
ured. His body was terribly mangled.
The whole number of deaths liz Boston for the
week ending May p was ninety-siX OF these
TWENTY-FIVE died Of consumption, four of heart
disease five of diseases unknown, and twelve of
lung disease: thirty-two were children under
FIVE wears of age; thirty-two of American par
entage, and sixty-four of foreign parentage.
Col. Charles G. Green, of the Boston Post,
will leave for trip TO Europe early in June,
accompanied by his wife Another prominent
journalist also takes a vocational release from
editorial toll in the person of Mr.. S. n. Stock
well, of the Boston journal, who has left for a
trip of two months or so in the west. Mr..
Stockwell's twenty mine years of service on the
Journal entities him to good long vacation,
and rest from the toll and vexations of daily
newspaper.
The papers in the case of the loss of the barque
Merrimac, sunk off Boston harbor during a
heavy fog by collision with the steamer Alep
pc, have all been under advisement and it is
possible the matter will be satisfactorily ar
ranged without recourse to the courts. The
owners of the vessel and cargo present clear
case for general average amongst the under
writers, which is about S65000. The Other
items of uninsured property, seamen's wages,
etc, will run the total footing inside of $780,
600. The Washington insurance company, of
Boston, cover the cargo 10 the amount of "a, 500,
and the Boston insurance company is on the
hull for 50 ,000 The balance of insurance is all
in New York.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The shipment of shoes from Lynn during the
week ending MAY %, amounted TO 1892 cases,
being an increase of 1144 cases over the ship
ment of the corresponding week last year.
At Lawrence, Philander NJ. King, in the en-
ploy of Call & True, wood dealers, while cutting
wood at the yard Friday evening, cut himself so
severely in the bowels that il is feared that the
injury will prove fatal.
Two young people of Lawrence each about
TWENTY-FIVE years of age, attempted suicide on
Friday niOhf The Uirl died If wa tha MI
story. The twowished TO marry and there was OPP
position. The young man went to an apothecary
and bought two ounces of arsenic. Both went
to Prospect Hill, in ward one, and took about
half of il between them. This was after nine
o'clock. After taking the poison the man vom.
tied it up. Soon after the girl also vomited, but
did not throw up the arsenic. The young man,
whose name was William R. Scott was at once
arrested. He is quite SSol and composed about
the matter, and suffering no illness. The name
of the girl was Emma G. Horne. Her family
are comparatively newcomers.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Although the report that Mr.. Wiston, the
wealthy manufacturer, had offered half mil
lion dollars to Amherst college, on the condition
that it should become a university and take his
name was given on the authority of member
of the family of leading professor in the insti-
tuition, it is now denied.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The Hoosac savings bank of North Adams
will begin operations June LIST.
+. W. Darby of Adams has been appointed
associate judge Of the district court.
Sidney Wilkins, aged eleven, had his right
arm so injured in the waste picker of Barker &
Brothers mill, Pttsfeld, last week, that he had
to have it amputated.
A teamster going down Savoy mountain last
week, stepped upon the pole Of his wagon to
make the horses draw even, when one of the
animals gave him kick which broke his leg.
John L. Cole of Williamstown, last year. be-
came so dissatisfied with "native" help that he
sent to New York and engaged Swede who
works so faithfully that this spring more foreign
help has been engaged in the persons of two
Danes, whose language Mr. Cole has learned
and who give the highest satisfaction as labor
ers. MIR. Cole has been so successful that quite
number of Danes have been hired by the
Williamstown farmers, and are said to be better
than the heather Chnee.
MAINE.
Real estate in Aroostook county has advanced
100 per cent within the past three years. A large
number of persons are locating there on account
OF the proposed railroad.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
j. Sanborn who has been the station agent at
Warren, on the Montreal railroad, for the past
eighteen years. died on SATURDAY.
Gilmores band has been engaged for the sum.
mer season at the Profile house at the Whit,
mountains.
The first free Latin school established in thi
country by law was established in Dover unde
the old provincial laws
The steamer Lady of the Lake carried las
year 6114 passengers exclusive of excursionists
who numbered over 10000.
The annual Episcopal convention of the do
cese Of New Hampshire will meet in st. Luke's
church, Charlest0wn, on Wednesday, the 81sti
The dwelling house of Timothy Capen of Bar.
rington was destroyed by fire last week. Sup.
posed to be the work of an incendiary. Loss
$1,000; no insurance.
The Coos ministerial association meets at
Ian
Der of essays are to be read, and the proceedings
will no doubt be interesting.
Parties are at work upon, and will this season
complete, the branch road leading from the
Wing Road to Percy's mills in Bethlehem, dis
lance of four aud quarter miles. Next sea.
son the road will doubtless be made to the noun
tains.
The Rochester Courier reports that Mrs. Ruth
foss, OF STAFFORD, was found dead by the road.
side on the morning of the 23d, having il is sun.
posed, died in a fit. She was about seventy
years of age, and highly respected.
IN view OF the uncertain political complexion
OF the New Hampshire legislature, upon which
deYolves the choice of governor, the demo
cratic whppers-in are sadly tasked One man
laid up by an unguarded spree might defeat all
their nice laid schemes.
The whole amount to be raised by taxation il
the town of Keene, for 1871, is S68, 1924. The
valuation OF the town, as appraised by the Sc
lectmen, is S3,S5T 400; Of this sum about $50 OO(
is by law exempt from taxation. The rate OF
taxation in district No / is 1851 on 500; poll
tax S2IS. In the other districts the ratei 81 81
on 500; poll tax $3.50. The whole number Of
polls is 1891.
1t is stated by the Concord Patriot that fires
were raging on the both in the woods of Tam.
worth, Osslpee, Albany, Madison, Bartlett, and
Wateryllle, in manner that entirely eciipses
the confederation Of last year. On the 18th one
began IN the plains near Banks hotel at West
OsslPee, and by the 10th had got four miles into
Madison. The general idea is that this fire was
wllful1y set by some persons particularly de
sirous OF good crop of blueberries. Ii go
across the stage road near Banks in a mysteri
Gus manner, as it was thought to have been ex
tinguished. Some person is supposed to hay
carried fire across. Large numbers of men hay
been engaged in fighting these fires, and hav
been able to save several dwellings.
RHODE ISLAND.
The Rising Sun mills, in Providence, lost b
fire Saturday morning about $1,000.
The question Of public markeHis interestn
the people of Woonsocket.
Almon 0ney of North Providence fell from