Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-04

water marks hitherto made. They don't think
| as highly of the dam as they used to-"
colored woman who is employed in the New
| Haven station house left the key inside in the
door on the list, Thomas Brennan, who was
held for stealing watch, and James Spieland
held for assault turned the key, quietly walked
out and have not since been arrested
The Daubury News says: At a recent meet
ing where q contribution was taken up,
wealthy member of the congregation dropped
twenty-five cents in the contribution box. The
amount realized beng little more than that
required, the wealthy member quietly suggested
to the deacon who passed the box, thar his little
amount might be returned. And it was
Rev. Mrs. Hannaford of New Haven, it viii be
recollected, has been making considerable stir
about the action of the home for the friendless,
in allowing pauper, Mary Gray, to be buried
without funeral services. Mrs. Hannaiord at
length prevailed upon the relatives of the I'M
fortunate young woman TO have her body eX-
humed, which was done Wednesday, and the
reverend gentlewoman had the satisfaction of
officiating when the body was reinterred.
The strike of the moulders at the Howe sewing
machine works at Bridgeport is not on account
of a reduction Of wages, but because the COM
pany required the men to pile up the moulds on
account of the want Of space in the foundry.
Four or five of the forfy-nine men have returned
to work, and the company does not intend to
employ any of fhe others, and their places are
already filled with workmen who do not belong
to the union. The workmen fatty deny the COM
pany's version Of the affair.
A Waterbury man whose son was willed
halt interest in q $4,000 property by the sons
grandfather, took offence because the young
man, who was q minor, married against his
wishes, and got himself appointed guardian over
him. Then, under law which permits q guar
dian TO sell the property of minor to an amount
not exceeding $500, without advertising it, he
obtained permission of judge Of probate to sell
his sons half interest, worth $4,000, for the pal
try sum of S215. So, without the sons knowl-
edge, his patrimony was sold to the sheriff for
that amount and by him sold to the lads
mother at the same price. And now the son,
thus defrauded of his inheritance, proposes to
see if the courts of Connecticut will tolerate such
outrageous injustice. The Meriden Republican
says the unnatural father in this case is none
other than John Kendrick, the democratic candi-
date for congress.
A story is told at the expense of a legal gem
tleman who was formerly well known IN Nor
wich, Conn.,, who now lives in Oshkosh. One
Smith had failed in business and sold out, aud
having two or three tou h little bills, had
given them TO this lawyer for collection. Smith
went to the Office to receive the proceeds. The
amount collected was about $50. "Pm sorry
you've been so unfortunate Smith, for | take
great interest in you. | shan't charge you as
much as | should if | didn't feel so much inter
est in you" Here he handed Smith S15, and
kept the balance. "You see, Smith, | knew
you when you were boy, and knew your
father before You, and take good deal of in
terest in you. Good morning. Come and see
me againf' Smith moved slowly out of the
door, and ruefully contemplating the avails,
was heard to mutter: "Thank God you didn't
know my grandfather"
RHODE ISLAND.
Woonsocket has another new hotel.
The Providence and Worcester Railroad CON-
pany will build new passenger and freight de-
pots in Pawtucket this coming summer. The
passenger depot will be of brick, 40 by 80 feet,
and two stories high. 1t will be on the east
side of Broad street. The freight depot will
be three hundred feet long, with tracks running
through the same.