Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-21
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New England News summary.


they have ever been before.
The Red Stockings of Boston will leave there
to-day for New York, where they will play with
the Mutuas on Tuesday, starting for home on
the evening of that day,
1t is reported that the rate Of taxation OF Bos-
ton, the present year, will not exceed sl3 oO per
$1,000. Personal property about holds its own,
but the real estate of the city has increased IN
valuation twenty-four millions.
The thirty-eighth annual report OF the VeneIh-
hle CITY missionary Rev. Charles Cleveland, has
been issued in a pamphlet. His receipts during
the wear for the charity fund were S3,N26 90,
md his expenditures for charity and expenses,
1929 II. Balance on hand, 1899 81.
The number of deaths in Boston for the week
ending Saturday noon was 141. OF the deceased
6g were males and ~ females. There were 10
deaths by consumption and rs by cholera in
fantum. Under l year of age, "a; to 5, %;
Of American parentage, 40; foreign 101
The assessed valuation of Brighton is $685.
1914 of which 81 ISL $50 is real estate, and
1894 O4 personal. This shows gain of over
SS000,0 900 in real estate the present year The
amount to be raised by taxation is S8SOl4'66,
and the rate fixed upon is SO per $1,000 Last
year it was S1S The amount of resident bank
stock taxed is $4,000 The total valuation Of
Brighton in 1870 was S5,77S,077.
MIR. John p. Bland, Of Plymouth, recently
graduated from the divinity school of Harvard
university, has received and accepted unani-
nous call from the Lee street society in Cam
bridge The services of ordination will take
place on Wednesday evening, September 9th.
Mr. Bland was the sole recipient this year of
the degree of bachelor of divinity from the uni
versty.
The Traveller says: 'Nearly all descriptions
of fruit are scarce and dear. Peaches are in
rather slim supply, and of course the trade have
put up the prices to the highest notch. The
range is from 81 80 to 81 70 percrate, and about
81 so per basket. To do them (the peaches) JUS
flee however it may be said that the quality is
better than the average. Bartlett pears are sell
ing at 81 TO So per bushel, and apples range
from Sc to SO per barrel. We cannot, with
clear conscience, congratulate the public on these
prices. We can, however, condole with them;
but this will not bring down prices"
The Boston Times says:-"What is the trouble
with the Cochituate water in the west end2 1t
comes from the faucets as white as milk, and
when caught in tumber eitervcSces like soda
water 1t looks as if some chemical prepare
ton had been thrown into the pipes, and people
are unwilling to use the water, in the fear that
it may prove deleterious, as it is said to have
done previously when it has had the same APP
pearance. The water board ought TO explain
this matter publicly, so as TO satisfy the public
that they are, or are not, running the risk of
drinking and otherwise using poisonous water"
The Worcester water has several times present.
ed a similar appearance.
The Newton Journal says: "Among the
town talk in Brighton, we hear the PROJECT is
seriously discussed, and that some movements
have been actually made by the purchase of
land, ETC., for the removal of the cattle market
of that town, which year by year grows in i'm
portance with the growth of New England and
the increased population yearly to be supplied.
1t is proposed to locate this market upon the
line of the Boston and Albany railroad, between
the Brighton and Allston stations, and to erect
capacous yards upon scale sufficiently eX-
tensive TO furnish every convenience for the ac-
commodation and comfort of cattle. This
would do away with the driving of droves of
cattle through the streets of the town, and in
other ways would be advantageous and bene-
fetal TO the inhabitants.
The career of "Spence" Pettus, recently ar
rested for defrauding Bowles & Co.. of Boston,
of $4,000 in Northern Pacific railroad bonds, is
a remarkable one. Pettus has long been known
to the police as one Of the most skillful forgers
and alterers of checks in the country, and many
of his former associates or tools are in yariou:
prisons throughout the United States. DR.
Leon who was arrested about two months agC
for having in his possession, and selling to Beer
& Edwards, of Broad street, New York, 500
Brooklyn assessment bond, which had been sto
len from the Park Savings bank in Brooklyn
says that he received the bond from PetluS
Some months ago a number of Arkansas bond
were obtained from a firm on Wall street b
means of a forged check for SO, 900, and Pettu
is supposed TO have been the torger. The sam
man is believed to have forged the check TO
$4,000 on a bank of Yonkers, n. Y, with whicl
number of bonds of the Chicago, Vincenne
and Danville railroad were obtained from
Wall street firm. Pettus, also, is believed by
the police is the man who forged the order Of
Phelps, Dodge & Co., on i. Z. Steadman Co.
of Wall street, by which $4,000 in gold was OBJ
tanned. 1t is understood that Pettus has many
influential friends in New York, but he will find
it difficult, if guilty, TO avoid punishment il
Boston, whittier he has been taken.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The arrangements of the grounds for tn
New England fair at Lowell are being rapid,
perfected. Six railroads will land freight ant
passengers directly on the grounds. The pres
will have separate building for their accom-
mediation. To-day that portion of the ground
to be let for booths, etc., will be ready for en-
gagemeDt by those wishing TO hire.
The Howe family are to have gathering a
Harmony grove, South Framingham, on th
31st. All parts of the country will probably b
well represented. The music is to be by HALF
and the Metropolitan bands, combined, and the
Grafton by Hon. Joseph Howe, secretary oil
state of the New Dominion.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The shipment of shoes from Lynn for the weel
ending Friday amounted TO 4169 cases, as agains
1922 cases for the corresponding week last year
BRISTOL COUNTY
The Unitarian Congregational church il
Taunton celebrated its semi-centennial anniver
sary on Thursday. The forenoon was devoted
to delightful service for the children. In thu
afternoon the Rev. Erastus Maltby, who ha
been pastor of the church for forty-fye years
delivered an interesting historical address IL
the evening there was social reunion.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The steamer Robert Lowe is engaged in under
running and repairing the French cable be
tween the island of st. Pierre and Duxbury.
In his speech at DuXbury DIR. Loring said
"Ihe first contest that came off here resulted il
two lines of inheritance in this state, and SCI
before me two gentlemen, one claiming descend
ence from Miles Standish, while | claim Inca
deScant from JOhntAlden who YanquiShed Miles
Standish in fair field here. So say to the de-
scendent OF Miles Standsh that the result of that
contests that Priscilla Mullens was my ancestor
and not his. NV grandmother name was Alathea
Alden" In this he referred to the legend of the
proxy courtship by Miles Standish of Priscilla
Mullens. He sent John Alden to Priscilla to
ask her if she wouldbe his (Standishs) wife; but
John, accepting modest hint of her own, mar
ried her himself The Boston Times says:
Nov, does DIR. LOring consider that fair way
of doing things? and has he permitted any of
that Alden blood to influence him in his man
agement Of the present political campaign"
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The state political campaign will be opened at
Springfield next Thursday evening, when Gen.
Butler will give his views on public questions,
at the request Of his supporters in that city.
MAINE.
1t is thought that the new line of the Boston
and Maine road from Berwick to Portland will
be completed within year.
The hardware store of Daniel Douglass, in
night and small amount stolen in goods taken
from the show case.
AT Belfast, on Friday, game of base ball was
played between the Lightfoots of West Water
vile and the Pastmes of Belfast, whic; resulted
IN a victory for the latter, the score standing
sixty 10 twenty-one.
The annual camp meeting of the East MainC
Methodist conference opens to-day at Wesleyan
Grove, three miles below Belfast. The grounds
have been recently fenced and improved. A large
attendance is anticipated
Accounts from "New Sweden" are yery en-.
couraging. The crops are looking splenddly
and the wheat will entirely escape the rust The
Swedes are busly engaged in opening roads
clearing land, telling trees and building houses,
and were never more happy nor more contented'
The Rev. Charles F. Allen, pastor of the Firs
Methodist church of Bangor, has been elected
President OF the Maine college of agriculture
and the mechanic arts, and has accepted the DO
sition. He will enter upon his duties at The
commencement Of the next term.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
AT Portsmouth, on the 18th, a boat containin,
aparty Of young men was capsZed, but they wer
all rescued by boats from the navy yard, with tn
exception of Clarence Moses, aged seventeen, o