Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-23
Calais Cal, is not satisfied with the census.


eretion in controlling their legs.
MAINE.
Calais is not satisfied with the census.
The new skating rink at Portland has been de-
a.. iShed for want of support.
my g.: copies of Scribnei's Magazine are used
nc a. Psoder An one school in Bath.
In Honlton and l,s vicinity the railway sleeper
h siorss has taken the place of numbering oper-
ations.
The stone for the new college building at Wa
teiville is hauling preparatory TO early opera
ions in tn sprin-.
Patrick HALEY, of Lewiston, was struck by the
passenger locomotive tuesday, at DanviHe
Junction, and his right arm and leg crushed so
that both were amputated. He still survives.
In the Maine legislature Monday, in reply to
an order, the governor informed the legislature
that the appropriation for Scandinavian immi-
grafton was S45,000, and the amount expended
S15,724T4.
The Paris Mercury, printed in Maine, says it
has four million subscribers at one post Office in
Monroe county. This extraordinary statement
is explained when it is known that the Mercury
has four subscribers names Million at one office
in that county.
Senator Hobson, of Saco, for many years en-
gagged extensively in numbering operations, says
that many yealS ago he cut on sixty acres of
land York county 100000 feet of lumbeT-cut-
ting down TO twelve inches on the stump.
Eighteen years afterwards he cut on the same
land $4,000 feet more-cutting down TO tine
same size as before-which had grown up in the
interim. Mr.. Hobson says he is convinced
there are 100OOOOOO feet Of lumber fit to cut at
the present time between the Portland, Saco and
Portsmouth railroad and the ocean.
E. A. Pattee, who committed suicide in Port
land, left on table at his room in the hotel the
following note: 81 have committed no great
crime only against myself. There is no place
for me Gu earth. God have mercy on my soul.
do this because am not worthy to live. 20
to JUS God Ny brightest hopes are all gone
My bealtf has gone, my reputation has gone.
I am going, too, if my pistol don't fail. once
had health and good name, but they have
gone. | have tired to live a Christian in days
gone by, but have failed. Why | commit this
rash act is because 1 do not feel worthy to live
My God, into thv hands commit myself"
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Hon. VIM. b. Small, republican candidate
for congress in the first district, is confined to
his bed by illness at his home IN Newmarket. 1t
is cared that he will have the brain fever.
DR.. J. g. Graves ofNashua offers to give $1,000
toward establishing an orphans home in New
Hampshire, and a suitable site for the same in
Nashua worth about $4,000.
Deputy Sheriff Haynes of Concord seized
about $500 worth of liquors from S. A. Am
brose, hotel keeper at Boscawen Plains, Fri
day.
A large Newfoundland dog dropped dead in
Nashua, on Saturday, from apoplexy, disease
which is said TO be as common among the lower
animals as with the human family.
John NJ. Morse, of East Kingston, who made
demonstrations towards shooting County Com
missioner Phlsbury, at Newmarket Junction,
on the 18th, was committed TO the insane asylum
at Concord, on the 18th. Morse is an unmar-
RCD nan OF forty-four years, and was let out
Of the asylum FIVE years ago as harmless per-
son.
A Herbert Bellows of Walpoe, and Charles
w pigEpgtnT Greenland Of n
board of trustees of the state normal school,
went to Plymouth on Monday and received the
legal transfer of the property given by the tow n
Of Plymouth TO the institution.
The following is a summary of the returns to
the grand secretary of the grand lodge of Odd
Fellows of New Hampshire tor the term ending
Dec. 81, 1870: Number of lodges, 80; initiated,
los; admitted by card, 81; reinstated, 10; ex-
PEELED, 3; suspended, 81; Withdrawn, 10; de-
ceased, 10; increase, 80; whole number Of men,
bers, 3951; amount paid for relief, S3994.39; for
hurylng the dead, STOPS; amount OF receipts,
S10,054.36
On Friday evening, sailor in Portsmouth,
VINO had just received $3.50 from the United
states ship Iusearora, was knocked down and
severely beaten by party of roughs, and then
h9suea INTO carriage which Immediately drove
w: As soon as he could collect his senses, the
salior Jumped from the carriage, crying out that
ne mao oeea robbed. The carriage dove on,
and did not stop. 0'
me Portsmouth Times relates that some two
yeaIS ag9 poor discharged soldier in that city
employed claim agent to send his application
tor bounty to Washington, which he did without
euVSess' "A second time the papers were sent
ana again rel cited. The mans wife again went
70 the agent, saying that they had nothing TO
cal, ana begged him to try again. He did so,
and this time the bounty of 500 was paid Re,
fore spending any of his money for himself and
family, the discharged soldier enclosed a fen
dollar bill to his uncle, to pay for money lent
him when he was IN want. A few months since
ne was informed that his uncle had died and be
queathed him all his estate, valued at two hun
dred Thousand dollars, giving as bis reason foi
so doing, that he had many times lent money to
bis relatives and except in this single instance
had never been repaid He rewarded his
nephew rs honesty by making him his legatee.
VERMONT.
DIR. J. d. Hanrahan. of Rutland, was thrown
from his carriage on Friday evening and severe
ly injured.
Joseph II. Brainard, of St. Adams, has held
the oihce of county clerk for Franklin county
lor me term of thirty -four years. He graduated
al lale college in the class of 1922.
CONNECTICUT
Ane Nollhs company at Collinsyille has re-
their plows. ioi @VVV VI
The executive committee of the Woodstoch
agricultural society met last week and made o,,t
held Sent. 20. " De
Rev. J. D. Potter, the Evangelist, is 10 assis,
IN series OF meetings in the west parish. Wood
stock, continuing over the Sabbath Rev. Mr.
Southworth is laboring with the Congregations
church, and very promising religious interes
is being manifested.
Al Hartford, Miss Annie Stein, a German
girl Of some education, and a good vocalis
withal, has bad the misfortune to lose both bel
parents, and also TO contract a lameness which
for three years bias confined her 10 the bed anC
exhausted her last dollar.
The Bristol man who mailed thirty dollars Il
a Trend in Boston, the ot1er day, aud failed K
near Of It's arrival, feels better. The friend Il
WON II was sent failed to acknowledge its re
9gyglpi as be should bave done; hence the trouble
ae has since done so; and now the Bristol man
NJ ,ns inlness Of his 10y and bis regret for hi.
MA U ,hs accusation Of Uncle SAM says: 81 will
snoai n s y me last ten years, have sent many
toa ~ ui rs oy mail to different and distant Sec
lar" "uu nave never lost dol.
Tho... RHODE ISLAND.
A. Ine pattern shop Of John Mason g., pro,.
vsnse' was badly damaged by IRE On 81 10y,