Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-18
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posroN AM VICINITY.

French fair, and its woman's suffrage bazaar,
is to have q "lair for our dumb animals,
Commissioner Clark, Of the MASSACHUSETTS, N,
snrance department. has issued circular 10 all
insurance companies doing business III me
state. asking for statement oil their hnanSial
condition after deductiug the losses ny inc Cill
carl fire The commissioner Is OF the opinion
tbat tbe REPORTS which are floating through the
ne,rsnaners are not thoroughly reliable, being
in many eases very much exaggerated, and in
some considerably uuderStated. direct report
from the officers of the companies, made under
oath. will greatly relieve the anxiety of policy
holders, and place the companies in their true
position before the public. II is believed that
the worst aspect of the losses has been present.
cd, and that much valuable property Will be
saved. The best informed insurance men who
have visited Chicago since the fire, are Of thC
opinion that the salvage will amount to at least
fifteen per cent. Clear and concise statement,
Of the condition oil the companies Will remove
groundless suspicious, and do much toward re-
storing confidence in insurance.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
A small wooden building on Rock street, Low
ell, owned by David Love and used as a kiln fol
stfoyed by fire Tuesday The contents belonged
10 E. B. Pierce, who will lose some 5000; no in
surance.
ESSEX COUNTY.
One day last week little son of Mr.. Alfred
Norwood OF Rockport, about two years Old,
a
so severely upon his face and throat that he died
in the course Of half an hour.
The Boston journal, in speaking of the
Gloucester excitement, says The materials for
a first class excitement seem 10 oe involved IN
the rumOfs OF an English man-ot-war cruising
OFF our coast with view to Overhaung fish
inc vessel-onIy there seems 10 be little weak
ness on the score OF authenticity thus far. In
fact there is nothing in it, SO far as is yet
known except the determination of the DOmn-
a,rf#f so n
they can, within their own jurisdiction. Still,
the government officials at the custom house
aud the navy yard have done well in being on
the safe side Of vigilance. II a British vessel
should appear in cur waters on the mission sup
posed, she would bel richly entitled 10 the recep-
lion which these officials have SO promptly pro-
Vided. In the meantime the public mind will
remain calm and composed"
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The health of Hon. Frank W. Bird is gradually
improving, and it is hoped he may fully recover
his former strength
BARNsTABLE COUNTY
John Connolly, an employe on the Cape Cod
railroad, was knock ed down and run over by
freight car last week, at Sandwich, receiving in
iuries which caused lis death the next day. lie
belonged in Hyannis, and was iorty-fve years
old.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Springfield had fire and burglars Sunday
night, but both were squelched without much
damage An Irish youth was fatally stabbed,
however, in a row the same evening.
The president made a speech in Springfield,
which we give in full: Ladies and gentlemen
am very happy TO meet yon, but rs the train is
now awaiting my departure, must bid you good
bye"
The state Universalist convention begins its
annual session in Springfield to-day, and will
close Thursday evening. The annual sermon
will be preached by Rev. Richard Eddy, of
Gloucester.
MAINE.
Mary Dingley, little girl six years of age,
daughter Of Mr.. VIM. Dingley, was drowned at
Halowell on Friday.
Benz, F. Davis, Il young unmarried man,
tweny-seyen years Of age, committed suicide at
LincOnyille, last week, by taking strychnine.
Cause unknown.
An exchange has the following: "a COW in
Rumiord, last winter, gave birth to a monstrosi-
ty in the shape of pair of twin calves so
Joined together that they present but one body,
having eight legs and standing upon six, two of
the hind legs crossing each other over its back
and resembling the feet and legs of dog; while
one Gifts heads resembles that of a bear !and the
other that of a dog"
A fatal accident Occurred in SearSport village
on Saturday. A young man, son of Michael
Cane, aged fifteen years. had placed some grapes
on the roof Of the house to ripen, and upon 60
ing to take them in he lost his hold and slipped
from the roof ana fell some fifteen feet striking
ed by the pickets, and died the next day.
james Clemens Is supposed to have been
drowned in the Saco, near Great Falls, in Hiram,
on tile evening OF October >. man who was
riding behind heard the fatal splash of the team
as it went over the bank and the cry of Clemens
Hartford rode to the village, got party and re-
turned to find Clemens. They found the horse
and Wagon, but the man has not yet been found.
There are suspicious of foul play. No proper
search has been made for the man.
Il 10 -@.44l 81 81
ING their present session, have given hearing 10
parties belonging G Ellsworth, the result OF
which will be TO give the election of sheriff,
county clerk and commissioner of Hancock
county to the republicans for those offices, in
stead Of democratic candidates, who contend
they have been elected, 1t appears in evidence
that the votes thrown in one OF the Ellsworth
wards is illegal, and being counted out, as they
will be by the governor and council, changes the
result so far as to give the offices mentioned to
the republicans by small majority.
Portland paper says: A lady in this CITY in
the year 1874 had a hired Gill who left her EN-.
ploy, taking a wallet containing between three
and four hundred dollars with her. After She
left the city no one in these parts ever heard
from Der until last week, when she came back
hunted up The loser and returned the amount
She was Catholic, and for several years aftei
committing the theft, RETAINED from attending
the confessional. When she did, and made
known The crime, the bishop advised that She
should restore the money. When she had accu-
minated the requisite amount she consulted hei
adviser, who cOrresponded with Bishop Bacon,
and found that the lady was a widow, and lost
nearly everything by the great fire. She re.
turned and made herself known aud was freely
forgiven After having thus closed the account
as the loser supposed, she drew her pocket book
and repaid the sum.
The following particulars are given of an
affair noticed a few DAYS AGO: j. W Palmer
member elect OF the Maine legislature from Ban
gor, recently found his mother, from whom he
had been separated forty-fve years. in the per-
son of Mrs. Fields, OF Lncolnville Mrs. Fields
hrst husbands name was Hammond by whom
she had one son, who on the death of MIR. Ham
mond was adopted by neghbor named Palmer.
at whose solicitation Mrs Hammond allowed
the boy to assume the name Of Palmer. Soon
after, Mr. Palmer moved away, taking the boy
with him. Mrs. Hammond again married Il
man named Fields, and removed to Waldhoro
and from thence TO Linconyilie. Both mother
and sou supposed each other dead ond it was
only by the investigations of a cousin of The
mother that in the eminent lumber merchant Oh
Bangor was discovered the long lost son of Mis-
Fields. Mr.. Palmer, on receiving information
that his mother was living, though he cOult
hardly believe the intelligence, hastened TO yisi
her and was convinced of the fact. Her only
resource since the death of her husband seven
teen years ago, except the generosity of he
nelghbors, has been until recently pension Of
500 year, granted by government for service.
rendered by her husband in the war of 1872
She is now sc years OF age.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The banking institutions of Manchester hold
half million dollars Of Chicago securities
The employees of the Concord railroad and il,
branches, at Concord, propose to give their earn
ings for one day to aid the Chicago sufferers
The sum will amount to more than $1,000
A granite monument has been placed over thu
grave OF Henry j. Gardner of Franklin, muir
dered by Stevens by his railroad associates De
tween White River Junction and Boston.
j. S. Bean, who was so seriously injured AT
Baskerville on the 10th, while unloading cottor
at one of the mills, died the following morning
aged AZ, and leaving a widow with four chill
dren.
musical convention viii be held at the Con
gregational church in Henniker, October "a, anC
the three following days, under the direction o
Prof Whitney, Of Manchester. Among tn
popular sOloists are Miss McQuesten and Mr.
Killey, of Manchester; Mr.. c. H. Clark, of Bos
ton, and Miss Julia Wells, of Chicago. Pianist
Miss Viola J. Palmer of Manchester
lady in Concord has an old black-etter Bi
bic, printed in 1903 1t is of an edition some
times called the Brooches Version" because il
the seventh verse Of the third chapter of Gen
esls u Is written, They sowed fgge tree leave
together and made themselves breeches," in
ton