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

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Collector Russell has so tar recovered as to at
tend to the duties of his office
The new and roomy draw on the Fitchburg
railroad bridge is complete, and was opened TO
vessels on Monday, so that the navigation OF
Charles river is now unObsiructed.
The Boston Journal says: "The great want of
Boston; A large hotel in some OF our surouroan
towns for the accommodation of Boston people
during the summer months. One located with
in ten miles of the city, of easy access by cars,
would pay well"
The Boston Times says: "The moral suasion
temperance influence has already begun TO show
its power We are informed that great many
IN this city have taken the pledge, and that par
ties are organizing TO act in concert in almost
every ward. The best wishes, aud example
Of all good men ought to encourage these
Efforts"
The directors Of the Boston, Hartford and Erie
railroad held meeting on Wednesday evening,
beginning at eleven O'clock and lasting to about
three O'Clock Thursday morning 1t is
said that everything now points to the posses
sion of the road by the trustees OF the Berdell
mortgage. Who the trustees legally are is still
amatter for the court to decide.
H. the excavation now going forward on the
estate Of the Boston gas light company upon
Federal street there was found on the Isl, at
the depth of about six feet below the surface, a
grave stone with the folowingi inscription
f'Here Ives ye body of Prudence Cole wife TO
DinIel Cole, ared IS years and mo. Died
July the I'd, 1871" ,.,.
The stork on coal now in Boston and immedi-
ate vicinity, in the hands of dealers, as made up
TO March l. amounts 70 81 1888 TONS This Is sald
TO be less than the ordinary supply for ten uays'
The dealers included in these hgnres n anI.
about seventy-fve The supply on tne n Isl; VI
March 1869 was 95,6S2 tons. These STATISTICS
include the various kinds of coal in the market
Ananoements are being made for grand
festival and social reunion OF the irlendS Oh
Methodism in and about Boston, to be held Ill
Music hall about the middle of March. The eX-
act time will soon be announced. A large and
eff1citn committee of ladies from the different
churches are vigorously preparing TO entertain
the very large number Of friends that are expect
ed to be present It is sufficient to say that Rev.
Mark traitor OF South Boston will read one OF
his nlmtable poems and Rev. Geo. S. Hare,
D D., and Rev. w. R. Clark ID. D., will give shoit
and interesting addresses, which, in addition TO
musdon the "Big Organ" will furnish rare
treat 10 all who may be so fortunate as TO DE
present.
A number of the members of the committee of
the Name, Vermont, New Hampshire and Mass
achusctts editorial association, met at founE's
hotel, Boston, on the 18th ult., to consider the
matter of an excursion next summer. II was
deemed advisable TO have such an excursion,
provided the necessary arrangements could be
affected satisfactorily, and several committees
were appointed to look over the ground and re-
port at an early day. The programme in con-
temptation is trip to Lake George, thence to
bIs Aiualls, MicIt pdltg MOulN iShNNA'OhS
on Tuesday night; thence on Wednesday to
Montreal, where the balance of that day and a
part of Thursday would be spent; and thence to
Newport, VT, where the party would have
grand leyee on Thursday evening. From this
point trips could be made to the White Noun
fains or those who desire could return directly
home The committee expect to be able TO per-
feet their plans so as to make definite an
nouncement by the list OF April.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
olI Nd TOD oif of EOy.
borough, dropped dead from heart disease on
the night of tue 1st in his daughters house.
Mary H. Pettee, otherwise Mary II. Clark,
was before trial justice Warner, at Fox5oro, on
the ID, charged with the larceny of three $1,000
bonds from her son-in-law at Wellesley, in June
last. The wife came forward and testified that
she too the bonds herself, and the defendant
was accordingly discharged.
MIDDLLsEX COUNTY.
The Lowell Courier commenting on an item
that appeared in their columns, few days ago,
TO the effect that since the first of January the
two lady compositors on the Boston Pilot have
Zee lived the same rate of wages as the meE,
says: "If it is any satisfaction to that paper
it may learn that the lady compoSitors on the
Lowell Courier have received the same price per
Thousand ems as the men, ever since the present
proprietors have printed it,"
The citizens OF Natick are in controversy with
the Boston and Albany railroad corporation
about the obstruc ion of Washington avenue, a
-
The ciuzens contend that the right OF free and
open way was guaranteed to the town forever,
by the deed conveying the land contiguous TO
the corporation, and that there is no power cdpa-
BILE of jusrlying, or permitting upon any con-
slderation, the hindrance mplained of-that
the seal cannot be erased from off the bond,
whatever the legislature or county commission
ers may decide or SPECIAL compromises stipulate.
The Natick citizens express determination 10
continue this contest for what they claim as
their TiPlf until Their Onpue1 for nuDlie
use.
ESSEX COUNTY.
girl named Catherine Muuick, employed in
the spinning room of the Bartlett mills in New
buryport, got her dress entangled with a pully,
on the ID, and was killed before the belt could
be thrown off Her head was crushed by the
revolving machinery into shapeless mass
Her family are Decessitous, and she only enter
ed the employ of the corporation last Monday
for The purpose of learning, so as to obtain work
elsewhere.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
We learn from Dightou correspondent of the
Taunton Gazette that the young man Atkinson,
about whom so much excitement has been
caused in Fall River, on account of his sudden
disappearance and strange actions, is undoubt-
edy the same individual that turned up in
Dighton last week, and applied for lodgings at
The house of Henry w Simmons. He told a
strange story; said he belonged in Rochester,
n. Y; had been robbed of all his money, which
had been stolen from his carpet-bag, &c.. &c.
Suspecting that all was not right, Mrs. Simmons
took the precantion to examine his pockets after
he retired, expecting to find pistol, or perhaps
burglars tools, and found an envelope directed
to Mr.. Ames, Weybosset street, Providence,
which satisfies MIR. S. that he is the same person
who left The hotel al Fall River so strangely The
night before. While they were dragging for his
body in the river, he was probably footing il for
Dlghton He left Dighton about nine O'Clock,
FRIDAY morning, walking on the track in the di-
recton of Taunton. At the depot, he inquired
concerning the fare, but did not buy a ticket for
any station.
NANTUCKET COUNTY.
Josiah Gorham, one of the most highly es-
teemed citizens of Nantucket, fell dead, with
out moments warning, on the LIST. His age
was about seventy years.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The diplomatists of EasthamptOn are ar
paiently DESTROYS to seduce the allegiance of the
Smiths Ferryites from the banner of Northamp-
ton. Much excitement prevails thereat.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The happy proprietor of petriied little In
jun boy, at Shelburn Falls, recently sold his
treasure for fifty barrels of whiskey; and now
the government officers have confscated the
liquor.
little daughter of Thomas Matthews of
Abbot was dangerously bitten by a ferocious
bulldog on the 26th ult.
A son of Henry Smith of Steuben was poison
ed to death few days since by drinking a sOlu-
ton of tin.
few days ago a store at Little Falls, owned
by Charles Collins, was entirely destroyed by
fire, including stock of goods. No insurance.
The steam mills of Messrs. Treat Lang & Co.,
at Kings Mills, Whtefeld, are again in active op-
Grafton, turning out hogshead slaves at the rate
Of 5000 Der day.
JOHN Daily had preliminary examination at
Lewiston, Monday, for the murder of John Kin
ney in that city on the 14th ult., and was COM
mitted to await the action of the grand Jury in
April next.
An attempt was made last week 10 set fire TO
the valuable grlst mill in Presque isle, owned by
Sidney Cook. Fortunately the attempt was dis
covered in season TO avert catastrophe
An unusual amount of numbering has been
done in all of the small towns in Piscataquis
county, such as hauling cedar, spruce, bass
hemlock, and, in ia {, almost every kind Of logs
to the mills, to be sawed into shingles, boards,
laths etc.
John Town, postmaster at West Parsonfield
has well sixteen feet deep, with five feet Of
water in 1t. This water, which was eleven feet
below the earth's surface, was frozen to the