Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-24
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New England News summary.


now on the voyage from London, has on board
menagere destined for exhibition in this coun-
try. She started on the Goth of January, and
touched at plymouth, Eng, from which port she
took her departure on the 25th, and being now
out twenty-nine days, her arrival is momentarily
expected.
The inmates of the state prison, on the Odd,
were relieved from labor, and although not
allowed outdoor recreation, on account Of the
cold, had other enjoyments. At half-past ten,
they were assembled in the chapel, where they
were RECALLED by carols sung by children from
the Little Wanderers home, and addresses by
Rev. Dr. Henry W. Warren, W. H. Baldwin,
president of the young mems Christian union,
the warden, chaplain, and Others. The bill of
fare was also varied by the addition of dessert
of chocolate and plum pudding, in addition to
which the contractors and Others sent Cart
loads of doughuuts, hecatombs of pies, pyra.
mids of sundries, and mountains of goodies"
After dinner they remained in their cells.
John Reed, who robbed the clerk in State
street, Boston, one day last winter, by means of
throwing pepper in his eyes, and was sentenced
to twelve years Imprisonment therefor, made
one of the most ingeniously contrived efforts to
escape from the state prison on Monday, which
has been attempted for some years He works
in a planning mill on the lower floor. AS he la
bored be heaped up pile of the stuff carelessly
in front of him, and having frequent occasion to
step behind this, out OF the sight OF the oHcer,
managed TO saw out piece of the flooring. On
Monday afternoon he was missed and search
was at once Instituted. After long time they
discovered little difference in the appearance
of the floor, although the shavings and chips
had been thrown back upon it by an accompnce
of Reels They found that the board was loose,
but couldn't lift it up NIL they ootalneu crow
bar, when it was ascertained that a staple WIN
chain attached had been driven IN tue lower
side mug of water setting on the ground in
Dictated the presence of their prisoner, who came
out looking sheepsh enough, and was placed in
Solitary day or two to give him time for
repentance.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Charles English, Patrick Hays, Thomas Fin
merton and Dennis McClusky were arrested at
Lawrence on the 21st, and taken to Lowell, on
the charge of being concerned in heavy rob-
gerry of clothing store there Saturday night
The same parties are suspected of having robbed
the store of John B. Atkinson at Lawrence and
several hat shops in Methuen some months
since.
As the first train from Salem over the Essex
railroad was approaching Andover on the morn
ing of the goth, the engineer noticed man on
the track making signals to stop the train
These were promptly needed and the train
stopped, when a broken rall was pointed out by
the man. The man was Frenchman, employed
in cutting ice near by, and was on his way TO
work A coal train had Just passed ana prODa-
bly, broken the rail-
AT Lawrence on the 22d, at public meeting
of Needham encampment, Post 49, G. A. X OPP
portunity was taken to acknowledge the humane
service of their comrade, Lieut.. George Wilton, |
fogFnery of Il Vermont regiment, who lost an
arm at the battle of Cedar Creek. 1t win be re
memhered tina disabled as he was he plunged
into the Spcket river some weeks since, swan
through the water breaking through the ice
when necessary, and saved two sons of Council
man Patrick Foster, who had broken through
while attempting to cross on the ice on their
way to school. The Acknowledgement was an
elegant Waltham watch, with gold chain.
With it was testimonial handsomely engraved
upon parchment, expressing the appreciation OF
his comrades of the gallant feat.
Thomas OConnor, keeper of a billiard saloon
at Lawrence, and his wife have been arrested on
suspicion of attempting to burn the saloon on
Monday last. An examination OF the premises
showed that a string or pile of stove wood had
been built around each of the four billiard tables,
plentifully mixed with shayings The chairs Of
the establishment had been piled up between
the tables and the pictures; billiard cues and
furniture generally were well saturated with
kerosene and made portion of the pile intended
TO be destroyed. The communication between
the tables or the piles OF kindlings was by
means of strips of cloth soaked in kerosene, and
train of powder was laid from the head of the
back stairs to the pile of wood, and TO the bot
tom of the stove, where there was q sardine box
full of thar explosive article, which, however,
did not take fire. OConnor was insured for
$1,000
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Schouler Guards paraded in honor of
,
Bridget Torsneys tenement house at Taunton
was damaged by fire on Tuesday to the amount
of $500. Insured
Mason Chase, Esq, well known citizen of
Swanzey, died on Saturday night last after an
illness of some three weeks, and was buried
from the church at the Horn Pine on Tuesday.
The services we're conducted by a Spirituast
speaker from Boston, assisted by a Unitarian
clergyman, in accordance with the request of
the deceas ed.
rrA1rpDrN- CorrNrv
Sojourner Truth spoke in Springfield on'Wed-
nesday night-her last speech in New England.
She goes TO Kansas next week to end her days,
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The Edwards church and society are building
new brick house of worship, with free-stone
trimmings, on Main street, near the Mansion
house, Northampton, TO cost SIS 600. The fine
large chapel is in the rear of the main building
and under the same roof. The hoAse will not
be completed before next autumn, and in the
meantime the congregation worship in the town
hall.
An important movement soon TO be made in
Northampton is the establishment of Smith
college. Miss Sophia Smith, of Hatfield, it is
well known, last year left the noble bequest Of
600 for the establishment of a female COL
lege, with the above name, to be located in
NORTHAMPTON, provided that the town should
raise for the same object $4,000. In her will
Miss Smith says; sIt is my opinion that by the
higher and more thorough Christian education
of women, what are called their wrongs will
be redressed, their wages adjusted, their weight
OF influence in reforming the evils of society
will be greatly increased. As teachers, as
writer's as mothers as members of society," their
power for good viii be intellectually enlarged,
The town has appointed committee to secure
the proper legislative action in regard to the
subject, and to carry out the conditions of the |
viii and secure the establishment OF the institu-
ton.
A Northampton correspondent of the Boston |
Journal writes: HFor some months there has |
been great scarcity of water, both for general |
purposes and in case of fire, and the town has |
recently voted 10 obtain watr from part of the |
town five miles distant, called Leeds There is |
brook fed with springs which will afford an |
abundant supply Of excellent water for popu- |
lation Of 10000, and with a sufficient head to |
throw i over any house in town. The pipes as |
far as FloTence-a village about mile from the |
ceDtrc-are to be twelve inches, and the rest Of |
the way ten. Arrangements are now being |
made to commence this aqueduct as soon as |
the frost leaves the ground"
The young mems institute at Northampton ten |
years ago gave their library Of 1000 volumes for |
free public library for the town, in case the |
town would annually appropriate for its increase
SUN OF forty cents on each OF the rateable
polls, or about s12O0 year. In 1862 John Clark,
founder of the institution for The deaf and dumb,
left bequest Of $4,000 10 this library, the in
terest of which is annually TO be expended for
the purchase Of books, &c. The library now
contains 1000 choice volumes. The town lately
voted an appropriation of $4,000 for
the erection of building suitable
for the library and a hall, in case
the same amount should be raised by pr-
yate subscription. That amount has just been
secured. Rev. Mr.. Lcavtt, pastor of the First
congregational church, is chairman of the Ii
nrary committee for purchasing books, and has
Just received $500 worth of standard works |
some of them finely illustrated, which he had
ordered from Europe. The library is highly ap.
preclated and extensively read by the people
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Considerable excitement was produced at Shell
burne Falls on Monday. by the sudden appear
ance of several government officials and the
seizure Of one hundred barrels of whiskey. the
property of Abner Woodward and ]. B. Whit
ney. The whole quantity had been stored in
the cellar of Eliphaz Woodward until Wednes.
day of last week, when fifty barrels were sold
by woodward and delivered to Whitney in pay
ment for the "petiified Indian boy" and by
Whitney removed to the store of Joel Thayef,
where it was found and taken possession of by
the officers. An attempt to resist the seizure
was at first made by Woodward but soon aban-
nd hof nil