Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-01
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ne,r Enrlnnd Now. SUMMARY.

William Mckay, Mortimer Morlarty and Mi
chae sheehy, released Fenian prisoners, arrived
at Boston, Sunday, on the Parthia, from Liver
pool. They were taken to the Creighton house,
where they remained until uoon, and left for
New York to meet the Irish eXiles in that city,
Their release was unconditional.
Jennie Collins, in acknowledgment of the aid
rendered her by the reportorial department of
the press, invited the same to Botfin's Bower,
Saturday evening, where she entertained them
in pleasant manner. There was singing,
music, dancing, few otf-hand remarks, and an
excellent collation. Her efforts, with those OF
Mrs Boynton and Miss Cutting, were successful
in making an agreeable evening.
John II. Selwyn has finally retired from the
stage management of the Boston theatre, and
will in future be attached to the Olympic thea
tire, New York. On taking his leave, he says:
81 desire TO thank my friends in Boston for the
kindness have experienced from them in thep
and TO express a hope that shall not be for
gotten in the future; and personally TO thank
Mr.. j. B. Booth for his kindness to me while
connected with the theatre under his manage
ment."
The new home for destitute Catholic chill
dren, in course of construction on Harrison ave
nue., Boston, near the city hospital, is rapidly
approaching completion. 1t is expected to he
ready for occupation by the middle of June,
ana the event will be concentrated by
grand procession of the Catholic children of the
city, more than twenty thousand IN num0er.
Atpresent tho association occupies DuliHng
init of the accommodation of only forty or my
inmates The new home will ACCOMMODATE
between four and five hundred. In several OF
the city Catholic churches collecuohs in alu VI
the new home were taken up on SUNDAY, ana
tbe snn will aoprerate several thousand dollars,
thar ar the Cathedral chapel alone being over
eigbt hundred Collections will be taken in
other churches during the coming month.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
The greenhouse of George Cartwright Co.,
W. laslov n q
Saturday, the 18th inst. The house was 100
feet long % wide, and contained about 600 large
rose bushes just coming into flower, 800 plants
of formation pinks, $50 plants of smilax, etc
The loss will be over $500. Messrs. Cartwright
& Co. will rebuild again Immediately.
A daring and successful attempt TO rob the
iewelry store of II. NJ. Ordway, Lowell, was
made about eight O'Clock Monday evening.
young man of about twenty-five wears called
and inquired il the clerk was in, and being in
formed that he was not, desired to purchase
watches and CHAINS. He Sc ected several and
remarked that he would wait for the clerk, as
he was acquainted with him, and probably
might get discount. Mr.. 0rdway commenced
10 put the watches back, when the t,'ief said
that he would like to leave small bundle, and
putting his hands in his pockets, filled Mr..
Ordway's face full of black pepper, and grab
biug watch and six chains, valued at S225,sue-
ceeded in making his escape.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Newburyport acknowledges Fan unenviable
reputation among strangers for its bad side
walks"
Lord Timothy Dexter offered to pave High
street, Newburyport if they would give it his
name; and the people are beginning to wish
they had done it.
The fifth Massachusetts district has been re-
organized, and the city of Salem and the towns
of Marblehead and Peabody comprise the fourth
division. Eleazer Austin, Esq, has been APP
pointed assistant assessor for the same.
A very singular as well as serious accident oc-
CURED to Nicholas Chick of Lynnfeld, last week.
A tree that was felled by his son struck the axe
handle which he held in his hand, causing the
blade to fly upward, the edge OF 1t striking Mr..
G. on the side of the nose and nearly severing it
from his face. Fortunately surgical aid was
obtained in season to prevent his bleeding 10
death.
The directors of the Newburyport city rail-
road held meeting on Saturday and voted to
lay out the road from the junction of the New
buryport and the Eastern, down through
MARGINS hill, thence to the water, and then
northwest over the wharves, following the river
TO Ashland street The estimates of cost are
$4,000 to Browns wharf. Rufus Sargent YVES
appointed engineer and superintendent of the
work, and plans and specifications will at once
be prepared, prior to advertising for contracts.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
lncendiary fires are exciting Fall River.
Rev. Bernard Price, pastor of the New Bed
ford Pacific church, has resigned his charge.
Thomas Heath, of Fall River, died suddenly
saturday evening, from the effects OF running 10
a fire the night previous.
DR.. Harvey D. Adams of Mill River, fell Gead,
few days since, while riding home from Great
Darlington on a load of coal.
One of the Fall River lumber dealers estimates
that it will require 100000 feet of lumber to
build the new mills the present season.
The New Bedford Mercury gives a remarkable
instance of the loyalty of a servant. Mrs. Lucy
Almy, aged eighty four years, entered the ser
vice of Mrs. Abigail Russell In 1910, and at the
time of Mrs. Russell's death, had lived with her
siXty-one years and half.
The New Bedford Mercury says the article
going the rounds, that servant girl has lived
with one mistress for twenty-one years, can be
beaten call hollow" in that city, for they have
servant that has lived with one mistress sixty
one and a half years.
The New Bedford Mercury says the charter
for an extension of the New Bedford and Taun-
ton railroad to tide water having been granted,
the directors have called meeting of the stock
holders to decide upon the acceptance of the
act The act will doubtless be accepted, and
then the directors will proceed to build the eX-
tension.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Two hundred shoemakers are thrown out of
employment by the suspension of Henry Dun
ham of Abingdon.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The citizens of Wareham have petitoned their
selectmen to stop billiard playing in that town.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Cape Cod has stored up twenty-five thousand
tons of ice thus far against the approaching hit
season.
The Yarmouth manufacturing company have
bought the old Congregational church ediice in
that town, and fitted up the lower part for boot
and shoe factory.
NANTUCKET COUNTY.
The Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror says that
Manuel Vincent, Portuguese by birth, but
long resident of Nantucket, on Tuesday morn
ing, entered store on Straight wharf, apparent
ly in his usual health, fell heavily TO the floor,
and expired almost instantly. He was fifty-one
years old,
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Shelburne Falls glofies in the possession of a
Queen Elizabeth shilling, three hundred and
eight year old Anybody may have il who can
show an older one.
MAINE.
A seaman, named John DOYLE belonging at
Prince Edward Island, was knocked overheard
from the schooner Lemira NJ Clark, and drown
ed, off East Quoddy light few days ago.
John DAILY, at the conclusion of his preimi.
nary examination, at Lewiston, on Monday, was
committed to await the action of the grand jury
in April, for the murder of John Kinney, in that
city, on the 14th inst.
A Portland gentleman claims to have picked
up little vagrant in Boston, and "tried to tame
him." The experiment, however, has proved
unsuccessful, for on Sunday week the urehin
upon being sent 10 Sabbath school in his new
clothes, cheerfully left the house, but so far has
failed to return.
Portland is very joyous Three European
steamers, capable of drawing siXty-nine feet of
water, between them, are by some accident or
other loading there, and the proud city looks
eontemptuously upon Boston, (Which cannot
mud freight enough to run more than one
steamer week.
Stephen Gowen of Biddeford, livery stable
keeper, having purchased a horse the color of
which didn't exactly suit him, concluded to try
his hand at eoloTing him, and having procured
some hair dye, succeeded in ''frescoings' him SO
that he looks like first-class circus horse. The
effect upon the "critter" was so marked that
Mr.. Gowen added 5000 to his asking price at
once.
Robert Rankins, employed at the Jacobs lime
quarry Camden, was fatally injured by blast
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