Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-28
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The curtain was goiug down, SO thar the audit
ence did not notice it, The fire eXtingulshers
were Immediately applied and the flames TX
tiuguished, after but little damage hal been
done.
On a recent evening Monroe Brown and
Sophia Warner, a colored couple, walked up 10
the captains office at a Boston police station,
and after Monroe had shoepishly hung his
head for while, and twisted and twirlcd his
hat till he got tired, he mustered courage
enough TO inform the officer IN charge that
"Sophy" wanted to become Mrs. Monroe
Brown, and that he was a little anxious she
should bear his name. The matter was talked
over, and although they agreed that "wedlock
was ticklish thing, they insisted on being
united, and the knot was tied by Mr. Joseph A.
Willard, a clerk OF the superior court and
irstice of the peace who bound the pair in
matrimonial strings as firmly as possible.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
At Lowell, Jesse LaliDeltie, a Frenehman, fell
down a fight of stairs on the Goth, and received
injuries which in short time proved fatal He
was torty-elght years Of age, and leaves a large
family.
DR.. Ebenezer Boyden, a retired Billerica
physician, estimated 10 be worth $50 900, com
mittcd suicide by hanging himself to beam in
his barn on Sunday. After fixing the moose, he
placed a barrel, surmounted by box under II,
TO enable him 10 reach the rope and perform the
deed The house-maid discovered the body,
some time after life had become extinct. De
ceased was sixty-nine years 0 age and had some
time expressed fears of coming to want. He
leaves a widow and several children.
ESSEN COUNTY.
At Lawrence, on the Goth, as two or three
bows were ccasting on the Spcket river, between
Turner and Elm streets, the ice suddenly gave
way, prccipltatiug Daniel Shaughnessy and Jas.
Hallin the water. lad named Thomas Cole
man, who was near by, succeeded in rescuing
the boy Hall. Shaughncssy sank Immediately
and disappeared under the ice. The sled on
which he was coasting was found, on breaking
the ice a little further down the stream, but all
efforts to recover the body were fruitless. VIM
Taylor, who was assisting the police officers in
their endeayors to recover the body, slipped in
and narrowly escaped drowning himself. The
boy was about eight years old.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
AT Fall River, on Sunday, the house OF Joseph
Allen was destroyed by fire. twas nearly new.
Insured for $1,000.
The new chapel at Taunton, substantial, beau
tiful, complete, was formally opened on Sunday
afternoon by the Episcopal parish OF ST. Thomas,
the Rev. VIM. c. Winslow of Boston conduct
ing the services. The edlice is one of the finest
chapels in the state. The style is gothic aud the
interior most beautifully finished.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
A large boot and shoe factory is to be erected
nj DuXbuTy by Il company from Lynn.
The friends of the Hon. Stephen N. Clifford of
Duxbury presented him with an elegant tea SER
vice on Christmas eve at Academy hail. as 4
token of their regard and appreciation Of his
energetic and untiring services in establishing
the railroad communication from DuXbury.
The presentation was made by Miss Delano, I'M
der the directions OF George Bradford, Esq,
chairman OF the board Of sclectmen, and John
S. Loring, Esq, who have been also very efficient
in the railroad enterprise, aud in the presence of
a large number OF young people who had as
sembled around the "Chrstmas tree"
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
ProVincetown has this year sent 10 vessels to
the Grand Banks and other foreign fishing
grounds, and they have returned without the
loss OF a single vessel, bringing 81 100 quintals
of Goldfish, 2000 quintals of haibui and 1895
barrels of fish oil. In 1910 sc vessels brought in
SS,T0S quintals of cod, and three vessels were
lost.
The new public library odfce, presented TO
the Yarmouth library trustees by Mr.. Nathan
Matthews of Boston, was dedicated last week.
The Yarmouth association was formed in 1866,
and had a few books, and when the offer of Mr..
Mathews was made, they transferred their books
TO the trustees chosen. The new structure is on
the site OF the temporary building, aud the lat
Ter adjoins it as an L. The new building is
neat structure of brick, in the Gothic style, 30
by so feet. The main library room is 80 by %
feet, with an iron gallery running entirely around
it. Mr.. Mathews, during his address, said that
he had erected the building in memory of his
father, Mr.. James Mathews, whose ancestors for
seven or eight generations had resided in the
town of Yarmouth.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The Nashawannuck company at Easthamp-
ton made and sold over 900 worth of sus-
penders and other classics, last year. They
are just introducing some new styles with little
photographs of lydia Thompson, Lolita, and
other favori ties on the buckles.
MAINE.
The Baptist church at South Berwick was ded-
icated on the Goth.
The Rev. b. +. Shaw of Waerville has re-
eeiyed call from the Baptist church in Au-
gusta.
There was launched on the Goth, from the
yard of Goss Sawyer, at Bath, a fine three
masted schooner of 1926 tons, named VIM. d. Hill
ton i'll honor Of the popular superintendent Of
the Providence and Worcester railroad She is
owned by parties in Providence, H. l.. and Jer-
sey City. She will hail from the latter place.
aud is 10 be commanded by Captain John M.
Weaver.
AT the recent railroad consultation in Belfast
oil prominent railroad men, the directors of the
Knox and Lincoln submitted proposal TO the
bay and River company. The gist of the prop
osliion is as follows The Knox and Lincoln
company propose to furnish the iron Tor the Bay
and River road from Rockland TO Winterport
whenever the road is graded and ready for it.
on the road to the amount OF SO, 900 mile
when the iron is laid.
A correspondent of the Portland Star says
that the whole number of shares OF the European
and North American railroad is 52O7, of which
4435 shares are held by Noah Wood of Bangor
as trustee for sogBe unknown parties; and the
correspondent says this an ingenious way of
covering up the Pennsylvania Central owners.
Pierce & Blaisdell of New Hampshire own 574
SHARES; Geo. X. Jewett, the president Of the
road, only four shares; only Y shares in all
Bangor; in Augusta; SO in Brunswick; in
Portland; 80 in Winslow
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
At Rochester the mumps arc getting quite
fashionable in that place and are reported among
The first families.
George w. Batchelder took half an ounce of
laudanum at Laconia, Christmas day, and was
corpse in eight hours thereafter
10 Berlin, on the 18Th, two ladies-Mrs. So
phia and Miss Mary l.. Bean-were seriously in
lnred by being thrown from a sleigh by irac-
tious horse
On the 26th, Adion Philbrick of Plymouth.
while at work cutting timber in Benton, was
caught by falling tree, breaking one Of his
les in shocking manner.
Tue Courier says there is no doubt that the
Rev. Mr. Handy who was drugged aud robbed
OF upwards OF $1,000 in Boston, on the 18th, and
whom the Boston papers stated was from Strai-
ford, VT, was from Stafford Centre, n. II.
John Hall of East Rochester was presented on
the 18th with gold-headed cane, BY the Cocheco
wooden mills company, whose agent he is The
operatives gave him gold watch at the same
time.
The contract for the labor of the conyicts in
the state prison has been awarded to George T.
Comins, the present contractor, who pays nine
ty'hye cents for each man day. The contract
runs i've years from the LIST of August next.
There are now about eghty-fye men in prison
able to work.
Inc Coos Republican says: On Monday last.
some tne cattle were put on board the cars al
the depot, by Hiram Blanchard, Esq. One yoke
OF oxen weighed 5000 lbs, another 400. and n
heller four years old, formerly owned by David
Heath, 246O lbs. They came from Colebrooi
and were bound for the Boston cattle market
Charles +. Norton OF Littleton has a curiosity
IN the shape Of bottle that has been filed witb
eochineal and water and corked up. On
Wednesday night the water ifoze and pusbcd
the cork up, still freezing, until it had reached
Yearly six inches from the top of the bottle the
ice beng Just the size of the neck of the bottle
the cork still remaining on top of the ice.
The Portsmouth republicans chose twelve
more delegates 10 the state convention. maxine
the city unit for the nomination of Hon. Hor
ton ID. Walker for governor. The caucnses
were largely attended and unanimous. In the
second ward 100 votes were cast The Dover
Delegates, elected last week are said ia he for
Walker. ~ i''
A. NJ. Peck, liquor dealer of Boston but who
Is visiting Portsmouth, was arrested on the oGth
on complaint Of james S. Grant another deaIer'
charging Peck with stealing a considerabie
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