Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-01
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RosroS AND VICINITY

fall rains has reduced the supply OF water to an
alarmlngly low point, and as an average Oh
over seventy gallons per day 20 every HaI,
woman and child in the city is being delVered,
a great re uction in this waStelul use Is neceS'
saIv to avert water famine.
Ii is said that little Boston hoy, in reply to
his tencber, who told him he never would be
president Of the United States unless he attend
Cd better TO his lessons, said-"l don't expect to
be I'm democrat.
Arthur Cheney, the proprietor of the Globe
theatre, celebrated the fourth anniversary of its
opening by giving dinner Monday evening, at
the Parker house. to the representatives of the
pIoss and his personal friends The tables were
set for about forty guests and there were but one
or two vacant chairs.
The following figures show the total Amount
&c breadstufis received in Boston daring the ten
mouths ending October 81: Flour, liza 1916
barrels, $3.50 halfbarrcls; corn, 1854 ,g25 BUSH
els; oats, 2,i74 SEE bushels; wheat, $4,000
bushels; shorts, OH 900 bushels; barley $780,
GOO bushels rye, 100000 corn tneal, 44,575 bar
rcls. THIS branch of trade is rapidly in
creasing at that point, and with additional rail
road facilities with the western states the fdtHFs
growth of the business promises to be OF still
greater importance.
In speaking of the death of Hon. Oliver
Frost the Boston Journal says The death Of
Mr.. Frost took place at his residence in East
Boston, on Sunday last. He was native OF
LimiDgton, Me. and was born June 4, 1901. He
was member of the Maine legislature in 1882
SO, and was deputy land agent of that state for
nine years. He came to Boston about the year
1850, and was for few years a member of the
hrm OF Frost & BOulter, lumber dealers. In
1856 he represented old ward one in the COM
mon council, aud in 1858, "a and 81 lie was
alderman. In 1858 ana $50 he served in the
state senate. Mr.. Frost was appointed an in
spector OF the state prison by Gov. Washburn,
which he held two years, and he was also the
chef Inspector of lumber in Suffolk e0JtHty
For some time past he has been employed in the
appraisers office at the custom house. He was
an active democratic politician, and much eS-
tcemcd by large number of friends"
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
The MddleseX Democrat, Lowelps new demo-
ratio weekly, has appeared.
The convict who escaped from the hospital
building at the state prison through skylight
several weeks since, and who ieigued a famting
fit in order TO be transferred to that building
has been employed a short time by the Hamii-
tou corporation in Lowell, as evidence obtained
by the police there demonstrated. On Wednes-
day he was led to suspect that his identity was
established by the request of one of the opera
tiveS TO look at his arm, and he Immediately
left his work and the city. Put for the question
unwlttinTly asked him by his brother operative,
who had been led to suspect him, he would
probably have been arrested Wednesday night,
police officer A. Z, Libby having been on his
track for some time.
ESSEN COUNTY.
at the Boston and Maine railroad depot at Ha-
vcrhill. on Monday morning-in all about 1000
gallons.
On Saturday, at noon, two young men called
mt the store of J. b. Creasey, on Market square,
Newburvport, and asked the boy in attendance
for varnish. While he was going into the back
shop with them for the varnish, an accompice
stepped in and robbed the safe of about $40 and
made his escape before the robbery was de-
tected.
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draws it mild concerning Mrs. Livermore
the champion Of woman suffrage: "The G. A.
H. lyceum course drew great audience at Salem
Oct. 50th, on the occasion of the debate on the
woman question between Gen, James A. Hall
oil Maine, who is opposed to the extension of the
suffrage to females, and Mrs. Mary A. Liver
more, who has been understood to favor that
movement
The Boston Advertiser says: "Nlorc than one
year ago, the steamer WonSon of Gloucester
was seized in the British provinces by the do
mlniOn cutter Sweepstakes, for an alleged viola
ton OF the fishing treaty claimed to exist be-
tween the United States and the English gov
ernment. The WonsOn was condemned by the
evidence of one man. who said he saw her fish
lug within the prescribed line. Although some
dozen or more on board the same vessel swore
that they were on deck looking at the Wonson
at the time, but they could not see thar she was
hshlng, and the men on board the cutter swore
that they could not see that the WOnson was
nslih9, YET on the testimony OF the one man
aSaihst all tne others she was condemned. A
good ana Sui1cent pond was given to the court
10 abide the decision, but il has lain quiet,
awaiting the decision of the fishing treaty in
its details, but now the English government has
demanded the payment of the bond in gold
loitu"l'u'
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The American print works at Fall River are ar
ranging to build large cotton mill anc ther
season.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
me Cnicopee manufacturing company at Chi
copee FallS are making extensive additions to
tusiI uiH'
lhe Boston and Albany railroad company are
taxing time by The torelock by preparing new
SHOW Plou@h ior the WINTER campaign. Ii IS
Duli' on anew pan, IN the SHOPS at Springfield,
ana looks as IL 1t would laugh at common
snow bank- Inc machine has an extra pair OF
wheels, is thirty feet long, twelve feet high,
Nei5hs ABOUT Twenty-Five tOus, ana is Dallasted
WIN elght tons OF IRON; 5000 feet of lumber was
used III us construction, ana 1t IS provided with
Ioomy CAP.
TWO years Old daughter OF Henry Brigham
was burned to death at Springfield, on the Both
M, under peculiarly distressing circumstances.
MIS- brigham placed the child on the bed while
sue went 10 han@ out her Washing, and on re-
turning TO tue house She heard the child CRYING
pteoasly. Going TO the bed, she found the
cIolhes on nre. She was so frightened that she
ran OUT anc alarmed the neighborS, instead Of
rescuing the enid, and they came IN and put
out the fire. The child was so terribly burned
mat II lHed only short time, when 1t died in
great agony.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY
DANIEL Needbam, national bank examiner,
states that the amount stolen from the national
Mahalwe bank OF Great Darlington foots up
@Z4,o94. ms amount is not one-tfth part of
Inc reserved profits of the bank, which still has
a surplus of more than 100000. No bonds
were stolen.
MAINE.
Bangor is to have poultry exhibition on the
tn, Sth, 9th and 10th of next month.
Nj. d. L. Lane Of Portland has been nominated
by Gov. Perham for Judge of the SUPERIOR court
for the county Of Cumberland
Sidney Turner of Liyermore died suddenly on
Saturday while sitting in his chair reading a pa.
per- He had just returned from the post office
and was in his usual good health
1t is reported in Portland that the daughter of
the late Hon. John A. Poor is about to bring ac-
ton against the European and North American
railroad TO recover $4,000, which she claims 10
be due 10 her father.
Mr.. Edward Beetham of Chester, died last week
at the great age OfOne hundred and three years,
having been born in June, 1868. His funeral
was largely attended, and many very aged peo-
pie were present. The funeral sermon was