Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-26

| Bra, dIltIuplSu SulGlut AT SlOUlnHLOn reCeQIlV.
| by taking strchnine. Medical assistance was
rendered, and he will recover
! The large hotel which is being erected al Saw
| brook, is nearly completed, and will probably be
| ready for the reception of guests by July. 1t
will accommodate seven hundred persons
house belonging to Mr.. Scranton, was de-
stroyed by fire, Friday morning, about one
mile from Middletown. 1t is supposed to have
been struck by lightning.
hre in New Britain, at about ten o'clock,
Saturday morning, destroyed building used by
G. f. Andrews & Co., for storing school furni-
ture. The loss is about $1,000; no insurance.
The fire was probably incendiary
The body found in the Connecticut ri ier oppo-
site Thompsonville, on Wednesday, proves to be
that of Thomas Canedy, the man who disap-
peared from Springfield some months ago. There
were three gashes in his breast, made apparently
with an axe, and coroner's jury returned aver
dict OF death by foul play.
The statement going the rounds of the papers
that the Air Line bridge will be finished by July
is untrue If work should begin upon it imme.
dately it could not be completed at that time
and there is no immediate prospect of any work
being done upon it at present. The funds are
lacking to forward the work.
The Odorless rubber company, of Middletown
since last September has been making money
and at the recent meeting of stockholders de-
clared semi-annual dividend of ten per cent.
on paid up capital of S204 900 The untitled
orders now amount TO $40, 900. 1t was voted to
add $4,000 to its cash capital
The Mansfield base ball club, of Middletown
expect to play another game with the Yale club
in short time. Arrangements are being made
to secure a suitable field for the coming season
the old one on o. V. Collins grounds being now
laid out in streets. The CLUB expects to have
some of the best clubs in the country visit them
this summer. They also expect to improve upon
their record of last year, and still hold the
| championship of the state.
One by one the old Yale college customs pass
| away. That of presenting class cup to the boy
| first born TO member of each class at the tri-
| ennial meeting will be omitted this year, John
Lewis, of Hartford, to whom the distinction be-
longs, having declined to receive the Gun The
cup has been presented yearly for about twenty
five years, and the presentation and reception
speeches afforded very pleasant evenings en-
tertainment.
The storm of Friday morning proved to have
been very violent in some parts of the state.
In East Haven hail stones fell the size of large
walnutS, and glass was broken in the windows
of the houses In Brantord the storm was very
severe. Hastones as large as hens eggs fell
and as late as nine O'Clock in the morning the
ground was covered with them. 1t is estimated
that three thousand panes of glass wer1 broken
out. In North Guilford and in Seymour the
storm was also very severe and much hail fell
| In Prospect there was no shower. In Cheshire
| it was light, and in Wallingford rather heavy
In the vicinity of these places it was the most
| violent storm ever known there, and in Gasten-
bury shoddy mill was struck by lightning and
| set on fire.
The medical society of Hartford county has
elected the following officers and delegates:
| President, William Scott, Manchester; Clerk
Ii. L. Fuller, Hartford; fellows to the Con-
necticut medical society, A. W. Barrows, Hart
ford; &. w. Sanford, Tanffville; VIM. Scott,
Manchester; H. c. Bunce, Glastonbury, and G.
| c. Jarvis, Hartford; DELEGATES TO American
medical association Z. X. Hunt, G. b Hawley,
| |. w. Lyon, Hartford; r. H. Tiffany, Collins
| vile; +. A. Hart, Souhington; William Wood,
South Windsor; E. K. Leonard Broad Brook,
| The annual dissertation was by DIR. L. b. LYON
OF New Britain. Subject-"Alcoholic stimu-
lants in medicine"
RHODE ISLAND.
| Newport is anticipating visit from the Brit
ish members of the h Oh commission in June.
Thomas q. Appleton, Of Boston, is erecting a
summer residence at Newport, which will cost
S50,000
Cyrus A. Burlingame has been appointed
postmaster at Harmony, in Providence county,
vice Charles Barnes resigned
five years old son of John Gichrist living
in Providence, fell into clstern on Sunday,
and was drowned. His parents were absent at
| the time.
As the Bay Queen was coming out of New
port on Monday morning fin back whale was
seen from the pilot house. The whale appeared
| about The size of large salboat, and was
| thought at first to be one bottom side mn
Whaling in Narragansett bay would be novel
| sport
Edward D. Chase, agent of the Valley Falls
manufacturing company, Providence, died sud-
denly, Sunday morning, after a serious illness of
| but two days. He was soon to have been mar
| ried to young lady in Ohio, and their elegant
residence was nearly completed
The new music hall at Providence, erected nv
non Amos u barstow, was formally dedicated
by an organ concert Friday evening II is
probably one of the best halls in the country Tor
sound, and its size is also well adapted to tbe
wants oI ft0vluence, having sitting accommo-
datons ior 300 persons. A large organ, built
by L. & G. g. Hook of Boston. occunieS a nronn
| nent position in rear of the platform
| AT the regular meeting of Olive Branch Tenn
| pie Monday evening, the following officers were
chosen for the ensuing term: Amos R. Perry, C,
| l.; I r. Bogert, Jr., V. T.; Charles H. C6ace,
John Hamud, T.; Charles F. Hall, u; jerome
W. Hopkins, D. u; Isaac Sanford, G.; James
L. Barney, s.; Charles Webster, chaplain; Hen.
ry L. Holmes, p. w. e. I.
= twill be gratifying to many people in New
England to learn that the veteran Joe Greene''
has again connected himself with theIAmerican
band, Providence as a member, and that he will
play with them hereafter in their parades and
concerts. With Messrs. Reeves, Greene Tonge.
| Heiser, and the other excellent musicians now
| composing the band it was never in so fine a
| condition. The band is to accompany the Olive
| Branch Temple of Honor on its visit to Worces-
ter, on Friday.
A Newport letter says: "a miniature city has
| sprung up on the cliffs near the beach within
the last few months. The cry for accommoda-
tons near the water has at last reused a stock
company into action, and one of the most beau
tlful locations in Newport has been secured for
the purpose. The lot joins the Patterson villa,
and is next to the estate of ]. w. Chandler, of
| New York. The view of the beach and of the
sea is unsurpassed, and the cliff is here erased
to the waters edge. On this lot a number of
COTTAGES have been erected in connection with a
large boarding hall. The grounds are to be laid
out handsomely, graded and onamented with
lawn decorations"