Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-03

| VIM. Z. Newell, AretOs Blood, Ad0lphus Gay
and A. C. Wallace II is probable that the
water will be taken from Lake Massabesic,
which is situated about five miles from the city.
The cost will probably amount to S45O000.
The public houses Mt the White mountains,
with the exception of the Glen house, do not
appear to be doing so large a business this sea
son as usual, the tide of travel having set to-
ward the west and Mount Desert and the eastern
coast towns. At the Crawford house there are
about 100 visitors; at the Profile, $780, including
the Vanderbilt party" of twenty-six, who have
secured rooms for the summer, and who are, of
course, the center and sun OF considerable
circle of fashionables. The Sinclair house, at
Bethlehem, has about fifty boarders, and the
Twin mountain house, eleven miles from Craw-
ford, has about the same number. Business at
the Alpine house, Gorham, is said to be light,
comparatively speaking. Lary's, mile he
| yond, a smaller house is well filled; while the
heavily loaded stages from Gorham for the Glen
indicate that that house is doing about the
usual amount of business.
| VERMONT.
James Sullivan of ST. Adams has been held in
| $4,000 for forgery and $500 for attempting to
| bride the justice before whom he was arraigned.
The ''what is it" of Lake Champlain was
| again interviewed near BARRIERS Point on Mon
| day last. 1t was in full view of the passengers
| of the steamer Curlew. 1t was an object pro-
| iecting from the water and going at railroad
| speed. Although viewed through glass, il
| could not be made out distinctly. Parties on
| strongly agitated for thirty or forty feet from
the erected head of the monster when in mo-
| ton.
The Wells river and Montpelier roads bids fair
to prove the connecting link of great thor
ou9hfare between the east and the west 1t
brings Montpelier and Burlington several miles
| nearer Boston than by any other route. 1t gives
northwestern Vermonters an opportunity to
travel number of miles along the beautiful
Connecticut and then down the PaSsumpsic val
Law and aIa o. he,
nepisaukee. 1t opens very direct way from
the west 10 the mountains of New Hampshire,
connecting with the White Mountain railroad
from Wells River to Lttleton and Lancaster.
The distance from Montpelier to the Profile
house will be only seventy miles, instead of 1856,
the present distance
In speaking of the approaching celebration at
Bennington, the Banner says: From what we
know of the efforts and arrangements of our
citizens we feel very confident that Bennington
will have the largest crowd, on the coming 10th
of August, ever gathered at any anniversary
celebration in Vermont The thrill of patriotic
enthusiasm which possesses every Vermonter or
descendant of Vermont, at the mention of the
Battle OF Remington" always ensures great
popular demonstration when the citizens of the
town take hold in earnest. This is to be one of
the earnest gears! The watch-ires are to be re-
kindled, and grand, glorious day is to be en-
joyed. More of the prominent men of the coun-
try, in civil and military life, will gather here
OH Iile lOtu tudu ever aSSemDleQ at one time IN
the Green Mountain state. 1t is too early yet
to name with certainty the distinguished per-
sons who are coming, but enough is assured To
warrant the announcement that Bennington
will contain joyful gathering of the "beauty
and chivalry" and honored men OF our country
on that historical day.
CONNECTICUT.
mad dog was shot at Hartford, Monday
noon.
A young couple at New Canaan were intro
duced one day, recently, and married the next
Mrs. Samuel Colt of Hartford, widow of the
revolver manufacturer had an income last
year of $40, 900.
Ebenezer F. Parker has been appointed har-
Dor master for the port of Norwich, an Office
created at the last session of the legislature.
In spite of the statement, made recently, that
| the city water of Hartford "isn't so bad after
| all" the Post says; "The condition of the water
| furnished the citizens of Hartford by the au-
| thorities has been for two years-or at least
| during the summer of 1870 and the present-of
/ character that can be abided only by the ex-
ercise of a large degree of local pride and pa
| triotism. 1t is abominable.
Wilson undertook TO say he couldn't eat any
more, but on the suggestions of stomach
pump, of which he has lively recollection, he
concluded he could, and did. He frequently
complains of being sick, and asks for opiates,
which are administered in liquid form, under
the eyes of the warden and prison physician, so
that he cannot save small quantities till he gets
| Killing QOSey as ne prOca0lY desires.
The Hartford Post says: :" The New Haven
| Press is making the capital lobby of that city
| very unhappy. 1t seems to entertain the sngu-
| lar notion that the tax payers have a right to
know how the large sum of S25, 90S.62 which
Mr.. Doolittle has taken out of the city treasury
has been expended, and what services were re-
ceived in exchange for it. Of course Mr.. Doc
little will rise to explain at the next town meet
| ing. We are only curious as to how he'll ex-
/ plain the sixty two cents The rest we think
i can be easily accounted for.
An exchange says: "The Hartford LAWYERS
| are puzzled over singular case which has lust
| risen there. A man who died lately leaving a
| handsome property and childless widow, but
| with prospect fol the future, and also a will,
/ duly executed, in which it was provided that If
| the expectant child prove to be boy two-thirds
| of the property should go to him and one-third
| TO the widowed mother II, however the child
proved to be girl, only one-third of the estate
was to go to her and the two-thirds to her moth
er. But the widow has become the mother of
/ twins, and what greatly heightens the perplexi-
| ty OF the case, the twins are boy and a girl,
/ and the lawyers are in aquandary to know what
they shall do about it,"
| RHODE ISLAND.
Thomas A. Gross, chief of police of PrOyi-
| dence, died Wednesday morning, after an illness
/ of few days. He had last Friday shock of
paralysis, but appeared to be recovering until
| evening, when he failed rapidly, and died at
| IL O'Clock Wednesday morning. Chief Gross
1 was III luC bcCOuu IbTUl Oh MS ONCE, out had
| been connected with the police force seventeen
| years. He was very efficient officer and will
/ be deeply mOurned. He was a member of the
| Odd Fellows and Temple of Honor fraternities.
He leaves wife and family. His age was forty
/ five years.
| Phebe Cary, sometime in June, while snend.
| ing few days with friends in the country was
| exposed to malarious atmosphere which brought
on severe chill and that was followed by oh.
erS which rapidly reduced her strength From
this attack she did not rally, and at last she was
| taken to Newport IN the hope that change of
| air would prove beneficial. For a time there
was some prospect of her recovery and even on
| the day before her death friend who saw
her there for the first time since her illness ex.
| pressed the opinion that she might possibly live
At the annual meeting of the grand lodge, |.
| y. of q. f., of Rhode Island, at Providence. on
Tuesday, the following officers were elected for
| the coming year: Grand Master, G. t. Swarts:
Deputy Grand Master, J. P. jerks; Grand War
Driscol; Grand Treasurer, F. L. Beckford'
Grand Chaplain, Rev. W. G. Comstock; Grand
| Representative, j. F. Driscol. The attendance
| was unusually large. There are eighteen
| lodges in the state, having 21SS members The
| total expenditure for charitable purposes last
| year was $4656. The receipts were S28 Ola.
A good story is told of the sparkling Miss
Kate Stanton, of Providence, K, l., the young
lady who is announced to lecture this coming
season on the interesting subject, Whom to
/ W thie ShStt'-oOinG TWO or three wears
| ago wnlie residing in New York, she was impor-
| tuned by one of her numerous suitors Ia veal
thy and somewhat naughty New Yorker. who
| thought IT honor enough for queen TO receive
| ms offer) to marry him. and getting slightly
out of patience with his pressing suit for the
| twentieth time, she said to him: John, have
declined to accept your offer for a score of
times, as gently and delicately as could but
it is Of no use. You know like you as a dear,
good friend; and your perseverance is worthy
of reward, | gratefully acknowledge. Well,
there are at least forty good men and true on
the same plane in my affections with you. To
be perfectly just, l suppose must accept the
first proposer in point of time, first; when he
dies, the next, and so on. You are about the
twenty-6fth, say, on the list. If you will be pa
tient, and make me love You too (for will mar
~ for love only, I'll take you in your turn.
Could you propose more equitable plan?"
John was forced to bow to the justice of Miss
Stanton,s proposition and is said to be waiting
patiently, although She has not as yet, of course
accepted the first sutton John is not LAWYER:
MISS stanton is; that is she is preparing for the
par; and II is supposed thatsJohn in asserting.
| overlooked the fact that in her proposition she
SCI no time for commencingl 1t is evident that