Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-14

came lawyer in Illinois, where he made his
way speedily into public favor, and was repre-
sentative from kankal1ee for fourteen years. He
served as colonel of regiment under General
Banks in Louisiana for one year, returning to
take his seat in the state senate. He founded
the Chicago Republican in 1865.
CONNECTICUT.
one OF the corps of weather observers has
been stationed at New London.
Bristol has just got another large clock fac
tory.
There are nearly seven thousand French Can
adams employed in the factories and workshops
in the state.
A. Taylor of Bloomfield was kicked by an OK
on Friday, run over by the OK cart, and had his
thigh bone broken
A colored woman named Catherine Peck, of
New Haven, went to bed intoxicated on Sun
day. Two children, playing with matches, set
the ped on fire, and she was fatally burned
The Watkinson library at Hartford contains
2l,ls5 volumes; 11S1 having been added 1870
The amount OF investments is S92, 564.05 and
the income was S524826.
The Norwich mutual insurance company has
not had fire for the past two years and nearly
all the policy holders instead of having to pay
premium had a dividend returned to them. An
other dividend is expected in February
The season for the Cromwell brown-stone
quarry has been a prosperous one. A dividend
OF ten per cent upon the earnings of the last
nine months was declared, and handsome sum
was placeu 10 the surplus account.
The business prospects of Bristol were never
better than now. A new joint stock company,
with $4,000 capital, is formed, to make turbine
wheels. large new clock factory is almost
ready to begin operations, with one hundred
hands. More money has lately been put into
new business and new buildings than in any five
years of this decade
John OBrien, laborer on the Air Line road,
had both eyes put out, and was otherwise seri-
ously injured, by premature, blast on Myers
section, East Hampton, Monday. 1t is doubt
tul if he RECEIVERS. Another man was instantly
killed near the same place on Thursday last by
aderrick falling upon his head, fractnring his
skull.
The thrice-tried suit of the Rev. Mr. Gibbs VS..
the Congregational society of Gilead, the same
Delng an action on the part of the plaintiff for
the recovery OF an unpaid portion of his salary,
has been at last disposed Of At two previous
trials the juries have disagreed, but on Tuesday
morning, at Hartford, after several hours CON
sutalon, the jury returned with a verdict for
the plaintiff to recover 1887 damages and cost
of suit
The new wing of the state reform school at
Merlden was dedicated on the 18th, the trustees
of the institution, Gov. English, ex-Gov Jewell
ex- Lieut.. Gov. Averill, Elihu Burritt, Rev. Mr.
Rockwell Of New Britain. Mr.. Spencer of Essex,
chairman of the senate committee on humane
institutions, and other gentlemen being present.
The institution can now accommodate $50 boys.
The total cost Of the addition, with the land, is
$4,000.
RHODE ISLAND.
Joseph Rides saw and single mill at Plain
field was burned down Tuesday night Insured.
AS already stated by telegraph, President
Woolsey OF New Haven, has received Il c sad
intelligence that his two daughters Martha and
Helen, aged % and 81, have died at Jerusalem.
They left New Haven last April with Mr. and
Mrs HermaDce, the latter, their sister, design
ing to remain abroad until next fall. They
were both ladies of superior character and gifts,
and their loss will be severely felt by large
circle of friends. Their death was caused by
climate influence.
Deacon Stephen H. Wardwell, who died in
Providence, few days ago, was born on the
first day of the week Of the first month of the
hrst year of this century, in Providence and rare
~ lett the city, never was in New York and
only twice in Boston. He was a cashier of the
Eagle bank forty-fve years, and previously
Oook-keeper in the same institution, thus
making, probably, the longest term of service
with one bank of any cashier in New England.
de served as deacon in the Free church, of
which he was member at his DEATH twenty
elght years. Previous to the organization of
the Free church, he was deacon in the Benef-
cent church, when he succeeded his father
Deacon stephen Wardwell, in 1910. He was re-
markedly active as church member For
many years he was superintendent of the Sab
bath school, chorister, and for ten years organ
LIST in the Benefcent church. He was a Jealous
student of the church psamody, and composed
many hymns, some of them of considerable
merit.