Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-07

| Inc Little AndrOScoggln water power CON-
pany has purchased the Little Androscoggin
water power, together with 800 acres ofland
and are preparing to build fine brick mill, $40
by go feet, four stories in height, which will be
completed by January, and filled with the best
machinery. The capacity ofthe mill will be TO-
600 spindles, and it will manufacture fine cotton
fabrics, making speciality of sheetings and
shirtings.
A Portland letter writer says: Portland has
never arisen from her ashes. Perhaps the fates
never intended she should. When the flames
came several thousands of Portland's unhouSed
people sought new homes away from the ruins
of the old. 1t is true that some fine buildings
have replaced those that were burned, but not
so many as one would expect in growing city,
Portland is out of the way; which tact more,
doubtless, than that of her fiery calamity, ac-
counts for her failure fully TO recuperate. Bush
ness is dull in Portland,-dull as in Cincinnati,
| and for like reasons Her wholesale dealers do
their best TO hold Names inland trade, and to
grasp what they can in New hampshire; out
| they are met everywhere by Boston influences,
| and find their hold on their customers loosening
as the tireess Hub tightens up in its compe-
titon."
| NEW HAMPSHIRE.
| New Hampshire Is the only state where the
| aids to the governor exceed in number the mem
bers of the senate.
| man liz Temple recently caught six rats in
| trap at once. They appeared to be all of the
same litter, as they were of equal size and about
two-thirds grown. The trap was wire, with
only one spring.
The business of the Suncook Valley railroad
increases each year. Two cars are seen on the
passenger train, which are generally well filled.
Over 1000 tickets have been sold at the Pittsheld
station for Manchester.
The BURBERRY trade is bringing the farmers
considerable money. Cheney & Co.'S express re-
ceive something like $40 per day for carrying
| blueberries from EPSON and Chichester TO mar
| ket.
| Operations were began last week on the rail-
/ road between West AmeSbury and Newton, this
| road connecting with the Boston & Maine road
at the latter place. The contractors for build
| ing the road are Messrs. Reed & Parker of Lew
iston, Me-, and the expense will be about $115,-
900, the distance being nearly five miles, The
work will be completed by next June.
The directors of the Nashua and Acton Rail-
road met at Graniteville last week and unani-
mously voted to proceed with the subscriptions
TO the stock, and if the required amount is raised
the road will be commenced in Massachusetts.
1t is proposed to raise $500, 900 before commenc-
| ing operations One half of this sum is already
| pledged and there seemed to be no doubt in the
| minds of the directors that the remainder would
| readily be taken.
The citizens of Portsmouth are making ex-
tensiye preparations for the firemen's festival
and many who have already contributed are
again making liberal donations. Gov. Weston
has rendered the department the use of all the
tents belonging 10 the state which offer has been
accepted. These with the mammoth tent of the
MeSSrs. Pierce of the Rockingham and another
from Boston viii furnish ample accommodation.
Steam IRE engine company No. of Newton,
Mass, with drum corps, City OF Haverhill No. of
HaverhiN, Mass, and Goodwill Hose Company
Of same place, with Haverhill Comet Band and
steam FIRE engine company Colonel Cloud of
S1onehsm, Mass, were among the additional
entries yeSteniay.
VERMONT.
Dr.. Samuel J. Allen has been appointed ply
sleLzn 30 the Vermont State prison.
Dogs are creating hzyOc in the docks Of sheep
/ - B9yzl1u1-
he posato bag Is an unwelooue visitor in
1 sol2s 1zrES Of Vermont
There Is i E-e oceuirz fo- Young msn 81 the
Sheldon 1ossls-59Esy L4i5ss and only one beau
1 T. E4I5 UloC thea
I The usxf term of ths s,4ss normal school az
I Mess 7Ezlalll1 c'9ZEs1Gss q the I'd Of Au-
cTs5-
\ rsEars Of $500 has beer offered BY the Sc
lieGalsn Of LE1lcw SC sas dzieesi0a Of any one
VIC lily have 1eled a. A in-sadizTy in any Of
Tie lIsz 9rss-
D. C. Hardy Il Hyde Park has pig with
sirss zIrs, -vg q Win z-s @ the right side Of
{ Ms 14st1- and hcch ~ru1g side up. There is 8
tn.E-- III 4 - qruper PlEcs, and one OF the
I 1sII- slzs E3cz5 sEc L1cAes below or little
eH.iE It TIE ere
CONNECTICUT
Germ Z 70 be tzuxhs il the public schools
/ = NeE Britain usxt session.
/ Too@ec3 6JzrIshes II the Connecticut valleys
aut promises poorly II DesTield-
AfteT an exciting contest, the democrats won
| ihe S10nlngJou borough election, last Monday.
The most popular man in Connecticut is q
member Of the legislature who refused pay for
days when he was not in his seat.
| The Fairfield County Democrat, which lately
died in Stamford, threatens to come back to
life.
The Branford malleable iron works, at New
Haven, are about to put up large addition to
their works, and they will also add new steam
| engine.
The colored people of Hartford celebrated
the adoption of the Fifteenth amendment,
Thursday, by a street parade, picnic and
ball at the Allyn house.
| The governors guard veteran corps meet at
| American hail. in Hartford next Monday even
ing, to arrange for a celebration of the one hun
| dredth anniversary of the corps
man in Danbury pays two cents per pound
for dead cats Twenty were offered him the
| hrst day he set up business, and now the voice
of the cat is not heard in the land round about
| that village.
The common council of Hartford have voted
to loan the New Haven and Derby railroad COM
pany $4,000, in addition to the S225,0OO preyi-
ously loaned, for the purpose of equipping and
putting that road in running order
| day or two ago some playfully inclined
children crept on board boat lying at one of
the wharves il Norwich, which in some way
became unfastened, and with its precious burden
| was carried out with the tide. They were espied
by the crew of the revenue cutter, and boats
crew rescued them from their peril
| Arural gent of eighteen summers invested in
banana on the cars at Danbury the other day
He carefully removed the peel and put it on the
seat by his side; then he broke the fruit IN in
small bits, cycling it anxiously as he did SO.
| When this was done he picked up the peel,
shook it in his lap, and finally threw the pieces
out of the window, remarking as he did so,
That's the iust of them prize packages ever
| bought, an it's the last you bet"
As a train reached Derby the other day. a
somewhat inebriated individual, who had been
| asleep in one corner of the smoking car woke
up and inquired quite anxiously if that was
Naugatuck. Being told no, he wished to know
| how far it was to Naugatuck, and on receiving a
| reply, settled himself peacefully once more to
his sumbers. The train rolled along to Nauga-
/ tuck, and was just leaving, when kind hearted
| gentleman happened to notice the sleeper Hast
ening over to him he shook him thoroughly,
| and said: "Here young man. this is Naupa
| tuck, hurry up, trains just starting" The in
| ebrate rubbed his eyes and looked around, say
| ing: as this Naug' tuck" eyes yes, | tell
you, hurry up "All right" says he, "Pm
/ goin' Waterbury"
The immense steam road roller which has
| been expected at Hartford for some time has ar
| rived. An exchange says: Its entree was a
| ceremonlous one, and one which will live in the
memory OF that curious article, "the oldest citi-
| ZEN IOr some time to come. Dogs barked
furiously at it; cats curled up their backs at fine
monster; children screamed and kept close to
| the skirts of their guardians; horses were
| frightened and ran away, while men and women
| left their employments and gazed in wonder
| upon the huge machine. One runaway. at
| tached to grocery wagon, acted for short
| time as the advance guard of the machine, but
a cruel stone resented some little liberty on the
| part of the team by upsetting it, when there
was fine display Of eggs, 'half she'll" whole
shell" "b1rsted" and Scrambled" in all az
rectOns. Provisions being thus provided for
the monster, it showed that it's condition was
improved thereby by upsettng an iron post
with which it came in contact, without showing
subsequently the least signs of fatigue II e
said that some enterprising capitalist has
already secured the machine during Gilmore's
next jubilee week, and that he intends to fit it
up as a travelling lodging house and bring on
TO Boston, large number of Hartford citizens
TO do the hub and the jubilee.
RHODE ISLAND.
This afternoon, the prominent visitors at
Newport, and leading citizens are, by invitation,
to witness the private exhibition Of the famous
Meister paintings.