Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-22
Saturcrstcr Daily spp.
New England New. summary.

AS MT. NAiilHl AldtIUGNS WIS aDOuI 10 INlUlll
10 Boston from the dedication OF the beautiful
library hall which he presented to the town OF
Yarmouth, he quietly left behind him the sum
of $500, to be distributed among tie poor OF the
town. In looking over the recent report o.
Bishop Randall, the missionary OF the Lrotest-
ant Episcopal church for Colorado, New Mexico
and Wyoming, is found a postscript, Whlch
states that since his report was maze 10 inc
board, the bishop has received note from Mr'
Matthews authorizing him TO draw upon Mr.
Matthews for the sum OF SlO,OOO 10 DC used IN
the erection of a divinity hall in connection with
the new Episcopal church at Golden, Colorado.
The governor and council paid their annual
visit of inspection to the state prison on We'd
ncsday afternoon. The party consisted OF GoV.
Claffiin, Lieut.. Gov. Tucker and the following
named members of the executive council
Messrs. Underwood, Reed, Crowcll, Stoddard
and johnson. The visitors were received by
Warden Chanborln. The various departments
throughout the institution were inspected, and
concluded by visit to the Old arch This por-
ton of the prison is devoted TO sale keeping Of
refractory convicts. The only occupant of the
arch is Charles May, who was convicted aud
sentenced, in 1863, 10 nine years Imprisonment
for robbery. He has caused the officers a great
deal OF trouble since his reception, refusing TO
work, using profane language and committing
other indecorouS acts, which compelled the Of"
ficials TO isolate him from the other conyicis.
Warden Chamberlin introduced him 70 the GOV
eTnor and suite and related the reason why he
was placed in solitary confinement. His excel
lency impaired some good advice to HIM, and
inquired why he did moi behave himself ana
conform to the rules and regulations. oh"
replied the fellow, 81 can't; they don't give me
enough TO eat, and know there Is something
the matter with my head well, said the
governor, of You consent 10 go to work and be-
have yourself like man you will get the same
fare as the other men. Now try and con-
duct yourself properly. am sure You
can if you only will make the effort "No
use" continued May; 81 think | am insane; |
don't know what makes me act so. Why,
would just as lief strike a man the very first
time saw him as not; so | cant help my ae-
tons, and some time they will get looling round
me and willfiX some OF themD
MIDDLEsEY COUNTY.
Joel Jenkins, an old and much respected resi-
dent of Lowell, died on the 18th of typhoid
fever. He was born in Wilmington in 1903,
went to Lowell in 1929, and was whcelwright
by trade.
Tie state constables have made seizures from
the places of business of Joseph X. Latham, F.
b. Wright, Patrick O'Toole, VIM. Bracken, Mi
chael Murphy, Jacob Gallagher, Frank Crosby,
Charles Forbush, and from the American house,
all at Lowell.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Miss Emma d. Senter, Il former teacher Of
Portsmouth, now teacher OF French in the aCad-
envy at Franklin, receives $4,000 by the will Of
DIR. Dean, founder OF that academy recently de-
ceased.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The ProvincetOwn Advocate complains of the
ruthless, persistent destruction of trees and
unauthorized removal of turf from hills and eX-
posed places on the province lands, in the rear
of ProvincetOwn village" These lands belong
10 the commonwealth, and stringent laws have
been enacted TO preserve them from such depre-
dations, while large sums of money have been
expended to render them an efiectual barrier
against the encToachments of the sea. Yet it is
said that there are numerous persons who, in
reckless disregard of law, of the welfare OF the
community and of the preservation of the har-
Dor, persist in cutting down trees for fuel and
for sale, even upon the outskirts Of the narrow
wooded strip of territory that, separating the
harbor from the rapidly encroachng sand drives
of the outer beach, forms the only effectua bar
rier against the general tendency of the drifts
toward that magnificent sheet of water. Many
OF the hills are being emphatcally skinned of
sods which are sold openly. Against such dep
relations the statutes are explicit and full, and
Il call is made for their strict execution upon the
offenders, who claim right to the premises.
HAMFDEN COUNTY.
The Springfield Republican, which has been
the only prominent anti-Grant paper in New En-
gland, comes down very handsomely in view Of
the presidents message and position on civil
service. II says :-"IIis message TO congress on
that subject, yesterday, restores him to public
confidence in that matter, and makes him the
Htetplitdl lOdN0l, AHC vi NlNll SKI
vice reform" And again TT is greatly to his
credit, and will add largely to his popularity and
strengthen his prestige for the next campaign.
The Springfield Republican relates that
scoundre calling himself Parker, and passing as
the father OF a little Girl of about eleven wears
came TO the village Of Mitineague, the other
day, and engaged work at one of the mills and
board at one of the boarding houses, He said
his wife died not long before, and nobody made
any objections 10 his occupying room with his
little daughter. Soon she began to act shy, and
finally told the boarding mistress of the foul de-
signs by Parker on her person, and that she was
not his daughter. The boarding master told
him on Sunday to leave or be rode out of town
on rail, and he left
While the grand duke was dining at the Mas
sasoit house in Springfield, on his way 20 Bos-
ton, the nei2hboring halls and Hobbies Of the no.
tel were crowded with some of the fairest and
most curious of the fair sex of Springfield
peerine through dOo.s and cracks, and around
corners, for n full observation of this ''noblcSt
Russian OF them all and when the grand duke
came 10 take his leave and thank the landlord
for the comforts and luXures of that hostelry,
he added, as the elimination Of his praise, but
with slight twinkle in his eye: "And | GER
tainly never saw a hotel where there were so
many very pretty chambermaidsl'
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The Springfield Republican says that the rails
ing of sugar beets and the production of sugar
are attracting good deal of attention among
the friends OF the Amherst agricultural college,
where the experiment has been successfully
tried, and il is stated that the best graduated
sugar can be produced for seven cents pound
from sugar beets, and return better profit to
the producer than most Of the crops now cult
waited IN the Connecticut valley. CultiVators of
sugar beets in France pay a tax OF $50 an acre
TO the government, and produce sugar which
completes in the English market with sugar
raised in the English colonies under The most
favorable circumstances. The factories or re-
hneries in France are so profitable that the own
ers get back the whole capital invested in about
three years.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The congregation OF one of the Dalton church
es last Sunday found their pews supplied with
copies of the Pittsfeld Young Mems Associa-
non Bulletin, an illustrated sheet announcing
the Dolby-Santey concert.
MAINE.
Mr.. j. NJ. Lunt, superintendent of the Euro.
peanand North American railroad, has accepted
the SUPPLEMENTARY of the Maine Central road
in place Of Edwin Noyes, resigned, He will as
sumo his new position on the first of January
Mr.. NJ. II. Angel general ticket agent of the
European and North American road, is spoken
OF as Mr.. Lunt's successor upon that road.
A Portland dispatch of the 2Uth saws: "a
A. Coombs, one of the proprietors of the Preble
house, attempted suicide about O'Clock this
morning by shooting himself through the head
with pistol. He is living, but the physicians
say his recovery is impossible. The cause for
this act is unknown, as Mr.. Coombs, in com
pany with MIR. Gibson, had recently reopened
the Prebe, and everything appeared prosperous.
He has been subject to fits of melancholy, dread
ing hereditary insanity. His age was lorty-two.
He formerly belonged in Bangor and leaves a
wife and child"
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Dover boat club have voted to give n
grand calico ball at the city hall, Thursday
night, January %, 1872
The supreme judicial court law term began its
January term at Dover, on the 18th, with a full
bench present
Charles Bigelow, Of Fitzwilliam, killed a
Thanksgiving hen, fat, and apparently in the
best of health, in whose liver was found imbed-
ded a two-nch clapboard nail
Mr.. and Mrs. d. e. Langlands, of South New
market fnrlnnrlu of NeAuhnr,-r,nrt .a.I..I..... L