Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-03
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NUMBER "a were unuef 1 year vi aSS, anu 40, |
der 5 years of age. American parentage, 4z'
foreign, 50.
ScoIlay's building, Boston, is to be sold at
auction on Wednesday, April II, the materials
10 be removed in twenty days thereafter. Inc
bie tree shanty is 10 be taken away previously, |
to afford place ana conVemehces LOT uenohsn-
ing the structure.
levi Hodckins, an old resident of Charles |
town, committed suicide on Saturday forenoon |
nv shooting himself with a pistol through the |
head The act was committed at his residence, |
IS Ferin street, and, it is supposed, while he |
was under depression of spirits.
The famous German actress, Marie Seebach,
is 10 make two appearances in Boston this week
at the Boston theatre, on the evening OF wed
nesdav and the afternoon of Thursday. On the
first occasion she performs Marguerite in Goe-
the's Faust" and on the second, Mary Stuart,
in Schillers tragedy OF that name.
The Boston Journal says: The raid on the
"devil's fddes" by the police in the streets and
the teachers in the public schools, Tor the last
two DAYS shows TO what an extent this soul
narrowing epidemic has spread. Nine hundred
have already been seized, yet still back yards
and tenement house tops are resonant with the
ear-piercing sounds which nothing on this
earth or under it can make save these same
''dddles." The inventor has much 10 answer
for.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The examination in the Lowell police court OF
the three Young men, McCarey, Calvin and En- |
erson, for felonious assault was further post
poned. the victim, Miss Whitehead, not being
able to leave her bed. Two of the party are yet
at large, escaping the vigilance of the police.
MAINE.
According to the Machias Union, about all
the male population of Mortified, in that state,
except perhaps the infants in arms, find employ
ment in a single saw MILL
The moneyed men of Waldobore are DESTROYS
of inauguratng some sort of manufactures in
their town. Boots and shoes seem to meet with
most favor from the people.
Knox county, as it gets older, finds that wick
edness will crop out more and more, and now
demands jail as one of its most urgent neces-
sites.
The mayor of Lewiston is authorized by the
board Of aldermen to purchase liquors for the
city liquor agency wherever he can get good
article.
serenaded the other night for three hours with
gongs, bells and fish horns. The couple finally
surrendered, and bought off the mob with an
oyster supper.
A Lewiston trader stepped into back room,
the other day, leaving on his counter pocket
book containing ilty-fve dollars. When he re-
turned the pocket-book was gone, and of three
bows he left, one was missing. The police were
notified and in about half an hour the thief was
arrested, and the money, save five dollars, recoV-
cred.
AT Portland considerable anxiety is felt con-
corning the safety of the barque Rosedale, Capt.
Thos. II. Peunel which sailed from that port
for Havana on the Sd of February last. Vessels
which sailed from there for Cuba on the same
day and that previous have been ont and back
and sailed again, and no tidings of the Rosedale
had been received Tuesday. Capt. Pennell had
with him for passengers his daughter and Miss
Loyejoy of that city.
John A. Miller, of Holden, was savagely as
saulted by his father and brother last week, as
they said "to pay off an old grudge." Charles,
the brother, stabbed him twice in the head, and
he was shot in the groin by his father. The
rufians were arrested, and in default of bail for
their appearance at the next criminal term of
the supreme judicial court, were committed to
Jail.
The famous Stearns-Sampson case is Oh trial
in the supreme judicial court at Augusta before
Judge Cutting. The action is trespass for forci-
bly, and without process of law eject
ing Mrs. Louise p Stears and her family from
the house occupied 0v them in HallOwell for
more than twenty years. Its admitted that the
defendant had deed of the premises. The de-
PENDANT after using force underworld to starve
the tenants out by mailing up the windows and
investing the premises so as to cut off supplies
of food and fuel.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Nashua has three physicians on her school
board.
Mr.. Levi Lyman of Walpole has subscribed
$500 to the state orphans home.
Thos. b. Cannon, a mate in the United States
left the service.
Mate Edward E. Bradbury, at the Portsmouth
navy yard, has been promoted TO master and
placed on the retired list. He lost an arm in
the rebellion.
The Phillips Exeter academy funds now
amount to $4,000 and the work Of replacing
the burned building will be begun soon, prob
ably.
President McCosh, of Princeton college, N. j.,
has been engaged as the orator of the college
literary societies, for next commencement at
Dartmouth.
The matter of the purchase of steam fire en-
CINE is again being agitated at Milford. At the
late election committee was appointed for that
purpose.
Among the veterans of 1912 yet alive in this
state, are Stephen Fowler and Dearborn Lover
ing, of Freedom, and John Andrews and Joshua
Gilman, of bingham.
James W. Verney, keeper of Whales Back
light in Portsmouth harbor has resigned, and
Frederick Barr, assistant, has received the ap-
pointment
The Colebrook Sentinel learns that people
could easily pass through Dixville Notch with
wagons week before last. 1t generally requires
May fresbet to render the road passable with
wagons at that point.
E. A. Thayer, of Nashua, was recently robbed
of half his hens and the whole of a large guam
>tity of meal but lately purchased for their sup
port. He m0urnS that the thief did not divide
the meal with him as well as the hens.
Mfr. James Gregg, of Deering, who recently
died, left an estate valued some $50, 000 He be
Queathed the sum of s23, 900 to the American
Bible society. The rest of the property was
given 10 bis relatives He was bachelor.
few days ago, in StewartstOwn, Austin Bar
net of Pittsburg got his head too near saw,
while engaged in clearing away sawdust, at a
mill for saving fire wood, and had four-inch
hole cut in his skull. He will get well, it is
thought.
1t is understood that DR.. A. H. Quint of New
Bedford has signifed his consent to write up the
history of Dover, from its earliest existence,
with an eye to its future use in connection with
the coming anniversary Of the 250th settlement.
The Nashua Telegraph, evidently forgetting
that the gentleman named has absolutely de-
clined in advance, heads its columns as follows:
''For president in 1872, Schuyler Colfax, sub
ieet to the choice of the republican national
vention."
The Keene Republican predicts lively times in
that town the coming year. Besides building
the new steam shop, of the $4,000 capital stock
for which only 5000 is lacking, there are indi-
cations that at least fifty thousand dollar bust
ness in manufacturing boots and shoes will be
commenced
Aaron Lord Of DunbartOn has five sheep,
which have yielded him this spring eleven
lambs. One of them gave birth to triplets, and,
though not quite six years old, she has been the
mother Of eleven Such fruitfulness is rare.
These very sheep were the subject of similar
notice last year. The sheep are a cross of South
down and native.
On the 26th, in Jefferson Mrs Amasa Holmes
and another lady were returning from church in
wagon, and a horse following them became
unmanageable and leaped upon their wagon.
This alarmed their horse so that Mrs. H. was
thrown out on the frozen ground, trodden on in
the face by the horse following, and run over by
the wagon, breaking one leg and badly injuring
her.
A Grafton county blacksmith entered a res
tauraDt in Concord the other day. and partook
of the following Square" meal One oyster
stew, two dozen hard-boiled eggs, half a pound
of steak, tripe to the value of fifty cents, with
bread, butter, potatoes and pickles to match
Four glasses of ale washed down the solid mat
tiers, and having paid his BILL S2.55, this self
Transporting provision market cleared out and
was alive when last seen, several hours after.
Mr.. Amos Brown, brakeman on the Concord
railroad had a narrow escape a few days ago, as
the train was approaching Hooksett station
He had set a brake, when one foot slipped on
some snow and threw back the "dog," which let
the whole force of the wound-up brake on him
unexpectedly. He was pitched off the train, cs-
Gaping the wheels, and only had his left Shout
der badly strained.
On Friday night the employees of the Nashua