Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-20
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.


place next June on the Charles river.
A lady in Cambridge has recently given the
sum Of $500 10 the society for the prevention oil
cruelty to animals.
is Otis street, Boston, with 4134 square feet of
land. has been purchased by Mile. Nilsson for
200, as an investment.
Rev. A. Canol, of the New Hampshire con-
ference has been transferred to the New En-
gland conference and stationed at Grace church,
in Boston; and Rev. i. A. Titus has also been
transferred and assigned to the Walnut street
church, Chelsea.
The new aqueduct pipe for supplying East
Boston with water, which has been in course of
construction for the past six months by Mr..
Geo. H. Norman, of Newport, r. l., was success
fully laid Monday evening across the channel
from East Boston to Chelsea.
A letter dated April 9th, from United States
steamer Worcester, which carried provisions for
the French, then AT Plymouth, Eng, reports
that on the third day out from Boston pipe
connected with the boiler of the vessel burst and
scslded four of the men. One Of them was
killed, and the other three recovered so as to re-
sumo their duties.
Two young men, who gave their names as
Charles 7. Young and John D. Hill, were arrest
ed on Tuesday for larceny, at the lremonl
house, Boston. The room of John X. Hltchcoch
was entered, in which a gold watch and chalil
valued at Sis, belonging to Mr.. Ira Foss, OF
Saco, Me-, were stolen. Hill registered MS
name at the hotel and without the knowledge OF
an entrance into Capt. Hitchcock's room by
climbing through the ventilator over the door.
Both parties were taken TO Blacks where they
were photographed after much effort they at
first refusing to sit.
On Tuesday the late town of North Chelsea
celebrated the new name of the town" Revere
The town hall was finely decorated with bunt-
ing, and transparency over the door OF RE
we're, 1775-1S71.' AT two O'Clock P. NJ. a pro-
cession was formed, headed by Halls Boston
band, consisting of the old citizens in carriages
citizens on foot, school children in large wagons,
and a cavalcade The procession marched
through all the principal streets, and was dis.
missed at the town hail. A stand was erected
in front of the hall, where a lady read the fa-
nous poem of Paul Revere's ride. AT shutdown
a salute of thirty-six guns was fired by squad
of the first Massachusetts light battery. In the
evening the hall was crowded with ladies and
gentlemen. A meeting was organized, and
speeches were made. A grand collation. was
served in the afternoon, and during the evening
the houses and stores were Illuminated and tar
barrels burned on the highlands. The pleasant
affair closed with hop by the young ladies Of
Revere.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Mr. HYDE, the gentlemanly agent of the Old
Colony and Newport railroad, has resigned.
Mount Hope iron works nail mill is now turn
ing out 200 casks Of nails week from So ma
chimes. The iron works and nail mill are run
ming at their full capacity employing nearly
800 hands.
s'proect for constructing road from Mansfield
to Somerset" is a myth. The present ample
facilities of transportation from Mansfield to
Somerset exclude the necessity or the least
probability of parallel railroad on that route.
According to the Taunton Gazette, "the fame
of Taunton Great river reaches far and wide, for
its serpentne waters, its charming scenery, its
delightful views, and not less for its annual
Weld of the fnny tribe And we might add that
no healthier or more nourishing food at this
season than that which is gathered by the fish
ermen who cast their nets along the banks and
inets of the Taunton river; albeit their value Is
coming to be appreciated by thousands.
A New Bedford paper published an item few
DAYS since that the heirs of Benjamin +. Doane,
a ship-carpenter, who died at Talcahuano, in
1861 or 1862, would receive some $1,000 if they
could prove their identity. The Shipping List
says an advertisement appeared in thar paper,
August 27, 1861, from A. q. Baker, United
States consul at Talcahuano, in which he said
there was about $1,000 due this estate and |
unless the heirs claimed it before January 1, |
1868, the same would revert TO the government |
of Chill. Mr.. Doane was born in Springfield,
Mass about 1918, and sailed from New Bedford
in the whaleship Eagle, September 2, 1910. He
had half brother, named Strong, also of
Springfield, who is supposed to have died in or
about the year 1865, leaving widow and four
children.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY
The maple sugar product III southern Berk
shire was never more bOuntiiul than this season,
and the Dest qudlTy OF llls udtlV6 SacCnaflne |
is retailing at from eight to fourteen cents
pound.
The new internal toy-sereecher, called the
rooster, or devils fiddle, has attained an exag-
gerated size in Maine. The boys there use six
quart pail instead of a little mustard box.
Another Maine law is called for.
The annual meeting of the Franklin land com
pany was held at Kitery on Tuesday. The Off
GERS comprise prominent gentlemen of Boston,
Portsmouth and Maine
The First Universast church in Portland cell
ebrated its semi-annual anniversary on Tuesday,
a large attendance being present from abroad.
Dea. Andrew Leach of Searsport, who has just
gone to his reward, attended church 1898 Sun
days out of 1900 in that town.
VERMONT.
Noah Thompson, an account of whose murder
by John H. Ring in Bristol was briefly an
nounced by telegraph, clinched his assailant
after be had dealt him the first blow, and, both |
falling to the ground, Ring inflicted nine more
wounds on different parts of his body, from the
effects of which Thompson died in about three
minutes. Ring was at once arrested but soon |
broke away and ran some fifty rods, when he
was caught and placed in irons. He is des-
perate character, and was under the influence of
liquor at the time Of the affair.
CONNECTICUT.
Shad at a dollar apiece, and asparagus for
Sl.5O bunch, are luXuries in Hartford.
The North Salem people talk of building a !
railroad TO connect with the Harlem at Gedden's
bridge.
St. Paul's church, Fairfield, has extended a
cal to Rev. Mr.. Mackey, of Stonington, to be- 4
come its rector
petition to continue the proposed Sauga-
tuck Valley railroad TO tiregory's point, is to be
presented to the next legislature.
Inc strike Of the 1000 laboreTs at the Ports
mouth quar1ies has proved successful, the com
panles having agreed to pay the old wages,
S2.75 per day
There is yet no clue to the murderer of Mr..
gregory, at Gregory's point. Suspicious, how
arrest.
DR.. f. }. Whittemore has been appointed dele
gate from the New Haven society for medical
Improvement to the United States medical con-
Fennon, at San Francisco, May %.
Inc annual message of the mayor of Hart
lord represents that receipts of the water de-
partment over the expenditures last year, were
Sl9IZl.O4 The total expenses for the year of
the hre department were $39,607; and for
lamps and gas s29 042, the number of street
lamps being $780, The police made 3,269 ar
rests during the year
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for the COM
Pletoh OF the Air Line bridge across the Con
hecneut, within two months. The iron work is
attgnaed 10 by the Keystone bridge company
OF PITTSBURGH, Pa, and Z. G. Campbell & Co,
are the contractors for the masonry. I'm.
portaht negotiations are pending, and it is hoped |
again. '0N ~ az "o'A
Town meeting was held in Waterbury on
oa.utuaS 10 secure the formation of a new
county, from portions OF New, Haven and
Litchheid counties, with Waterbury for the
centre committee was appointed to urae the
matter on the legislature. The following are
the towns expected TO join in the petfion
Waterbury, Waterfowl, Bethlehem, Woodbury.
Sonthbuy, Naugatuek, MiddIebury, Oxford
Prospect, Wolcott, Plymouth, and such other |
towns as the general assembly may then add
Hon. U. +. Winchester, of New Haven, has |
given tract of thirty-four acres of land north |
Of bis residence on Hillhouse avenue, valued ar
100000, to Yale college for the erection and
MAINTENANCE of an astronomical observatory.
Professor Edward L. Salisbury, in addition IN
his liberal donation of books to the departmcnt
Of oriental literature in the college gives $1,000
Ior the same object. WIN. Walter Pbcns of |
New York, gives TO the library $1,000 IN cold, |
political economy. Va
Inc Hartford Courant says: sThere is A cul- |
tIvated taste for art in Hartford 80 al, -