Worcester daily spy., 1871-02-16
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hams arrived at Boston on Tuesday, from FGyal,
bringing 1000 boxes and 500 baskets OF oranges
and the schooner Galena, from 81. Mlchaelsi
also came into port with 1000 boxes OF oranges
Franklin H. Story, well known on State street
Boston, died on Monday, at the age of sevenY-sS
years. Mr.. Story was for many years com
mander of the Cadets, and, socially, was very
popular.
Boston tea firm, large importers, have jus
received an invoice of 1900 chests of tea from
Yokohama via Central and Union Pacific rail
roads, coming through direct to Boston in fortl
days FROM the point of shipment. This is tn
first invoice received in Boston by this route.
The petition for adjudication of bankruptc!
against Francis Skinner & Co., filed in the Unite'
States district court 10y the National Mechanics
and Traders bank of Portsmouth, n. H., ha
ben dismissed.
DR.. Hiram Cove died suddenly of paralysis
at East Boston, on Tuesday, at the age of seven
tv-one years He had practced some hfteei
years in East Boston, and was of the homo
pathic school.
A Boston minister says he once preached OF
"The Recognition of Friends 10 the Future, ant
was told after service by hearer that it woulC
be more to the point to preach about the recog
milton of friends here, as he had been in tht
church twenty years and didn't know any of III
members
The Boston Post says: "The proposition now
before the school committee, OF changing me
regulations of the public Latin school SO that tne
pupils NAV have three holidays in each plontn,
is one which we hope TO see iaVoraDty co,l consld-
eTRInt Under the present arrangement, Dy winch
many hovs are required TO study tive hours q
day IN school and three hours at home, with no
relief except on Sunday, the week becomes one
upremitting mental grind, wearying and eX-
EaustDg to body and mind
A creditors petition in bankruptcy was filed
a short time since, by Granville B. Putnam, in
the United States court for the bankruptcy of
x asserted that
the firm had suspended payment of commercial
paper for fourteen days, and that they had not
res ImCd. An order of notice was served on
Messrs. Ames, who have entered their denial Of
the allegations of bankruptcy, which will bring
the case to trial before a jury, unless settle
ment is had of the claims of the petitioner,
which is small.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
James Knott, one of the original founders of
Trinity church, Melrose died suddenly of heart
disease while sitting in his pew Sunday eve
ming, induced by over exertion from walking in
the snow. He was well knon shoe manufac-
turer, and was siXty-one years old.
The LowellVoX Populi suggests that good way
TO educate the people in the principles of tenn
perance," would be for the movers in the project
to "Taise fund and advertise in the most popu-
lar papers in the state. That is, engage the
ablest and most forcible writers TO prepare arti-
eles on the subject of temperance for pubica-
tion-for a month, quarter, or year. Let the
strong arguments in favor of temperance be
kept before the people, and go into the hands OF
every class of business men, and thus insist on
being read and needed. In this way the truths
as temperance men see them, may be made tc
be seen by Others" 1t urges that this would be
the best way to reach the Incorporate, because
none but temperance men ever buy or read
temperance" newspapers
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A young miss, in a Seekonk lschool, in a reci
fafin nl h,, eI,ae
teacher that "the mammoth caravan, in Ken
tucky, is the greatest living curiosity, and ha
been exploded ten miles from its mouth"
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The SpringneId Umon says: at is said tina
the Russian minister at Washington has bee
applied TO for information about Mitkewitz, th
Amherst sensationaliSt, and, in reply, Mr. Cate
cazy has exposed his pretenslons, and warne
Miss Lester against him as a worthless and daI
gerous adventurer."
MAINE.
The Maine state agricultural society wants a
appropriation Of $4,000.
An Oxford peg factory makes on an aveTag
10, 600 shoe pegs daily.
Several citizens of Peaks Island last wee
walked to Portland on the ice.
The state received in 1870 the sum of S2500 70
commissions of justice Of the peace.
The Masonic hall at New Sharon was badl
damaged by fire on Friday night.
Camden manufactured in 1870 over 1862 90
casks of lime
Almon Horn, aged twe1ty-one years, wa
fatally injured on Friday in a stave factory o
Shapeigh.
A brakeman on the Grand Trunk railway
named Andrews, fell from the train as it ar
preached West Paris, Monday evening, and wa
so severely injured that he expired during th
night.
Two citizens of Durham few days since rod
with their teams from Lewiston to South Yves
Bend, distance of ten miles, passing over til
Dresser Rapids" feat which was never accom-
plshed before in winter
Ziba Anderson of Woodstock, brakeman o.
the Grand Trunk railway, fell from the train a
it was approaching West Paris on Monday, an,
the train ran over him, cutting off one leg am
one arm. He died the evening.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Twenty-eight inches of snow have fallen il
Concord this winter.
Manchester relatively, has gained more il
population than any other town in the state.
The Republican wants Coos county to grow
ideas in addition to its present staple of lumber
potatoes and starch.
The Patriot says that Abbot, Downing & Co
have put up six coaches and six passenge
wagons for the African diamond miners.
The fund for rebuilding Phillips academy a
Exeter is steadily receiving accessions, and a
ready amounts TO upwards of 100000.
The town Of Windham is about to avail itse
Of the Nesmith bequest of S2000 to be expende
in the purchase of books for town library.
The barn Of a Mr.. Rand, of Greenland, wa
entered with false keys last week, and larg
quantity Of grain was carried off.
A wild cat was shot in Stratham, ten mile
from Portsmouth, on the 9th, the first for 81,
years. She measured five feet in length.
Charles E. Hawkins, of Portsmouth, anC
Frank ID. Butland, OF Kittery, Maine, have beer
appointed bOatswains in the United States navy
and are awaiting orders.
The supreme judicial court will hold an extra
session in Nashua next week, for the purpose
of n turalizing aliens. 1t has recently been sit
ting in Manchester for the same purpose.
The municipal debt of Concord has been de-
creased about $4,000 during the past isca
year, and everything now seeems favorable
for the introduction of water from Pennacooll
lake.
The Keene brass band has gone into the gift
concert business, announcing large block OF
dwellings and other pronerty TO be disposed ol
at grand concert in March.
The person who voted for Samuel Flint, in
StewartstOwn, last year, has been termed "thC
lone voter" A labor reform paper addressed
TO the lone voter remains uncalled for in thai
postof1ce.
Several tons of pressed hay have been stolen
from two barns in the south suburbs of Ports
mouth recently, and the thieves are not yet dis
covered. Grain has also been stolen from barn,
in the neighbOring towns.
On the 9th inst. an elevator in the machine
shop of Newhal' & Stebbns, at Hinsdale, was
pleclpltated from the third story to the bottom
OF the first, with three men upon it, one o
whom, George W. Lewis, was rendered insensi.
hie from the concussion, was badly bruised and
mad one hip fractured, but is recovering.
II Is reported that the Episcopal lord bishop
OF Quebec has purchased the Livermore place
and other property in Plymouth, to the value ol
4lyOO0, for the purpose OF establishing Young
ladies' Episcopal seminary of the highest order
This, in connection with the normal school
promises to make Plymouth an important edu
cational place.
The state board of agriculture will hold meet
ings at Derry on the 23d, aud at Chester on tb
24th instants. J. o. Adams and Joseph Kidde
of Manchester, Colonel d. NJ. Clougb O
Canterbury, and Ex-Governor Brown of Mas
sachusetts, and others, will give addresses a
the meetings.
A Derry correspondent of the Lawrence Eagl
says the Congregational meeting house in tina
place had a narrow escape from destruction b,
fire on Sunday morning, the 9Th inst, and adds
But for the timely discovery of the fire, whcl
had made considerable progress, the impoftan
question of moving the house TO a more conven
lent locality would have been settled without
vote Of the parish"
VERMONT.
John Colby, hotel keeper at Barton Landing
recently fell dead during an oyster supper at hi