Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-20
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Now EngIand New. Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

prosperous, and the arrivals of ships, barQues
and nngs are larger this season than for many
years. The provincial and coastwise trade was
never so large as at present. A large feet is on
the way to port from every quarter of the earth,
viz, ten ships from Calcutta, fifteen from Other
ports of the East Indies, six from South Amer
lea, thirty from Liverpool, London, &c, thirteen
from the north Of Europe, ten from the Medl'
terranean, and fifteen from the West Indies, in
all about one hundred large vessels from foreign
ports, of which twenty-eight are large ships.
These vessels are all loaded with immense and
valuable cargoes.
MDDLEsEx COUNTY.
The Lowell caucuses for election of delegates
to the republican convention will meet tonight
and undoubtedly Lowell will send a full Butler
delegation of twenty-five, the Butler wing being
fully organized with no organized opposition.
Jacob Harrington, an old and respected resi-
dent of Lowell, a carpenter by trade, fell from 9
staging backwards the distance of six feet, OF
Monoay and received injuries by the shock Il
his system that rendered him insensible for tive
hours, and is in bad condition
The new Lowell board of health are at worl
in earnest, and have called to their asSistanc,
some of the most able and experienced physi
clans in the city,-Drs. John w. Graves, Gilman
kimball, Nathan Allen, Walter Burnham, Hiram
Parker, +. G. Puukett, and J. II. Gilman. A
temporary hospital Is to be constructed to nc
commodate patients, and a large detail of police
to Isolate cases as far as possible, and red flag
by day and red light by night TO designate
;n,.. 'tious places, is ordered The citizens are
;nsn;r,a 'th confidence that the measures TAX
Gu VIII prove sue~ MY in their midst
dissemination of sman Va III ~ 49, -'''''''
ESSEN COUNT ..,,- Of +ho
The county parade of the Grand a. ~
Republic, which is to take place in Salem, o.
18th, promises TO be perfect success, Judging
from the spirit manifested by the members. IL
will not be exclusively confined 10 posts in the
county, as the post in Wakefield has already Slg-
nifed its intention of being present. The
officers selected for the day are men of ac-
knowledged ability. and command the respect of
their comrades. There will he three balls given
on the night of the parade, under the auspices
OF Post 81.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Fall River has a curiosity in the shape of a
twO-headed snake.
The colored citizens of New Bedford are
moving in favor of Butler.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The Plymouth fishermen have had an uuusu-
ally successful season.
Mr.. VIM. Osborne has been conductor on
the Old Colony and Newport railway for eighteen
years, without an accident.
A few DAYS ago boy three years old, son of
George .. Vinal, of Sctuate, set fire TO his night
clothes with matches, and was burned so that he
lived only three hours.
The marlborough Gazette states that Rev.
DR.. Quint 'has been requested TO deliver the in
stalhng prayer at the installation TO be held in
that town on Wednesday next, but does not say
who is to be installed, or over what church
The barn of William j. Netf at West Hing
ham, was burned with two horses, carriages,
&C., few days ago. The flames extend
ed to and destroyed Mr.. NefFs house and
the house and barn of J. Farmer. The
animals and carriages were saved from the
other barn, and the contents of the lower stories
of the houses. There was $1,000 insurance on
the property. Six families were left without
shelter. 1t was undoubtedly the work of an in
cendiary and the selectmen have offered $500
reward for his arrest.
The Catholic cemetery in North Bridgewater
was sold at auction, recently, by order of Father
Thomas Sculy, of CambridgepOrt, and Father
Patrick Cuddihy, of Milford, executors of the
will OF Father A. l.. Roche. The land for the
cemetery was bought with money collected in
the parish by Father Roche, who by an oversight
neglected TO give a deed Of it to the bishop as
demanded by the Catholic usage and it thus re-
manned technically in his own possession. At
the hour of sale Father McNulty, now in charge
OF the parish, appeared and protested against
the sale, and nobody would bid except one of
Father Roche's creditors, to whom it was sold
for $500. Father McNulty will contest the mat
Ter in the courts.
The cOrOner's jnry which was called in the
case Of Mrs. Sophia Butterworth, who was run
over and killed wilhelm the act of stepping from
the cars of the Old Colony and Newport railway,
at Iiticut station, on the evening of the 4th inst.
alter most thorough investigation, rendered
the following verdict; THAT the said Sophia
sButterworth came to her death near the Titicut
station of the Old Colony and Newport railway
company, in Brid9ewater, at about seven o'clock
ana thllty-elght minutes p. NJ, on Monday, the
4th day of September, 1871, by being run over
by the train of said company, ofwhich train one
Henry .. Wright was the conductor, and in
consequence of the plain and culpable neglect
OF his duty by said conductor" eses
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
flfty-one students have entered the agricul-
tural college al Amherst.
A short distance above Hadley Falls, there is
remarkable echo. When gun is discharged
the effect is truly wonderful For a momen
after the report there is total silence. Ther
suddenly the echo is heard seemingly five miles
off TO the south, whence it returns in separate
and distinct reverberatOns, louder and louder
TILL the full volume of sound is reached. One
more re-eeho is then heard TO the eastward, after
winch the sound dies away.
MAINE.
The barn of Junius Taylor of New Sharon was
entirely consumed by fire with all its contents
consisting of hay, farming tools, wagons, har
nesses and swine, on Friday morning.
Joseph Kennedy of Wiscasset, for many year
register of probate for Lincoln county, trial jus
tice and vice president of the WiscasSett SAVING
bank, died on Monday.
The Portland Prees has returns from 357 cite.
and towns, which give Perham 52,31S, Kimbal
42,079; Perham's majority, 1929. Full re
turns will increase the majority to II 600.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Dover Gazette has removed TO Lowell,
Dover shipped 127 ,433 pairs of shoes during
August.
The last census shows that there are 1912 ma
tives Of New Hamshre residing in Boston.
Messrs. F. A. & j. Sawyer of Dover will sooT
erect large wooden mill near their presen
works. 1t will be 275 by 20 feet.
The Sentinel complains of the high price oil
building lots in Colebrook, and says that it in.
lures the prosperity of the place.
ZlOa Huntington has left bean stalk at the
Lebanon Free Press office, which by actual
count, bore 1873 pods, containing 7OS beans, all
from one bean.
A. N. Twitchell & Co. of Milan have pur-
chased new portable engine for their starch
mill. They expect 10 grind about 15,099 bush
els of potatoes this fall.
Col Clough of Canterbury, a successful and
hardworklng farmer, has been selected to deliv-
er the annual address at the fair of the Coos az
rlcultural society. What he knows about farm
ing will be worth hearing.
George Thatcher of Marlborough raised from
one kernel of rye, sown last fall, ninety stalks
of rye on which were 90 well filed heads; so of
the stalks average four feet in height, making
$40 feet Of straw, besides the 10 smaller stalks,
The 63 heads produced 302s kernels.
great improvement is about taking place in
Hanover, for more light is TO be thrown upon
II. Gas is TO be introduced in the southeast
part of the village. This will be a great i'm
proYement over oil and kerosene, and will be of
advantage not only to the students but to the
citizens generally.
VERMONT.
Several Wilmington farmers who don't take
the papers went to the village on Tuesday of last
week to vote the Estate ticket" and were aston.
lshed when told there was no state election this
year.
owing to the short hay crop in Maine the
farmers Of that state are shipping their cattle to
Vermont to some extent. A car load of work
ing oxen recently sold at from s115 to S135 per
pair.
CONNECTICUT.
The apple crop in many sections of the state
Will De total failure. In Canton, where il has
been customary to make six thousand barrels OF
cider year. manufacturers are in doubt wheth.
er II will pay to start a single mill
The 14th regiment reunion in Rockville on
Friday was a very successful affair. The yeter.
ans were received by Burpee post, G A. r..
headed by the New Britain brass band Line
of march was at once taken up, Can't. A. p,
Hammond of Rockville, formerly of company
d of the 18th, acting chief marshal, while
the regiment was under command of Lieut. Col
S A. Moore, president of their veteran society
Everywhere on the route Of march, which en-
braced all the principal streets, flags and flower,
greeted the boys, who cheered heartily at the
residences Of several old soldiers of the rebel