Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-04
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new England News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

There are 5000 Germans in Boston, and $3.50
In the whole state.
Hon. Henry Wilson was in Boston yesterday,
looking somewhat feeble after his severe Illness
The meeting of the national board OF rade
will be held in Boston in Jane. 49,,
The repairs on the school ship were nnlsneu
Monday, and in the evening she went out into
the harbor.
Rev, DR.. Miners pastorafe over School street
church. Boston. In that time the reverend gen.
teman has married 2,199 couples, and officiated
at I an funerals If these individuals could be
collected they would fill School street church
more than seven times.
Col. Jim Fiske having been declined an invita-
tion by the city Of Boston to visit Boston with
his regiment on the 18th of june has obtained
permission from Governor Clatlin to enter the
State with armed troops, and now writes
characteristic letter to Mayor Caster, relieving
that gentleman from MS responsibility and
anxiety.
OF the quaint sayings of Father Taylor, many
old and some new ones are finding their way
into print. James Freeman Clarke tells us that
once, when his sentences were getting rather
tangled, and the way Of extricatiDg himself
from the verbal labyrinth was not apparent, he
suddenly stopped and said, Brethren, my
nomiuative has lost its verb, and can't find it
but Pm bound TO the kingdom of heaven all the
same" Rev. Mark Trafton tells the story that
once, when demanding support for superannu-
aies be pithily remarked, "They deserve to be
fed on preserN ed diamonds" To aprayer-meet-
ing which had just been told that repentance
was never too late, for sinner blown up IN
powder-mill could make his peace with heaven
before he fell to the EARTH Father Taylor said,
'rDo not trust to such chance, brethren-don't
wait for your dying hour before you repent -
perhaps you never will be blown up in powder
MILL"
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Taunton Republican says that $4,000
have been subscribed toward the erection of a
Congregational church for the Rev. Mr.. Dun
hams society at Whittenton, and it is proposed
to break the ground for it next month. The
edifce will cost about $4,000.
The strike last summer, in the mills at Fall
River is the subject of long discussion in Gen
eral divers report. The testimony of everal
mill agents and spinners, of the mayor, city
marshal and state constables is printed. The
money cost of the military and police force on
duty in the city was S4174.70, OF which S2641
was paid by the state and the balance by the
city. The loss in production was more than a
million and quarter of dollars, while the OPP
eratives lost about 1915, 900. The mills made by
the strike saving ON cotton of S823, $50 A, a
gain on cloth of S510, 320.92, and saving on
wages of $4,000; total S9O9, 757 SO. The re-
port SAYS: "With gain of nearly 81, 100000 in
so short time, if is not a matter OF surprise
that new mills are now building, or about to be
builtT
MAINE.
Rev. DIR. Harris has resigned his position as
president of Bowdoin college, and will accept
the New Haven professorship. 1t is expected
that Ex-Governor Chamberlain will succeed DIR.
Harris as president of Bowdoin college.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Dover boat club is rejoicing in the arrival
of a new race boat, named "Col. George H.
PIERCE"
A wooden mill, 145 by IS feet and two stories
high, is to be erected in Windham by Mr. Geo.
S. Neal. 1t will give employment to seventy
five persons.
P. c. Freeman, ESQ.,, prominent lawyer in
Claremout for many years, died on Saturday,
22d, at The age of sixty-three years. He acted
as police judge of Claremont for several years.
The track Of the Suncook Valley railroad is to
be extended Immediately, from its present ter
mination at Allenstown to Hooksett, distance
of about two miles.
A Lake Village boy named George Cook re-
Gently got his foot entangled in one of the
wheels of vehicle in which he was riding, and
he was carried round on the load, breaking his
leg in three different places.
tits reported on good authority that Franklin
Rand who was supposed to have fallen into the
Squamscott river at Newmarket Junction on
the 18th ult., and been drowned, has been seen,
alive and hearty, working on a farm in Rock
ingham county.
thief who was arrested BY the Great Falls
police, a few days ago, made his escape from
them before they could get the door of the police
station open, and he has not reported himself
since.
boy by the name of William Frazier was
before the police court of Concord on Saturday
on the charge of setting fire to barn belonging
20 David Wells, of Goffstown, which was de-
stroyed on Wednesday, the 26th instant. He
was sent to jail.
An Exeter dispatch says: Two actions have
been decided in the supreme judicial court now
in session here, in favor of parties in Boston and
New York, brought against party in Ports
mouth, to recover pay for liquors sold. In each
case the defence set up was that the liquors were
sold and delivered in violation of the laws of
New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
1t is said that between thirty and forty COM
Main laid hafnN Nhn
present term of the supreme judicial court in
Exeter, for violations OF law against the sale OF
Spirituous liquors, yet that not a single indict-
ment was found. A local paper says: "ThiS was
from no lack of proof of the commission of
the offences; hut that the delinquent jurors
claimed to justify their palpable neglect OF duty
on the utterly untenable ground that they had
right to disregard the law and the evidence If
So it was miserable trifing with their official
oath; and the conduct of such men ought to be
held up to the contempt and detestation which
it so richly merits.
A laughable incident is related by a couple of
ladies in Portsmouth, of tie queer doings Of a
trio of little girls just old enough to play out of
doors. One of them had lost pet chicken by
death, and her two companions were assisting
her to decently inter the remains in the garden
cigar box, decorated with flowers, answered
for a coffin, and slowly and sadly the little ones
laid it away in a grave which they had dug with
the fire-shovel. When the sOrrowful task was
completed, one of them came in and inquired if
people didn't sing at funerals. On being told
that they generally did, she ran back and in n
few minutes after the three were seen standing,
hand in hand, around the little mound, grayely
singing "Shoo fly, don't bodder me-"
VERMONT.
Hon. Simon Stephen Davis, who has lust been
elected mayor of Cincinnati, is native of Rock
ingham.
J. C. Stevens astonished a set of Fairbanks
platform scales the other day, in Bradford, by
stepping upon them. He brought the bor mn a.
845 pounds. He enjoys himself hugely when
he feels Tel all over
John Cole of East Wallingford, while CROSSING
track in that town few days SINCE was
struck by train on the Rutland r.iIroad and
1t is feared, cannot survive his injuries
An ambitious Vermonter thinks that the
voters OF Rutland are the most uncertain people
extant. He ran on the rum ticket at the town
meeting and on the temperance ticket at the vii
lage election, but some how or Other got beaten
both times.
RHODE ISLAND.
The remains of Avery ID. Putnam the MUIR
dered New York merchant were inferred on
Tuesday morning in Swan Point cemetery, near
Providence, Rev. DIR. Caldwell officiating Only
the immediate friends of the family were pres
ent.
The annual catalogue of the 'New England
yearly meeting boarding school," at Providence
more Familiarity known as the Quaker college,
has been received The whole number OF
students registered is $50. Albert R. Smiley IS
still al the head of the institution, and John F.
Sum mas VI Tue male department,
while among the other eminent talent emnIoved
IN the different departments, D. c. Maxfeld, of
t9e class OF IS, presdes over the mathematical
classes.
Inc inmates OF the state prison are allowed TO
correspond with their friends once a ,nontb
stationery being provided for that purpose. The
warden mas charge of all correspondence. The
general character of the correspondence is Al
iectlonate; dep'orlng lost opportunities the NEG.
lect Of obeyng their parents, or the good Va coT
sci of their friends. Nearly all express in tbo
strongest terms, firm resolutions TO lead honast
and upright lives on regaining their liberty
State prison conyicts are allowed by the rnles
to receive visits from their friends as often az
once in three months; and Jail conyicts as often
as once in four weeks. These visits are always
in the presence of an officer of the prison.