Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-06
G0rurtrstcr Daily spp.
New England News summary.
posroS AND VICINITY.

New England News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
There are twenty-five vacancies on the Boston
police and we understand that there are over
fifteen hundred applicants for appointment on
the force.
A little boy named Barrett, three years of age,
whose parents reside on Hyde Park avenue, fell
of the railroad bank on the Providence railroad
on Tuesday night, and broke ms leg me NJ
tie sufferer was found lying near the track,
taken to his home, the limo was set' anu Tue
child is now doing well.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Rev, NJ. r. Leonard has received call from
the Waltham Universast society.
Charles O'Harra, of Marlboro, had his wallet
containing $3.50 and valuable papers, stolen
from his pocket on Monday night last.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Number one maekerel are selling at Glouces
ter for ST. .25 per barrel, less than onehall the
price they brought at this time last year.
II the Springer family obtain possession of
the city of Wilmington, Del, which they aver
is built on land leased by Charles G. Springer
about one hundred years ago, and which now
recurs to the heirs, Newburyport lady will re-
ceive about twenty thousand dollars as her
share of the windfal.
In a recent speech, at Lynn, Butler says:
"Sweep away the gliding and uphelstering f. ON
your car, the gold and silver lettering, mirrors
and paintings. Give us plain, substantial com
Portable cars and put the price of the gliding,
the fremen, the brakeman, the conductor and
engine driver" To which the Boston Journal
aptly responds This is very cheap kind OF dem
agogusm. Its too transparent to deceive sensl-
bic voters. When Butler becomes governor we
are to be deprived even of cushioned seats in our
railroad cars and to crafty his plain democratic
habits we are to come down 10 the marc pan.
What will the mechanics say 10 proposition
which would take the bread from thousands who
find emnlovmcnt in Ornamentng, upholstering
and beautify-inr cars? Butler is certainly a la
Dor reformer with a vengeance. 1t is probable
thar these mechanics would say: sweep away
vour mirrors and pictures from your princely
residence Gen. Butler. Sell your upholstered
easy chairs and gold mounhngS on your costly
equipage, send your rosewood furniture TO auc-
ton, sit on hard-bOttomed chairs and eat from
plain deal tables as we do, and then by the saw
inc YOU will be able to pay your coachman, your
cook, your second girl, your laundry maid, your
gardener and your other servants much larger
salaries than you do at present"
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Edward Munroe, of New Bedford, committed
suicide in that city last week
The inmates of the Taunton almshouse were
taken to Rocky Point last week
Burglars have been operating in Fall River of
late, quite extensively.
Taunton dedicated a $4,000 schoolhouse to
seat FIVE hundred scholars, on Thursday.
Bradford Bullock and wife of Taunton ccle- |
brated their golden wedding last week, by |
clam bake, etc.
A mass temperance meeting was held on the |
New Bedford common, Sunday The Rev. Mr.. |
Hawkins presided, and the Hon. Rodney French |
spoke.
Mrs jefferson Ashley of Dartmouth, who was
thrown from carriage in New Bedford on Mon
dav of last week, died yesterday flom her in
Jures.
The Bristol county cattle show at Taunton is
TO be held this year earlier than usual, viz: on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 26th, eth,
and 2Sth inst.
The valuation of Taunton is 1926 ,67T, an
increase from last year of S34l ,OS2. The rate of
taxation is SO per cent, and the amount of tax
S244 1880. The number of polls is 1855; in
crease from last year, IS.
A clergyman of Taunton got free treat at a
California hotel. The landlord thought the
"irst prayer in the house was ample compcn-
sation. That is a new idea of the ''value of
prayer"
The stockholders of the TecuTseh mill COM
pany of Fall River have voted to proceed at once |
te erect a mill on the lot recently purchased for
the company, corner of Rodman street and Eight |
rod way. The size of the mill was left TO the |
decision Of the directors.
Edmund Baylies. Esq, has presented to the |
public library of Taunton a large volume of old |
newspapers covering period from 176S TO 1902, |
the oldest being the Boston Gazette and Country
Journal, July 4, 1868, and the latest Il number
of the United States Chronicle, published in
Providence, dated June 81 1892.
Says the New Bedford Mercury. By telegraph |
we receive the good news that Capt. Frederick
A. Barker, and the first, second and fourth |
mates, five bOatsteerers and fifteen sailors OF the
British whaling barque Japan, wrecked on East
Cape in October last, were saved. The third
mate and eight men were lost.
The Taunton Gazette says that the property
belonging to the Newbury manufacturing com
pany, known as Barrowsville, has been sold to
DIR. Godfrey, Of HOpkinton, r. !. We learn that
il is to be Immediately put in operation, which
it Is anticipated will give new impetus TO the
business of that village, that has now convent
ent railroad facilities.
The New Bedford Mercury says that on Sun
day evening the wife of Capt George Cannon Of
Mattapoisett, aged about forty years, left her
bed and suddenly disappeared. A calico wrap
per was the only garment missing, and the APP
pearance pointed to . temporary alteration OF
mind, caused by the sudden death of her father.
The church bells of Mattapoisett were rung and
a careful search made for her, which at SIX
O'Clock Monday evening proved successful: Inc
dead body of the unfortunate woman was found
under the bridge over Harmons river, ABOUT
three-quarters of mile from Mattapoisett
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
A bundle of rifed wallets, supposed to have
been taken by pickpockets at Barnum's exhibi-
ton, was found in East Arlington few days
ago.
The hostility of feeling against the Cohass ct
and Duxbury railroad is still strong among the
original opponents, on the cape, and the other
morning passengers On an upward train saw
passing very slowly over tue track Just aneau OF
the engine, and within few yards of it, an an
tiquated looking horse and open wagon, driven
by a no less antiquated looking man. He had
partially risen from his seat and was shaking
his fist defantly at the engineer and fireman,
and appeared to be giving utterance TO much
abusive language to all on hoard. He was one
of the original opponents of the road.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The valuation of Quincy is 81, 345,600. The
rate of taxation is $1,000 on $1,000. Total tax
$50, 283 90.
Samuel Atwood, who was concerned in the
shooting affair at North Weymouth last week,
has been ordered 10 give bonds in $4,000 TO ap-
pear at Dedham. The person who was shot is
said to be recovering.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The grounds of the Barnstable county agri-
cultural society have just been re-fenced in a
substantial manner.
NANTUCKET COUNTY.
Charles A. Burgess, of Nantucket, has a silver
spoon which was the property of the first white
male child born on the island, and is marked
with the initials of himself and wife, thus: ~.
i. S" John and Experience Swain. This spoon
was in 1913 dropped into the we'll, and after re-
manning twenty-one years, was dug up by Mr..
George F. Bunker in 1869.
HAMPDBN COUNTY.
The work of widening the Boston and Albany
railroad bridge at Springfield is nearly com
pletcd
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
North Adams, are candidates for the district at
torneyshp of the counties of Hampden and
Berkshire
MAINE.
At Lewiston tenements are exceedingly scarce
Somebody must build fifty houses in Lewiston
and as many more in Auburn.
Hay is declining rapidly in many sections Of
the state. 1t is difficult TO get twenty dollars a
ton for it, Farmers are freely buying corn for
their cattle.
Two Swede families arrived in Gardiner last
week, and signify their intentions of settling
either there, or in Pittston, and have made pur-
chases with view TO that end.
Howard A. Mckinney Of Gorham, who grad.
uated at Wesleyan university at Middletown
Conn, has been elected professor in the Clafin
university, Orangeburg, S. c. He will enter
upon his duties in October next, at the com.
mencement of the college year
At the Maine state college of agriculture and
the mechanic arts, twenty-five candidates pre.
scented themselves for examination Tuesday. to
enter the freshman class, of whom nineteen
were admitted. The new president has entered
upon his duties.
Speaking Of Ada, the sister of Anna Louise
Cary. Portland Prose COWS vOiea sc ,