Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-22
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New England News summary.

Boston's foreign commerce is increasing, the |
imports from Jan. 1st this year, being SS,Il4,-
sos in excess of those of the corresponding time
in 1870.
Boiler makers at South Boston, of whom
there are three or four, are now generally busy
and running on full time, partly on new work
and partly on repairing old. One large concern
has twenty now in process of construction, most
of which were ordered from New Orleans for
stationary work, ranging from fifteen to thirty
five horse power each. Another of eighty or
ninety horse power is being made for a cotton
mill at Ballardvale, and two have just been
completed for brewery at the Highlands, of
eighty horse power each. The capacity Of the
boiler manufactures in this locality is rising
one hundred annually, and they give employ
ment to a large number of workmen, one firm
employing upwards of forty.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The trial of Charles II. Cuffee of Westport, in
dicted for the murder of Benjamin Howard on
the 29th of December last, has been assigned by
the supreme court for May 10th, at New Bed
ford
Thomas Burgess, died in Fall River, Wednes-
day, in consequence of injuries received some
weeks since from the breaking of wheel in the
engine room ofthe Durice mill.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A citizen of Greenfield, whose conscience
troubled him, has sent to the treasury 5000 as
rightfully belonging TO Uncle Sam, and it has
been credited 10 the conscience fund.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The tax payers of Westfed have been as
sessed $4,000 this year against $4,000 last
year
In certain town in western Hampden there
is considerable rivalry between the Methodist
and Baptist churches, and it is carried SO far
that the school children have taken it up. A
short time ago, two boys of about the same age
got into a dispute about the churches, one being
Baptist and the other a Methodist. Words
cno 1oA 70 md ha 1all
ended in the "close communion" boy throwing
the Methodist into a brook near by. The latter
crawled out of the brook, dripping wet, and
shaking his fist at "close communion" said,
"you can lick me, but you can't make Baptist
OF me" well, you've been immersed, any
how" was the self-satished rejoinder of "close
communion"
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The surveyors are busy in the vicinity of
Northampton prospecting for the proposed Hol-
yoke and Belchertown railroad.
North Hatfield is TO dedicate the hall of new
school building on Decoration day with appro-
pirate exercises. marble tablet is to be
erected with the names of the soldiers from that
town who were killed during the civil war.
MAINE.
They are still crossing Chesuncook and
Moosehead lakes on the ice.
George Nutter, of Pennington, is reported to
have failed, Tuesday, for large amount.
The kennebec people are confident that spring
is dawning upon them, because of the advent of
bull-frogs a circus, and neighborly hens scratch
ing up the early peas.
Hon. W. J. McAlpine, of Pittsfield. a distin-
guished engineer, has been selected by the Aus
trian government as one of the engineers to eX-
anime the rocks in the river Danube, at Orsova,
on the confines of Austria and Turkey, with a
view to their removal.
Jefferson has got quite little Enoch Arden
sensation all TO itself. David Lane a former
resident SunDOSpd IN hpnO
killed during the war, turned up the other day
to find his wife pensioned off as his widow, and
married again.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
1t is reported that new temperance paper is
to be started in Portsmouth.
The latest dog story is TO the effect that a
Portsmouth man has just paid $50 to a New
York steamship company for the passage of a
dog across the ocean.
There is no truth in current report that Nj;
Sanoorn, one OF the representatives elect from
Pittsfield, recently injured by fall, is dead he
is coDvaleScent.
John Z. Hitchcock, of Gorham, was robbed of
gold watch, valued at $780, and his pocket
book, at the fremont house, Boston, on We'd
nesday morning
The Patriot says that Mrs. Mary Brockway, of
East Washington, now 101 years old, is still
blessed with good health and perfect faculties.
To convince some friends few days ago, she
brought from long distance large armfun of
wood.
A correspondent of the marlborough News
says: president Lyon and other railroad men,
who recently visited West 0ssipee, are of the
opinion that the line from West 0ssipee to Mer-
edith Village will be built.
The local census reports las births and 119
deaths last year in Portsmouth. Nine of the
deceased were over eighty years old. The popu-
lation is about 10000.
The Boston and Maine railroad have pre-
scented the members of the Dover city council
with free passes. The Portsmouth and Dover |
railroad question is before the Dover council |
and the Boston and Maine railroad is opposed |
10 il.
The schooner Ceres, of Dover, is employed by
the underwriters 10 transfer part of the cargo
If bitumnOus coal of the schooner Sulicte
ashore at Portsmouth, and take it TO Boston.
Boston wreckers are now engaged in the work.
The coal was for the Cocheco manufacturing
company of Dover. 1t is said that salt water
greatly damages it for gas use, but not for
backsmiths.
Little Miss Crippen has Just celebrated her
irst birthday in Concord. A local paper saws:
AT about three o'clock the carriages began to
arrive, and by AS there were assembled some
thirty ladies and gentlemen, aged from eleven |
weeks to three years, embracing the elite of our
city. At five O'Clock refreshments were served
al two long tables, around which twenty-four
high chairs had been placed, and the usual vi.
lnds were most lavishly served. Prominent on
The bill Of fare were gingerbread elephants and
'oosters, biscuits one inch in diameter. and
;hoice cakes of similar dimensions"
The democratic state committee have held a
meeting at Concord and made up the "slate"
or the oaves and fishes that they calculate are
% be distributed under democratic admins
ration. The labor reformers, il is stated, are |
70 have the speakership of the house sergeant
lt-arms, clerk of senate, secretary of state, in
urance commissioner, and several other offices
the committee being quite liberal in their
promises Tor the votes of the labor reformers,
which Will give the democrats the state The
committee profess to be confident of the result |
and even expect help from certain republicans |
The latter claim that on n fair vote the republic
can representatives and those elected by the aid
Of republican votes have a majority in the legis-
lature.
VERMONT.
Barton, one of the alleged Waterbury bank
robbers, who escaped from Montpelier iail four
Or nve weeks ago, has been recaptured by de-
tectiye Squires, Of Claremont, n. H. The re-
ward offered for his return is five hundred dol
lars.
Richmond, aggrieved at the unequal assess
lnents made by the legislature, has decided by
a unanimous vote not to pay state tax this
year, and the validity of the grand list will thus
De tested by the courts.
CONNECTICUT.
new new Haven is making arrangements to have
Shakesperian festival ON the oath inst.
44iiA9, iOiiheIly INSANE and an inmate OF
an asylum, committed suicide at Weston, this |
week, at the age of seventy-one
Inc people in Columbia and vicinity are re-
yolclng over the discovery of new spring bitb-
er!0 unknown TO the oldest inhabitant
iheIe are three cases of smallpox at Central
vintage. The authorities have taken the nccrs
saiH slels TO prevent it from spreading.
WORK mas ceased on the Shepaup Valley road |
lor Ihe present, on account of a strike Of the |
wOrkmen. ''AiN9 vi the |
AT a gift show at Waterbury feyv nirb.s
since, the prize chamber set found its yav banl5
10 the lender, with S. for the use Of it. Jam
Whaling schooner Golden West. which mr.
rived at New London on Tuesday, reports the
loss of six of the crew at Hurd's Island by the
capszing Of boat
A plain granite shaft has been erected at
Bean Hill, Norwich, to the memory of Major
John Mason, "Ihe Terror of the Pequots." He
was born in England aad died in Norwich, 1872,
aged 70.
Judge Robinson, of New Haven, has decided
that an infamous crime committed by a minor
cannot disqualify him from becoming an cleo
tor. In his view the intent of the law had
reference only 10 persons who had attained
majority, OF been made electors.
There has been very unusual mortality in
woodbury. for a few months past There have
Deen fourteen deaths on the main street of the
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