Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-11
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BOSTON ANDvIcINITY.
The French relief fuuS at Boston amounted
noon of the 9th to s58416.17.
DR., Samuel A. Greer has been elected Gil
physician OF Bostos, and John 7. Gardner ma
AIuie daughter ofPatrick Hanlon, one and
half wears Nd, South Boston, WIS choked
death on ths9th, while eating piece OF bee
Az the rauIar meeting of the Massachusett
h,sto,ical bciety eulOgies of the late Mr.. Gee
Tcknor III Hon. David Sears were pronounce
~ Hon bbert G. Winthrop, Rev. DIR. LothroT
Hon. GegS. Hillard and DIR. Geo. b Emerson
An rnt,bsting eulogistic letter was also rea
from DfJacob Bigelow.
bnhess man of Amherst returned from
Boston, few days ago with an eve badly dam
aeed HE said he had been laboiing with tn
Negative committee on the new prohibition
fhe Boston Journal, of the 10th, says:-"A
tness in one of our courts yesterday teStitieC
mat be removed an iron rod from a cleat o
WOOD only TWO hours previous, and produced the
rod and cleat Of wood in court and pointed out
70 the jury the identical hole from which the rod
was removed. The counsel for the defence dis.
covered that at some time a spider had spun
ms web IN the identical hole, which still remain
ed there, together with the dead spider. 1t has
since oeen mooted question whether or not
spiders spin their webs in February, and if So
whether 1t could have been spun; the spider die
ana ory up IN SO short space of time"
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
party of sportsmen from Lowell, when but
short distance without the city limits, on the
9Th, in Dracut, shot fox, and Immediately dis
cOvere strange track, which was given to a
dog, which soon brought round a tiger marked
wild cat, which was shot by David Lexington.
He measured four feet four inches between the
eXtremites, and his leap measured from twelve
TO fourteen feet. He was evidently an old resi-
dent and bad frequently been seen before.
Nas a1Nnw. = =. n
OF Wesstord, procured draft on the Ninth ma
tional bank Of New York of 81 ,943.73 from the
prescott national bank of Lowell, which she en-
closed IN letter to her husband in Lanesboro,
\ minnesota. The letter was sent by young
man to Mr.. Falls, station agent at Westford,
who is also postmaster, to have him put it into
the mail box. AS MIR. Falls was not at the de.
pot, the letter was left in his office. The mail
rom Westford is sent through direct to New
FORK. Three days afterwards the check was
presented by a stranger for payment at the
Asiatic bank at Salem. The cashier requested
nm to indorse it, leave it for inspection and call
aaain in few days, which he readily did, when
ths money was paid. Subsequently it was as
eeHained that the Endorsement was forgery.
Detectives are working up the case. Mr.. Miller
sat Lowell endeavoring to secure satisfaction
torthe amount for this draft.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY
AT the funeral OF Abel West, at Pittsfeld, on
Monday, his six sons were present and acted as
pall-bearers.
MAINE.
one evening last week couple of chaps, evil
IDENTIFY from the rural districts went into the
telegraph Office, at Aroostook, for the purpose
Of sending dispatch. The message was taken
ny the operator, and the pair proceeded down
stairs. They had just reached the sidewalk
When the gong at the "Snell house" was sounded
Tor tea Whereupon, one of the pair went into
the air several feet, exclaiming by Jeusaleml
there it goes Jimp
The railroad committee took up the case of
tne Shore line extension of the Boston and Maine
railroad from South Berwick to Portland, on
the Sth, which project has been so hotly con-
tested by the Portland, Saco and Portsmouth
IAroad company, and decided to grant the
leGlslatlon asked for, by vote of six in favor,
to Tour opposed. The friends of the measure
are grauied with the result, and have every rea-
son 10 believe that The decision of the commit.
tee will be confirmed by the legislature A
charter was also agreed upon in favor of the
Androscoggin extension, from Lewiston to Dan.
vile junction, by vote of seven to three. The
Judgment of the committee was averse to the
extension OF the Androseoggin road from Bruins.
wick TO Bath.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The political campaign has opened so far as
pubic speaking is concerned, the irTepressible
Jesse Mann, of Bath, having taken the stump
for the labor reformers.
The Second adyentistS at Concord are holding
DAY aud evening protracted meetings, which are
well attended.
Prof Woodman has returned from Florida.
and resumed his duties at Dartmouth college
very much improved in health.
Two sportsmen in Campton last week shot
ana caught twenty-five deer in Waterville and
on the east branch of the PemigewasSet.
The fund for the New Hampshire orphans
home has reached the sum of over S9O0O Tho
largest contribution from a religious society
comes from the Franklin street church of Man
chester, which gives one thousand and fifty dol
lars.
The iremen's reception and leyee at the new
engine house, Nashua, on the evening of the 9th
called together the larges number of persons
that has been assembled in that vicinity fol-
years. Full fifteen hundred persons crowded
themselves into the building, and it is estimated
that five hundred were denied admission
Speeches, music, dancing, and in fact every
thlng but refreshments were omitted.
ne Manchester Mirror says: eve wish some
Of the farmers clubs would take up the subject
OF our state losses in population and agricul-
tural thrift. We were somewhat disappointed
that this subject was not made special topic
OF discussion at the recent farmers meeting in
Manchester. 1t is a subject of paramount i'm
portance not only to farmers but to all other
classes as well. We believe the matter can be
discussed with fair prospect Of reaching con-
clDsions that will be profitable to the state"
A call circular signed by Hon. George W. Mes
NTH of Franklin and twenty-sx Others has
been issued, and is addressed to all the friends
OF humanity in New Hampshire, concerning the
establishment OF their contemplated home school
OF industry for the orphan and homeless chill
dren of the state. The subscribers to the fund
TOR the home, together with all interested friends
of the cause IN the state are requested to meet
in Eagle hall, in Concord, on Tuesday, 21st of
February. The objects Of the convention are
to form an association, appoint trustees to take
incorporation measures and to devise the best
means for the future prosperity of the organizes
ton. All orphan fund associations and churches
OF all denominations are requested to send one
or more lady or gentlemen delegates to represent
them in the state organization
CONNECTICUT.
''The Drummer Boy" Is being presented in
Meriden.
DR.. Harvey Cole, well known physician of
Hartford, died on the Sth.
Hartford claims s25s school children, an in
crease of 424 in year.
Hundreds OF barrels of cider are being con.
verted into brandy and whisky in Danbury this
winter.
Rev John H. Denison was installed pastor of
the First Congregational church in New Britain
on the 9Th.
A building used by Rice & Boardman, pork
dealers, of Meriden, for smoking hams, was
burned on the 7th. Loss $500.
During the ear 1870 there were registered al
the town clerks office, New London, 176 births
Ill marriages, and 172 deaths.
n NNn HldfSn ICCCuuJ ls
to be sued or breach of promise, the damages
being laid at $4,000.
Several prominent citizens of New Haven have
signed petition for Sunday horse cars, but it is
thought majority of the church goers are OPP
posed 10 the plan.
The principal part of the machinery of the
winchester arms company, at Bridgeport has
been moved to New Haven. Several hundred
workmen viii soon follow.
George S. Hubbell, foreman of the New Haven
bakery, fell through hatchway into the cellar
on the 9Th, and received, it is feared, fatal in
juries.
Levi B. Bradley, of New Haven, has been re.
nominated by the democrats as judge of probate
for that district, and j. H. White by the demo-
Gratis of the Hartford district.
John G. Whittier was once an editor, having
succeeded George d. Prentice on the New En-
gland Review, published at Hartford, more than
thirty years ago.
By the recent fire at Geneva, N. Y, Connect
cut companies lose as follows: Putnam, bart
ford, $500; PheDix, Hartford $4,000; Hartford
Hartford, $1,000; Etna, Hartford $1,000; Nor
wieh, Norwich S2500.
The Washington Chronicle says: David
Clark nf Hurtford Conn n nublic hpnef3ctOr