Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-18
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new England news SUMMARY.

II was feared that the large stock of bi-carbon-
ate of soda at the Cambridge chemical works
was damaged to a considerable extent by smoke
or water this chemical being peculiarly sensi-
tive to such influences. On Monday morning
the huge banking recepticle, containing l5O,OOO
pounds of manufactured soda, was opened ana
found to be entirely uninjured.
The number of deaths in Boston last week was
113. Of these consumption caused II, intamma-
tion of the lungs Il, and unknown diseases Il.
Twenty-thrce were of children less than one
wear old, and II of children from to 5. Thir-
fv-ninc were of American and u of foreign par
entage.
ESSEN COUNTY.
Duriuu the past wear the shipments of shoes
from Lynn aggl egated 1871 $50 cases, against
170122 cases for the year 1869. This shows an
increase of II ,40S cases. Last weeks record OF
business, however, shows a Stacking up, only
114l cases having been shipped, against 2257 FOL
the corresponding week last year. The est'
mated value of last years shipments is $4,000,
600.
MAINE.
Encampment Knox, G. A. R., dedicated then
new h al in Pillsbury block, Portland, last week
Immense quantities of sumach grow in 1ork
county, of which no use is made. When cnred
1t is worth from $50 to SlG0 ton.
Lawrence & Buckwel Kendall's Mills, have
recently added an elevator to their -four ano
plaster mill, capable of raising 800 bushels o.
corn or wheat an hour.
The Maine house of representatives is com
posed of 151 members. There are 40 farmers, x
lawyers, % merchants, doctors, clcrgymen
and editor. Politically, the hous, is divided
as follows: Republicans, 112; democrats, rs; IN
dependent 1. The speaker of the house Is q
lawyer, and the clerk a teacher.
4 certain clergyman of Augusta has omclated
as one of the chapans of the Legislature ever
since the seat of government was removed 10
Augusta, in January, 1882, thus serving, in
Guiding this year, fvrty annual sessions, except
ing only the very few when one or the other of
the two branches were served by the special
election of single individual to that office.
A good boot and shoe trade for the spring
is looked forward TO by the Auburn manufac.
turers, who are already doing a heavy business
and at work on orders. The product is likely
to be larger than ever before for the next six
months, as the manufacturers are in better
shape to turn off work-nearly all the ma
chinery now being driven by steam.
Hen. Tappan Robbie, of Gorham, died on
Saturday morning. He was eighty-nne years
old, and had been in active business for seventy
years. He had been a member q both the Mas
sachGsctts and Maine legislatures, and was
member of the council. of Govolnor Kent years
ago. Upt his last illness he retained his mental
faculties.
The Bangor Wing and Courier announces the
death of DR. John Mason, one Of the oldest OF
the pract cling physicians of Maine. For the last
fortl -hve years, except for short period before
his death, be had followed the laborious duties
of his profession in Bangor and its neighbour
hood. he graduated at Harvard college n1S22
A son of bis graduated there in 1869.
Capt. Ransom B Abbott, ferryman at Sulli-
van ferry, has arranged an ingenious method of
plopelling the feIry-boat across the river. The
river being really an arm of the sea, the tide Gibbs
and flows with much force Captain Abbott has
stretched wire rope across the river, the greater
part of the way under water. Pulleys are so ar
ranged as to run on the rope, and the boat is
faet IN fhpcp puIlpxrs az an tn tba
rope and also to the current. A long centre
board is put down, and the force of the tide act
ing on the boat at an angle drives 1t rapidly
along the rope. The distance is 1900 feet, and
Captain Abbott often makes the trip in three
minutes, without sail or oar.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
There were 1856 deaths in Concord last year.
The new hall of Contoocook lodge Of Odd Eel
lows, at Baskerville, was dedicated on the 18th
Great Falls is TO have a new Odd Fellows hall
and brass band
Amasa Copp, Esq a wealthy and prominent
citizen Of Wakefield, died few days since, aged
eighty-fUur years.
The supreme court has decided that deserters
TO be deprived of the right to vote, must have
been convicted by court martial.
The golden wedding of Capt. John Hodge and
wife, Of Newmarket, was celebrated January A.
The captain is in his seventy-ninth year.
The Manchester mills are obliged to suspend
operations onehah of each day on account Of
scarcity Of water.
Hon. Geo. G. Fogg, of Concord made mis-
step Saturday night, and fell down fight o
stairs in his own residence, seriously injuring
himself.
The whole number of deaths in Dover durinl
the past year 1870 was 1856. The oldest peIsol
was 101 years and q days old
The boy who builds the fires at the schoC
house in Peterborough village found bottl
half filed with gunpowder among the shaving
as he was gathering them up. Some scam
needs looking after.
The Flume house, well-knOwn mountain
house. owned by Nathaniel White of Concord
was burned few nights since. II was erecte
in 1S49 but for the past ten years it has not bee
open except as lunching place for visitors +
the Flume. The loss of $4,000 falls on Mr.. Tall
of Nashua; insurance $1,000.
The Lake Village Times says that ~ acciden
tree seventeen inches through and sc 5enty
tive feet long was felled across yC he vi oxen II
the woods at Northumberland Neck, and al
though they were crushed TO the earth by TIL
weight OF the b.ow, and it was necessary to Gu
the tree in two in order to extricate them, We
neither appeared to be in the least injured.
VERMONT.
The village of Winooski has expended 1882
for engine house, hose, reservoirs and stree
lamps during the past year.
Samuel Deavitt has been appointed town clerl
for Bolton, in place of j. H. Whitcomb, re
signed.
All Olu SGulClltu W tllt udluG VI NOOuell, U
West Addison, was found dead in his bed o.
Sunday morning. He has been in low cond
ton for some time.
The state Spiritualist convention was held a
the court house in Aliddlebury, on Friday Sal
lurday and Sunday, January 10, IA and Is, 1871
Robert Allison's house, in Manchester, wa
destroyed by fire, last week The house was in
suTed for $500 and the furniture for $500.
FOurvillages are seen from the new observator
on Equinox mountain that were never seer
from the old, and more are expected to b
brought to view when the large telescope is pu
up.
Mary Jane Fowler, who said she had to lie il
barn at the st. Johnsbury overseer of the poo
would not allow her to 90 the poor farm-ha
astonished the 9 cd people who sympathizet
with her. She made complaint against yOun
man for bastardy. The oYeIseer then sent he
to the poor house. Last week she ran away an,
got married. The bastardy suit was a hun
bug.
A case is pending in the Boston courts whicl
is an action to recover on three promissor
notes. made BY Foster & Hall, amounting t
S2907 and given in Brighton, VT, some year
since, for certain timber lands in Vermont Th
defence is that in the adjustment OF certain az
counts the notes in question were included, an
therefore they were settled.
The Hinesburg valley cheese factory, durin
last season, made 2,310,628 pounds of milk int
226,4z3 pounds of cheese. Owing to the dry
hot weather during the summer and autumn
and the scauty pasturage, it took a tri1e owe
ten pounds OF milk to make one of cheese. Al
annual dividend of fifteen per cent has bee
paid.
CONNECTICUT.
Lottie Fowler, the clairvovant is sick wit
scarlet fever at one Of the hotels in Stamford.
three year old son of August Stenmeyei
of Bristol, fell into pail Of scalding water las
week. and died in few hours.
Mary hulden, of Bridgeport, died recent,
rom the effect OF a wound received at the carl
ldge shop in that city.
Five children were born in Ansonia within
one hundred yards Of each other within a week
recently
Walkers cotton irvine mandatory at Sout
Coventry caught tire on Thursday and was pal
tally destroyed.
r. T. Cook has completed his contract on til
Air Line road, four and half miles west c
Colchester.
1t is said there are 500 persons in Stamfor
named Scofeld, and a curious gentleman ha
found $500 Of that name in the town records.
Tertius Wadsworth, of Hartford has give
to the Cambridge guard, colored compan,
of that city, S165 to defray the cost of the
equipments.
Tie society of the South Congregation,
church in New Britain have voted not to aeceI