Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-30
Gaurtester 9ailp Spp.
lew EpEIand News SUMMARY


BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The Suffolk Sunday school union will hold
public meeting, one Of a series, this evening, i
the hall Of the union, No. 800 Washington stree
Boston, when the subject of discussion will :
The use Of Text Bo ks"
The Boston Herald says. with truth, that it
notorious fact that liquor sellers are repeated
ly brought before the courts and fined for frs
offence against the liquor law, and asks how tn
justices can justify such plain evasion OF tn
statute which prescribes Imprisonment for ever
offence after the first
Two acquaintances, men OF about middle age
were engaged in snowballing tournament OIL
fremont street, Boston, on Friday evening
when one Of them named Geo. Christie, became
enraged, and dlawing knife, he rushed at his
opponent, John Sonneman, and made a savage
attack upon him, infcting two or three ugly
gashes on his face. He was arrested, and the in
inred man. after having his wound dressed, was
allowed to proceed home.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin, in a series
of admirable articles on the business of that
city, says: "There is still quite an influx Of re-
mote dealers in boots and shoes to this city,
looking about and examining goods, though ac-
tual sales as yet foot up light. First class goods
are said to be light in the manufacturing towns,
and poor qualities are also well cleaned out,
there being no excess. Serge goods are ruling
low and selling freely, and brogans are in good
demand. Pearl street begins to lock lively
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resumption Of active business. In the manu-
featuring towns business is only moderately
brisk, though most of the shoemakers are at
work, and it is thought there will be q market
tor all goods made.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The Lowell city government Is asked to pro-
hibit theatrical and Ethiopian minstrel enter
tainments on Saturday evening, because they
are specially detrimental TO the moral welfare
of the young who frequent them, and who are
thus untitled for any proper Observance of the
Sabbath and so inclined TO desecrate the day,
and imperil their moral welfare"
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Springfield Union of the 9th says:
"Crotchet Mag" one of the Oldest and most re-
liable soiourners at the Jail, felt so homeSiek at
being discharged IRON that institution yester-
day, that she Immediately got drunk, was taken
to the lookup, and is happy again, of course.
The bankrupt stock in the store recently occu-
pied blythe Springfield tea company, was sold at
auction on Friday, a large crowd Of purchasers
being in attendance. Most of the goods sold at
low rates, but few articles brought enormous
prices.
MAINE.
The house of Samuel Warehouse, corner Of
GRAY and Winter streets, Portland, was destroy
ed by fife Saturday. Insured $4,000, which COW
ers the loss.
The committee on programme for the next
session of the Rcadfeld district ministerial asso-
citation OF the Maine Methodist conference, in
vited as follows, the ministers wives to take an
active part in it: The ministers wives are
invited TO be present, and favor us with essays
upon any topics they may choose. We would
suggest for their consideration the following:
Domestic economy, literary pursuits, the trials
of the itinerants wife, the wife's criticism of
her husbands public efforts" We would like
TO hear the first and last of these essays. That
committee has done a sensible thing, and we
their example.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Portsmouth has three male citizens aged over
ninety, eleven over eighty-five, and eighteen
over eighty.
The West Concord wooden mills are adding
machines to knit jackets, which will give EN-.
ployment to fifty more women.
Orders have been received at Portsmouth to
suspend work at the navy yard, where the mer-
curry is one degree below zero.
On the 21st, Benz. Stewartstown, Nashua
barber, went TO Milford with Mrs. Morey, put
up at the hotel as Mr.. and Mrs. S., and are now
in JAIL says the Telegraph, on charge of adultery
and for lack OF $500 each.
George c. Longee has recovered $50 from the
town of North Hampton, in a suit for INJURY to
carriage, caused by trees oyerhangiDg the high
way.
New Hampshire papers state that the firm of
Prescott Brothers, the well known manutactur-
ers of cabinet organs and melodeOns at Concord
has recently been changed to the Prescott Organ
Company. According TO Appeton's Encyclope
dia, this house is now the oldest in the country
engaged in the above business.
John Fabyan Of Newington, five miles from
Portsmouth died on Tuesday of last week, aged
eighty-six years. He was a lieutenant in the
war of 1872, and at one time commanded COM
pany for coast defence here.
United States Marshal Patterson on Saturday
arrested Hamilton Simpson OF Concord, who
was indicted at the recent circuit court in Exc
ter, for making a false affidavit to procure Il
pension for Angelina Brown of Concord. In
default of bail he was sent TO Jail.
The schooner White Rover, of the Isle OF
Shoals, which was lost at Ipswich while saving
some men in boat few days since, was worth
$1,000, and is a total loss to the owners, MesSrs.
Caswell Chaplain Fiske of Boston has sent
500 to James K. Bartlett, Esq, of this city, for
the sufferers.
The 27th anniversary of the founding of the
Piscataqua lodge !. o. of o F. is to be celebrated
at Portsmouth on the sixth of May with pro-
cesSion, etc. o. j. Patterson of Boston High
lands is 10 be the orator Of the occasion. Since
its organization, in 1874, it has disbursed over
$4,000 for charities of the order, and has well
invested fund of $4,000.
A farmers meeting, under the auspices of the
state board of agriculture, will be held at Leba-
non to-day and tomorrow, the sixth and seventh
of February. The professors Of the agricultural
college are expected to take part in the proceed
ings.
A Concord dispatch says: THE sleighing in
this city is toleraby coed, but is very poor in
the interior. The wood and lumber business is
at stand still, and the stagnation in that line
is felt more or less in almost every department
Of domestic trade"
The Manchester Mirror states that, a few DAYS
ago, in jackson, the house of II. c. Fernald,
situated about eight miles this side of the Glen
house, was totally DESTROYED bv fire. with the
barn near by. The morning was so intensely
cold that the family, who escaped in a halfclad
state, were badly frozen before they could reach
the next house. which Is quite a distance off
Dartmouth college notes The work on Culver
hall, the new agricultural building, is rapidly
going on.-There are about one hundred and
twenty-five students of the four hundred and
fifty back yet from teaching school.-Lieutenant
Robert Fletcher, who has for some time been an
instructor at West Point, and who has been IN
pointed professor in the Thayer school of civil
engineering, has arrived, and will Immediately
enter upon his duties here. Prof Fletcher is a
graduate of Yves Point and has a high reputa-
ton as teacher there.-Gen. Thayer has re-
Gently added $1,000 TO his previous gifts for the
endowment at the Thayer school. and has in
timated his purpose to raise the amour. of the
foundation soon to $4,000. 1t is now over
$4,000.
VERMONT.
There are filty-three stage routes in the state
The champion knittest is Mrs. l.. H. circuit of
South Barton. who knit in nine hours nine
double mitteDs, nous size, one an hour.
Nellie Harlow Of ST.. Johnsbury fell on her
way to church on Sunday, and broke her arm
for the fourth time.
Six persons have died of typhoid pneumonia
at Chester within a few days, four of whom
were over seventy years of age.
The two men recently arrested near White
River junction on suspicion of breaking into
the Waterbury national bank, have been COM
mitted in default of $50, 900 bail each.
little son of VIM. Curtis of Westford, while
playing with screw, last week, put it into his
mouth, when it slipped into his throat, the head
N-o@th and causing death in a few
Nnnes was
Sss-..s ~ the ma
cnlnery at the nan a. tartly
killed last week. One of his BIZ \ the
morning Of the same day only csc, ike
accident after having one Of his boots m
his foot.
The Rutland Herald of recent da
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