Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-01
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New England New. summary.


There are ninety-two miles of streets in Bos
ton at the present time more than there were ter
years ago. Ihirty-one miles of these were added
oy the annexation of Roxbury, and fifty-ont
mles by the annexation of Dorchester.
capt. George H. Preble has been ordered tC
command the naval rendezvous at Boston, re
neVlng Commander Stembel, who has been or
dered TO the command Of the north squadron Of
the Pacific feet, from which command William
n. taylor is detached and awaits orders.
A convention of the labor reform party is to
be called in Boston, at an early day, to take
into consideration proposition, which will be
submitted by the woman suffrage party for al
alliance, offensive and defensive, for politica
purposes between the two.
The history of the Boston jubilee, by P. S
fillmore, will appear some time this month, and
contain among its illustrations a picture of the
author and interior views of the coliseum. Mr.
fillmore adheres to his plan of a great inter
national peace festival at Boston, and is pushing
the affair as fast as possible. The time fixed
upon is June, 1872, when he thinks all the ma.
lions will be done with fighting.
the Boston committee on police has decided TO
pay the widow of Police Officer Seth A. Moves
SoOO to compensate for the action of Mayor Nor
cross in reducing her husband to half pay.
Oficer Moves was rendered insane by blow re-
ceived in the discharge of his duty 1867, and was
sent TO the asylum at South Boston, where he
died last year.
preliminary meeting of those in favor of the
organization of state temperance society,
based upon the principle Of moral suasion and
right education of the people in temperance
principles, was held on Monday, at the rooms of
the young mems Christian union, Boston. Hon.
James NJ. Usher presided, and the subject was
freely and favorably discussed by large num-
Der of prominent citizens. 1t is understood that
this meeting was preliminary TO grand con-
Fention, which will be called soon for the Or
ganization of the new society.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
A young man by the name of Smith, while at
work at Richardson's mills, South Sudbury
tuesday forenoon, Jan. 31st, near a shaft, was
caught by belt and almost instantly killed.
ono foot was torn from the leg in most shock
ing manner, and his skull was fearfully frac-
tured. He leaves wife and child.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Rev. Henry A. Woodman of Newburyport
died on Thursday last, aged ffty-eight years.
A supper was recently given to the entire fire
department of Newburyport by Rufus A. Wills,
whose house and stable they saved; and several
men, who were badly frozen, have also been
cared for at his expense.
Samuel Harvey Taylor, LID, principal of
Phillips academy at Andover, which position he
had held for the past thirty-two years, died on
Sunday last, aged about sixty years. DIR. Tay-
Tor was born in New Hampshire, graduated at
Dartmouth college in the class of 1882; studied
theology at Andoyer, but was never ordai0ed !;
was tutor in Dartmouth college two years, 1856
81; and was appointed to the responsible and
honorable position Of principal of Phillips acad-
envy, at Andover, in 1888 DR.. TAYLOR was in
good health Saturday, and came up from Bos-
tou at night. He was about TO enter a room in
the academy to give instruction TO the Bible
class, when he fell in the entry and died in
about thirty minutes. His funeral will take
place probably on Thursday.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Swanzey, with population of 1880, has thirty
inhabitants over eighty years of age. The oldest
lnhabltant, Mrs. Bushee, is within three years
of one hundred.
Rufus Dean of Taunton, for many years con-
nected with Davenport, Mason & Co.'s New York
express, died suddenly of heart disease last
week. he was attending to his usual duties
short time before his death, in apparently good
health.
MAINE.
WIN. Sprouts Of Simonds n. B., was instantly
Killed by tree falling upon him, recently, while
at work Tor j. b. Rdeout, in Smyrna.
The house and stable of John B. Pollard, in
Mlnslow, were burned on Friday night, Jan
2Oth. Most of the furniture and clothing were
saved. Loss about $500; insured for $780,
The Houlton Times of Friday says: "The
weather has been intensely cold for five days
this week so far, varying from twenty TO thirty
five degrees below zero"
The Readville district ministerial association
of the Maine conference has invited the wives of
the ministers to take an active part at its next
session.
BY certain errors in the recent census returns
OF this state, there will be a larger population
than at first reported. There is an error of 700
IN the population of Portland.
Henry G. Dean, ESQ.,, prominent lawyer of
Biddeford, died on Saturday last He took an
active interest in political matters, and was, at
the time of his DEATH the York county member
Of the republican state committee
Messrs. Moore McCausland & Co. have de-
clded to erect at Gardiner, this spring, large
steam factory for the manufacture of broom
handles and baseball bats
James Rutedge, who was born in Maine and
now lives in Illinois, is 101 years aud ten months
Old His father lived to the age of ninety-nine
years and eleven months, and his grandfather
to the age of 116 years. He had fourteen broth
ers and four sisters, and has outived them ALL
1t is exceedingly doubtful whether General
chamberlain viii accept the presidency Of the
State Agricultural college. 1t is reported that
family.
The Bangor Mercantile library association
proposes TO raise a permanent fund of SS000
the interest of which is to be used for the pur-
chase of books. They also invite the Mechanics
association of that city TO unite with them and
JON libraries. The Mechanic association has
library fund of $4,000.
Inc Sebago water works, which promised to
give Portland an abundant supply Of pure water
for all seasons, have failed, and those citizens
who had discarded their cisterns and sold their
bucket chains are sorely distressed, The water
IN the lake has fallen below the conduit of the
water works, and although engines are employed
IN pumping, the supply is too meagre to be very
useful.
The grand division of the Sons of Temperance
held Its session with Ticonie division at Water
vile, closing with leyee on Thursday evening"
though the session was a very pleasant one to
all, says the Mail, it was not largely attended,
PROBABLY on account of the severe weather. The
dell0eratons were interesting to the order,
though unimportant to the public. The reports
NJ horAa aud f1r- r.l1.
age. The closing evening was given as usual to
social intercourse, and was filled with interest
ing remarks by various speakers, pleasant con-
VerSauon, some unpretending refreshments, and
genial good time generally.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
George Tarbox of Ef1ng, whom the Jealous
Woodman recently shot, has had the ball ex-
tTaeted and is recovering.
The machine shop of Richard Rothwell at Dc
yer was burned, Monday morning; loss $4,000.
FREDERICK French OF Nottingham was recently
louuu III the woods near his house in diving
condition, having been struck with paralysis
Wnne gathering hemlock TO make brooms.
me machine shop Of r. Boutwell, in Dover,
was burned Tuesday morning. The machinery
sured for $1,000
Rev. ), Tucker, Jr., formerly of Newton, still
remains IN critical state at his residence in
Lebanon, suffering from repeated attacks OF
bleeding from the lungs.
S'' II u. OHuefWOOd oil Baxter Springs,
Kansas, has received a call to the Congrega-
honsl church at Hillsborough Bridge.
1here are eighteen Unitarian churches in the
state. The oldest of them was organized al
Portsmouth, in 1715
The West Concord wooden mills are addinO
machines 10 knis jackets, which will give en-
ployment to fifty more women.
Ulysses Grant, Jr., son of President Grant
ana student at Harvard college, is on a visit
to concord, as the guest of Gov. Stearns.
Rev. Henry c. Kenney of West Randolph has
received call from Chicago
A shrewd and INSCRIPTIONS Green mountain
Ger made 500 by painting up few sheep, and
selling them to western farmer for rare i'm.
ported breed.
A wealthy farmer of Richmond named limo.
thy was recently found dead by the roadside
having evidently fallen from his sleigh.
An old man in Bennington over seventy years
of age has never been sick day in bis life, anC
never owed man dollar, though a merchant
ha bo