Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-20

by the Legislature at its last session. The oun-
dation for this building will be laid the coming
season. The governor and council will also en-
ter upon the work of investigating the financial
condition OF the hospital, under resolve passed
by the legislature.
Maine has several old State banks still doing
business under old organizations. The follow
ing banks have extended their charter 10 the
first of October, 1875; Eastern bank, Bangor;
Mercantile bank, Bangor; North bank, Rock
land; Neazie bank, Bangor. These banks are
in localities where more bank accommodations
are required than can be obtained from the ma
tional banks. In 1868, Maine had 90 state banks,
with an aggregate capital of SS,00S,000. Fifty
seven of these have since become national banks,
and four have closed up. Maine has As savings
banks, with deposits of ST., 500, 1912.
Toby Candor' writes as follows to the Bos-
ton journal: "The directors of the Maine Gem
trail railroad company have determined upon
putting on night trains between Bangor and
Boston, and the new arrangement will 90 into
effect an about month. Passengers will leave
Bangor about hatf-past seven in the evening.
and will take sleeping cars at Portland arriving
in Boston at an early hour the following morn
ing Returning, they will l7Hve Boston at five
O'Clock in the afternoon. = If not three of
the Pullman cars will be attach d to each train,
costing $4,000 each. A night freight train will
also be put on the road to run through from
Bangor. This train will have a refrigerator car
attached for the special benefit of those sending
meats and poultry to the Boston market. The
directors have elected Edwin Moves suDerin-
tendent Of the road"
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The state Methodist conference will be held at
Rochester on the 18th Of next month.
The scientific expedition at the summit of
Mount Washington will remain until NAV.
Nashua has voted to change the time for hold
ing the municipal election from March to De-
cember.
A fire at Northwood, on the 9TH inst, de-
stroyed house and show shop belonging TO
Jonathan Hill. Loss not given.
Nathan H. HARDWOOD of Auburn died suddenly
Thursday afternoon, while sitting in his chair
He was fitty-fye years of age.
The state normal school building at Plymouth
was dedicated on Thursday, Gov Steams maxi
ing the principal address.
The fourth annual meeting of the Merrimack
Valley poultry association will he held at Frank
lin hall, Manchester on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday of this week.
Hon. Frank Jones of Portsmouth has pre-
scented one of his fat oxen, weighing 1900
pounds, 10 the city of Manchester as a reward |
for Weston's triumph in that city. 1t is condi-
tionally presented, viz, that grand barbecue |
shall be had at an early day.
The Monadnock railroad recently sold the |
balance of its stock-some over $50, 000-sub- |
scrlbed and not paid for, at auction. The shares
of 500 brought about $50 on an average, and
suits have been begun against the original sub
has made busy times for the lawyers and sher-
ifs.
The Nashua Telegraph says: 'In Peterboro.
on town meeting day, the cornet band RECALLED
the voters with some excellent PLAYING as they
marched up to the polls. The idea is a good
one. Music at the polls will pave the way for
that state of things when everybody, dressed in
their Sunday best will make election day the
best holiday OF the year, and the men and wo-
men will assemble in fair halls and listen, as
drCr hal inf fb hn1lr
the inspiring notes of Hail Columbia, the Mar
selllaisle, or some sweet Nilsson. Under such
a state Of affairs, we reckon that unpopular and
undeserying candidates will stand poor chance
| for election"
VERMONT
| The temperance ticket for town officers was
| elected in Pownal, at the annual March meet
| ing.
Lamoe river is reported very high. Roads
| are overtowed and bridges gone across the
| streams emptying into the river between Fairfax
| and Cambridge
The liquor dealers Of Bennington are "catch-
ing it, Hutchins Roberts have been fined
$500, Daniel Giitanham $40, and Joseph Gil
county court in June.
A Vermont paper says: est. Johnsbury sup
plies opium by the quantity to its opium-eating
paupers. At any rate, among the items of ex-
pense at the town poor farm was one of S51 for
opium for one person who is a town charge. He
didn't take his opium cum dig, but he seems to
have got it somehow"
The Rutland Herald admits such communica-
tions as the following to its columns: 81 noticed
| in your issue of the 14th inst bit of intelli-
gence from Middlebury over the signature
Hawk Eye This ominous bird who possesses
this eye, to watch from his elevated sphere the
innocent brood below, until in the moment of
theta unwariness he pounces down TO satisfy
, his Yoracious appetite, might himself perchance
, be deyoured, if the meat that would slough off
his tones was known to be in the least degree
palatable. Hence he is permitted to sail, in the
+ ever narrowing circle of his own hypocrisy, the
= | prete Dtious"
! The Rutland Herald says "Henry Buzzell.
morse breaker and brute, of Gr9nby, deserves to
be passed around. A citizen of that town who
Signs ms name TO his note, writes to the Union
mat IN order to cure a kicking mare Buzzell re-
; Gently cast her, and, with an axe chopped her
TAN OF within two inches of her body He then
whipped her till she was exhausted with loss of
olood and excitement, and left her in a PEN
without doors or windows, exposed TO the wind
ard cold. The walls and ceiling of the men
were all sp altered with blood occasioned by the
punishment. The mare was as ready TO kick
the human brute, with what strength she had
not blame her."
CONNECTICUT.
Inc Mansfield base ball club of Middletown.
weeks NV
| III
dicates that an unusually large vote will be
| polled at the coming election. Both parties are
working like troopers.
| About 800 laborels are now encared on the
connecticut Valley railroad between Hartford
| and Saybrook. The contractors are "nushinG
things" all along the line.
| what sustained our revolutionary sires
| during their struggle for liberty ?" was what a
| New Canaan pedagogue asked a boy and was
as10nlShed when the boy said, ''Ther legs, SIR
lt4ra,, i
have been subscribed in South Norwalk for a |
hre engine The surplus from the purchase |
viii be devoted to establishing library for the |
fremen."
Asa b. woodward, an honorable LAWYER of |
Norwalk, is the republican candidate for the SEN |
ate in the twelfth district. He is in all respects
such man as the best citizens ought toI sup
port
Lawyers are agitating the propriety of estab
lshlng court of common pleas i'm NIiddleseX
county, similar TO those of Hartford, New
Haven and New London counties. The project
oil establishing police court in Middetown is
also being considered.
John Clark of East Windsor, alias John Gar
land, has been sentenced to the state prison for
TWO years for stealing oats from Oliver NJ Mel
son. JOB and John Irish and George Griswold
OF windsor, have each got four months in iai
and SO fine for theft
Col. Eli Curtis, of Waterfowl was nominated
for senator in the sixteenth district at the CON
Eehton IN woodbury., on Thursday. Colonel
Curtis is retired merchant, public spirited,
energetic, capable and honest He is highly
well in his district. "a ="
Two boys, who were handling naptha in NAL
l60ry Wheelers lock shop, New Haven
Thursday, carelessly spilled some of il on a
stove. 1t Immediately took fire, and both BOYS
were enveloped in flames. With much dific1l-
" they were saved from serious injury. The
damage to the shop was about $3.50.
Mrs Ann Stiles, the South Windsor prisoner.
has eaten nothing Of consequence since her in.
generation in Hartford Jail. She is yery ret-
cent, acts strangely, and is either crazy or pre-
her say she is growing weak daily, and proba.
| July. ''"' ="
Frary Hale of Glastonbury, now in his 91st
| year, bought in 1905, for $3.50, one-haf of A
picking and carding machine in the first cofton
mn ever built in the state if not in the coun.
ny. mat mill was in what is now Vernon
thel part OF Bolton, and very near the present
| manufacturing operations of The KelIogge ~