Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-31
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New England News summary.
nosroN AND VICINITY.


HumphreylLord, carpenter fifty-four year
old committed suicide in Boston, on Sunday
by shooting himself.
The number of deaths in Boston for the weel
ending Saturday, Jan. 2s was 1O4 OF tn
number Is died of consumption, of scarle
fever, and of heart disease. OF the who'll
number 20 were under one year Of age, and u
under five years American parentage, Is; for
eign parentage, 70,
that convention of the labor reform party will
be called at an early day to take into considers
tion proposition which will be submitted by
the woman suffrage party for an alliance
offensive and defensive, for political purposes
between the two"
AT Boston, on Sunday morning, a man named
Joseph Irish was found dead in a room occupied
by him ON Washington street, Highlands He
was lying on his knees and shoulder, with his
head partly turned under A coroner was mott
fled, and after making an examination OF the
body, concluded that the deceased had been
drunk, and having fallen down in the position
mentioned above, died from sutfocation.
After commencement, 1872, Harvard uni
versity will give no ordinary degree whether in
arts, law, divinity, medicine or science, without
examination The president and fellows, acting
through q committee of professors and lectur-
ers appointed by them for this special purpose
have taken measures TO institute an examination
for the masters degree; but the plan is not yet
matured.
The Boston wool dealers did heavy business
last week, so far as sales are concerned, and the
aggregate amount disposed of will reach nearly
100000 pounds of fleece and pulled. This is
the largest quantity disposed of in single week
during the season, and has given a decidedly
business appearance to localities from whence
the wool has beeo shipped. The stock in deal
ers hands is now comparatively light, and if
manufacturers continue to buy freely for any
length of time the supply will be well cleaned
ont before another clip comes in.
The Commercial Bulletin states that promi-
nent stove dealing firm in that city and prom
inent iron founder have recently suspended
each, it is reported, for liabilities amounting to
about 100000. Their connection with the COM
pany for boring the Iron mountain in Missouri
is said TO be a prominent cause of their present
trouble. Two of the wealthest bankers have
also large sums invested in the "hole'' in that
mountain-one of them, it is said, about $780,
900, and the other S150000
Speaking of the new Office of dean of the col
lege faculty, President Eliot of Harvard, in his
report, says "Ihe creation of this office is a
great improvement in the organization of the
university; the college is better administered
than ever before, and the other departments of
the university can have tairer share of the
presidents time and thought. The dean has a
very responsible and laborious Office. He is at
the head Of the most highly organized and
vigorous department of the university, and his
charge at this moment of more students than
were found in the whole university twenty years
ago.
The steamer Kensington of Boston, Captain
Matthews, from Savannah with a cargo of cot
ton and other southern produce was run into
and sunk on Friday night off Cape Hatteras by
the barque Templar, from Baltimore for Rio ia
metro. The steamer went down in less thar
half an hour after the celsi on. The passen
gers and crew were saved, and also one mai
from the barque, who jumped aboard before the
vessels separated The survivors were landed
at Charleston Sunday night. The barque j:
supposed to have sunk, but the fate of her crew
is unknown. The Kensington was a goot
steamer of 1908 TONS was built at PHILADELPHIA
in 1853, and was owned in Boston by Messrs. F
Nickerson & Co. She was formerly employed
in the line between that port and New Orleans
but has recently been in the Savannah trade
The property destroyed was heavily insured a
diff, rent offices on State street.
Among the donations to Harvard college dur
ing the past year ale the following: A gift
one thousand dollars has been again made
the botanic garden by the same person who ha
given that sum to the garden anonymously fC
several years past Hon. William Minot ha
raid over to the college six thousand dollars b
ing the amount of fund raised by the class
1902 for the benefit of their descendants whic
has for many years been faithfully and success.
fully managed by him. Fifty thousand dollar
of the class subscription fund has been paid int
the college treasury by the trustees OF that fund
tract of marsh land in Brighton, bordering Of
the Charles river, containing about sevent
acres, ''to be kept as Marshes meadows, gai
dens, public walks, or ornamental grounds, OF
the site OF college buildings not inconsisten
with the above uses, has been given TO the col
lege by Henry w. Longfellow, in behalf of him
self and other friends of the college
The Boston Journal has the following :-'eW
are glad TO learn from the Christian Registe
that movement is in contemplation to form
state temperance society, raise a suitable sun
of money and set in motion the machinery f
powerfully influence public sentiment in fayo
OF temperance revival. The Register SAYS
THE design of the contemplated movement is II
educate the people in the principles of temper
ance; TO show them the vast evils which drunk
enness produces; to warn the young of thei
danger ii they form the habit of drinking; Il
point out the moral and physiological cOnse
quences of the excessive use of intoxicating Ii
quors; in fact, the design is to make men and
women temperate, and 10 create a right public
sentiment We bid this movement hearty
God speed. 1t is the step needed at the present
lu1cture OF the temperance reform 10 inaugurate
forward movement. We believe the public
mind is prepared for it, and that such an effort
wisely inaugurated and pushed forward with
discretion, energy and perseverance, would re-
suit IN incalculable good, and that it cannot
fail of success"
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
The Ames pillow company at Groton Junction.
shipped in one week to New York, one hundred
and fifty corn-shellers
The citizens of Groton Junction are having
considerable opposition to the division of that
town from Groton Center. The Ques ion of re-
pairs OF public buildings are part of the issue.
the cost of which is considered too much by the
junction people
ESSEX COUNTY.
During the last session of the legislature the
city OF Hayerhill procured the passage of law
forbdding tTotting across the bridge connecting
with Bradford, the structure being shaky sort
Of affair. Several prosecutions have occurred,
Judge Carter, among Others, being fined; now,
monster petition is being signed asking the
repeal of the law. The city council have in.
sructed the mayor to oppose repeal.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
AT rail- River, few days ago, Mr.. Godfrey
Morrison, an employee in the Fall River gas
works, while mounted on ladder, endeavorin .
10 put belt on the shaft which connects the
pump with the main shaft fell from the ladder
and struck upon his head and shoulders in such
way as to affect his spine very seriously and
paralyze his hands and legs. Mr.. Morrison is
over sixty years of age, and his recovery is
doubtful
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The glass company at Lenox furnace. which
has just pettioned the legislature for permission
10 increase its capital stock to one million dol
lars, contemplate the erection of many new
buildings the coming summer. The company
has about completed new gas furnace in the
iron factory, and is about TO build a machine
shop $50 feet long on the east side of Housa
tonic river. The company has also two or three
tenement houses building.
Hon Increase Sumner died at his residence in
Great harrington on Saturday, aged seventy
years Mr.. Sumner had held many offices OF
trust IN the state, having repeatedly been
member ofthe legislature, aud was a member of
the constitutional convention, Judge of pro-
bate, etc He was man of strict personal in
teE'''S' anu MS oeatn WIN be lamented by many.
MAINE.
Diekeyvile has petitioned to have its name
changed --''"e
The season is an excellent one for the lumber
men Wv
Mr.. Turner Small, Of Wellington, was killed
while telling trees on Beach river on Saturday
The net profits of the European and North
American railroad company for 1870 was SfO9 :
S3612. '''
The house and barn of Mr.. P. Woodman in
Saccarappa were entirely burned on THURSDAY
night.
quiet but deep religious interest exists in
the three religious societies OF Newcastle and
Damariscotta.
Rev. Z. H. Byington declines the call to
Westboro, Mass, and it is believed that be will