Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-21
Salurcrster 9ailp Spp.
new England new. summary,


The Boston skating rink has been purchased
by parties who propose to make market OF il.
A one hundred mile walking match for $500,
between Smith and Bevelander, is announced
for Feb. ~ and %, in Boston.
At meeting OF the Washingtonian inebrlate
reform association at Boston, Saturday evening,
sixteen persons signed the pledge.
The surviving members of the l4th Massachu-
setts battery have their second annual reunion
at Boston, on Monday evening, February 9th.
During the past four weeks the sales of do
mcstic wool in Boston amounted to over $780,
900 lbs.
Jennie Collins's "Bofin's Bower is in the full
tide Of successful experiment. II is crowded
with workingwomen.
Brig Essex, which arrived at Boston, Satur-
day afternoon, from Cape Haytien, reports that
the United States steamer seen off Cape Nicholas
mole was the Leotard and not the Tennessee.
Geo. T.. Smith, who was injured at Wakefield
on the Boston and Maine railroad, on Thursday
last, died at the Massachusetts general hospital
on Saturday morning.
The funeral of Geo. Blackburn occurred at
Boston on Saturday, and was attended by
large number of prominent merchants and
friends of the deceased.
The Scots Charitable society, Boston, have
voted to erect permanent building for ST.
Andrews home, at a cost of $4,000. Two of
the officers subscribed $4,000 each, one $500,
and another $1,000.
Rev. Mr.. Converse, rector of the St. James
that flourishing society, and settle in Buffaio'
New York.
A method for efectually preventing the rails
ing of checks from small to large amounts mas
been adopted by some heavy banking firms in
Boston, which is simple and convenient. The
amount OF a check, as originally drawn, Tor eX-
ample 500 or less, $500 or less, SlOO0 or less,
and SO on up to the greatest amounts, is indi-
Gated and generally understood by the color OF
the paper, or, in some cases, of the ink used.
Shipbailding in East Boston is reported TO
have been mostly very duh lately. Taylor,
Campbell & Brooks are building three-masted
schooner of 100 IONS; two schooners, of respec-
lively 1870 and 100 tons, for Wellieet and one OF
$50 tons; sloop of seventy-6ve tons for Quincy;
a steam freight boat of 120 tons for Gloucester,
and sixteen scows for harbor work Brown &
Lowell are building a schooner yacht, to cost
$4,000, of ninety tons, 100 feet long, twenty
wide and eight and one-half deep, built Of white
oak and hard pine, copper fastened and cop
pered.
The directors of the new Boston base ball or
ganization are hard at work perfecting the num-
erous details attendant upon the thorough or
gauizing of an institution of this kind, and they
have already completed some of the arrange
ments for the ensuing season. Since the club
was organized and the officers selected, several
meetings have been held, and the result is that
the campaign for next season has been laid out,
and the club now only awaits the inauguration
of the season to fully complete their plans. Al.
though the club is hardly formed challenges
have already been received from some of the
leading clubs Of the country, all anxious to play
the opening series of games with the Boston
base ball club.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin says ;-"Be-
tween 100000 and 100000 gallons of vinegar
are yearly manufactured in Boston by four or
five large firms engaged in this business. The
great bulk Of this article goes into consumption
in the New England states, and the supplies are
mostly drawn from Boston. The pickle houses
in Boston alone use from 100000 to 100000 gal
Ions yearly in preparing theirvarieties of pickles
for the market, and the kinds used are known
white wine and cider vinegar. Strictly
pure cider vinegar is rarely seen, and seldom
used in large establishments, the great bulk be-
ing made IRON whiskey. The export demand
for the provinces, which two years ago was a
large it,m in the yearly trade for this article,
has entirely dropped off since the duty Of ten
cents per gallon was levied upon it. The whole
business is now confined to domestic use, for
which there is a steady demand at all seasons"
The manufacture of cheap plated, rubber and
horn jewelTy, has grown to be a very large,
prosperous and increasing business, and in Bos-
ton alone there are five or six wholesale dealers
who represent capital of between $500, 900 and
$500 900. The volume of trade the past three
or tour months footS up a larger aggregate than
at the corresponding time year ago, and man
ufacturers are now generally busy making up
supplies for the spring trade. Large orders are
being constantly filed for shipment 10 Califor
mia, made up of wide varieties, and the eastern
and provincial trade has been steady and salts
factory, while the west is not slow in providing
itself with these goods of New England manu-
tacture. Many new styles Of pins, buttons,
ladies' sets, &C., are now coming on the market,
and the demand for badge pins" is almost in
credible, as every society and club adopts some
emblem to be worn as pin. Rubber and horn
goods are very fashionable and popular, and
owing to their comparative cheapness, are sold
in large quantities both for home use and for
export.
The report of the harbor commissioners states
that satisfactory progress has been made during
the past year upon the works in Boston harbor
under the skillful direction of Gen. j. G. Foster
United States engineer Congress made an APP
preparation of S100, 900, which, with the unex-
pended balances of former appropriations has
been used for the reduction of Kelly's rock, the
dredging away of the upper middle bar the
completion of a sea wall around Gallop's island,
and the commencement of sea wall around
Long island and Point Allerton. These works
in progress, together with others in Boston har-
Dor which have been completed during the past
three years, comprise nearly all that were select
ed by the United States engineer department as
of pressing and absolute Importance from the
scheme of Improvement presented and urged
upon congress by the board in the first year of
its organization.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Gloucester Telegraph relates the following
incident IN connection with the death of Col.
Chickering: Capt Grover, who was in Col.
Chickering's regiment during the war, had a
fine picture of the colonel, received from his
hands, which has hung in the private room of
the postmaster for long time. On the morn
ing of the colonePs decease, Capt. Grover, hay-
ing had no intimation of the fact, or of his i.l-
ness, concluded to change the position of the
Portrait TO mors conspicuous place in the gem
eral office, and accordingly hung it over the
mantel. Shortly afterwards noticing il was
not plumb, he touched the picture TO adjust it,
when it fell, smashing the clock which stood
upon the shelf below, although the picture was
not injured. We are not so superstitious as to
suppose that there was ANYTHING ominous in the
falling of the picture on that particular day, or
that it would not have occurred on any other
day under similar circumstances. But it was a
somewhat singular coincidence that the captain
should have his attention directed TO the like
ness of his old friend and commander, and feel
desire to place it in a more conspicuous posi-
ton on the very day of his sudden and unexpect-
ed decease.
The Haverhill town bridge, already mention
ed in our legislative letter, to the exclusion of
almost all other subjects, has engaged public
attention in its vicinity during the past week
Many and varied are the opinions expressed in
reference TO this vexed question, and yet for all
that has been said and done, the whole subject
seems just as far from satisfactory solution as
1t dl the day the law prohibiting fast driving
was enacted. The old bridge has defed the
storms Tor nearly sixty years; it was built at a
time when timber was cheap, and it is evident
that its builder thought more of huge proper
tons than he did of a scientific distribution of
Its several parts; as result they have ponder
Gus structure, with tremendous weight of ma
terial very seriously impaired by time and de.
cay. To repair it will require a great outlay,
ana even then 1t WI be an old structure, which
IN Jew years, if not at present, the progressive
sentiment and pride of the citizens of HaverhIll
and Bradford will demand removed, and new
and more modern structure tuilt in its place.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
On Friday, the teachers, pupils and friends of
Dean academy, at Franklin, celebrated the
eighty-eighth birthday of the founder of the in
stitution, Oliver Dean, NJ. D. The exercises con
sisted of military drill by the boys in the fore
noon Ia feature to become permanent one of
the SCHOOL,, and a reception by Mr.. and Mrs
Dean; formal exercises in the afternoon. at
which an address was delivered by Rev Richard
Fiske principal of Canton, N. Y, theological
school, and grand reception in the evening.
There are at present lbs pupils in the school,
which is IN prosperous condition.
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