Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-15

| new mill is to be erected in Lewiston next
year, to be called "AndroscOggin No. B." 1t
VIII be erected on the AndroscOggin corporation
near No. > mill. II will be OF the same size as
No. mill and will increase the capacity of the
corporation TO CO. 600 Spindes-an increase OF
10000 spindles or of twenty per cent. Benz. L.
Bates has given orders for the machinery for
the new mill, which will be built at the Lewis.
ton machine works in part, and portion AT
BiddefOTd. The work on the new mill will be-
Gin very early in the spring, and il will be
pushed as rapidly as possible
The Portsmouth Times says that "the Kittery
people are enjoying the joke in regard to the
prayer meeting in drinking saloon in that viii
lage' Inc facts III the case, as we are told them,
are SIMPLY these: The proprietor said he was
not afraid to have Il prayer meeting in his place,
| and invited the good people in to have meet
| ing. When they came, the dice box, dominOeS
etc, were put away, and an orderly, quiet meet
| inc was held. After it was over the usual bust
| ness OF the place was resumed and they took a
drink all round in honor of the event. No harm
| came OF it, except that religious subjects were
| turned into ridicule."
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
| The Catholics of Lancaster contemplate build
| ing new church next spring.
! Amherst has begun work on its soldiers
| monument.
A New Durham gentleman, cone of the rale
| old kind, sends ten children TO school and
| hopes to have more TO send.
Two evening schools are sustained in Man.
| chester, ATTENDED by nearly a hundred persons
| few days ago, in Eppiug, the barn of Stacy
Sanbom, with its contents, was DESTROYED by fire
ana his house much damaged Loss and in
surance not giveu.
Rev. j. S. Batchelder late of Hinsdale. has re-
celvcd call TO the pastorate of the Conqrega.
tonal church in Webster. He has also been in
vited to take charge of the Pacific the Conere-
gational paper of San Francisco, Cal.
Rev. Noah Hooper, having resigned the pas
fNp sb.ar g,It I,s,N r,ta.
Exeter, Rev j. N. Chase of Deep River, Conn.,
has accepted call TO ill his place and will Gu
ter ON his duties reXt month.
VERMONT
The remains of the late Rev. Dr. Hubbard
Wnslow have been removed from Vermont and
placed at Forest hills.
CONNECTICUT.
New London wants night watchmen.
Parepa sings in New London in January.
whale was seen in the sound, near the Noank
shore, recently
Some of the Naugatuck mills are running day
and night to fill their o,de1s.
New London claims TO have been the first town
in the state TO start evening schools.
The Hartford, Providence and Fishkill road
are to build a new freight house at Baltic.
The kick oil a horse broke the arm of Young
Mr.. Rowe, in Hartford, Saturday, the 11th.
The operatives of the Wiimantic linen com
pany have contributed $40 for the sufferers at
the west
The Old oven used by the French in the revo-
lutionary war is still to be seen on the common
in Lebanon.
The Mystic ship builders are excited about the |
New London navy yard. They think it means
increased business.
The monument at Groton is said TO be in a |
very dilapidated condition. and il is thought I'M
safe for persons to 20 to the top of it.
An attempt was made to fire Rodney Cars
carriage shop, in Collinsville, a few nights
ago.
Policemen in Hartford have arrested and re-
turned to school $50 truants within two
months.
The Hartford county temperance union will
meet in Hartford on the second Tuesday of De-
cember
An insane man from Windsor Locks was found
wandering around the streets of Springfield,
Saturday, the 18th inst
Mrs. Hocomb Of Westvlle committed suicide
at Sayln rock, last week. She took her niece
a little girl, with her to Savn Rock, on the horse
cars. Arriving at the rock, she gave what few
Valuables and reticule she possessed to the
girl, and put her on the cars for the city. She
then proceeded to secluded place on the rock,
Invested herself of her clothing, even to her
stockings and placed them very carefully on
one side, where they were found, and plunged
into the water.
steam elevator, in process of construction
at Fair Haven, is expected to prove such a sue
cess as to reyolutionize the coal trade. Itls ex-
will be able to unload a vessel carving one
thousand tons in eight hours, thereby making a
saving of about two hundred per cent The ele-
Yator viii be placed on a track, and can be
moved from one hatchway to another, in very
few moments. The experiment is being tried
by the American barge company of Bristol, and
they will probably eXpend 900 in testing its
merits.
AMonday's special dispatch from New Haven
says; Mrs. Lydia Sherman, the famous alleged
polSoner, was interviewed to-day. Being asked
her opinion of the charges made against her.
and ii she expected the trial would 20 against
her, she expressed every confidence in her ac-
qulttal, and neither her conversation, tone of
voice, nor manner in the least BETRAYED any
apprehension Of the result. 1t is impossible TO
| trace any evidence Of insanity about her She
| certainly does not affect to be moved by any in
| sane impulse, but talks as if entirely innocent
| Ii she Is really guilty she is one Of the most
| cod-blooded murdcrers ever tried in this coun-
| try. Very little hope is entertained of her con-
| yictiOn for poisoning Mr. Sherman. but for
| causing the death other former husband, named
Hullbut, the evidence is reported of a convincing
| character against her. Her trial. set for 10
morrow has gone over to the last Tuesday in
December on motion of counsel, who will offer
the plea OF insanity. She is suspected of having
| poisoned two Of Sherman's children, two prcvi-
| Gus husbands, and four of her offspring bv Ed
| ward Struck, late a New York policeman
| very lew believe in her guilteSsnesS, notwith.
| standing her manner and look of innocence.
RHODE ISLAND.
The Boston Transcript says that Humboldt
college, Iowa, seems TO have the entire conf
dence of munihcent friends, who have ipypsti
gated its affairs The Collegiate association"
through their president, S. II. Taft, and secretn-
ry >. N Prouty, gratefully acknowledge the Gift
OF five thousand dollars recently received from
Mrs. Anna Richmond, Providence. This sum is
to be applied on the endowment fund of the
Edward Everett Hale prolessorship," so called.