Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-27
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BOsToN AND VICINITY.
Louis Deion has been committed for trial in
default of $4,000 bail, by the Boston municipal
court, for an assault with knife, which is like
" TO prove fatal, upon Joseph Graham.
The Montgomery guard of Boston, the cham
pions of Massachusetts, are still in correspond
ence with the Heath zouaves, of lPittsburg, Pa,
concerning their tactics, methods of drill, ETC.,
with view to arrange for the proposed contest
for the national championship. We understand
that both parties are satisfied with Springfield
as place for the contest, and when the preim-
inaries are arranged il will doubtless be decided
TO 90 TO SpriEdeld, and the date of the affair will
then be made known. The Springfield club
have signi6ed their readiness to give silver
medal to every member of the company which
is declared to be the champion of the United
States. Whether the Montgomery guard shall
succeed or fail, il will probably disband after
the drill, as the members find that more time is
demanded in order to sustain crack military
company than they can spare from their bust
ness.
MAINE.
In the Bangor market last week, a fair article
of new hay sold quick at SIS 10 $50 per ton, and
a good quality of old from $50 to $50.
Boardman Williamson, young unmarried
man of Abbot, ended a drunken spree and his
life, a few DAYS ago, by hanging himself,
A shrewd confectoner in Bangor has taught
his parrot TO say pretty creature" TO every lady
who enters the shop, and his business is rapidly
increasing.
Hon. Joseph Hobson of Saco, largely engaged
in the lumber business, has failed. Liabilities,
S495000; assets, S19s,65S. One hundred thou
sand dollars is secured by mortgage, and to pay
the remaining 1896, 900 there is left only SOS, 00O
Rev. John W. H. Baker of Topsham has ac-
cepted the unanimous call of the First Congre-
gational church in Brewer to become the pastor
of that church and society. and will commence
his labors there the LIST of September.
AT Augusta they mistook one of Barnum's
TipfOrial for q representation of the New
York riots. The giant was supposed to be in
tended for Boss Tweed, the petriied giant Gov.
Hoffman, the bearded lady Oakley Hall, and the
clown--the "Kernal" of the ninth.
The CouSens house, situated in the eastern
part of Saco, which has been used as pest
house. was destroyed by fire last Saturday night
Several acres of timber land were also burned
over. The fire was the work of an incendiary,
saws the Independent.
Joseph Bell of Saco was recently bound over
for an attempt at Store-breaking, and for want
of bail was sent to the Alfred Jail, from which
he escaped Last week he was rearreSted in
Saco, and while in the lookup attempted to
hang himself, but did not quite succeed. He is
now in Alfred jail.
Many of the citizens of Saco were aroused
from their sumbers last Saturday morning by
voice in the air, crying, awake We, awake; for
the judgment Of the Lord is upon you. Prepare
We, for the everlasting fires" This, following
so closely the earthquake, caused much quaking
anu sndhlllB. a IOOh IIOll lne WluuOW ulSclOSeu
that one Mr.. Dole, a poor crazy man. was the
cause of all the excitement.
Durham correspondent says: Farmers
are nearly all done having. Some report nearly
as much hay as last year, others not more than
half crop, while occasionally farm is to be
found that has produced less than a quarter
crop. One farmer who generally cuts about
fifty tons, says that he has not ten tons in his
barn."
Under Maine Central management, the An
droseoggin railroad, and the section of the NJ.
c. road from Brunswick to Bath will be known
as the Androscoggin division. Mr.. Brown is
designated as division superintendent Trains
will, after few days, run from Lewiston direct
ly to Bath, through to Lewiston and returning
at night. The freight trains run directly to
Bath.
The papers of that persuasion are trying to
solve the conumdrum whether Mr. Charles P.
kimball, the democratic nominee for governor,
Is the most popular man in the party. They
seem indisposed to talk of anything else until
after election, and the republicans think they
could mt End any more harmless amusement.
Portland had a grand harbor excursion and
clam-bake on Wednesday, the occasion being
for an interchange of views on Senator Ham
Inns bill for cheap transportation. Beside Mr..
Hamlin, the principle speakers were ex-Gov.
Blair of Michigan, Judge Allen of Oswego, N
T., Erastus Brooks of the New York Express
and native of Portland, and Orange Ferris of
Glens Falls, n. Y
The directors of the Valley railroad have PIE
pared some propositions for a lease of their
road TO the Maine Central company, which will
shortly be submitted to the directors of that
road. They estimate the whole cost of putting
the line in operation TO Livermore Falls at
$3.50 900 which, at six per cent. on the cost will
make an annual rental of $21 300. Two and
one-half per cent. of the valuation of the towns
interested will build the road to Livermore
Falls.
Mr.. Gibbs, of Washington, recently bought
some clans and took them home AS this
biValve is something of rarity in that corner
of Knox county, Mr.. G. desired to have his pur-
chase last as long as possible. So he put the
clans into the cellar and sprinkled In
dian meal moistened with water over
them. In the morning when he went
for his clans he met a sight that struck
him with astonishment. The mice on the prem
lseS had scented the meal and went for it, while
the cloms had received them with the utmost
hospitality. When Mr.. G. reached the cellar he
found the top of the tub covered with the little
rodents, each one held firmly by the tail by
clam.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Senator Cragin and family are at Salisbury
beach,
Raymond dedicated new cemetery on the
18Th
New Hampshire has seventy-one Masonic
lodges with 5431 members, 597 of whom Joined
during last year.
Manchester thinks it would have had less fire
II it had had more water, at the burning of
LowelPs foundry, on the Dist.
Operations have been begun on railroad be-
tween West Amesbury, Mass, and Newton,
Rockingham county. The cost will be S115 ,000
the length of the road being about five miles.
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