Worcester daily spy., 1871-11-10


The case of the Swampscott machine compa-
nv against Walter d. Richards of Boston, in
volving a claim of three thousand dollars for
building certain engines for the defendant, has
been on trial at Portsmouth before the supreme
judicial court, for Il week past The case has
once been tried before an auditor and is severe
ly contested on each side.
The survey of the marlborough railroad has
been completed, and return of the same made
to the secretary of state, as the law requires.
1t is found that the road is an easy one TO build
committee from the directors of the Eastern
railroad was at that place last week for the pur'
pose of investigating the matter, and left strong
lv impressed with the conviction that II IS Tor
the interest of that road that tins should DC
built, and confident that the needed assistance
will be rendered. and work of construction VIII
be commenced at once.
Attorney General Reed has been instructed by
the governor and council to effect settlement
with Wm Dickcy, one of the old war horses of
democracy, in regard 10 the disposition of GER
tain school funds appropriated by the le%isla-
ture in 1869, amounting to about Sl200. MIR.
Dickey acted rs school agent Tor MadawaSka
territory that year, and has never made any set
tlcmcnt of bis accounts, although he claims that
the money has been all properly expended, and
that his failure TO settle has been ON account of
certain vouchers he needs.
in the municipal court, at Portland, Judge
Morris presiding, on the 9th, Leonard +. Rcdlon
of Saco was aIraigned for alleged outrage upon
Mrs Mary Frances Bond, also of SacO. The
deed is altered to have taken place at hotel in
Portland on the 18th of July last. The com
plant is made by her husband, Mr.. Geo, w
Bond 1t is alleged by the complainant that
Mis- Bond went on a visit TO relative, and
Rcdlon met her at the depot, and by fraudulent
excuses had the coach leave them at the hotel;
and that she was there rendered insensible by
some drug, and The act committed. Judge Nor
ris bound the prisoner over in bonds OF $1,000
to appear at the superior court on the first
Tuesday in January.
The Concord Monitor sums up the losses by
the fire in Concord as follows: &. II. Norton
$4,000; insured for $3.50 in the National of Ban
gor and $3.50 in First National of Worcester
Welcome & Co., $1,000; insured for $1,000 in
Franklin. They are the heaviest losers by the
fire, saving only about a $1,000 worth of car
riages. Wheeler & Manu. four chests of carpen
tcr's tools and some stock; no insurance Geo.
Harvey had some carriages in the building
which were being finished up, amounting to
few hundred dollars, and several other persons
lose carriages and seighs which were being re-
paired. P. W. Myers, building, stock and tools,
$780, insured for $500 in PheniX; tools re-
moved. Daniel Rowe S400; no insurance. A.
& G. A. Foster, $780, insured. Stevens &
Duncklee damage to buildings and stock, $500;
fully insured. James Hill Co., stock, $500;
insured James K. Hill, damage to building,
S400; insured Geo. Smart, stock and tools,
500; insured for $500. Lowell Eastman, dam
are TO buildings and lumber, 800. The horse
sheds belonging to members of the First Bap-
fist society were torn down, TO keep the fire
from the church and chapel, and alterward
burned; loss about $500. 1t will be seen that,
for so much territory burned over, the loss is
comparatively small, probably coming inside of
SO 000 half Of which is covered by insurance.
VERMONT.
There are 105 manufacturing establishments
in LamOille cOunty,1
Plainfield has paid $4,000 towards the Mont
pelier and Wells River railroad
Mr.. John Holmes, of Charlotte, has the largest
orchard in the state. He has now 5000 trees,
and will set ont 800 more next spring.
Charles Marston, of Glover, gathered from
one tree, this fall, thirly-tlrce bushels of ap
pies.
The residence, carriage house and outbuild-
iugs of Nathan Whitlaw, in Greensboro, were
burned few nights since.
On a recent night an unOccuplcd house III
Glover, belonging TO Mr.. Z. A. Norton, was
burned.
The first man buried in Randolph was Thomas
Pember he was killed by the Indians and his
grave stone, made of slate, is still standing in
the cemetery at the center.
A few weeks ago Robert f. Lyman, son of
the late DR.. D. l. Lyman, of Royaiton, went 10
Boston on business, and two weeks have elapsed
since he was expected home, and no tidings
from him have been received by his family.
The butter market at ST. Adams this week was
dull Very little old butter was offered, and
mostly of an inferior grade. Prices varied from
fourteen to thirty-iOur cents pound, according
to quality.
John F. Pratt of West Hartford, graduate
ut Dartmouth college In 1871, has received an
appointment TO the United States cOast-survey,
and is OF cred to Charleston, S. c., for duty
Vermont has not forgotten her brave volun-
tecr soldiers, and the governor and adjutant
general are now issuing handsome steel en-
tp bpuprallV
charged soldier of the state. 1t is on board,
nineteen by twenty-five. has a medallion por-
trait of the late adiutant general and Gov. 7. 1,
Washbum in the arc, with portraits of Sedg-
wick and Sheridan at the bottom, while the bor-
der embraces several tasteful military designs
In the centre is an inscription setting forth the
name and services of the recipient All hon
orahly discharged soldiers of the state, or rep
resentatYes of such, can obtain them by adj
dressing the adiutant general, at Montpelier
CoNNECTICUT.
The Derby steamboat company has gone into
bankruptcy.
The report that the Airline railroad is paying
the coupons due Nov. / on its first mortgage
bonds, is cOntradictcd.
The store of Mr.. D. C. Judd in New Britain
was burned on Sunday night last. Loss eSti-
mated at $1,000
Messrs. Ward & Brothers of Bridgeport have
sent to New York a handsome and expensive
carriage, which will be used by the Grand Duke
Alexis on his arrival in New York 1t was very
heavy coach, and something on the style of
English carriages.
The Willimantic linen company have recently
imported new machinery from England for their
works. They are putting up thousands of dol
lars worth of machinery, and should they run
to their full capacity their productions of thread
will be more than doubled.
RHODE ISLAND.
Newport is to have its post Office renovated.
Precautionary measures are being taken to
prevent the introduction of the small poX into
Fort Adams, Newport.
The soap factory of Mr.. William S. Ward in
Newport has been sold for $3.50 TO Mr.. W. b.
I.anders, who occupies the upper story as a car
riage mandatory, and will doubtless devote the
whole building to that purpose. This building
is one of the relics of the past, having been
church of the Baptist denomination in the days
of the revolution, when il, in common with most
of the other churches in town, was occupied by
the British soldiers as barracks