Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-01
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BOSTON AND VICINITY

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The Newton theological seminary has now an
endowment fund of 900, the efforts 10 raise
100000 for the seminary, begun eighteen
months ago, having just resulted in complete
success.
M1DDLEsEx COUNTY.
Some time ago the wife of gentleman at
Lowell took from the post office a letter address,
eli 10 her husband, which she opened, and was
mortified to find it written by female in a
neiphboring city, asking the gentleman to re-
pair 10 said city and soothe the feelings of the
distracted female, who seemed TO have been
madc-tIie object of his serious attention, and
who expressed a willingness to fly with him,
ethough he were possessed of six wives" The
letter contained a request that the gentleman
should give the name Of the woman with whom
he stopped Saturday nights" when in that city,
lest the epistle should happen to be opened by
the gentleman's wife. As the gentleman had
never been in the city referred to he was able to
prove what MIR. Weller would call "a alley-bi.
Since that the husband received a letter directed
to his wife, asking her TO meet the writer at the
Northern depot on the arrival OF certain tram
The letter had no signature, but contalned bos-
ton business card. Both parties consluerH only
Coincidence"
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The proposals for dredging the channel OF
Taunton river were opened on Thursday, and
the contract was awarded 10 Mr.. Emory sew
ard, of Albany. 40 ,,.
"John Rouse. why wilt thou do SOP rms
was said by Thomas Hazard, one OF New BED
ford's substantial Quaker merchants Sixty
wears ago TO Johnny Rouse, negro III MS eu
Y sov whom he found before magistrate, ana
NOT for the first time, charged with stealing
A.. W wilt thou do so, thou toolsh man thou
always gets caught" "Why, MasSa Hazard"
saws Johnny, 81 don't get caught half the
time"
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The old "Adams house" in the southwest
borders of Hinsdale inhabited by transient and
disreputable people, was fired a second time,
and successfully, Tuesday morning. The
church bells rung, but no one rushed TO the
rescue and it is supposed the fire was caused by
an incendiary actuated by desire for the pub
lie good.
Pittsfeld has been enjoying first-class small
pox excitement, aud hundreds have rushed to
the doctors for vaccination The cause of the
panic was the illness of one Mr.. Smith, living
If the lower part of Fem street, who brought
til disease from New York. The case, however,
is mild one and measures have been taken TO
prevent the spread Of the infection.
The Methodists of Pitts6eld, just burnt out of
home, and worshipping at present in VESTS
hall, are yet the only congregation in the town
that has responded TO the call for aid from the
sufferers in France. They contributed on Sun
day week, to that object, no doubt influenced by
the sympathy for the misfortunes of Others
which ones own affection begets.
MAINE.
A marked revival is reported among the Con-
gregatOnalists and Fieewill Baptists in Maine
Nearly one hundred conversions are reported in
Westminster, among the Congregationalists and
Baptsts. The revival at Chester continues. Re-
Hgious interest is also reported in many west
eFn cities and towns.
The first raft of lumber this season reached
Bangor this week This is the earl est arrival
of a raft of lumber from mills above that city
ever known.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
On aluxv ,iv.fr Oe.T Il.
divine service in st. Paurs church. Concord
while Dr. Eames was reading the prayer for tht
president of the United States, as he came tC
that part of the prayer, "most heartily we be
seech Thee with Thy favor to behold and bles
Thy servant, the president of the United States,
a stranger in the back part of the church iumpe
up and cried ont, 81 protest, protest" Whethe
he was insane, or a democrat, who, in the eX
uberance of his joy over the late election, di
not feel like praying for the president, we knol
not.
VERMONT
Brandon was originally chartered as Neshobt
October 90, 1862, and its name was altered I
Brandon, October goth, 1884
William Fox was town clerk OF Wallinfon
for twenty-five years and justice of the peac
for twenty-eight years.
Tinmouth was the first county seat of Rut
land county and the first courts were hell
there.
The Rutland Herald says: 1t may be fac
not generally known that the Battle of Hub
bardton' was the only battle fought on Yer
mont soil What is known as the "Battle o
Bennington" having been fought in the state o
New York.
They have sweet way to build curches i
nnIssf5Ia- -. The people get together and ca
The ii lTTsSar Ito raise the funds.
Rowley, the most ceIeDrafv Qanby was Thoma
poets. -'1s- earl
Fairhaven, with the exception of Rutland,
the only town in the county thar has had men
Der OF congress, lieutenant governor, speaker
the house of representatives, and judge of tn
circuit court.
At convention Of the Episcopal church he'll
in Pawlet, in 1898, it was f'voted to elect Rev
erend Doctor Edward Bass, rector of Newbury
port, TO be bishop of this state" This was tn
first election of bishop of Vermont, vet Their
was no bishop consecrated for Vermont for somt
forty years afterwards