Worcester daily spy., 1871-09-14
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New England News summary.
nosroN AND VICINITY.

CNhihltlOn at HaTuolu.
"An Arm Full" is the title of a new steel er
craving lust issued by Il. Il. Russell OF Boston
representing little girl with all the kittens sh
can hold, The accessories of the picture ar
pleasing, and it will probably meetwith read
sale. Ii is executed by Mr., +. I. Stewart, who's
engraving Of Prom Shore TO Shore" is iamila
TO all.
The second annual trade sale of boots, shoe
halmorals and brogans, took place at Boston o
Tuesday. The catalogue consisted of 334 lot
amounting in the aggregate to about one thol
sand eases. There was a respectfully larg
number Of bidders present, including huyel
from Baltimore, Richmond aud Cincinnati. tt
bidding was spirited, and fair prices were Il
allied for the goods.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The Excelsior hose company left Lowell, o
Tuesday morning, for Boston to embark o
board the steamer for Norfolk, Va. They too
their carriage with them, and were accompanies
by brass band
The body of Louis Charles Rcignicr, who lei
his home in Lowell at two O'Clock lucsda'
morning in demented condition, was found il
the canal near ThorBdike street bridge on Wed
ncsday morning at seven o'clock lie was thlr
ty-thrcc years of age, and leaves widow ant
several small children.
Charles Benson, alias warren, halllng iron
Salem who has been in Lowell for the past si1
months as cook for Mrs Gillespie, left the house
on Tuesday afternoon for parts unknown with
S25 in creenbacks two silver watches, number
of pairs of gold shirt studs, sleeve buttons,
bandkcrchicfs, &C., the property OF the boarders,
into whose rooms he entered, and whose trunks
were found broken open when the owners re-
turned from work. Benson had an acomplice
in the person of another young man, neither of
whom have been arrested.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A man in New Bedford has black and tan
dor three months old which weighs one pound
seven ounces, and will just about fill good
sized vest pocket.
A house in New Bedford belonging to David
Wilkev was destroyed by fire on Tuesday.
Cause, children playing with matches. No in
surance.
Eight backmen were banished from the Pearl
street depot, New Bedford, Monday for a week,
because they would not stand back on the line
and give passengers a clear track from the cars
to the door.
The body of Lucreta Dickerson, aged nine
teen, who has been missing since Saturday eve
ming, was found in the river at Fall River, on
Tuesday morning. She had shown signs OF in
sanity for some weeks past
The stock of the New Bedford bag mill has
all been taken. 1t will probably be located in
the vicinity of the Cook pond, near the Globe.
The company is TO manufacture seamless bag,
and will turn out about 1000 per day A meet
ing for the choice Of officers will be held on the
18th inst.
Plymouth delegation Sandstone for Jewell
and four for Butler.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The delegation from Hatfield 10 the state con-
yentiOn are Washburn men.
AT the next session of the superior court, the
11olyoke naturalization club will present quite
company of foreigners to swear allegiance to
Uncle Sam.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Montague sends Washburn delegation to
the state republican convention.
Charles Allen, a French Canadian, while
drunk, was instantly killed on the 9Th inst, by
being run over BY a train near South Montague.
On the New London northern road.
Among the important enterprises in the west
,n part of the state, new association is the Keith
laper company, which formally organized at
greenfield last week. though work has begun on
Is mill, which is situated somewhat further
town the stream than the Others, month ago.
The company's capital will be $3.50, 900. 1t takes
It's name from its president, Mr.. John Keith,
lately of Pittsfeld, formerly of Worcester, and
well and widely known as a manufacturer of
fine paper. The directors are Mr.. Keith, Col.
Avah Crocker Of Fitchburg, Thomas g. Carson
OF Dalton, well known paper manufacturer,
who liked Turner's Falls so well that he once
sought stock in this company, b. N. Farren of
Montague, and Edwin Bulkley of New York,
and Wendell 7. Davis of Greenfield is clerk.
One hundred men are at work on the founda-
tons of the new mill, which will be 450 feet by
90, with two els, one 10 feet by 50, the other
20 by 40 feet, the main building being four sto-
Iles high above the river wall of twenty feet.
The machinery will be of five hundred horse
power, giving it a capacity of eight tons or more
daily, and is expected TO be ready for business
about the first of May next.
MAINE.
BY the revised census returns, Maine is the
only state in the Union whose population has
actually decreased since the preceding census
the decrease being 1854.
Frank Ladd was shot in the side by G. J.
Worcester, at Dexter, on Tuesday evening, and
dangerously wounded. The shooting was the
termination Of an affray, it is said, out of jca-
ousy.s
An old house at Castine, owned by Deacon
Hatch and lately occupied as a boarding house,
was burned Friday. The house was over one
hundred years old, and at one time during
the revolution was occupied by British Off
GERS.
Preparations are nearly complete for the Pis-
eataqua fair to be held next Tuesday. Edward
D. COffin is chief marshal, and the Portsmouth
cornet band will furnish the music. The usual
railroad facilities will be accorded, and trains on
the Eastern and Concord roads stop near the
fair grounds. All entries are open to the world.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Profile house is 10 be enlarged again for
next summer.
A toarding house at Walpole, owned by
Bates & Aldrich, was damaged $4,000 by fire
Saturday.
Mrs. William Rowel of Lancaster fell dead in
her room on Monday evening. Her age was
fity-eight years, and heart disease was thought
TO be the cause of her DEATH
A new term of ST. Paups school, Concord,
began at that school on the 9TH of September
with more than one hundred and ifty scholars
nlty-slX OF whom arc new boys. A dozen or
more OF the scholars are from Rhode Island
The railway from Concord to Sunapee lake
was completed Monday by the firing of the last
blast in the ledge at Newbury, on the Surar
river line. The road viii be completed TO Glare
mont carly next spring.
Col. Ebenezer Gay, one of Nashua's soldiers
who won rank and honor in the war of the re-
beliion, died on Monday. Col. Gay was edu.
Gated at West Point, and was former member
OF second regiment of regulars. A wife and
child survive him. He was thirty-eight years
of age.
The directors of the republican press associa.
tion held meeting Monday evening" Hon.
George g. Fogg was chosen political editor, and
Rossitor johnson and P. B. Cogswell associate
editors. The weekly paper will be called the
Independent Statesman, while the daily paper
WIN continue the name of the Concord Daily
MONITOR ne ASSOCIATION will go into operation
the 1st Of October.
Nearly ahundred students have entered Dart
mouth COLLEGE this year, sixty-6ye of whom en-.
tered the freshmen class, the remainder entering
other classes IN advance, including eighteen
who are TO take only the scientific course
lhere was larger number of applicants this
year than there has been for several years, but
as tue examinations are far more rigid now than
formerly, quite number were rejected. Six en-.
tered IN the agricultural college, and three in
the Ihayer department of civil engineering
open now for the first time
VERMONT.
The st. Albans butter market was active on
Tuesday at last weeks prices--1s to 2S cents
little boy, son of section hand named
Fox, was killed by the cars at Essex Junction
on Tuesday.
Solomon Gibbs of Westford, aged eighteen
recently had every finger on his left hand taker
off while saving shingles.
CONNECTICUT.
The Inauguration of Prof Porter of Yale col
lege will take place on the 18th proximo.
Wen executed counterfeit tens on the Pougb
keepsie national bank were circulating in Hart
ford Saturday.
Patrick Duyer was instantly killed at Platt'
mil, Waterbury, Sunday afternoon, while re
pairing the dam, by the derrick falling AM
breaking his neck
me peat beds about a mile east of Lake Sal
tonstall are now being successfully worked by
company, the peat finding ready market a
Inc body Of Henry Ferren, German. wa
found IN Pameacha pond Middletown SnnJa,
morning. He went fishing Satnrdav NH
taking bottle Of liquor with him and 4, !.
supposed he became intoxicated and Toii - I
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