Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-23

their houses in the usual manner, placing a
small receiver In the cellar, or other convenient
place, which he will fill about once month,
bringing the gas from the works OF the com
pany, in rubber bags made for the purpose. The
price of the gaS will be about the same as when
connected with the pipes.
Fairfield county has Il new Jail or county
building nearly completed which is believed TO
be one of the best buildings of its class IN the
state. II is located in Bridgeport, in the north
ern portion of the town. Much of the labor of
construction has been performed by conviCiS.
The grounds occupy some eight or nine acres,
and contains valuable quarry, with sufficiently
large and extensive excavations to furnish en-
ployment for an indefinite period of time to
those who may be committed to the instit-
ton,
President Porter, of Yale college gave the fol-
lowing advice 10 the students of that institution
the other day; "1oung men, you are the arch-
tects of your own fortunes. Rely upon your
own strength of body and soul. Take for your
star, Scll-rcliance, faith, honesty and industry.
lnScrihe on your banner Luck is a fool pluck
IS hero. Don't take too much adyicC-HcCp
AT your helm aud steer your own snip, and re-
member that the great art of commanding is to
take Il fair share Of the work. DON'T practice
too much humanity. Think well Of yourself.
Strike out. Assume your own puSiion Put
potatoes in 4 cart, over rough road, and small
ones 20 to the bottom Rise above the cnvous and
Jealous. Fire above the mark you intend to hit
Energy, invincihlC determination, with 4 right
motive, are the levers that move the world.
Don't drink. Don't chew. Don't smoke. Don't
swear. Don't deceive. Don'trcad novels. Don't
marry until you can support wife BE in
earnest. BE scl-rcliaml BE generous. Be civil
Read the papers. Advertise Your business
Make money, an do good with il. Love your
God and fellow man. Love truth and virtue.
Love your country aud obey its laws. If this adj
vice is implicitly followed by the yOnug men of
ia fla millennium ia n hand -
In the month of October, 1867, young girl
died in Woodbridge from in abortion procured,
il is alleged, by Jane Smith. The circumstances
in this sad case will be remembered by many.
The young woman died refusing to give the name
of her betrayCr. Immediate steps were taken TO
secure the arrest of Mrs. Smith and james f.
Perkins, who were suspected Of completely in
the crime Meanwhile the town of Woodbridge
offered $500 Tor their arrest, and shortly after
Mrs. Smith was arrested and taken TO New
Haven. Perkins was not arrested and could not
be found 1t was alleged that this was not the
FIRST one Of these Infamous crimes that had been
committed at Mrs. Smiths house, but in no
other case was the operation fatal. She was in
dlcted by the grand jury, and was held in $4,000
bonds 10 answer to charge Of manslaughtCr,
but the indictment failed to give the degree.
Her case was not tried at the following session
of the superior court. Meanwhile bill was in
PRODUCED into the Connecticut legislature and
passed, requiring an indictment to specify the
degree of crime, but not to apply to eases where
the accused had already pleaded. In the SEP
TENDER term of the superior court held in New
Haven, motion was made and argued TO quash
the Indictment but the superior cOurt decided
that the Indictment was insufficient. This brings
the case TO trial this week
RHODE ISLAND.
Peacedale has new postmaster, John A.
Brown.
A correspondent says thar Postmaster Nlilken
of New Shoreham, has had his thigh bone
broken and crushed by a cart wheel, placing him
in a very critical condition. The same cores
pondent says the late gale did considerable dam
age to the island.
The Newport News expresses sound views on
the question of free advertising for the thousand
various enterprises that seek the gratuitous aid
of publishers on the sometimes doubtful plea OF
the public good: GIVE should he happy TO adj
vertise and do work generally without pay for
religious, charitable, literary, educational,
moral, scientific, medical and other wcll-mean-
ing institutions, but we cannot afford it. he
field is too broad, and so we charge each fair
price, and acknowledge and endcavor to meet
our obligations to all. This is the only proper
way. Hence we say, no gratultous advcrts-
ing"