Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-08
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able machinery was lost; fully insured.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
In 1928 n patent was granted by the genera
court of Massachusetts TO a company for thu
purpose of manufacturing paper for ten years
on condition that they should make 115 ream
of brown paper and go reamS of printing pape
in the first fifteen months. In the second veal
fifty rcamS of writing paper in addition, ant
each year thereafter twenty-five additional rCam
of writing paper. The mill went into operation
in 1880 AT Milton, and after continuing fol
several years stopped for want of workmcn
This was the first paper mill in New England
The following story has been going the rounds
IN different forms, for some weeks Recently 4
Massachusetts woman from FOXbOrO, was met
in one of the streets of Boston by a young man
who incontinently proposed TO marry her, and
who, having done so, took her to his home, and
afterwards discovered that she was already the
wife of another man. The whole affair seemed
to show concusivcly that the woman was
lunatc, but recent Investigations by doctors
who are supposed to understand cerebral dc.
engagements have shown that the woman was as
sane as ordinary women are. The result has
been that her earliest husband has turned her
out of doors, and she has gone TO Boston to
make her living as best she may. The man
has become satisfied that her action was the re-
suit Of deliberate wickedncsS.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Portsmouth wants truant law.
One hundred and fifty cases of measles at
Portsmouth. II is OF a very mild type.
An amateur dramatic company in Lebanon
are PLAYING Daniel in the lions den.
David Elliott the oldest man in Boscawcn,
died on the LIST, At the age OF ninety-eight.
George Reynolds was sentenced to the state
prison for two years, for larceny of goods from
the county house.
Charles Marston of Warren, boy of twelve
wears, shot and killed deer, while it was rum
ming at full speed, few days ago.
In the STAFFORD county court, in the case of
J. 5. Abbott, W. S. Warren and NJ. X. Foss, vs..
the town of Stafford, to recover $500 offered ms
reward for the arrest of two highway robbers,
verdict given for the plaintiffs.
The Journal thinks the morals of Great Falls
are improving, as but little drunkenness has
been seen on the streets for the last three
months.
A. L. Chamberlain of Keene, has in his pos
session the gun which, in the hands OF his great
grandfather, Joseph Chamberlain, killed Pau
gus, the Indian chief.
The house of Hubbard Burbank, of Conway
was destroyed by fire recently, together with the
outbuildncS. Insured in the CINNAMON COM
pany, which is considered worthless, for $500.
wildcat, weighing twenty-three pounds,
which had annoyed the neighborhood of Cole
brook for some time was killed by True Loverin
few days since
A revival began in New Astead with the
week of prayer, and has been in progress since,
resulting thus far in the hopeful conversion of
about thirty.
Mr.. John \. Sleeper, the representative last
year from Plaisow, in the state legislature, has
gwen the sum received for his services TO that
town for the benefit of the public schools, which
operates bcnehcially in frightening out their
terms.
Herbert F. NOurse, formerly resident OF
Newport recently shot two men fatally and
wounded another in Wyoming territory. He
is to he tried for his crime at Cheyenne, during
the present month. Hon. Edmund Burke, of
Newport, is to defend him, and will plead in
sanity.
Lucy Stone lecturcd in the town hall at Peter
boro on the 23d ult., TO 1000 persons the largest
audience ever gathered there, all the adjacent
towns being represented. The Transcript
thinks she succeeded in demonstrating to even
the dullest mind present that women have the
right to vote.
A stout, rugged pauper, named James Eaton,
ciandestnely left the Rockingham county farm
few days ago, and Travelled on foot to Seabrook,
distance OF twelve miles, with no covering to
his feet. He is now at the hotel at Seabrook,
with his feet in a shocking condition, they
having been badly frozen during his foolish
tramp.
Rev. F. D. Aver, pastor of the First Congrera-
tonal church at Concord, has just completed
ready for the press, a church manual, contain
ing a full historical sketch of that venerable
church 1t was organized Nov. Is, 1870, with
eight members. The whole number connected
with it since its formation is 457: the present
membership is 240
AT the burning of the paper mill OF Flage
Bros at Exeter. on the 26th ult., while S. &
Flagg was trying to save some goods in III,
counting room, the flames burst in furiously
and the only door by which egress could i,
made was held shut by the draught so as to b.
opened only by desperate effort Mr. f. los
part OF his clothing, and nearly all the hair OF
his face and head
According to the Rochester Courier the larr
est shoe mandatory in the state is that of +
u. y L. Wallace, of that village, who do an an.
nual business amounting to 100000, employing
from 400 to 500 hands 1t is also claimed to be
the most complete factory in New Hampshire,
having in connection with it a tannerv and cur
rying shop, where MeSsrS. Wallace manufacture
all their upper leather. In each of these depart
mentS employment is found for about 40 men
They also manufacture all their packing boxes
using for the purpose POO 900 feet per annum of
inch lumber The shoe factory is a brick struc-
tuTe, three stories high, measuring, exclusive of
wing, IS by 100 feet, and is supplied with all the
most approved labor-saying machinery.
VERMONT.
q There is special religious interest at Newburv
and some hopeful conversions are reported.
Rev. Charles w. Clark leaves the work of the
pastorate at Charlotte. He preached farewell
discourse last Sabbath.
CONNECTICUT.
A muskrat weighing eight pounds attacked a
man upon the New Haven green Saturday and
was killed after a sharp battle.
Iwenty-Seyen persons were received into the
South Congregational church, Hartford, Sun
10y tNNill at luG dlh StTeSL NOUITe-
gationa church.
The residence of the late William S. Pond of
Milford was entered by burglars Thursday
night, during the absence of the family, and a
considerable amount of wearing apparel silver
and other articles stolen.
Two laborers on the Connecticut Valley rail-
road were robbed of SO while intoxicated in A
New Haven saloon, Thursday evening, by two
young roughs, McCann and Murray, who will
probably have chance to test the fare at
WetherStleld.
Among the effects left by the late Samuel Fl
PARSONS OF Middletown is a costly dinner ser
wee OF CHINA ware, of the mos. elegant work
manship, which formerly belonged 70 Iouis
Philippe, and which Mr.. Parsons purchased in
farls during one OF his visits to tina! CITY
A valuable horse was frightened by kite sud
denly raised by boy in a street in New Haven
Saturday, and ran away, throwing out and in
turing the occupants of the vehicle, Charles A.
Baldwin and wife, and hurting himself so badly
that lie had TO be killed
valuable horse belonging to S. NJ Buckinp.
nam OF Waterbury, was killed the other day in
singular manner While being led behind a
buggy he struck his forward feet through one
OF the wheels and was thrown upsetting the
Nehlcle. In falling he burst blood vessel and
immediately bled to DEATH
VIM. Coffee Of Rockville drove pair of oxen
upon the ice at the paper mill pond last Thurs
day. and the ice not being sufficiently strong to
Dear them, they broke through and were
crowned. They were valued at about $500. A
subscription OF 5000 has been raised for the I'M
fortunate man.
Inc holland county journal says it is rumorcd
mat Edwin +. Robinson, formerly OF Coventry
now resident in Mansfield has lately made n
disposition Of all his effects, amounting to some
thing over 100000, at his decease, TO be deIiy-
cred to the American Bible society, TO furnish n
Blole Tor each scholar in the public schools
throughout the United States
There were two explosions in the works of the
New Haven arms company, in Bridgeport, on
Thursday. One shattered a small wood bnild.
ing badly, and three men in it had a narrow es-
cape. The other explosion took place in n
small outbuilding. Two men, named Thomas
O'COnnel and James Tracy, were picking pow.
der from damaged cartridges, when the powder
took fire in some way, and O'Connell was seri.
ously burnt on his hands and face.
The Congregational church at Buckingham
Glastonbury has been enjoying an extensive
revival Tor a few weeks past Some forty or
more have professed conversion, and a good in.
tercst still prevails. This church is some two
miles from the East Glastonbury Methodist
Episcopal church, where, during the past win
ter, thirty-twO protested conversion and thirty
united with the church. This gives more than