Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-29
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New England News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


Brookline had a prize fight few days ago;
$500 side
Patrick Sullivan, the young man stabbed in
the abdomen by Charles A. Hobbs, al the Bos-
ton and Maine depot, Boston, died of his wounds
at the city hospital The case is somewhat pc
culiar, inasmuch as Hobbs stabbed the deceased
under the impression that he was the man who
had just robbed him, when the probabilities arc
that the deceased was entirely ignorant OF the
affair.
The new lodging house for women on Lincoln
street, Boston, was opened aud dedicated with
informal exercises Wednesday evening. Prayer
was offered by Mrs. Caswell; letters of approba-
ton and sympathy were read from Mrs. Liver
more and Mr.. Whittier; Mrs. Stowe read the
true narrative of Hudas housekeeping from
her Oldtown stories; aud hymn, written for
the occasion bv Miss Lucy Larcom, was sung by
a choir of children.
In the supreme court at Boston, on the 9th,
the case of the receivers of the Boston, Hartford
and Erie railroad against Henry N. Farwe to
recover SS4 900 of bonds held as collateral by
Mcssrs. A. & ". Sprague, was before the court
on the report of the master, Judge Reddeld.
Portions of the report were accepted by the re.
spective counsel and exceptions were then allow
cd ny Judge Wells, 10 bring the matter 10 the
full court
During the past year the charitable associa-
ton of the Boston fire department has received
twenty-siX money gifts, aggregating over $1,000,
The foreign imports Of Boston, the past year,
have averaged more than quarter OF a million
ofdollars weekly, above the imports of the pre-
vious year, and the increase is more than twen-
ty-6ve per cent. The increase in wholesale and
retail trade has also been very large, and 1t has
been year Of general prosperity for Boston.
Mechanics have been steadily employed, and
even now most of them find work at fair prices.
The value OF real estate is increasing rapidly in
some portions of the city. The prospects for
another year for mechanics, manufacturers,
builders, traders, mechanics and laborers, are
unusually promising.
MIDDLEsEY COUNTY.
1t is said application is to be made for an in
junction restraining the city treasurer of Low
ell from paying the bill OF Mr. Parks (about
S125,O00) for building the tIterng gallery on the
ground that the contract was unfairly awarded,
by collision between the commissioners and
Parks, and that he was not the lowest bidder
ESSEX COUNTY.
Alvah Bennett, a prominent and highly re-
spected citizen Of Lawrence, died this week.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Chester W. Chaplin of Springfield made some
paincely Christmas gifts, including a cheek of
$50 900 TO each of his four children.
Ii a story which is being circulated freely
around the street at Springfield is true, Gen.
Lee will have an opportunity to make improve
menis in his corps Of post office clerks when he
goes into command. 1t is said that few nights
ago the rear door OF the office was found aar,
and an examination revealed Il clerk dead
drunk on the floor. What au opportunity for
smart thieves TO have plundered the place, had
they known of the circumstances before its
timely discovery,
A Springfield paper thinks there is one pleas
ant thought in connection with the Inaugural
ton of the new city government, which takes
place soon.-it will be likely TO be more harmo-
nious than the one now serving. Comprised, as
the present one is, Of Citizens, without regard
10 politics. Grace, or former condition of sery
tude.U a constant melee has been kept up be-
tween the two boards through the year. What
the aldermen propose the council are likely to
reject, and cross fire has been kept up.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
George Leonard well-known grocer of Taun-
ton, attempted TO take his life on the 9th, by
cutting his throat with q razor Phvsicia rs
were Immediately called, and there are hopes of
his recovery Extensive building operations
and other causes have unsettled his mind.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The Massachusetts Central railroad company
have decided to enter the village of Nor thamp-
ton bv the ''north route" crossing the river
above the present bridge, and running near the
cattle show grounds
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
An old lady at Greenfield asked her grocer the
other flay for "yalyanized sugar" The oblirinp
clerk with an amused smile promptly filled her
box with the puiverized article.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The cost of the Zoar bridge over the Deerfield
river was S3g49 which amount the county com
mssioners have assessed equally upon the
towns of Charemont and Rowe.
griSt mill at BelclertOWn, owned bV Henry
Roufop with a barn horse and a ouantity of
bay and grain was burned n few DAYS AGO In.
sured for $1,000
MAINE.
The blacksmith shop of Capt Jabez Pratt, at
Greene corner was DESTROYED Inv FIRE sunday
morning. The building was sixtv-fjye wears
old.
child of Mrs Harriet Varnev or N,vsville
aced one wear recently drew a vessel of hof
water from the table upon its face, and was so
The engineers who have inst been over the
proposed railroad route. saw from Banror 10
Machias the difficulties are few. and sneak of
the location from there to Calais. or Robinston.
as favorable in the highest degree. except from
Denpysyille To Pembroke which is n little rouub
From Pembroke to Calais. nothing put prairie
can be better
The Lewiston Journal saws younU man who
came 10 that city a few wears AGO with several
thousand dollars in cash went into business
there and was prosperinp. but. in an evil hour
he took TO the social glass. and in a few months
wasted his substance in riotous living. News
now comes thar he recently died in n noor-honse
in a western city.
The Presque Isle Sunrise tells story of free
love in Aroostook. II saws a nretended nbvsi-
clan by The name of Thomson was LAST snm.
mer hanging about Houlton and finally went
off, and about the same time married woman
left having been furnished with money by her
husband. After A few weeks they returned
XII n.
a few DAYS since returned together and took
rooms at the Smell house and dc.
manded of the husband of The woman
5000. He, however, had the scoundrel ar
rested tand he is NOW in iail Tbomnson i l.
said. hAs a wife and family in some distant
town. but saws the spirits have diyorced lin
from bis former wife and directed him ia mari Y
this woman.
A few DAYS ago a fire broke ont in tbe huild-
inc. in Bridgton Center. owned nv Henry q
Moses. and occupied Inv Mr. Noses On tho Love.
floor for a drug store and on The nnncr NV nr
Thomas Perley. il is not defnitely ascertsined
how tbe fire cauobt bnt If nraheb,v ori,inatod
from a defect in the chimney 1ho hniIJ;n,r
was entirely consumed and MIR Morsns sIonE
DESTROYED DIR. Perley also LOST oll the nronert~
he had in his office. Mr.. Morse est,1notes he
loss at from $1,000 10 $4,000 on which there was
an insurance Of $4,000 We have heen mail
to ascertain The extent Of d.. perlev,s loss The
fire extended TO a small honse owned by the
Walker hers and occnnied NV = Mr. Smi,G T Tie
furniture was saved. bnt .he building was de-
stroyed. Loss lr,Ainn
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
shed attached TO one Of the harding bousos