Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-13
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new Eugland News summary.

4As sldltu, our BOSTON cOITtsIOHu-
ence, the statue at the state house, will be ded-
Gated tomorrow, at eleven O'Clock, A, NJ.
The relief association fund Of the Boston po-
licemen amounts TO SS418.0S, more than half of
which was raised by recent ball.
~-The amount of the fund for the relief of the
suffering in France has reached nearly SO ,000
which includes $685. received from the shoe and
leather trade.
Liquor seizures by the state police are of al
most daily occurrence in Boston. Most of the
places entered, however, are of the smaller
class.
The dangerous and painful injuries received,
from accidental burns, by Miss Hattie johnson,
of Boston, some nine or ten weeks ago, result d,
last week, in death.
The value of imported foreign goods received
at Boston since the first of January is about
twenty per cent. larger than the value during
the corresponding period last year.
The American literary bureau of New York,
the Oldest in the country, with its western
branch at Chicago, has consolidated with the
New England lecture bureau.
quarterly convention of the various Young
mems Christian associations in the vicinity of
Boston will meet next Wednesday, in the
Winthrop street Methodist church, Boston
Highlands.
On Thursday afternoon, Lieutenant Governor
Tucker, the members of the executive council,
Secretary Flint, of the board of agriculture, and
other prominent 1ntlemen visited the orchard
houses of &. o. Gibbs, at West Newton. The
show was a very fine one embracing apple, pear
and peach trees in full bloom, and strawberry
plants just ready TO come out. On some of the
fruit trees the fruit was already formed, and
the display of blossoms was one rarely seen at
this season of the year.
the new missionary packet Morning Star
leaves for Honolulu next week, and il is pre-
sumed many of the children who have contrib
uted TO build the vessel will be glad to see her
and tread her decks. The money asked for
(S10,000) has not been more than half raised,
aul those Sabbath schools and friends who have
neglected to take stock in this good enterprise
will do well to bestir themselves at once, so that
she may be sent off free OF debt and well fur
nished for her work.
VIM. Clou9h enlisted in the army some three
years ago, and after serving about one year, de-
serted while doing duty in Florida, and for tile
last twelve months he has been loaing about
the city of Charlestown, and some weeks ago he
was arrested as yagrant and sent 10 the house
OF correction for two months. At this time the
suspicious of the authorities were 10 some man
ner excited that Clough was deserter, and hav-
lpE him safe under lock and key, inquiries were
issued at Washington, and it was found that he
had some four years vet which Uncle Sam could
claim for service. The proper papers were re-
ceived on the 10th from Washington, and Clough
was handed over to the United States authori-
ties.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
AT Juvenile party in Lowell, one little fell
low, rejoicing in the splendor of his new Clothes
sided up to another with the triumphant re-
mark, "You amt dressed as well as l am"
well, retorted the other, 81 can lick you, any
howl"-which is what is often thought but
ne'er SO well expressed at parties of larger
growth.
The Watchman and Reflector records very
generous deed on the part of one of our Chris
uan merchants, the Hon. Thos Talbot, whose
residence is in Billerca. He has just built
beautiful house of worship for the Baptist soce-
ETY. IN that town, upon land given by him, at
cost of $4,000. Besides this the Waterman
says: "We learn, on good authority, that Mr.
l., who has already contributed toward the sup
port OF Baptist preaching $500 annually, has
made permanent provision by which the income
OF $1,000 goes, every year, toward the same end
making the aggregate of his donations to this
society and church, really seventeen thousand
dollars. Such an example of enlightened and
truly enlarged Christian benevolence we do
ed.'
ESSEX COUNTY.
About halt-past three O'Clock Saturday morn
ing, little girl five years of age, named Kin
neatly, bareheaded and barefooted, called at the
city marsbal's office, Salem, and said that her
mother was dead. The girl was cared for and
officers proceeded to the residence of the girls
parents, where they found the mother of the
child lying on the floor; it was at first thought
that the woman was dead, but her husband who
is blind, Informed the officers that his wife had
the deirium tremens. She was conveyed to
the station house and placed in the insane
cell.
An application has been made to Judge Low
ell OF the United States circuit court, in Boston
by Samuel J. Muscroft, of Ohio, author of the
drama known as "The Drummer Boy. or the
Battle of Shiloh" for an Injunction against
Charles Z. B. Edgerly, ThoS Matchett B. F.
Dexter, B. W. Reed, and G.. A. j. Colgan, to re-
strain them from further representation of the
piece which theyIplayed in the Opera house in
INN the present week. A temporary iniunc-
non was granted, and the hearing on its being
made permanent takes place on Tuesday next
Some months since mother and her young
boy were found apparently murdered in their
bed, IN HaVerhill After careful investigation
oy coroner's jury it was finally decided that
the mother, Mrs Celia Bickford. first murdered
her boy while she was temporarily insane. and
then committed suicide. Since the verdict Mrs.
blekford, now IN the spirit land, has been heard
nom. She communicates through the Banner
OF Light, the organ of Spiritualists, the follow
ING tit is believed by some OF my
trends that l was murderess and a
suicide. | was neither. was mur-
dered, so was my boy. 1 have nothing but
blessings for my murderer; whoever he NAV
be, do not know. 1t was dark and | was
seized with terrible fright; think l must have
tainted, and the next was struggling with my
murderer, and the next | was free in the spirit
world. Ii my statement would be proved cor
rect, let the authorities offer a reward, and it
WIN soon be done; a reward for the apprehen.
sion OF my murderer, not a meagre one and it
VIII prove that have given a correct statement.
am Celia Bickford, of Haverhill.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
During the past year, 700, 900 bushels ofgraip
l25,OOO tons Of coal and 100000 feet of lum-
Der came up Taunton river.
North Easton school teacher left two young
pupils locked up in his schOol--oom one day
last week, and but for their alarmed parents
making urgent inquiry for the missing children,
ABOUT nIne O'Clock the same evening, the for
getiul teacher would have left them there all
night The parents are highly indignant.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
A petition is being circulated in Sandwich for
the right to construct railroad from Sandwich
70 Plypouth, which has been signed by all the
lnnuential and business men of the town
Two shop girls in Abingdon, in the intervals
oil work, have been quietly preparing for adj
mission TO the Bridgewater normal school, and
Will present themselves for examination at the
Opening of the next term.
Four thousand two hundred and seventy-eight
cases of boots and shoes were shipped from the
A0lDgtons during the fortnight ending Jan %,
and from North Bridgewater one thousand five
hundred and dfty-seYen cases Of boots and shoes
the past week.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
ONfSldl Ntlh III flOTe0Ce, winch Welded q
plentiful supply Of water all through the drouth
OF autumn and early winter, have dried up
within the last two weeks. The wells in every
part of the town are lower than ever before
known.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Michael Curtin of New Marlboro, on going IN
ms stable one morning recently, found four of
MS cows choked to death in consequence of pull-
ing the stanchion frame, to which they were
fastened, over upon them.
A three years old son of N. P. Wesley. of
Pittsheld, while trying the other day TO get an
apple that was under stove, was mOrtaIy in
Jured by the stove falling upon his back, while n
kettle of boiling water emptied itself on his
legs.
MAINE.
new Temple of Honor hall was dedicated at
Portland last week
The cotton factory in Augusta is being started
up room by room, as fast as sufficient help 4
secured.
The wells in Brunswick are running dry.
The river is low, and the ice is nearly Two feet
thick.
For the want of snow on the island of Mt
Desert many families find it difficult to procure
wood.
The Robinson manufacturing company at Ok.
lord, are making $4,000 yards of cloths, single
with, per week.
The Gardiner Journal says if the ice packers
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