Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-13
S0lurtester 9aiIp SPY.
NEW EuRIand News summary.

The EXPENSES of starting new natlonal oaIlk
in Boston are estimated to be about MY 'nou-
S' The total cost of the police department to
Boston for the past three months was Sl44'-
7O017.
anniversary on the 2sth INST ny u Puohc hieet
ING in Faneuil hall.
The Roston Herald SAYS: "Ward eleven paid
last wear one-nineteth part OF the total personal
income tax Of the whole United States"
The Boston marine society has given away
TO worthy deserving members during the last
eleven years over $4,000.
Alta meeting of the managers of the Boston
port and seamen's aid society, on the 18th, il
was voted that a granite monument be erected
Thos Russell and c. H. Parker was chosen to
carry this vote into effect.
Speaking of the proposed visit OF Fisk's regi-
ment, the Boston Journal says: There is one
feature of their programme which, if carried out,
will be an outrage on the feelings of very large
portion of our citizens, and which we hope Will
be changed. We allude to the arrangements for
public religious services on the common on Sum
day, and public parade through the streets at
halfpast five escorted by the Boston military
the result of which will be to turn the day in
10 a public military festival. Our people are |
not accustomed TO such demonstrations on the |
Sabbath, and we can assure our New YORK VS. |
jtors that their introducing them here will cause
thousands who otherwise would be glad to see |
them and would heartily cooperate with their
brethren in arms to make their visit an agree
able one, to prefer that they would stay away
altogether"
ESSEX COUNTY.
In Gloucester the project of erecting a tone
ment house for the benefit of the widows and or
phans of lost fishermen promises TO be graft
flying success.
Schooner Peter D. Smith, of Gloucester, Capt.
Burnham, which arrived from the Grand Banks
on Tuesday, weighed off 45,68S pounds of hall
but, her net stock amounting to 392SS4.
A young man employed in the saw mill of
Mr. James Damon at Ipswich, met with pain
full accident on Saturday last, by being struck
in the face by cant-hook. The blood flowed
freely from his mouth and nose in consequence
of the blow, but no permanent injury was
caused.
There was a narrow escape from serious fire
in the store of George E. Pitman, on Front
street, Marblehead, Saturday night A box of
oil clothes caught fire spontaneously, but was
luckily discovered just as the store was about to
be closed for the night.
A Newburyport dispatch of the 10th, says :
"a fire is raging in By6eld woods, five miles
from this city, on the line of the Boston and
Maine road. 1t caught from the eleven A. NJ.
train, and has burned over a hundred acres.
The whole township is fighting it with buckets
and engines, but as the wind is high but little
progress is made, and attention is now mainly
directed towards the saving Of buidings, num-
Der of which are exposed"
Mrs. Judith Rust who died in Ipswich few
ud1S was Oh ODTl5lIldS eve, ltJS,
and although she was on good terms with her
family, yet she never slept in her fathers house
afterwards. There were ninety persons present
at her wedding, and she survived them all. She
left Two children, nineteen grandchildren, thirty
eight great q 9ndchildren, and one great'great
grandchild living. Eighteen of her grand
children attended her funeral. She slept upon
the same bedstead from the night of her mar
riage TO the day of her death. She was born
July 5, 1913, and died March &c, 1871
TIE cabin G. the pilot boat Vision of New
Bedford was badly damaged by fire few days
agol
BY order of the superior court, the state po-
lice have returned liquors seized from John
Green and Matthew Shove of New Bedford on
account of a flaw in the complaints. Mr.. Green
is satisfied with the transaction, liquors having
gone up in price, and this particular lot being
improved by age.
was held in New Bedford on Thursday and was
largely attended. Several ministers outside of
its limits were present. The principal discourse
was by Eli Jones of Maine. The Sabbath school
quarterly conference was held in the evening,
Rachel S. Rowland presiding.
A little girl some eight or ten years of age,
named Pettey, daughter of Mr.. Edward Pet
tey, of Westport, was walking along the road
about six O'Clock Monday evening, when
young man came along and offered her an
orange. As she approached him TO receive II,
mouth, and took her into the woods near the
house, where he ravished her person. After the
villain left her the poor child managed to crawl
back TO the bars near the house, where she
made a noise so as TO attract the attention OF
her step-mother and grandmother, who came
out and carried her into the house. and placed
her in bed, fearing she was dying. She revived
in few minutes, however, and told her story.
The child is reported as being severely injured
On Sunday evening, in Fall River, Mrs. Mary
Parlow, aged seventy years, fell down stairs
cutting severe cash in the right side of her
head, seyering an artery and dislocating her
wrist.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The winters catch of the Provincetown boat
fishermen has been ascertained TO be 1,666,SS5
pounds. 1t is less than that of year ago, but
will be considerably increased by the spring
sshool.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
A board Of trade has been organized at North
Bridgewater with about 100 members.
Mr.. Henry n. Maynard, of South Middlehoro,
has invented new method of making charcoal,
by which the process is FASTENED. He has
charred a pit yielding 400 bushels in three days,
making very handsome coal, and he hopes by
experiment TO reduce the time still further
This pit was pine wood, and contained some
logs three feet in diameter which were thor
oughly charred through. He has coaled pits Of
hard wood in an equally short time, and by his
improved method the pit will be on fire clear to
the outer edge in two hours after it is lighted.
Mr.. NJ. has been engaged in the charcoal bust
ness in various capacities for over thirty years.
His improvement is known only to himself and
son.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Mr. Lyman H. Hewlett, young man in the
sewing machine agency, was thrown from his
buggy in Palmer, on Tuesday, the 18th, and re-
ceived a broken hip and other serious injuries.
His horse became frightened at the cars, and ran,
throwing him out and demohshing the buggy.
The injured man was taken to his fathers, in
Holland.
At Sweden, recently, hen had been sitting
about two weeks when she was noticed to be
sick and finally left the nest The owner hap
pened to take her up and look into herImouth
where he found joint of q fsh's backbone
wedged into her throat, SO that food could moi
pass by il She soon rallied, and expressed {
desire to complete her work of Matching hel
brood but the nest had been broken up, ant
she satisfied her desire by taking under her pro
lection young pig on the premises. She HOY
cred over the pig as well as she could with he
wings, which the latter seemed to enjoy, and il
this way they lived in perfect harmony.
Miss Lucinda Hopkins, of Weeks mills
China, came near being burned to death by set
ting fire to frizzled jute switch which she wor,
on her head in a loose flowing manner. She
was at party at the time, and as she was ar
ranging her hair by the light Of a candle, the
switch caught in the blaze and burned like a
torch. She tried to extinguish the fame by
brushing with her hands, which only made il
burn more fercely. At length Mr.. orren Rowe
succeeded in putting out the blaze by smother
ing II with some articles of clothing. The
young ladys hands and arms are badly burned
also portions Of her face and forehead. 1t is
thought she will recover
There is, or was recently, living in Penobscot
county, an old negro by the name of Van Meter
He was once called as witness before tn,
county court, then held by a rather aged official
Judge Perham. The lawyers on each side, b.
questioning and cross-questioning, had pumpe
the negro pretty dry, and got him into a stat
Of extreme perplexity. The judge, in kindnes:
thought he would interfere, and put some plai
questions for Van Metres relief. The Negro
not approaching the motive, and thinking til
game of cross-questioning was still to continue
broke out with beseechiDg look to the bench
Don't you NEEDLE nor make in this bushes,
old grandsir; Pye got as much as can do ten
to these men down here" The judge subsidized
and the negro kept dark as to any furthe
answers.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The supply Of water is giving out in Concord
Col J. B. Dearborn of Belmont, has ca