Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-09
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new England News Summary.

new England News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The first brigade, NJ. V. NJ, began its music
on "Lovell's Plains" at North Weymouth, yes
terday morning, and will remain on the field til
the close of the week, devoting Eve days TO thu
pursuit of martial knowledge, as provided by
law. The camp ground is located along th'
Weymouth river, which forms its southern
boundary, with the highway on the north. It'll
twenty feet above high water mark, and were j
not for the fact that an apple orchard Juts into
the field near the centre, the plain could not DC
surpassed as a camp ground.
Few Father Tucker, the Oldest member of the
New England conference, died In Chelsea on
Sunday. His labors in the ministry began in
1912.
VIM. Thornberry, son Of Nelson Thornberry
of Cambridgeport, was killed by the caving Of
a bank at Canton, few days ago. He was
about twenty years Of age.
Col. Johnston and Surgeon White of the first
regiment have just retured from the Red River
territory, and will go into camp with their reg
iment.
During the month of July the police of Bos-
ton made 2,4S0 arrests, which is the largest
number of arrests ever made in this city in any
one month, OF this number Ill were sent to
court to be complained of, and 769 were duly
cared for at the several station houses. OF the
entire number taken into custody, 1919 were ar
charged at the station house after becoming
sober.
The detail of state constables for duty outside
the camp of the first brigade during the week
has been made, and the men will be under COM
mand of Captain Andrew ]. Geary of North
lows: Constables c. L. Aver, r. f. Andrews,
George W. Boynton, H. H. Billings, Abiiah
Brown. Melvin Beal, VIM. c. Bowler, j. A.
Bean, c. T. Bailey, T. b. Bagley, S. c. Couch, j.
b. Collingwood, G. A. Davis, c. W. Davis, J. A.
DAILY, Raymond Ellington. B. P. Eldridge, S. T.
Fletcher, c. n. Hair, H. c. Hoyt, Z. Gilman,
A. W. Keene, W. L. Lewis, Uriah Macoy, B. H.
Matthews, George H. Morse, T. A. March, J. H.
Mcclure, Michael Meade, D. Noonan, E. L.
Moves, E. P. Nichols, Isaac Porter, George C.
Pratt, E. J. Russell, P. S. Rich, G. f. Raymond,
VIM. Strachan, F. II. Smith, J. L Smith, j. E.
Tidd, ]. S. Tobey, G. G. Trull, John Thurley,
Lewis Whitaker, j. Z. Wade, ). A. Waterman
and Clark Waters.
The properly in Cambridge is valued at
S47 100000, being an increase over last year of
about 81 100000. The rate of taxation will be
$3.50 per thousand.
A communication is published in the Journal
of the Sth to the effect that "a man some thirty
years of age, tall and of pleasing manners, re-
presenting himself as a member of the &c. A.
r. and wearing their badge at times, with his
right shoulder somewhat injured, bearing let
tiers from various Y. NJ. C. associations, is going
about the northern and New England states
securing subscribers for the Illustrated Christian
Weekly, published by this society. He gives
the various names of Henry Lyman Abbott,
Lorin Abbott, Heber W. Smythe, &c. He is a
swindler, aud any of your readers upon whom
he may call will aid justice by at once inform
ing Major Jones, state constable"
The annual reunion of the Thirty-second regi-
ment association was held at Melville garden,
Downer Landing, Monday. Nearly two hundred
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officers for the ensuing year. President, Isaac
F. Kingsbury; vice presidents, J. H. Whitten,
Geo M Hudson, James Vivian; secretary and
treasurer, Hosea Hyde; executive committee,
Alfred A. Lincoln, Geo. Z. Reed, Geo. K. Dean,
Joseph Jepson, Henry C. Bowen.
An Italian named Joseph b. Sala was ar
raigned in the municipal court at Boston Mon
day charged with an assault with gunpowder,
with an intent 10 kill Albertine Farrier, on the
Sd of April last. The woman testified that
Sala boarded with her, and that on two previ-
Gus occasions he had threatened her life, once
in Washington, D. c., and once in this city. He
was held in $1,000 for trial at the September
term of the superior court.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A COW which has been kept on Palmer's Island
swan ashore last week, landing in Fairhaven.
She probably thought there was better feed on
the main land. She was towed back to her
former pasture.
Rocks, which are occupied by parties from the
city enjoying the bracing sea breeze.
The Vineyard telegraph cable has been
abandoned as WORKOUT and useless. Superin-
tendent Wood intends to have a new one LAID as
soon as possible, leading across to the Vineyard
from Tarpaulin cove, several miles to the west
ward from the old location. The change is
made to get out of the usual anchorage of YES
sells, and into deeper water where the tidal cur
rents are not so rapid.
Schooner GeorgeJ j. Jones, Capt. Ears, Tucker
Damon, Jr., Esq, agent, arrived in Fairhaven on
the It'll, from fourteen months voyage in the
Atlantic ocean, during which time she has taken
Ala barrels sperm and 140 barrels humpback oil.
The officers and crew, excepting one man, the
cooper, were colored men. She has on boarC
quite a natural history collection, consisting
OF hens, geese, goats, sheep, pigs and parrots.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
An eight year old boy, son of Thomas Briggs
was drowned Monday afternoon, It'll, in thu
Chicopee river, at Chicopee Falls He wal
bathing in company with several boys, younger
than himself, and he dived off a bank and
struck his foot fast into the roots of an old
stump near the shore. The alarm was given in
a few moments, and the body was recovered by
John Humphrey, but life was extinct.
The losses by the fire in Bullock's meat mar
ket Springfield, on the It'll, were: On build
ing, $1,000, insured for $1,000; James Linnehan
tenement, $500, insured for $500; Bullock
Co., meat anu PROVISIONS, Sl0Uu, insured 1Ol
$1,000; ID. King, hairdresser, $500, insured fol
$500. Mr.. Lnnehan is also out of a pair o.
pants with 1925 in the pocket, which he gave
TO somebody, he don't know whom, TO carry
out and naturally hasn't seen since.
About Is, 500, 900 brick will be made in Spring
field this year, during the season beginning
early in April and extending to October /. The
workmen at the various kilns are mostly Cana
dams. The demand for brick has not been SO
large this year as last, there being less building
in town than formerly, and there is now an
abundance of brick at all of the yards. One OF
the Springfield firms has this year started a kiln
at Turner's Falls, capable of producing 100000
brick per season.
The Springfield Republican describes the an
tics of lightning during the heavy shower on
the afternoon of the 18th as follows "rhe house
at IS West Bridge street was struck by light
ming. A large ball of fire seemed to gather in
the air, and, suddenly bursting with tremend-
Gus report, dashed down between Mr.. Vince
locks house and the one next south, and entered
through the open window Of the bedroom, at
the head of the bed, throwing both pillows TO
the foot. 1t then turned from its westerly course
toward the north side of the room, dashing
through stove-pipe hole, papered over, in the
partition between the bedroom and kitchen.
across which it darted to the north side, there
splitting into three parts. One of these knocked
path through the window by tearing a closed
blind, casing and all, and laying them down in
the back yard, on its course; another portion
tore its way through the plastering and lotb
near the window, and the third subdiyided and
went upward, boring two holes tIrouoh tha
ceiling and tearing up the roof of boards and
tin in its course" "-N
MAINE.
Patrick Kelly died in Portland on the It'll
from injuries received IN an ARRAY with Michael
McGrath.
The schooner Romp of Quebec from New
York, went ashore on Sail Rock on Saturday
and will be total loss.
The opening of the extension of the Ports
mouth, Great Falls and Conway railroad to Os-
Sipee Corner, the shire town of Carroll county.
was celebrated on the It'll. The train LEAVING
Boston with the Pullman express, reached n.s'
sipee at one O'Clock, and was WELDON, al ~, q
blast from the whistle al Beachsu's :iiH ~, ~
salute Of artillery The ofc Of i the A road
were escorted in decorate II VI ' ne p I0nu
River hotel, where d. Il chariot 10 the flhe
There was ano-' Inner was served.
Central railroc ,,ner smash-up on the Maine
the Gever I'D on Monday morning, the It'll, at
The Z. a Mile Brook station in Vassalboro.
v 4eight train was behind time, but stopped
80 wood up, when the mixed train ran into it,
Three cars were badly smashed, one man badly
scalded, one had an arm broken, and one lady