Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-02
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The laying of the corner stone foI the sol
diers' monument on Boston common Slll take
place on the 18th of September large mill
tary display is anticipated.
BY the death Of Rev, DR.. Gannett, Rev.
Thomas Worcester, ID. D., who was settled over
the Swedcnborgian church in 1928, becomes Iue
oldest living clergyman who has been pastor u
a Boston church. -,
In BOSTON. saws tbe Tribune, they call found
ling hospitals asyums for ANONYMOUS infants,
and in Chicago they style them institutions loI
babies born on the European plan. o-
A Boston physician saws that Iour youlls
GIRLS full of Intelligence and promise, have Deen
Killed outright by the severely OF the tasks I'M
posed upon them in a high school in that
vicinity.
The executive committee of the labor reform
party met in Boston, wednesday, to nix the
time and place for holding the state convention.
After spicy discussion, in which the claims
of Boston, Lowell and Worcester were urged, it
was agreed TO call the convention at WaVerly
hall, South birmingham, on the Attn oil october.
There was nothing said at the meeting, or al
least in tine report regarding the probable can
didateS OF the party.
mDDDEsEx COUNTY.
Dr. George B. Loring will deliver tie address
before the New England agricultural society at
Lowell, Gov. Claflin having declined.
At Lowell, on Sunday evening, young lady
named Mary j. Doolcy, nineteen years of age,
recited religious poem at the Sunday school
concert of the Zion Primitive Methodist church,
and Immediately fell to the floor insenSbe.
She was conveyed to her home, where all efforts
TO restore her were futile, and she died on Mon
day evening.
BRISTOL COUNTY
Messrs Kirby & Brownell, drovers, of West
port, drove to the depot the other day, the mon
ster OK Columbus, which has been pastured by
them since May last. He belongs to James
Hathaway. of Brighton, weighs 1000 pounds, is
five years old, and was raised in Illinois. He is
TO be shipped TO Lowell for exhibition at the
New England fair in that city next week. This
OK has never been on exhibition.
The Newport News says 1--WE are Informed
that the item published yesterday from one of
our exchanges in regard TO Newell Sturtevant is
wholly incorrect, he not having been heard from
since his disappearance from the New York
steamer some time ago. The statement of Mr..
Sturtevant's marriage was in Washington tele-
gram to the Boston Post"
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The young mems democratic club of Boston
are TO have grand rally on the evening previ-
Gus to the convention at the city hall in Spring
field. Able speakers will be present from all
parts of the state.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The story that a sexton OF LenoX was too
drunk 10 attend to a funeral is denied by him
self and friends. He is man in infrm health,
and his nervousness led to the charge.
Pttsfeld man eloped TO the west with
"a
his company, and finally wrote TO his deserted
wife for means to return home. She declined,
and now enjoys a good house and lot standing
in her name all by herself
Pitsfeld has developed another economical
citizen. A young man called at a store and in
quired for boot boxes, but could not find one
large enough, and it came out in conversation
that he wanted il for a coffin for his father!
A Pittsfeld paper says: at took a Pittsfeld
girl aud Boston drmmer just four years TO
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took her less than four months to md out that
he had another wife and three children living,
who were not willing to share their husband
and father with a second wife, and when this
unexpected quattette of claimants for the young
man'S protectionput in their appearance, it took
less than four hours for the PittS6eld girl TO
pack her satchel and come TO her parents, who
are abundantly able TO provide for her.
Mullany, Pittstield artist on Sepuchral mon
uments, has gained wide reputation for fearful
deineatiOns of railroad accidents. drownings
and the like on the tombstones of those whom
such disasters have made the subjects of his
art. But Mullany is a genius in other things
than sculptnring. Some time since one of his
countrymen and fellow Catholics died, and on
his grave stone was inscribed, by order of his
son, the pious legend, "Pray for the soul of
Hugh DOnahue." But soon after a miracle, or
something like it, happened to Donahue fills.
He was converted to Protestanism, and with
troubled conscience he FASTENED to the sculptor
with, 81 say, Mullany, Eve become Protes
taut. Mullany, grunting, 81 know it,, he
continued, "and must have the papistry taken
out of that stone. Mullany, the dead are past
praying for The artist scratched his head a
minute, and then with chuckle and twinkle of
the eye, such as an Irisman only can achieve, he
exclaimed, "all right, have it; Pll fix yez."
And he did, for when the son next visited his
fathers grave, an enormous ''Don't" filed The
space above the obnoxious legend, and it read
Don't pray for the soul of Hugh DOnahue."
MAINE
At Freeport, Heiskill, the Wrights' pill swind
Ter, was held in $500 for his appearance in Sep
TENDER.
The corner stone Of the Maine general hospi
Tar vas laid at Portland On the 29fh ult. with
out formal ceremonies.
Edward O. Sargent OF Ellsworth served
through the war in a Massachusetts, regiment.
then left the county for Australia without r.
turning home, and has Iusf got hack. Mean
time bis fzEheT las baEn drawing pension OF
acc0unf q his Supposed ossIt-
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Mrs. Brlcz, wife 81 Dez- John Bruce was pre-
parIns 70 vast, and sent 70 Tub N the back
yard for water. Her husband, who ~z. near By,
hard her groan, and turned only 70 see her fsll
nacz and expire almost Immediately. Mrs.
Bruce was seventy-Gve years q age. Apoplexy
j. supposed 70 have bera the cause Of death in
both cases.
VERMONT
Hiram z. Thomas, member Of the Vermont
legislature from Reading, died on r1e 18th ult.
Apples are scarce in east Vermont, but pears
are plenty.
The proud career Of a golden eagle. which
spread seven feet Eve inches Of wings, was ter
minated by a rife shot at the hands Of John
Tyler, at Vernon, last week.
In ten years mich COWS in Vermont have in.
creased ten per cent The butter produce ha,
increased 1000, 900, and cheese has declined 3,
600 600 pounds.
AT Richmond, this week, the sales were -
tubs OF butter and $50 boxes Of cheese. Chees
sold at from TO cents for firm diaries; sag
and factory at IL 10 10 cents per pound. GOoC
butter at from % 10 "a cents; choice 25 to q
cents per pound. At St. Adams the market wa,
active; receipts large. Common 20 to q cents
fair to good, p to q cents prime, % to 20 cents
extra, 30 to 81 cents per pound. Cheese 8 t,
II 1-2 cents for good 10 prime, and u cents TO
fine factory. AT Yergennes, 25 to 26 cents A
hliddlebury, 25 to 26 cents. These were also th
ruling prices az New Haven, Bristol, Lincoln
Starksboro and Bridport