Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-23
Gaurtester 1ailp Spp.
New EnsIand New. summary.


tors for the ensuing year: George H. Kuhn,
james Ellison, Thomas Wigelesworth, Charles
Hamilton Parker John Bigeow, Saml Gould,
and James Longley. Harry H. Edes was chosen
clerk and Daniel d. Crombie treasurer.
In the United States court at Boston, on the
2lst, Honora Troy was examined by Commits.
sioner Hallett on the charge of fraudulently
drawing pension. IL was claimed that she
had married since the death Of her soldier hus-
band, hence the fraud. The case was continued
for further evidence of her marriage.
Next Wednesday will occur the commence
ment exercises at Harvard college, when new
sons will be added to her great family, and a
large number of the elder ones will flock to her
side. The alumni gathering promises to be a
large one. The dinner will be served in Massa-
chusetts hall building which has been entirely
transformed into two halls. In the upper and
larger one the older classes will dine Hon. VIM.
Gray, president of the alumni occupying the
chair, and ex-presi6ent Thomas Hill, of Wal
than, probably acting as chaplain. In the
lower hall the younger classes will dine and
Horatio G. Curtis will preside. The dinner will
probably be earlier than usual as il is under
stood that the exercises in the church have been
shortened, but six parts having been assigned
for delivery. There will be the usual process
sion in the morning, under the direction of Mr..
A. z. Sowdon, chief MARSHAL. The plan Of
having the aluQlRfcfoose the overseers has in
creased the interest in that body on commence
ment d1lfs
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
r--F-S6fn Graves, of Groton, fell dead in that
town on the evening Of the 21st. His death is
attributed to heart disease. He was about fifty
years of age, and leaves widow and several
children. He was a man of considerable prop
erty.
The Lowell high school association had a
strawberry festival on the evening of the 21st
at huntington hail. which was exceedingly well
attended, doubtless from the fact that the presi-
dent of the association, Gen. B. F. Butler, was
announced to deliver an address The generals
remarks were short, and entirely free from any
political illusions. Other speeches, music and
dancing occupied the rest of the evening, and
the festival was decided success.
Petero Z. Frawley, saloon keeper in Lowell
was assaulted on the 10th inst by brother-n-
law, Hugh Gildea, from the effects of which, it
IS alleged, his death was caused, which occurred
on the 22d. Gildea, who was arrested charged
with manslaughter, and who was placed under
three thousand dollars for his future appear
ance Tor examination, claims that Frawley re-
celyed fatal injuries by falling on a stove Since
the assault, and that his death was not the re-
suit OF the attack made by him. Frawley was
unmarried at the time of bis death, and leaves
no family He was a member of the common
council IN 1904, and was widely known.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Xr Nuryport paper says GA youuo man
of fine sdar, 'Ss and fluent speech, came to this
c;tv ~ on Wednesnnv having the sole right to
,nslc and sell new aid entirely safe jllamina-
tor which he undertook 70 exhibit in the store
of Andrew j. Haynes. After an eloquent dis
course upon the merits Of his mud and its en-
tire safety, he proceeded TO apply match to
the compound to illustrate what Ire claimed.
An explosion followed which rather dumbfouDd-
ed the agent and came near causing prema-
ure Fourth of July in the stock of fireworks of
Mr. Haynes. In the hustle of eXtinguishing the
flames an officer of internal revenue appeared,
who proceeded TO estimate Uncle Sans share in
the show, when the young man suddenly recol-
lected an appointment of great urgency, which
seemed to be in the direction of the Eastern rail-
road, and he vanished"
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The dedication of the spot for the Standish
monument on Captains hill, Duxbury has been
fixed for the 10th of August, provided the new
railroad to that point is in running order at that
time. Some discussion has been had about hay
ing the general muster there, as the military take
SO much interest in the matter. Generals Grant,
Burnside, Sheridan, Butler and other distin-
guished military men have signiied their desire
TO be present if circumstances permit.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
In 1850, Fall River contained 1872, 500 spindles,
representing a capital of S2,260,000, and manu-
featured 1922 900 yards of cloth per annum. 1t
then had a population of 13,200 Now it has
So, 237 spindles, representing capital of So
TAO 600. There are manufactured annually 1872
S65, 900 yards OF cloth. The population, accord
ing to the census just taken, is 27,191. In this
manufacture are consumed, yearly, 25,253 900
pounds of cotton, &c. 900 tons Of coal, $4,000 gal
sides the mills engaged in the above named
special branch of manufacture, there are the
American print works, which prints annually
about $4,000 yards of calico; the Fall River iron
works, large and wealthy corporation, devoted
TO the manufacture of iron; wooden MILL and
several establishments where machinery is made.
To meet the financial wants of the community
are seven national banks, with combined cap
ital of S2,250,000 and four savings banks, the
largest of which has deposits amounting to
nearly SIS, 000 900.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The catch Of shad at Double Ditch, near
Springfield, this season, despite all that was
promised for il, is only about $780, and not
much greater than those of former years
The Springfield Union thus explains the libel
suit against the Republican: Rev. E. d. Daniels,
Baptist minister who preached at Palmer last
year, has sued the Republican for SANDER, ay-
ing damages at S5O,O0O The SANDER consists
in publishing an accusation that Daniels was
too intimate with a young lady convert while
his wife was living; Of causing his wife to com.
init suicide because of his scandalons relations
with the lady; of taking her to Newport ant
stopping as man and wife under an assumed
name, and finally living in the family with TIN
woman, intmating continued adultery. Tn
reverend gentleman proposes to prove that the
lady is bis wife, and make the Republican prov,
that he was guilty of crime before he was mar
ried, and will endeaVor to show malice in the
peculiarly aggrayating way the scandal was re
ported, and then Boosting that the papers that
apiece.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The Pomeroy iron company, whose furnace is
in West Stockbrdge, have just opened mine
on the land of David Andrews, in Richmond
which promises to be rich in valuable ore.
The town meeting at Pittsfield on Tuesday
spent the afternoon in discussing the question
of subscribing $4,000 to the capital stock o.
the Lee and New Haven railroad, and finally
voted the project down by sixty-eight ayes L
sixty-three noes, two-thrds vote being re
quired 10 carry it. A committee was appointed
TO purchase two steam 6re-engines, for which
$4,000 were appropriated.
The tenth Massachusetts regiment society
held its fourth annual reunion in Pittsfeld or
the 10th, when a very pleasant season was en-
joyed. The day was the tenth anniversary O
the mastering in of the regiment on HampdeI
Park. Line was formed by Gen Henry S
Briggs, the first colonel and the men ther
marched to Grand Army hall, where they elected
the following executive officers for the mex
year: President Gen. H. s. Briggs; vicepresi
dents, Col. Joseph Parsons, Capt. Bigeow
Capt. Knight; chaplain, Mr.. Perkins, In tn,
afternoon the regiment sat down to a substan
tial dinner, when speeches were made by Col
Parsons, Major Bigelow, Captain S. C. Warrino
and Others About 125 members of the associa
ton were present. each of whom was presented
with sprig Of myrtle by Mrs Bigelow, sste
of Gen. Briggs, the sprg being taken from
root from the battle of Fair Oaks. The next re
union will be held at Westfeld, June 81, 1872
MAINE.
There was severe frost at Bethel and vicinit-
on Saturday morning
Portlands new post office was opened for busi
ness on the 21st.
Jesse Blunt of Linneus was found guilty {
few days since of smuggling brandy, tea and to
bacco from the provinces last July, and has bee
sentenced to eight months in jail and fine q
$1,000.
Smuggling is suspected on the Maine shor,
near Portsmouth, as twice lately fishermen bay
observed rockets set off from a vessel off this
harbor, and response by a fash of light froI
the shore.
Theodore B. Moses, Esq, aged eighty year
died Of dropsy at his residence in Berwick, 0
the morning of the 22d. For nearly forty year
he was paymaster of the Great Falls N, II
manufacturing company, of strict integrity an
large benevoence. He was widely known an
respected, and his loss will be deeply felt in III
community.
I. A. Paisted of Gardiner makes some s85 90
worth of stone ware year, using about 400 ton