Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-08
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erly of Providence. The asylum is said to con
tsin an unusual number of business men who
have oyertaXed themselves, and some of whom
are not likely to recover.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The ilneSss of Hon. +. W. Bird, though not
so alarming as at first reported, is somewhat
serious, since il follows long period of impaired
health and overwork, He returned from his
Adirondack trip prematurely, and quite broken
down for a day or two; he is now better, and
goes to his office in East Walpole, but sees
few people, and has not yet been in Boston.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Rev. F. b. Hamblett of Concord, n. H., re-
Gently from the Methodist denomination, has
received and accepted an invitation to take
charge of the First Congregational, Unitarian,
society in West Bridgewater This society has
heard thirty-three different persons as candi-
dates since April 1, 1870.
There was great mass meeting of Spiritual
lists at Island grove, in Arlington, on Sunday
DR. H. f. Gardner and George I. Bacon of BoS-
ton, A. A. Wheelock of Chicago and Others
spoke acceptably TO the audience, disparaging
the "Jewish Jehovah" and the "whole Ortho-
doX theory" Miss Mary Doten said that sci
ence ignores hell, and chemistry finds a better
use for sulphur. Prof. Denton spoke in the af-
ternoon, starting off with the assertion that the
most respectable of all lies is the religious lie,
and the most respectable lie in this country is
Christianity" Speaking of Jesus, he said chs
habit OF going upon the mountains to pray all
night was evidence Of insanity; his cGrsing the
fig tree was evidence of his being crazy; his say
ing Destroy this temple ETC., was evidence of
an unbalanced mind; so, too, his commands TO
take no thought for raiment; If thy right hand
offend thee, cut it off" is the talk of mad
man, &C., &c.
DUKES COUNTY.
An imposing temperance rally will take
place at Martha's Vineyard on the 18th of this
month, to be addressed by orators distinguished
for their success in that particular field Ofeort
such as Wendell Phillips, Rev. DIR. Miner, Ed
win Thompson and others, and to be unsteady
inspired by the Hutchinson family.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
There is trouble about the subscription of
Northampton and oth,r towns to the Massa-
chusetts Central railroad. The first call for 20
per cent. TO be paid last Wednesday was not
character as to postpone for the present at
least the beginning of the work.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The horse trot of the Springfield club, August
25d and oath, promises to be great success.
The entries which closed on Saturday, count up
ninety-seven, number unprecedented at any
trotting meeting anywhere in the country this
year.
The people of Holyoke were painfully shocked
by telegram on Saturday, announcing the sud-
den death at Calais, Maine, of DR.. J. L. Morrill,,
the well known apothecary. He was one of Hol-
gOhCS HlOSL esteemed CltlZenS, ana ne VIII De
greatly missed and sincerely incurred there. He
was fond of travel, having within few years
Journeyed through Europe and the southern
states. DIR. Morrill, leaves a wife and four
chile en.
The ,Nnnectcut Western railroad is rapidly
being comma ted toward Hartford, and the pros
pect Of building the extension from raritfville,
connecticut. to Spri !ngield, is at length taking
shane. A survey of tie route from Tariffville
to Springfield will be comp leted in few days
The survey will strike the BoSton and Albany
railroad at some convenient pol2t IN west
Springfield, as it is the plan, if authority can be
obtained, to come into the city over the tracks OF
that road.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The old Berkshire pleasure park, recently
bought by some of the public-Spirited citizens
of Pittsfeld is TO be thrown open to the publ,
under the name of Pittsield central park. Tn
grounds are to be laid out tastefully, shrub
berry set out, fountains, ETC., built, and the Who'll
made into miniature New York central park
MAINE.
A shank factory has been established a
Brooks. Shanks for boots are made iron
beech, maple and birch, and shipped to Massa
chusettS.
Mrs. Caroline McGregor, daughter of the lat
Abel Barnard, died at her home in Lubec las
week of hydrophobia, the result of a bite from 8
lap dog in June last. She suffered severely fol
some days before her death. The dog exhibited
no signs of madness, and the wound had en-.
tirely healed.
''This is kind of the CITY," said an old fellow
at Portland the other day, as he stepped up tC
the fountain in front of the post Office and drew
forth his bottle, poured therefrom liberia
quantity of N. E. r. into the dipper, smoothet
it with a very little pure Sebago and tossed i
off with much tranquility, eyes, very kind o
the city, and great public accommodation,
he murmured, as he returned his bottle anC
moved on.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Jones, the Newmarket murderer, is not only
willing but anxious to die, and is extremely
sorry his death sentence has been commuted t.
imprisonment for life.
The representatives of four generations of ;
family were seen hoeing in the same field re
Gently in Londonderry, the patriarch, Deacon
Jonathan Goodwin, being ninety-two.
The question is now under consideration o
purchasing the Webster estate at Franklin 70
the Merrimack valley orphans home. Rev. D
A. Mack, late chaplain of one of the Vernon
regiments, is raising subscriptions for this OBJ
ject DIR. Savage'S people lately gave for it tn
noble sum OF about $1,000, which shows tn
great popularity of the object About $4,000
have already been secured, and the question o
the location is soon to be settled.
VERMONT.
The valuation of Cambridgeis SAT ,0OO,00S, al
increase of $4,000 600 in a year. The rate o
taxation is s15.6O on thousand.
An organ grinder was found murdered il
Ludlow, on Monday. The body and organ wer
nicely covered with leaves. Suspicion rest
on one of two other hand organ men who wer
here the last of last week. EXertions are bein!
made to ferret out the murderer.
Another accident to General Butler is reported
when, in riding on the forward platform of
depot horse car, near the corner of Court ant
Sudbury Streets Monday, misplaced switcl
turned the car aside and threw all the passen
gers on the platform violently to the ground
No one was hurt, but the General was badl.
shaken.
The Litchfeld Seminal says Silas Cheney, o
that town, brother-iu-law of Horace Greeley
and the p0ssessor of $50 600, brutally beat hi
aged mother and choked her few days ago.
potato, of the early rose kind, weighing
two pounds, has been raised by Patrick Ward
on the John Willard farm in West Hartford
He uses for manure old tobacco stems.
A splendid dam has just been completed 70
Harris Sayles' new mill on the WhitestOn
brook, short distance above the Dextervill
mills in Danielsonville. The stone work
thirty and one-half feet high.
Beriah Wheeler, of East Hadden, died tn
other day, at the age of ninety-one years, lea'
ing wife and six children, his death being tn
first in the family. The average age Of IL
seven at his death was sixty-fiye years and tw
months
n NOiWiCu man, ulsCOuIupeu MlLU 100 niue
bad whiskey, attempted suicide by jumping int
his wei, the other day, but the wife of his bosom
remarking that he always was that way, attache
boat-hook 10 the broadest part of his pant;
looms, and hauled him back TO life and misery
Sporting men will regret to learn of the deaf
Of old Gard" Carpenter, which occurred at Har
ford on Saturday. He was formerly resideT
of Sudbury, Mass, but for several years ha
made Hartford his home. Probably no drive
in New England was so well known as he an
none, certainly, enjoyed a good race more.
The new SHOOT house in Danielsonville wi
soon be completed and there is talk about ID
dedication, which it is proposed TO make one
the grandest affairs that ever occurred in ths
village. II is generally expected that Genera
Hawley will deliver an Grafton, and that thei
will also be short orations from several of til
most distinguished gentlemen in the state.
RHODE ISLAND.
From the famous Gibbs estate of Newpo
have been sold to Miss Charlotte Cushman, tn
renowned actress, 32,2S2 square feet, and I
Rev. H e. Potter, d. d., of New York, 80 "a
feet, Newport thereby holding some distii
guished residents by q closer clasp.
Miss Nilsson is TO be the guest Of Mrs. Juds
Stoughton, at Newport, and is to assist in Il
inaugural game of the cr0Quet season. 1t I
mains TO be seen whether or not she will ado
the low shoes and striped stockings now nece
sary 70 the proper costume, to which some ha'
ADDED monograms on the instep.
MAJ gerry Deane writes to the New York Evel
ing fost from Newport: young jerome Bon
parte t. IN apartments in Fir street. The infiu