Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-11

state prison at Windsor, on a sentence of two
years.
CONNECTICUT.
A two story school house has Just been COM
pleted at Winsted at a cost of S12 600
About 5000 letters pass through the Middle
town post office daily.
A farmer in Preston lost twenty sheep by dogs
last week.
During the quarter ending January l, II 1884
vessels passed Bartlett's reef light ship, off the
New London coast.
The late DR.. Cutler of Norwich town, left a
legacy of $1,000 to the American home mission
AIRY society
The foundation walls are mostly laid for a
Catholic church to be built of wood, Just below
the depot in Plymouth.
The new banking association at Willimantic
is to have capital of 100000, and will pay
four per cent. on deposits.
Sammy Andrews was examined at Norwalk
on Friday, on the charge of larceny, and COM
United in $1,000 bonds.
George Garrison, for over thirty years sexton
of the old North church at MiddletOwn has re-
signed on account of his health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Williams and wife of
Willimantic celebrated their golden wedding
Tuesday.
There are several localities in the town of
Cheshire, in which water is costing families as
much as fuel, it having to be brought from so
great distance.
Ralph Northam, a well-to-do farmer of Port
land, committed suicide by hanging sunday
morning. He became insane through fear that
his wife and two daughters would come to want.
The DanielSOnvile Transcript, edited by J. @.
A. Stone, now IN its seventeenth volume, enters
the new year with new and tasteful dress. 1t
is an excellent local paper.
The drawing of the grand lottery for the valu-
able building lots came off at Abon hall, New
london, last week. A little girl drew the chief
prize.
The cost of sewerage the past year in Middle
town has been $4,000, $4,000 being paid bv the
city. Last year it amounted to $4,000, 600
being paid by the city. The total city expenses
have been S52 900.
Fresh losses TO the amount of 100000 have
fallen on the Home fire insurance company of
New Haven, and hope in a continuance of the
company on any basis is abandoned.
The man who ordered picture of Mr.. Chrome
has a relative in New Britain, in the person of
the young man who Ventured the observation TO
a young lady, recently, that he believed Mr.
Chrome usually painted animals.
The divorce suit of Hanover VS.. Hanover
which was to be heard by Judge Carpenter at
Wlllimantic on Tuesday, the 3D., was settled be-
fore suit commenced, the defendant paying the
plaintiff $500, and permitting her to obtain
divorce.
Two seats in Methodist church in Norwich
have been let under this ecclesiastical wager
The lessee pays $40, and agrees to occupy one of
the seats during one service every Sunday for a
year. If he does so he is to receive his SO
back, but If he violates the contract one jot or
title he is to pay the church $50
The mills in East Killingly have been COM
PEELED to stop for want of water Many wells in
DanelsonYille are still dry, and many families
have to go quite distance after supply of
water.
A person signing himself Henry Clinton, New
York, writes to the superintendent of the Union
metallic cartridge company of Bridgeport, offer
ing TO make an exposition of the operations of
Miss Lottie Fowler, the medium, and to write
some seathing and comprehensive articles on
spirituahsm, to be published in the Bridgeport
papers. He wants $40 in advance. The game
didn't work.
mysterious express package came to Itch
field from New York, a few days since, to Mrs.
Plant, on which was charged $50, c. O. d. Mrs
7. paid the money, and found that the box only
contained some old newspapers. Suit was
brought and the express agent factOrized, in
time to keep the New York gentleman from
realizing.
Yale Items college assembled on Thursday.
The freshman class is divided this term accord
ing TO rank in scholarship last term. Yale
alumni associations have held annual meetings
in Chicago and st. Louis, lately. The Yale
COurant says Durfee ball during the vacation
has made great progress, and begins to show to
the world its intended glor1es. The enormous
chlmneyS are perhaps "more unique than at
tractive."
Officers Carpenter, Roller and Mccoy of the
New Haven police, arrested at Simsburv. on
Thursday, John Forsyth, Thomas FORSYTH. Jas
Roberts, John Cusick and Jack Verdum, panp
OF thieves and robbers, who have infested that
section for the past year. They set fire to barns
committed highway robberies and thefts with
out number. There is a general rejoicing in
that section over their capture, which was eff
iected under the direction of Capt. Catlin Of the
New Haven force.
The Hartford Courant says 1t is about time
that the persecution flor il is nothing lessl of
Samuel +. Andrus should cease. He has been
followed from pillar to post, by parties profess
edly representing the Gridleys on trumphed-up
charges Of theft and embeZzement, each one of
which has fallen through when brought before
the proper tribunals. The last attempt TO an
hoy him was his arrest in this city few days
ago on a complaint that he had stolen $4,000
worth of oil paintings, and he was taken IN
Norwalk for trial, but released for want of evil
dence.
The death Of the late Alpheus Hodges, a
wealthy resident of Wolcottvile, has reonened
the subject of the disposition of his estate,
winch made considerable stir about year ago.
llis last VIII ana testament was presented for
PROBATE TO Judge Calhoun of the probate court
on saturday night. Some of the best LEGAL
tdieut III the country are engaged to represent
the several parties in interest.
On christmas eve there assembled at the
residence OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Landon in
East Bridgeport, (the occasion being the cele.
brahon Of their crystal weddipg1 n ar ~ ne
markable IN many respects-it CONSISTING ofnine
| brothers, six of whom were married, ali of WHO'S
/ nrst names begin with II, their wives beino
4 present, and also the mother of this family
whose age is but 6fty-eight years, looking haI,
and hearty as many of forty-fve Her husband
died about sixteen years siace in Guilford, whert
she now resides.
/ Ihe waterbury American SAYS: eve under
stand that Congressman S. W. Kellogg has com
menced suit for libel against DIR. j. J. Jacque
/ Of this city, claiming damages in the sum 0
S5OO0O, for which an attachment has beer
placed on inc property of DR.. jacques in thi
city. We believe the libel consists in The fnrge,
or fictitious letters which the doctor has Sent /,
the Hartford Times CnlIectnr Mnrnl,,, % ",