Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-29

| proof against MIN was Overwhelming.
| VERMONT
A two hundred and two pounds "sucker" is
| the latest piscatorial achievement of Factory
| Point.
John Cole, of East Wallingford, while cross
| ing track in that town few days since, was
| struck by a train on the Rutland railroad and.
il is feared, cannot survive his injuries,
Richford ought not to complain about hard
times. 1t has just perfected arrangements TO
oulld TINS summer two new churches, a school
mouse, couple of railroads and depots, sundry
bridges, and several large buildings
A Vermont Central railroad freight train of
thirty-two cars ran off the track at Vernon on
the 10th, in consequence of misplaced switch.
The engine, Lawrence Barnes" and fifteen
cars were made complete wreck. The train
was heavily loaded with southwark bound
freight and the loss will be heavy The train
hands escaped with slight injury.
CONNECTICUT.
The state labor union meets at Hartford next
week.
The Episcopal church at Yalesville will be
consecrated on Tuesday, May 9th.
Darien has public library and reading room.
through the benevolence of Benjamin Fitch and
son.
Joe Jefferson will play Rip Van Wrinkle, at the
opera house in Hartford, on the evenings of May
25th and Goth.
"BilP' Bates, late clerk at the st. Nicholas
New York, will be manager of the new summer
hotel at Saybrook.
AT the target shoot of the New Haven Grays
on Monday, repeating rifle was fired eighteen
times In seven seconds.
Ezekiel Phillips has been appointed post1nas-
ter at Coventry, in place of Mr.. n. Leves, re
signed.
The March term of the superior court adj
1ourned at Hartford, Wednesday, until NAV 13ths
twenty divorces were granted during the term.
The Merino wooden mills company have leased
the mill at Voluntown, formerly operated by
Charles HI. Kinnie, and will soon begin the man
ufacture of cassimeres.
Arrangements are perfecting for the publica-
ton of newspaper in Salisbury, to be called
the Connecticut Western News. 1t is to be
neutral in politics.
In Noank dwelling has not been burned
within the memory of the oldest inhabitant A
store was burned over twenty years ago. but
| this, it is believed, is the only fire on record
The New Haven Chapel street church choir
| have presented their leader, William L. Chand-
Ter, with fine baby carriage. That means mu-
sic.
The late j. F. Phillips, president of the Hart
| ford ice company, left an estate valued at $751;
| 900. He made no will and all the property will
| go to his wife and children.
The fourth Sunday school convention of the
schools connected with Baptist churches in New
| Haven cOuntv and vicinity, will be held in Wal
lingford, on Wednesday, June It'll.
A large sponge in Hartford, brought from
| Nassau, n. P, measures two and a half feet
will soak up two and half pals of water, and
| requires two men to use it.
Bacon, the mail robber, who was arrested al
the Florence house in New Haven few DAYS
ago, pleaded guilty to the charge of embezzling
| valuable letter, Tuesday, and was sentenced to
one years Imprisonment and fine of $500.
A guard is still kept constantly, day and
| night, before the cell door of the condemned
murderer Wilson at Wethersfield, to prevent
any new attempt at suicide. Wilson continues
to take his food regularly, and has apparently
abandoned himself to his fate. There are now
2O3 convicts, of whom only five are women.
| Meriden still persistently continues to grow
| spite OF high rents, and there is considerable
activity shown in the erection of new structures
| this season, and it is a noteworthy fact that
| within the past six months real estate which
has changed hands has done SO at a handsome
| advance of price.
The injunctions on the Derby railroad have all
been removed, and Tuesday an engine was run
from Orange to Ansonia. As the engine came
| through Birmingham there was a grand ova.
ton; the big gong of the iron and steel works
was sounded, and the workmen from the differ
ent factories turned out to welcome the new ar
, rival with cheers
One reason for the new county movement
which proposes to make Waterbury a county
seat, is the fact that the dockets of the superior
court at New Haven and Litchfeld are so crowd
ed that it is impossible to get a case through il
less than three or four years. New Haven, tax
ing alarm, will urge the legislature to pass
bill giving her seven terms of court per year
instead OF five, rs at present.
Mr.. L. NJ. Allyn of Hartford has come to The
| excellent determination to collect as fine cal.
| lery OF good pictures as art and money can pro.
| duce. His first one is Church's Jerusalem y
/ painted to his order for $4,000. Hartford al.
| ready possesses in the collections of Mrs Colt,
DIR. Beresford, j. G. Patterson eX-Gov. Jewell,
| and two or three Others, the finest art galleries
to be found in private hands, outside of Boston,
| in New England.
A fire was discovered in the barn belonging to
Alma ]. Hall in WallingfOrd, about twelve
| O'Clock, Tuesday night. The building with the
| entire contents was soon in ruins. The son of
| Mr.. Hall says that there was no light used near
the barn, and that it had been locked since half
past five the previous afternoon. He used his
best endeavors to get out the horse, but was I'M
successful. The fire engine did not arrive until
the building was entirely consumed and was
then showed into the fire, but few energetic
citizens pulled it out.
The first stove ever allowed in the dwelling
house of Widow Hannah York of North Ston-
ington was set up April 90 1871, in which was
kindled fire from embers taken from her fire
place, which has not been extinguished for over
siXty-five years. The first carpet ever laid upon
these ancient floors is still good, and the first
match and the first lamp ever suffered to enter
her house were recently lighted. The old lady
remarked that she didn't know, for her part,
what anybody wanted such things for; for her
part, she had rather have her old fireplace and
| candle than house full Of such thugs.
RHODE ISLAND.
A brass and iron foundry is to be started at
| Newport.
Bristol Neck wishes to be made a town by
| itself.
Postmaster General Creswell has secured a
cottage at Newport, and will take possession in
July.
The Hon. Thomas Coggeshall has been APP
pointed by Gov. Padelford a member of the
state board of charities for the term of six
years.
The Old Colony and Newport railroad compa
ny have doubled the number Of cars on Conduc-
tor Jones's train to and from Newport within
the past few days. Ten years ago single stage
coach was the principal medium of communion
ton between Newport and Fall River; great
difference in comfort and convenience between
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