Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-26
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ton ana a "a, con .fnd begsat was aIIe osN'N
port" Nobody eau of the Boston churches,
A very Internationally suspecting him to
at the entrancshich he proved TO be, and was
Sunday, the Of obtaining money under false
he an imp
held on1 of George Hall, John H. Fowler,
pretfaguire and Edward Bracket, charged
fobbing the store of Churchill, Gilman &
a.. of Boston, of $4,000 worth of silk goods,
resulted ia the conviction of the two former,
Encouragement as to Mcguire, and the acquittal
of Bracket.
The Boston trottng association have made
their annual announcement of premiums for
the June meeting at Beacon park, Brighton,
which will commence on the Goth of June. They
offer $4,000 in premiums, which liberal provi-
sion will undoubtedly bring together the most
celebrated horses in the country. The adver-
tisement, which will be found in another col
umn, will give full particulars to those inter
ested.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Mary c. Freeman, aged thirty-three, commit
ted suicide by poisoning, at Maiden, on Sun
day.
About eight O'Clock Monday evening Silas
Ferrin was driving into Lowell with spirited
and valuable horse at rapid rate He met
MiddleseX street team coming in an opposite
direction, also at speed on the same side OF the
street. The fear Of colliding caused both TO
turn in the same direction, and the shaft of the
carriage entered Ferrin's horse behind the
shoulder, killing the animal.
c. c. Coggswell a well dressed young man,
was arrested at Manchester Monday night, and
taken to Lowell charged with obtaining mon
ey under false pretences. Recently he paid
visit to DR.. Ayers establishment in Lowell, rep
resenting himself as a correspondent of the St.
Louis Republican, and made an engagement
with the doctor to write up the house for that
paper, for which he obtained twenty-five dollars.
A Telegram from the St, Louis editor was re-
cieved day or two since saying that Ccggswel
is an imposter. Hence the arrest.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The house of Mrs Emeline Bullock at North
Rehoboth was struck by lightning Saturday
afternoon, and Mrs. Bullock killed.
Pardon Tillinghast, native of Newport, bu
for many years a resident of New Bedford, dice
in the latter city on Saturday last. He went tC
New Bedford comparatively poor man, bu
succeeded in becoming one of its wealthiest cit
liens, and held many positions of trust with
great credit to himself
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Rev. David Brigham, of North Arlington, is
the oldest Congregational minister in the state
who has sole charge of church and people. He
is now in the fifty-second year of his ministry.
NANTUCKET COUNTY.
Two hundred people on Nantucket island
are employed during the winter in taking clans,
which are sold for $40 per barrel. Last sea-
son about ,450 barrels were shipped from the
island.
BERKSHIRE
A former resident of New Bedford who has
recently visited North Adams, interviewed Mr..
Sampson, the shoe manufacturer, and that
gentleman states that his experiment is so sue
cessful that he intends TO import fifty more
Chinese, increasing the number to 1875. Before
the rstshipment arrived, bis business had bare
" held its OWL but now ii is largely profitable.
The Chinese are very apt in learning the BUSH
ness, and some Of the Caucasians whom he has
since employed have left in disgust because the
Chinese were more rapid workmen than them
selves. They average about Gne-sixth more
work in proportion TO their number.
MAINE.
Charles Harding, keeper of the lighthouse al
Duck island, near Mt. Desert, has recently LOST
a COW, an OK and twenty Sheep from eating
damaged -four strewn along the shore from
stranded Nova Scotia vessel.
John McCaffery, boatswain .. S. n, stationed
at the KitteTy navy yard, was seriously injured
Saturday by the giving way of the hosting gear
letting heavy block fall upon him.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Asa PRATT, a workman in the saw mill of Syl-
vanus Holmes, in jefferson, had his left arm
sawed off on a boiling saw on the 18th.
Some thief stole four hundred pounds of ma
pie sugar belonging to Zeb. Twitchell, of Ian
caster, the other night.
Steamer Lady has renewed her trips on Lake
Winnipseogee, as has also the "shoo fly train"
on the Boston, Concord and Montreal railroad.
1t is proposed TO erect steam saw-mill at Lam
caster, to be supplied with timber, foated down
Connecticut river.
The stone masonry of the Sugar River railroad
between Newport and Bradford is all done, and
work is progressing all along the line.
The inventory of Newport for 1871 is 81 ,O49,-
sos, an increase of over $4,000 since last year
There are thirty-Une individuals and firms who
pay tax of over 500, the largest tax being
that of Dexter Riehards-S124614.
Mrs. Lydia z. Goodhue, of Chelsea, Mass
has sent TO Concord, to be suspended in the
council chamber, state house, the portrait of her
first husband, Hon. David L. Morrill,, governor
of the state from June, 1924, to june 1927
Calvin Pollard, well known as one of the first
conductors on the Boston and Lowell railroad
died at his residence in Hudson on Monday, at
the age of siXty-seyen. He was one of the first
citizens of the town, and leaves a good record
Tor probty.
The Newport Argus says it is estimated that
twenty-five tons of maple sugar have been made
in Springfield the present season. From ten to
fifteen thousand bushels of potatoes are raised
for the market annually. Ten thousand pounds
of wool, probably, is annually sold. Also, a
large amount of butter.
On the day succeeding the annual election an
aged inhabitant of Sanbornton, lifelong dem
ocrat, received a Patriot extra. Returning to
his home at his sons (who is good republican,,
he called his little grandson, a boy of nine years
pointed to the victorious ooster, said ''There
Neddie, is something | have not seen in the
paper for a long time, and it looks good"
"Well, grandpa" said the little rogue, won't
you give me his tail-feathersP ellis tailfeath-
ersl What do You want OF them% inquired his
grandpa. why, he is going to die, and want
them 10 remember him by" was the answer.
The body Of the man killed on the Concord
railroad turns out to be that of Joseph Lees an
Englishman of North Weare He had been to
Suncooll in search of work at his trade, a cotton
spinner, his wife giving him 81 rs, all the money
she had to support themselves and three chill
dren, and was returning, unsuccessful, on foot
walking between the tracks, when the up-train
suddenly came upon him near Martins Ferry
The engineer saw him, and thought he had
passed safely, but was astonished to find tn,
body on the catcher on reaching Hooxsett some
four miles north of the accident
Peter N. Chase, a respectable citizen and sho,
dealer in Lebanon, aged fifty-eight committee
suicide on Tuesday in his bed chamber by shoot
ing himself with gun heavily loaded witt
buckshot. Placing the muZzle Of the gun to hi
mouth the charge came out at the back of tn
neck, which was broken, section of the spina
column being entirely shot away. The fami
were away. He had showed signs Of derangt
ment for some months, originating from grie
at the loss of his wife. A month since he mad
an unsuccessful attempt to take his life b.
poisoning.
VERMONT.
The Montpelier Watchman says :-"The ma
pie suSdI CIOp Ol vermont VIII De larger tli
year than for any one year during the past TWEEN
ty, and viii be very important item in the pro
duction of the state-eYen at the low price suga
brings now-the best being from to 10 cents I
pound
H. A. Flint, stage driver from Lancaster. n
H., 10 West Concord, was arrested last Tuesday
and committed to Guildhall Jail. for falling &c
deliver to the express office $3.50 given him by
the French Brothers, of Lunenburg, for that pur
pose on the Sd inst.
Harvey Bartholomew and wife, of West Hart
ford, have been sent to jail for want of tbe renu
site $40 to settle fines and costs for LIQUOR sell
ing.
Alexander Riddle, of johnson, committed sui
eide Thursday by drowning He had formerly
held various town offices, and was for severa
years the representative of his town in the legis
lature. His age was about sixty-fve. Som
family unpleasantness is assigned as the caus
of the deed.
The funeral of Col. John o. Dickinson, VIII
was murdered by the kuklux in Florida tw
weeks ago, took place at Benson on the 18Th
and was attended by large concourse of PEG
pie, including the governor and other Stat
officials and prominent citizens. At the con
elusion oil the funeral services public meeting
Of the citizens of Vermont present was held
and series Of resolutions adopted expressive O
the sense OF the people in reference to the as
sassnation of the deceased reoretting tbe nm