Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-05
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new England News summary.

HE Boston fair to raise funds to protect dumi
animals opens in Horticultural hall, Boston
this noon Workmcn and their ladies' are busy
getting The halls ready. Most of the booths arr
up, and vita their arrangement OF Whlte, olu'
and oranae C0lorS present very attractive ap
pcarance.
The subject of thercmoyal cf the state arsenal
RON Cambridge will probably he brought before
iba present legislature 1t is suggested that the
d esenf location makes It too easy prey to the
bands OF dangerous men in times Of excitement
ana that il should DC located in some central re-
tircd spot in the state, where also should be the
grounds for the annual encampment OF the
militia
Charlcstovn claims Helen Josephine Mans.
field Fisk's Josie, as a former resident. She for
mcrly resided with her mother on Monument
avenue, and there separated from her first hus-
band.
AT the state prison, every person who desires
10 see the attending physician Is Permitted 10 20
to the hospital in the morning, ANA is there
prescribed for. II IN iiSpuscd 10 such degree
as TO render il advisable he is excused from
labor unul he RECEIVERS, and II 1t IS necessary
that he should 20 into the hospital he has good
beds light and airy rooms proper food and
such attendance as he NEEDS. The bill OF fare Is
changed daily, and consists of coffee with good
bread, wholesome meats and fresh vegetables.
All who desire are supplied with tobacco, but
smoking is prohibited. Preaching is head
every Sunday 10 which all must 20, and there
is a Sabbath school which is largely attended,
but only bv those who desire. The lecture sea-
son exttuds 10 this institution, md men and
women of culture and genius lend their in
fueuce to the reformation Of the conyicts.
MIDDLESEN COUNTY.
About four o'clock, Saturday afternoon, the
house and barn Of VIM. Mcclure, in Wal
than, wee totally destroyed by fire. The fire
originated in the house, and, owing 10 some MS
understanding as TO the locality, the engines did
not arrive in time to render efficient service.
90 ! NnHFrs rVEH
ly all saved The less was about $4,000, and the
insurance $4,000.
ESSEN COUNTY.
The residence OF Mr., George Upton, on Chest
nut street, Peabody, was nearly destroyed by fire
early on Saturday evening. The fire is supposed
10 have originated from a defective furnace,
Loss about SS000
The Salem Register says that Captain J. NJ.
Eyitt of the fishing schooner Charles ii. Price,
Ct that port, which arrived on Sunday, reports
that ten days ago, while the schooner was on
the Grand Banks, the cook threw over 4 line TO
catch FISH for dinner, and having caught one,
threw the line over again and found that it
tended aft at a remarkable rate. He called the
captain, who went forward, and found the veSsei
going ahead at about five knots speed, but could
not account for it. He ordered all hands called,
and they hove in the cable 10 within about thirty
fathoms, when they discovered thattheir anchor
had cot hooked 10 a large whale, which they
had before seen at some distance. The whale
ran with the schooner some little time longer
The crew weather-bited the cable, and in a sholt
time the whale sounded, broke the anchor, and
carried away with him good part Of il. The
crew tell the same story.
MAINE.
shooting affair recently took place on the
bark Everett Gray, Captain Lorin@, of Var
mouth, living at that port loading with paving
for New Orleans. One Of the crew, negro,
from some reason refused to obey orders, when
the first mate and another white attempted to
dive him to duty by beating him with piece
OF iron and 4 shovel. Captain LOring then fired
three shots at the negro, one hitting him in the
shoulder, one IN the arm and the third shot
grazing his ear. The other colored men-there
were SIX On bOard-thCn drew their knives and
demanded that their Shpmate should not be
butchercd before their eyes. The captain sent
them back 10 duty by loaded rifle The negro
was then handcuflcd and laShcd in a dark hole
during that day and the following night The
correspondent says the affair has caused much
excitement among the people OF the usually quiet
village Numbers Of the people from the shore
visited the vessel during the day, but the wound
ed man was not seen, and the two balls lodged
IN his tesh were not taken out.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
new paper mill will be erected in Bristol
next season.
snow in Randolph covers the ground to the
depth OF three feet being so deep in the roads in
some places rs to seriously impede travel.
two hundred pound seal was caught near
the Squamscott river in Exeter, on the oath ult
after quite Il raid on the vegetables left in Mr.
Os@ood Marshs garden.
Last week a Mr.. Elliot of Tiltou went to Lake
lnase 70 SIC IlS SISTER; Arnyln@ at hGr mouse
ny ioIuu e het 5oseu'. ne sat Gown ~ the pafn
cold and frost
On Saturday evening fire broke out in a
large barn belonging 10 Mr.. John GOffe in Bed
lulu' luc yarn, auu $3.50 Que hundred Dushels OF
oin' leil lons ~ nay anu Iot OF othef Ioddcf
Mn Toou, hs ok COWS YOKE OIL oxen a
',,' a.. ~. d uo'se mtie aso uesidoytd, me OIL
Sln VI tHe u'G Il iOl A.oWl. Ih5Ie was an IN
SGioioe so on tne oaih LOT S'oO' Tue loss was
IN 1-g ~
III ~ - " ulu 'lle photo-rapher OIL Lit
~, MEMS 'lss i "a, Pdlt " tle WINTER
WIN Tue SlOl III slShai Olhcets on MOUNT W ash
Iuglou. III Solns up ibe mountain recently IN
company Win MI hhouih ana Mr. MeCourt,
M MO MoIAs ioI the railway cooperation, MI
Ileal ~ ole " w HoncIutheut observers, came
MA Ius'u- n.e ny. Du1 IoI the Ihey ana ol
nls t%o ColIpaulouS' VINO were compelled to
oaI uihi some oi lhe way as ne became un-
'oi'seiouS' III "ou1u nave peIlShed'
m. 1,...,.,- NLhIoNI'
~ ~ :, a. G'nAs eC.'lo "oINs at o. Johusoury
arc now using el@htecn tons OF iron daily.
Each OF the towns IN the Mssisquoi valley
.os onV 81 iioi9 Itc m iactoIes, where the
IA ol teiI POTATOES; receiving IRON
- . ~ ."In'9 .nlcCen'9 d 1usneI, Inc yleId
OF staIch Is ABOUT hIne pounds 10 the DuShel Of
t auu ~ II costs ohly one cent 10 make,
SS, =, =" "a ~ " u t,i, iOI pl9nt.
O. IN Ne = ': h"hu"ll, Il IIeSrdpheT, dled at
o.. AIpaus on SATURDAY, atter an Illness Of forty
cl@ht hours lie had Oecn Tor several years in
the silgio5 VI ine vermont central railroad, IN
fIoi, olee ~ quarlers as lTaln dispatcher
ss 'alIilaIly hlo"u 10 nearly lll telegraph,
universally esteemed. His age was about thirty
Two Years