Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-21
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The new city government of Salem is TO be
inauguratcd on Monday next. The following
statistics are taken from the annual report
During the past year the fire department was
called out twenty-seven times, five times unnec.
essarily and the loss of property was S1S,917 so
on which there was insurance of S12, 257 so. The
city treasurer last year received ST 016 ,395.S7
and paid 81 004 1886, leaving balance of S11,
SS7.01 now in the treasury. State aid to the
amount of S17 ,113 was paid on account of 241
deceased or disabled soldiers and sailors. The
expenses of the poor department were SIC, 51S.74
The expenditures in the school department were
for salaries, sac, 251.20; for repairs on school.
houses, Sz731 81; and for fuel and other general
expenses, S10,007. IS; amounting to S5S ,990.35-
a uecrease of S1152,I1 from the expenditures Of
last year.
There was a very violent gale on the
Western Banks, 9th inst, which resulted in the
loss of three men, two of whom were masters OF
Gloucester vessels. The Gloucester Advertiser
says that Capt. John Powers, Of schooner
Yosemite, was washed overheard and drowned.
He leaves a widow and three children. One of
the crew, named James Thompson, was knocked
down by the sea, had one of his ribs broken,
and was otherwise injured, and narrowly es.
capped being washed overheard. The Yosemite
lost five dories, an anchor and fifteen fathomS
of cable Captain William Jeffrey, of schooner
II. A. johnson, and John Phaen, one of the
crew, was washed overheard and drowned.
Captain Jeffrey resided at East Gloucester,
where he leaves widow and one child, Phalen
was young man about twenty-one years of
are, and married but few weeks before he
sailed.
Two Lewiston ladies', while attempting to
walk on the icy sidewalks, on Sunday, fell and
each broke an arm.
Eleven skaters were initiated into Hebron Pond
lodge Of Good Templars late week at Monson.
The proprietors of the slate quarry are sanguine
in the belief of success.
Or. IL. ID. Irish, leading physician in Turner,
died in that town a few days ago after an Illness
Of about two months, OF typhoid fever. He was
about fifty years of age.
The citizens of Livermore Falls are agitating
the SUBJECT of loaning the towns credit for inn
MN, Hment of the water-pOwer at that place
Sbsel, II, said to be only fifteen per cent in vol
gnS 'as.Slo, to that OF Lewiston.
Tho Ma;I3s 81 tie association held its first
sociable af Marine ball, Washington, Monday
evening Among other DISTINGUISHED persons
present were Senators Hsniln, Jewett OF Mis-
sour, S. P. Morrill,, Gen: Gilmore, Joel Perham,
Jr., and DIR. Merrill. Judge Smell introduced
Senator Hamlin, who made . pleasant address
of welcome and congratulation, in which be eX-
pressed his qualification at seeing the kind,
social relations existing between the sons and
daughters of Maine, and enjoincd upon tbelI to
cherish forever kind remembrances of shelr
state. Dancing was then commenced and kept
up until late hour.
The Saco independent gives sn account of
man, hailing from New York, WIG eanvassed
York county last December for the purpose of
appoiutlng agents for the sale of patent sickle
bar for q moving machine, and after making
satisfactory arrangement he induced parties TO
sign receipts agreeing to pay $500 as soon as a
certain amour: If machinery was Sold, the
machinery to be sem to the agents free of ex-
penSe. Ii is needless to sd that no machinery
was ever received by sucf appointed agents
hufiu Thursday los nallinu
himself Brown called on Luther Bryant, ESQ.,,
and offered TO sell fourteen notes Of 5000 each,
signed by as many prominent farmers of this
county, each one of whom were appointed De-
ccmber last, agent for the patent sickle bar.
Mr. BRYANT not feeling disposed to buy sent the
man to Charles Il. Milliken who for some cause
mistrusted that all was not right and took the
names of seven OF the signers, and made an ell
gggement 10 meet the man in an hour when he
would buy certain number of the notes. In
the meantime the facts of the fraud came out,
and ire man was not to be found at the appoint
ed time.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The extensive cabinet shops Of the Amsden
Brothers, in Baskerville, are run on half time on
account of the dizziness of business.
The Wallace Brothers, of Rochester, shipped
from their factory, during the first week in jan
uary, 1900 cases of shoes, or about 1l9OO0 pairs.
The democrats of Carroll county have nomi-
mated Herbert S. Stevens, Of Wakefield, for COM
missioner, and have renominated Loammi
Hardy, of Ossipee, for register of deeds, and
Job Munson for treasurer.
Deputy Sheriff N. X. Leavitt assumed charge
of the il in Exeter in December, 1S4S, and has
been jailer since that time, with the exception
of two years. He has now resigned his charge
TO BenI S. Clifford of Epping.
The officers of the labor reform state commit
tee were at the Eagle hotel, on the 10Th, but for
what purpose is not known. 1t was surmised
~. .l.a,, a.fNl Lab
dates was the subject under consideration.
Elizabeth F. Aiken, in the employ of George
Z. Fiield, of Londonderry, left on a Sunday
while the family were at church, taking with her
the family jewelry and keepsakes. She was
traced to Lawrence, where she was finally ar
rested She was subsequently delivered up to
the New Hampshire authorities and is now in
Exeter Jail. She is only seventeen.
The Pittsfeld manufacturing company have
received some looms of a new pattern, for the
manufacture Of fine sheeting, and if successful
it is SAID an addition will be made to their fac
tory next spring. The old looms are literally
"worn out"
7 The democrats of the eleventh senatorial dis
trict met in convention at Andover on the 18th.
Hon. Oscar +. Fowles, of Bristol, was president,
and John F. Emery, secretary. On motion,
Lewis W. Fling, of Bristol, was unanimously
nominated for senator.
The democrats of the ninth senatorial district
have nominated Ansel Dickinson of Winchester
for state senator. The democrats of Cheshire
county have put up Jewett Buffum of Westmore-
land for commissioner, Virgil A. Wright of
Keene for register of deeds, and Warren l.. OAR
row of Tinsdale for county treasurer. Both
conventions were held at Keene.
A young man named Walter Stevens, living
in Contoocook slipped and fell under the cars
at that place on the 18th, and was dragged sew
era rods before the train could he stopped. One
OF his legs was badly mangled, but it was re-
ported that no bones were broken.
In the Portsmouth board of aldermen, on the
10Th, City Marshal johnson reported the num-
Der of arrests in the year 1870 to be 964 of which
oulv single one was for selling liquor, and this
was the Boston case OF a delinquent debtor ar
rested here. The city marshal, collector, &C.,
were not elected as was expected A large
crowd of citizens were in attendance.
During 1870 the Ashland mills have not
stopped single day for lack Of water They
have used 14S ,612 pounds of wool and cotton
and spun 1873, 1886 pounds of yarn, an average of
452 pounds day. One jack spun 10 1873 pounds,
an average Of the tenth of the whole daily Each
weaver averaged 107 yards of cloth daily the
whole number of yards being 503,552, an in
crease over 1869 Of p, $50 yards. The number of
miles of yarn used in one month was 1884. A
bale of wool f ON Boston, by the time it is re-
turned 10 that city manufactured, undergoes
1872 landings.
CONNECTICUT.
A police force of three has been organized in
OOiCutolSls
About three hundred pounds of pickerel were
caught on Hayward lake, Colchester, on Satur-
dav, 14th, with nearly three hundred lines.
The Naugatuck railroad company are filling
the ice houses at Seymour at the rate of 900 tons
a day.
Congressman Kellogg has introduced a bill
into the house granting condemned cannon for
a soldiers monument at Waterbury.
A lot of forty-fve feet front, next TO the post
Office, at Wallingtord, sold for 81 800 few DAYS
ago. This is the largest price ever paid in the
town.
The African Methodist Episcopal society OF
New Haven, will soon build new church 10
seat 400, on Dixwell avenue. The Rev. John
LLOYD is the pastor
The Rockville lodge of Good Templars has
changed its place ofmeeting, and not disbanded
on account of lack of interest in its members, as
reported.
There are nineteen men on the Bridgeport DO.
lice force, of which number twelve are on night
duty. There were 1883 arrests last year, OF
which $50 were fordrunkenness; 1862 were Irish
2S41 dodgers were accommodated.
The rains Sunday night and Monday gave
ample water power for the mills at Riyerton. The
same is true Of hundreds of mills throughout the
state The supply, however, will probably moi