Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-09
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New England News summary.

gust Belmont are IN Boston.
The Boston dealers in coal added fifty cents
per ton to the price OF that commodity, on the
9TH.
furniture factory, owned by Daniels & Har-
rison, rear Of Harrison avenue, Boston, was
burned on the night of the 7th Loss $780,
At Boston, on the night of the 9TH, stable,
on the corner of Washington and Eustis streets,
which was owned and occupied in part by Mr..
McElroy, grain dealer, containing large guam
tity of hay, was, together with horse belong
ing to Mr.. Tsdale, grocer, burnt up. The rear
portions of the wooden block of houses, fronting
on Eustis street, and extending from Washing
ton street, were pretty well consumed before
the flames could be eXtinguiShed. The total
loss is estimated at about $4,000, which is par.
tally covered by insurance.
In the supreme court at Boston, on Thursday
morning, before Judge Morton, a hearing was
had on the bill in equity brought by Benjamin
Curtis and Others VS.. the First Congregational
society of Quincy, to restrain the respondents
from selling the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for taxes
The defendants, in 1850, voted TO tax the pewS
in the church The complainants offered to give
up their pewS, and appraisers were appointed tC
assess their value. These appraisers not agree
ing, the parish have not laidi any tax on the
pcws of the Complainants till 1870, when they
proceeded TO lay tax on the same, and now
claim the right so to do. Decision reserved fol
the full bench.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The FIRST of the campaign flags in this state
now floats over the headquarters of the Butler
club in CharlcStown.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Gloucester Telegraph says that unless the
fall catch proves better than the summer has,
the business will wind up rather slim.
The Ncwburyport delegation to the republican
state convention is said 10 be about equally di-
vided between Butler and Lorng.
Some of the prominent republicans Of Law
renee held meeting Wednesday evening, to de-
wise measures 10 prevent the choice of Butler
delegates TO the state convention.
The members of the 23d Massachusetts volun-
teers are 10 have a reunion at Salem on the
eSfb. Browns brigade band of Boston has been
secured for the occasion. Ii will be remembered
that Mr.. Brown was formerly the band master
OF the regiment.
BRISTOL COUNTY
Three female prisoners were transferred this
week, by order of the commissioners of prisons,
from the house of correction in Plymouth to
the institution in New Bedford Mrs. Gardner
of bingham, sentenced for life, some years ago,
for the murder of her husband, is among the
number. BY this action female help will have
to be hired at the prison in Plymouth.
1t is said that a movement is on foot in Fall
River for the formation of a company, with
capital of 100000, for the purpose of carrying
on the foundry and machine business, the man
uiacture of steam engines, light and heavy
castings, &c The works are TO be located at
Bonneville The stockholders are gentlemen of
fined to the hands of skillful and experienced
men. The works will give employment TO some
fifty or sixty hands.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The Plymouth Memorial and Rock comes out
in favor of the nomination OF Hon. A. H. Rice
as the republican candidate for governor.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Springfield had two attempted burglaries, one
attempted incendary fire, prize fight, two rob
berries of fruit trees, two arrests for theft ten for
Tum-Selng, four for assault, and several for
drunkenness, Wednesday night Lively town
for its dozen policemen.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Decrfeld sends Washburn delegation to the
republican state convention.
The statement that Sunderland had selected
Butler delegates to the convention is denied,
the gentlemen chosen being altogether different
men. The report that the Shelburne men are
for Butler is also incorrect, no delegation having
been yet elected.
MAINE.
The Sherman steel works of Bucksport are TO
he sold, the holders Of stock, it is said expect
ing to lose about fifty per cent. Inability to Sc
cure uniform quality of steel is said to have
rendered the new process comparatively worth
less.
A meeting of the creditors Of 0'Brien, Pierce
& Co., extensive grain and -four dealers in Port
land, who failed recently, was held this week
and committee chosen to examine the affairs
The firm reported their liabilities at S249 ,43S,
and their assets at S11 600 Their creditors
are principally at the west.
The Cabot manufacturing company have
erected a fshway over their dam, at Brunswick
Me-, which is said 10 be the most substantial in
the country. 1t is described as of stone laid in
cement, and consists of ten pools each ten feet
square inside and three and half feet deep.
with an approach at the upper end eight feet
wide and some fifty feet long. The walls are over
two feet thick.
Election in the state takes place on Monday
next. The Portland Press says advices from
different sections OF the state indicate that the
republicans fully realize the importance of the
pending election, and the usual republican VIC
tory is anticipated. On the other hand it is
said that the democrats are quietly conducting
an active campaign, while the labor reform or
ganlzation is being pushed wherever it will tell
agains the republicans. The democrats also
hope to gain something from republican disaf-
lection.
Pennington has a dog of which are told many
amusing stores Illustrative of canine sagacity.
The latest one connects him with a cat which
coming recently into the domestic circle, was
not cordially received by the dog, who had
already formed an attachment for a feline of
longer residence in the family. One day be-
coming annoyed by the intrusive familiarity of
the unwelcome cat, the dog carefully took her
up in his mouth, carried her considerable dis
tance from the house and placed her upon the
ground. Instead OF responding to this gentle
her tail and scampered back to the house the
dog, meanwhile, cycling her with kind of de-
lected surprise, and then himself returning 10
the scene of his prosecutions. In a short time
the dog, feeling that patience had ceased to be a
virtue, determined to make another attempt TO
rid the place of the obnoxious cat. With this
purpose he again took her in his mouth, and
carried her into the garden, dug shallow hole
in the loose soil, deposited her therein, and at
tempted to bury her alive; but pussy again
proved refractory, shook the sand from her
Tuifed fur, and galoped back to the house
The profound amazement depicted on the face
oil the dog, as he this time watched the retreat
ing form OF the hated cat, is described as ex-
uemcly funny.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
A new shoe mandatory in Rochester is meet
inc with good success.
The Pepper mills at Lake village turned off
9l2O lbs. OF hosiery yarn in the month of August
just past.
1t is reported that Hon. George G. Fogr will
be the managing editor of the republican press
association.
James w. Ross of Loudon was arrested We'd
nesday, charged with assault upon and stabbinr
with a knife VIM. Carroll of London. Ross wac
arraigned and bound over to the supreme Judi
cial court.
A mad dog made his appearance in Laconia a
few days ago. He bit two other dogs, but was
killed before biting any person. The other dogs
were also killed
Mrs. Osman G. Baker and Mrs. Judith East
man of Concord and a Mrs. Sanborn of Hopkins
ton had their pockets picked in returning from
Holding camp meeting. Small sums only were
obtained.
A committee of the Nashua board of trade
nave visited parties in the boot and shoe manu-
featuring business TO set forth the advantages of
Nashua as location for mandatory. 1t is
proposed to form a stock company, and menu
bers OF the board viii sound the public on the
matter the present week.
Rev }. NJ. Coburn of New Boston, and for
merry OF Manchester, has accepted the position
OF president OF the New England Masonic insti-
tute, located at Efingham, in Carroll county.
The institute is a high school.
The trial OF the divorce case of Ella C.. r.
Sponord oil HopkntOu against James Spofford
on the ground of extreme cruelty, commenced
in Concord, Wednesday, before Justice Sargent
Of the supreme judicial court. The "resnecta.
blity" of the parties gives the case quite a pub
lie interest.
The supreme judicial court recently tried the
case of VIM. Chapel VS. Lyman Annable Of
Colebrook, to recover damages for malpractice
in setting "a leg which he had broken iu 1865
and which for lack of proper care, as he nj.
leges, became so that Chapel could not walk
without a cane, the bones remaining out of
place On the ID inst. the jury returned a yer.
diet for the doctor
Rev. Cyrus Richards, D. D., who has been for