Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-08
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.

Reni, Il Bates, president OF the sank oil C0nl
merce at Boston, has been fined SIS and cost
because be didn't appear when summoned Il
testify in a case in court.
A Boston merchant has had four camels
hair shawls stolen from his store within two
months, and offers 5000 for the detection Of the
thieves.
Dollar stores have become chronic in Boston
twenty-five cent stores are nearly so, and fen
cent stores are getting quite numerous but the
newest one is ninety-niEe cent store:
Oscar Emert recently walked or tell from the
third story window of his house at Cambridge
while asleep. fracturing his ankle and sustain
ing serious internal injuries.
Thomas Lothrop, of Boston, who started, one
day last week to go for a physician for his son
who was very i'll, wandered off and has not been
heard of since, and his friends fear that he has
become insane and met with fatal accident
Since then his son has died, and his wife, now a
childless widow, has nearly lost her reason by
the double calamity.
The French relief committee of Boston, and
other New England cities, want the senate reso-
luton so amended to have Boston included,
aud a generous rivalry with New York in this
gooG work stimulated. They ieiegraphed on
Monday morning that they have already over
half of thesneedful funds subscribed TO load a
vessel at Boston, and asked Mr.. Dawes to secure
the necessary legislation. Mr.. Dawes respond
ed: "Thc whole New England delegation gladly
responded to your telegram, and will earnestly
endeavor that Boston shall have an opportu-
nifty to rival New York in such a glorions
work."
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The New Bedford Standard says farmer in
Westport wants to give his farm to any gentle
man who will come and marrY bis daughter
MAINE.
Chas p. Silsby has been appointed poStmas'
ter at Aurora vice S. Silsby resigned
There has not been fire in Machlas since
February, 1860.
of potatoes f1ozen in his cellar, during the cold
snap of last week.
There was a death, a funeral, a marriage,
and fight, all at one house, in Gardiner, last
week.
The family of John L. Cutler, in Bangor, were
nearly suffOcated, last week, by gas which
escaped into the house from coal furnace.
"Patsey" Lyndes, who was burned to death in
the great FIRE at Virginia City, Nevada, on We'd
nesday, was a son of John Lyndes, of Bangor,
for many years ianitor of the City hall.
The Portland Press says that thus far the
legislature has been a working and prudent
body. All the beggars will get the quiet ''leave
10 withdraw"
The dwelling house in Lyman, formerly owned
and occupied by Theodore Emmons, was entire
" destroyed by fire on Sunday morning last
Sumner l. Kimball, son of Hon. Increase Kim
ball, of Sanford, has been appointed chief of the
division of the revenue marine, at Washington,
in place of n. B. DevCreux, resigned. The
resignation and appointment take effect March
1st
There are rumors that the justices of the
supreme cour' who meet on Monday, will give
an opinion adverse TO the constitutionality OF
the loaning OF municipal credit to manufacturing
enterprises.
On Tuesday night of last week, VIM Rowell
and wife, of Scion, had q very narrow escape
from being suffocated by the use of charcoal to
to heat their room. For long time after being
discovered they were insensible, and it required
the utmost eXertion of the old folks to resusci
tate them.
The senate is making some searching inquiries
into the grants TO sectaran schools. 1t is feared
that the good faith of the state with the most Of
these is so far pledged that it will be impossible
to undo what has been unwisely done in tn,
past. Doubtless the past, with its warnings, viii
suffice.
The apportionment is beginning to make quit
a stir in the legislature. Some propose TO dyid
the state into thirty-one senatorial districts, IRE
spective of county lines, or nearly so. which wi
give little over 10000 for a senator; but
larger portion hold to maintaining county line:
and, in the old way, adjust in one branch th
difference in the other.
The dwelling house of James c. MOTT, ais
his store, and the dwelling house of Capt. Chas
Ramsdell, together with barn belonging +
Mrs. Ann Farnsworth, and one belonging f
Mrs. Motz, in West Pembroke, were destrOyet
by fire last Sunday morning. Loss $3.50, Oh
which there was an insurance for S2250.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The city of Manchester reduced its debt las
wear Sc, 500.
The Uniyersalsts of Concord put $500 int
their treasury last week as the net result of
masquerade party.
Col. J. Horace Kent was elected city marsha
of Portsmouth last week. The colonel has
keen eye for rogues.
Master Charles A. Cove son of the late Col
Jessie A. Cove of Concord, who was killed a
at the head of the Massachusetts 22d regimen
in the late war, has been appointed a cadet il
the naval academy.
An Exeter dispatch of the 4th, says: "Al
alarm of fire was sounded last night between
II and ~ O'Clock, which proved to be for tn
purpose OF arousing the people to search for
girl twelve years old, named Katy Doody, witt
left her home yesterday afternoon and has no
yet returned. She was seen at the depot at si2
O'Clock. The girl, who is afflicted with the st
Vituss dance, and who is at times quite simple
wore black water proof with the hood ovel
her head, and had a red scarf around her neck.
VERMONT.
The Vermont newspapers chronicle snow
squall which passed over Pennington last Thurs
day, accompanied with thunder and lightning
A house was struck and considerably damaged
The Central railroad company has not We
taken possession of the Rutland railroad, tn
representatives of the contracting parties no
having come to full agreement on some of tn
minor points involved.
Vermont man emigrated to Minnesot
seventeen years ago, and last week for the frs
time reappeared in the streets of his native vii
lage wearing the same old white plug hat tina
he wore at the time Of his exodus thence H
was recognized at once.
Mrs Hattie J. Stratton of Rutland while at
tempting to cross the railroad, one day las
week, was struck fairly by the train from Bur
lington, and thrown violently from the track
cutting her arm and bruising her somewhat, bu
not dangerously. II was an astonishing escape
A discussion concerning the existence of fe
male Free Masons brings out a statement from
correspondent, who says he is ''wel acquainted
with two ladies who have received eight degrees
and who are the Shining lights of fourshin.
lodge in Vermont. The circumstances of thei
admission are very interesting, and closely re
lated to certain well known adventures in ou
late war; when these two herones followed, fo
over year, the fortunes of one of the Vernon
regiments. was present myself at the initia
ton of one of the ladies, who went through thu
ordeal in a manner worthy of the title she ba
earned. II was the same as that undergone b,
men, except in a few particulars of dress, which
was slightly altered in respect 10 her SEX"
Vermont correspondent of q Boston pane
writes: with little snow and less water d
you wonder we are growing superstitions
That little woman who writes so hopefuIl
about the divergence of the iSotheTmal lines il
favor of New England, would reconsider if sh
should come TO Vermont. However | hone he
hypothesis will keep her fingers warm an,
Timber 10 write on in her CHEEKY way, for a com
Portable deluson is better than nothing. Sur
rounded by villages, this Hill is the very eli
max Of the town, with little stirring on Il hn
the winds. The population consists of pre- emf
nenty respectable and cultivated women-wh,
mostly sit by wintry fre-sides, with the damper,
turned down, signing for knitting work, anC
nobody to knit for in particular. Everybody,
children gone west, and the old folds cJinginG II
the old homes like ichens to their native
rocks" 'i''
CONNECTICUT.
Rumselling is on the decline at New Hartford
One of the whiskey dealers has sold ont nm,
gone to farming. ''-->
Prof James Hadley of Yale. will delivor
course of lectures on Roman law at Harvard !,
the course Of university lectures
The fire at Windermere mill in Ellington
Friday, caused loss of Sc, 900, which is coyeTe,
by Insurance. The origin Of the fire is I'M
known.
The only Waterbury high school propert
saved from the late disaster, so far as hear,
from, is comprised in sixteen eight-foot desks
School keeps now in a large factory.
scanoiding upon which three men were a