Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-03
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posroN AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Judge Russell continues to improve slowly
The Universalist society recently organized
Newtonyile is preparing to build chapel.
The Boston stable keepers have raised on {
price Of hacks for funerals and weddings.
The Somervie delegates TO the labor reioT
state convention are instructed 10 Nope
Butler. -
six of the national banks of Boston have pa
the disputed tax imposed upon tneli Sp"'e9
Jnhn ~ CnIlins, who was sentenced TO Il
e,oto nrison eighteen months ago Tor rooOeI
fr1m The civ treasury, has been pardoned I
Governor Clafn .,,
ao inches wide. weighing over 500 pounds, an
rDoniri,,U for its manufacture over 400 OK hide
was exhibited in State street, Boston, on Satu
dav.
The whole number of persons committed |
the Boston city prison in September was ia
against 1892 Tor the preceding month. Male
SS7: females, 256; foreign born, FOG; native, 43
Drunkards, 742, decrease from August.
Rev. J. II. Chaplin OF Boston has resigned tb
office of secretary of the Universalist CONVEX
ton, to accept the proicssorship Of physics
science, in st. Lawrence university, in Ne'
York.
The Atlantic club tined at Parkers, on SAT
urday. Prof. H, w. Longtelow presided. Hon
Chas Sumner, James I Fields, Dir. Oliver Wen
dell Holmes, Prof. James Russell Lowell, Ed
WIN Whipple, and many other notables, wcr'
present.
The opposing counsel in case before tn,
supreme court, last week, agreed in a requcS
for an adjournment from Tuesday to Thurs
day, that they might attend the Worcester
convention. Judge Colt "did not see it," hui
one OF them took the last train Wednesday
night, and was at the death of his tavorite can
didatc.
sons witnessed the dedcatory services at the
home for destitute Catholic children, on Harri.
son avenue, Boston, on Sunday. The entire
area from East Concord street to a point near
East Newton street, on Harrison avenue, was
fnlly occupied, and many who were unable 10
secnrc a position within hearing distance of the
platform, retired before the services were com
nenced. The building is constructed of brick,
with frcestone trimmings, and the finish Oft
interior is yerv fine. The building will accom-
modate between two and three thousand chill
drcn.
The London Times devotes nearly a column,
cditoraly, to the proposed Jubilee Tor 1872, to
be holden III Boston, and gives Mr.. Gilmore
Just and discriminating praise for his indeiatig-
able eXcrlons in relation TO his purpose. The
cable dispatches have already announced the
fact that England joins in the great festival, and
sends her representative band Of military mus-
cians-and, as it is understood, at the national
expense, being her peace offering of universal
lister, has intimated ike courtesy, and Mr..
Gilmore is now on his way to negotiate with
other European powers TO the same end. At
present the promises for the international jub-
lee are certainly very flattering.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Wendell Phillips will preside at the labor re-
form state convention at birmingham.
Eight cases of small pOX were reported at
Lowell on Sunday aud but four on Satuid day.
Two BOYS, one fourteen and the other sixteen
years of age, were arrested at Lowell on Satur-
day afternoon for drunkenness
There was a seizure of several hundred dol
lars worth of liquor at the store of Patrick
Lynch, on Market street, Lowell, on Saturday
afternoon, this being the second seizure from
him within few weeks
A fire in r two story wooden building at
Lowell, corner OF Appleton and South streets,
owned by Bernard Kelley, Saturday afternoon,
was extinguished without the aid Of the fire de-
partment. 1t was discovered in two places in
the attic at the same time and was probably in
cendiary.
AT mass meeting of the milk producers o.
Massachusetts and New Hampshire, held a
Aver, Saturday, the action of the producers
association against the reduction Of price pro
posed by the contractors was sustained.
The birmingham Gazette says "Col. Jane
Brown, nearly ninety years old, was on the agri
cultural fair grounds, Wednesday, riding horse
back. He was lieutenant of artillery in tn,
company from this town in the war of 1912, anC
was considered a good hOrseman in those days
He has not wholly lost the style of good riding
Yet"
Lcandcr Crosby of Billerica, set out anC
trained some Concord grape vines near hi
house, and although they bear well he has neve
tasted the fruit, because just before they wert
ready for picking, some one would strip tn
vines. This having been done TWO years in sue
cession, Mr.. Crosby determined to prevent
this wear if possible. Accordingly he watchet
the vines, and a few evenings since he caught
neIghbOr in the act Of stealing the grapes. Thi
man is SAID to occupy an official position in on
of the churches, and is man of wealth. NJ
Crosby gave him a week to decide whether /
would pay for all the grapes taken during Il
last two years, or be exposed.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The "Breed' families of Lynn are fortune
fayorites-htty of them paying taxes of u
wards of $50 each
S NJ Bubier pays the largest tax in Lynn
SS922 25 SiXty-onc persons pay tax eXceet
ing $1,000, against thrty-nine last year.
The Lawrence Eagle publishes the lollowin
cheerfulltem: "Ihe young man who was kickC
into the pond on the common, on Thursday ey
ming, for insulting a lady, is informed that h
hat and cane are subject 10 his order at the L
gle office"
AT Newburyport, large barn on High stree
near the head of Woodland street, was set
fire and burned, with its contents-several to-
of hay, farming TOOLS etc.-about!half past o.
O'Clock, Sunday morning. The barn was own
by Joseph lhllsbury, and the cattle in il we
turned loose and driven out by the incendiar
There is much excitement here at the revival
former days, when every Saturday night broug
its incendary fire.
The Salem Register says: "The meetingof /
American board Of commissioners for forei
missions, in Salem, this week, will be an oCt
mi mr.
were ordained here. On the 9th of Februai
1872, five persons Samuel Newell Adonira
Judson, Samuel Mott, Gordon Hall and Luth
Rice, were consecrated, in the Tabernacle churC
10 the mission work in India On the 18th
the same month Messrs. JudsoG and Newe
with their wives, sailed from this port for C
cutta in the brig Caravan, commanded by Cal
Augustine Heard, who has deceased within
year or two. On the 4th Of November, 1918, Ii
Spaulding, MyroD Winslow and Henry Woo
ward for India, and Pliny Fisk for Judea, we
ordained in the Tabernacle as missionaries, a
ut the close of the services five hundred perso
partook of the sacrament. Salem is intimate
Identified with the origin and early history
this association.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The receipts during the third day of the Rr
tol county fair were SSOOO
Charles Godfrey, dry goods merchant
Taunton for tifty-lour years, died on Thursda
association has declared dividend of fifteen I
cent.
Lncius A. johnson had his right arm torn
IN the box mill of n. s. Williams at East Tar
ton, on Friday, and died the same day.
he Fall River News says that eX-Mayor |
ward 7. BuffintOn, who has been confined 10
house for several weeks by sickness. is now VI
low, aud there is but little hope of his recove
lis disease appears to have assumed drops
form His sutferings Thursday were very
we're, and be sunk SO rapidly for a time that
was thought he was passing away.
house, wagon house, shed, etc, belongi
TO Amos Keith, IN Norton, and the barn al
wagon house belonging to Elbridge ID. Kei
was consumed by fire on Thursday, caused
some boys playing with matches near the ban
Two hogs, thirty tons Of hay, three wagons
moving machine, two ploughs, with most
the other farming tools and nearly all the fur
lure and provisions, were burned. Loss es
mated at $4,000, insured for S11OO by the Hin
ham company.
The destructive fire in North Attleboro +
day morning, originated in Hector McTeol
paint shop, and iiOm this il communicated
the large building owned by MIR. richards. Al
thence TO Turner'S boarding house and ba
adjoining. The occupants Of Richards bui
ing were: VIM. Weeks, for shoe business; II
ter & Morse, chasers OF Iewelry; George Mack
barber; Celtic band; Phelps & Burden, DIV
clans; Frohesan German singing cu0. i
losses and insurance are as follows: Richar
building, loss $1,000, insured for 5000 in
Peoples, Worcester; paint shop, loss ON ST
$500, insured for $500; Turner's board