Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-26
New England Dispatches,
The Massachusetts Temperance Alliance
Charged with Stealing S2OOO-Spiritu-
nIists in COunciI-DrOwncd-De Of n
PrisOner-FcmaIc Suffrage, etc.

MASSACHUSETTS.
Boston, Jan. 25.-The executive committee
of the Massachusetts state temperance alliance
has unanimously voted to petition the legislature
to repeal the clause allowing the sale of beer,
which was added to the liquor law last year.
The creditors of the Oriental powder company,
whose works are located in South Windham,
Maine, held a meeting in Boston to-day
statement was made showing clear surplus OF
over 5000 900, and the company propose to pay
dollar for dollar, if allowed to settle matters on
an extension of six to twentytour months. The
company has paid an annual cash dividend of
twenty-five per cent, for the last ten years
Hugh Kelley and John Williams are under
arrest, charged with stealing $1,000 from the
grocery store of Patrick Doyle.
The Massachusetts spiritual association held
its annual convention at Eliot hall to-day. There
was a fair attendance. The forenoon was taken
up with preliminary business, and addresses by
speakers of local reputation. In the afternoon,
the association organized for the ensuing year,
by the choice of Edwin Wilder, ID, of bingham,
president; H. S. Williams, OF Boston, sec
rotary; and the same list of vice-presdentS
as last year. Resolutions were presented
by the committee on the subject: Wei
coming TO their ranks all that love Gods
children; that Spiritualism nculcates indvidu-
atty; that they would not indorSe the peculiar
views of any, only so far as they accorded with
their reason and the following: Resolved that
Spiritualism underlies and includes all true re-
forms; therefore, Spirtualists, in faithfully sus-
tanning their own peculiar views, are more di-
recty contributing to the permanent success of
the various reforms than by scattering their
forces among the various so called reforms of
the day.
Considerable discussion was raised on the last
resolution. "Prof." Denton, in opposition, said
he wanted to see the organization on a platform
broad enough, wide enough, liberal enough, and
humane enough TO include all reforms, because,
in this, they were blessing humanity, and hui
manity should always rank before sect.
"Dr" H. B. Storer thought experience had
demonstrated that il was not possible to form
working organization in many places. He
agreed, in the main, with the preceding speaker
The discussion continued some time, but the
resolutions were eventually adopted, together
with supplementary solution recognizing the
Importance of establishing a comprehensive
platform in every town in the state, where sui
ieCtS pertaining to human welfare could be
discussed on Sunday and at other seasons. The
evening session was well attended, and several
addresses were delivered by members of the as
ISOLATION and others.
MAINE.
WIsCAssET, Jan. 25.-Isaac Tarr, living on
the west side of the river, three miles above
Wiscasset, was frozen to death Monday fore
noon. He fell through the ice while crossing
the river to cut wood, and when found had been
in the water standing breast high in the ice
nearly an hour. He died a few moments after
being taken out. His struggles must have been
fearful, as his clothing was nearly torn off by
the ice. He was about sixty years Of age.
BELFAST, Jan. 25.--DanielS, one of the per-
sons implicated in the Lime Rock bank robbery,
died in this city Of consumption at six O'Clock
this morning.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CoNCoRD, Jan. 25-The second annual meet
ing of the New Hampshire woman's suffrage
association, held here to-day, was thinly at
tended. The list of officers includes: Mrs. Ar
menia L. White of Concord, president. Lucy
Stone, Mrs. Bowles, of Cambridge, and others,
made addresses.