Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-27
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New England News Summary.
BosroN AND VICINITY

length OF time.
The rate of toll for foot passengers over IN
East Boston ferry after the first of October, WI
be one cent Tor Il single ticket and seNehty-hN'
cents per hundred. ,. 49,
The noSton nine defeated the 0lympics OF
Saturday seventeen TO twelve, ana on hVHud,
started on their last western toul " III. LIZ +
ulavinr nj Cleveland, Chicago and other p9hts'
The annual races of the Brookllne ana Ja-
naica Plains rowing clubs occurred on Jamaica
pond. on saturday, the honors being won ny
G. H. Balch Of the Jamaica ooal cluo, Tue 1raVe
and Elonora Of Jamaica Plains, ana W. +.
Weld's La FavOrite Of Brookline.
If is now stated that the intimacy between
Mrs Mitchell, the Detroit clergymans witc-rc-
Gently found nj Boston and restored to her huS-
band--and her supposed paramour was purely
platonic though he made The awkward mistake
of registering her as his wife at one of the hotels
where she stopped She had lived unhappily
with her husband, and left him suddenly, de
termined TO earn her own living, in which the
platonic friend aided her Now her husband
promises TO treat her better aud she is willing
10 90 back with nm and take a new depar-
ture.
Rev q. H. French of Andoyer declines call
from the Congregational church in Johnson, VI
MIDpLEsEN COUNTY.
OF the thirty-siX deaths by small pON in Lowell
last week. all but one were among the Roman
Catholics. Fourteen new cases wee reported in
that city yesterday morning.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Some mean fellow at FAN River to satisfy his
spite against MIR. Herman, has poisoned two OF
his horses.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Al Turner's Falls mill is used exclusively
for the manufacture of paper pulp from The
wood of the poplar tree There is a great num-
her of poplars growing in the region Of the falls,
though the tree has not been poplar one
among the farmers, Notwithstanding its name,
as it is useless for fuel, and has seldom been put
10 any valuable purpose. The wood is delivered
at the mill in sled lengths, or somewhat longer
after which it is sawed into sticks thirteen inches
long stripped of its bark, split to about Ordina-
~ stove wood size, or a little less, and cleared
OF all knots and impertectionS. 1t is then sub
iected 10 a pressure sufficient TO grind it to the
requisite fineness, coming out white and clean,
but in a thick, brittle state, which renders it
unfit for paper making, except when combined
with other stock. This pulp is sold 10 makers
of news paper, who mix il in the proportion of
% or 30 per cent with other material This mill
turns out from five TO seven tons of pulp daily
In Europe, handsome writing paper containing
so per cent of wood has been made, but this
pulp has not yet been used with success in fine
papers in the United States.
MAINE.
Forty-six vessels arrived in Bangor on Tues
day.
Thomas fash, principal of the high school,
of the city Of Lewiston.
The Advertiser says a widow lady in Auburn
has sold this year siXty-hye dollars worth of
apples, the produce OF four trees.
temporary bridge is to be built across the
river at Lewiston while the new bridge is being
built.
Rev. A. NJ Knapp was installed on Tuesday
evening as pastor over the Unitarian society in
Bangor
The Kennebec Union agricultural and horti-
tural society will not hold an exhibition this
fall.
The bears have begun to come out of the
woods, much to the annoyance Of the citizens
ofmany towns.
The house. barn, stable and outbuildings of
LatOrest Voter OF Salem, were burned to the
ground last week.
There are some fifty persons in Orrington
aged seventy years and upwards, and the pOpu-
latiOn of the town is only 1850.
The examination in the cases Of the eight
liquor dealers at Lewiston, where seizures were
made last Monday, has been continued to next
Monday. They will all plead not guilty.
Certain parties in Bangor have hired the col
lection in the museum Of the Atheu@um at Nam
tucket, Mass, aud it is to be removed to that
city next month
The people of Phillips are agitating the mat
ter of a railroad to that village, and have held
meeting, organized and chose a committee of
nine to get up petition to the legislature and
see about preliminary survey.
The second annual fair and show of the farm
ers' club will he holden at Bristol Mills, on the
Sd, 4th and 9th Of October Gen. J. L. Cham
berlain will deliver the address.
The trial Of 5. j. Worcester, before Trial JUS
tice E. McNrs, on charge of shooting Frank
Ladd, at Dexter, with intent to kill, was closed
Monday afternoon. Worcester was bound ove
to the supreme court in the sum Of $1,000 LadC
is recovering from his wound, although he will
probably be disabled for some time.
The beard of aldermen OF Bangor passed Al
order for the appropriation Of sum not ex
ceeding $500, for carrying into effect the pro
gramme for the reception of the president of ih,
United States The common council amended
the order by making the sum $1,000
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Fourteen dogs in Dover were poisoned the pas
week
A bee tree in Bow yielded, a few days since
1889 pounds of comb and honey.
A brakeman on a freight train at CharlestOwl
had his elbow crushed while Stacking cars,
fews days since.
The Litteton Republic has passed into tin
hands of II. II. Metcall, Esq, hitherto editor o
the Concord People.
The notorious DR.. Oliver F. PapY OF New
York city, who was arrested for robbery al
Baskerville, has been bailed out.
Dennis Sullivan died at Manchester on FRI
day evening, from injuries received by falling
into kettle OF boiling water.
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respectable lady of Portsmouth committed Sui
eide Monday morning. Her ooe was ahou
forty-fye wears
The small box has broken ont in Suncook
and cansed consi5eratIa l,,.;,or ~
Young French woman recently from ioweu i
the first case.
John II Fountain of Graa+ Rails and Ero,,I
T.. Wood have been committed m tho statq
prison. the former far an assanI, ";,b oT 90
temut to kin. and the latter Far rohharv :" 81
The Claremont Fagie Sn~yastS ~, n .o,,,r
meeting he called To toI-a action IN - ~" ~
huiI5ing n reservoir for n sn,tI, ~ ~ ,o1aiu y
case of 6ra supply Vi ""te' IL
Mr. I ". Deane and Mr. Fo,.,c,u ,,r ,,,.
mont are roising tobaCca tii s ~, Vt SlalS &
estimates the nrodnct from, LaIf mr.,
him sg00 van d" "0i' VIII pay
The Warner bipb school bn;I,ino - ,,,o.,.
ready for seats The school co,'I,it, 20 ieii y
10 omen the winter term on tha gry, Iecldeo
after Tbanksoiying + q Coia AZ AZ T pniSa
mas been ENGAGED rs nrincinoI - Az . Vi i'e'nei
On Saturday a orindstone in tho ,,,o-,-.-
axe factory an Manchester bnrst and ac,
injured joseph In Fond orinder 'T IoSd,
piece struck him ON tbe lower mart ot tho 80
broke his Jaw and sent him backward and I'I ,r y
$50 ao,ra ~ III ~ nm oacN "aIu ana up
and he was taken nm far dead He was ro,,ir,s,
soon after and is likely 10 recover
Dartmouth colIere items. Five studants II, III,
sopbomore class have been t.ennaratn5S, -,
coilepp for narticination in tho 10 80