Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-07
Gaurtester 4aiIg SPY,


BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The contributions towards the Boston art
museum now amount to $3.50 1856.
DR.. John Lord the eminent historical lecturer.
sailed for England on Saturday. He will return
in September.
The Indian visitors called on Mayor CASTOR
of Boston Monday, at the city hail. and suisse
quenty were treated to harbor steamboat ex-
cursion.
The race Of the Harvard College crews Satur-
day, has been awarded to the second Junior
crew, the referee ruling the Sophomores out for
fouling at the start
case is progressing in the supreme court at
Boston, in which the plaintiff Solomon +.
Morse Of that city, brings an action against the
city of Boston in the sum of 1000 for injuries
. red TO have been caused to his wife, Mary,
allie IN sidewalk under repair in East
by fan, n, 1869.
Boston, Mar ~ize committee, appointed by
the president and fello, "a or gnid nDo5SS
have awarded prize of Sl. Ietyrios 90 S' pns
of the same value, to DR.. B. Joy recent "a "a
ton, for the best dissertation on the az s ,hr
vances in the pathology and treatment ' '''
diseases of the skin"
MIpDLEsEX COUNTY.
On Monday, the members of the Lowell First
Congregational church voted unanimously TO
extend call to Rev. Smith Baker, Jr., of Orono'
Me-, to become their pastor at salary OF tweH-
ty-fye hundred dollars. Rev. Horace 3 9anlss'
their last pastor resigned his charge iaSt Decs''
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The Cheyenne, Arapahoe and Wacnlta cuiels
arrived on their visit at Lowell on Mon9ay, az
about nine O'Clock A. NJ, ana WeiI .aco od
escorted through the fremont, LaW I, anu
Merrimack mills They express great astonlsh-
nent of the working ofthe intricate machinery
AT the Lawrence mills they were presented WIN
samnles of hose, which Buffalo Goad acknowl-
edged very appropriately through the interpre-
teT They were also presented with samples Of
the prints manufactured at both OF the other
mills Hon. E. S. Tobey of Boston, and Mr..
Lang of Maine, OF the Indian commission, ac-
companied them. The company was entertain
ed with collation. at the Merrimaek house at
noon, and shortly after left for Boston.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Salem is to have free public bathing houses.
Nathan Tapley, well known in former years
as one of the pioneers in the shoe manufac-
turing business in Danyers, died last week IN
that town, of heart disease.
Al Walker of Lawrence, charged by Geo.
c. Hale and others with conspiracy to defraud
Boston and New York merchants in heavy
amount, say $40 900, has been released on bail
of $4,000 until the case is examined.
AT Lawrence, on Monday evening, the barn
and slaughter house of Geo. E. Shelter, on Law
renee street, near the Methuen line, was entirely
destroyed by fire. Several hogs were lost. The
loss is probably $500; insurance, $500. 1t was
the work of an incendiary.
Several of the southern mackereling feet have
about $50 barrels each. Prices rule very low,
and the business will not prove very remunera-
tive with mackerel at S. and Sc barrel. The
prices of Goldfish and mackerel at the present
time have not been so low for many years.
Frank Philips, provision dealer in the Union
market, of Haverhill accidentally slipped from
the cars at the Boston and Maine station, on
Friday, and had his foot badly crushed. He
was carried to his residence, where his injuries
were attended to by surgeon.
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yer about half past three O'Clock Monday after
noon, by which hundreds of hearts have been
saddened. Five fine young men, employed in
the machine shop of Davis, Wiley & Stone, at
North Andoyer depot village, were drowned in
North Andover pond, while out fishing. Seven
we've in The boat, and but two were saved. The
young men had started from the shop about
half past one o'clock, and after fishing for an
hour or more, one of them lost his hat. In sail
ing around to recover it, not attention enough
was probably given TO the sails, and one of the
sudden squalls or gusts peculiar to mountain
ponds overturned the boat 1t had in six hun
dred pounds of ballast, and sank almost imme,
diately, about half mile from the shore, and
not far from the residence of Major Eben SUIT
ton.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The New Bedford Standard saws: Between
the boys and the cats, the English sparrows
liberated in Market square a few weeks ago,
have all, except one, disappeared. They bad
been in good hands all winter, and had learned
the lessons of trust and confidence too well for
their own good"
The amount OF the annual list of internal
revenue taxes, in New Bedford district, last
year. was S1S7 1885, This year it is only 1884,
26S21. This decrease in the amount is largely
accounted for by the abolition of all special
taxes, except those of dealers in cigars, tobacco
and liquors, by the increase of the exemption to
income tax payers from $1,000 to $4,000, and the
reduction of the income tax from five per cent
to two and half per cent. In addition to
these causes, however, il is to be stated that the
disastrous voyages of our whaling vessels have
greatly reduced the incomes in portions of the
district.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Rev. Cephas Pasco, pastor of the Baptist
church in West Bridgewater, died very sudden
ly at eight O'Clock Saturday evening He was
in the enjoyment of his usual health, had just
finished his sermon and was polishing his boots
for the Sabbath. One boot was polished, when
he said to his daughter, who stood near, that he
could do no more then. She looked up and saw
him gasping; in few minutes he ceased breath
ing. physician was called in and pronounced
it death from heart disease. Mr.. Pasco was near
ly seventy years of age.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The puddlers at the Franconia iron and steel
works, Wareham, have asked an advance of 70
Der were discharged.
The Grand Army post in Wareham did no
turn out on tbs Both, and but little attention
was paid to the decoration of soldiers grayes
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The mackerel fishermen of ProYincetown ar
unsuccessful.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
J. Q. A, Warren, European silk commissions
and corresponding member of the chronological
societies in Europe, will soon present the sub
ject of silk culture to the students of the Am
herst agricultural college, and exhibit the col
lection of silk and cocoons made by him il
Europe Mr.. Warren is the author Of a series
of articles recently published in Appleton's
Journal on the new and hardy breeds Of sill
worms.
The net aggregate receipts of the late Catholic
fair in Lewiston were $4,000.
All work on repairs is temporarily suspended
at the Kittery navy yard by order of Capt. Fair
fax, from lack of funds.
A Maine farmer has discovered that clipping
off the blossoms makes his potatoes larger and
more numerousf
The Lewiston Journal says there is every
reason to believe that within six months thu
population of Auburn will be increased to 10,
600.
The common council of Bangor passed an or
der appropriating $3.50 to aid the state fair, i
the fair should not prove self-sustaining TIT
board of aldermen tabled the order.
1t is proposed, by some of thecitizens of Bris
tol, TO organize an association for the purpose O
crate the historic events of that locality.
Piseataquis county has not less than ten slatt
quarries, from some Of which are obtained forty
tons Of slate per week, worth not less thar
$1,000,000 year
The Knickerbocker steam towage company
have organized by the election of Arthur Berry
of Gardiner, president. The capital stock j.
$4,000. The company own four tugs, and are
making arrangements to build barge, wifi
three decks, state-rooms, and all accommoda
tons necessary TO carry one thousand passen
gers. The company is organized for the pur
pose OF towing vessels on the Kennebec
A few days ago a whrlwind passed Fort Fair
field village. upturning and breaking off Iarg,
trees and making havoc Of everything in n
track. A barn near the north end of the bridg
was laid fiat, and the bridge itself for a few min
utes was in imminent danger The shore en-,
of the northsp span was moved some foot Of more
Henry Remick, of Kittery, shot his son Harr
Monday nightin a store in that town, woundin
him in the leg. The father is addicted to liquo
and the family has lived unhappily. The ma
told his son after he fred: "D-n you, mean
10 hit you in the heart" Harry Remick
known as an artist, and contributor to til
Boston weekly papers, The shooter made N,
attempt TO escape.
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