Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-05
0olurtester Daily Spp.
New England New. summary.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Patrick Ryan, sentenced in March 10 SIX
months Imprisonment for larceny, has been
pardoned by the governor.
AT North Cambridge on Saturday, team
ster, named James McFadden, eighteen years
old, was fatally injured by being crushed De-
tween a heavily loaded team and gate post.
F. Bret Harte is to furnish the poem for me
Phi Beta Kappa dinner at Harvard college TINS
wear, and Prof Noah Porter of Yale college the
Grafton.
The ancient and honorable artillery celebrate
their 2S3d anniversary to-day, in the ancient and
honorable way, with the parade in the morning,
the sermon by Rev. NJ. X. Schemerhorn at the
Old South church at noon, the time honored
dinner in Faneuil hall in the afternoon, follow
ed by the exercises on the common, when the
governor is supposed to take his seat amid the
discharges of artillery and the pomp of military
display.
The whole number of deaths in Boston for the
week ending June Sd was Iii. OF these 81 died
of consumption, 2 of heart disease, of diseases
unknown, and of lung diseases; 8s were chill
dren under 5 years Of age; Al of American pa
rentage, and 20 of foreign parentage.
A few friends of the Colby college in Maine Or
dred Mr.. Millmore, the sculptor, to make copy
OF Thorwaldsen's famous statue of the Lion of
Lueerne, which is so familiar to travellers, for
presentation TO that institution. Mr. Millmore
has completed his task, and prior to its removal
it is open TO the inspection of the public at his
workroom in Boston.
The annual Harvard college regatta took
place over the two-miles Charles river course, on
Saturday. The first race was between the sec
ond crews of the junior, sophomore and fresh
man classes, the former taking the inside posi-
ton. The sophomOres crossed and fouled the
freshmen soon after starting, and the juniors
fouled the sophomores in turning the stake,
breaking the second oar of the latter. The
sophomores won the race, Notwithstanding the
accidents, in IA minutes IS seconds; the juniors
time being Is minutes 10 seconds, and the fresh
men Is minutes 20 seconds. Owing to the mixed
claims of foul, the referee reserved his decision
The first freshman crew went over the course for
the Beacon cup, their Junior competitors not
appearing.
The imports of foreign woods at Boston are
again on the increase. The barque George I.
Kemp and brig Western Star both arrived few
days ago from Cape Good Hope bringing in the
aggregate 1920 bales Until recently these woods
have been comparatively neglected by manufac-
tuners, but the continued scarcity of the home
product has turned their attention to the foreign
article, and large purchases have lately been
made abroad TO supply the deficiency. There is
at present no little excitement among dealers in
this country in regard to the new clip. as under
the very light stocks, the market has been slim
ulated with material rise in prices, and buyers
have gone to the western states in large numbers
to secure the first bargains. Some fears are eX-
pressed by eastern people that too great eager
ness to purchase at high rates by the parties
who have gone out may lead to heavy importa-
tions of wooden goods, and thus ultimately to
break down the markets, but the prospects of
the trade now are very good, the demand from
manufacturers being quite active at full prices,
Large purchases of foreign wool have recently
been made in England for shipment to this
country.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
At Walthan, reward of $500 has been of
fered for the conviction of the parties who set
fire to Weatherbee's block and McCullough's
dwelling house on Sunday morning.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The custom which has prevailed in Lawrence
for upward of twenty-five years, of ringing out
the help in the mills at twelve O'Clock, noon,
was changed on Saturday for the first time
The bells will not be rung until two O'Clock p
NJ, Saturdays, and then there will be no more
work for the week.
The Lynn Semi-Weekly Reporter announced
the other day that the authorities of that town |
are putting in the water pipes at the rate of |
fifteen hundred miles a day." which is good |
time even for Lynn.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Rev. Joseph Hutchinson and wife of Middle
boro celebrated their golden wedding the other |
day.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
There are nearly dozen new manufacturing |
corporations now in process of formation at |
Fall River. |
Messrs. Harvey Chase and Sons, of Valley
Falls, r. l., are about TO build cotton mill of |
10000 spindles at Fall River.
The Taunton Gazette says that workwoman |
who bought lot of land in that city twenty |
rs.ago, paying $500 for the same, recently |
sold il for $40 900. If this rate is sustained the
value OF real estate in this commonwealth will |
be equalized at the next valuation.
DUKES COUNTY
The whaling fleet of Edgartown which ten
years ago numbered twenty vessels, is now re-
duced TO five.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY
1t is rather singular that, though Cheshire
was not behind other Berkshire towns in con-
trlbuting men to the Union army, there is not
soldiers grave in the town. One monument
is erected to the memory of a soldier who died
and was buried down SOUTH but there are no
soldlers graves in the place. The people joined
the citizens of South Adams on Decoration day.
and assisted at their ceremonies
MAINE.
a couple OF sensible young ladies in a town in
Maine recently collected quite a handsome sum
Oh money from the townspeople, and then in
streets. -~P"i
The directors of the winterport railroad. at a
meeting held in Bangor on Wednesday re-
solved to commence the survey of the ronte ot
once 'N az
The stockholders of the Knox and Lincoln
railroad have decided to recommend the towns
On tlie road 10 raise the amount of 1902 ,245.32
required TO complete the construction and have
chosen committee OF twenty-three from the
several cities and towns, to examine the report
OF the Officers, and report at an adjourned meet
doboro. 49, '" 81
On Sunday morning one of the inmates of
ne sold .ers' home, at Taugus, a lame soldier
who al times has shown signs of insanity at
tackled some comrades with his cruteh, severely
lnJuring them. Sunday evening, during the abb
sence of Captain Woodfin, he repeated the at
tack and was placed in the guard-house, a pro
ceedlng the officers in charge dislike TO enforce
Whie IN the guard-house, he set il on fire and
it was partially destroyed. 1t was only TEN.
Porary building. he was then placed in safe
keeping. The physicians were uncertain as to
his insanity at last accounts.
Sunday night three inmates escaped from the
insane asylum at Augusta, and at last accounts
only one had been traced, and he was ascer
tanned to be at his home on the sea coast near
Damarlscotta. Their escape was effected NV
cutting out whole window. sasbes and Ill
WITH an old case knife sharpened. They tore M
the sheets belonging to their beds and lowered
themselves down. Under DIR. Harlows SUPER
lnIendence matters are eXcellently conducted
The national asylum for invalid soldiers nj
Iogus springs, is being rapidly made one of The
most beautiful and attractive places in New En-
gland, under the excellent care of Gen. VIM s
luton, mllltary governor, and Capt WoodRn.
commandant. Under their charge matters have
progressed finely. The grounds have heen
handsomely LAID out, and walks and avenues
CONSTRUCTED, ornamental shade trees placed on
lhe walks, new store-house built stables reno.
vated, and other improvements made, rendering
i ine esIapn sI moe institution, charm
roire ioI iiie Invalid heroes. Instead of the
common iarm stock, they now have some thirty
S SuPSit" cows 6rst-class thoroughbreds of
P''Ilnent kinds, thus showing a wise economy
as it costs no more to keep good animal than
poor one, and the profit from its superior milk
and butter, and when sold its greater value, rem
derS the best the cheapest
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The sullivan machine company of Claremont
are making quite extensive additions to their
works.
The Mash stream improvement company, of
northumberland, continue to inaugurate ex
tensiye measures for improving the stream for
lumber driving, The company has already
taken out 100000 feet Of spruce and pine tim.
Der this spring,
Destructive fires have been raging in Fppine
and Kingston for several days. Ia the former
place eighty acres OF woodland were burned
and about one hundred cords of wood were
destroyed.
At Concord, Friday, City Marshal Connell ar