Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-09
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Seth Chase, who was injured in Boston week
AGO by a stick thrown by a circular saw, died in
East Freetown on Friday.
The receipts of eggs at Boston on Saturday
were the largest on record. The total receipts
were about 102, 900 dozen, of which about 80 300
dozen arrived by the Boston and Lowell rail-
road.
An unknown young man has been detected in
stealing books from the state house library and
selling them to a dealer. Although he had con-
tiuued the stealing for some time, and was
recognized by the librarian as the thief, he sue
ceeded in escaping.
A Boston clergyman, named Wright, preached
a sermon on Sunday night in opposition to pro-
hibitory legislation, and VIC are told, in pub
lished report of the sermon, that Mr.. Wright,
in closing, promised on another occasion, to
elucidate theory Of emancipation from the
present chaotic state of temperance legislation"
The Boston Journal says; Several para
graphs having recently appeared in the
papers of the day relative to the default
ing pension agent, Gen. VIM. Hudson Lawrence
of New York, and as some of the personal
friends of Gen. William Henry Lawrence of
this city, who served nearly five years on
sighting Joe Hookers staff in the west, may get
the two names COMPOUNDED, it is but an act of
simple justice to our Gen. VIM. Henry Lawrence
to say that he is quite o different man from the
New Workers. &c Gen. VIM. H. Lawrence" and
the one should not be mistaken for the other
Fruit trees Of all the different varieties are
now in abundant supply in the Boston market,
and the demandis up to that of former years.
York, thQ4irh some are brought in from Rhode
Islandgfnd other New England states. Thus far
thesfe Nave been about 900 pear trees offered
> for sale in Boston, and it is estimated that the
present stock on hand will not exceed 5000.
There has been scarcity of peach trees, the
season coming on so soon that the dealers got
caught in not having full supply; and when
the stock began to be worked down to low
point il was too late to dig them up, as most of
them were too far advanced, being in blossom.
ufal frnpc shTubS sunDiV
and demand, aud around the market the display
is ine and has the appearance OF miniature
forest. The large quantities of all descriptions
of trees in the market has had tendency to
break down prices, which are ruling considera-
ably lower than last season.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Five persons died Of small poX last week in
Lowell. The diseased it is feared, is on the
gain.
The late rains have made a considerable rise
in the Merrimac and Concord rivers. On Sum
day the water at the Pawtucket falls was five
and half feet above the dam.
The Grand Army post are making extensive
arrangements for the observance Of Memorial
day at Lowell Gen. Underwood OF Boston is
10 deliver the Grafton.
Rev. Mr.. Roe has resigned from the pastorate
of the first Presbyterian church at Lowell. He
preached his farewell sermon on Sunday after
noon before goodly congregation. He leaves
the city the present week.
The first town meeting in the new town of
Maynard, formerly Assabet, was held last week.
Twenty five years ago Assabet had not one
house. Now, within the same limits, are 400
inhabitants.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Private c. Z. Cummings, formerly member
of the Light Guard in Taunton, who enlisted in
the regular army short time ago, is reported
TO have been killed in a recent skirmish with
the Indians in the far west,
A valuable dog, belonging TO DIR. S.W. Francis
OF Fall River,was on Sunday locked in a room in
Nbaa hanra 6sRF Nla
children outside the house he made breach
through the window and alghted on the ground,
breaking two of his legs, his jaw and his chest
but the poor creature, in this wounded condi
ton, dragged himself some distance to be with
the children. 1t became necessary to shoot The
affectonate and faithful animal.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Out in Berkshire county, few days ago, two
;nung scamps, known as bloods drove to al
eleoa,.t mansion. installing it for hotel, or
deTed On, 1er, demanded to see the fishing
-ronnds and formed around generally. When
fbcv came hack n, IN fishing they swore some
when their order for bi~. indy was answered with
the information that thel- "S FL, yotI ~ tne
house; called Miss Jennie, the 'os' uaGs l.e ~
Betty and Bridget when she went :" WI" VA ,nS
dessert, as her father insisted she shou.u' anu
asked " if she had ever been to tuIn, Or St. II
the steam keers Z" After dinner they called for
their team, grumbled at their bad luck, espec31
ally at not seeing Oaks, after they had heard of
his droll stories, "but suppose you can tell us
what our bill is, old avoirdupos 2" "You are
quite welcome to what you have had, was the
reply, g as this is not hotel, and am William
Oaks, as ! could have told you some time ago,
had you inquired for the master of the house. "
They prepared to depart, after profuse apollo
giles, but were still further mortified, as Miss
Jennie just then coming down stairs in an ee-
CANT silk suit old avoirdupois" called her in
and introduced her with his old-fashoned court
ly graces as, MY daughter, gentlemen The
mistress of her old fathers house, and the pride
of his heart
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Frank Maynard of Williamstown was confined
in JAIL Friday, for setting fire to his dwelling
house in that town. Thursday night. The fire
was discovered and eXtinguished before much
damage was DONE Maynard was arrested, eX-
amined before the police court, committed for
trial, sent down to Pittsburg and lodged in jail,
all in three hours and half.
MAINE.
Two hundred thousand fish barrels are made
annually in Bangor and vicinity.
OF sixty pupils in one school at Cape Eliza
beth, near Portland, the past winter, thirty-hv'
were Jordans
A citizen of Ellsworth got divorced from on,
wife one day last week, and married anothe
the next.
The Methodists of Portland decide that N
candidate for the ministry who uses Tobacco
should be admitted.
The barque George Annie, of Harrington
Capt. Dyer, which sailed from Liverpool, Apr
9Th, for Boston, has been abandoned at sea
The crew were saved and landed at a British
port. The George Annie was $50 tons register
built in 1868 at Harrington, where she is owned
She had cargo OF salt.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Nearly ten inches Of rain fell in the four days
storm last week at Portsmouth.
c. P. Richardson of Mason village, has been
chosen cashier of the First national bank OF
Peterboro.
At Portsmouth, on Monday the United States
circuit court convened a session, Judges Clifford
and Clarke presiding. Among the cases to bt
presented is that for a final partition of thu
March estate of Greenland. The grand jury
have received the charge of the court. UNITED
States Attorney Role is in attendance.
The Keene Sentinel in its court record" says
"The apparent triumph Of the democratic party
at the polls this spring, seems to have infused i
with a new life and vitality, Judging from thu
extraordinary efforts its agents make in natural
izing their foreign brethren. Forty-two declar
atoms of intention to become citizens and thirt
applications to be made citizens in full wer
sworn to and filed in court this term, most o
which applicants had formerly at some tim
tod the boys of Sweet Ireland and a larg
portion of whom signed their names with an X
attested by Z. H. Billiard, as the files of cOur
show. Is it q wonder that the democratic part,
is a conservative party2 When American borl
citizens of our state gain voting residence il
another, they are called 'carpet-baggers, if the,
happen TO be republicans. Query-is man an,
less 'carpetbagger because he happens to b.
foreign born, naturalized and democrat?"
VERMONT.
Dandy made 100000 pounds of cheese and
corresponding quantity of butter last year.
Isaac L. Scribner committed suicide by hang
ing In the attic at his brothers residence a
Montpelier, Friday afternoon He had live
with the Shakers at Lebanon, N. H., but recent
ly left them
Burlington can boast of the largest planin,
mill in the world. 1t is owned by Shepherd
Davis & Co. The lumber yards, docks sheds
mills, etc., of the firm, cover an area of nearl
ffty acres and in this area there are about seye
miles of plank road. To carry on this establish
ment they employ from four TO five hundrt
men and boys.
CONNECTICUT.
The improvement Of Norwalk barbor, fl
which the government has made an appropri