Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-25
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BosToN AND VICINITY.
A well known member Of the hide and leather
trade in Boston advanced sum of money few
DAYS since, on an expected consignment Of val
uable furs from Alaska. A bright chap claimed
relationship with the dealer, and represented he
had Just returned from a twenty years resi-
dence in Sitka, Alaska, where he had been en-,
gagged in Abe purchase Of furs TO large ana
profitable extent. The dealer advanced sum
Of money, since which time nothing has been
heard of the scamp.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A Taunfonite has obtained his ice for summer
use, for several winters past, in the following
manner. "Proculng about fifty empty Hour
barrels, at a cost Of twenty cents EACH he grad
uallv pours in water, until each contains solid
mass Of ice. The barrels are then put away in
his cellar, and entirely covered with sawdRst,
As ice is required barrel rs tapped
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Samuel Horton Of Westield has bought the
extensive Yeomans water privilege near the
depot in that town, for $4,000. 1t is expected
that company is to be formed TO Dulld large
mill Tor the manufacture OF wire, when VIII
materially help this growing and enterprslng
town.
MAINE.
The Kcnncbec ice dealers expect to have all
their ice houses filed this week.
The grand division, Sons of Temperance, is to
hold its annual session IN WaterYile this week,
beginning on Wednesday evening and adjourn
Dealers in Waterville are paying eighty I'VE
cents per bushel for potatoes.
man whose name is not known. while in
state of intoxication, fell through the railroad
bridge in Bangor, Friday night and was
drowned.
In the supreme judicial coErt at Auburn,
verdict of S129.s7 has been recovered against
DIR. VIM. Mcclellan for malpractice IN setting a
fractured leg for boy, in 1869
Mrs. Lydia Lowell, of Livermore, saw 40 IN
toxicated men near her house, disputing about we
right to drive a horse. She knew the horse to
belong to a friend Of hers, and knew they were
too drunk to take proper care of him, and while
they were auarreling about who should drive,
she Embarrassed the horse and put him in e
barn and kept him until her husband came
home.
The wilds Of the state still supply large
trade in furs and skins, though it is small to
what il faSdscrfy was. Muskrats are the most
abundant of all the fuT-bcaring animals, and
10000 arc caught every year. Sable skins OF q
bright color TO the amount Of about l5OO and
some 1000 mink skins are sent 10 marketyearly.
Moose and deer are becoming very scarce, but
about 200 bears are captured yearly. Inc carr
bou. or reindeer which bad almost disappeared
from the state have become numerous OF late.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The workmen at the Portsmouth navy yard
now labor alterDatively, stopping off four days
Hon. Benz. Jenness of Deerield died very sud-
denly of paralysis on Monday evening, aged
eighty-three years.
Detective Squires, Of Claremont, arrested two
men who got into the cars at Lebanon, Thurs
day night, supposed to be the robbers who
broke into the bank at Middlebury, VT, on the
18th.
The Portsmouth city marshal reports 974 ar
rests the past year, of which 636 were for drunk
enness AZ arrests Of deserters from the service of
the United States. He states that he has col
lected in fines and costs s7S1.2O, and for dog
tax S248.
They tell of frkin of butter found in well
at East Kingston, which, although it had re-
NAMED there twelve years, was found to be as
sweet as when put into the well.
Mr.. Samuel Hosley and his wife Sophia died
at Franklin few days ago. Mr.. Hosley who
was sixty-nne years Of age, died on the 10th Of
lung fever, and his wife, who was seventy, died
on the 10th inst.
dramatic company, in which it is said the
G. A. r. OF Manchester are interested, were adj
vertised to perform at Nashua on Monday night,
but owing to the Ascending of the treasurer,
or a quarrel they did not put in an appearance.
The indications were that they would have had
a fun house.
The train from Concord on Tuesday morning
fortunately escaped dreadful accident and
probable loss of life short distance below Ray
mond. rail broke in four pieces, and, strange
TO record, the train was not thrown from the
track, although running at usual speed
5 In mortgage deed recently executed in Lam
caster, the buyer bound himself to give suita-
bic maintenance to the seller through life, and
to1ind him with what tobacco he wanted TO use,
and The other necessaries of life, and pay him
$3.50 annually, the first day of September, as
long as he shall live, and give him decent
burial at his death.
They have a smart woman in Exeter one
Mrs. Elizabeth Flood, who, some time since
started from that village at O'Clock A. NJ, and
walked to Fremont, distance Of eleven miles
,of.l
about ten minutes, she started on her return
trip, and arrived home at three O'Clock the next
morning. She then retired and slept three
hours, got up, and did fortnight's wash for q
family.
AT Nashua, about eleven O'Clock Monday
night, fire was discovered in the Mount Pleas
ant school house, caused by the overwhelming OF
the stoves. The partition and ceiling were badly
burned in the two lower rooms, and the fixtures
damaged. The hydrants were frozen up, and
the water was carried from the residences Of cit
izcns in buckets until the fire was eXtinguished.
Loss S150-fully insured.
The New Hampshire farmers convention was
opened at the City hail, Manchester, on Tues
day. Gen. Matt Head, president of the New
Hampshire agricultural society, called the meet
ing to order, and introduced Hon. james A.
Weston, mayor Of Manchester The mayor adj
dressed the convention, and in behalf Of the cit.
liens of the city, welcomed the farmers of the
state, and expressed the hope that their delb'
eratiOns would be pleasant and profitable. Gen
Head then delivered the Introductory address
which was able and interesting. Among the
distinguished persons present were Hon.J. Stan
ton Gould Of Cornell university, Hon. Simon
Brown, Capt. J. B. Moore, Col. Clough Of Can
teTbury Col. Lane Of Derry, and Hon. John D.
Lyman Of Exeter.
VERMONT.
car on the PassUnpsic railroad was thrown
from the track on Monday evening in conse-
quence Of a broken rail. Only one passenger
was injured, his shoulder being dslocated. T..
Raymond, the president Of the road, was in the
car, and escaped with slight bruises.