Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-05
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New England News summary.

Mr. Harry McGlennen has started new pape
called the Ray as the exclusive programme
the Boston theatre.
The national division OF the Sons OF Temper
ance Of North America, will meet in Lawrenc
hall, No. 544 Washington street, Boston, Wed
nesday. In addition to the usual bushes
meetings there will be several social reunions
which will be enliyened by speeches, sentiment;
and music by the world-renowned Gelmani
band A very pleasant feature OF the occasion
will be an excursion 10 Plymouth by ran, Z
which all members Of the order are invited
The grand division of Massachusetts arc maldni
extensive preparations for the reception of tn
national division and other guests.
The Journal says: "a few weeks since it wa
a serious question whether we would furnisl
return cargoes rom Boston TO Europe for
weekly steamship, but that question is alread
settled All the freight room of the line is en-
gagged for three weeks to come, and our gran
aries are overlooking. The Boston and Alban
line is now bringing to us a million bushels O
cereals a month, and, if report be true,
obliged to hold back some of its cars for lack 0
room to discharge them. We shall soon requir
another weekly steamship between Boston an,
Europe. Our railways must come up to TIN
exigency, and provide more station room an,
an abundance of cars.
Boston manufacturers OF all kinds of canneC
goods are now actively engaged in putting VI
their supply of all the different kinds OF Fish
coming fall and winter trade. This bushes,
has grown to be a large and important one
within few years, and the quantity Of these
goods consumed yearly is almost incredible
There are eight or ten large firms in Boston EN-
raged in this business, and the goods are dis
tributed all over this country and shipped cx
tensyely abroad. The berry season is about
over and an average quantity has been put up,
one firm in Boston having canned" eight thou.
sand dozen, each can holding one quart, They
are used mostly at home in families, through
the winter. and largely by bakers in making
pies. Tomatoes are very plenty and cheap, and
a supply amounting TO hundreds of thousands
of cans have been and are being put up.
The Boston Traveller of Saturday says: Gas
the first train from Providence TO this city was
approaching the viaduct at Canton, this morn
inc. on a curve, engineer Stoddard saw a woman
on the track deliberately walking towards him.
He whistled an alarm which she did not heed +,
and when within $50 feet from her applied the
Westenhouse air brakes, which stopped the train
within ten feet of the woman. The train was
running at the rate of twenty-five miles an
hour, yet it was brought to a dead staudstll in
saved the life of little child in precisely the
same way. A notable feature of its use is that
in neither instance were the cars stopped so
suddenly as to alarm the passengers, or even TO
lead them TO suppose that anything was the
matter"
The lumber business in Boston, which has
been steadily increasing for a number of years
is now one of the most extensive and flourish
ing branches of trade prosecuted in the city
The Commercial Bulletin says: "In Boston
and the immediate vicinity, there are about fifty
retail lumber dealers, and the capital invested in
the business will foot up nearly So, 900 900.
LOYAL Loveioy is the oldest dealer in lumber in
Boston, and still continues at the old place near
the Fitchburg depot. Oliver Hastings, of East
Cambridge, is one of the oldest in the business,
having commenced about forty years ago, and
retires this year. Joseph GOodnow is also one
of the pioneers in the lumber trade, and is still
doing large and prosperous business. There
are only three large wholesale firms, dealing in
lumber in this city, amongst the most prominent
of which are Messrs. Jewett & Pitcher who were
the pioneers in the business on the st. John
river, having commenced as early as 1913, under
the style of Jewett & March, who were a well
known rich firm, and the capacity of their mills
is now 45,000,0O0 TO 50,000,000 feet annually.
They take all their lumber from the stump,
prosecuting all the different branches of its man
ufaciure."
The Boston Commercial Bulletin says: "Al-
though many of the large buyers of boots and
shoes, from remote sections in the west and
south who have been sojour ming with us for the
past few weeks, making their selections of stock
for the fall and winter trade, have returned
home, yet Pearl street is by no means deserted.
Smaller dealers are now making their appear
ance, and most of the lobbing houses are quite
busy in showing their goods and booking orders.
The street, at times, during the week, has been
literally crowded with heavy teams of all kinds,
loading up shoe boxes to be taken to the various
shipping points, and Pearl street has been one
OF the busiest localities in Boston. The CalifOr-
MIA trade, which is large, does not fairly open
until about the middle of the present month
and Notwithstanding this trade is gradually
dropping off, as new factories spring up in that
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an average trade. One Boston firm who has two
factories in San Francisco, turned out last veal
over 81 100000 worth of goods. One of thes
factories is operated by Chinese labor. Tn
manufacturers in the shoe making towns of Mas
sachusetts are generally busy on heavy work
and healthystate of things in this large brancl
of business exists generally"
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
Sidney Spalding, one of the oldest residents
of Lowell, died Sunday morning, of heart dis
ease He was nearly Seveniy-three years of age
was member Of the common council of Thu
city on its organization in 1886. He was
prominent financial man, and a large holder O.
stock in the Salem and Lowell railload. HI
leaves TO his family a large estate.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Gov. Clafiin has appointed Gen. William Cogs
well of Salem inspector general of fish.
l.. F. Griffin has lett the principalship of the
Beverly high school, to take charge of the dc
partment of natural science in Phillips acade
my, and is succeeded by Willard G. Sperry, a
late graduate OF Yale.
At the conclusion of a recent funeral service
in Gloucester, a white dove suddenly made its
appearance in the room, and after making the
circuit of the apartment, alighted upon the
head of the rector who had conducted the exer-
ciseS, and remained there until removed.
In response to the petition of ex Congress
man John b. Alley and others, Mayor 'Waldron
OF Lynn has called meeting Of the citizens for
Tuesday evening, TO consider and consult upon
the best means TO secure more careful railroad
management.
BRISTOL COUNTY
Weston A. Clifford of Fall River, thinks
highwayman tried to rob him on his way home
from New Bedford one evening last week
II is rumored in New Bedford that the body of
a murdered colored boy was found buried near
the Vineyard camp ground on Saturday. The
name OF the boy is Danzell and his parents re-
side in New Bedford.
The foundation of the new Christian church
in West Mansfield, of which Rev. Mrs. Gustjn
is the pastor, is nearly completed The cost of
the new church will probably be some $4,000.
1t is expected that it will be ready for occupa-
ton early in December.
The New Bedford Mercury says: "Our prefer
ence for the nomination of Gen. Butler for GOV
ernor has been frankly stated, while no one
questions his pre-emInent ability and but few
deny the value of his services in the republican
party. We have not hesitated TO express onr
entire confidence in his personal and political
integrity, and our belief that in his adminstra-
ton of the affairs of the state all its material in
terests would be promoted and its honor scrupu-
lousy maintained" To which the Standard
replies by quoting from Buffers Leominster
speech; well, if you knew the men who write
newspaper articles, you wouldn't care a straw
WDether they think so, or some other way"
MAINE.
The lodge of Gnod Tamnlore - CoI,;, 10,
voted 70 surrender its charter.
At West Buxton, the water power has been
largely improved.
Inc county teachers institute is to be held
IN Bndgton Sept. IS, and continue FIVE DAYS.
An anchor weighing 1872 pounds was fished
up last week in PASSPORT harbor, by fishermen
who were trolling and caught their line on it.
Maggie, youngest daughter of Speaker Blaine.
while playing with companions last week, met
with an accident by which her left arm was
broken just above the elbow.
Last spring lady who resides in Stark, lost
one one OF her ear jewels A few days ago she
jewel in the chickens crop. 1t had remained
there all summer, and when taken out was as