Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-05
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New RnaIana News sammarr.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The Boston superintendent of streets ex-
'ended $114,055.12 and the superintendent of
health Sc, 271 10 during the last quarter
Boston took s,5lO.slo gallons of milk last
Vear and paid $2,S9S ,51516 for it. The daily
was % 1886 gallons
Ihirty-two persons received the right hand of
fellowship at the communion season at the Har-
yard street Baptist church, Boston, on Satur-
day.
According to the Commercial Bulletin, in the
Boston boot and shoe Market there is no i'm
provement to note. The volume of trade gem
orally is very limited for the season and in fact,
there has been rather falling off in the jobbing
demand during the past week. The wants of
ulstrloutors seem to be temporarily supplied
and they are now endeavoring to reduce their
stocks.
The two brothers of the man Zuelch, who COM
United suicide on Chelsea bridge last Saturday
night, arrived in Charlestown from New York
Monday evening. They trace the cause of the
rash act to unrequited affection. Some two
years since an engagement was broken by a lady
20 whom he was much attached, and it so COM
pletely unnamed him that he could not over
come his subsequent depression He had accu-
INFLATED some $500, which was on deposit in
New York. Hoping by leaving the locality to
forget his sorrow, he went away from that city,
aud has worked in Charlestown some months,
put, as 1t proved without remedy. His body will
be taken to New York for interment.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The occupants of the Washington corporation
boarding house, Lawrence, were thrown INTO a
fever of excitement Saturday night, or early
Sunday morning, by the orgies of party OF SIX
men and their subsequent disposition. The dis
tuIbance created by the men was so unseen
ly that the aid of the police was invoked by
those who couldn't get to sleep, and then the
music began in earnest. The men refused TO adj
NIT the officers, and furniture of every descrp-
ton was piled against the door to repel an an
tcipated assault. After holding out short
time the party concluded to retreat, and two of
them jumped from a second story window.
The other four were arrested and gave the names
of Samuel Ewing, George Cowan, Thomas Nc
Gowan and Warren Mcmillan, and they were
examined this afternoon on a charge of dis
turbing the peace. The parties who jumped
from the window made good their escape but
one Of them, it is said, was dangerously hurt.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
About year since the wife and three chill
dren of Elijah Munsell, of the western part of
Monson, died Of small pox, and were buried in
pasture near his house. Mr.. Munsell himself
mad the disease but recovered, and has since
lived alone in the home where his family died.
lie could not bear the idea of having his loved
ones buried in pasture, and finding it impossi-
Die to obtain any one to assist in removing them
TO the common burial place. he undertook the
TASK alone. On one of the moonlight nights of
tne past winter he opened the graves of his fam
ny, and by means ofropes and levers raised the
I0Ir collins and loaded them into wagon. He
carried them to the burying ground, where he
had previously dug graves for their reception,
and buried them. This sad and lonely act occu-
pied nearly all night. Fewmen would have had
the courage to perform such an act, but the
husband and father who had tended his family
IA tlelr fatal sickness and had dressed them all
Tor the grave, shrunk not in the performance of
TINS last token of affection.
MAINE.
The class of 70 in Bowdoin college have just
issued the first number of a new fortnighty
called the Orient
G. E. Houghton has been appointed postmas-
ter at Poland, vice Charles Lane, resigned, and
Cook N. Wilson at North Raymond, vice W. T.
Small, resigned.
Wells, at its recent annual meeting, voted
$1,000 to build a highway and bridge across
Webhannet river, from the main road 10 the
mammoth hotel now being built upon Wells
Beach.
Brooksville, at its last annual meeting, voted
to pay Sc per head on all Wildcats loupcerviers
and wolverines, killed within its limits. An at
tempt was made to include dogs in the list, but
it failed.
A few days ago, Joshua Foster, aged eighty.
three, rowed a boat from his home in Cape Ro
sier, three and half miles, to Castine, and
back, for DIR. Stevens, aged eighty-fVe, to visit
MS sister, aged eighty-one.
6. M. Wentworth, the democratic candidate
many republicans on Monday, and reelected by
an increased majority over last years vote. The
aldermen and cOuncilmen are all republicans.
In the Stearns- Sampson case, tried at Augusta
last week, the jury found in favor of the plain.
tiff, assessing the damages at S1279. The fore
man stated at the request of the jury, after the
verdict had been affirmed, that in consequence
OF mitigating facts adduced in evidence by tn
defendant, they assessed no punitive or exem
plary damages.
The Bangor Wing says female domestic wen
10 work for the family of one of the leading
merchants in September, 1S43, at salary Of 81
per week, and has never left the place. Hel
earnings during the time have amounted Il
Sl430, and of this she has in the Bangor savings
bank the sum of S1890.16. She deposited has
year $50 of her S52, and her interest amounted
to about $50.
Daniel Jones, ESQ.,, appeared at the counter Of
the Ficonic national bank, Waterville, few
days ago, with bag containing between three
and four hundred old Spanish dollars, which he
mad found in administering the estate of the
late Mr. Arnold Hoxie of Fairfield. Mr. H. was
prudent and careful farmer, and had saved 6
comfortable property; but he overlooked the
opportunity, during the war, to put this bag o.
dollars in condition to have come to his ad
ministrator worth at this time a thousand dol
lars in greenbacks.
New Sweden as laid out contains about 80,
OOJ acres and is divided into lots of a hundred
acres each Thirty-six Sf tlese lots are now oC
cupied by the Swedas. The central lot, mil
in length by twenty-five rods in width, is re
served Tor a sort Of public ground. On it ther
haS(been erected a town hall forty-five feet lon
-,,oy ID thirty feet wide, two stories, and with ce
Ear where the colonists can store such product
as would be injured by the frost. The building
Is used also for a church and schoolhouse ant
rallying point for the settlers.
Manufacturing items: Total amount expend
ed by the Spragues within a few years, at Au
gusta, S523, $3.50; Hallowell manufacturing com
pany, increased force to $50 hands, have just ad
ded twenty-siX new looms, made for them by tn
Lewiston manufacturing company, and two new
spring frames, of 1900 spindes each; NORWAY
shovel factory, which stopped for lack of water
has started up again; Emery Warehouse, a
monmouth, is erecting an addition to his no
and shovel factory; S. & Z. Colby, Brunswich
building new sash and blind factory; Pari
mourning company doing prosperous business
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Thomas Hacking, engraver at the Cochec
print works, died Saturday Of consumption.
At East Franklin, on Sunday, Elder kellogg!
OF Illton, baptised by immersion seven persons
and five by sprinkling.
The Methodist held a baptism in high scho,
house grove, Dover, on Sunday, when a numb,
Of persons were immersed.
The United States government proposes
begin work Immediately at the narrows,
blowing out distractions in Cocheco river.
Bishop Niles confirmed thrtY-two persons
st. PauPs church, Concord, on Sunday. Twent,
SIX were Sunday school children and six adult
On Thursday evening six adults were baptise
by Rev. DIR. Eames.
The religious interest still continues at Grea
Falls. On Sunday, Rev. J. B. Davis, of til
Green street Free Baptist society, baptized i
the river nine persons, and Rev. G. U. Dunnine
Of the High street Methodist society, baptize
i've persons in the river and two in the church
Quite large crowd witnessed the exercises.
Nathaniel NJ. Rollins, of Pittsfeld, committe
suicide, on Monday morning, by shooting him
self through the head with pistol. He live
only about an hour. He was insane at the tim
ne committed the deed. He was tailor b
trade, and was between forty-hve and fifty wear
OF age he leaves widow and one child.
An important law case is now before the 81
preme judicial court in Manchester. About tw
years since, Mrs Eliza A. Sanford, of Bosto,
was thrown from carriage on the old Chest
turnpike in Gambia, and considerably injure
A suit was brought against the town for the !
eoveTy Of damages, and the case was tried the