Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-03
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The Eastern yacht club, Boston, is making
extensive preparations in anticipation OF visi
by the New York yacht club in about wv
weeks. Nantasket roads will be the rendezvous
of the Eastern club as soon as intelligencels re-
ceived of the start of the New Workers. who VII
be met at Highland light and escorted to the
roads. A tug has been engaged 70 wait upon
the New York squadl on and carry the members
TO and from the city grand regatta VIII d.
given by the Eastern yachtsmen in honor of the
visitors, in which both squadrons will contest
for two prizes, viz: $1,000 for schooners and $500
for sloops the regatta TO be sailed under thu
rules of the Eastern club The starting point
will be in Swampscott bay, which affords de
liphtfIl facilities for observation for residents Of
Lynn, Swampscott and Nahant. Ia view of this
fact it has been proposed that additional prizes
be offered by residents of these places for both
clubs.
ESSEX COUNTY.
One of the heaviest thunder storms which
ever visited that region began at Lawrence
about quarter past eight Tuesday evening. The
rain fell in sheets for nearly two hours, delug-
ing the streets and doing much mischief. Not
a drop fell in Andover, the first town south of
the city, but Methuen, on the north, got the full
benefit. Exaggerated reports are in circulation
concerning injury by water in number two
building Of the Atlantic mills, the roof of which
is being altered. 1t is stated that the loss will
not exceed few hundred dollars. The call for
help was promptly answered, and strong corps
of men prevented thousands OF dollars damage.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
West6eld has voted to purchase steam fire.
engine.
The Lyman mills, Holyoke, have declared
semi-annual dividend of five per cent.
Stephen Holman bought mill site in Hol-
yoke, with the intention of erecting new paper
mill.
school, has accepted a call to Trinity church,
Springfield as assistant pastor or home mis-
sionary, her duties being to visit the sick and
look after the young people connected with the
Sunday school.
Col. J. NJ. Thompson of Springfield began
trout raising three years ago, on little stream
in West Springfield. The first supply of breed
ers were purchased. The younger fry are the
offspring OF these, and they have increased to a
very satisfactory extent under the fostering care
Of Mr.. r. Z. Sabin. About go 900 were spawned
in March last, and are quite small of course.
There are about II 900 yearlings and from 1000
10 1000 two-year-olds. Of the older lot, the
original purchase, several hundred remain,
which are from three to four years old, and
weigh from half pound to two and half
pounds They are fed regularly once day,
and occasionally at other times, when visitors
call to examine them. The food used is oliver
and lights" procured of the butchers in Chico
pee, chopped up fine. The youngest fry are fed
on curd. They all take hold as if they liked it.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
There are about 45O summer boarders at Len
OK.
This years valuation of Pittsfeld is Ss,541,-
055
One hundred passengers crossed Hoosac
mountain on regular coaches Tuesday.
Elisha jerks of Cheshire Harbor had 600
lights of glass broken in the windows in his fac
tory and buildings by the recent hail storm.
The deposits in the North Adams savings bank
amount to 100000. Thedeposits in the Hoosac
savings bank, since its opening on the first of
June, amount to S3S 600.
The mountain towns" have many visitors
spending the summer. At the farm house in
Beckett twenty-eight are summering. Blandford
has great many boarders.
The amount of fines and costs paid the dis
trict court of southern Berkshire during the first
year of its existence, is about $1,000, or nearly
$500 more than its expenses.
The Berkshire pleasure park at Pittsfield has
been purchased by lumber Of prominent gen.
tlemen who will make of it magnificent land
scape garden, and training ground for theiI
own horses.
MAINE.
The state teachers association will hold its
meetings this fall at Portland.
On Tuesday night two prisoners escaped from
Auburn jail One was arrested in Bangor on
Thursday, and returned to his old quarters on
Friday. The other was discovered and captured
in Lewiston, Friday.
The International telegraph company have
opened their line for business to North Conway
The Icounsel, at Portland, in the celebrated
Miller divorce case are making motion for a
new trial before the full bench.
The capital stock of the "DiX island" marble
company, 5000, 900, has all been taken and paid
in. Orders for the marble have been sent in al
ready, and the quarry is said to be inexhausti-
bic.
A gentleman in Oldtown, who has five tons OF
old hay in his barn, was offered, last week, S37
a ton for it. He refused the offer, preferring to
keep the hay rather than to sacrifice his fine
stock.
party is forming in Bangor to make ten
days trip to St. John, N. B., and intermediate
points Of interest, with day or two on the
maekerel grounds. They will start about the
9Th of August, says the Wing
The Independent says the Pepperell manufac-
turing company Aug. LIST, will pay, in addition
TO its dividend, small amount of interest due on
anticipated instalments to the 100000 of new
stock, and certificates will be issued after Aug.
LIST. The Laconic company passes its dividends.
Luther Verrili, who was tried on the charge
of being connected with Clifton Harris in the
Auburn murder, and acquitted, was married
last week to young lady in Auburn, where he
still resides. The fine cottage house which was
the scene of that tragedy, together with five
acres of land, rents for SO year.
The Saco Independent says the Pool is visited
this year by an unusually large number of
pleasure seekers, and Notwithstanding the large
addition that has been made for accommodation
of guests during the past season, there is good
prospect that all will be obliged to room with
private families
Two gentlemen at west Wateryille, living in
the same house, have but one eye each. They
are each minus the left eye, and had the misfOr-
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days of each other. One was at work in the
woods and met with the accident from a stray
chip; the others eve was ruined by a splinter
from single machine.
A farmer near Augusta was aroused a few
nights since by strange noises in the barn ad-
Joining, accompanied by the cackling of hens.
He seized lantern and loaded gun, and rushed
into the barn. On the floor he saw the mangled
bodies of several hens and in the roof a strange
looking animal, at which he fired, and brought
down a raccoon about the size of an ordinary
dog.
"This is kind of the city," said an old fellow,
as he stepped up TO the fountain in front OF the
Portland post office, and drew forth his bottle
poured thereffom liberal quantity of N. E. R.
into the dipper, smoothed it with a Uery little
pure Sebago, and tossed 1t off with much tran
guilty. Eyes, very kind of the city, and a great
public accommodation" he murmured, as he
returned his bottle and moved on.
The French giant was not the only person in
jured by the Overturning Of a carriage belong
ing to Barnum's circus company in Augusta
Saturday morning. William F. Sommerfield,
assistant manager, was sitting in the carriage
with several other persons, including the giant,
and had his left arm broken by being thrown
out, his companions falling on him. The arm
was broken very badly at the wrist receiving
the worst possible fracture.
The Lewiston Journal gives some further in
formation concerning the discovery of the cool
half million, lying on deposit in a New York
bank for unsnspecting heirs in Auburn. It ap-
pears that the long lost uncle of the parties in
terested was a soldier in the war Of 1872 He
was taken prisoner and paroled at Halifax
Afterwards he was exchanged and served
through the war. At its close he went south
where he engaged in business and was yery
successful. A correspondence was kept up with
his sisters in Maine, in which he frequently re-
ferred 10 his successful trade. A lady is now
living in Auburn who was nurse for his sister
when the son who is now living was born She
remembers that a letter was then received from
the absent brother, in which he charged his
sister not to worry for the future. This was
the last letter ever received, and no trace has
ever been discovered Of him; nor was it known
what disposition was made of the property that
y was supposed that he possessed. Not long
since information was received that many years
avg the sum OF $4,000 was deposited in a bank
lh new lork by person of sthe same name /;
auu sone Olher circumstances point 10 the fact
mat ne Is the same person who strangely dis
appeared 50 iong ago. An agent Of the parties