Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-26

state that the persons mainly connected with
the matter are Massachusetts capitalists, who
believe that the public good demands the char
terng and construction of the Acton road.
The French Canadian association, of St.
Patrick's benevolent society, and Ancient order
of the Hlbernians, Of Concord, celebrated St.
Johns day by picnic at Massabesic lake.
About 400 went on a special train, accompanied
by the State Capital band.
AT Portsmouth, on Friday, shocking acct
dent occurred on the Eastern railroad. A boy
named George Gray, aged nine years, son of
Mrs. Ellen Gray, was run over by train of
freight cars, which were being made up for the
regular train. He had Jumped on the train
several times, and when discovered was forbid
den by the persons in charge. He however. at
tempted it again, fell between the cars, and bad
both legs run over and terribly smashed. Ide
died in few hours.
VERMONT.
One thousand scales of different sizes were
manufactured in one week, by Messrs. Fair
| banks of ST. JohnsbuTy.
Gen. H. H. Baxter offers to give $4,000 to-
ward starting factory in Rutland for the man
| ufacture of freight cars.
factory for the manufacture of hydraulic
cement drain and sewer pipe is to be built at
| Burlington.
Burlington claims to have the largest planning
| mill in the world. II is owned by Shepherd,
| Davis & Co. The lumber yards, docks, sheds,
mills, ETC., of the firm, cover an area of nearly
| fifty acres, and in this area there are about
! Seven miles of plank road To carry on this
| establishment they employ from four to five
hundred men and boys.
CONNECTICUT.
| Prof. L0omis, son of Prof. Loomis of Yale, is
! TO take the place of Prof. Brown, in the chair
| of physics at Cornell.
The " meanest man" is said to have turned up
at Norwalk Bridge, where he owns hundreds OF
| building lots and several tenements He obliges
his aged and widowed sister TO live in a barn
| The = has rpCpivad GkS7 M
| coupon bonds in exchange for registered bonds
| and $3.50, 800 worth of bonds purchased by the
| state during the fiscal year ending March, 1871,
were burned Thursday morning.
| An unknown man, about thirty years old was
| found near the residence of Thomas STaith, in
| Northford, last week, in dying condition. Mr..
1 Smith took the man into his house, but he lived
only short time. There were no valuables or
money on his person, though he was well
| dressed.
| The New Haven Palladium says: can insti-
| tuition has been opened on Crown street with
| the decidedly ambiguous title of religious intel
| ligence office. Whether this means an office
| where religious news is disseminated, or where
| pious girls can be obtained, has been a matter
\ of some discussion. Meanwhile we await an
| explanation"
Two Ellington lads determined to seek their
| fortune, and instead of going to church as sent,
| Sunday, walked to Bolton, where they arrived
wet TO the skin in the evening. They slept in a
III.
| Arriving there it suddenly occurred to them
| that there wasn't much fun in running away
| after ALL and 80 footed it back home, concluding
that Ellington wasn't a very bad place"
| They walked during their short absence about
| fifty miles.
An incident of changed circumstances in the
| conditions OF two men was learned during the
| progress of the prison investigation last week,
| The individuals were the wal den of the prison
and the last convict called before the committee
| III -
| fore leaving the chapel that the new warden,
| Mr. BOtelle had once worked for him; now he
was in the prison under charge of Mr.. BOtelle.
The circumstances were these: Several years
ago, Mr.. Botee was in the employ of the
Wells, Wilcox & Company's machine works.
1t was at this time that he was under the en-
ploy of a man who is now convict in the
prison over which he has charge. The case
was but another instance of the wonderful
mutations and changes of fortune in the lives
| and destinies of men.
According TO the annual report of the Com
nectcut state board of education, the last decade
| is unprecedented in the number and amount of
| gifts and legacies for learning. The amount is
| probably greater than that given for the same
objects in any previous fifty years. The dona-
tions for colleges, SeminalieS, schools, academies
and libraries in the state, as shown in detail is
nearly three millions of dollars. Yet the report
declares that the colleges are still poor and in
need of many things. The general expansion in
educational matters, to meet the wants of the
age, require more ample funds than any of
these institutions now have. One cause of their
| poverty" is that many OF the richest legaces
are tiled up for the benefit of some particular
| department, and are not available for general
| expenses. The number of students in the col
leges and professional schools is steadily in
| creasing. In 1866 the number was 1888; in 1871
| 104S. In proportion to its population no state
| in the Union has so many students in its col
| leges.
Senator johnson, the chairman of the joint
| select committee on div orce, on Friday reported
new divorce bill TO the senate, which was
tabled to be printed. 1t provides that all petit
| tons for divorce, except in case of adultery
shall lie in court for not less than one or more
than two years, before any final decision is or
dered. The judge may issue an order at his dis
! erection for the separation of the parties until
the matter is disposed of, and also provides for
the custody and support of the family. No Pc
titloners shall be heard unless they have resided
in the state three years previous to the filing of
the petition, or that the adverse party has re-
| sided there for that length of time and any per
| son swearing falsely shall be convicted of per-
| jury. The law further provides for the repeal
| of the ninth clause of the thrty-second section
| of the present act, which provides that divorces
| may be granted for any misconduct that per-
| manently destroys the happiness of the DC
| titoner, and defeats the purpose of the married
| relation. Action on the bill will probably be
taken this week.
RHODE ISLAND.
The dining room at Rocky Point has been en-
larged so that itnow accommodates fifteen hum
dred persons. Last season the largest number
of guests at the Point in one day was six thou
| sand.
| AT Providence, on Friday boy twelve years
| old, named John McKenna, was drowned while
bathing in pond hole near the Stonington de-
pot in that city. There we've with McKenna two
lads, who were TOO frightened to attempt a res
cue, but gave an alarm.
The Pratt estate at Newport has been pur-
chased by the Newport manufacturing company,
| for the prosecution Of general manufacture in
metals, more particularly iron and brass They
have elected their officers as follows, viz: Treas
urer, Joshua Sayer; Secretary, Job T. Langley;
Superintendent, James Mahoney. Their pur-
chase is eighty-two feet on Thames street, with
a depth of upwards of four hundred feet. Brick
buildings for the foundry, etc., will soon be
| erected.
A man from Boston, who closely resembles
Gen. Grant, has been in Newport for few days,
| and in several instances he succeeded in passing
himself off for the president. He obtained a
| fine bouquet by this means, and then drove
about town, bowling graciously to persons whom
he met. Citizens who personally knew Grant
| were deceived by the man, and returned his sa-
lutte without its occurring to them that he was
an imposter. AT last accounts he was confined
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