Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-13

BOSTON AND NlNlNlI1s
The heaviest tax payers in Boston,
outside of corporations and persons hold
ing property in trust, are as follows
Augustus Hemenway is taxed for s., 73l 800 F.;
Moses Williams, for 81 ISL 500; Nathan Mat
thews, 81 ,567 800; James NJ. Beebe, 81 ,502, 490
John l.. Gardner, 81 1865, 900; lsoac Rich, ST.
100, 600; Geo. Parkmau's heirs, 81, 400; Jas.
Parker, 81 ISL 500; II. Hollis H1nnewel, 81 :
127, 400; Jordan, Marsh & Co., 100000;
Faulkner, Kimball 6 Co., 100000; George
Howe, S959,5O0
ESSEX COUNTY.
A "Butler club" has been formed in Salem,
and several voters have been enrolled.
Bean pots with the owners monogram on
them are now the neat thing in Beverly.
The Essex agricultural society will hold its
annual exhibition the present year at Ipswich
on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 26th and 9th
The address before the society will be pro
nounced by Hon. Joseph s. Howe of Methuen
The Salisbury mills company have begun
work on quite an extensive Improvement of thei
water power, by the erection of new dam OF
Powow river. This dam, with the contemplated
Improvements, will involve an outlay of owe
$4,000.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The Catholic priest in Dedham openly urge
his Pensioners TO withdraw their children from
the public schools and place them in charge o
the sisters Of charity. Let them withdraw, bu
appropriate not a dollar Of the public schoo
money for any sectarian school.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Mary J. Cunningham Of Taunton, who was
under bonds TO appear before the municipal
court as a Common br9wler," committed sui
eide on Sunday by taking poison.
Valuation of real estate at New Bedford, So,
1860; personal, S1SS29,46S; total, so, 945,
06S. Total last year, So, 996,O14. Increase from
last year, S341 100 in real estate, and decrease
of $500, O49 in personal or net decrease OF
~ of <
1S2 from last year: dwelling houses, 1927
horses, 976; cows, $50; sheep, 2; acres of land,
S,403.
The establishment of new factories has come
10 be almost an every day affair in Fall River,
and the confidence Of capitalists in such enter
prises is remarkable The Providence Journal
relates that on the first of May, 1871, MeSsrS.
Easton & Milne, associated with three other
gentlemen, opened n subscription for a new mill,
to be called the Slade mill, with a capital of
$3.50, COO, each of the above gentlemen taking
$4,000 of the stock About one hundred acres
of land were purchased at very low figure, the
balance of the stock was rapidly taken, and the
mill is now up to its fourth story. The land has
increased several fold in value. A party who
subscribed for fifty shares has lately sold out at
a large advance, and now $50 is offered for the
stock, but finds no Sellers
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Most of the Wellfieet fishermen came in with
lean fares, and the present prospect is for one of
the hardest seasons they have passed through
for many years.
Six persons have died in Falmouth since De-
cember last, the aggregate Of whose ages was
5l2 years months The Oldest was "a years II
months, and the youngest so years months.
The house of Spencer Leonard, Esq, situated
nearly two miles from the centre of BTidgewa-
ter, together with a-large barn, outbuildings,
and $500 worth Of hay, were consumed by fire
Sunday afternoon. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$500.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Butler still feels very much worried by "War
rington's" sharp questions, and, in spite of his
criticisms of "undignifed Journalism" descend
cd in his Westfield speech, on Monday evening,
to the 'undignifed'' act of calling Warrington a
Sucking pig" And by this kind of talk, Gen.
Butler expects to show his fitness for the office
that has. in past years been occupied by men
who have been an honor to the position and to
the commonwealth
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Amherst sends full Washbum delegation to
the state republican convention.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Greenfield Gazette says that statements
made by the Butler organ in Boston chat But
Ter delegates have been elected TO the state con
yention from Sunderland, Shelburne, and Other
towns, are lies made ont of whole cloth. Th(
Bntler men in the west part of the state are few
and far between"
MAINE.
The price of hay all over Maine is tending
downward Ii sells for $40 in Piscataquis coun-
tv. The probability is that hay will be no
higher than it has been and plentier than re-
ported.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Gen. ]. W. Phelps has called a convention at
Fayetteville, on Friday, Sept. 18th, TO devise
plans for running anti-masonlc tickets at the
next election.
1t is reported that a large number of the pris-
oners AT the state prison, recently formed plan
to escape, while the gate TO the yard was opened
to let out loaded team, but the vigorous ac-
ton of the officers promptly thwarted even the
attempt
Recently, Oracle Morse, an aged maiden lady
of Randolph, was severely injured about the head
and shoulders by stepping on plum that lay
on the floor Of the house, causing her to slip and
fall.
AT Nashua, on the Sth inst a boy eleven
years old, named Frank Clement, died with all
the appearances of consumption, caused, it
would seem, by swallowing tin whistle some
three years ago.
Frederick Cheney, youth of nineteen years.
in Wilmot Flat, shot himself a few DAYS ago,
MORALLY it is supposed. He is an eccentric
character, and committed the act purposely,
while standing on his fathers grave in the
cemetery. He first shot himself in the side, and
loading again, shot himself in the forehead.
Aonzo Rhoades of Walpole accidentally shot
himself while hunting in the mountains one day
last week. and died the following day. He fool
ishly held pistol with the muzzle toward his
body while loading it, and while putting on the
cap the hammer sprung, and the ball was dis
charged into his body
Mr.. George Z. Edgell of St. Louis, graduate
of Dartmouth, in the class of 1870, went into
business Immediately on concluding his academ-
cal course. A few days ago President Smith re-
eeived a check for $1,000 from him, saying that
it was part Of his first years earnings, and, in
accordance with long cherished plans, he desired
to found a scholarship with it. Such feeling
as that among all alumni would soon endow old
Dartmouth.
VERMONT.
Earl Vaughn of Taftsville fell from a load of
grain on Saturday, broke his neck and died inn
mediately. He was about seventy years of age.
Albert Tobey, son of P. A. Tobey of Whit
tingham, was found drowned in Sadawga lake
on Tuesday of last week. He was out alone ur-
on the lake, and the manner of his death was
not known.
Work has been commenced on the Plain6eld
end of the new road between North Montpelier
and that village, large number of men being
engaged. East Montpelier proposes to fight it
further.
Isaac Hines of Brattleboro was seriously in
iured on Monday, while raising building pre-
paratory to moving it. Some of the supports
gave way, and the building fell upon him,
his head and side.
The twerty-irst annual fair of the Vermont
state agricultural society opened at St. Johnsbury
GU the 18th. A successful exhibition is prom
ised. The town is rapidly filling up with
strangers. Some excellent racing is expected
from the large number of entries already made
ex-governor Bullock of Massachusetts will de-
liver the address on Thursday.
CONNECTICUT.
The new theatre comique, on the corner of
Court and State streets, New Haven, opened
Saturday evening.
L. IL. Dowd Of New Haven, shot himself
through the head with a pistol Sunday after
noon. The cause is said to be financial and
domestic troubles
Jared Carter, an old resident of Hartford, and
pensioner Of the war of 1872, died in that city
on Sunday, at the age of SO years.
DIR. Mayer has been instructed by the COVER
nor to make series of inspections of the state
prison, with view to ascertaining how the pris-
oners are treated.
A barn, the property of the estate of the late
Moses Hill, at Redding Ridge, with all its con-
tents was burned Friday evening. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
The Stonington Mirror-Journal SAYS 1.-THE
wooden company in the long factory have re-
sumed work temporarily under the name of the
Mantle company, but there being two mills not
very far distant with that name, it has been de-
cided to apply 10 the supreme court for permits
sion TO change TO the Ocean wooden company
of Mystic Bridge. 1t is to do only a wooden
business in all its parts, and has an ample cap
ltal II has leased the premises and all the