Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-21


ed a hot.house, two hundred feet long, for the
cultivation OF the tea rose, for the Boston mar
ket.
James I. Shores, for many years cashier of
the Merchants and Traders bank of Ports
mouth, fell dead ut his desk while signing
check on the 18th, His age was seventy-nine.
He was one of the most respected citizens, and
well-known in the Unitarian church.
The state board Of agriculture met at Concord
on the 18th. The attendance was large. Hon,
Moses Humphrey presided. Considerable bust
ness was transacted, including the making ar.
rangements for farmers meetings to be held in
| all the counties under the auspices of the board.
A Frcnchman by the name of Trckey was
run over ON the night of the 18th by freight
train on the Boston, Concord and Montreal rail-
| road in LacOnia. His head was severed from
| his body, left arm cut off at the elbow, and a
part Of ono foot cut off. 1t is supposed that he
was drunk.
Extensive additions are to be made to the Profile
| house AN additional wing, 100 81, four stories
| high, also dining room 1872 X 81, besides the
| enlargement of the kitchen, connecting it with
the dining room. The old dining room is to be
| turned into bar room, wash rooms, etc. The
room under the dining room is TO be finished
| into an elegant billiard room, With these addi-
| tons the house will have 800 rooms, and will
| accommodate 500 people. The old stage Office
| has been removed and finished with a convent
| ent cottage near the house.
The second trial of the well known case of
| United States versus Welcome Angel was con-
| Guided on the 18th, having occupied two DAYS
| A verdict Of not guilty was returned. The re-
| spondent, who lives in Sunapee, was indicted
three wears ago on the charge of carrying on the
business OF retail liquor dealer without having
paid the special tax. The case was tried two
years ago, resulting in a verdict Of guilty. But
exceptions were taken, and on various pretcxts
a second trial was avoided until now. In the
case of Lawrence Whalen, convicted of the same
offence, exceptions have been taken on the
ground that one sale does not constitute viola
ton of the law.
VERMONT.
The state dairyman's association will meet at
Montpelier next Wednesday.
The state teachers ASSOCIATION will be held
this winter at MiddlebuIy, probably in January.
The butter market at st. Adams this week
was steady. Prices ranged from 10 to "a cents
per pound.
Messrs. Holland & Naxfeld of Vergennes
have rebuilt their furniture factory recently
burnt at that place, and are to carry on the bust
ness on an enlarged SCALE
The state Bible society met at Burlington on
the 18th. An address was delivered by the
Hon. Frederick Billings, president of the So
cety.
The butter market at Richmond this week
was inactive. Prices varied from twenty-five to
thirty cents a pound, according to quality.
Cheese varied from eight to twelve cents
pound.
The new hotel in process Of construction at
BratllehOrO is an elegant brick structure located
on the corner of Main and High streets. 1t is
named the Brooks house, and will be completed
early another season.
The day boats south on Lake Champlain were |
Withdrawn last Saturday. The steamer Curlew |
will make daily trips between Port Henry and |
Burlington until the close of navigation.
The directors of the state prison desired eX- |
cursiOns from different parts OF the state at re-
duced rates, in order to increase, by the fifteen
cents admission, the gains of that institution.
One of the most pleasing features of the Yer |
mont Central railroad enterprise is the library in |
the building at ST, Adams. This library con- |
SiSts of over two thousand volumes, expressly |
for the use of operatives upon that road. These /
books were voluntary gifts, and nearly three |
hundred volumes are added every year. The |
library room is finished with hard wood and is
most conveniently arranged, and is furnished |
gratuitously by the company.
1t is now thought that Barton, the Waterbury |
bank robher, made his escape from the custody |
OF Sheriff Brown in feminine disguise. 1t is |
stated that woman came aboard the cars at |
Essex junction on Tuesday morning. After the |
train left Montpelier with Barton as a passen- |
ger, unhandcutfed, she expressed and showed |
strong sympathy with him, and was allowed |
by his keeper to remain in the saloon, of which |
be was an occupant. 1t is supposed that she |
changed apparel with him, left the cars at
North Hartland, while Barton proceeded 10 New |
York, the unobseryed of all observers
CONNECTICUT.
Hartford has about three thousand children |
out OF school.
The Hartford Post reports .Etna stock offered |
at 40, and Hartford at 175.
The tailors' strike at New Haven is ended, |
the employers acceding to the demand for in |
creased wages
Charles Lampman, colored man with several |
aliases, has been arrested at Hartford on the |
charge Of committing several burglaries in
Litch6ed
The mayor of Norwich has decided that uu-
less contributors object he will send all money |
over $4,000 raised in that city to the sufferers |
by the great northern fires.
few days ago, young man in Hartford |
put rope over a piece OF piping, and was il |
Illustrating TO his friends how Wilson was hung, |
| when his foot Slipped and he was nearly |
| trangled before he was eXtricated
The codhshers aud fishing vessels going south
| from New London are loading there with ice for
| ballast 1t being about as cheap as stones and
! answering the purpose of keeping their fish if
| they die in the wells.
The subscriptions thus far made to the stock
OF the National fire insurance company at Hart
ford amount to $4,000 L. W. WEIGH Ware
ham Griswold, }. G.. Patterson and J f. Judd
have collectively taken five hundred shares. The
amount Of capital stock proposed is 100000.
Those subscribing for stock are required to pay
ten per cent down, the balance in one year
The Good Templars grand lodge, in session
al Winsted, this week. came down on the re-
publlcan party, declaring, through Il committee
that it was sold to the liquor interest and that
Temperance men should form a new party. The
election OF officers resulted as follows: Grand
Worthy Chief Templar, Rev. Alpbeus Winters of
Middlefeld; Grand Worthy Vice Templar Miss
NJ. /. Holcomb of Winsted; Counselor A. S.
Beardsley OF Plymouth; Secretary l.. NJ Ohm
stead OF East Hartford; Treasurer, H. b. Brown
OF Fair Haven; Chaplain, Rev. o. j. Range o
Meriden.
Norwalk Chicago losses: The iron works sus-
tanned a small loss, but will make quadruple
its amount on new orders. The Messrs Bradley, |
OF Rldgeheld, were both visiting east, and are
heavy Losers, but not eXtinguished by any
means. Mr.. Lyman Baird is a heavy loser, but
has youth, health, and will and strong friends
to aid him in recovering. The Norwalk lock
company have sustained some losses at Chicago
but not enough to affect its current dividends. |
Indeed, orders are already pouring in upon
them TO duplicate and increase the stock de- |
stroyed. The Fairfield county fire insurance |
company are the heaviest losers. The New
York Insurance Monitor places the amount at
$1,000, but the officers of the company hope TO
reduce the amount very considerably. 1t does
not affect lis responsibility in the least
RHODE ISLAND.
T. NJ. Butler was ordained at louisville on
Sunday as pastor Of the Baptist church.
An exchange says: providence expects Pres
idenI Grant to be present there at the laying of
the corner stone ofits reconstructed post office"
A young man IN Warren, /. b. White, stepped
upon an ash-pan, few days ago, when itslrucb
him in the leo and caused Il slight abrasion of
the skin. The wound mortified, lockiaw re-
suited, and death on the 18th terminated his in
tense suferings. He was thirty-one years of
age.
Since the appearance of that formidable dis
ease, the smallpox, in Warren, forty-tlree cases
have been reported and five patients have died
There are now three cases in the hospital and
these VIII be discharged in day or Two, after