Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-17

NEW HAMPsHIRE.
Mm. n; Noyes, OF portsmouth, foreman sail.
maker at the navy yard has been superseded by
II. G. Lowell, of Portland, Me-
Darius Porter OF Gilsum manufactured nine
hundred pounds of maple sugar the past season
from 1875 trees
George Glidden was severely jammed between
the dead wood of two freight cars, while shack
ling them. on Friday last, near the Dover freight
depot.
The U. S. steamer Tuscarora is to be taken ont
Oh the navy yard dry dock to give place 10 the
wyoming, winch IS nearly ready for sea, The
latter vessel is TO have new propeller
The Cocheco Brewery, on Charles street Do
feI, owned py Z. IL. Hughes, was totally de-
stroyed by fire on Saturday. Loss about
$4,000; insured for s41OO. Origin Of the fire
Mrs. Thomas Haley, well known as an accon,-
plished musician and lady of rare accomnlish.
ments and manifold virtues died at her ,es;.
dence in Milford, after brief illness. Mrs.
Haley has taught school in Billerca and Chelms-
ford Mass, also in Milford, and was greatly be-
loved by the community who mourn her death
as a sister departed.
The champion goose of New England belongs
TO Alden Thursun of Alstead. In support Of
that claim her owner exhibits an egg weighing
thTee-quarters Of pound, measuring nine inches
from end TO end and six and one-lalf around
the middle. Last year the same goose laid an
egg little less in weight, from which two Cos
hngs were Matched.
The city council of Dover has voted to close
up Williams street, which win allow the Go.
checo PRINT works to be enlarged; also TO per-
mi tne company TO build track through First
ana central streets from their freight demon 10
the works, and to exempt from taxation for the
next Ten years all improvements made within
thfee years by the Cocheco manufactnring com.
pany and the Messrs. Sawyers, wooden mann.
tacturers. "'oieh Hahu-
dispatch from Tamworth saws that ,ho4o.A
wa observed as holiday in that town If hein,,
the one hundredth birthday of SteobaL II II p 1
brick. Exercises suitable for the Occasion VII
held IN the Congregational church, and were at
tended by thirty-four members of the famiIy =;
GLIDING children, grandchildren and GREAT.
grandchildren, besides a large delegation Of The
townspeople. The old gentleman occupied =
prominent position as the hero of the dav ~
voted for Washington and every president since
He has attended seyenty-nine town meetings n
Tamworth. He retained his faculties, and a,
remarkably acute and intelligent" Hayward,
Gazetteer says that Tamworth was settled il
III, Just hundred years ago" by Ricbarf
jackson and others. The original grant wa,
made October IA, 1866, 10 John Webster. ,Jobr
Moulton and associates.
VERMONT.
About $4,000 viii be expended on the fai,
grounds IN ~. Johnsbury tits summer. 10 pre
pare lor the accommodation of the state fair
subscription has been raised in Danville IN
JUN railroad depot and present il 10 tbe rail,
fSor, ISal,piaa.y the town having been released
run nabuliy on its railroad bonds
Vermont jury has awerded q ,,on r..
aoiiAis damages for being tbrnysn 60. i ~ =, =
~ pun. Inc victim says IL he had heen al ye',
uine nc would have eheerfuIlv tgot o,,ar gwen
many OF the towns Of Vermont sya ,c,,,...,.,.
iess througn the operation Of new lay ,.ha,
jew huem aoout; The provision is that nn,sss
s'AssA''e'' n"n'n ven Gays after election, give