Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-11

woman! brother Burr couldn't say no TO won
an any more than he could endorse Grants al
minstration and as to Mr.. Wamer-his gal
lantry is of so courty and polished kind, tina
had he been in Adams place, when Eve asked
for the forbidden apple, he would have clam
bered up and shaken the entire tree. Oh! they
will be converted easily enough.
RHODE ISLAND.
The W0onsOckct Patriot says: "The WOon
| socket poultry club expect to hold an exhibition
in Providence this winter. The exhibitions helC
| here were very crcditable, also well attended.
| The Providence Herald says "Ihe New Bed
| ford Standard attacks our state in this fashion
| An ahlc-bodied but lazy citizen of Westerly
X has been AIDED twenty years. We avail
| urther particulars anXouSly, meanwhile earn
estly admiring the unknown's resolution, and
| envy his unrufiied serenity"
laborcr named Chas Stewart was instantly
| killed at Pawtucket on the 10Th, while attempt
| ing TO jump on the Worcester express train
| He fell under the wheels of the car, and was
| horribly mangled. He lived at Hope Valley.
The relatives OF Joseph Almy, late of North
Smithfeld, near Slatersvillc, have heen informed
| by telegraph of his death in San Francisco, and
| that his remains are en- route for his former
| home. The deceased was the youngest son OF
| the late Joseph Almy, long known as one OF the
most pr minent men in that part of the state.
| The news Of the death will be n sad blow 10 the
relatives of the deceased in Worcester, PrOyi-
dcnce and other places.
On recent Sunday, the relatives and friends
of Gloucester man assembled at his dwelling
house 10 attend the last sad rites TO his mortal
remains, aud were somewhat astOnishcd to tind
the man not only alive but well, and he in turn
was very much surprised to learn that he was
to be buried that day. A heaTSe, and also
hack from WoonsOckct were in attendance, or
dercd by some one hY letter. UpOu inquiry
into the facts of the case, and the probable
cause, il was aSCertained that the victim was
owing a small debt and upon being pressed for
payment, said: "lf God spares my life, will
pay that bill by Thursday next and aS the
bill remained unpaid ON Friday morning, some
one supposed that he had gone to that bourne
from whence no traveller returns" and there
fore appointed his funeral, notified his friends,
and engaged the haarse and hack us before
stated.
Some years ago, an enterpriSng genius in
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, published Il large number
of the fac SMILES of the autographs of noted
men: that of Senator Spraguc, then governor Of
Rhode Island, was spoken of as the autograph
of "the poet governor" As the great capitalist
had never been famous in the field of poetry,
this title caused some surprise, until il was dis
covered that the entcrprSing genius aforesaid
had conlounded the governor with a POLITICALLY
inclined gentleman of similar name. But the
Norwich Bulletin now makes an announcement
that must aStonish even the POughkeepsie gem
tleman; it saws: "Senator Sprague of Rhode
Island will lecture in Meriden the Goth, on Mil
surprised reader of this announcement will be
Col. Homer B. Sprague, who has for several
years lcctured on the subject stated as that to
be discussed by the senator from Rhode Island.
The aurora bOrealiS annually furnishes an OPP
portuuty for an unlimited amount of cline de-
Scriptive writing" among newspaper locals The
display of the evening of the 9th was too good to
be overlooked and our exchanges are lreighted
with an unusual amount of such writing; but
the Providence Herald goes TO the head. Hear
it: mot often has lairer tintng been displayed
on natures great canvass, seemingly celestial
glories informing the upper air. The illumina-
ton dawncd with iaintest roSeate blushin9S
tender and sednctively beautiful rs the retiring
flush OF fair maidcn's cheek, then waXed to
heightened hue, warm and rich as the ripe red
glory of her lips. Then over the soft magnificence
gently ran futteriug folds of whittier light and
the uuimaginable ensignS of heavenly hosts
seemed waving set on high, and all the northern
armament shook delicately wavered and trcm-
bled in and out with changing light aud shade,
here glowing with lurid blaz0nry, there mean
descent with white hot SplendOr. Anon rose mp
in peerless symmetry grand white pillar, such
as Parhenou, Palmyra nor Perscpois ever saw,
and in chastened cleaning lowered on the fields
of ether. Gradually the apocalyptc vision
faded and went out, and men who had Toasted
on its lovelincss realized something of the mind
OF the apostle John, when on PatmOs the gates
celestial closed To his eye, the tremendous Tevela-
ton finished"