Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-06
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New England News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The incidental expenses of the Boston city
council during the past three months were only
800, decrease of over $4,000 when compared
With the corresponding months of last year.
The remains found in the water, at Boston,
last Friday, have been identified as those OF
Michael Oliver, a South Boston fisherman, who
fell overheard from his smack and was drowned
in the harbor, last December.
John Sweeny was found dead in his cell in
Jail, on Monday morning, where he was COM
mitted last week for non'payment of fine and
costs for drunkenness.
ESSEX COUNTY.
A young girl named Harris, employed in
shoe mandatory at Danvers, attempted suicide
by means Of laudanum, Friday, because of her
rejection by the church to which she applied for
She took an overdose, however,
and will probably live.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Fall River workingmen's cooperative as
sociation have declared dividend of 10 per cent
on members purchases, and s Is per cent on
non-members' purchases, with 10 per cent per
annum on shares. The association has share
capital of S11, 621.48, and a sinking fund Of
$2040.66. They have 1874 members, have declared
dividends since they were organized, Feb. 1t,
1857, to the amount of S14,76S.36, and nave sold
goods to the value Of S1S9,97
NORFOLK COUNTY.
At the town meeting in Randolph, Monday,
the chairman of the selecfmen announced tnat
a gift of $4,000 had been received from Mr.
Royal Turner Seth Turner, Royal w. turner,
Mrs. Isaac Sweetser and Abby W. Turner, the
widow and four surviving children OF the la.e
Col ROYAL Turner. The gift is su3Iect 70 only
trifling conditions, and is TO be exclusively de-
voted to a public library for the Town. nre-
proof building is to be erected IN the centre oil
the town, the first story of which will be for
bank, the second story for the library, and the
third for Mason lodge rooms. The gift is one
OF remarkable lberality, and when Mr.. Seth
Turner, who has been prominent in the gift, at
tempted to speak in the meeting upon another
matter he was cheered for a long time. The
family have the gratitude of the whole town
for their munifcence.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
A very interesting pupil at one of the Pitts
field schools is Michael Lahy, who lost both his
arms on the railroad when very small boy but
who has worked his way through the lower
schools and now holds good place in the high
est school of the town. He manages his book,
uses his slate, and writes finely all with his
mouth. He can also write with his toes, but
doesn't practice that in school hours.
Halpine, the express messenger, and victim of
the Albany express IoDDeTyJ mas DeeH appointed
agent of the express company at North Adams,
in place Of Henry Benson.
MAINE
Mr.. Novel;, POI tland's city auditor, draws
checks upon the CITY treasurer for payments for
the month of March, close of the financial year,
for S762, 951 a. This amount includes redemp-
ton of bonds, payment of interest coupons,
gold premiums, salaries of the officers Of the
several departments, school teachers for the last
quarter, and bills for the month; the smallest
checks being for sixty cents, and the largest for
S611 900, the last one being drawn to pay for the
bonds redeemed.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
H. D. McDuffee, of Tuftonborough, has made
eighteen hundred pounds OF maple sugar this
season.
John H. Currier, of Dover, who was buried on
the e9th ult. left $1,000 to the poor of the CITY,
and S10A for bell on the city hall.
VIM. M 1l6betts, OF Milton, recently killed
COW, in which he found, near the heart, the tine
of pitchfork, seven inches long.
Many of the New Hampshire farmers are
making from one to two hundred pounds of
maple sugar day.
A young simpleton in Wilton, who paid $50
on C. D. d. package of blocks and sawdust
from counterfeit money swindling concern in
New York, has trusted the express company.
Master Charles J. Hamblett of Milford, who
lost his hand in machinery some weeks since,
has been presented with $500 by his sympathiz-
ing friends. The money is to be placed in the
bank till he becomes of age.
Either they have a strange way of treating
men who have been robbed, or New Hampshire
editors are at fault in methods of statement, as
witness the following: "Henry CaVerly, of STRAIT
ford, was robbed of his repeater at an early hour
Tuesday morning, by Frank Woods. He was
soon after arrested by Officer Warren and
bound over by Judge Hill for his appearance at
the September term in the sum of $500, in de-
fault of which he was sent to jail"
A few weeks ago, Capt. Frank w. Perkins,
shipping merchant in New Orleans, was found
dead in his Office, covered with blood. 1t APP
pears that he was killed by pistol by some
one whose object was plumber Capt. Perkins
was born in Boston, his parents formerly resid-
ing in keene He was member of the senior
class in Dartmouth college in 1861, when the
war broke out Graduating in July of that
year, he entered the army as member of the
Second New Hampshire. He was a gallant SOL
dier, and was promoted to assistant quartermas-
ter, and gained great credit for his efficiency.
At the close of the war he went into business at
New Orleans, with a twin brother, and has been
very successful. He was one of the most en-
terprising business men in that city, and was
held in high estimation.
CONNECTICUT.
W. G. Roe of Stafford Springs died Thursday
from an overdose of opium.
Since the 9TH of last February four aged mem
u, RS OF the Bassett family, in Oxford, have died,
whose united ages amount to 317 years.
The Re-. W. S. Hawks, recently dismissed
from the Con gregational church in Wrapping,
will become pastGr of the church in Stafford,
May list.
Fl. w. Benedict's residence on Howe street,
New Haven. was entered by burglars Thursday
evening, and clothing to the value of 1928 was
taken.
A fire broke out in Gibbs Hills candle fac
tory at Unionville, Sunday morning, and de-
stroyed the building and machinery. Loss
$1,000; insurance $1,000.
The New Haven Palladium says few men are
still employed on the Air Line road, but 1t is
expected a large force will soon be at work, as
negotiations are making for the completion Of
the road during the summer.
The following are the representatives elecG in
Windham county: Ashford, Durkee, Green,
berts, reps; Windham, John NJ. Hall, Geo. S.
Moulton, reps; Scotland, Amos S. Chapman,
rep; Killingly Edwin H. Bugbee, Justin Ham
mond, reps; Plainfeld, John L. Chapman, VIM.
S. Babcock, reps; Voluntown, Benz. Gallup;
Pomfret, VIM. l. Bartholomew, Isaac P. Briggs,
reps; Thompson, II. j. Ransom, Chas. E. Searls,
reps; Sterling, Theron D. Whitford, rep; Put
nam, E. ID. Whitmore, rep; Brooklyn, Willard
Day, rep; Eastford, one republican.
The following named gentlemen were elected
to the state senate on Monday: LIST district,
Elisha johnson, dem; I'd, Ezra Hall, rep; Sd,
Elizur H. Emo, rep; 4th, Henry futile, dem. |;
9TH, Thomas Elmes, dem; 9Th, George A. Fay,
rep; 18th, F. L. Allen, dem. gain; sth, jeremiah
K. Adams, rep; 9th, VIM. F. Bailey, rep; 10th,
Thomas 4. Lees, rep; 18th, Walker Ferry, dem.
18th, Asa B. Woodward, rep. gain; 18th, Elliott
B. Sumner, rep; 14th, Storrs S. Cotton, rep.
18th, Lewis CatliH, rep; 18th, Owen B. King
dem; 17th Zaccheus w. Bissell, dem.; 18Th
John NJ. Douglass, rep. gain; 18th, Charles L.
Griswold, rep; 20th, Horace NJ. Chapman, dem
21st, Frederick P. Bissell, rep. Republicans, 49,
democrats, 8.
A. NJ. Taft, Of Westerly, who shot Durgin
clerk Of the Hoxie house, compromised the mat
ter with him personally by the payment of five
hundred dollars, but last week several citizens
of Mystic, feeling that money should not be al
lowed to cancel crime, procured the issue of a
warrant for his arrest. Taft, however, heard
that he was in danger, and with his wife fed
before be could be secured. The Mystic Journal
says that every possible means will be used to eff
feet his arrest.
The following are the names of the represent
atiVes elected in New London county: Norwich,
John /. Wait, Lorenzo Blackstone, reps; New
London, Geo. Strong, Timothy S. Daboll, dems.
gain; Lebanon, David Mccall, VIM. a. Fuller
reps; Franklin, Bella T. Hastings, rep, gain
North Stoughton, Joseph d. Hewitt, Asher H
Chapman, reps; Bozrah, VIM. Smith, rep.
Stonington, Henry b. Noyes, Dewitt C. Pendle