Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-27
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new england News SUMMARY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Motions have been made in the United States
circuit court for an arrest of Judgment in the
cases of d. I. Mills and Samuel c. Lund, who
were convicted of being engaged in the late
smuggling case at Boston. Motions have also
been filed for new trials in the cases of both the
aforementioned parties. These motions VIII
probably not be argued until next May. Mllls
and Lund are now out on bail, the amount being
$4,000 each.
The Boston Journal says: "a new wrinkle in
dunning was brought out in town one day last
week, when q grocer called upon customer for
about the twentieth time TO request the settle
meut of a bill for groceries used in his family.
The old man waXed indignant and h0urished
cane over the head of the dun, in stentorian
tones, which would have done credit to a city
crier, ordered him to leave the house forthwith,
and not insult him in such manner. The gro
Ger departed nonplussed He had not more than
regained his store however, when the daughter
OF the furious debtor came in and said 1 wish
you wouldn't come with that bill when fathers
home, it makes him nervous TO be dunned.' Of
course the grocer apOlogized.
The following statement of the condition Of
the horse railroads of Massachusetts on the
30th of September, 1870, andltheir operations for
the preceding ten months, is complied from the
returns made to the legislature by the different
corporations, through the railroad commission
ers Capital stock, IS ,09S 500; capital paid in
4,742, $50; debt, 1,12SS57; cost of roads and
equipments, 5,S06,062; total length of rail las
single track in miles, 1879; number Of passen-
gers carried, 27,224,887; total income (ten
months), St, 7S4 1888; working expenses, 1885,
1872; net earnings, 1871 sol; amount of dividends
1865; surplus, September 8 0, 1870, 105, 249;
total number Of men employed, 1862; number
of conductors and drivers, 646;; number of
horses, 2,42S; number of cars, 447.
The Poston journal of the 26th says: While
one of the closing scenes of the opera of "The
Huguenots" was being enacted at the Boston
Theatre last night, and while the mournful trio
in which Valentin, Raoul and Marcel take part,
was being sung, cat appeared and ran across
the front of the stage. This so frightened a lady
in one of the private boxes that she dropped her
opera glass out upon the back of one Of the
members of the orchestra, who was in turn
equally astonished and confused, but happily
not injured. The unlocked for incident turned
the scene on the stage to anything except what
Meyerbeer intended and the audience laughed
- heartily, the wounded and dying Marcel joining
in the demonstration. Poor Grimalkn dsap-
peared somewhere in the orchestra.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
The number vi deaths in Lowell during the
past year was 952, and of this number 44S were
males and 504 females, a larger number by $50
than for the previous year, and more than in any
previous year since the Incorporation of the city
Two hundred and forty of the deceased were
married. The percentage of deaths to the pop
ulatioh of the city was 232, or two deaths in
every eightv-sy living. Twenty-four years and
two months was the average age attained
Ranking first in the mortality was consumption,
the number of deaths from this cause being
ISL.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Rufus Dean of Taunton for many years con-
nected with Davenport, Mason & Co.'s New
York express, died suddenly of heart disease
Monday night.
The New Bedford Standard says lady who
had a white poodle started to leave that city on
Saturday last by the $40 train on the north
road, and just as the train was about to start
the dog ran out of the door and was left behind.
The woman burst into uncomfortable weeping,
and though urged by her husband to let the dog
go, she finally prevailed on him to get out, and
they waited at Myrick's two hours, and returned
TO look for the dog at six O'Clock.
Canedy family meeting came off at Myricks-
vile on Saturday, Dist, 10 take measures to
learn what can be ascertained concerning the
legal claim and tite VIM. Canedy, ESQ.,, for
merly of Taunton, had to an extensive tract of
wild lard in Maine, which land is said to have
been given to Canedy for his meritorious con-
duct in saving from capture by the Indians a
fort at st. Georges river, in 1928 Gen. Z. W.
Pierce OF Freetown gave it as his opinion based
upon recent investigation, that Lieut.. William
Canedy did receive grant equal to what is now
an entire township in Maine, and that sad Cam
edy never disposed Of or sold more than one
quarter OF said grant. An adjourned meeting
to be held Saturday, Feb 18th.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Cherryville boasts Of a tremendous dog be-
longing to j. H. Berlin The animal measures
thirty inches from the ground, and five feet and
eight inches from the tip of his nose to the tip
of his tail. He is a mixture of the bloodhound
and the German dog, and is very powerful an
lmal. He is the king of the canine family in his
neighborhood, and all have profound respect
for him.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Franklin county wool dealer, well posted,
says the clip of Franklin county of 1870, will
n al l.. l.I.,
paid are twenty-seyen TO thirty cents for un.
washed, and thirty-eight to forty cents for
washed.
Greenfield has the reputation of doing as ex-
tenslve butter business as any town in New
England, except st. Adams. She recently
shipped TO Boston in one day 81, 800 pounds, and
400 pounds more arrived just a little too late to
be sent in that lot.
Deacon A. S. Clapp of South Deerfield has
Young orchard of forty trees scattered over an
half acre OF land, from which he picked the
past season ninety barrels of winter apples and
made forty barrels of cider. Twenty-eight
bushels were picked from under one tree before
the tree was shaken. The ten eldest of these
trees were set out in April, 1886, and Others
have been set out at different times since the
last set just beginning to bear.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The blacksmiths shop at the west end of the
Hoosae tunnel, belonging to the state and oc-
cupled by Holbrook Hooking, took fire GU Sun
day morning, and was entirely DESTROYED Loss
$1,000.
Aswoman at the west tunnel North Adams
whose husband has been in California for two
years past, recently gave birth to a child almost
simultaneously with Mrs. c., a neighbours wife
10 conceal her shame, the former made an ar
rangement with the latter by which Mrs. C.
agreed TO adopt the child from its birth and call
the two twins So the news was sent TO Mr.
=, who was at work in the tunnel, that his wife
had twins, weighing twelve pounds each and in
NhnNT hT81, ol...,rN
since, however, ascertained the fraud practiced
on him, and has sent the borrowed baby back
to its mother.
MAINE
The suit brought by Wilson, Tenant & Co.,
againstJ. Y McClintock, in which $50 600 dam.
ages were claimed as having been sustained in
consequence of a circular issued BY the latter
was abandoned at the recent term ofthe supreme
court at Belfast
A gold medal has been offered by New York
man to the best drilled man in the Jameson
Guards of Bangor, the competitive drill TO come
on IN Norembega hall, on Feb. 22d next before
Gen. J. L. Chamberlain of Brunswick Gen. Geo
L. Beal Of Norway Gen. Geo Varney of Ban
goI, Col. u. A. Smith of Skowhegan, and Capt
L. +. Wyman Of Augusta, as awarding commit
tee.
1t IS authoritively reported that Ole Bull has
bought Geo. H. Shaplegll's residence and fart
situated III Lebanon, ABBOTT one mile north of
the west Lebanon academy. He has gang of
workmen remodelling the house. As soon as
the arrangements are completed he will occupy
the premises. He is now sojournlng with some
friends in Elliot
n L. Richmond, late of Ashland Mass, but
formerly Of Winthrop, and captain in Maine
regiment in the rebellion has been annonted 10
cl9rkship in the department of steam engineer
ing at hlttery navy yard vice GoIdin of Alfred.
resigned. - Ai'0N'
Inc Oldest surviving member of congress is
Hon. Samuel Thatcher of Bangor He was n
member from Massachusetts, during the nree;-
dency of Jefferson from 1902 10 1905, He Is
the oldest surviving graduate Of Harvard col
lege, having graduated in 1898. He was born
laratiOn of indenendence and i thnroc..a :; -