Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-02
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Tufts college held its annual exhibition, Tues
day evening.
Frederick Locke, six-year old Boston boy,
fractured his skull by fall from balustrade,
Monday evening.
Several cases of sunstroke are reported as oc-
curing in Boston and vicinity, Tuesday, but
none OF them were fatal.
Alonzo Pilgrim of Boston took an overdose of
,nornhine on the S1st ult., 10 ease his bodily
pains ana dled therelrohl' he was "UV"t
Having secured Levy, the famous cornetst, for
his band. the insatiate Fisk is now after Ar
buckle, who is holding Jim'S magnificent offer
under consideration.
The half dozen Boston liquor dealers convicted
in the municipal court of second violations of
the Houor law didn't think they got pay for their
appeai Wednesday, when the superior court, in
addition to the usual fines, sent them TO Jail
from twenty DAYS to three months each.
A train on the Boston, Hartford and Erie road,
while crossing the drawbridge at South Boston,
struck one Of a crowd of boys near the track,
cutting his head, but the chap picked himself
up and ran off at healthy pace
At Boston, the dry goods importers and job
bers. together with the cloth houses, have agreed
to close their stores on Saturday afternoons at
two o'clock beginning next Saturday and con-
tinuing through June, July and August. The
wholesale furnishing goods and hosiery firms
have made the same agreement
MIDDLESEX COUNTY,
During the presentation Of flag to the Grand
Army post at Holliston, on the 30th ult. pair
OF horses attached to a carriage containing three
resident veterans of the war of 1912, who were
intending TO take position in the procession,
became frightened, and running, came in COLI
sion with lamp post, throwing Gen. Luther
Green, nearly ninety years of age, out of the car
rage, breaking his hip. Job Nichols was also
thrown out, but received only a slight bruise on
the head and legs. Col Joseph Park fortunate
ly retained his seat and was uninjured.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Springfield Republican records the adven-
lures Of young Wilbraham Yankee who
wooed and supposed he had won fair Milesian
of Springfield, secured certificate of the city
clerk. But when escorting the Celtic sweet
heart to the hymenial altar she said "no," and
the swain returned the papers to the city clerk
requesting that his name be stricken from the
list. With this demand the clerk could not com
ply, as there is no law sin such cases made anC
provided" and the youths good intentions re
main recorded
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Fire is burning in the woods on the nortl
side of Holyoke range.
The member of the senior class at Amherst col
lege, who engaged Palmer's hall to prevent thu
promenade concert has been prevailed upon Il
turn the lease over to the concert committee
upon the expression OF majority of the class in
favor of the concert, but the class as such takes
no action in the matter, which is wholly in the
handsfof individuals.
T The Williston & Arms manufacturing com.
pany of Northampton recognized, last week, as
stock company, by the choice of J, G., Arms
president, W. P. Abernethy, treasurer, and W.
p. Derby, superintendent. They will continue
the manufacture of their popular bindings with
slide fastenings, under the style of the Anchor
tape and webbing company.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
At Greenfield on the S1st ult., Justice Davis
bound over Patrick M. Fitzgerald TO keep the
peace, he having threatened to cowhide Father
Robinson, the Catholic priest. Fitzgerald was
publicly accommodated from the Catholic
church last Sunday, and the seven curses heaped
upon him.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Fire ragged for two days in the birmingham
woods, but has been overcome. About one
hundred acres, belonging to Benton Brothers Of
Lee, were burned over
At the public entrance of circus into Pitts
field, the other day, the grand band chariot,
surrounded in its progress by the juvenile popu-
latlon Of the town, was followed by more
modest, one-horse conveyance, which carried
aloft huge placard with this inscription: at.
Mccarthy is dyeing on West street. Call and
see him."
A youDgster at Pittsfied has got himself into
trouble by stealing bottles from the back door
OF drug store, where they had been set out to
dry, after being washed, and taking them in a
basket round to the front door and selling them
10 the owners.
The Stockbridge Edwards monument will ar
rlVe from Scotland in time for grand dedica-
ton next September. 1t is to be of red Scotch
granite, twenty-four feet in height, on a base of
Quincy granite six feet square, and will prob
ably stand on the site of the old Indian meeting
house, where President Edwards preached.
MAINE.
Ou the DIST ult., man named Bickford in
the employ of j. Winslow Jones, at Falmouth
was killed by avicious horse
Nor
postmistress at Newry, vice C. H. Harris, re-
signed
Several miles of the new continuous rail have
been laid on the Maine Central, between Detroit
and Pittsfield, and more iron is ready for lay
ing.
The Calvin Baptist meeting house. at North
Limington, was struck and completely shattered
by lightning in the thunder storm of the 3tst
ult.
An unoccupied two-story house on James
street, Bangor, owned by Samuel Nash, was
damaged by hre on the 31st ult., to the amount
OF $500; insured. 1t was the work of an incen-
diary
During the thunder shower on the evening of
the SOth ult., the lightning struck barn in
acton, Delonglng TO hezeklah Traitor, demol-
lshing one end of it, and killing u valuable cow.
The building was set on fire, but, through the
exertions of the neighbors, the flames were put
out before doing much damage
The Aroostook Times has correspondent al
IOib AOui WIN lclio Il nara SIOFy. He writes
under date of May 18th, as follows: 1t is very
cold and backward. Hay all gone and many
cattle dying with starvation. One man emptied
his straw beds yesterday, and fed the straw to
the cattle.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The State Bible society has paid the past wear
the sum of s715S to the American Bible society
besides taking care of its own state duties.
Geo. Barnes lad Of fourteen years was
drowned on the Both ult., at Wilton, while
swimming He was visiting relatives in that
town.
French Canadian, named Marcy, was fatally
injured at New Durham on the Both ult by
being caught between the deadwoods of two
freight cars he was loading. He died in forty
five minutes afterward.
The body of an infant apparently day or
two old has been found in culvert which passes
under the Mammoth road about mile north of
the Manchester city poor farm. Nothing is at
present known as to who were its parents or
whether there was foul play in the case.
building belonging to L. p johnson & Co
wood and coal dealers in Manchester, was
burned on the night of the Both inst. Abont
thirty-fiye tons of hay, quantity of straw, and
some other property that was stored in the
building, was destroyed. Loss, $500; insured
for $500.
survey is being made at SewalPs Falls and
vicinity, Concord, with view of ascertaiping
the best means Of utilizing the water power al
that point preparatory TO the erection Of facto-
be asked to charter a corporation.
boat club has been formed in Nashua, and
the Telegraph says boat has been ordered of
Hiram Davis of East Boston, who pledges that
It shall be superior to anything in the state,
The length is to be twenty-six feet, the widest
part about two feet 1t will be built of sea.
soned cedar, fastened with copper riyets and
ready to launch on the fifteenth of June. The
UNIFORM Is to be blue sailor jacket, with a
white hat trimmed with blue mt bon.
The annual meeting of the Boston and Nash.
ua railroad company was held at Nashua on the
Slst ult,, when the follwing gentlemen were
chosen officers for the ensuing wear: Directors
Francis b. CrownnshIeld of Boston. Daniel n
Richardson of Lowell, Edward SpaldinS n
Nashua, onslow Stearns of Concord, Henr,
Sigourney Of Boston; Treasurer, Theodore II
Wood of Nashua; Clerk, Edward p. Emerson
of Nashua. The annual report of the director,
places It's earnings, including roads operated b,
them. at 513,3Sl; the expenditures and rents
S414, 05S. resolution was passed AUDITORIUM,
the directors to contract for operating the Peter
boro railroad from Wilton to Greenfield, wher
completed 49,