Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-13
Gaurtrster 4aiIp SPY.
New England New. Summary.
ESSEX COUNTY.

The horse sprang suddenly, and throwing Mr.,
Balch down the carriage passed over him, frac-
turing his spine and otherwise injuring him.
He was taken up, and ii was found the lower
part of his body was completely paralyzed. Mr..
Bach remained unconscious, and there was but
slight hope that he would live. Mr.. Balch was
treasurer and agent of the Bartlett mills for
many years, and as trustee of various moneyed
interests he has been one of the most prominent
citizens for a long term OF years
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Chas Dana Barrows will be ordained, this
evening, pastor Of the Kirk street church at
Lowell.
The report recently published in several pa
pers that work on the new station at Aver had
been suspended, in consequence OF disagreement
between the Worcester and Nashua and Fitch
burg railroads, is, according to official state
m Mt totally incorrect Men are now nj work
upon the building, and are expected to finish
the same within few weeks
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Mr. and Mrs h. Pease, of New Bedford, on
Saturday celebrated their golden wedding.
Lieutenant William P. Cowie, formerly of
Fairhaven, an officer in the army during the
war Of the rebellion, died recently in San Fran
cisco.
Taunton wishes to have another vote taken in
regard TO establishing public baths in that city.
AT the last meeting it was lost by small ma
iority. The uses of the old places for bathing is
now prohibited
The New Bedford Mercury says that sea-
man returning from his first voyage in whale
ship, recently arrived Gs that port, found await
ing him a letter from the executor Of his
father, who had deceased during the sons alb
sence, announcing bequest of about $50, 900.
The heir was of course pleased at this substan-
tial token of his fathers affection; but to the
suggestion that he world now give up the sea,
replied, mo; shall look sitter my property and
then probably ship for another whaling voyage.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
There are now IA inmates at the Eorthamp-
ton insane retreat, and that institution and the
grounds about it are as well kept as usual,
which is all that need be said in its praise.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
barn at Florence, belonging TO Andrew 81
dell was destroyed by ere on Monday afternoon,
with its contents. No Insurance. Lyman Alb
bott, fireman. was prossfated by over-exertion
and heat, and lies in a critical condition.
MAINE.
Cant Robert Watson of Harpswefly was seri
6usly injured by being thrown from his car
rage while returning home from Bath on Sat
urday.
During last week there were but two deaths
in Bangor, both persons Of foreign descent.
There has been no other week daring the past
ten years in which among the deaths there has
not been some of American descent.
The speculation in wool has made iaS price SO
much higher in proportion to the value Of stoth,
pany has directed the selling agents to sell no
more of their goods for the present.
Conductor Thomas o. Gould has been on the
Grand Trunk railway over twenty-three years,
and has not seen a sick day, nor been OFF SER
vice more than twenty trips during the whole
period.
A fine portrait of the late William Allen, d.
d., of Northampton, Mass, president of Bow
dom college from 1920 to 1889, has recently been
presented TO the picture gallery of that college
by his family.
The first Pullman palace and sleeping cars
ever run over the Portland section of the
Grand Trunk road arrived in Portland Tues
day morning, aud returned TO Montreal at
noon,
James W. Buck has carried the mails from
the post Office in Portland to the station for
seventeen years without weeks absence in all
that time, and has made 1912 night trips from
the post Office to the Boston station without
missing one.
A house and furniture, a barn containing
pair of steers, and a small store containing $50
or $500 worth of goods, owned by Albion Jelli-
son and VIM. J. Cormick of Waltham, were en-
tireiT consumed by fire on the night of the 9Th
inst. Insured for $1,000.
A boy, led about sixteen, named Willie Me
Column. employed in a saw mill at Ellsworth,
was so badly injured by board which was
caught BY tIge saw and thrown, striking him in
the bowels, that he died on Thursday, the 9th
inst.
The Dunn edge tool company at West Water
vile is laying the foundation for new ak tao
tory. The building will BE- about one hundred
and thirty feet long, and will be so arranged as
TO take the material in the bar and turn it out
fixed fof the Market the whole of the processes
being conducted under one roof.
II will be seen by our yesterdays rePost of
the Bowdoin commencement that ex-GoYeFHor
Chamberlain has been unanimously chosen
president of that institution, and that he holds
the acceptance of the honor under consideration.
The Boston Journal says: "We trust that he
will see his way clear to accept the position. 1t
needs just those qualities which General Cham"
berlain would bring to it-good scholarship, IN
doInitable energy, tact, progressive cast OF
mind, with a record and a personal bearing
most fascinating TO the young men who would
be attracted to Bowdoin under his adnInistra-
ton. Besides this, as professor in the college
for many years, he has an intimate knowledge
of its wants, as well as the confidence OF all It's
friends and supporters" General chamberlain
might pass into some other sphere where he
would gain more notoriety and fill larger
space in the public eye than he would as the
president of Bowdoin college, but we doubt If
he could in any other way make better use Of
his talents or win more lasting honor.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The hotels in Hanover are filling up with Wis
itors for commencement next week.
N
liable haunted house" in that city.
The first Pullman car ever at Concord was
one on the Vermont Central road Tuesday.
Rev. O. H. Hancock of Lynn, Mass, has ac-
cepted call from the Christian church at Man
chester.
Hon. Joseph F. Wiggin, the newly-pppointed
Judge of probate for the county OF Rockingham,
held his firm term of the court at Portsmouth
on Tuesday.
There is now on one of the northerly spurs of
Mt Washington, not far from the carriage road,
a patch OF snow eight feet deep and more than
an acre in extent.
BY the last annual return, it appears that the
Kearsage mills at Portsmouth have capital of
$600,000; the debts due the company are $780,
9S2 90; ndebtness of the company, 1921 OH S5;
property, $674,719 So.
Mr. John Kimball of Concord has been chosen
treasurer of the New Hampshire Billie society,
in place of Mr.. Hagen Pickering of Concord,
who resigns by reason Of i'll health. The society
is very fortunate in securing the services of Mr..
Kimball.
Netina Kimball, colored woman, was lately
sent from Annapolis as freight by the Adams
express company TO Mrs. q. Gay, Nashua. She
was delivered at the office by Mr.. Gay, properly
marked, paved for in advance, taken charge of
by the regular officers, and sent on her way re-
joicing.
Persons who cannot find time to visit Califor-
MIA to see the big trees will be grati6ed to see
tree IN Greenland, the station OF IHe concord
and Portsmouth railroad, which measures q
feet in circumference at a goodly distance from
the ground, and which casts a shadow greater
than any tree this side Of the California re-
gion.
Sidney Forrest, a highly respected citizen of
Belmont, committed suicide on Tuesday morn
ing by throwing himself into the factory canal,
which runs under his barn. For month or two
past be had shown signs of insanity, or at least
was much depressed in spirits, and had remarked
several times that he was not fit to live. The
deceased was sixty years old and leaves fam
lily.
Among the persons, firms and corporations in
Portsmouth who pay tax of $1,000 and up
wards are the following: Kearsarge mills, $500 !;
Mark Jones, S2732; Richard Jenness, $1657
Portsmouth gas company, $1S81; heirs of Sam
uel Lord, S1343; ex-Goy. Ichabod Goodwin,
1922: Alderman C. H. Mendum, $1188; VIM.
P. Jones. 1925; Hon. VIM. II. Y. Hackett S1125;
Eliza w. Haven, $1120; Col. Joseph w. Pierce
S1112; VIM. NJ. Sackford, $1041.
The Moosilauk Mountain turnpike in Warren
was opened on the 18th. 1t is about five miles
in length, and was built by company chartered
by the legislature last year. The first team &c
the summit was driven by Mrs. Tanner Clement
eighty-two years of age, and the mother o.
James Clement, the popular keeper of the Pros
pect house on the summit. Many visitors are
expected at Moosilauk Mountain this summer
Considerable of sensation has been caused
by report that notorious man who recently
died at West Concord acknowledged upon his
death bed that he set fire to the Congregational