Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-14
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Ncw EngInna New. summary.
BOSTON ASD VICINITY.

New England News summary
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The governor has appointed Martin Griffin, of
BOSTON, police commissioner, to succeed J. M.
Usher.
1t is stated that E. P. Carpenter of Foxboro is
a candidate for the congressional vacancy
caused by 0skes Ames withdrawal. He has
the railroad interests 10 back him.
Il is now reported that the Massachusetts Cen
tral railroad will make a connection with the
Eastern railroad Just beyond Someryille, and
that It's passengers will be landed on Causeway
street, Boston.
Gen. Stark. OF the Boston, Lowell and Nashua
railroad, is negotiating with the Aliens of Mon
treal. proprietors Of the well-known Allen line of
steamers. for a connection between Boston and
Montreal over the Boston, Lowell and Nashua,
and Vermont Central to Montreal.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The valuation of Salem is S2S, 1876, 600; rate OF
taxation S17 per thousand.
So far IRON the Crispins having 81 100000 on
deposit in the Lynn savings banks they have
not ten per cent of that amount, and so far
from the loans of the banks being to manufac-
turers, they are, for the most part, given in
small sums to workmen on mortgages.
The deeds for the sale of Marblebead Neck
required stamps to the value of $3.50. The fol-
lowing gentlemen are now the owners of this
property: Benjamin W. Thayer, Orlando
Iompkins, Junius B. Booth, E, A. Sothern,
Eben Sears, George F. Odiorne, William Fabens,
john W. Beals, NJ F. Stebbns, r. A. Ballou
and Robert d. Evans-Messrs. Fabens, Tomp-
kins and Beals being the trustees. 1t is said
that the Boston, Revere and Lynn railroad will
extend its tracks along shore by Swampscott
and the farms to the neck.
In lynn, on Sunday morning, Mr. McDermott,
accompanied by his wife and two children, were
riding in a hack, when buckle fell in the road
way, and the driver left his seat TO pick it up.
Meanwhile the horses started off at gallop.
Mr. McDermott opened the door and jumped
out, but fell, and one of the wheels passed over
his left arm, iniuring it quite seriously. Mrs.
McDermott, with great presence of mind, care
ully dropped the two children out of the win
dow, and they escaped with only few slight
bruises; but she, in attempting TO make her exit
from the vehicle in the same manner, was
thrown 10 the ground with great violence, and
when taken to her residence, on CarneS street,
it was found that her skull was fractured, but
whether, her injuries will prove fatal or not is
difficult to say.
MIBDLEsEX COUNTY.
Isaac Place well known resident of Lowell
died at Lowell island on Monday.
Edward Perry, depot master in Natick for the
past six years, has resigned. Mr.. r. 7. Nash
has been appointed his successor. Some seventy
buildings are now in process of construction in
the town, the post office of which has been des-
ign a ted as an international money order office.
The Spiritualists are holding their third an
nual camp meeting near Walden pond. Three
hundred tents are pitched, and the attendance is
IhuNh III dufdnCN VI luhl VI last NtdIs iul.
William Denton speaks at the grove, August Is,
and the tents will be struck on Wednesday,
August q. The recent rains have not seriously
incommoded the Campers"
The following are few tax statistics of Hollis
ton Number ofpolls 919 a gain of 6S; number of
houses 512, gain of I; horses 26S, q loss of 10;
cows 466, decrease of 81; sheep 2, the number
having been the same for term of years. Total
valuation 81 ,S19,751, a gain of 500 029, divided
as follows Personal s59S, 1903 gain 81, 9O9; real
s1,221 AS, gain S47 100 Total tax raised $751;
2202l; rate SIC per thousand. The largest tax
paid is S109406; smallest 81; 1874 persons pay
tax of $50 and upwards.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The governor, with the approval of the execu-
tive council, has pardoned James Cooley, SEN
fenced from Taunton.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
While two or three Springfield servant girls
were talking under a gaslight on Saturday eve
ming, fellow passed them several times. The
girls, suspecting him, armed themselves with
bricks, and when the scoundre returned a few
moments later and began to insult them with
words, they let the bricks fly at his head. He
Just "got" for home.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Mr.. Gulliyer, a Boston cashier, is the fOrtu-
nate man who has secured the heart and hand
of Miss Helen NJ French recently the principal
of Mount Holyoke seminary.
The work of breeding shad at South Hadley
Falls has been finished for the season, and Mr..
Smith and his assistants have returned TO their
homes. During the few weeks occupied in
patching, SS,00O,000 young shad were turned
into the river to take care of themselves.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The travel to the great bore" and over the
mountain Is hardly up to that of last year. 1t
Is getting 10 be an old story, and people, too
are waiting until the work is finished. The
Shanleys have until year from next March to
complete the job, but it is confidently expected
that they will pick their way through in less
time. When the central shaft is reached, as it
viii by the first of january, only 1000 feet more
viii remain.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Greenfield Gazette reports that there has
not been a season in fourteen years when there
has been so little sickness in that place as now.
In the practice of a leading physician, which is
very extensive, there have been only four cases
OF cholera infantum, and none fatal He at
tributes the healthfulneSs of the village TO its
admirable location, and also to the general use
OF the Glen water, which is so much better than
the hard, nnwholesome water from the wells
that abound in the village.
CONNECTICUT.
Between one and two O'Clock Sunday morn
ing, as jerry Spellman Of New Haven was walk.
ing in the upper end Of West Chapel street, he
was set upon by three ruffians one of whom
was armed with club. They took from his
pockets about twenty dollars in money and a
silver watch. The man armed with the club
stood guard over him while the other two ran
away with the wafch aud money
RHODE ISLAND.
Henry Hill of Scituate, while riding from
Providence homeWard, on Monday, was struck
by lightning, and both he and his horse were
killed.
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