Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-09

The jury in the Stiles poisoning case at Hart
ford disagreed, Friday.
The Hartford and New Haven railroad COM
pany are getting in their supply of ice from
pond in Windsor Locks.
The quarrymen'S association Ol Portland has
sent communication to the trades unions of
New York, asking for aid on account of the
lockout there.
Early Thursday morning the Western Union
telegraph office, in New Haven, was broken into
and IS stolen from the money drawer.
The freight traffic of the Connecticut Western
is opening well, freight being taken from the
Hudson river at Flshkill 10 Providence already,
by the car load
manin Wallingford wishing to make his
two daughters, aged about twelve and fourteen,
presents of silver ware, ordered the Christian
name of each to he engraved thereon, and left n
blank space for the rest, until they got married.
f. W. Warner, engineer at the Wilcox silver
plate company, Meriden, had occasion to 90 in
side OF the boiler last week 10 work when the
foul air SO ovcrpowercd him that he became in
sensible He was called to, but no response
being given, the wOrkmen felt for him and
pulled him out of the man-hole He was i'm
proving at last accounts.
The Hartford Post has the following As the
1880 train from New York reached Stamford,
Saturday, an antique looking dame thrust her
head out of the window opposite the refresh
ment room door, and briefly shouted "sOnnyP'
bright looking boy came up to the window.
Little boy said she, "have You motherP
Yes, ma'am." "Do you love herr" Yes,
ma, am. DO you 30 TO school?' eyes,
ma am. And are You faithful to your stud
les YES, ma'am:" do you say YOUR
prayers every neht?" eyes, ma am" "Can
| trust You 10 do an errand for me?' yes,
ma'am." 81 think | can, too" said the lady,
looking steadily down on the manly face,
Here IS five cents to get ne an apple. Remem-
Der, God sees you'
| che Norwich Bulletin says: "a gentleman
| from the land of the olive and fg, and also Of
| the earthquake and volcano, was in the city the
| other day, lodging near the rehearsal rooms of
| one of our brass bands. He had retired for the
night, and was sumbering peacefully, when
talented artist commenced an elaborate solo
| on the bass drum, with a muscular accompan-
ment on the cymbals. Within moment there
came yolley Of caraos and carrambos from a
window, followed Immediately by a disheyelled
| Spaniard, dressed principally in neck-tie and
window sash. He was about to take 10 the
woods, when he was persuasively collared and
| Informed that he was miStaken-that it was not
an earthquake, and after considerable argument
he was convinced and Subdued."
RHODE ISLAND.
A Mrs. Alexander of Providence fell from Il
| chair Thursday, and broke leg in two places.
panSy was picked in a garden at North
Coventry on New Years day.
Anew armory is to be erected al Woonsocket,
at cost OF S14 GOO.
IhC lunueu ucuI OF the STATE, Wnlch AT the
close of the war was S40OO,000, is now but
- ,702 500
They tell of a clergyman who recently re
| ceived call from a church in Providence 10 be.
come It's pastor, and was offered salary of
$1,000, that accepted the call, but at the same
time declined receiving more than $500.
The WoonsoCket Patriot begins the new year
with change of form, being published as Il
quarto. The publisher of this excellent sheet
undoubtedly has good motives for making the
change, but il will be a long time before the new
shape will become pleasing one TO those SO
long familiar with the "Pat" in its od-time
form.
The annual meeting of the Rhode Island in
sIiute of instruction will be held at Providence
on the 18th, 18th and Goth inst. Addresses will
be made by Gov, Padelford Mayor Doyle, Com
missioner Bcknell, Superintendent Leach, the
president of Brown university, and Hon, W. P.
Sheffield OF Newport. Readings will be-giye6
by Professor MopEoe Of boston, and music by