Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-24
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Now Enslnnd New. summary.

New England News summary
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The seni-aunual meeting of the New England
association Of soldiers of The war OF lslz was
held Thursday at the rooms Of the boston DO'iu
OF trade. Twenty seven OF the NetsIdus WI
present, and the occasion was one OF HiuS" ~
terest TO the old soldiers, who rehearsed inc
scenes of more active DAYS in camp ana DaItie-
The sale of SMYRNA FIGS in Boston market on
the 21sr amounted to $4,000 drums, Tue iaiSest
dav's business in this line for long peTiod, con-
sideriDg that the transactions were All mace al
n,;vafe sale. and were sold by different import
ers A portion OF the purchases were for New
York parties aud the prices ranged from twelve
10 thirteen cents per pounc. These sales nearly
cleared out the entite stock in importers hands
The case OF Thomas Ranney, administrator,
against tic Mutual Benefit life insurance COM
many, TO recover $1,000 upon two endowment
DO icieS made upon the life OF James +. Il. BaX-
Ter, was decided At Boston, Wednesday, in favor
of Ranney for The full amount of the policies.
The defence was based upon the ground that
Baxter lied IN regard 10 his habits of life when
he took the policies, and that he died from the
excessive use of intoxicating liquor contrary
to the condition of the policies. Judge DeNcns
instructed the jury that II at the Time inc ap-
piication was made Baxter INDUCED IN the eN-
Cessive use of Intoxicating liquors at intervals,
though at other times he was tit TO attend TO
business, the representation of Baxter would be
so far untrue as to void the policies. lie lurth-
or ruled that the defendants must show that in-
temperance was the immediate and direct cause
Of the death OF Baxter, and that 1t would not be
sufficient If iuiempcrancc was the remote cause
The societies which have already made appli-
cation to Join the grand chorus of the coming
great festival of music have 4 membership of
ahOuG $4,000 persons. The Boston chorus Will
be ORGANIZED in the same manner as in 1869, and
DR.. TOuuee will in a few days issue a call for
old aiAarc n,nlf tor
desire to join, to meet for Practice. The Jubilee
headquarters have been established in the front
room OF the New England musical conservatory
bliiding. The executive committee al their last
meeting fixed the price OF season tickets at 500
The tickets are transferable and will secure adj
mission to the eighteen concerts and eighteen
Tehearsals covering the time from June 18th TO
July 4th inclusive. Orders have already been
received for $4,000 worth. A plan has been
adopted for The new coliseum, aud it combines
the best elements of schemes submitted by Mr..
Jabez Sears of Boston and MeSSrS. Hoyt & Co.
OF Springfield. A Joint stock company will be
fOlmed by the two firms and the preliminary
work for The building will be forthwith begun
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The state cOnStdbleS seized $1,000 worth of |
liquor on Wednesday at Patrick Lynch'S saloon
III Lowell.
MiddleseX county is to have a new jail, this
year. upon the site Of the present one in East
Cambridge. The new one will contain severity.
two cells, and, with the dwelling OF the keeper,
will cost S100,0G0.
ESSEN COUNTY.
me lneendlafy fire at West Boxferd on the
evening OF the 21st destroyed the barn, together
WIN the 1--we stock, comprising horse, yoke of
oxen OK and two cows, belonging to Thomas i.
opohord Loss 5000; partially insured.
The West Boxford inccndiaty was arrested
on the 22d. He is Z French Canadian, named
Peter Blanchard, and was employed byt MIR.
SpotfoTd, whose place he burned. They had a
dispute, and Blanchard in I'll of rage fired Mr..
SpOhord's barn, after the latter had retired,
burning all Mr.. Spoilcfd possessed ia che world
except his house. Blanchard w.rs afraigned in
c0arf; and his case was coutuTesl for iten DAYS,
he being committed in default of $4,000 bail.
a lady in Lawrence, who is possessed Of fine
canary, was takeu slightly i'll few days ago
and confined TO her loom. The bird was re-
leased from its cage one forenoon and allowed
the liberty of the house; it few from room to
room, evidently in search Of lis mistress, and
utering series Of inguiuug chirps. On find
ing its way 70 the bedroom it tlw to the bed
and aliehted on the Iady'S chin and kissed her
repeatedly, all the time chirping its Satisfaction
ut having found her.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Paoli Ldihr0p, of South Hadley died in thas
town on ThurSdat. He was one Of the commits
sioners on the cattle disease few years ago,
aud was a man of some local Influence and note.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Quite sensation was created at Chester q few
days ago, by the appearance of the deputy-shcr-
lit, who attached the property of the Hampden
Emery Co. of Chester, on behalf of the Chester
Emery Co. of that place, in an action of tort to
recover $4,000.
The oldest living graduate of Williams college
is Hon. Frederick Perry of Stockbridges who
was born Nov. q, 1887, and graduated in the
class of 1902.
A Pittsfeld paper tells the following: "Dd
YOU ever hear of being chased by a saw log, rs
il CHANGED TO a French madam out in Curtis
woods last week? 1t happened thuSwise. They
wcr' cutting the timber from the brow of bill
In these famous woods, and rolling it 10 the bot
tom where steam saw mill is to be erected. The
frenchmau was attempting TO manipulate Il
huge loo for a safe descent, when he discovered
II was getting the better of him. Hewas on the
under side and il would not do TO "let it slide,
so he screamed for help. But no help came.
His strength was surely and rapidly failing, and
there was nothing TO do but run for il, and run
he did; fearful race. The natural philosophers
say that log gains IN rapidity as il descendS
1t is otherwise with human legs on lun, even
when as in this case the descent is steep and
icy. There was no turning out, and the log
gained with terrible rapidly on the frightened
Cannuck, and was Just now on his heels, when
luckily he sPied hollow in his path into which
he popped with bOund but had hardly time
10 huddle himself INTO his hole, when crash
crash the log Numbered over him, and left him
safe, but about the most badly scared man that
ever hailooed in Curtis woods; if his nerves are
no stronger than ours cl'im to be. And that is
how a saw log chased a Frenchman."