Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-07
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New England News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

New England News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Mr.. Edward Richardson who has been
member of the Boston police department twenty
years and for the past eighteen truant officer,
died Friday evening, at the age OF 81.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The celebrated Lord Dexter estate in New
buryport, which has been occupied for more
than twenty years by DR.. f. g. Kelly, the pres
ent mayor Of that city, and one of the finest and
most picturesque villa residences in the state,
will be offered at auction on Wednesday of next
week. The grounds surrounding the old man
sion are especially beautiful and valuable.
Thomas P. Newhall of Salem on Friday noon
went, in company with his wife, into the garden
for the purpose Of picking some grapes as
dessert to their dinner, which was at the time
being placed on the table by the hired girl.
While so engaged the girl was much surprised
by the entrance into the dining room OF couple
OF Irish laborers, who eoolly seated themselves
at the table and proceeded 10 help themselves TO
what was on il. The girl at first was quite
dumbfounded, but recovered sufficiently in
minute or two to be able TO run into the garden
and inform her master of what was going on
Mr. Newhau at once rushed into the house, and
confronting the two intruders, questioned them
as to what they were doing there. Their reply
was on a par with their former action, for they
Immediately turned round and told him he could
see If he only used his eyes. An officer was sent
rogues had made their escape, but not before
they had cleared the edibles from the well spread
board, leaving Mr.. and Mrs. Newhall to make
their dimes off bread and cheese as best they
might.
MDDLEsEx COUNTY.
The two Grant and Wilson clubs Of Marlboro,
one composed of Americans, the other of French
citizens, united Friday evening in a torchaht
procession, and uniurled 10 the breeze eight
banners with the names of Grant and Wilson on
them. There are now swinging proudly in the
air there twelve Grant and Wilson flags. After
the procession there assembled in the town hall
fifteen hundred people TO listen to remarks by
f. 9, Whitney and speech by Hon. J. B. Cogs-
well Of Yarmouth.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Prentiss' laundry in Fall River was burned on
Saturday morning. The New York steamboats,
lose about 1900 pieces The citizens sustain
quite loss in clothes. Loss on building, ma.
chinery, &C., about s12 900; insurance $1,000
Cause Of fire unknown.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Boston and Albany railroad company il
building passenger depot at Powers Corner
Brim6eld. There never has been one there
which fact has occasioned many to wonder VIII,
the train stopped in front of that old red farm
house.
The Passumpsie railroad has trusted the sun
of 900 in the hands of the Connecticut Rive
railroad, and belonging to the Vermont Central
10 secure the payment of that sum which Is
owed by the Central to the PaSsumpsic The
Connecticut River company has also been served
with an attachment by other creditors of the
Central road.
MAINE.
All of our Maine exchanges complain of pc
tatoes rotting in the fields.
Wood, who shot Cheeseman, the Gardiner ice
dealer, at Washington, last summer, has beer
indicted for murder.
The old jail at Alfred has been entirely demol
ished, and large portion of the granite in i
used in the construction of the new one.
The river improvement at Cherryfield is sale
to be OF incalculable advantage to that town
The river is an entirely different stream. From
rushing, ripping and roaring down over rocks
and breaking over shoals below the bridge, il
flows on calmly and peacefully, dark and deep
Elma COnlon of Vinalhaven, a little fellow
only four years old, saved a playmate who fel
into well lately, by catching him with the hool
used in drawing water, and holding him till tn
assistance he screamed for arrived. When aske'
why he didn't run to the house for help he SAT-
IF he had left him he would be drowned"
rare instance Of presence of mind in one St
young,
Sunday morning, when the operator at tn
Auburn telegraph office opened the office for thl
Sunday morning hour, he found at his door {
pair of shoes. Attached to one of the shoes was
the request to send TO Michael F., Bangor
Probably the sender expected they would get
through in season TO be worn TO church yester-
day, but the Auburn Office was not equal to the
achievement, and has good pair OF shoes on
hand.
The Boston Journal says: "B w. Hewes of
Houlton, member OF the sophomore class in
Bowdoin college, was walking on the roof Of
Maine hall, on Tuesday forenoon. He made a
misstep, and having on india rubber boots his
feet slipped and he slid down to the caves,
where for a few seconds he grasped the gutter
and then fell 10 the ground distance of prob
ably 10 feet, but walked off uniniured." An
other exchange says he received injuries from
which be cannot recover.
Rev. John Allen, known as "Camp Meeting
john" in opening the late term of court il
Franklin county with prayer, seemed to appre
ciate the situation go Lord, help us to PRAY
for the lawyers, for thou knOweSt they hav,
abundant need for prayer. They too often tr,
TO make good case out Of bad one, and bat
case out ola good one. o Lord, help them TO b.
honest. And help, too, the witnesses. Tbot
knowest o Lord, that sometimes they stretcl
the truth, and keep back what ought TO b.
made known. Help Them o Lord to tell thu
truth, the whole truth and nothing but the
truth"
The Bridgton News is responsible for the fol
lowing story: A certain individual past the
prime OF life, who bad been Denmark palpel
and for three months previous 10 election was
confined in the Paris jail for some petty offence
on gaining his liberty refused to be Transported
home at the expense of the town, but, instead
thereof, paid his own fare, and arrived at thu
town house in Denmark, to the surprise of bis
townsmen generally, before the closing of the
polls. His vote was sharply challenged; but
his three months entertainment at the county
hotel had made him citizen again, which right
he shTewdly had not forfeited by riding home
at the expense of the town. So after lively
skirmish at the polls he voted the republican
ticket.
Last Thursday at midnight the neighbors
sleeping in the vicinity of j. NJ. Perry's store
West Auburn, heard an explosion, and at once
proceeding out Of doors, saw light in Mr.. Per
rvs store. They FASTENED to the spot just il
season TO discover two men Fastening away il
the direction of Lewiston. 1t seems the mis-
creants had broken open a south window in the
store and crawled in, when they stuffed the locR
OF the safe with powder and discharged it with
loud explosion and damaging results. The safe
door was blown out and the interior of the safe
demolished, the safe itself being thrown upon it,
side. The robbers evidently at once made haste
with their work ,rifing the safe of $500 in money
and two watches, then beating a hasty retreat
The safe was in the counting room and post OF
nee, and the explosion was SO severe as to de
molish window near by.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
d. B. Story's hotel and stable at HopzintoD
were burned Saturday morning at five O'Clock
Loss SS000 insurance $1,000
Hon. Caleb Blodgett, for years well know
resident Of Canaan, died Saturday morning, a
the age of 70. He was anative of Hudson, Blu
came to Canaan many years ago, and has beer
closely identified with the interests of the town
De has been life long democrat, was high sher
III several years, and has represented his town
and district in both branches of the legislature
and has also been member of the council
Another of the burglars who entered Seavey's
clothing store in Dover, Tuesday night, and The
houses OF Baker and Jenkins in Durham, The
next day, was arrested, Friday, at Newmarket.
He admits his guilt, and makes a clear state
ment OF the affair. His name is Thomas Camp
Dell. The other two, Frank Gushing and Bar
nard Rlley, were taken in Salem.
An important question arises as to the time
when Samuel Jones, who was found dead in
the woods in Wentworth, died. He had one son
VINO lived in New Boston, and died there last
December. If the father died before the son,
the son would inherit the property, and upon
the sons decease it would 60 to a half brother
by the name of Campbell, who is now residing
IN Massachusetts, If, however, the son died
hrst, then the property would 90 to the brothers
and sisters Of Samuel Jones, some of whom are
yet living.
VERMONT.
Charles Marshall Of Duxbury, who las been
iniirm in health, and supposed to be in con.
sumption, for several years, vomited up a lizard
three and a half inches long, the other day,
which be supposes he imbibed in drinking from
hoo II 80.