Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-30
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New England News summary.
RosroN AND VICINITY.

New England News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
During the week ending last Saturday the
state police have registered one hundred and
three liquor prosecutions; fifty cases of gen
eral character, eighiy-siN liquor seizures, and
recovered fines and costs amounting to S8755 90.
Niney-seven officers have been on duty for the
time
Funeral services took place in Mount Auburn
chapel yesterday, over the remains of VIM. II.
smith, the veteran actor and stage manager,
who died recently in California. Rev Freeman
Clarke dictated, and there was large attend
ance of friends Of the deceased, including mem
hers of the theatrical profession.
The Boston board of aldermen passed an
order on 5. tunlay to divide Boston into twelve
districts, assigning one alderman to each, to act
as an assistant board Of health, with authority
to employ physicians 10 sit all dwellings, vac
cinate the inmates, aud take measures necessary
to prevent the spread of smallpox or other dan
gerous diseases.
Mr. Charles II. Flood died at his residence in
Chelsea, Friday evening, from the bite Of
spider. He was out riding few days ago, and
wore an overcoat which hung in the Office Of his
stable While on the road he felt a severe bite,
inflicted, as it afterwards proved, by poison
ous-langed spider. Despite The exertons the
poison extended through the system, causing
his body TO assume 4 rednesS, while the pain
was constant and severe, ending in death.
MTDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Quite a ripple Of excitement was caused at
Holliston last THURSDAY by the attempt OF man
named Lathrop, from Concord, n. H., to abduct
his child, about three years OF age, from the
house of relatives. where it had been taken by
iis mother to escape alleged i'll treatment from
its father Lathrop, on entering the house, was
recognized by lady, who secured the child play
ing outside and conveyed it TO the sick room of
lis mother, who had but recently been confined,
leaving il in charge Of her attendants, who Sc
cured the door. After searching the lower story
Lathrop ascendedNthe upper, and, forcing the
lock, entered the room where the. child was CON
fined, and, Selling it, endeavored to gain the
carriage outside. Before he had proceeded far
he was arrested by brother Of the child moth
er, who, with the aid of the neigbbors called in
by the noise of the struggle, was able to regain
possession Of the child. The father threatens to
institute proceedings for its recovery.
ESSEN COUNTY.
The Greenland halihut feet has mostly ar
rived at Gloucester, bringing good fares The
entire catch has been purchased by Messrs.
Shute & Merchant and Addison Wonson, for
smoking the value Of the same being about fifty
thousand dollars. The Greenland halibut is OF
very superior quality, and will be in active de-
mand, as soon as it can be got in readiness for
the market.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The dedication of a building erected by the
mun6ccnce OF Mrs, Elizabeth Taher of New
Bedford, and presented TO the Marion library
association aud Marion Natural History society
for the uses of their respective corporations, oc-
CURED AT Marion Thursday.
The selectmen of Berkeley have sold their
oyster beds to Robert Pettis of Providence for
ten years, commencing June l, 1915, and end
ing June i, 1885, for the sum of S15O6 per year.
The beds are now sold until June, 1915, to Ho-
ratio n. Eddy and others Of Somerset, for 500
per year.
A woman of Fall River was recently deserted
a few weeks before confinement by her husband,
who proved 10 be heartless wretch, and her
furniture and stove, which were purchased on
an agreement to pay in monthly installmenis,
was taken away when the child was a month
old, by the seller who belongs to the same
church with the unfortunate woman
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
West Wareham produces four thousand clay
pipes daily.
The services for laying the corner stone Of tho
Standish monument will take place OnIMonday
Oct. It'll, with military civic and Masonic
honors The Ancient and Honorable ARTILLERY
company take charge of the services and Is
cort, and tie Masonic grand lodge of MasSa
chusetts set the corner StOne according TO tbeli
usual forms in such cases. After the services
the AncieDts have their regular dinner in a tent
on Captains bill, while the ladies OF DuXbuTy
entertain the Monument association and their
invited guests. 1t is understood that Col. New
ell A Thompson acts as chief marshal ON the
occasion Delegates from each military com
pany in the state have been invited TO be present
on the occasion.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The blade Of the first of the thousand new
swords for the use of the officers OF the army has
been finished at the Springfield armory, and is
a very elegant thing. il is thirty-one inches
long. perfectly straight, and the upper third OF
the blade is beautifully etched. The steel Is
covered with aSphaltum varnish, in which the
design is drawn, and the bladeis then Immersed
in acid, which eats the parts not covered. Iht
sword is very light, and While fully as useful, i
much less cumbrous than the old style
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
A Pittsfeid man recently bought 100 acres 0
land at Washington for 5000, which has sine
been found to contain an ineXhaustible suppl.
of glass sand and he noW refuses $4,000 for hi
purchase, demanding Sl25,OOJ, which, II IS SAID
he will probably realize.
Prof Tcnny Of Williams college has returned
from California, where he has spent the snmme
in examining the geological and mineral re
sources of the state. The college library ha
Just been enriched by the addition of the cele
brated edition Of CuYer'S work on the anima
kingdom, published by bis disciples after hi
de7th, " hich is imported from Paris at a cost o
$500 The old presidential mansion, winch o
late vears mas been occupied as a boardin:
house is being removed to a position on til
new avenue beyond College hall,
FRAEllIIN COUNTY.
Simeon Peck, who killed woman in Cole
Yaine il 1867, has been cured of his insanity al
the asylym in Northampton, and has been re
manded 20 Frank lin county TO have has iate
determined at an extra session Of the supreme
court to be held At Greenfield, October il.
MAINE
model bill made out by an old down east
farmer sganst his neghbOr, reads as follows
"Neighbor A, DR.. to B to horse and wagon goln,
10 mill once since and twice before, one dollar.
Amasa Sprague Co. Of Rhode Island have
purchased an tie timber lands and personal
property belonging 70 a, & p. Coburn, owned
by them in Maine, amounting to million and
a half OF dollars.
The improvements made on their road by the
Maine Central company this season have. been
very extensive. Seventy miles of track have been
graVeed, twenty-five miles of new iron laid, and
five miles more 10 he laid before SNOW comes,
one hundred and thirty thousand new seepers
have been put down, and one hundred tons of
spikes used to lasten down the rails.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
John Burke, who killed his wife in Mapches-
ter last spri2g, was convicted of manslaughter,
Saturday, and sentenced to fourteen years in
the state prison.
From a tree cut in the town of Greenland
2900 feet Of boards and lumber have been cut.
This monarch oil the forest was 200 years old, it
- suplDStus
Some officers and crew Of the Kearsarge,
which sunk the Alabama, who are residing at
Portsmouth, have just received their prize money,
the Seamen getting from $500 10 $500 each, and
the foremen 1922, Capt. Thornton, on duty at
the naval station, who was executive officer OF
the vessel at the time of the engagement, receiy-
ing $500.
VERMONT.
Henry Hale's dry goods store at Guiiford
was broken into Wednesday night, and $500
worth Of silks and ribbons taken.
romantic but hardly sensible affair was the
marriage on the 9Th Of Alba Hank, a sixteen
years old boy, who was thought to have been
fatally shot, with a fourteen years old young
lady, 70 whom he had been for some time en-
gagged.
CONNECTICUT.
A dead drunk citizen of Portland lay by tn
roadside two hours on Wednesday, labeled "le
gally drunk"
Cumulative OF Stanley, an ambitious Danburial
is fitting up an expedition 10 search for the au
thor OF beautiful Snow"
A few weeks ago the Hartford people ger
made very happy by the reduction Of the pric
Of gas, and now they are all excited because tn
quality Of the gas is SO poor.
Benjamin Field, gay young deceiyer Of Ne,
Haven, who has been trapping uuwarv female,
promising to marry them, taking them TO hotel
with him on his business trips, and afterward
abandoning them, was confronted the other da,
in town on Long island, by one Of his wiye
who had made over some property TO him II
10, fto Io,tua lpfore DrOcpodinpC could bp inc