Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-08
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New England News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY

open its spring term to-day.
George W. Ames now in the East cambridge
jail awaiting trial for larceny in Brighton, has
been identified as an escaped convict from Charles
town prison. He escaped about two years ago
The Irish societies Of Brookliue, Cambridge
and Brighton met at Atwood's Corner on Tues
day evening, and elected MIR. Thomas McSorley
chief marshal for the St. PatTicks day parade
Jury of inquest has declared the Lowell
railroad and its employees free of blame in re
gard to the death of Solomon A. Sanborn, who
was injured Saturday and died in the MaSSG-
chusetts general hospital on Sunday.
A stranger dropped roll of bliis-sl0O-ln
Dock square, Boston, Tuesday, and Mr.. Hall
found il and returned it to its owner, who came
along few minutes later. A ruetul expression
of countenance was suddenly changed to
smiles.
Steamer Monticello, of Boston, Captain Lud-
low, which has been so successful in the seal
fishery off Newfoundland, during the past twF
seasons, has sailed again for the same DESIRE
ton. Last year she secured $4,000 worA' u
seals. H.,
Mr.. Enoch T. Lyon, lampligbter, lgn lU ll' 60
on Neponset avenue Dorchester, Wa IUulu y"
the sidewalk near his residence, nonuHS' f tu-
sensible, and exp ired o few ililu.es NY ~
his removal home. Heart dlseasc was thc
cause. ..
During the past wear 61s bodies were inferred
in Mount Auburn cemetery; SOl headstones
and 30 monuments were erected. Inc tOtal
number of interments there have been II 200.
: NfANaN
is balaace on hand OF sSl.9I.
A Boston physician SAYS be has a patient in
charge, married at fourteen, and who at thirty
seven had been the mother of twenty-five lining
children, and never more than one child at II
birth, and be claims that she beats the Rut-
land, VT, woman.
The Boston Transcript, one OF the Oldest aud
best of our newspapers, has been carried on the
waves of well deserved prosperity into SPLEEN
did new building on Washington street. some
little distance S0ufh a r. old IOpofinn nd al
joining, on the rear, the birthplace OF Frankh1 J..
The Boston Journal of Wednesday says: San
interested combatant, not fifteenth amend
ment, took the pains TO come up three long
flights OF stairs TO our editorial room yesterday
afternoon, with the information that another
SNOWFALL contest took place on the common
yesterday afternoon between the two colors, re-
sulting in victory for the whites, the amend
ments being driven TO the Frog pond. The
combat was guOdnatured throughout, and the
army was about Two hundred strong upon
either side"
The New England agricultural society held
its ninth annual meeting IN Boston on Tuesday.
DIR. George Il. Loring, of Salem, was reelected
president; Daniel Needham, Of Groton, Mass
secretary; and Geo. w. Riddle, of Manchester,
N. H., treasurer. 1t was voted that the presi-
dent secretary, treasurer, ana the six wee pres
idents be appointed to attend the agricultural
convention at Washington, and that the execu
tive committee fill vacancies. The question
of the next fair was left to the executive com
mittee. The treasurer reported a balance on
hand of 3,5SS.53. The total receipts of the
fair at Lowell, amounted to So, 743; the tota
expenses TO $780,
The following are the particulars of Il matter
to which allusion has already been made: The
robber of letters from Through packages" pass
ing through the Boston post office has at last
been discovered 10 the great relief Of distributing
offices all about. He proves to be young man
employed in the mailing department IN the BOS-
ton office, who was receiving salary of fifty
dollars month and living at an expense of ten
times that sum, besides laying aside handsome
Accommodations. When arrested, Monday eve
ming, he had sixty unopened letters upon him
He has surrendered a large amount OF real es-
tate, and deposits in four different savings
banks, amounting 10 $4,000. His name is Mar
shall S. ?. Lows, aged twenty-sx years, and I'M
married. He has been held III $4,000 for trial.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Ex-Mayor Sherman of Lowell has been CON
fined TO his residence from sickness nearly ever
since his term of office expired, and continues
in failing health.
The Lowell school committee refused to con-
firm the action of the committee on music in
arranging Tor public examination and exhibi-
ton in Huntington hall
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The BaTnstabe Patriot states that boy
seven years old, son OF Edwin f. Taylor of West
Harwleh, iell and was run over, on the s1st ult.,
while tryinn 10 climb on passing wagon, and so
badly injured that he died the next day
MAINE.
At Portland, on the 9Th man named Crane,
Tipped a adle full OF molten iron, which he was
carrying, into his boot, burning his leo and
foot in horrible manner.
In the supreme court at Portland on the 9th
DR.. d. Buzzell was awarded $500 and costs
against the Grand Trunk railroad company fol
neSiigently running over the plaintiff in 1867
The case has before been tiled twice the iur,
the first time awarding S4541 81 and the seconi
time $4,000. Both verdicts set aside by the Law
court.
At Portland, on the 9TH, in Joint convention
OF the city government, Mr.. Henry p Dean
one OF the directors of the Portland and Roches
Ter RAILROAD, appeared in behalf of The road, +
ask the consent of the city government for lh
passage OF bill, now before the legislature, au
thoriZing the city, by a two-thirds vote OF tn
people, TO loan its credit to the road TO th
amount of S450,000. Saturday evening tn
claims of the Ogdensburg road were presente
for a loan of the city credit to the extent of tw
and one-lalf millions to complete their road t
the CONNECTICUT river The only action taken b
tue city government on either proposition was
that the aldermen refused to give their conSen
TO the passage of the bill allowing the people Il
vote upon the proposition. The city counci
voted TO present an amendment to the bill au
thorizing the loan TO the Portland and 0gdens
burg road, providing that tine directors shall fiji
with the city clerk the names of resident prop
erty holders of the city, who SHALL over thej
signatures, declare themselves in favor of TIN
loan, which list shall represent on the assessor
books two-thirds of the valuation.
A Portland paper says: According TO our col
respondent, Porter is not good place for teacl
ers. He says: NEARLY every teacher in tow
has had more or less trouble in their schools
and one or two have been expelled. A few pei
sons attempted to eXpel one poor ped becaus
he introdu ed deciamatory exercises into til
school, though it was done with the almo.
unanimous assent OF the scholars. The commit
tee we've summoned, and after hearing the fact
in the case, prohibited any such exercises in til
future, and one of them recommended the di,
mission of the teacher on the plea that the il
teIest in school wOnld flag on account of tb
excitement raised. One week ago last SUNDAY
A. Bullock $50 called.here) min stcr, preache
here before congregation. Some languag
was used by the minister which was considere
as challenge by a portion of the CONGREGATION
A spirited discussion was the consequence
which resulted in general breaking out of tn
angry passions of our Christian brethren; tn
scene which followed was disgIaceiul to say til,
least
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Mr.. John Mills Of Concord retired TO rcst in
his usual health Thursday evening, and Frida,
morning at i've O'Clock was found dead in hi,
bed. He was seyenty-three years old.
The large factory destroyed by fire at Nor,I
Salem has been rebuilt, and loom and spindl
are once more busy there. Business Of al
kinds is quite brisk in that village.
A pair of horses in GOrham, weighing 1O7
pounds each, recently drew a load of pine tin
Der distance of two miles, which measure
2408 feet.
Two pairs Of English sparrows have taken u
their abode in some trees and shrubbery j
Keeue, and are supposed TO have come fror
Central Park, New York.
A meeting of friends of the Forest Line rail
road was held at Cornish Fiat on the 9th uli
Several gentlemen spoke, and an executive com
mittee was instructed TO secure competent en-
gineer to make an immediate survey.
Mrs. Noah Porter of Marlboro, a lady apef
about seventy years, fell on the ice on the 2Sfl
ult., in such manner as 10 produce a compoitnf
fracture of the right arm just above the wrist
and causing the bone TO protrude through N,
flesh.
Among the items in the naval appropriate,
bill reported in congress, are the following in
the Portsmouth navy yard: Department Of ward
and docks, $40 200; equipment and recruiting
S3,4O0; medicine and surgery, 81 200; steaI
engineering, $1,000.
The Canaan Reporter says: "Mr. j. Whine
has taken possession of the Cardigan hon,
again. A slight unpleasantness between Ii
new landlord and a woman employed about III
premises, the first Of the week, in which broke
skillets and cracked heads were promnen
taken in conjunction with other causes, led
the change"
Good hard wood sells at retail I'm Concord f.