Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-23
6aurtesttr Daily SPY.
New England News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY

New England News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The observation-disclosures of colored citi-
zens will be held in Faneuil hall, Boston, on the
9Th Of September, and will be addressed by Fred
Douglass and Rev H. H. Garnet.
Heavy thunder showers, with sprinkling hail,
prevailed in Boston and vicinity from to
T. NJ. yesterday. Telegraphic communication
was seriously interrupted. 4 deuge Of ram fell
during the showers, filing cellars in the lower
parts of the city, and, in some cases, Easements
of stores. Steam FIRE engines were employed
several hours in pumping water from the sub
merged premises.
Mrs Joseph Merrill Jr., OF Boston Highlands,
was thrown from her carriage on Monday e'en-
ing and as il was going over. with the reinS in
her hand, pat her right foot between the spokes
of a forward wheel, near the hub, where it be-
came wedeed in. In endeavoring 10 eXtricate
herself she fell, breaking the bone Just above
the ankle, and severely bruising the limb other
wise. The horse remained standing, and none
OF the children were injured Mrs. NJ. was con-
veyed TO her home and surgical aid summoned,
bat the nature of the injury was such that am
putalion was deemed necessary and performed.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The chemical works which have existed in
Waltham for several years have been demol-
ished, even to the towering chimneyS, and this
industry will be no more feature OF that
town.
BRISTOL. COUNTY.
The King Philip mill in Fall River, which had
only portion of the foundation laid on the lst
of April, when operations were commenced, is
nearly finished and part of the machinery has
arrived. The mill will contain 800 looms and
10000 spindles. 1t is four stories high besides
the basement.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
An old gentleman Of about IS years, and his
wife who is nearly 80, living between Mattapoi-
sett and Marion, have a new born son, and pro-
"A 10 off % roe low
the untimely candidate fore dry nursery and carly
orphanage.
A young man named Albert Converse, twenty
three years Of age and residing at South Abing-
ton, shot himself Tuesday morning His broth
er died some time AGO of consumption. Albert
had for number OF weeks past been troubled
with splitting of blood and it is supposed that he
became depressed through fear of troubling his
widowed mother with the care of him. Tuesday
morning at five O'CLOCK his mother called him,
when he said that he had passed bad night and
desired to rest longer She called him twice af-
terward, and at ten O'Clock, becoming anxious,
went into his room the second time, and found
him cold and dead in bed. He had shot himself
through the heart, and the fact that the pistol
was fired under the bedclothes had undoubtedly
prevented parties in the house from hearing the
report.
DUKES COUNTY.
correspondent who has been dazzled by the
beauty OF the cottage city at Oak Bluffs, adds
that the conspicuous freedom of the Vineyard
involves the being pretty well got up in dress,
the ladies especially toned up to some proper
harmony with the nice surroundings The
flannel shirts, wrapper and slipper style, is not
entirely consistent with the fronts on Ocean av-
enue, and we fear that the Vineyard is getting
by degrees little too nice and expensive for
genuine sea side comfort.
BARNSTABLE COUNTY.
The republicans of Sandwich opened the cam
NV on nd I,o
town hall by J. B. d. Cogswell of Yarmouthport.
The Bay State band of the town were present
and furnished music for the occasion, AT the
close of the exercises in the hall, the assembly
proceeded to the flagstaff, where flag bearing
the names of Grant and Wilson was run M
amid display Of fireworks and the band play
ing Hail Columbia" after which another large
campaign flag was raised on the square in front
Of the post office, while the band played the
"Star-Spangled Banner"
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Mrs. Catherine o Brien, the oldest person in
Holyoke, died, on Saturday, at the age of ITO
years.
Abraham johnson of Baltimore, the owner OF
The race-horse Wade Hampton fatally damaged
by runaway team in Springfield Monday, has
sued |. ID. Pease of Ihompsonyile, the owner
OF the team, for $4,000 damages
As a couple of girls who work in the SPRING
field laundry were walking along Water street
at an early hour Tuesday morning, they were
followed by some unknown PERSONS who threw
bricks at them, and struck one OF the girls on
the head, knocking her down and severely in
iuring her The ruffianS fed and nothing has
been heard from them.
About 925,0O0 cigars were turned out by the
Westbeld manufactures during July, the cigar
manufacturers cooperative association making
24,O0O, or nearly one-tourth of the whole num-
Der.
The contract for building the Lee and New
Haven no
70 Lee, was signed at Hartford, Monday, by II.
NJ. Phelps Go. of Springfield for 5000 900
they taking $4,000 Of the stock of the road in
payment for the work.
A couple Of men droye.to Springfield from
webster, on Tuesday, and put their horses, A
fine span worth 5000, in Sections stables Both
horses were sick when they arrived, and one OF
them died soon after. They had been fed on
green corn and other indigestible stuff, and very
naturally had the collie.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
AT recent town meeting in Fittsfeld $4,000
was appropriated TO de(ray the expenses of the
dedication of the soldiers monument Septem-
Der a This, with the sums used and to be
used IN the construction and erection of the
monument, and for grading and improving the
park and adjacent streets, will make total OF
100000. The chief points of interest are the
grafton Of George William Curtis, the presence
OF Gov. Washburn and staff; a procession com
posed OF citizens and invited guests, veteran
soldiers from number of regiments recruited in
this part OF the state, the I'd regiment of militia
with the Haydenyille band, the Pittsfeld fire de.
partment and other bodies and a free collation.
IN the afternoon for all the participants, to be
spread IN huge tent borrowed from the Martha's
vineyard camp-meeting, Gilmore's full band
Arbuekle with his cornet, and Dorng's band Of
Troy will be engaged, cannon will be fired and
bells rung.
MAINE
nj ha Iafa l.
have been removed from the Western cemetery
TO Evergreen cemetery in Portland, and mag
nlhcent monument of Caen stone erected over
them. 1t is of the Gothic order, elegantly
carved
1t is a curious fact that the six hundred men
VINO are employed in cutting granite at Dix
island for the New York post office cannot pre-
pare material fast enough for the two men who
are employed TO set the blocks. Each block of
granite is cut, trimmed, faced, and accurately
numbered according to the working plans.
When it arrives at the site of the building only
two men are required to set it, aided AS they
are by steam hosting apparatus. Every stone
IS MADE 10 hit exactly in the space intended for
II. 80 accurate are the plans of the supervising
architect that it is stated that the superinten len
Oh the post office building has only been Obliged
10 order one stone during the entire v ork tbus
FAR, and the foreman at Dix island insists that
ihe missing one was sent, but lost in transpor-
tation.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
$500 horse belonging to Howe's London cir.
Gus was killed at Grafton, Wednesday morning
on road rendered nearly impossible by the
late heavy rains.
VERMONT.
heading thriving town in Windsor county
IS TO celebrate the one hundredth anniversary Of
us hfsi settlement on Wednesday, the 29th inst
key Thomas j. Sawyer, D. D., Of Tufts college.
VII deliver commemorative address, and G.
a, DAVIS the historical address, The occasion
premises to be one of considerable interest.
a freight train ran off the track at louisville
on Monday evening, owing to the negligence of
ne swltchman, who was playing croquet in
place OF attending 10 his duties The result was
maj Tue engine and four cars were more or less
aalhaged, and the Boston express was DELAYED
some three hours
Ioullney Is TO have meeting on Monday, de.
voted tolthe early history of that town. Among
VIC speakers are Henry Clark Of Rutland. Rev,
newton Sprague Of Geneseo, n. Y, Rev. Ry-
iahd hlndriek Of Brooklyn, Rev. A. Kindrick Of
Louis. Vi D.
CONNECTICUT.