Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-17
SHurtesttr Daily Spp.
new England news summary.

A block OF ten ice houses in Woburn, con-
tanning $4,000 tons of ice, belonging TO the
Boston ice company, burned Sunday night
Loss $4,000; insured for $1,000,
Boston miss, with school books in her lap,
was heard to remark in a horse car, the other
morning, that she liked George EliOt's style, es-
pecially where he asks, in the second chapter
of Middlemarch, HAS any one ever pinched
into its pilulous smallness the cobweb Of pre-
matrimonial acguaintanceshipW
Henry Nj. Stanley delivered the first OF his
lectures on the finding OF Livingstone, at Ire
mont Temple, Boston. last evening, to a large
and enthusiastic audience. This evening he
will be accorded reception al the residence of
Curtis Guild, of the Commercial Bulletin,
where he will meet the principal officials and
business men OF the state and city.
Despite Mr.. Redpath's ill-natured attempt TO
prejudice the public against him, Boston has set
lhe seal OF Its approval upon Bret Harte as a
lecturer. He made his first appearance Friday
night, before one Of Boston's best audiences,
which from The start testified its high apprecia-
ton of subject and speaker. The fcritcS unite
in his praise, the Post saying that The lecture
was a thorough success" the Advertiser COM
mendng "that descriptive power winch makes
the forty-ninerS' so interesting IN ms MARIA
tives," and theiTranscript summing mp It's i'm
pressions in the comment that Bret Harte was
decided success"
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
An affectionate husband in Lowell startled his
wife at dinner Friday by the abrupt announce
ment, 81 love another" The excitement abated
when he explained that he referred TO another
piece of mince pie.
Wakefield urchins have recently been amusing
themselves by turning off the gas in the local
churches during evening services, and the officers
aIe after them.
Grin Kempton, conductor on the Boston and
Lowell express train north, died at Stoneham
yesterday morning.
The Lowell police court was crowded yeSter-
dow YaaOv inn bft M
court. Judge Crosby was absent at Hanover,
n, H., where his brother, DR.. Crosby, lies dan
gerouSy i'll, and Justices Geo Stevens and John
Davis were absent from the city. The business
was held by the issue of a magistrates warrant
1t was a confused state OF affairs.
Mrs. Hannah Baxter, formerly of Quincy,
while suffering from paralysis, fell down stair
way in Melrose, on Thursday evening. She re-
manned in an unconscious condition until FRI
day evening" when death ensued. Her age was
81. Her husband, Dea. Elijah Baxter also met
with his death from the effects of fall about
three years SINCE
Detectives feel satisfied that the murderer of
the old gentleman Aaron Wood is still in the
vicinity of Acton. Ii is stated that Mr.. Wood
had brother who died about two years ago,
who had served an aggregate Of iorty-fye years
in the state prison. The old gentleman Wood
appears to have consumed considerable liquor
constantly, as his bills show monthly pur-
chase of two gallons Of gin, besides some other
detective in Boston.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Capt Christopher Cook, formerly a successful
whaling master, died at his residence in New
Bedford, Wednesday, at the age of Ga years,
alter a short Illness.
The Taunton Gazette records this horrid re-
mark: "Pilkins says the first time his wiie's
mouth has been shut for ten years was Saturday
when she passed house with a red flag hang
ing out. 1t was an auction sign, but the effect
was the same"
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Last weeks storm brought into Provincetowr
harbor over one hundred sail OF coasters anC
merchantmen at one time.
The schooner Squire OF Dennis, from Chesa
peake, with coal, was spoken Dec. II, lat 81 SO
Ion. y 50, with loss OF sails, leaking badly and
with Two ieet of water in the hold. The crew
were exhausted. The vessel was lost sight of the
same night, during northeast gale, and she is
supposed 10 have gone down with all hands on
board.
NANTUCKET COUNTY.
News recently reached Nantucket of the loss
by shipwreck and drowning OF TWO brothers,
Capt. Alfred Ray and James +. Ray, natives OF
that town, and sons OF the late Capt Benjamin
Ray This makes four sons of one family who
have died far away from home, all in the pride
Of young manhood.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
There are but three hundred workmen at pres
ent employed in the Springfield armory, the
smallest number on record
1t is said that two young ladies of Springfield
have taken large contract for the manufacture
Of pateut circingle and will give employment
10 twenty girls.
The Republican says two young women who
attended the watchmakers' dance in Gums
nall last week, wore rings on their fingers and
bels-not on their tOes-but somewhere out OF
sight of the casual observer, and caused so mucl
;nortr, that the managers were Obliged to re-
nnaSt their rem oval and rather than do it in 50
public a place the, left the hail.
A Wesifed man who I'D Just been pald some
money, started from Westilcin one hi@ut' MOI
long since, for his home in a HeigbbonrS Town,
Reaching narrow spot in the road, he met
three men in a team, who would not allow him
10 pass, but insisted that he should stop and
drink from their bottle, which he did without re-
moving The cork. His tormeDtors then forced him
to dance and sing for their benefit, and when he
was momentarily expecting to be scalped and
robbed he was kindly informed that all was a
joke, and he could go on his way in peace;
whereat his heart rose and his breath came a
great deal more freely.
MAINE.
One Of the wealthy citizens of Bangor has a
silver half dollar which he has carried loose in
his pocket forty years 1t is now a smooth piece
without sign OF stamp or date
A genuine old romance has come to light at
Montyille, in the return Of Stephen Pottle, after
following the sea for As years. Thirty years acc
brother failed to recognize him, and would not
be convinced until he was permitted to examine
his ankle, which had been cut when he was
boy.
A young man stepped into Portland dru!
store, Friday, and delivered himself of the fol
lowing: Have you any vaccination, mister
My brother, that Eve been sleeping with RICH
along, broke out all over with the small poX
this morning, and had 10 be carried to the pes
house, and kinder feel as tho | orter be vac
flv ft,a nln laoI,5,
the counters, and the druggist, hastily openin
the door, ordered him 10 leave.
The following case of car robbery came
light at Bangor, Saturday afternoon. The CT
cumstances are these: j. Wallace of Haijfa
went through that city on his way to Bosto
on Friday mornings night train from St. Johl
he turned into his berth in the Pullman C;
with bis trousers on, in which was a peck
book containing $40 in money, two damon
studs valued at S1G0 and drafts on Boston an
New York banks 10 the amount of S25,0O0 O
arriving at Bangor be discovered that he ha
been robbed, and reported the fact at the raj
way superintendent's office. While making b
complaint the bead section man of the BangC
section brought In The missing pocket boo
with all the drafts therein, bnt the money an
studs gone. The pocket book was found te
feet from the track, about three miles from II
city. 1t is supposed that his pocket was pickle
while he was asleep or that the wallet fell I'M
the passage.
The story Of Hannah Dustin, and her oscar
from the Indians, is familiar to everybody, j
most. The land at the junction of the Conto
cook and Pemigewassett rivers where the bra,
woman killed nine Indians, and made her c
cape, has been decided to certain gentlemen wi
propose 10 erect monument TO her. The DO,
ton is commanding one, and the NortheI
railroad passes close by it.
A young man in Portsmouth thought be couI
make bis fire burn more brightly one Of the r
cent cold days by the application of keros en-
lie knew bow TO do the thing safely, for he ha
done 1t before. So he poured a quantity into
mug and then emptied the contents OF the mn
upon the IRE, but with no apparent effect 4
peered into the stove 10 see whY the thing didn
work. He advanced backwards very rapidl
directly after, and he has had to get new ga
OF pants and shave off what was left Of bis moo
tacbe and poultice his fingers, and be saws !
more kerosene for him.
VERMONT
c. S. Dostwick of MOnkton Borough sudden
ly dropped dead last Wednesday.
Messrs. Burden Of Troy have made arang,
ments to sink TWO shafts Immediately at the iro
ore beds east Of Bennington.
A singular case was recently decided in WasI
lneton county. A citizen In a certain tow
Dull a zlgzag rail fence and his neighbo
claimed that 1t trespassed on bis farm bccaus
j was not straight fence aud didn't follow iii
boundary. 62ht resulted and then an arrest
lhe court decided, as a question of law. m
rgbt 10 extend the fence Oypr the limo 90 r, o.