Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-31
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New England News summary.
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new England News Summary.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
The Lowell Courier says: There is good
deal of snuf7iipping going on in Lowell, es-
pecially among one class OF our mill operatives,
A woman VINO called at house where several
of these girls lived the other night, found the
sitting around the room with rags
with snuff, which were occasionally
rubbed on the teeth and gums, and seemed TO
produce a sort of exhilaratiOn or subdued in
toxcation. The visitor was socially offered a
rag, but she declined. II is said that the dip
ping may be seen at some places IN the mills,
and snuif-selling is an important branch OF
business with some traders. Here is chance
for the reformers.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Matters in LYNN seem to be unchanged. 1t is
said that the Crispins at their meeting Monday
evening voted 10 adhere 10 their demand, and
the manufacturers are fully determined not 10
yield The stars and stripes are flying from 5.
NJ. Buber's mandatory and one or tive of the
other large manufactures as an evidence that
they will stand by their proposition. Some of
the manufacturers state that their men are
willing, even DESTROYS OF returning TO their
work. but that the pressure is so strong from
their brother strikers that they dare not do it,
All the facts in regard TO the matter have been
already stated, and the only question now is
ton.
1t is said that there is trouble among the peo-
Pile of st. Anne's church, Gloucester. Father
Healey, the priest of the parish, being about TO
leave town for a short vacation placed his horse
10 Craze in the Catholic cemetery, against the
protest ofthe superintendent thereof, who offered
him free pasturage elsewhere, but to whom he
replied that he needed no mans pasture since
he had one of his own. By the request of sew
eral who had friends buried in the cemetery, the
animal was removed in few days. On his re-
turn, Father Healey took occasion from the
altar to charge the superintendent of the ceme-
terry with melting the people TO disloyalty, when
he might have confined the horse TO unoccupied
portions of the grounds, where the feed was
good and where no damage could have ensued,
and removed that officer from Office. The latter,
OF course, as dutiful son of the church, cou Id
not raise his voice in rebuttal. Though his card
OF explanation has been prepared for the printer
in the offices of both the local papers, it has not
yet been given to the public, which is by some
aScribed TO the influence OF Father Healey.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A stone weighing 81 pounds, blasted from the
excavation for the new gas holder in New Bed.
ford, fell on the steps of Gifford's machine shop
the other day. A man was just entering, and
the stone passed so near him that he felt "the
wind of it,"
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Ware witnessed on Saturday the pitiable spec
tacle OF young woman of respectable connec-
tons, and twenty-four years Of age, driving
through town terribly intoxicated. She went
mp the Greenwich road at full speed, and offered
drink of gin to several of the passers by.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The examination of VIM. B. Burbank charged
with killing John Berrigan, took place at Pitts
field on Monday. Judge Briggs reserved his de-
cision till Saturday but reduced Burbank's bail
from 1000 to $1,000, and did not require wit
nesses to give bonds to ensure their attendance,
all OF which seems TO point TO decision tavsra-
bic to the defendant
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A Shelburne Falls man has got q pasture SO
poor that he has 10 keep il fenced against his
cattle, for fear that they may get in and starye
to death. Another man is letting his land run
mp TO brush and timber, so that he can have the
fences to burn up for fire wood.
MAINE.
Hodges, who committed suicide at Detroit
last week, had been married four times, and che
coroner's jury very properly decided that do.
nestle troubles constituted the motive for his
self destruction.
The Putnam Phalanx of Hartford, Conn,
have voted to visit Portland about October 1st
What can the "Puts" be thinking of! Don't
they know that such jolly drinks as they delight
IN can't be had in Maine.
Much anxiety is felt here by the friends of
MIR. James Lowry, Jr., prominent and highly
esteemed citizen of Brewer, in relation to his
safety. Having been called to Kansas upon
business, he made his arrangements to return
and wrote that he should start from Topeka on
MONDAY, Jnly Sth, and reach Massachusetts on
the Saturday following. Not arriving as ex-
pected, inquiries were put on foot and no infor-
nation whatever can be obtained respecting him
since the date upon which he was TO leave
topeka 1t is feared that he has met with foul
play.
A fire Tuesday morning badly damaged the
Of Fhn e IN,
streets, Portland, owned by S. c. Lewis and oc-
cupied by Professor Harris as photograph
saloon; Frederick Proctor, tailor; c. L. ingalls,
q TO-, gentlemen S furnishing goods, and G. F.
Merrill, insurance agent The water and fire
badly damaged the goods. Proctor had stock
OF SIOOO, and an insurance of SS000 Harris
LOST everything. 9. l.. ingalls, & Co. were in
sured for $4,000, viz, $4,000 in the Commercial Of
New York, S2000in the Traders and Mecbanics'
OF Lowell and $4,000 in the Liverpool London
and Globe.
VERMONT.
At Weston the dwelling house and outbuild.
lngs owned and occupied by G. w, Sprarue and
the hotel property occupied by Arson Hayward,
adjoining, were consumed by fire on Saturday.
MT. Sprague sustains a loss of over a thousand
dollars above the insurance he had The
ennre loss will amount TO $4,000; insured for
$1,000.
Stephen Eldred of Montgomery lost horse
one day last week its remains were found cut up
and buried in the woods in Avery's Gore, about
a mile from Eldred's place Albert and William
Eidred, the former son and the latter a nephew
OF Mr.. Eldred, were arrested on suspicion and
are now in jail.
]. Henry Marsh, of Sharon. owns a minkerv
or building erected for the purpose of breeding
OF raising mink as a source Of profit, either from
selling the mink TO breed from, or from selling
their fur He has been in the business four
'""rs counting the present season. He first in
slOO. From this beginning he raised the
seasons young ones enough so that he
Lner animals or skins to the amount of
II the while retaining sufficient TO keep
MS original stock more than good.
CONNECTICUT.
Charles Riley, one of the boys on the ship
Mercury, in the harbor in New London, fell
from the malntop, Sunday, and was instantly
Both houses of the legislature have voted to
adjourn sine die on Thursday, August LIST. They
may extend the session till Friday or SATURDAY..
but it will close this week without doubt
Captain Joel F. Raynor, of Greenport. of the
schooner L. M. Duff1eld of Portland, was
drowned Thursday at Ely's Ferry, near
Essex: He fell overheard while gettiag into a
yawl boat.
The Norwich Bulletin says at was breezy
on the sound Monday, and some of the passen-
gers on the Ella recited with melancholy inter.
thc poem beginning Roll on thou deep and
blue ocean, roll And then it rolled"
is understood that Prof Gilman has ACCENT
he presidency of the California state uniyer-
s,sy and will enter on his duties next fall. This
is an institution supported by the state and is
well taken care OF in the way of endowments,
Prof- Gilman will be a valuable ACQUISITION 10
the educational interests of California. but Yale
can poorly afford to lose him.
a lost COW was lately advertised in Stamford
by the following notice, which was posted on
Trees and fences near the owners dwelling:
nSlrayed or Stolen-A large Red Kow. with
faller Specks on her left side, and pair of
white specks on her right ear. She is about
seven or eight years old, and belongs TO a poor
widow with short tail Ten dollars will be
gwen 70 ANYBODY who will turn her to Newark,
Gune II, 18OO69"
The mother Of the girl alleged to have been Sc
dueed by Radcliffe, the New Haven confeetioner.
mas received the following letter:
mrs. 1ngd Shdfer: You are q bad woman 70
slAnutr on respectable man in New Haven. You
VIII WI ineet your sad iate some day. We will shoot
you dead Signed by eight sympthizers of
New Haven, July %, 1872.
RHODE ISLAND.
Providence is to have drin king fountains and
water troughs for public use.
The expenses Of the city of Providence for
the next financial year arc estimated at
s / ,6J7 1881.
A man named John 4. Champliu, who said he
came from New Bedford, engaged board in the
family OF Angus Campbell, at Providence,
Monday He retired at about nine O'Clock, and
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