Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-06
G0turtcstcr Daily spp.
New Eu.laud News ~ummary.


building twenty passenger cars and one nun
drcd freight cars to put on their mann road
Twelve new engines have also been Contracts
for
An alarmed bOndholder writes to the Boston
Transcript for Information concerning th
Surety contract company, "a corporation char
tered by the Connecticut legislature in Jul
last, with a capital of S5,000,O00, and of whic
George NJ. Bartholomew and James G. Gardner
receivers OF the Boston, Hartford and Erie raj
road, are two of the corporators, and whic
was subsequently organized by the choice o
Fred. A. Lane as president, who is also prcSi
dent of the Hartford and Eric railroad, and il
which Thomas A. Scott, OF the PenuSylvani'
Central, and other parties largely interested IL
that company, arc large stockholders. ana
be inquiries if il can be possible that Blriholo-
NEW, Lane and Scott are combining to get pos
session Of the Hartford and Lrle, eVldehtiy oe-
leving that they arc.
MI. Gilmore Dublishes in the Boston papers
an authorized statement of the results of his
mission TO Europe, and of the musical and iinan-
cial prospects OF the proposed jubilee next sum
mer The whole story nav be briefly told: Mr..
Gilmore has an official letter promising The pres
ence Of one of the bands OF the guards OF the
English army; he has strong assurances that
bands of the Belgian, German, Austrian and
Russian armies will be here; be received no Gu
couragement in France, but still hopes that his
end may be accomplished. lie is embarrassed
by the choral riches offered 10 him, applications
two choiuses of the immense size proposed.
There is ample time TO complete arrangements
and TO construct the monster building that will
he necessary TO contain the audience that is eX-
pecied As for the guarantee fund one week
has been sufficient to secure two-thirdS of the
amount that is absolutely required as a basis,
and that, too. without going outside of Boston.
Ii there have been dscouraocments they have
not been suiieted to abate MIR. Gilmore's ardor,
and all the obstacles which have been thus far
encountered are either already overcome or like
~ to be conquered by the patience ard persc-
Nefance OF the protector of this great festival.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The adjourned meeting of the milk producers
association OF this state and New Hampshire
will be held at Aver, to-day, at 9a A. NJ 10 con-
tinue all day. The milk contractors having re-
Gently voteI to reduce the price of milk Eve
cents per cam some confdentlv expect the SESSION
at Aver will be one OF marked velincss, when
aud where ''thc milk of human kindness" may
not be superintendent if the milk contractors
are in attendance, as they usual are, and do =
large part of the speech making, as they have
at previous meetings.
ESSEN COUNTY.
Schooner Cora Z. Smith, OF Gloucester, in two
DAYS fishing last week, stocked $50, the crew
sharing $40 each. We believe, SAYS the Cape
Ann Advertiser, this is the largest stock made
this season in two days fishing. One of the
Swampscoti boats stocked $50 in two DAYS
Capt. Smith has exceeded it $3.50.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Attleboro Chronicle, handsome and well
edited sheet, began its existence on Saturday
The editor and proprietor is MI. Walter Phillips
a gentleman of attachments and experience who
has our best wishes for his success.
HAMPDES COUNTY
The grounds OF the Eastern Hampden agricul-
tural society, at Palmer, will be sold at auction
on the 18Th inst.
MAINE.
The Maine Congregational conference of
churches is raising $4,000 for the establish
ment of a classical school TO be located in Hal
lowell. All but about S50C0 has been secured
The Auburl shoe factories make over 1000
pairs of shoes per hour Ii takes about 800 bar
rels of flour to make the paste used by these shoe
factories annually.
Two men, named Beckett and Mosely, the
former old aud the latter young, have been COM
hitting extensive burgaries IN Pcuobscot, Han
cock and Washington counties. They made
armed resistance when an attempt was made to
arrest them, and decamped while .he officer was
seeking assistance
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Cbas. II. Looney has been appointed post
master at Milton mot Witon), VICE Ezra H.
Iwomby, resigned.
Rev. J. NJ Cohurn, of Bingham, has en-
gased TO become pastor of The Baptist society
IN Pitts6eid for the coming year, for a salary of
$1,000
Albert Webster has been appointed postmaster
at East Concord, in place of John Puney re-
moved He took possession of the office Febru-
any 1.
VERMONT.
Bristol is without fire engine or any other
kind Of "mashcen" for extinguishing fires As
is well known, an extensive and disastrous con-
Migration ragged there on Saturday week. but
the fact remains to he stated that the ladies Of
inc town were untlrlng in their cXertions to stay
The progress of the flames, which, at one time,
threatened TO destroy the whole village. They
procured clippers aud pals from their own
homes, and hled them from the running streams
made ny the intense heat out of snow and ice
One lady, rather more conspicuous than her
heroic sisters, stood ankle deep in the water for
four hours and a halt, filling buckets which the
fnen took away 10 the burning buildings. Scores
OF others proved themselves true heroines, rem
dering >fficient aid i'll fighting the fire until lis
Tayages ceased.
CONNECTICUT.
The different classes in Yale are holding SO.
ciables.
New Britain had in 1871 SAG births, 1871 mar
riages, and 149 deaths.
The New Haven county convention meets in
New Haven on the 10TH.
Small pox has totally disappeared from New
Haven.
John ". Leeds has been president of the
Stamford bank for forty years.
Three pickpockets were arrested in the New
Haven depot Thursday night ass.y
About 500 was realized in Rockville from
fines and costs in the dog fighting cases.
Giidersleeve Sons Of Portland are building
tons burden.
A New Haven car driver has had fortune of
$4,000 tall TO him by the death Of an uncle in
China.
Inc dwelling of James Pursel, on Chestnut
mil, in the southeast part OF Meriden, was
burned Thursday.
The entire receipts ofthe late Meriden musical
convention were $1,000; and the expenses s1575
IA profit Of s25.
The republican county convention for the
nomination OF sheriff in Hartford county takes
place in Hartford on Wednesday. tine 18th
One of the oldest and best known inhabitants
OF Haddam, Deacon George S. Brainerd died
on the 18th ult, at the age Of eighty yeals
Nm. Preston Of Salisbury, while fox hunting
last Sunday, received a painful wound in the
head from the accidental discharge Of gun.
The Norwich Bulletin states that it is estmat-
cd that the cash sales already realized from lasf
year tobacco crop in Hartford county will foot
up 81 ,000,000
New York swiDdler, named Patterson, has
ylctimiZed an aged resident OF Cromwell. natDed
Wilcox, out of sjOO0, which depriyes Wilcox OF
Rev. }. J. Woollcy has offered to be one of
twenty men to present Merriam Post No. s. g.
A. H., Of Mcriden, $1,000 towards a soldiers
monument.
Tue newsroom and variety store OF Andrews
Co., Hartford, was entered by burglars Thurs
day night, and property valued at about SEQ
was taken.
Mrs. johnson, who lately shot her husband,
in Southuury, while he was violently assautina
her, has been acquitted, on the ground that she
acted in SELF de ence.
In New Haven, recently, liitlc son of Sam-
uel Slnborn was run over by band car with
which he was Playing, and was injured so that
II is feared he Will not recover.
man in New Haven, on Thursday morning,
thought he had found baby under one Of the
noble elms, but it proved, wien taken 10 the po-
shirts
day or two since lady in New Haven
scalded her hand and bound il up with COTTON
and sweet oil, and this she accidentally set on
fire by getting il in contact with gas fame.
burning her hand and arm still worse.
New Britain people are talking IN ouite
strongly the proposed branch road from thar
city to Collinsylle 10 connect at the latter place
with the Connecticut Western, and it looks as il
the thing would be put through,
m effort is bpinW made IA netal1;sb ..,..