Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-12

fouhd amour CLOCK the next morning, by the
roadside, little south of the Pittsfeld line, and
after being taken TO the old pittsfeld court room
and left awhile for the curious public to gaze at
was carried on a wood sled to his fathers house
in the east part of the town. From the evidence
furnished as 10 his condition for a few DAYS pre-
Vious, aud from the fact that an empty bottle
was found in his pocket, the coroner's jury had
no difficulty IN finding that he died of too much
whiskey, together with too much frost
The Chinese shoemakerS at North Adams, 1t
is stated have, during the last eighteen months, |
exhibited in remarkable degree the two quail
ties Of s0briety and industry. Their abstinence
from intoxicating drinks has had beneficial
effect upon the other mechanics of the place,
and their application to work bas been so I'M
usual as to excite general comment.
MAINE.
Rev. r. ID. Osgood lately Of Iopsfeld, has
received and accepted call from the South Con-
gregationa church at kennebunkport.
New telegraph offices were opened this week
| al Kingman, Dlrttorih and Vauceboroueh sta
iions. on The line Of the European and North
American railway
The ice harvest in the Kenuebee river began
afoat ten days since, but was temporarily sus-
pended on account Of TIE mild weather. OF last
week. The ice is said to be Of an inferior quail
~, far below that of last winter and the year
before. Not more than half of that stored last
winter was sold, and, as a consequence, 4 small
crop will be gathered this winter.
the late Henry Goddard, Esq, Of Portland,
left 10 She Bangor theological seminary $1,000;
to the American tract society. Boston 5000: TO
the American Bible society. $500; to the Amgri-
can board of commissioners for foreign missions,
$500, to the Maine missionary society," $500: 10
a charitable society of Manchester, $1,000; to
Gle American peace society, $1,000; TO the Maine
Bible society, $500.
The Bangor Wing and Courier says that
small boy in THAT city, son of milkman, quite
recently pulled out the stopper 10 a can, and
commenced pouring into the dish set out for
mllk-cIear water! He did not notice the mis-
take until the dish was nearly full, and one of
She family asking what he was doing he was
somewhat confused, but said he Guessed
he had cot hold Of tbe wrong can" He
afterward 1eu,edied the .mistaKe." and eX.
planned bv saving eve all have TO do ." That
yonth has a PROMISING future.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
The Amoskeag Veterans OF Manchester have
| ordered q new uniform
The Cdesbite railroad has declared A dividend
| of three Der cent payable January 18th
The Monadnock railroad has contracted for n
| new deDot at Peterborough
Fhe proprietors of the steamer Chocorua have
vlpd TO sell their propertv and wind uu affairs
CAPTAIN Frederick Crosby, a wealthy and in
huentiai citizen of Milford died a few DAYS
since.
The financial agent Of Kimball union acade-
nv has raised S17OO in Newport. for the endow-
meut of that school,
The late Henry Goddard of Portland formerly
of Portsmouth, bequeatbed $1,000 TO the Ports
mouth general charitable society
AT Colebroot on the d. Calvin F. Rich was
caught between load of logs and one lying by
the road, receiving very serions injuries
John Rosebrooks of Carroll, while choppino.
in the woods, was struck by n falling tree and
received injuries which proved fatal
There are two eases of small box in Conway
said TO have been taken from a man in Frye,
burg Me. Two cases of yarioloid are reported
in Concord.
The Monadnock railroad has been doing bet
ter than its friends ever expected ii would for
the first year, having more than paid running
eXpen es from the day Of the opening Of its en-
tire length.
George X. Jewell Of Plymouth, who had his
right lee amputatcd on the 28d OF November, on
account of a scrOfulonS disease that would soon
have ended his life, died the 9th inst, the dis
ease having gone to his lungs. The stump has
healed finely.
The story is still going that Alonzo Cove, of
| Franklin, made Il vow not to eat a Thanksgiving
| dinner while the republicans held power in the
| state. 1t is said that last Thanksgiving day he
| had sixteen turkeys and sixteen ch ckens for din
! ner.
The new vestry of the Presbyterian church.
| Bedford, was dedicated a few days ago. Rev
| Mr.. Geroud, OF Gaiistown, offered the prayer of
| dedication, and Rev. Mr.. Tucker, of Manchester,
| preached the sermon. The meetings during the
| week Of prayer are being held in the new build
| ing.
| The people of Cornish Fiat and Meriden are
taking measures 10 call the attention OF prom-
nent railroad men TO the Importance of extend
ing the Windsor and Forest line railroad
chartered June, 1870 from Claremont to White
River Junction. VT, via Cornish Flat, AIcrjaen
| and West Lebanon. 1t is said this would make
| the shortest and best through route tiom Boston
to the west
MIR. Hezekiah McIntire of Rochester died Mon
| day morning. list inst and his wife died on Tues
| day morning both after an illness ofonly a few
| days. They were both buried in the same grave;
they were AIRED respectively filty-eigbt and INV
seven years. Mr.. NJ. had lunG fever, and after
his death:NIrs NJ gave directions about the bn-
| rial of her husband but she had a RELAPSE from a
sickness that was not considered dangerous. and
quickly followed his departure.
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