Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-10
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A meeting Of delegates from portion OF the
various trades unions of Boston and vicinity was
held Saturday evening and committees appointed
and preliminary steps taken 10 organize gen
eral union.
The clerks of the q. S. circuit and district
courts in Boston have been directed 10 report
new classification of the towns OF the district TO
edualize The call on towns for Jurymen in ac-
cordauce with the last census.
The damage to the Colossus, Professor Kings |
mammoth balloon, is estimated at $1,000. 1t
would be useless TO attempt to repair the loss,
and Prof King will probably make the a. censon |
in the Hyperion, which is said to be the largest |
balloon in this country.
John Weiss, in his essay before the second |
radical club in Boston Friday night, said: Some |
homes are taverns, where three times day food |
can be obtained, and linen washed on Monday, |
with mach mangling of garments and the En-
glish language.
A purple beech tree was planted on the
grounds of Hon. Robert G. Winthrop in Brook
line on Thursday, under the direction of Hon.
Marshall p. Wilder, spadesful of earth being
thrown III by Professors Longfellow, Lowell,
Parkman and Washburn, Col. Aspinwail, DR..
Palfrey, DR.. Gray, president of the American
academy, and by Mr.. Winthrop.
A man by the name of John Duffee was at
work driving piles for the Boston and Maine
railroad bridge over Fore river Saturday noon,
when he fell from the top of the pile driver 10
the deck, some twenty feet, striking on his face
and hip. The side of his face was cut through
near the eye, which came within quarter of an
inch of putting it out. He was rendered in
sensible, but has since recovered his concious-
ness. 1t is thought he has received internal in
juries.
The committee having in charge the arrange
ments for the ball which will take place in the
Coliseum on the night of the 9th inst, have
projected the most magnificent affair of the kind
which ever took place IN this country. The
floral decorations will be on the most liberal
scale, not less than six thousand dollars having
been appropriated for the purpose The music
viii be under the direction of Johann Strauss,
and of his own seection-some pieces of his
own composition. Five dollars will be the price
for a gentleman and lady, and eight dollars for
gentleman and two ladies.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Daniel Brogan, an elderly man, whose home
IS up In townsend, each year to Lowell takes
his way to visit friends and money spend Re-
membrance sad of visits past has taught old
Daniel wisdom; and the other day, without de-
lay, he went TO the police office on arriving at
Lowell and left SIS as fund on which TO return
home after his annual drunk. On previous
years his Preserve fund" has invariably been
stolen.
The seventeenth international convention of
young mems Christian associations will begin
Its session at Huntington hall, in Lowell, on the
18th inst About 1850 delegates are already reg
lStered, a large portion of whom are laynen
Appearances indicate a full attendance. Eigh-
teen religious societies--all the evangelical"
books of the committee for entertainment.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Miantonomah, of Newburyport, built by
Mr. Eben Manson, and commanded by Captain
James Bradley, who is now making his first
trip south, mackereling, has proved herself one
OF the fastest sailers upon the coast The vessel
which carries the champion fly must look sharp
for her laurels when the Mantonomah heaves in
sight, or they will be wrested from her.
The boy Peter Greenwood, who was injared on
the railroad at Lawrence, Friday evening, died
the next morning. Although his legs were
almost cut in two below the knee, being attacked
only by the skin, the parents would not permit
ampntation. The majority of the physicians
state that the amputaton of the Limits, which
wonld have enabled them TO proteeI the nerves,
would have saved the boys life
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The new iewelry shop of Lane & Sturdy, in
Norton, will employ hundred bands
PLYMOUTH COUNTY,
The Middleboro Gazette saws that a turkey
sitting on nest OF eggs in tract of woodland
onrnt over ON Saturday last, was as faith fal to
her trust as Casbianca con the burning deck"
Mr.. j. p. Gallager of West Bridgewater boasts
OF tine specimen Of cat which has performed
the duty OF ben, having set upon a number Of
eggs and Matched them In the nurture and
care OF her brood she displayed the most mother
~ affection, and when deprived Of them mani
TESTS much gTlef at her loss. The turkey story
night have gone down, with little effort ifthe
est story had been left out.
HANPDRH COUNTY
About $50 cords of wood and 400 sleepers. AZ
Palmer, belonging 10 the Boston and Albany
railroad, were destroyed BY fire on Friday morn
ing
The Republican says Oh. W Hallett of that
CITY Is making IN SIX weeks tiving tour OF Eu-
rope, having visited England, Ireland and
France, and Deing now in Switzerland. He will
sal Tor boIne June d Why need he wait for
steamship If Be can fy 50 reAdily9
EAMPsHzRE COUNTY
tFfE 1 tzrir rff :
living a West Farms lately had an arm cot off
10 sinp the rEx2ges q a exReer. and is reported
rs doing wei.
nERKsHIRE COUNTY
Thomas Wagner OF Pirls6eld g brakeman on
the Boston and Albany railroad, was run over
and killed by tbe cars II Hi1sdale Saturday
night.
Pit1sbeld, in 8 town meeting Saturday, au-
pointed COMMITTEE 70 draft city charter to
be submitted 10 THE Town At g future meeting.
a SERVANT airl AT P5tisheld, il il related, was
So much impressed the other nighi by
dreaming that s0me one was robbing the
clothes line that she got up aud looked out OF
the window, when she saw a man carving off
some clothes. She was so overcome by the sim
guiarity Of the affair that she let him 90 and did
NOT tel The story till the next day.
MAINE.
There Is ehurn in Charlotte which has been
an use eighty 1--we years
bear, weighing 400 pounds, was captured
and killed IN Dennysville, June Sd, by an indian
named Levy Snow.
The Belfast Age says the circus companies are
farlng pretty slim this season as far a patron
ageOf the country towns are concerned.
u has been decided to hold at Bangor the
last Of June or the first of July a trial Of NOV.
1ng maehines and horse rakes, under the aus
plees Of the Maine state agricultural society,
The Messrs. Griffin Of Eastport, have eleven
young seals, which they are attempting To
raise. The seals are fed with milk at present
They were caught by fishermen while asleep.
Joseph Il. Simpson, Of Brooks, was swinded
out OF 500 in The depot at Boston on We,lnPs.
day, by couple Of shaTpers, who wanted that
sum immediately, and who left him 4 check for
$500 on one OF the Boston hunks for security.
Inc check, ofeouise, was bogus ana Joseph has
seen the last Of lis money.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
me speaklng OF orginal determinations for the
Means prizes, at Phillips academy took pIsce
FRIDAY nigilt. The first prize Of $40 wa4 taken
10y 1eofge n. Stass, Methaen; the second, s12
by Arthur H. Pearson, HaverhHf. the third A.
DY Charles A. Marsh Loekport Y
The sou of /. I. Wilder, OF WalpoIe. about ten
years Old, went into his fathers barn, and a, he
sats, payiully adjusted rope around his neck
VIA the intention OF teasing his sisters with
whom De had been ut play. He was discovered
~ them aud taken down just in time to save bis
lie, though he was unconscious for twelve hours
afterwards.
The morning following the fresbet at Wilton
q eeieDfated temperance lecturer halted at a
spring 70 refresh himself aud horse AS he did
not wish 20 aiigbt he asked boy to pass him
dippef VI water. Afler he had drank, think
lng y impress MS principles upon the boy, he
SAID, Water, nv boy, is natures beverage: Il
never injured man or beast" 81 don't know as
II ever did, mister, bat il knocked The bottom our
d Our Bridges aud roads
Lou Blanchard VI Nashua fred up with ben
zine tue other DAY and rushed ar0uud 10 And
sOnepoQy 70 6Gbl with. lie was finally accom-
AnpSatep " lnan DstBed Blodgett who had
~ has, VITA Which be trimmed Lon down
somewhat stIlnaiag oct bis hn2ers aud drawing
~ . consiaqrate quantity u bad blood He
Aaa gnsi tssa Fedg ~ sptit fbe top leng Vi when
fbe shejtei concluded be didD'. ya9t 10 hyht
alter AL ano ran SWAY. lie was arrested, how
ever.
fEkaDNY.
hutiahe wants less days aud more faasufae.
torres.
IAIa~ han.s ~ many years c0nneeied HstB
lne NOUN "ashfuyOn carriage road al he
Wine MouRialnss, ded suddenly gsdnssdar
Dlghi, al lbe slen house.