Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-09

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| 10 the traditional method of spelling Baaam
! because the county supervisors approve il, we
| suppose. But we cannot defy both the Bible
| and the dictionaries on the authority of even the
| chairman of the committee on legal reform. II
| he spells Balaam B-a-alam he would probably
present the other and more congcnial member of
| the famous copaTtnerShip as Bddldm s ass. What
an amazing genius must he be who looks over
| daily newspaper for typographical errors, with
| ont being able to find one! and who finally fast
| ems on word that is correctly spelled.
| The Portland Press SAYS: "The proposed loan
| of the citv's credit to the Portland and 0gdens-
burg, the Portland and Rochcst. r and to the
| Portland, Rutland, OSwego and Chicago rail-
roads, amounting in the aggregate TO s., 600,
! is the cngrcssing topic OF conversation and dis
| cussi0n at the present tihe IN ms city. The
| Press which has opposed state aid to railroads
| the usnrpationS of the European and North
| American and the lawleSsneSS OF the Maine Cen
| trail railroad, cannot, without wicked sacrifice
of principle, support either of these schemes
It honestly believes that their effect if success
full would he to increase taxation, impa r the
credit OF the city, and TO lay new burdens on
the backs OF the tuiling masses. 1t will not feel
JUSTIFIED, however, in excluding from its columns
the views OF Others who as honestly believe that
TINS large expenditure will be Just and wise.
An opportunity for a full aud fair discussion
viii be afforded TO all, if it is possible without
surrendering more space than can be afforded
ior single topic. But so far as the Press has
any influence edt0rially, it shall be given
against policy that seems to be in the interest
OF favored few and against that cf the people
at large
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Charles II. Sargent, one of the selectmen Of
PlttStield, died very suddenly last week.
Mrs. Abigail Place of Portsmouth is one hun
drea wears old and claims to be older.
Charles C. Lund, Esq, has begun the survey
of the proposed Concord wafer works from Long
nulpr the direction n
1t is said that the town Of Hampstead under
took hut once 10 support a lawyer, and then
madc failure of it.
kcenc papers say that Augustus Ayers, the
MonadnOck railroad brakeman, who was
thought to have been fatally injured on the 24th
ult., will recover.
Isaac Fry Williams Esq, an old citizen and
reured merchant OF Concord, died at his resi-
dencc about eleven O'Clock on the night of the
It'll, after two weeks confinement to his bed.
Miss Hannah Davis of Loudon died on the
18th ult, in the oighty-second year of her age.
She was cmphatically "a keeper at home"
having never been ten miles from her place of
residence, nor ever seen Il railroad car
The Milford Unitarian society, at its late an
nual meeting, instructed its executive committee
to secure building lot for church, and 10 is
sue papers to raise the funds, and report at a
future meeting.
Joseph ii. Foster has in his store in Ports
mouth, wood stove which has been in use
every winter for sixty years. He has also n
wood statue Of Shakespeare. resting on pedes-
tai above the base of which and on the corners
are carved the busts of Q1cen Elizabeth, Henry
the Fifth and Richard the Third. 1t was brought
from England 10y his grandfather and has been
in the family upwards of century and quar-
rCr 1t has been in Mr.. Fosters store for sixty
years The Chronicle says it is finely carved
and is valuable as a work of art, as well as an
heir loom and relic.
CONNECTTCUT
Spra@uc has 113S children Of school age.
Meridcn wants farmers club
Young N0rwak has the mumps.
Norwich having heard Parepa now Graves
Nilsson.
The school at Ponemah, Taftyille, is to have a
library.
The new Methodist church at Uncasvillc was
dedicated on the It'll.
Forty dollars and costs for selling liquor in
Essex on Sunday.
The revival is increasing in the First Baptist
church in New Haven.
Thos. Moran dropped dead while cleaning a
sidewalk in Middletown, Sunday.
Henry Cook, of Wallingiord, has killed four
teen foxes this winter.
The great st. John-Conklin case at South Nor
walk simmcred down TO SIS fine
The Methodist ministers conference for the
Norwich district, has been in session this
week.
Prof w. P. Blake, of New Haven. has been
appointed one of the assay commissioners for
the Philadelphia mint.
The abutmentS Of the air line bridge over the
Whlinautic river will be completed during next
week.
| Mud fats and salt marshes have risen in val
ne since it was decided to dig out South Nor
| walk harb0r.
Rev. Augustus B. Collins has given his libra
ry TO the Zion Methodist Episcopal church, o
| Norwalk.
Thfee or cour candidates for rovernor or Gov,
uecticut-Marshall Jewell, Richard D. Hubbard
| and Francis GIllette-resde in Hartford
A labOrer Of Jewett city went on d spree. tt
| Norwich a few days ago, kept it up when he 90
home, and died OF delirium tremens on Sunday
last.
recent fight at Sharon, between ninety
eight pound man, Myron P. Kelley, and thirty
five pound wild cat, resulted in Kelley's victor
after a sharp fight.
union convention for the promotion O
scriptural holiness and for instruction in tn
higher Christian life, will be held at Mysti
bridge, Friday, Saturday and Sunday of mex
week.
Joseph r. Sears, of Farm HILL Middletowr
was recently thrown from a cart by the sudde
starting of thc'horse, and falling upon stak
his hip was torn in a fearful manner
The last stone on the west abutment of TIL
new railroad bridge at South Norwak was Iai
last week, and the iron draw is being put Il
gether
Norwalk gas is poor The post office need
| the help OF Two tallOw dips in beer bottles ant
| two kerosene lamps TO enable one to see the ga
burn
Westport is in trouble about the Saugatuck
| carriage bridge. They cannot get any one to
| keep the draw for nothing, and no one seems
| willing topay.
There have been several prosecutions in New
ton for violating the Sunday liquor law by keep
| ing saloons open on Sunday. The parties plead
guilty and pay the fines
Charles Brown, painter aged sixty-two
was drowned in Clinton harbor the other day
while claiming. He leaves wife but no chill
dren
The completion of the Valley road to Stat,
street, Hartford, has increased the freghtrns
business Of the New York boas connecting
herewith
The Waterbury American complains tina
bofscS afflicted with the CHAMBERS are driver
through the streets, and drinking at the publ,
fountains.
1t required two extra baggage cars to brin.
the baggage OF the Parepa troupe to New Ha
ven for the concert last Saturday night TIT
troupe number, including servants, Cigihy-two
I1omas q. Welles a delegate from Hartford
IN the democratic convention, accidentally fel
into an opening between the stage and the wall
IN the rear, ana was severely, though not dan
| ger0usly, injured.
Westport has had one death from small pox
! Ezra Abbott chopped off one of his feet Polly
| Shepard broke her leg, and F. Bailey PLUNGED
| into vat of hot water after describing sew
| eral evolutions on a shalt-all at Danbury last
| week.
Stafford springs people are indignant at the
| HazaIdville powder company for shipping their
! powder at that point, having been driven out OF
Hartford. 1t is brought in in ordinary farm
wagons, with little prccauion and side track
IS being laid 10 accommodate the cars
Temperance has the upper hand az Stafford
springs. The proprietor Of the Stafford Springs
house pledged himself to keep no jntoxicatino
liquors, was elected sheriff, and goes ior Other
sellers vigorously. The delighted citizens gayc
him complimentary supper last week.
The man who committed the Asylum hill
burglary on Saturday, was arrested on Monda,
and proved to be Wesley Hart, who escaped from
Wethelsfield few days ago by climbing owe
| the prison wall.
Personal kilograms.
j. e. Bennett, Jr., has declined the offer of TN
| colOnelcy Of the Ninth regiment as successor t
| the late James Fisk.