Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-14
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BosToN AND yIcINIT1

New England News summary.
BosToN AND VICINITY.
jeremiah IL Barrett was on Friday sentenced
TO FIVE years IN the state prison for picking
pockets.
Tie value oil foreign imports at the port of
Boston fer The month Of August amounted 10
S6Of1, 545, making the total since the first OF
January so l09 ,252-a gain of Sl0,5o4 ,O58
over the corresponding eight months of last
year.
4 Cambridge man who works in Boston car
ried home q big rat in his dinner satchel, the
other day, without knowing 1t. The rat had
crcpt into il Tor q dinner, and was thus unwit-
tnely. transported into the country.
Suits have been entered in the United States
district court against White. Browne & Co,
corner Franklin aud Hawley streets, importers
Of English dress goods, for delrauding the gov
eminent OF custom house duties TO the amount
OF 100000 The alleged frauds extend from
August 1861, TO November, 1863.
Daniels, Harrison & Co., extensive furniture
manufacturers on Sudbury street, Boston, were
robbed Of $500, last week, by Henry Daniels, a
son OF the senior partner, and young man
named Bean, both about twenty years of age
The money was to be paid 10 the worSmeu Of
the establishment on the afternoon OF the day II
was taken. The thieves were traced to New
York, where they were oyerhauled by Boston
detectives on Tuesday, and S14O0 of the money
recovered. Each had supplied himself with a
q
had ordered a costly suit Of clothes to be ready
on the day Of his arrest, and each had purchased
tickets for California, whittier they were to start
a few hours after the detectives invited them 70
return TO Boston.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The forenoon train from Newburyport for
Boston ran over a little girl at the Georgetown
crossing, on Friday, severing her head from the
body.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Col Marshall P. Wilder exhibited 40 vane-
ties CT pears III the Norfolk county agricultural
exhibition, at Readyille, this week.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The New Bedford assessors have completed the
valuation of that city, and it amounts TO S23,-
792 SOS; increase from last year, $3.50, 446. This
is good evidence Of general prosperity, conSi1'
eTing that S2000,000 have been sunk in the Arc
tic ocean since the last valuation. The rate OF
taxation will be / 72-1O0 per cent
New Bedford is excited over the application
of some prominent men for an injunction to
prevent the building OF sewer, on the ground
that il is q wanton and unnecessary expenditure
Of money, and that certain formalities were moi
observed by the mayor and aldermen in The
passage of the appropriation order. The city
authorities have been summoned to appear be
fore Judge Ames at Boston on Saturday, anC
meanwhile are pushing the work with redoublcd
energy. They claim that the sewer is ncceS
sity for the public health and convenience, and
further that the petitioners are moved with Il
desire to affect local politics. Rich developments
are expected.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Rev. J. Wilson Ward of Darlington has be
come insane, and is now an inmate of the
Taunton asylum.
George II. Hall of East Marshfeld has bought
the entire portion Of the Gurnet, in Plymouth,
not owned by the government, and will reserve
IT as private cunning ground for the accom-
mediation of himself and friends, all others be
ing excluded. The tract extends from Fort
Andrew TO the Duxbury line.
BABNSTABLE COUNTY.
Mackerel arc plentifully caught nowadays at
ProYincetown. They are so numerous that one
half the catch is given for the dressing. At
Boston they have recently retailed at 81 per
hundred, and man boIght 40 that weighed AZ
pounds for 45 cents recently.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Parks carpet company of Palmer have
doubled the capacity of their works by the adj
dition Of new building, which is now nearly
finished They have been working fifteen looms
and will soon add fifteen more, enabling them
to turn out over one thousand yards of carpet
per day. They are making fine Brussels car
pets, equal to the best imported article.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Austin Eastman, one Of North Amherst's
most prominent citizens, accidentally fell from
high load of hay on Wednesday afternoon,
striking his head upon the barn floor and re-
ceiylng severe wound, besides sustaining Sc
we're internal and spinal injuries, which it is
feared will prove fatal
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The sixth annual reunion of the 49th regi-
ment was held at North Adams on the 18th inst,
and was more fully attended than any previous
occasion Of the kind. Officers for the ensuing
year were elected as follows: |. c. Weller, pres
ldent; II. ID Glazier, vice president; and G. W.
hnltnn, secretary and treasurer. 1t was voted
to turn out in full force at the dedication of the
soldiers monument at Pittsfield on the oath.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The dedication OF new monument to the
memory of Nathaniel Dickinson one of the
early settlers of Mortified, who was killed by
Indians 10 years ago, was an interesting occa-
sion in Mortified on the 18th inst. A thousand
persons were present. The orator of the day
was Rev. j. II. Temple of birmingham, former
ly minister Of Whately, and the historian of that
town.
MAINE.
A fire broke out about one O'Clock on the
morning OF the 18th in the store of J. Nickerson
Co., West Harbor, Boothbay (which was to-
tally DESTROYED, together with the dwelling
house connected, stock of groceries, ship chan
dlery and household furniture Loss about
$4,000; insured for $500. The house of MIR.
McDougal, adjoining was slightly damaged
The store and dwelling of 7. j. Grove of East
Hafbor was also on fire at the same time, but
the fire was eXtinguished with slight damage.
The twenty-dfth annual convention Of the
Penobscot musical association at Bangor this
week was quite successful. The chorus was
one of the best ever assembled in the state
After the close of the concert Thursday evening
the members Of the association held a reunion
at which history of the society was read hy
the secretary Letters were read from Prof. b.
+. Baker, the first musical director, and Others
and remarks were made by various gentlemen
after which a collation. was partaken Of and
pV sNal ALL
Lang Syne." The affair was a very pleasing
one.
The new iron railroad bridge across the An
drOscogoin river, at Brunswick was tested this
week. Three locomotives Of ninety tons deaf
weight ran over it, with the engines at rest at
the centre Of the span; the DETECTION was less
ihan an inch and an eighth, and at a point mid
way between the centre and the end the defeC-
ton was iourteen-siXteenths of an inch The
engines were then run over at the rate of fifteen
miles per hour, causing DETECTION of less
than an inch and quarter in the centre, and
Of uiieenslNteenths Of an inch a. the ether
point.
VERMONT.
Mr.. George Newman, one of the eldest and
most honored citizens Of Brattleboro', died
quite suddenly on the 18th inst, after Il brief
illness Of less than week.
CoNNECTICUT.
violent boiler explosion occurred at tbe
works OF the American ring company, at Water
bury, on Wednesday, the engine house being
entirely blown to pieces, but unfortunately with
out njuring any one. man who was asleep
IN the plating room, which adons the engine
house, was rolled by the force of the shock from
the box on which he was lying. A portion of
the boiler, which required the combined efforts
OF seven men to roll away, was blown a distance
Of several feet.
RHODE ISLAND.
Henry Iilghman and Henry Thomas, arrested
ior the burglary and attempted murder in the
mouse OF Job f. Angel at North Providence.
have pleaded guilty, and were on Wednesday,
sentenced, the first to twelve and the latter TO
ten years in the state prison.
y NOS AND RGANs.
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