Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-27
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New England News summary.
boston AND VICINITY


thrown ont OF work by the recent calamity, Is so
bcSieeed Dv the numerous applicants that the
services of policeman are required TO guard the
door
Billiard players will be interested in knowing
that the state tournament has been set down Tor
December 9Th, at Bumstead's hall, Boston, TO
continue four DAYS. The prizes are the cham
pioushp cue, valued at $3.50, and $500 in
money; The table upon which the games are 10
PLAYED; and $50 in money. The entrance
fee is $50, and six entries have already been
made,
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Henry W. Sergeant, Lowell young man, IS
insane from religious excitement.
The highest chimney in Lowell has Just been
on the Lawrence corporation. 1t is
20S leet in height, while that in the Merrlmac
corporation yard the next highest IN the city, IS
but 200 feet inches in height. BY reason OF
the rainy weather of the past few weeks and
heavy gale a few nights since, the chimney has
detected about Is inches from the perpendcu-
lar, and fears have been expressed, which are
groundlcss, that the chimney Will fall. The
DETECTION does not commence till distance al
100 eet from the ground is reached. By the
process OF saving the mortar between the bricks
the detection has been reduced over three
inches IN twenty-iour hours, and this operation
continued will restore the chimney to perpen-
dicular. A chimney in Glasgow, Scotland, 26S
feet high, DETECTED seven feet and nine inches
from perpendicular by heavy gale, ana It
was finally restored by the sawingprocess above
referred to, twelve cuts only being made in the
mortar. In the case Of the Lawrence chimney
the detection is easterly, and the cuts are there
fore made on the west side, The foundation Is
as firm as ever,
ESSEX COUNTY.
Newburyport harhor is being surveyed, with
the view of having a levee the eltire length OF
the water front, which would give the best dis
charging ground iu New England, the water
at low tide being sufficient Tor the largest
ships.
/, Is matter of inquiry by great many,
especially smokers, what the initials 1. d. on
large number of Clay pipes offered for sale all
over New England mean. Thereby hangs
tale. There once lived in Newburyport, Mass
an eccentric genius named Dexter, who used TO
have bis name written with the prehX, MY
Lord Timothy" He was a great smoker, and
invariably used a clay pipe manufactured at a
pipe factory in that city. In order that his
name might not be lost TO poSterlty, he endowed
this factory with the understanding that every
pipe offered for sale by it should bear the
initial letters of his name, and from the day
of The endowment until the present time
every clay pipe made by the Newburyport
manufacturing company bears the letters which,
when Englisbcd, mean Timothy Dexter.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The dead body of an unknown man was found
on SUNDAY morning in Norwood by Charles ii.
Morse and Oscar n. Fisher, in a pasture, about
half a mile from MorTill's ink factory. Coroner
Wood of Canton was called to view tue body.
The deceased appeared to have been in ill-health,
was apparently about thirty-hve years of age,
five feet eighth in height, li4ht complexion,
sandy hair, red whiskers and moustache, lace
and hands much freckled He had on a blue
ribbed sack coat, black vest, slate cOored satinet
pantaloons, with suspenders made of bed tick
ing, plain cotton shirt and thick shoes aud no
hat. He may have been an insane person, who
had wandered away from some asylum or aims
house. There was no appearance of violence,
and the coroner deemed an inquest unnecessary.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
local divorce suit is making considerable
talk at Taunton just now, the parties having
lived together as husband and vile about forty
years, and both being reputed wealthy.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Capt. b. L. Seward, of the Proyincetown
schooner Willie Wilbur, has been on a biz
drunk at Portland for a week past, with his
crew, and was arrested Saturday night for sell
ing the vessels ngglng.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
MIR. Charles Sackett of Westfed, one of the
victims oil the shooting affray, Wednesday night
of last week, is believed to be beyond recovery
The ball is found to have lodged in his right
lung instead of IN the shoulder, as was at first
supposed, and he had, last night, been I'M
conscious for the last "a hours. Smith, the as
sassln, when informed of Sackett's condition,
expressed the utmost indi ference. Miss Bates,
the other victim, is recovering.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
TX Sheriff Crosby Of Ptlsfeld has received
his long.coutested reward OF S199 and costs, for
capturing the negro Peters, who robbed Miss
Sarah WariDg of LenoX, last june
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A Greenfield husband, who had little trouble
with bis wife, took a rope one day last week
and told his vile he was going 10 hang himself.
She told him he had better 40 il. He replied
that he would be darned if he would" and
put up bis rope.
Eli 3 Briggs committed suicide by hanging in
his barn at South Ashfield on Saturday morn
ing. He had previously made the threat to end
his existence. He leaves wife and three chill
dren. Intemperanee is supposed to be the
cause.
Mr.. Davidson, the English gentleman who so
mysteriousy disappeared at Portland, recently,
has turned up at Boston.
A Mrs Kirk, aged S. was killed at Portland,
yesterday, by being struck by car while pick
ing up chips on the Grand Trunk railway.
Portland paper saws that complaint is made
that young men from LIbby's Corner 90 out 10
get drunk and behave themselves
shamefully. Sunday party went out and the
citizens bad to build fire 10 keep them from
freezing, the eXcursionists being too drunk TO
stand.
of sailing craft will be built in Maine during the
coming year, if material and labor can be OBJ
tanned. In the Bath district the amount ex-
pected TO be reached will be $4,000 tons. The
same large increase holds in nearly every ship
building town IN the state.
The subject of charging Piscataquis county
by taking several towns from Penobscot and
Somerset counties, and changing the shine town
from Dover TO Dexter, is engrossing considera-
BILE attention in the section interested. The Pts
eataquls observer opposes the proposition while
the Dexter Gazette very naturally approves if.
tuTe.
Edward Dauer was arrested in Lewiston for
forgery OF check Of $500 on the First Lewis
ton bank at Lewiston. 1t is believed that he
was only an accomplish in the transaction.
AT meeting of stockholders OF the European
and North American railroad. held at Bangor
yesterday, the amendments made to the articles
Of consolidation by stockholders Of the western
extension we're adopted, and the consolidation
is now complete, and will take effect December
LIST. The two boards Of directors will meet next
wednesday for reorganization and election of
president and vice president. The resignation
oil Gideon Mayo as director was accented
The last mysterious disappearance" is at
Portland, gentleman who arrived from Liver
pool on tuesday and registered himself as W.
Davidson being among the missing. He had
with him large quantity Of baggage including
shol guh ahu cavalry saOer. When he arrived
he asked the clerk 10 pay the hackmap. as he
had nothing but gold sOyeregns, and shortly
after went out and got some changed into green
backs. wednesday morning he started out saw
ing he would take a look around the city. since
which time nothing has been seen or heard of
him. he is man Of about 80 years of age.
short, medium build, with spectacle. and a GRAY
beard about half an inch long. He SAID he had
not friend or acquaintance in This countrv
and II Is feared he has been foully dealt with.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Charles Chester Of Laconia recently cnupbt a
white hedgehog, which he sold for S25 TO 30 10
Boston, ~ ~
Harrison Nutting, who ATTEMPTED TO murdcr
his housekeeDer at Mason, for refusing ia marry
him, is improving in health, and promises 10 he
able yet to do the state some service.
Miss Frances A. White of Jackson Fla who
has recently been visiting friends in Portsmouth
was arrested in Boston recently for shopiltin@
at G. j. Hovey & Co.'S and Jordan & Marsb;s
Her Portsmouth friends are astounded. aud de-
clare that She must be insane, as her character
has hitherto been atoye reproacb
An interesting case involving the rights of
manufacturing companies has Just been decided
at Plymoutb, suit having been brought against
lDe Lake water power company for monopoliz.
ING hewater oil Lake Winnpseogee, 10 the der.
thhent OF Cthef companies; verdict of S2516
uainage Delng awarded, and the principle estab-
Lsheu ihal, while companies have the ripbt 10 a
Tree use OF water privileges. they have no rioI,t
10 90 anything TO interfere with the same riobt
IN others, Ut
VERMONT.
T. Nuatles chapman, sou Of David CHAPMAN, of
hast o. Johrsbury, was knocked or from 4
halu w winch he was brakeman nv a brig,,a -