Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-01
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.
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New England News summary. as-gs
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
A correspondent writes that more than a
Thousand persons vanly sought admission TO
the building Of the Boston society of natural
history, on the 22d inst
A Boston paper SAYS: "The Welsh are pre-
pairing to observe st. David's day. Is this a
masked political movement in Judge DaviS's in
tercSl? He seems to be the David who is Just
now having his day"
Senator Wilson has left Boston for Washing
ton. He has addressed large aud enthusiastic
meetings in New Hampshire, making powerful
impression in his native state. His speeches
have been admirably adapted TO clear away the
smoke AMI confusion naturally prodGced 10y the
mixed condition of things at Washington.
The Boston Transcript SAYS: "a prohibitOry
legislature should take no notice OF the petition
from Arlington to 90 TO wine Brook for wa
ter. II is obviously mere pretence. 1t is not
water, but something else, that flows from pipes
which people 20 TO Vine brook TO refresh them
selves withal AT least, let the matter be looked
into by the state constabulary.
Elk Professor Daniel Treadwell died at Cam
bridge on the 9th, at the age OF foUrscore,
having been born at Ipswich, Mass, in 1891.
lie began his career as an inventor early in
life, turning bis attention, at the outset, TO the
making of wooden screws, and afterwards TO
improvements of the printing press, producing
the hrSt on this continent by which a sheet was
struck off by other than human power. In
1873 he was engaged on a survey for the into
ducton of water into Boston. In 1926 he de-
yjsed a method for railroad transportation both
ways over a single track, 10y introducing a sys-
TEN of turn outs. In 1929 he completed ma
cannes for the spinning OF hemp for cordage,
which are still in use, we believe, at home and
abroad. He was also well known in connec-
ton with his success in the casting Of heavy
lrUu ana steel ordnance, anticipating the Arm
strong gun. He filled the chair of the Rumford
protessorship in Hartford university from 1884
to lS45. During long and useful life by his
pen, conirvanceS and otherwise, he contributed
largely TO the progress of the useful arts and
was well known for his scientific and inventive
aollltleS IN this country and in Europe.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Amherst college: The highest of the new
prizes given to the Juniors of Amherst college
for the best oral and written examination in
German, has been awarded to Howard L. Park
hurst of Clinton. The Student states that steps
are now being taken to secure a decision from
the highest legal authority in the state as TO the
right OF I college TO compel a citizen of legal
aye TO attend church The treasurer's state
ment Tor the year ending August /, 1871, shows
mat the receipts for the year were $751; The
expenditures were S51 All. The new church will
soon be completed-rhe Cambrdgeport church,
OF which President Stcarns was pastor when he
accepted the presidency of the college, has pro
Vlded pulpit costing $1,000, while A. D. Bar
STOW, of Providence, has recently give two large
furnaces, aud Deacon Eckey Stearns Of NO.
burn, cX-Gov OnSlow Stearns of New Hamp.
shire, and the church in Bedford. over which
President Stearns's father was formerly pastor,
nave cach presumed a rose window costing $3.50
MAINE.
ME-. Elijah L. NorcroSs of Winthrop, died q
Hew days ago at the advanced are OF eighty-iivc
yealS. Mr.. NOrcross was formerly proprietor OF
the Hallowcll house.
The Calais Times says good pressed hay can
be bought in that city at S24 per ton. Il is
brought from the Aroostook and the PROV
inces
line of freight propelers between Calais,
Portland and Boston, ha- been inIugurated at
Calais. and the Times says it meets with much
favor, the capital stock of 600 being taken
up as rapidly as could be expected.
Mary Alexander, young girl employed at
Sawyer Webh's shoe factory at Portland, fell
down flight of stairs, Tuesday, fracturing her
collar bone and shoulder blade, aud sustaining
osher severe injuries.
The Methodist parsonage at Halowell came
very near being destroyed by fire few days ago
The family were on the point of retiring when
the presence of smoke somewhere in the house
was detected. Going to the kitchen it was found
that some one had carelessy set a kerosene
lamp under towel hanging on the wall. The
towel was consumed and the fire was rapidly
Spreading itself on the walls of the loom, when
1t was discovered and eXtinguished.
lhe following particulars are given of a mat
ler dtTeauy mentioned: Inc cracking of skulls
is matter of common occurrence, but it is rare
that the victim ever RECEIVERS from such crack
ing as a Mr.. Cress, of Lewiston, lately received
or enjoys the novel sensation of carrying about
bits OF skull as curiosity as does Mr.. c. About
two months ago four pound hammer fell upon
Mr.. Cressy's head from height of ninety feet,
ln1icting terrible fracture, and it was thought
impossible for him to recover. He was tough
subject, however, and instead of succumbing to
The irighttul blow, as most men would have
done, persisted in getting well, and only a day
or two ago astonished the editor of the Lewiston
journal by walking into his Office and display
ing little box full of fragments of his own
skull, removed by trepanning shortly after the
accident. When Mr.. G. removed his hat he
exhibited an ugly evidence of the blow inflicted
by the hammer. An integument has formed
over the brain at the point lacking the skull
bone, and If one could see a man think, he
might almost watch the beating of the BRAN
beneath It's irail window pane. For some DAYS
alter the accident he had severe headaches, sub
sequently had difficulty in remembering events
aud could with difficulty keep up a connected
line of thought This trouble, since he becam,
convalescent, has gradually disappeared, amd
once more, apparently, his head is "level' He
sleeps well, has good appetite, and seemingly
gets along comfortably with part Of his
Uranium in his pocket
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
An exchange says; "Ihe republicans of New
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