Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-17
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New England News summary.

IN Boston narpOf yesterday
The young mems Christian ASSOCIATION Of
Boston have purchased building, corner OF
fremont and Elliot streets, for their uses, paying
for it Sf25,00O
NORFOLK COUNTY.
A young lady, while visiting the oyerseers OF
the poor farm 10 Foxboro, a few days ago, was
taken sick with smallpox. DIR. Smith was
called and pronounced il a case OF typhoid
fever, bur DR.. Stone of Walpole, on seeing The
patient declared il 10 be smallpox, and this il
IS This is the second time this summer that
Foxboro has been visited by this disease
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
HAY from the fields is selling in Concord at
$50 a ton.
The thunder storm was severe in Sudbury on
the 18th inst. Seventeen telegraph poles were
struck near the Centre, many of which were
completely demolished, and the Centre depot,
in which were some forty men, women and
children, waiting 10 get home, was struck twice
with only about minute intervening between
the shocks. Mr.. George was knocked down by
the first clap aud badly bruised on his left side.
He viii probably recover c. F. Gerry, Esq
Smith NJ Jones, Mr.. George GOOdnOw and sew
eral others had a very narrow escape.
The Merrimack river has risen about eighteen
inches by the recent rains, and the water is now
OVERLOOKING portions of the Golfer dam partially
constructed to enable the laying of the water
works pipe under the bed of the river at Hunts
Falls II is probable the work will be aban-
doned for the present, and pipe laid near Cen
trail bridge, which will serve for present use.
Last year about two-thirds of the pipe was laid
before the fall rains came on, and had the work
been commenced in season it might have been
completed, as the water was very low. 1t will
now prove a great loss to the contractor, MIR.
Norman. Thousands of acres of meadow land
in TewkSbury, known as the Shacosheen, Irull
and Kendall meadows, are flooded, the water
nearly reaching the top of the grass, none OF
which has yet been cut. Similar floods are re
ported along the Concord river in many places.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Eight young hopefuls at Lawrence have re-
ceived the name of Horace Greeley Sncekthe po-
litcal campaign begun.
Rev. Edward A. Dean of Franklin, has ac-
cepted a call from the Universalist church at
Newburyport.
The five story building of the Merrimack hat
company, Amesbury Ferry, was destroyed by
fire on the 18th inst. Loss 100000.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Nathaniel Cook, basket manufacturer of
Mansfield, and one of its leading citizens, was
found dead in his barn Wednesday night, having
committed suicide by hanging. Insanity was
the cause.
The Mercury reports that burglars infest
New Bedford On Thursday afternoon the
house of Capt. Edward Coggeshall, County
street, was entered by colored man, who went
up stars and rummaged around until he found
$50 and suit of clothes belonging TO Capt
CoggeShall, with which he was making tracks
for home. A little girl belonging in the house
met and frightened the scamp so that he left the
articles with her, and by an almost instantane-
Gus movement placed the fence around the back
yard between him and the house.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Elijah W. Bliss, one of Springfeld's old resi-
dents, died on the 14th, aged 76.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
ii all
at Amherst was burned on the 10th inst. There
was an insurance of $500.
AmherSt's delegates TO the Worcester cOnven-
ton are President w. S. Clark, A. r. Cushman,
o. S. Longey and H. NJ. McCloud.
Surveyors are again at work between Amherst
and Belchertown, looking for that long sought
for route for the Massachusetts Central railroad
BERKSHIRE Comfy.
North Adams hiss now $4,000 citizens ant
wishes TO be a cit.
A barn at Washington, belonging TO AlonzC
Prentice, was struck by lightning on Wednes
day, and burned, with eight tons of hay. Mr.
Prentice had but Just taken his oxen from the
cart loaded with hay in the barn and gone to The
pasture, when it was struck, and before he conlC
reach the barn again it was impossible to save
anything. No insurance.
novel emigrant party passed through Pitts
field few days since. Ii consisted of a man
and wife, both inside OF thirty years of age, and
their conveyance was an ordinary freight car,
within which were not only all the appurtenan-
ces that adorned their eastern home, but in adj
dition, their family horse and carryall to say
nothing Of blooming flowers in pots, &c. &c
amounting in all to the weight of four tons
They were from Boston, and had chartered the
car to take themselves, household utensils
furniture and effects, to Dewitt, Nebraska, fo
the sum Of $500.
A heavy and sudden fall of rain on Sunda,
afternoon raised the LITTLE T1mnarbaI1a riVpr IL
New Marlboro TO an unprecedented height, ant
carried away eight bridges between John Nor
tons at Southfield and the point where it emp
ties into the Konkapot. No more bridges IT
naming 10 conquer, the food went for Junin
Adams dam and ocher mill, both of which wer
swept away. The KOnkapot also spread itsel
and besides taking away bridge at Mr.. Taft's
oyer1owed his thirty acre meadow, which ha
not been moved, and covered it with sand am
gravel, making hopeless wreck of his crop
The clay works below were flooded and cOnsid
erably damaged. The damage TO Mr. Taft i
quite heavy, while the town of New Marlboro
will have to pay $4,000 to replace bridges ant
repair roads. In Sandisfield the bridge acros
Beech river, between the villages of Montvil
and New Boston, was swept away, as was tn
bridge just above Montyile. Many roads il
Sandisteld were rendered nearly impossible.
MAINE.
The harvest reports from all parts of Main
indicate plentiful crops of all kinds this year
The hay crop will exceed that of any other veal
Tor long time past. Grain looks finely and
the same is true Of corn and potatoes The ap
pie crop will be the largest for many years.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Star island, Isles Of Shoals, has recently beer
purchased ny parties in Portsmouth for about
$4,000. II is the intention of the BUYERS TO fl
il up for a summer resort.
fire in Concord, on Friday, destroyed
Brooks laundry on Cross street, Thompson.
block, and Il house owned by p. Haggerty
There were ten families in the burned buildings
to some of whom the loss Of furniture and dam
age TO that saved will be quite severe
Mrs. Huldah Baldwin Of North Stratford
aged - years, put the forticth cheese made by
herself this summer into the press on the 10th
inst, and is not done yet. The cheeses weigl
from twenty-five 20 thirty pounds, and are in
the most perfect state of finish
correspondent of the Nashua Telegraph
says Of the Baldwin apple that the Highland
farm in Nashua was in possession Of the Bald
wln family Tor century or more, the late pro
prietor of that name being the late Hon Jose
phus Baldwin, who purchased it of his father
Dea. Jas. Baldwin. One of the former owners wa
a civil engineer, and while engaged in runnin.
town line in the neighboring state of Massa
chusetts, he came across this apple, and, beins
particularly pleased with its beauty and quality
he procured seions, which he set in a tree on hi
farm, from which it has been widely dissent
mated, taking the name of the Baldwin apple
This tree, which was the foster mother of thi,
celebrated apple, stood on the east side of the
Boston road, opposite the dwelling house, and
survived until a few years since.
VERMONT.
vermont people are talking of building mar.
row gauge railroad to run through the hilly re.
gion between Montpelier and Rutland.
Inc damage done to the streets of Rutland by
the tremendous rain Of Saturday last, is esti-
mated upwards of $4,000.
Inc vermont convention of Universahsts, in,
GLIDING the province Of Quebec, meets al Water
loo, P. O., on the 9th, 28th and 29th.
Mrs. Candace Barton died at Belahertown.
wednesday, at the extreme age of 102 wears
and week.
Sias Burbank, prominent and wealthy citi-
zen Of Montpelier, died Wednesday night, aged
Benjamin Webb, the Oldest man in Bennino-
ton, died last week, aged ninety-three. He was
very much respected.
lhree barns, containing sixty tons Of hav and
other property, belonging 10 John r. Cham.
beflain, in South Newbury were set on fire Inv
boy playing with matches, recently, and de.
stroyed. W
heavy shower passed up the valley Of tbe
Laln0llle, Saturday afternoon, ACCOMPANIED bv
a heavy wind, which struck bridge spanning
the river just below the village Of Wolcotf. un.
foODng II, throwing the roof 100 feet up the
river, breaking the bridge in the middle and
leaving the ends on the abutments.
CONNECTICUT.
The council OF the Connecticut school of de.
sign are now engaged in developing plan for
an efficient and practical art school in Hartford
The Staflordville wooden mill at Staffordyile
c., was struck by lightning Tuesday evening
az about ten O'Clock, and in an instant the