Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-08
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Ulysses s. Grant, Jr., now at Harvard college.
will spend his vacation in Germany.
female school teacher in Newton is said to
have made $4,000 in real estate speeulations
during the last five years.
meeting of the board Of trustees of the New
England agricultural society was held in BOs-
ton Saturday forenoon. The meeting was very
fully attended. Gentlemen from Lowell and
from Rhode Island were present TO make propo.
sitions for holding the next annual fair OF the
society in their respective localities. After con-
siderable discussion it was voted TO refer the
matter of a location for holding the fair 10 the
executive committee, and they will be called to-
geiher on Saturday next TO receive proposals aud
determine the matter, The time for holding the
far is fixed for the FIRST week 10 September
The board adjourned TO the first Tuesday in
May.
Saturday morning the body of man was
found in the water near the Old Colony and
Boston and Albany railroad track, Boston, and
was finally identified as that OF young man
named Charles T. Shute, who suddenly and
strangely disappeared on the DIST of last Decem-
Der. He left his boarding place at the usual
hour in the morning as if to open the store, and
his disappearance has been amystery except for
speculation since then. He undoubtedly COM
mitted suicide by jumping off the wharf in the
vicinity where he was found. He was twenty
two wears Of age, and his parents reside in
Derry, n. H. He had been laboring under
mental depression for causes known to his
Iiends.
MIDDLEsEy COUNTY.
The old sixth Massachusetts regiment has
made arrangements to celebrate its anniversary
at Acton, April 18th
The body of John Cassidy, a carpenter, age
forty-seven was fshed out of the canal at
Lowell, Sunday, He has been missing eight
weeks, and leaves a widow and seven children
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A brakeman named James Harrison was
killed at Taunton, Saturday, on the Taunton
Branch railroad. He fell from the top of a
freight train when il was moving al slow rate,
and three cars passed over him, causing death
within five minutes. Deceased was single man,
about twenty-one years OF age, and has friends
residing in FoXboro.
Mr. Joseph L. Shipley, formerly of the SPRING
field Republican and Boston Journal, but for
several years a residentof Pennsylvania. has re-
turned 10 Massachusetts, and become editor aud
manager Of the Taunton Gazette.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Hartford and New Haven railroad COM
pany propose 10 build a new freight house in
Springfield.
Mr.. Luther Clark has made himself surety for
j. Percy Painter, in Springfield, and that much
married man is now taking vacation from the
veXationS of jail life that will last until May.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
s. o. Holman, a painter, fifty years old com
mitted suicide by jumping beneath train ON
the Athol and Enfield road at Greenwich He
was probably insane.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The supreme judicial court in session at Pitts
field, has appointed May 14th for the trial of
Daniel Gleason the North Adams murderer
Calender Brothers and George L. ChafTee
have paid 49,, 500 for the Hunter paper mill
property at Glendale (Lee) and will start four
engines on the 1st of April. The daily produc-
tion of the mill will be $500 pounds of MANILA
paper.
Jack Mohar young man is years old, was
caught in a belt at the Chester emery works. on
Thursday, aud wound around revolving shaft.
Before assistance could be had his hand and tore
arm were literally torn from his body, and were
left revolving around the shaft, while his body
was thrown violently TO the floor. 1t was found
necessary TO amputate the remaining part OF the
arm near the shoulder.
MAINE.
Portland is said to be the dryest place in the
country at the present time-''no lager, no ale
no cider, no nothing"
The clothes pin factory at Steep Falls is doing
smart business. cord of birch manutac-
tured makes profit of forty dollars in this
article
Miss Betsey Pierce, who recently moved to
Gardiner, from Somerset Mills, was taken i'll
while getting her supper, Monday, and died in
thirty minutes.
In Augusta some $50 reformed drinkers have
si9Ded the pledge, including ministers doctors
lawyers, moderate drinkers and hard drinkers
In Augusta, Hallowell aud Gardiner the number
is 400.
Mrs. Chase Of South Sebec dropped dead q few
days ago while attending 10 her household
affairs. She was the widow OF the ls1e AtizA
ChuSe of that place. Her age Wa ahoEi aisy-
five years.
Warden Rice SAYS tie iism s;ztia- ta4s ias
BowdOinham bans rUposrs are -- E1.lr c1-ut-
spondence with SberiE M5lzv. o.z1raze ss.-
posals Tor their deliverlEce, & siCnUlg zllsIzsz
and no such CORES poIdeEce takes pszoe te-
tween the parties.
Sheriff Page, ct Nassalbolo, captured three
housebreakers several DAYS ago VINO have been
committing numerous depredations in China,
Appleton, and other towns. Their capture
affords much relief to the neighborhOods that
have suffered from them
The toothpick factory in Canton furnishes
more work than all other business in the town.
Over 100 cords OF poplar have been hauled for
IFS use this season, and converted into tooth
picks Each Of the machines used WILL it is
said, make 5000 t0othpicks a minute
thursday, while number of boats belonging
10 the Englisd steamship were out in Portland
harbor sailing, Quartermaster of the Hber-
nian, named Pearson fell overheard from Cant
WATTS boat and was drowned The breaking
of the step OF The mast was the cause of the ac-
cdent. Capt. Waits and his little son were the
only persons left on board, and The disabled
state Of the boat prevented him from picking the
man up
west W atefFliie mas Jour axe ana ScNtne fac
tories, a saw factory, a laundry employing fltv
girls, chair and settee factory, carriage factory,
saw ard grist mills, a tannery, foundry, machine
shop and agricultural implement mandatory,
wOod-saw frame factory, etc. This last named
factory turns out 5000 dozen saw frames, and
! 500 dozen saw backs, more commonly called
saw horses" West Wateryile has also fine
uuimproyed water power
The little son OF Mr.. p. Fl. Sheahan was in
Granite ball, Augusta, Wednesday afternoon,
when another boy took up a revolver that was
loaded with powder, designed for use in the play
at the Catholic leyee, and discharged il into the
little boys face, placing the pistol at the dis
lance only Of about foot from his face The
face was lacerated in a horrible manner The
little fellow was placed under the influence of
ether, while the powder was extracted.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Jonathan Patten OF Alexandria fell dead We'd
nesday evening. He had been at work as usual
during the day.
Tie stable Of John 7. Gibbs in Dover was de-
stTOyed by fire Saturday. The ell of bis dwell
ing house was considerably damaged. Loss,
$1,000; Insured for $500.
A Jeremy Diddler, calling himself George p.
Haskell of Boston, went to Concord on Monday.
pretending 10 be an agent for settling assurances
on the fire in Whites block, but being suspected
was cut short in his career and finally had TO
leave his overcoat and other articles in pledge
for his hotel bill.
VERMONT.
81. Adams is TO introduce a supply of wafer |
at an expense Of S150,000
\ Deacon S. II 0. BoswOrh Of Berlin recently |
sold part of diseased hog in Montpelier, and
those WHO ate Of il were made very sick Bos- |
worth has been arrested and placed under $1,000
bonds for trial before the county court.
Miss Atwood Of Lincoln has sued T. ].
Hewett of Warren for breach of premise and
claims SO 900 damages. Mr. H. is rich, and
was recently married TO a Miss johnson of Lin
coin.
CONNECTICUT.
Hartford has recently been fixing up its police
quarters at a cost of $4,000
At the Theatre Comique in New Haven the
managers attract crowd by giving away
hams.
The Franklin telegraph company has estab-
lished an office in the post office at Fair
Haven.
man named William Bell, who had been
carousng and drinking in New Haven saloon
on wednesday evening, became eraZed with
drink, rushed out into the street, and running
upon the Chapel street bridge, Jumped over
upon car standing upon the track below and
then 70 the ground. IN doing this he received
sueh INJURIES that he had to be cared for and
sent to the hospital ~ anu
Eugene u. Fisk, the democratic candidate Cor
sherln OF Hartford county, has sued tbe Hart.
ford Courant for libel and thinks that tbe Gu
AMI CHARGING him ttft 'iS NfVhl-