Worcester daily spy., 1872-08-15
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10 his hOuSCkeeper, Mrs Livona Stone, VINO Is
also 10 receive the income of S1050O more, the
principal, at her death, 10 go to the Lawrence
academy Of Groton. His brother, The Rev. Dr.
Andrew Bigelow, receives s50OO, and the Amerl-
can antiquarian society $1,000.
The chief OF police OF Boston has given direc
tons to his force 10 prosecute, under tue nul-
sance act, the keepers Of those drinking places
where liquor is sold TO drunken men and
women. where thieves and loafers are harbored,
and where the places are kept open for the sale
of liquors on Sundays.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The valuation of Berkshire Is S29, ,409,9i4.
Rale of taxation $40 a thousand.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The Groton farmers and mechanics club will
hold their annual exhibition September 26th.
The hat factory at Newton was struck by
lightning on Wednesday, and destroyed a team
belonging to Mr.. Bullard, expressman. New
ton Lower Falls was also struck
ESSEN COUNTY,
Catholic church for Ipswich will be finished
in September.
The valuation of Danvers, this year, is 50 1885,
$50: rate of taxation, So 50 on $1,000
Wentworth Breeds box factory in Lynn
was struck by lightning Tuesday evening, set
on FIRE, and damaged to the extent of $1,000
Breeds planning mill was saved by the 1remen
with difficulty,
Dnmmer academy, at Byfeld which has been
boy field exclusively for one hundred and ten
years, now advertises for girls as well as boys.
And our cynic says il has been a dumber
academy for the last century than It ever will
be again.
AT Newbury, on Tuesday evening, the farm of
Mr.. Ferguson was struck by lightning and
burned Loss $500. barn, owned by Paul
Iitcomb, in the same vicinity, was also de
StrOyed. Loss S1000 In Rowley, on the same
evening, the houses Of Jacob West and I. Hale
were also struck, but not seriously damaged.
The spirit of improvement has reached even
the old church at NewburYpOTt where White
field preached and where his bones now rest,
and it is undergoing thorough repairs. New
chestnut pews with black walnut tops have
been put in the walls have been freScoed and
appropriate mottSesand verses of Scripture in
old English text have been placed on the rear
wall on either side of the pulpit. The church is
now lighted with gas.
John q. Whittier's house was struck by
lightning during a terrific thunder shower in
Amesbury on Tuesday For Two hours the rain
fell in torrents, in many instances making the
streets unsafe to pass. The thunder seemed one
continuous roll as of heavy artillery, while the
vivid flashes of lightning CLEANED forth with
terrible brightness. In no less than five places
in Amesbury it struck, fortunately doing no
very serious damage. The machine shop of the
Salisbury mills was struck. In Mr.. kelleyS
new hail man was knocked down, and Poet
Whittier house, on Friend street, was struck,
he at the time passing from the hall to his
study, and was Frustrated TO the floor; but his
many friends will be glad to hear that he was
not seriously injured and his house not much
damaged.
The heavy thunder storm which deluged
northeastern Massachusetts, Tuesday afternoon,
left its traces in Newburyport. Streets were
turned into rivers, and the lightning and thun-
der were appalling. Lightning struck the store
of d. 7. WOodwell, knocking out bricks and
smashing a window and passing down the
chimney and out of the stove, knocking down
the funnel and prostrating Mr., Woodwell and
affecting several others who were present in the
shop. horse in front of the Mansion house
in Market square was knocked down by the
lightning, and il was some time before he recOv-
cred. In Salisbury it was the severest thunder
shower and heaviest fall of rain for fifty years.
The lightning struck the Salisbury mills machine
shop and Lock & JEWELS stove house, but did
little damage at either place. The roads were
flooded and badly washed. In Ipswich, George
RusSelPS house was badly injured by the light
ming.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
AT a recent wedding in the aristocratic circles
Of New Bedford, the bridal trOusseau was of a
very unusual elegance, embracing as it did the
titles TO S250000, and one of the first homestead
estates in the city besides. This was the Gift OF
the bridegroom to his bride; and in addition,
the gentleman and his daughters by former
marriage bestowed some very costly and beaut-
ful diamonds upon the newly-made wife and
mother-in-law.
HAMPDES COUNTY.
The valuation of Springfield for 1872 is as
follows: Real estate, s26,oS1 ,22O; personal es-
tate, 81 ,496,610; total valuation, S33 ,597 $50;
number Of polls, 1858. The rate of taxation is
S13 per $1,000.
Rev. Oscar I. Safford pastor of the Univer-
salist church in Springfield, met with an acci-
dent while camping in the Adirondack wilder
ness last week. While getting the camp ready
at night he struck an axe into his foot making
an ugly wound and cutting his little toe off.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The rain of Sunday was very severe at Sandis-
vile and North Marlboro, many bridges being
carried off by the food and the roads badly
washed
The dwelling house OF Mrs. F. 0. Andrus of
Sheffield was destroyed by fire on Saturday
night. Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
MAINE.
Lee village was visited Sunday night by a
severe shower, and the heavy wind which ac-
companied it blew off the spire of the church.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The twentieth session of the Cheshire county
musical convention began at Keene on Monday,
under very favorable auspices, a large chorus
being in attendance. The session will continue
during the week closing with four concerts
Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Henry Merrill of Duubarton lost the use
of one eye and was otherwise terribly burned
on Friday last She was washing a milk can.
and after turning in about two quarts of boiling
wafer commenced to shake it, when the wooden
stopper flew out with great force, and the water
struck her face and neck.
During the thunder storm at Rye Beach, on
Saturday evening, the horse and carriage Of
John d. Marston of North Hampton was driven
Off an embankment near the Farragut house.
The carriage was smashed to pieces, the driver
bruised, and u passenger by the
name Of Williams, from Lowell, Mass. had his
collar bone broken. The horse escaped unn.
iured.
Tue house at Rye occupied by Mr.. John p
Peabody as summer residence, burned August
Z, was owned by Joseph Jenness, and was situ-
ated one mile from the Farragut house. The
fire took place at two O'Clock in the morning
and was first discovered in the wood and car
rage house, fifteen feet from the dwelling. In
fifteen minutes from the time the children were
taken from their beds the beds were burning,
ana IN hlty-hYe minutes from the discovery Of
the 1re the house was entirely consumed.
VERMONT
The Baptists of Vermont have resolved on a
state university, to he endowed with not less
than 100000 outside Of cost of land, build
ings, etc. Saxton's River has been decided on
as the location, probably because, as at "Enon
near to Salim," there is much water there"
CoNNECTICUT.
The house ofJ. Ripley, in Meriden, was burned
q lew nights since. Mr.. Ripley was burned TO
death IN attempting 10 save his property
Luther Alexander is building a $50, 900 house
and 81 900 barn on the shores of Alexander's
lake, near Dayyile. They will be the finest
buildings Of the kind in that section.
Miss Estelle Livingstone, a young English
lady IN Hartford, has renounced the Epsco-
paiian faith, in order that she might marry a
Or. Jordan Of New York, who processes the
Jewish faith.
Bernard Foster of New Haven has entered
complaint IN the police court against Rev Jobn
CaImqdy Of 81. Johns Roman Catholic church
for using abusive aud insulting langunpe toward
himself and his wife in an address to tho con
gregatiOn on Sunday.
Rev. B q. Northrop Of New Haven. secretary
OF the state board of education, has finally ac-
eepted the invitation from the government of
Japan TO take charge Of the educational inter
ests oi that country, with a salary Of $4,000 n
year IN gold. Mr.. Northrop remains in tbis
country about year, when he goes with hIs
family TO enter upon his duties on the imperial
soil. '''i
RHODE ISLAND.
Inc address at the opening of the Rhode
Island state fair is 10 be made by Hon. Wm.
oprague
Several designs for monument to be erected
TO the memory Of Roger Williams in Roger vii.
ilans park, were publicly exhibited in the Prov.
ldence council chamber Monday evening.
lhe lightning played strange freaks at Provi-
denee, Monday night. II stripped all the clap.
% n"aros os rom one house, threw down youth on
Parade street, paralYzed o gentleman sitting In
a carriage, and went down chimney mo
leWeiei shop, shot out of stoyepipe. tore up
a Showcase and rntead t,ayo, lei , ...s. -