Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-21

which grew thirteen and halainehes in forty
eight hours.
| There are fity-four savings banks in New
/ Hampshire, with 81, 100 deposiiors, and having
| deposits amounting to S24,700,744.
| Mr.. Levi Dodge of Lempster, while driving a
] vicious horse Wednesday, was thrown from the
wagon, near his house, and instantly killed His
age was IS years.
Five Of the seven miles of the Vol sboro rail
road were completed and rails laid by night of
the 18th. Seven hundred men are at work on
it, aud the intention is to have it done July 10,
at the latest.
The preachers Of the Claremont and SPRING
field districts have, after inspection of the prem
Uses, decided TO buy a lot of ten acres in Glare
mont, or one in Springfield VI, for a camp
meeting ground
landslide occurred in Lisbon during the
heavy ram OF the 10th inst, in the vicinity
known as Savage Village. Half a dozen rods of
the road was carried down into Mink brook,
leaving perpendicular bank of eighty feet or
more.
Albert BlasdcI, of Greenland, has taken the
contract of filing 100 acres OF the Mystic river
flats, from Rreed's island, for the Roston and
Albany and Eastern railroads and the Cary i'm
provement company. The work will require
two or three Years for its completion
A big black bear was seen in a pasture ai
Andover, a few days since, and after a marty Of
men and boys had followed him for several
hours they came up with him, and one fired the
shot that brought him down. He weighed S47
pounds and his forearm measured twenty-siX
inches.
T. NJ. Allyn, H. Bissell and Ezra Clark, three
oil the principal members Of the Hartford water
commission, respectfully decline TO follow the
suggestion Of the city government that they re
SIGN, claiming that their powers are derived
from the general assembly, and are, therefore,
| independent Of city authority.
AT an early hour one morning, recently, the
| house of Mr.. II. T. Osborn, of Middletown,
| came near being destroyed by fire, caused by
the explosion of a kerosene lamp which was
elt too near hot stove. by great exertions,
hr. Osborn and two of his boarders succeeded
in subduing the flames, but not till about flty
dollars worth of his furniture had been dam
aged.
AT meeting of the Dover board of trade
tuesday night, it was voted that sufficient
sum OF money for the purchase OF six acres of
land IN the vicinity of the present freight house,
required for the location OF the new brick round
house and repair shop of the Boston and
Maine railroad, be guaranteed the company,
Iwo-thirdS OF the money has already been
raised bv voluntary subscription
lhfee oils relating 10 temperance were intro
duced IN the Connecticut senate last week-one
to establish state constablery, another sub
jecting all persons selling liquors TO morrison
ment, aud third that all payments or compen-
Saton for spurious liquors hereafter sold in yio-
latlon OF the act relating to tayerns and liquors
snal be held 10 have been received in violation
OF law and equity. The three bills are given TO
special committee on temperance.
Amy own, who committed suicide at Col.
chester, Saturday, was shortly to have been
married TO Frank GOtt who was killed by the
cars at Hartford week before last. Friday after
noon she hired a team and Went to decorate her
lovers grave with beautiful cross she had
made. She then wrote a letter requesting that
her funeral services should be held on Sunday
in fba ol,r, Il. IJ.I,u
hour and the same day that Mr. Colts obsequies
mad occurred the week before. She also wrote
eight farewell letters to her associates in dress
making room where she worked. She took the
iaial dose carly on Saturday morning, and died
at four p NJ. Her dying request was complied
with
VERMONT.
One hundred thousand young shad have Just
Oeen put into Lake Champain by the fish com
missoners of New York and Vermont.
lhe Vermont state trial of moving machines
ana nay implements, appointed to take place at
Rutland, June &c, has been postponed to Tues
day, July s.. The pOstpOnement has been made
necessary on account of the present condition of
the grass crop. Interest is manifested in the
trial. and a large gathering and close COMPETE
ton is expected.
CONNECTICUT.
Saturday morning company of about fiffv
ocottSh emlgrants arrived in Taftvie to work
IN the mill. Another large company is soon to
arrive.
The New Haven Palladium thinks that "a
ouobling, sparkling fountain and few more
convenient seats properly arranged on the green,
would probably add considerably to the income
OF some of the clerical profession" All, yes
put mat is not all that would result
The Norwich Bulletin saws: "The town clock
faVors the eight hour movement, but doesn't
propose to commit itself by striking. Jonathan
Edwards, we think it is, in his work on original
SIN mentions hearing it strike once when he was
a boy" ~ was
Alexander Hamilton, of West Hartford has
bought the Vanderbilt place for $50 900 cash,
There are eleven acres including buildings. II
Is the Old Hamilton place, aud because of lis
nelng the Old homestead, MIR. Hamilton made
the purchase
few days ago Mr.. l.. f. johnson died in
New Haven after an illness of six months Ii
was supposed by many that he was afflicted by
a cancer IN the stomach. He took nothing but
cruel and no remedies seemed to do any good
After his death New Haven doctor made n
post mortem examination and found that the
stomach of the deceased was in one hard lump
ana almost petrihed so that it could receive but
hitle II any nourshment. The case is consid-
cred very singular one among the medical
gentlemen.