Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-11-14
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GENERAL. NEWS SUMMARY.


GENERAL. NEWS SUMMARY
sosToN ASn VICINITY.
! Caleb Eaton. a droyer from Rochester, VT,
about fifty wears of age. was robbed in one Of
the North street dance cellars. Friday night,
by one Mary Murphy. "Oueen of the Shak-
ers.' The amount which She filched from the
verdant droyer was about $3.50 on the Brigh-
ton Bank. He gave the alarm, had the
fair thief arrested, and recovered all but $50 of
| his money
MlpLLEsEx COUNTY.
While loading goods in n freight car at
| West Townsend. on Friday. 4th inst. Eaton
Foster of Ashbv broke an artery near the
heart and bled to death When fouud TWEEN
ty minutes or more after his death. his head
was wedged between two barrels. where he
had fallen, and his face was much disfigured.
Samuel j. Varnev. ESQ. one of the publish
ers and editors of the Lowell Vox Populi,
died in that city on Friday last. He had been
ill with CONSUMPTION for the last eight or ten
weeks He has been at different periods of
his life connected with other Journals and
has taken an active part in the municipal af
fairs of the city. He was a member of the
present board OF Aldermen.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
On Thursday evening last. as Miss Mary
Ashley, daughter of Rodolphus Ashley. ESQ.
Superintendent of Streets. was in the act of
lighting fluid lamp in which there was but
one wick, the fluid took fire, bursting the
lamp, and burning the right arm of the young
lady very badly. The fluid flew over her
head, and burned her hair nearly off, but for.
tunately not injurng her face. Her sister was
with her at the time. and with remarkable
presence of mind threw her skirts over her in
such manner and with such promptitude as to
save the young lady's life-Nev Bedford
Standard
Jacob Bense, who attempted to steal boat
from the fish market of Leonard Trip, New
Bedford, was arrested last Friday night Just as
he had spread his colors and was making for
Gay Head.
The long pending case of Ira Barrows VS..
DR.. ID. Humphrey Storer, was before the Su-
preme Court at New Bedford, again last week.
The case, which has been in court for several
years, is for an alleged libel published in the
Medical journal and the old Boston Atlas
The jury were out all night, but were unable
to agree upon verdict.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The number of barrels of cranberries raised
in the town of Dennis during the last season
was S3l, which were valued at 50 1857 in
Harwich S329, valued at SO, 1877 in Brewster
1929, valued at So, S49. Total 1886 barrels,
value S23, 622
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Michael Weise, German 35 years old, who
has been in the employ of the late Lester Fill
ley of Lee, attempted suicide by cutting his
throat on Tuesday. He was a great favorite
with the family, and his deep grief, caused by
the death OF MIR. Filley, led him to commit
the act.
In Berkshire County neither the Republi-
cans nor Democrats took the trouble to nomi-
nate Commissioners of Insolvency, and the
town of Adams took it upon itself to elect
Shepherd Taylor of that place, Albertus Rich
ards Of Hinsdale, and Almond c. Morse of
Dalton. They received 292 votes each, and it
is not known that any one else was voted for
in the county.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Mrs. E. B. Green of Wilbraham and Mrs
Susan Barker of Springfield were riding down
Wilbraham mountain, on Saturday 9th inst,
when their horse became frightened, and both
ladies were thrown to the ground, and serious
ly injured. Mrs Green had the bones of her
feet and ANGLES crushed and Mrs Barker had
a leg broken, her Jaw broken, and her face bad
ly cut. Hopes are entertained Of their ulti-
mate recovery.
Some of the Springfield miners send down
glitterng accounts of their success in gold-dig-
ging III Vermont. Hankerson is said to have
taken from his claim between SIS, OOOand 500
600 within twelve months past, and two others
are said to have paid 1925 for their claim. and
to have realized in three months the mast sum
mer about 81 700 by working it.
Among the candidates for the mayoralty in
Springfield for the ensuing year. are the pre-
sent mayor, Caleb Rice, Daniel L. Harris. and
Ex-Judge Henry Morris on the part of the
Republicans, and Stephen C. Bemis, late Dem
ocratic candidate for Lieut.. Governor and
others on the part of the Democracy.
Clark Osborne of Ware and another vounp
man, whose name is withheld, have been ar.
rested for breaking into Gates's factory, at
Wilbraham, at different times, and stealing
satinet goods. They were sent to Springfield
for trial.
CONNECTICUT.
John l.. Lattimer, substantial and respect
ed citizen of Bloomfield, Ct died on Friday
morning, in consequence of poison taken into
his system from poisoned steer He skinned
the animal on Saturday, 9TH inst, and the poi
son was impaired through cut or scratch on
his hand.-Hattord Times.
Willett Shepard, who has been in the en-
ploy of Ruel Andrews, Town Clerk of East
Haven for the last twenty years, was found Fri
day morning beside the track of the New
Haven and New London railroad, in East
Haven, dead. 1t is supposed that he was run
over by the outgoing train He was deaf and
about fifty years Of age. One foot had been
cut off and he probably bled to death.-Ne,o
Huren Palladium