Worcester daily spy., 1859-05-10
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

A young man of this city, whose name we
suppress at the request of his friends, was ar
rested in Boston last evening, for forging the
name of his father to two checks upon the
Merchants Bank of this city. One check was
for S25 and the other for $40. The first check
he passed to Messrs Slocum & Cunningham,
clothing dealers, for suit of clothes which
came to $40, and received SIS from them in
return. The check for $40 was passed some
where in Boston. We trust that this arrest
VIII learn the young man the lesson that it is
dangerous signing other peoples names-New
Bedford Standard, May I.
One hundred and five physicians reside
within the limits Of this county. New Bedford
has twenty-seven; Taunton twenty, and Fall
River fourteen Norton and Berkley are the
only towns in the county which support but
one doctor, all the rest of the towns having
W o or more.-I aunton Telegram.
Hon. Robert C. Winthrop is advertised to
deliver an address by invitation of the Artists
of Boston, in aid of the fund for the erection
in that city of Balls equestrian statue of
Washington, to becast in Massachusetts. The
subject of Mr.. WIS address will be "The Fine
Arts; !" and their application to Historical Mon
uments
AT Dedham, Judge Aiken has sentenced AL
bert Brown to one day solitary confinement
and the residue of his natural life in the State
Prison, for burning the church of the First
Baptist Society INVEST Roxbury on the night
of September 9th, 1885, He was also convict
of setting fire to Engine House No. l, on the
18th of December last.
Two or three Of the Lowell Banks have
been successfully operated upon by "conti-
dence man" named Wilson, who has been
about Lowell for a year or so. He succeeded
In doing one bank to the tune of $1,000,
another $3.50 or ttereabouts, and it is hinted
still third for $50Q Wilson came the same
dodge on the New Ipswich Bank in New
Hampshire, before going to Lowell. The
matter was compromised, and he was let off.
George H. Hill, caught in the act of firing a
stable in Roxbury, week since, has made dis
closures duplicating other persons in numer-
GUS incendiary fires in Cambridge and Somer-
vile. Francis Orcutt and John Brown, of
Cambridge, have been arrested in consequence
of these disclosures. Brown is pyrotechnist
and used the fuses and other means furnished
by his trade in producing the fires.
The new gymnasium at Cambridge for
which some unknown gentleman gave $4,000,
has been built-a brick building, in octagon
form, Is feet across, with an ell for bowling
alley.
The brass foundry of H T. Litchfield, at
I1dst DoSlOllJ was DuIlleu OUT SATURDAY morn
ing. Loss, $4,000; no insurance A policy
of $4,000 expired on the lst, and had not been
renewed.
The pile bridge on the South Shore Rail-
road, below bingham, has settled so as to in
terrupt the trains. 1t goes several hundred
yards across marsh, and at last accounts was
"still settling"
The directors of the Winnissimmet or Chel.
sea Ferry Co., on Saturday afternoon, voted
to reduce the rate of toll upon the ferry for foot
passengers to three cents, on and after the 18th
inst. This movement has been contemplated
for some time.
The Mercantile building estate on Summer
street, Boston, belonging to Emery B. Fay,
Esq, was sold at auction, Monday to VIM. P.
Mason, Esq, for $3.50 per foot, amounting to
$24S,474 80.
In the Supreme Court at Boston, Monday
morning, Chief Justice Shaw delivered a de-
cision in the will case of Annis J. G. Lakin vs.
Louisa Lakin, sustaining the decision of the
Probate Court, which was in favor Of the will