Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-06-21
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
RosrnN AID VICINITY.


day. is or will be granted, but that the execu-
ton will be postponed fortnight at the in
stance solely of the prisoners spiritual ad-
wiser.
1t is stated that a new theatre will, during
the coming season, be erected in Boston by
VIM. Sohier, Esq, located in Washington
street, further south than the Boston Theater.
The National Theater, of which Mr.. Sohier is
sole owner, will be demolished
Rollo Rossiter, one of Nixon & Co.'S circus
riders, entered complaint Saturday, against
Victoria Howard, a female minstrel, connected
with the "side" show, on charge of stealing
a watch and some jewelry. Victoria indig-
nantly denies the charge, and says that Rollo,
who is forty years old, and has great deal of
gave her the jewels, and has prose-
cuted her because she did not choose to lis
ten to some unhandsome proposals with which
he accompanied them.
Miriam Y Heath, who, with her brother,
Francis Heath, was convicted of the murder of
their father at Dracut, has been sentenced to
the House of Correction during her natural
life, one day to be in solitary confinement.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The officers of st. Mary's Roman Cathois
Society of Fall River, with the requisite num-
Der of brethren members in good standing
with them in the Fail River Catholic Church,
have, in accordance with the act of 1855, in
relation to the Conveyances and DeylseS of
Estates for Religious Purposes, just organized
the first legal Catholic Society i'll the United
States. The officer of the new society are:
Clerk, Mr.. John Collins Moderator, Mr..
Robert Wiseman Treasurer, Mr.. Patrick
Corbett.
The Bristol County News reports an elope
ment from the almshouse at Attleboro, of
Henry Lee, pauper of seventy winters, and
Miss Cynthia Pidge, maid of twenty-five
summers. The whereabouts of the fugitives
has not been ascertained, but they are suppos-
ed to be spending the honey moon under the
lee of some friendly hay-stack in the vicinity
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
There will be held National Spiritualists'
Convention at Plymouth, on the 9TH, 9th, and
7th days of August next Doctor II. +. Gard
ner Of Boston will preside. Among the speak
ers engaged to attend are Judge Edmonds,
Gen. n p Tallmadge, Professor Britain, A
j. Davis, Emma Hardiage and Mrs. Hatch.
MARTHA's VINEYARD.
The citizens of Edgartown on Saturday last
refused to reconsider the vote whereby the Sc
lectmen were authorized to raise the Town
Hall and fit up rooms for the Fire Department
The work will therefore go on.
They have some smart old ladies down on
the Vineyard One Miss Prudence Mayhem
Vi OuOSOiOtJ NJ" III ilSl SlShty MS yS'ti,
drove to Edgartown before 81 O'Clock in the
morning to sell some butter which she had
made herself.
Seven hundred and. fifty barrels of behring's
were taken from the Mattakeset Creek, in Ed
gartowp, during the season just closed-being
only little over one half as many as last year,
when fouateen hundred barrels were secured.
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
The cashiership Of the Adams Bank at No.
Adams. which was made vacant by the flight
of the seducer Littlefed. is to be filled with
Samuel C. woodward. who now occupies a
similar nosition in the Pemberton Bank Law
renee
Rev. P. X, Clark. who has labored three
wears in the first church in South Deerfeld
* to he installed over that church and society
an Tuesday tho oath inst Sermon bv Rev
Dr Worcester of Salem
Tn Monroe last Friday week in the morn
;nr tbo gronrd woe fr9znn 60 stiff in many
nIaces that If would sustc;n man without
giving away. Snow fell ON Thursday, the 9th
few DAYS since as Mr.. Nathaniel MAYNARD
of North Leyerett. was walking upon the top
of a coal-pit he was burning. he broke through.
severely burning one of his legs. He is an old
gentleman eighty years of ACE and be suffers
a good deal from the bun.
In Greenfield last week. a German family
named Heiss was found starving. 1t appeared
that the father had run fork through his foot,
which incapacitated him from labor and being
too proud to beg had suffered from hunger for
some DAYS. his destitution being at last discov-
cred NV some of his neiphbors. OF course
such a case couId NOT fail of proper treatment
in Greenfield
MAINE
rilonras .. Koran of Portland, an employee
OF the Grand Trunk railroad, had seven hun
dred and sixty dollars in gold and bills, watch
and clothing, stolen from his clearinghouse
room on Thursday.
VERMONT.
Prof George N. Boardman, of Middlebury
College, has resigned, from ill-health, the pro-
censorship Of rhetoric and English literature,
which he has held for the last six years.
CONNECTICUT.
The Connecticut General Association of
congregational Ministers meets In Norwich to-
DAY. 1t has centennial celebration at this
time, including an address by Rev. DIR. Bacon,
and extempore historical "reminiscences by
gentlemen selected by local committee The
celebration takes place on Thursday.
The act Incorporating the bondholders of
the New London, WiIlimantic, and Palmer
Railroad, changes the name to the New Lon
don and Northern Railroad.
Leander Mead, Esq, an eminent dry goods
jobbing merchant Of New York. was suddenly
killed on Saturday at North Greenwich, by
the upsetting Of wagon in which he was rid
ing. He was Is years ofage.
VIM. Fitting Co., of Watertown, N. Y,
who had their factory burnt a few weeks since
have purchased the wooden mills at Bean Hill
Norwich, formerly owned by B. f. LOOMS.
RHODE ISLAND.
In Providence, boy named Charles Duffee,
son of Patrick Duffee, residing on Back street
fell from the railroad bridge on Orms street
between three and four O'clock Saturday af