Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-09-24
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
ESSEX COUNTY.

and other cities, giving his notes, as usual and
opened a store on Market street, Lynn. just
before the notes matured, he gathered togeth-
er the portable profits of his speculation
amounting to $4,000 in cash, and left
The Salem Register says that master Eben
Dale Sutton, of South Danvers, whose singular
intirmity of limbs has excited SO much notice
and sympathy, has again, for the seventh time,
had his leg fractured. This time the thigh
bone was broken. One of his limbs has been
broken four times, the other three, and he is
but eleven years of age, Four times the frac-
lures have happened in the month of Septem-
Der. The young sufferer bears his injuries
manfully, and seems forgetful of his own ca
lamity in witnessing the anxiety of his friends
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The Middlesex South Agricultural Society
held their annual show at birmingham, Tues
day and Wednesday. The display of stock
was not so good as last year. The exhibition
of vegetables was very fine. The show of
fruit was much better than was expected as
it was thought that the recent winds had dam
aged it very materially. There were excel
lent specimens ofgrape, and good display of
manufactured articles, carriages and fancy
work. w
The fifth annual exhibition of the Middlesex
North Agricultural Society took place in Low
| ell, Wednesday. The number Of entries Of
cattle and stock was much larger and of better
| quality than on any previous exhibition. Sew
| eral fine mares and colts attracted much atten-
| ton. There were several good specimens of
Cotwold, Merino, and Smyrna sheep with
lambs. An address was delivered by Hon.
| George S. Boutwell,.
| Mr.. Blackwell, father of the depot master at
| the Somerville station, on the Fitchburg rail
road, accidentally tell down flight Of stairs at
| the residence of his son, on Wednesday night,
and fractured his skull so badly that he died
| Thursday noon. He was rs years of age.
| PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
| The dwelling house of Otis Phinney, Jr., of
| North Plymouth, Mass, was entirely destroy
| ed by fire on Thursday last, together with
most of the furniture. Loss about 500; in
sured at bingham for S675 Mr.. Phinney is
at sea, and his family were away from the
| house at the time.
| NANTUCKET.
! Destructive Fue.-Early Tuesday morning
| fire broke out in the rear of the shoe manutac-
turing establishment of A. D. Towle, Husseys
Block, Centre street. The benches, tools, &C.,
| of the workmen, together with considerable
amount of stock, were consumed MIR. Il. was
insured to the amount of $500, which will
about cover his loss. The fire spread to the
store next north, occupied by Francis S. Mitch
ell, as fancy dry goods store. A portion of
|
| by water. His stock was valued at about
$1,000, on which there was an insurance of
| $1,000. The store of Mr.. George r. Folger,
next south of Mr. Towle's, was flooded with
gI"ta1 r9ol lls srUt6 was ST 1nnafG the grfqts
to be worthless. Mr. FoIger was insured to
the amount of $500, which will cover his loss
| The north store in Riddell's Block, occupied
by VIM. Summerhays as a fancy store and
ambrotype saloon, became so filled with
smoke as to lead to the belief that the building
was on fire. Mr.. SIS stock and instruments
were speedily removed, but fortunately the
fire did not reach the building. Mr.. Summer
hays loss is trifiing. The origin of the fire
is unknown The building il considerably
damaged. Mr.. Hussey, the owner, is fully in
| sured.
| NEW HAMPSHIRE.
| In Manchester, N. H., yesterday morning,
Bridget Riley, rs or 80 years old, was found
in shed horribly murdered. She has been
known as "Rosanna Hill" and Mary Royal"
was not a woman Of pure habits. The police
are in pursuit of some clue to the murderer.
CONNECTICUT.
In Litchfeld, lately, a doctor on call from
some waggish young men, went five miles in
dark and rain to attend every sick child"
and found instead company of young people
having good time" He acknowledged the
of the evening, however, he quietly slipped
huge dose OF physic into bottle of choice spr-
its the boys had in snug corner for their pri-
vate enjoyment. The boys imbibed freely,
and before the liquor or the evening was half
gone they were running hither and thther,
seeking rest and finding none and cursng the
liquor, while the doctor enjoyed himself with
the ladies, who often wondered "wheres Char
ley" or "where's jim" but Charley, jim, and
the other boys did not appear the joke and
the physic both work ed well
There was a Harvest Home Festival at
North Canaan, on the 9th inst, at which Rev.
Mr.. Eldridge of Norfolk delivered very ex-
cellent address, preceded by poem written
for the occasion by VIM. Leggett, Esq. A
similar gathering is to take place next year, at
which the past in its customs, costumes, i'm
plements, manners, &C., is to be represented,
and Rev. Mr. Eddy is to deliver an historical
address,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Howes & Cushng's United States Circus
company, now travelling in Ireland, have APP
piled to the owners of the Great Eastern to
take them and their one bundled horses to
America on her first trip, with permission to
give exhibitions ON board during the passage
The track of the ring could be made of India
rubber mating, the same as is used in the
London theatres where circus performances
are given on the stage.
The Provisional Government of Bologna
have liberated Madame Jessie White Mario
with her husband, on the interposition of
Messrs. Brofferio and Garibaldi, who are said
to have urged the plea that the prisoners were
harmless enthusiasts, and in fact partially in
sane.
few days SINCE Mrs Hannah Soper, aged
lO2 years, signed receipt for pension decreed
to her husband, who was soldier in the revo
luton Mrs. Soper formerly resided in Cairo,
Greene county but has resided in the town of
Maine, N. T., for the last fourteen years. She
was born in l757-eighteen years before the
commencement of the war of the revolution.
"What wise compensation Providence does
Afford" exclaimed pretty belle during the
gale of Wednesday "the same wind that
muses. our crinOline, blows dust into the eyes
OF the wicked young men who would take adj
vantage OF our admirable confusion" Philo-
sophlcal young woman that, says the Pittsield
Eagle.
The Pathological Society of London have in
course OF preparation new dictionary of the
English language, on most comprehensive
plan. 1t is intended to include every word oc-
curing in the literature of the language, with
its meaning illustrated by appropriate cita-
tons The most eminent talent of England
ana America is to be employed in its produc-
ton. The Hon. George Z. Marsh, Of Burling-
ton, Vt, has been appointed Secretary for the
United States
The Queen of Boni South Pacific, after
having spent some time with her seraglio of
twelve husbands, at Pasempa, has abdcated
the sovereignty in favor of one Of her native
generals, rejoicing in the name OF Aroe Palat-
10, VINO has been proclaimed king