Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-09-21
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND YICIN1rr

y, lie Oldest person in Chelsea. saws tbe
6re,negraph and Pioneer of that city, is a Mrs
Uallahan, an Irish woman. whose aga l. 1Od
years. She lives in Matthews place. and docs
the work for family, consisting of 'berself
ana TWO men, her sons. She is described as
oeihg stout and strong, and straight as an
arrow. nv 10 al
MT. Eyerett's splendid Grafton on Webstar
wllt ne repeated, in the State House grounds.
on thursday afternoon of this week, weather
permitting. 1t is to be repeated in compliance
VIII an expressed wish OF the Legislature
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Capt; Luke Kibbs of East Longmeadow. 70
years old' hunted pigeons in the rain all day
Saturday, and his patience was rewarded ~
night by securing in his net "A dozen
Mr.. Huntoon of Lowell, the yonng man vbo
was injured some time since, on the railroad
a1ove northampton, while returning from
Meme, N. H., with the HoIyoke excursion
party, died at Holyke, where he has since
oeen confined to his room, on Saturday night
from the effects of the accident and his re-.
mains were taken to Salisbury. N IT on
Monday, for interment
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Lorenzo Hastings of Greenfield was arrested
IN the cars at that place on Friday. for attamnt
ing to pick the pocket of Patrick O'Kief n
railroad contractor of the Troy and Groen.
field railroad, and has been bound over to tho
November court for trial.
3, Inc following divorces were granted in the
supreme Court at Greenfield last week Mary
+. Bragdon of Shelbourne from Isaac 4
Dragdon' Ior adultery Henry S. Sparks of
Goleralne from his wife, for desertion Harriet
T. I. rlerce' 1or cruelty; Clarinda B. Thayer of
ne" salem from Ii. +. Thayer for adultery.
RERKGHTDE
e. Rogers of North Adams has shoe that
was worn eighty five years ago by woman at
her "eaulng at northampton; the heel is made
of wood, three inches high. running to tr;an.
guar point, one half inch broad, and timed
with leather.
A severe storm occurred in Kennebec coun.
ty on Wednesday last, covering the Ground
with hailstones. Many of the apple trees
were uprooted while others were nearly strip-
ped of their fruit.
ne tavern, store, and dwelling of Chas. H.
Whittier OF Rome were burnt few DAYS
since; loss $4,000, not insured. Mr.. Whittier
is postmaster, and his office was also burnt.
with most OF its contents. By cutting hole
through the building $50 worth of postage
stamps were saved
A little boy of Mr.. Nash, keeper of Grand
Point light, was drowned few DAVIS since.
while wadlng into the water to rescue his
father who was capsized in boat
RHODE ISLAND.
John Capron, the man who was arrested on
suspicion Of having murdered Burrill Arnold.
has instituted suit for damages for false i'm
prlsonment against ex-Marshal William II.
hudson, deputy sheriff John NJ Shaw, and Do
llcemen George Billings and L. j. A. Gross.
The damages are laid in the sum of $4,000.
The case is to be tried before the Supreme
Court for Kent county, now sitting at East
Greenwich. 1t is understood that the turning
point in this case lies in the fact that the plain
till, when arrested, was committed to Jail in
TINS county, instead of in Kent, where the ar
rest was made, and where the offence for which
1t was made was committed Providence Post.
Sept. 20.
The Dead Ahue.-A short time since we
announced that the body ola female supposed
to he that of Mrs Richmond, Javv.,
i'lchihohd OF Exeter, X l., who had been miss
ing since the 10th of june last, was found on
the zoq UT, under the stump of tree that had
been blown over, and that Mr. Richmond had
been arrested on suspicion of having murdered
his wife and thus concealed her body. One
day last week, however, the missing woman
came home. She had gone away, as we learn
from gentleman who was in Exeter, Friday,
on account of family jar which she and her
husband had managed to create, and having
stald away as long as she pleased, returned as
a1oresaid.-Nor,cich Bulletin Sept. Doth
CONNECTICUT.
The New London County fair is to be held
at Norwich, Sept. 28th and Doth Over $1,000
is to be expended in premiums, and Professor
Porter of Yale is among the speakers who are
to address the assemblage.
A man named Green, who lives near Bellies
Cove, and does business as butcher in New
London, has been missing since Tuesday, the
18th, and as he had 500 with him when last
seen, his friends suspect foul play.
Mrs. Laura Banks, whose son. Charles w.
Banks, was murdered at Hartford, was robbed
of some valuable silver by burglar on Thurs
day, the 18th. The scoundrel was detected
and committed to Jail at Bridgeport
AT Danielsonyille, Saturday evening. a par
ty of Irishmen drank too much, had row.
and the result was that James Barry was bad
ly stabbed in six or seven places. Some of
the offenders have been arrested
VERMONT.
Rev. James Hobart of Berlin, "a years old,
walked from Berlin to Washington, distance
OF 10 miles, on Friday, the 3D. inst, to preach
the following Sabbath-Vamom Patriot, 17M.