Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-07-04
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY

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Boutwell,, and Geo. B. Upton, commissioners
has been settled by compromise, giving the
city the legal right to erect buildings on the
strip OF land between Arlington steeet and the
Public Garden; but requiring, as an equivalent
for the REIMBURSEMENT of that right, the State
to convey to Boston two parcels of the Back
Bay lands, amounting to A 800 square feet.
In the Supreme Court Saturday morning,
Chief Justice Shaw announced the decision of
the Court on the motion made by defendants
for new trial in the celebrated case of Sarah
E. Shaw VS.. the Boston and Worcester Rail-
road Company. In this case, the jury, at their
last trial. returned verdict for So, $50 dam
ages. The Court overruled the exceptions,
thus refusing a new trial, and ordered judg-
ment to be entered on the verdict.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY
Last Friday, base ball game of one hundred
tallies was played between the Alpha Ball
Club of Ashland and the Waverly Club of
South birmingham, the challenge coming from
the Waverly Club. The game lasted until
seven in the evening, and resulted in COM
plete victory of the Alphas, they making 1902
tallies to Waverly's rs.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The following gentlemen have received no.
tee from the Collector that their services were
no longer wanted at the Custom House of Sa-
-SA-' ~ AAShi1 DSlDyJ uSPutJ SOhCCtOI
Henry Meek, boatman and Edward c. Pea
body, Moses d. Randall, and VIM. Phillips,
inspectors.
The Cape Ann Advertiser has a list of for
ty-six fishing vessels, added to the fleet since
its return from the Bay last fall the aggregate
tonnage of which is about four thousand tons,
as they viii average nearly ninety tons to
each. These vessels are worth from four to
five THOUSAND dollars each. Thirty were built
at Essex, five at Annisquam, two each at Sa-
lem and North Danvers, and one each at
Amesbury, Salisbury, and Newburyport.
One night this week, at the house of Mr..
John G. Paarson ON Broomfield street, Mrs.
Pearson saw man entering the window of
their bedroom. The sash was up and one of
the fellows legs was dangling on the inside. A
loud SCREAM followed, and the fellow beat a
hasty observation-disclosures Herald, july l.
A ndghboring farmer, who owns nice
onion field that gives an average of seven hun
dred bushels, has had the crop so destroyedby
the maggots, that to-day there is no prospect
remaining of single Observation-Disclosures
Herald.
Las week large quantities Of mackerel we're
seined by vessels on the-R6rth side of the Cape
Our harbor has been visited by schools of
maczerel the present week, but they do not
take to the fook.-Cape Ann AdUetiSer.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
While two young lads, named Daniel Geld
er and Addison Baker, at Dedham, were out
Cunning, on Friday last, Calder was shot by
the accidental discharge of Bakers gun, and
died in few hours, in great agony. The de-
ceased was very promising youth, pupil of
the High School, and held in general esteem.
His melancholy fate is another sad warning
against the careless use of firearms
PLYMOUTH COUNTY
A company has been formed for keeping
sheep in the woods of Plymouth, and $1,000
of stock subscribed. They expect to raise
plenty offine mutton, wool enough for all their
coats and socks and make money into the bar
gain.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The match game of base ball between Will
liams and Amherst Colleges, which was played
in Pittsfeld on Saturday, was decided in favor
of Amherst. The Amherst boys scored 70,
and their competitors 49,
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Isaac b. Barrows of Pelham worth several
thousand dollars, but fearing he might "bring
up at the poor house, drowned himself in a
well on Thursday week.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Breaking Away eta RESERVOIR The reservoir
of Wheeler & Chenery, W4llard Stone, Jona-
than Orcott, and others, situated in the south
wesSpa.t q Abroke away ON Friday,
sweeping the dams and everything before it to
Miller's River. The mill of Willard Stone
was swept away, and three men in it had bare
ly time to escape, leaving their clothing and
each of them watch behind, About one hum
dred feet of the track of the Vermont and Mas
sachusetts Railroad, in West Orange, was also
swept away The damage must amount to
several thousand dollars. The heavy stone
rnplr Af
tirely across Miller's River by the rushing wa
ters.-Greenfeld Gazette.
An interesting land case has been on trial be-
fore Hon. George 4rennell of Greenfield, for
the last few days. The land is situated in
Warwick, and is claimed by Samuel Reed on
the one side, and Oliver Sandin on the other.
Sandin holds title under series of deeds and
releases running back to 1884 or to the origi-
nal division of the town into lots by regular
survey. Reed proves satisfactory title as far
as 1856, but earlier than that time his claim is
involved in cloud of perple&ities. The de-
cision OF the referees has not yet been made.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The house of Rev. e H. Watrous, pastor of
the Baptist Church at Three Rivers, was en-
tered during his absence last week, by some
person who sprinkled a bottle of blueing and
camphene on his carpets, poured camphor on
Hio luiHItuiSJ anu CONercu Ills WIG S ClOl1lnS
and some of the furniture with filth. The per-
petrator of this outrage, unfortunately is not
known.
Among the victims of the recent fatal acct
dent on the Michigan Southern Railroad, was
j. W. Hartwell, formerly of Ware He was
an express messenger upon the road, and re-
sided at Toledo, Ohio. His remains were
brought to Ware on Thursday, accompanied
by his family, and his father who went out to
meet them.
VERMONT.
A marble monument is being erected at
Hubbardston in commemoration of the battle
that was fought there June 7, 1777 between a
handful of American patriots under Col. Seth
Warner, and the British forces and on the
occasion of its completion next Thursday,
there will be celebration, with a civic and
and military procession, and an Grafton.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The inhabitants of Hanover, n H., and
Norwich, VT, celebrated in the College Church
Friday the completion of the first free bridge
across the Connecticut river. Prof i. d.
Sanborn delivered an eloquent Grafton on the
occasion. The bridge was christened the
"Ledyard Free Bridge" in honor of the cele-
brated traveller of that name, who commenced
his travels from the site of the present bridge
and foated to Hartford, Conn, in ''dug out"
canoe.
Mr.. Hiram Jones, a respectable farmer of
Rye, N. H., committed suicide Saturday morn
ing, in an outbuilding on his premises, by in
fiicting deep wound under his left ear with a