Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-09-24
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
On Tuesday, 18th inst, while Edward j.
Palmer, in the employ Of j. Manning, jewcller
was rolling out a bar of gold in a jewellers
rolling mill, the crank slipped from its fasten-
ing, and Palmer fell, atrikng the small of his
back on the hearth of forge breaking two or
three of his ribs, and producing a terrible
shock to his whole system. Palmer is a grad
uate OF the establishments of the crown lew
ellers of Paris and London.
Richard Collins, who has been in the employ
of tine Fitchburg railroad company eighteen
years, was instantly killed Saturday, while
shackling cars near the depot in Boston He
was employed as switchman and draw-tender
on the FItchburg railroad bridge
John Kelly leaped from the third story of
the Deer Island Hospital Friday, while in a fit
of delirium tremens, and was killed Capt.
Kerwin, Of the schooner "Rover's Bride, was
on the same day knocked overheard in Bos-
ton harbor, and drowned.
The post Office in Boston was again re-
moved. Saturday afternoon, from State street
to Summer, and the delivery of letters COM
menced in the new office at five o'clock P. NJ.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The widow of Elisha Jones' now living in
Ashland, at the age OF ninety-one years, has
earned since her eighty fifth year, by sewing
ana Draldlng straw, money enough to erect a
handsome and suitable monument to her hus-
bands memory, costing SIS She rides about
on horseback, taking trips of dozen miles
without fatigue. Sixty-seven of her lineal de-
scendants are now living.
One evening last week, 4 young woman in
Lowell, who had been tainted with debt
which her mother had contracted armed herself
with a raw'hlde, and, with her two big broth
ers following the angel of vengeance at a re-
specttul distance, to ensure fair play, went to
the creditors place of business and taught him
by score of lusty blows to speak respectfully
OF the financial affairs of her maternal relative.
The hardware store of q. +. Bailey, in Nal.
den, was robbed Friday night of $500 worth
OF plated ware and cutlery. Joseph Warren
Cox of the same town, was seized Saturday
morning with hemorrhage of the lungs, and
died in short time.
Carrie W. Williams, a girl ten years of age,
and daughter Of S g. Williams of Newton
Lower Falls, rode from that place to Peter.
boro', N. H., distance of sixty five miles, in
one day, on horseback, and, after visit of one
week, returned in the same time.
ESSEX COUNTY.
One of the oldest shoe manufacturers in
Massachusetts, Mr. Moses Putnam, died on
the 10th inst, at Danvers. He was nearly
eighty five years of age, and at the time of his
retirement from the shoe business in 1854. had
been engaged in it fifty eight years.
NORFOLK CoBNTY.
Francis d. Fortier, young man of nine.
teen years, was shot in Quincy, last Friday,
by his employer Edward r. Pope. Some
dispute had arisen between them in settling
their accounts, and when the young man left
the house, Pope, i'll state of wild excitement
followed with musket, and fired upon him
with fatal effect. Pope gave himself up to the
authorities the same evening
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Geo. Il. Latin, late of the firm of Jessup &
Latin, paper makers, in Westield, sailed for
Europe last Wednesday, leaving behind him
large quantity OF notes of the firm lpon which
he had iraudulently obtained money. Only
about fifteen hundred dollars of the forged pa
per has yet come to light. He sailed under
the assumed name of EfHngham Hyatt.
The adjourned agricultural meeting in Bel.
chertown. Friday evening" 18th inst, was very
enthusiastic. The Cattle disease was dc.
clared "humbug" 1t was voted unanimous
y to have cattle show and fair Wednesday,
Oct. 3.
MAINE.
-Four brothers, in Exeter, recently, lin TWEEN.
ty-four consecutive hours, sawed, punched in
neat and workmanlike manner, and carried out
of the MILL thirty.six and one half thousand
shingles; barking their own bolts, and filing
their saw, within the time above mentioned.
The total vote OF the state at the recent
election, exceeds that of lS56,--runnng up as
high as $4,000 This is the largest vote
ever thrown. That Of September, 1856, reach
ing l20,9Tf, aud was nearly 10000 larger than
any olher vote, before or since, except that Of
this year.
On the 18th, Miss Christina Rocd, one of