Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-20
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY,


M1DDLEsEx COUNTY
The residents OF Belvidare, near Lowell.
were awakened from sound sleep early on
Wednesday morning, by the shaking of their
houses, making quite rafting amongst the
crockery. A friend suggests that it might be
the tread Of the Wide Awakes at the great
meeting in Boston that night
Charles IL. Arlen of Lowell, has in his pos
session cabinet of twenty-seven hundred
coins, many of which are rare and antique
specimens There are in the collection MANY
old Roman COINS two thousand and more
years old, and large number OF rare Ameri-
can and other coins
AT a dance in St0neham Thursday morn
ing, difficulty arose between Tim Cunnff of
that town. and John Bagey of Boston. John
assaulted Tim with knife, and inflicted two
severe wounds, one OF which severed an artery
in the neck, and the other passed into the right
groin Cunnifs injuries are supposed to be
fatal
ESSEX COUNTY.
The burial Of the late William Higgins, of
Newburyport, was celebrated, Wednesday,
under the catholic ritual. Fifteen priests took
part in the services, and thousands OF people
gathered in the solemn sanctuary, m0urntul
from the drapery, and more sad in its impress.
sions from the light of the stained windows
and the candles burning upon the altar where
The apple crop in the town OF Salisbury is
estimated at over 10000 barrels. AT the
Point, between the bridges, 1900 barrels of
good winter apples have been gathered this
year, which is more than double the quantity
ever raised there before.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The hall, library and reading ROOM of the
Young Mems Library Association, in Taun
ton, was publicly dedicated on Tuesday even
ing last. Speeches, dedicatory and congratu-
latory, were made by several of the clergy
men and distinguished citizens of the town,
and the association started anew under circum.
stances OF much thrift and promise.
The manufacturers aud water takers in Fall
River and vicinity are complaining seriously
OF scarcity of water in that vicinity. In some
of the mills but half the looms are in opera
ton, and sill less number in others. The
water in the Watuppa pond is four feet five
inches below the full pond"
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
One Of the most shocking murders ever per-
petrated in Berkshire county occurred at Al
ford, Tuesday evening. The wife of Uriah
Reed, who was stopping at the residence of
her father, John b. Van benson, was ap
preached by her husband and shot dead. She
had left him some time before account Of
i'll treatment, and this fatal act was committed
for revenge Reed has been arrested.
NIerrick Ross Of Pittsteld was badly injured
by the stumbling of his horse, while riding
over the West street railroad bridge in Pitts
field, en- Wednesday. His skull was fractured
and it is feared he cannot recover.
The Rev. Dr. Todd was surprised on
Wednesday evening by call from quite a
number Of his parishioners at the parsonage,
who left with him birthday present Of Sl38
in god-the Rev. genteman's Goth birth day
occurring on the 9th. The doctor very APP
propriately acknowledged the compliment.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Solomon Stoddard, a venerable citizen OF
Northampton Mass, has just died in the Goth
wear of Ills age. lie was the father of Nj.
Stoddard, who with Mr. Andrews, wrote a
weknown Latin grammar, and also of David
Tappan Stoddard, the distinguished missiona-
nv to the HISTORIANS.
MAINE.
The typhoid fever is prevailing to an alarm
ing extent in Lewiston. One entire family,
consisting OF Mrs. Tibbetts and three daugh
tiers, have been cut off by that disease within
a few weeks.
The apple harvest in Maine the present year
was never parralleeI before The Bangor
WING recommends that those OF its readers
yho make cider should use only new white
ash barrels or kegs.
Joshua Hill, an able member of the Penob-
scot bar, and custom house officer at HAmp-
den. died on Friday last lie was born in
Limerick, and graduated at Yale College in
1884.
RHODE ISLAND.
Sam Hicks, a fellow, who robbed a Fall
River gentleman OF $780, in 1865, was arrest
ed and escaped by means of STRAW ball.
came back TO Providence recently as ICON
dmor." The other day he Cos drunk, aud
was found stretched out upon the sidewalk,
by an officer who recognized him. He is now
in Jail.
Two fellows named Fred Ebeahaus aud
Augu tus Harris have been arrested in Prov
dence for playing the sympathy game"
They assumed various characters. Some
times they were disabled music teachers wish
ing to get to Richmond, Va, sometimes dis
tressed picture dealers wishing to get home to
Belgium and sometimes something else.
They prove to be New York thieves on "a
starring tour"
CONNECTICUT.
1t hiss been stated that the Spragues were
about to build a new village near Baltic, but
the project is likely to fall through on account
of the exorbitant charges for land damages
exacted by some of the proprletors adjoining
the privilege.
Aiphonso Durham, 16 years old, son of
Spencer Burnham OF East Hartford, cut his
throat with an axe, about three weeks ago
The wound was not considered dangerous, but
u physician was called fortnight after the ac.
cident The wound became worse, and he
finally died of lockjaw.
The citizens OF Bristol went TO house re
puted to be a house OF i'll fame, Tuesday night,
and after setting everything out doors, nailed
up the house. 1t has not been opened since.
The whaling fleet from New London have
not been any more successful this year than
they were last. News from them does not
give an average OF 100 barrels each The
whales have gone to the ice regions and are
shy.