Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-27
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

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The South Boston regatta, Monday after
noon, attracted grand gathering to the vicin-
lty OF Dorchester bay. in the club boat race
there were five entries, course a mile and re-
peat the Harvard" winning in 1898, and the
"Shamrock" coming in second in 1874 The
conduct Of the members of the "Sbamroek''
club appears to have been very brutal in de-
hberately and desgnedly fouling the "Bruno-
MA, which was running against them.
Inc city OF Boston has gained the case in
the supreme court brought by Cunningham,
lremlett, and WoOdman, against the city to
recover head money on alien passengers,
paId the city before May l, 1913, when the
law was altered requiring the payment to be
made to the commonwealth. The amount
claimed was large, the principal and interest
being about $80,000
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The Stony Brook railroad makes the follow
ing financial statement The capital stock of
the company is 267 300; cost of the road
Szo9,oo d. The gross earnings of the road
Tor the SIX months ending September 80, 1859
were 81, 9fl 81; expenses, S19645 u.
The Miss Esty, who left her friends in West
Newton, one day last week, to gather straw
berries, and was lost, walked to Boston, where
she appealed to the city crier for aid to return
to her parents in Maine. He kindly gave her
pass, and she is probably safe She was
crazed with inconsistencies
ESSEN COUNTY.
Two etfigics were found Tuesday morning.
suspended across Merrimack street. in Haver-
NIL. They were intended to represent Caleb
Gushing and George johnson, delegates to
baltimore, the latter from the seventh district.
mat OF Gushing was inscribed "a traitor to
ms country; Johnson's, "False to his constit-
uents, his country, and his God"
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Burton Wales, son of the keeper of the Wey-
mouth landing, while driving through East
Braintree, Saturday, was thrown from car.
rage, violently, to the ground, fatally fractur-
ing his skull. He was "A years Of age.
The Traveller announces the death of Enoch
Bartlett, Esq, of Roxbury at the age of 81
years. Mr.. Bartlett was one of the pioneer
members of the Massachusetts Horticultural
society, and was warmly devoted to the adj
vancement Of horticulture in New England. II
was upon his grounds, at Roxbury, that the
bartlett pear, now so famous, was first discov.
cred.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Douglas men in New Bedford had fight
enough in them, Saturday evening, to bring
out their artillery and the brass band, filling
the streets with their united roar. Several Of
the prominent citizens, whose buildings were
handsomely Illuminated for the occasion, were
serenaded on the near verge of Sunday morn
ing.
Isaac Palmer, a machinist in Fall River,
caused ms wife to be arrested, last Thursday,
for stealing his watch The parties had lived
unhappily, and separated the wife taking the
watch and pawning it through necessity. Her
counsel defended her on the points. ist that
the watch belonged to the wife, I'd, that a wife
cannot steal from husband, 3D. that a hus
band cannot testify against his wife
The Taunton Branch Railroad stands finan.
cially thus During the past year the earn
lngs were Sl56,920 03-as follows: For
1relghts 81, 722 So; passengers S83, 721 67 :
carrying the mail $1,000; rents S276. The ex
penses were Sl3l,72 II. The net profits of
the road were S25, 1877 AZ. During the year
the stockholders received a dividend of s per
cent The whole cost Of the road has been
little more than $312,000
The Taunton Gazette gives an account of
certain uncivilized barbarians, in that place.
who invade the gardens and grounds of the
citizens on Prospect and Dean streets, and
then strip and parade themselves for "a swim
IN the river" almost directly under the vim
dows OF the houses. They are to be prosecut-
ed, and they deserve to be tarred and feathered
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
uel Chapman Of Deerfield, was celebrated on
the l4th inst. The venerable Bridegroom has
arrived at the age of eighty-one years. and his
companion is III her seventy fourth year. Th,
SIX surviving children, married and settled
almost within sight Of the old homestead,
were present with their families
The (IraapfinId Eo1ot+, cd
that 'Eber Nash, of that town. now in Ills
o6th year, walked from his house, near Rev
Dr. Chambers church, to his pasture, on Shell.
burne mountain, distance of about two
miles, Monday morning, and drove home
Hook of sheep, before six O'clock an hour or
two before the young ladies and gentlemen
Of the village were up"
Pliny II. Briggs of Greenfield, arrested and
as usual for selling liquor in viola
ton of law, appealed from the decision and
left the court to find bondsmen, since which
time he has not been seen. This is not a case
of mysterious disappearance.
One of the postmasters in Franklin county
lately lost $500 at horse race on the race
course near Green, and livery stable keeper
In that vicinity was the winner.
George Thornton Davis, son of Wendell r
Davis OF Greenfield, has received, through II.
school at Annapolis, Md.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
On Monday last, Frank Eastman, a lad 70
years OF age, son OF the late A. S. Eastman.
OF Gilmanton, climbed into cart and passing
along between the cattle, jumped on one Of
them; the oxen became frightened and ran.
throwing the boy to the ground, and the wheel
OF the cart passed directly across his neck.
killing him instantly.
VERMONT.
The lightning played some startling freaks
last Saturday evening, in the town of Pitts
held 1t struck a school house in which n
singing school was in progress passed through
the hand OF young man sitting near the
chimney, and attacked the steel hoops of the
ladies, burning off their covering, melting the
clasps, and bending them into quaint and odd
shapes never intended by the inventor. Be
yond the injury to the young man, the burn
ing OF some clothing, and u very general
right no serious damage was done.
RHODE ISLAND.
The fall Of a staging at DR.. Il, p. Stewards
new house on Potawomut, yesterday, precipi
tated two workmen, named Arnold Young
and George Wilcox, from the roof to the
ground. Young was severely and it is feared
fatally injured, three of his ribs being broken,
and his shoulder disocated, while serious in.
ternal hurts are apprehended. Wilcox escap-
ed comparatively unhurt Both men are car.
penters and reside in East reenwich.-Proyi-
deaee Press, June 26.
CONNECTICUT.
Isaac Smith Of Waramaug, New Milford
last week shot very large eagle through its
neck with his rifle, The wings of the eagle
measured q feet from tip to tip. The bird
was only stunned by the shot, and gave vi
goro9s battle to Smith, much to the damage
of his personal appearance. The bird has
since been sold to =. 4. Barnum for s75.
Philander Cook Of Mortified. was killed nj
WaIlingiord saturday his horse having RIM
down hill and thrown his wagon upon him
with violence which was fatal. un wns