Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-10
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY,
,frnnIEsEN COUNTY.

where he was al work alone, upon the prem
iseS of his brother, James p. Buitertield. lie
was found i'll the mill terribly manged and
dead, his clothes nearly all torn from his body.
1t is supposed he was caught in the gearing
which runs the mill. He was a son Of the
late Col. James Butterfield, who was killed on
the railroad some seven or eight years ago.
On Friday last, as Mr.. Tilton of Ashland,
was riding through Mendon, near the center
of the town, his horse caught one of his feet
in hole in the road, and in making an effort
to disengage it, pulled bis hoof entirely from
his foot. The horse was killed on the spot.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Fall River News say Although
DIR. Wihdship, the strong man lecturer, may
lii dozen kegs of nails, we challenge him to
"Gf" some OF the notes now, floating about in
the business community. II he could do so,
he would be great bcnetacgor in times OF fl
nanrlal crises"
In Fall River two girls, one named Annie
Carr, and the other known as 'Irish Mary"
and also rejoicing in the eUphOnioua alias Of
nmpdadoodledo" have been detected in
shoplitting, and missing goods were found on
searching the house OfOne Tom Collins where
they lived,
Joseph Kingsbury postmaster at East Fox
boro', was found dead in his barn the other
day Report says he is supposed to have been
killed by his horses. a coronerS inquest has
been ordered to elicit the facts.
Lindsey w. Poole was arrested at New Bed
ford, on Thursday night, for stealing hens.
He was put in the station house, where he
hung himself during the night
NANTUCKET.
The Nantucket Inquirer suggests that a
Small cotton factory" should be established
in shat place in order TO "bring the town up
again" 1t would pay well, the Inquirer
thinks. and the town itself could furnish all the
labor, Once the whaling business kept all
hands busy but times have changed.
The house OF David G. llussey, in Nan
tucket was set on fire, the other day, by "the
excessive heat Of the chimney )" and this heat,
1t Is said, was occasioned by furnace in the
cellar used for baking teeth.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
At Sutton, n. H., on Wednesday last, while
while Mr.. Louis Baker was away from home,
his wife went into II neighbor's, leaving two
children in the house, the oldest only five
years of age. When the mother returned the
house was in flames, and before the children
could be rescued they were both suf1cated by
the smoke. The house was entirely de-
stroyed.
Granville b., IA, and Sabin P, II, sons of
Austin A. Bradford of Blakeville, (Rindge,
were drowned while skating on Thanksgiving
day.
AT Troy, n. H., on the day before Thanks
giving, two sons of Stephen B. Farrar-JOhn-
ME s., aged Y years, and Charlie Dan, aged
10 years-were missing Tue father heard
that they had gone to skate upon small pond.
On approaching the spot, he saw the boys
caps on the ice, when lie rushed forward, and
before he was aware of it had stepped into the
hole where his sons had fallen, and was him.
salt ,o,Ir hale /. A.
he extricated himself with much difficulty
He went to the village, procured help, and the
dead bodies Of his two sons were booked out
from the bottom of the pond, where they had
been some four hours.
RHODE ISLAND.
In Kingston, r. l., last Thursday, Welcome
Arnold, an employee of the Stonington road
was injured at the depot, by being thrown be-
tween the platform and cars while attempting
to enter freight car when the train was in
notion His injuries were not serious
though he has been obliged to leave his place
for short time. This accident gave rise to
report that a man had been killed at Green
witch station.
CONNECTlCUT.
In Groton, Friday afternoon, while a num-
Der OF wOrkmen were putting up a building
for the storage Of cars, portion OF lhe roof
fell, breaking the back OF one OF the workmen
and severely injuring five others. The build
ing upon which the work was going on was an
old wooden structure which had been trans
ported from Stonington.
The population OF Connecticut in 1860, will
not vary 200 either way from 100000. This
shows a healthy growth since 1850, when the
population was $40, 79l. In 1890 the census
revealed 238, l4l 25l ,002 in 1900; 262 042 in
l8lO: 2lo ,2O2 i'll 1920; 297 ,675 III 1880: 397,
97S in 1910.
Mortimer S. Yidetto of Brdewater in Itch.
field county, has been sent to the state prison
for life for killing his two daughters, Phebe
Ann aged 10, and Lucy, aged H. He did the
deed in Il frenzy OF anger because the children
would not consent to join the Shakers. 1t is
pleaded that he was insane, and thereby per.
haps, he escaped the scatfold
The Litclfipld Enquirer states that the
trouble OF Charles Church of that town had in
Vermont where he went with requisition
from Gov Buckingham to bring o. A. Burton
to this state to answer to 4 charge of obtain
ing $4,000 from the 'Litchfeld Bank on false
pretenceS, growing out OF an error in the name
it being Oscar instead of Oliver as he had
it. A new requisitlon will be procured, and
| Burton held te answer the charge.
The Rev. T. Il. Waterman has resigned the
pastoral charge of the congregational church.
III ~ take eject OH lE ISL OF
February, and the resignation has been ac-
copied The Transcript says Says MIR. Wa
terman will leave many warm friends whose
hearty wishes for his future prosperity will at.
tend him"
Hon. Isaac Backus of Canterbury fell from
| beam IN his barn and was taken up for dead
| lie was insensibie Tor several hours but is
now in a fair way CT recovering from his in
! jury
The receivers of the Woodbury. Bank adj.
verlise to pay 20 per cent upon tine bills Of the
bank, in addition to the 50 per cent heretofore
| paid. They will also pay dividend TO depos.
| itors.
The Nameaug Fire Company of New Lon.
| don have generously rendered their services
to the citizens of Norwich. in case OF confa-
| grafton. and made arrangements with the rail.
road company for expeditions conveyance to
| the latter city whenever wanted during the
| disorganiZed condition OF the Norwich fire de-
partment.
The steamer Washington Irving, while Iy-
| ing at Goodspred's landing, was visited by
some thief, who broke open trunk, and stole
Sl36 therefrom. 500 belonged to Mr.. Ven
tres, the bar keeper and S35 TO MIR Smaller,
the first mate, of Haddam
Messrs. Futon & Fenton of Mansfield Cen,
| tire have planted nine acres of cranberry vines
| during Tie past summer and tall, III swamp
good for nothing else from which they will
probably derive a handsome profit. The
meadow Is flooded during the winter to pro-
tect the vines, and the boys have fine skat.
ing pond
New counterfeit bills on the jew tt City
Bank, Jewett City, Ct, Of the denomination
of ten dollars, are in circulation The plate
is entirely different from that issued BIS the
bank One OF the characteristic marks Of the
counterfeit is the head OF Washington in the
right lower corner, with the figure ten lust