Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-11-19

of Boston and vicinity The republicans are
preparing 20 make straight nomination and
the names of Hon Moses Kmball Hon Chas.
b. Hall, Col. Newell \. Thompson, PeIeg w.
| Chandler, Esq, and other excellent men are
mentioned in connection with office OF mayor.
Two or three days since, a gentleman lost
| $500 in two bills on the Bank OF Commerce.
| On Friday last, two little Irish bo5s preset led
| themselves to one of the brokers i'll State street
and offered to sell them for fifty cents apiece.
! The broker paid the demand, took the bills,
| hunted up the mghtiul owner, and restored
| them.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The city council OF Newburyport has voted
| 500 to constable Wooster Smith, ior shooting
a burglar when in the act OF entering house
! III that city, with intent to steal
On Thursday forenoon us NJ. Asa Durgln,
who was employed in the quarry at Hodgkins'
! Cove, Gloucester, was engaged IN hoistng a
large rock, the chain which held it broke, let
ting the stone fall, which struck Mr.. Durgin
on the neck, killing him instantly.
On Tuesday last, Mr.. Timothy j. George of
East Parish, Hayerhill, aged eighty one years
and eight months, walked from his house to
near Mr.. John Hoyt's at Kcnoza Lake, where
he was found seated by the fence dead.
! The shoe trade, like all other business, was
| langushing last week. One of the Havcrhil
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home to discharge all cutters. The Newbuy-
| port Herald cautions workmen 10 be prepared
for an unsettled period.
The Bartlett mills, in New buryport have
declared semrannual dividend OF SIX per ct.
which makes them eleven per cent for the year.
The past season Las been one of prosperity to
most OF the manufacturing establishments Of
Essex county
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Ia, - (.,I.. in East Rr
tree, was broken into, Thursday night, and
robbe@ OF spoons and other articles OF silver
ware, to the value OF between $3.50 and $500.
MARTHA's VINEYARD.
Mrs. Mary, wife OF Capt. Gus Tilton, was
in Dr. Fishers new Touring mill in North lis
bury ON Wednesday last, " hen her clothes
caught in the gearing and her left leg was
drawn between the machinery and crushed in
the most painful manner. The limb was am
putated above the knee.
HAMPDEN COUNTY
Porter Kellogg, 1Ormerl,' OF Springfield, ard
police officer at the depot has been arrested
ON suspicion Of being Implicated in the late
| Adams express robbery. He was arrested in
! Amherst where he bought farm last spring.
| Louis Stebbins and the brothers Roberts, PIE
vously arrested have been bound over iUr
trial in the sum Of $4,000 each.
The seectmen OF Holland have annulled
| their regulations concerning the bringing OF
cattle into that town or driving them through
ii. The people Of that town begin to think
| the cattle disease humbug.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The wife OF Smith Phillips OF Williamsburg,
who has been carrying on Tor three or tour
years, a system OF shop-litting from the stores
OF Williamsburg and Northampton, las been
| arrested, and bound over Tor trial. She had
two daughters, aged II and 10 years who were
arrested with her, but were subsequently dis
charged. The parties have always been con-
sidercd respectable, and these developments
have caused considerable excitement,
The good housewives in Ware and vicinity
have during the last few weeks been greatly
troubled with clothes line thieves. One Eras
tus Goodale has been arrested Similar dep
relations have also been made in Brooktied
and other towns.
George Gordon, d youth Of Augusta, las
been brought before the Municipal Court for
voting before attaining the age OF u years.
He is bound over for trial ut tine Supreme Ju.
dcial CONT
a few days since, Philip Morrills house in
Glenburn, was destroyed by fire, with nearly
all the furniture, 100 bushels OF potatoes, and
$50 bushels OF gram.
Prof. 0. 5. Fowler has been seriously ill in
III liz ID CuilF 'tiSSCtlll ON III
soon be able to lecture i'll Bangor and other
cities again.
The Bungor Wide Awakes are agitating the
subject Of IL demonstration in honor OF the re,
publican victory, soon TO come OFT in that
city.
The official presidential vote of Maine is as
follows -Lincon s57 1913; Douglas, 1882 !
Breckenridge, 6649; Bell, 1913.
VERMONT.
On Monday, l2Jh inst, Peter Maynard, a
man about a years OF age, was instantly killed
while blasting in the quarry Of the Brandon
lime aud marble company, at Whiting. He
leaves wife and child.
The legislature has before it an excellent bill
for the Suppression OF prize fighting, making
any persons engaged in one OF these brutal
exhibitions Liable TO ten years Imprisonment,
or a fine OF $4,000.
The dwelling house. barns, out buildings,
and crops in the barns belonging to Franklin
Seyerens Of Rockingham, W., were consumed
by lire on Monday night last. Insured for
$500.
The friends of MiddIebury (vt) college
have raised $4,000 to be appropriated to the
erection OF a new building Tor college purpose 5.
The corner stone was lald ON the Isl inst.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Abel Ward, aged ~ ears, ialher of Thomas,
Joshua, and other wards OF Winchester was
thlo from his wagon while descending the
steep hill near Asiuelot, on the west road
from Mortified, last week Thursday after.
noon, and was SO seriously injured that he died
| on Friday.
Two barns belonging to James Baker OF
| North Weare, n. H., were destroyed Thu sday
night by an iucendlary fire. The bans con
tanned Is tons OF hay, which was also destroyed.
The loss is estimated at Sl40O
RHODE ISIANn
Prof VIM. +. Webster, graduate Of Brown
| University i'll the class OF 1902 and later pro.
lessor OF chemistry in Washington College,
| Pa. died on the 18th inst. For sometime sub
sequent to 1852 lie was instructor in practical
chemistry in The institution where he was ed
ucalud
The house of Elijah Gray, in Bristol, was
entered, Saturday night, and robbed Of lot
OF silver spoons. The family heard a noise,
and several OF them arose in time to see the
burglar leave the premises.
Inc Baptist church and society in Warren
have extended q call to Rev. Amos Fletcher
| Spaulding OF Boston, to become their pastor.
CONNECTICUT.
One OF tho floor managers at the Lincoln
and hamln bali, Thursday night, lett the hail
about II O'Clock to accompany his wife home,
He was expected TO return But he didn't
Reason why person applied for bOard-yOuug
person-wide awake-nine pounds-gay boy
Great enthusiasm i'll tile family. All WE'LL
NorWich BuLktin.
Mrs Margaret Mccarthy has been arrested
and bound over, charged with being connected
with her husband III the ncendialsm which
resulted in the loss OF the barn ON the estate o
Oliver Sanders, South Woodstock, in tie lat
ter part of September.
The schooner Jane NJ. Brainard of Portland
went ashore OH Long Island, some two week,
apo. and was not 90; off lil ErillaN lhe ON