Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-11-21
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

are making preparations to commemorate his
death on the Sd of December. The public
meeting will be held in fremont Temple, and
the question chow can American slavery be
abolished" will be discuss d by many Of the
prominent abolItionSts.
John Fitzgerald, the convict, who attacked
three of lis fellow convicts in Charlestown
state prison, with a knife, in October last, was
sentenced to the state prison for ten years,
commencing after the expiration Of his present
term. Fitzgerald managed his own case with
considerable adrotness
The furniture store of A. II. Allen, in Dock
Square, with its stock and adjoining property,
was damaged by fire, Monday night, 10 the
value of nearly $4,000. Mr.. Aliens loss
alone will reach $4,000, on which he is in
sureI for $4,000 The fire was confined
chiefly to the upper story.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Samuel NJ Hale o. Low was seized with
fit, Saturday afternoon, while standing on the
platform OF the cars. He fell upon tile track
just as they were entering the depot, when the
baggage car passed over him, crushing both
his legs in the most shocking manner. He
died i'll one hour after a'nputatlon.
ESSEX COUNTY.
On Monday night, 18th inst, Lucy Matilda
wife OF Joseph BeIdle, arose in her Sleep
went to a closet, lighted match and accidently
set her clothing ON fire. Her husband was
awakened 10y the flash and found her lying
| on the floor envelOprd in flames She was so
injured hat she died on Saturday Her IA
ther Mr.. Firmin Ottignon, also died on Sat
urday, from the effects Of cancer-.Sdlem
Register.
| Thomas L. Jewett of Salem, and one of the
assessors, met with a serious accident last
| week. While using a screw driver, the i'm
| plement slipped and cut one of his eyes so
badly that it was feared the sight was com
! pletely destroyed, but it is hoped that the eye
may be saved
| BRISTOL COUNTY.
The ticket office OF the raiho Dad station in
Fall River was broken open Friday, and one
| hundred and forty four dollars in bills were
taken from the drawer
Ann McQuade, sesidng on Anamon street,
Fail River locked up two OF her children. ON
Friday last while she went out to work.
| They commenced playing with matches, when
the clothes Of the youngest aged 2 years,
| caught fire, and before she could be relieved
she was burned to death.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mr.. and Mrs Montague OF Sunderland cele.
braled ;heir tortieth marriage anniversary on
the evening OF the 9th, by Il social gathering
OF friends, singing OF ancient psalms, prayer,
| &c: Mr.. Montague is OF the sixth generation
i"iii iilo 14IEtioll diINNoAiN, WIZ GlllSIdlCu Ill
1899.
Thomas Harrington, employed on the Troy
and Greenfield Railroad, near Bardwell's ferry
in Shelburne, suffered a compound fracture of
the leg by the caying in Of a bank of earth on
Wednesday. A piece Of bone protrudcd
through the flesh 50 far as to require it to be
sawed off before it could be set
Geo. w. JONES Of West Deerfed had a
flock of249 sheep poisoned by eating laurel in
their pasture il few days ago, 90 Of which died.
1t was flock he had bought to feed, and
they were worth about 81 so each.
| HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Deacon Jason Stockbrdge Of North Hadey,
an active and much esteemed citizen of the
| town. and a deacon of the church since its
formation, died on Sunday. He was born
on the 18th day of February, so years ago,
and consequently had birthday but once in
four years.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
One of the clergymen in Berkshire county
lately announced from his pulpit that the local
paper Of the succeeding week would contain
poem, and such of his congregation as miss
ed reading it would lose valuable literary
treat. The poem was written by the clergy.
mans wife.
A young Maine girl belonging in Aroostook
county, who has been spending some time in
| Boston, returned to her home recently. She
had written to her father to meet her at Malta.
waumkeag. By some mistake or delay, he
failed to do so, and the young lady not wish.
ing to wait his coming, footed it" twenty
seven miles.
Counterfeit bills are in circulation at the
eastward, Of the following denominations =
Tens on the City Bank, Worcester, Mass;
tens on the City Bank, Manchester, N. H.;
twenlies on Railroad Bank, Lowell fives on
Pittsfield Bank, Pittsfeld. Mass.
AT Eaton Grant, in Aroostook county, re-.
Gently, James Ketch stabbed James Walton,
intiicting four wounds, which will probably
! prove fatal Ruin
VERMONT.
In the Vermont legislature, bill has been
introduced, based upon the suggestion made
by Rev. Mr.. Balch OF Ludlow, in an address
| before the Sons of Temperance, rear the be.
ginning of the session, providing that all pack
ages containing intoxicating liquor, brought or
| found within the state, not distinctly marked
with the name Of the sender and the sendee,
aud the kind and quality OF the liquor, should
by reason Of that tact be contraband, and liable
to be spilled without further ceremony.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
William Dickerman has presented US straw.
berries picked by the side OF the road in
Squog, yesterday afternoon, by Miss Sarah
Il. Onthank. One or two Of them were as red
ripe and luscious, as any picked in July Allan.
chester Mirror, 1871.
Mrs Sarah Ann Healey, who has been on
trial for several days in Manchester, for the
murder OF her husband, has been acquitted.
Her companion, X. $. Richardson, was con-
vicled OF murder in the second degree, which
secures him home in the state prison, for