Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-09
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

The handsome church on Bedford street,
formerly occupied by the congregation of Rev.
Mr.. Coolidge who has become an Episcopalian,
has been sold to a congregation OF Presbyter-
ians, who with their pastor, Rev. D. Magill,
commenced services there yesterday
The Cambridge correspondent of the New
York Post says that the young ladies of that
classic city are learning the manly art of self
defence, and the wife of the teacher of gym
nastics at the college is engaged in giving a
class OF the easiest young ladies in society,""
lessons i'll fencing, cut and thrust
The Rev. Arthur B. Fuller, formerly of Bos-
ton, and who for the last six months temper
ariiy supplied the pulpit of the Unitarian
Church in Watertown, has been invited to set
tie permanently with them, and will, we hear,
accept this unanimous call.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
In the Lowell Police Court, Frank Green
has been committed TO answer to the charge of
attempt at rape upon Mrs. McQuade. For
similar offence against a Miss Richardson, at
Dracut, in 1854, he was sent to the State Pris-
on Tor five years, and his term expired few
months ago.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Winslow M. Tribble of Plymouth, Mass,
committed suicide, Thursday evening, by
hanging himself 10 a bed post, during the abb
sence Of his family.
BRISTOL COUNTY
Wesley Arnold, an ntirm person. commit
ted suicide in Atteboro on Tuesday last, by
hanging himself to a bed post. He attached
strap to the post and belt around his neck,
then fastened a common crane-hook to the
strap and belt, and probably threw himself off
the bed
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Deacon David Allen of Montgomery left
home on Wednesday, to go to West Granville
to pay some money Getting as far as East
Granville, lie stopped at Rev. Mr.. Wells,
where he ate little, then started on. At
some distance from the house he was seen to
fall over in his wagon, and soon after the
horse was met and stopped. Mr. Allen was
found to be insensible, and taken to a neigh
boring house, where unsuccessful efforts were
made to restore him to life. As he was a
stranger in that town, and no papers were
found on his person, he was not identified till
j. M. Cooley of Westfield came along, who
recognized Mr.. Allen, having seen his horse
and sleigh under his shed that morning. The
horse and sleigh, with a messenger, was sent
to Montgomery To carry the sad tdings to his
friends, who came the next morning and con-
veyed the corpse to his home. 1t is said that
Mr.. Allen had previously enjoyed good health.
About $3.50 were found on his person.
VERMONT.
|, y. ~. OOouWln OF CaStet0n, who owns q
farm Of 800 acres, has built barn, 100 by go
feet, the past season, that cost between $1,000
and $1,000. There is cellar under the entire
length of the building, and the barn is SO ar
ranged that 100 head of cattle can be stabbed
in it,
There were 2,34S,776 lbs of butter and
| 1,266,658 lbs. of cheese shipped from the St.
Adams depot i'll 1859.
]. S. Lee of Montpelier went to East Mont
pelier on Tuesday evening, with $500 in his
| pocket, which he either lost or had stolen from
him before he returned the same night.
Daniel z. Thompson, the Vermont novelist,
editor, and Judge, has in press a new work
entitled "The Doomed Chief" Roger Will
liams, Elliott, the Indian missionary and the
brave and unfortunate Philip, figure largely in
| the story.
On Thursday morning the thermometer was
"a degrees below zero at ST. Johnsbury.
CONNECTICUT.
Edward Coffee, young man twenty-five
years of age, was killed by a man named
Michael Connel at Winsted, Sunday evening
| He was stabbed in the neck and abdomen, and
lived but two hours. The affair was the re-
suli of quarrel Connel was arrested.
There is "Still River Bank" at Winsted
which is described as the worst kind of
bogus concern. ~ L. Van Vert" is the
President, and he has taken pains to circulate
his bills in the British Provinces and at the
West One very bad thing about the matter
is that the concern is advertised in Thomp-
sons Note Reporter.
The Putnam murder is still mystery. Be-
fore Collins died. all he could tell of his MUIR
derer was that he was ga tall man" and "the
same man who attacked him near his house
few days before" On Friday, Dec. 80, Les
Ter Wilson and Nelson Wilson of Woodstock
were arrested ON confession Of VIM simpson,
Nova Scotan, that Lester Wilson confessed
70 y, MN that he killed Collins for an old spite
Inc parties were examined on Monday, the
"a. The trial created much excitement. The
partes were discharged, proving conclusively
an ano'' anu me principal witness was thor
ouglily impeachcd