Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-17
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY



The Franklin county teachers association
will meet at Coleraine on Friday and Satur-
tav, the 25th and Goth. L. w. Hubbard of
Easthampton, and other talented gentlemen,
will address the meeting.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Republican says that the approaching
session Of the grand jury in Springfield, which
commences next week, is driving quite num-
Der of the "modest and respectable" classes
from town, fearing that they may be called on
to testify in some of the liquor cases. The of
ficers have a pretty long list of names, and
the emigration will have to be large to include
| them all.
The case of DR.. Jacob Perkins, for keeping
a house of flame in Chestnut street, was
brought before the police court in Springfield,
on Tuesday, and the defendant, waving exam
nation gave bonds for his appearance at the
Superior Court.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The MiddlcseX county Sunday school con-
vention is to he held in the Unitarian church
in Watertown on Wednesday, 23d inst.
Geo. P. Wiggin, a son of Caleb M. Wiggln
of Lowell, committed suicide in Tewksbury on
Monday.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Two little children, aged two and four years,
sons of Mr. John Scott who resides in Abbott
Village, Andover, were drowned i'll the Shaw
shin river on Friday last week.
DIR. Tilton of Newburyport, has been arrest
ed on charge OF having been concerned in
the proceedings which resulted in the death of
Miss Caroline C. Roswell of Haverhil an
autopsy of the body of the deceased showing
her death to have been caused by miscar-
rage He has been held to bail in the sum of
$1,000
Rev. DR.. F. L. Dimmick, pastor Of the Con.
gregational Church in Newburyport since 1919,
died suddenly, on Wednesday, of heart dis
ease
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Some additional facts brought to light in the
alleged case of poisoning at South Weymouth
bear hard upon George G. Hersey. He has
been identified as having purchased strychnine
at the apothecaly store OF the Messrs. Miller
in Boston, some four weeks since. He said
he wanted it to poison dogs with. The body
of Mary Tirrel, which was buried in January
has been exhumed, and an autopsy made A
careful examination OF the body discovered
some evidences of impregnation. The con-
tents of the stomach will probably be analysed
by DIR. Hayes. 1t is hardly probable strych"
nine was administered in this case, as the
symptoms were unlike, and the girl lived
twenty four hours after being taken sick. The
iury in this case adjourned until Saturday.
The feeling against Hersey is very strong in
the town. The evidence is undoubtedly sui
fcient to have him committed tor trial before
the supreme court, by Justice Humphreys, on
Tuesday next, at Weymouth Landing.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Our fishermen are in luck this season. We
have recently recorded many great hauls" o
herrings and small fry, and the halibut fishery
has proved no less successful. Schooner
Daniel McPhee, at Gloucester, last week
from Western Bunk, brought in $4,000 pound:
of halibut, which were sold tor 81, 1876, and thu
schooner Cyrisca at the same port 10000
New Bedford Mercury.
| BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The fires which have been raging in the
woods at Hyannis have burnt over about siS
thousand acres, the damage being estimated n
more than $4,000. The fire originated iron
the nse of matches in the hands OF children.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The cattle disease, but not the terrible Mas
sachusetts malady has appeared in severa
towns in New Hampshire. AT Portsmouth
last week, the Boston veterinary surgeon ex
amned several cases, all OF which were widel,
different from the North Brookfeld distemper
The fire in Hillsborough and Bradt0r(
woods is still raging and is seriously endan
gering the Bradford Springs Hotel.
The varioloid, is reported to have appeared
in the family of Mr.. White, in the south par
of Deering.
| RHODE ISLAND.
There were 480 head of cattle, $50 live hogs
and 100 sheep, brought to Providence over III,
Worcester Railroad during the week ending
May 10.