Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-07-20
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

! State street capitalists, ana mas IN Ills pocket
the authority Of the government to remove the
post Office to Summer street, where he will
undoubtedly be sharp enough to keep it here
after. The post Office is TO be moved on the
Isl of October.
In the year 1912, Boston did not have a
single lawyer One Thomas Lechford came
over in that year with the intention of prac.
ticing, but failed. The time for lawyers says
Drake, had not yet arrived. The governor
and magistrates thought themselves compe-
tent to decide all matters of difference be-
tween man and man.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The silk fringe and trimming mandatory
| Of Charles Rookie & Co., at Maiden Centre,
caught fire Tuesday evening and the stock
was ruined, and the interior of the building
and machinery in the lower story much dam
aged Loss estimated to be $4,000 to $1,000.
Insured on machinery $4,000 and on stock
! $4,000.
| A young printer, named WEIGH, fell, We'd
nesday, from Catholic excursion train, while
passing through Braintree, and was instantly
killed. He rashly ventured upon the top of
the train, and was knocked off while passing
under bridge.
The two hundred and fifty-sxth anniversary
of the discovery of the Merrimack river, oc-
cured on Tuesday, 18th inst, it having been
discovered by Samuel de Chaplain, the found.
er of the city of Quebec and discoverer of the
lake WHICH bears the name, on the 18th of
July, 1854. = 80
BEtKsHIRE COUNTY.
H. N. Deans large tannery in South
Adams, together with machinery, stock, SC,
was destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning.
Loss $4,000, no insurance. Isaac Dean, Mr..
Deans father, who had been sick for some
weeks, died while the tannery was burning.
The works will be rebuilt Immediately.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The little son of L. M. Packard was drown
ed on Wednesday of last week by falling into
a barrel set in thr ground to secure water from
the house, which contained only six inches of
water
The once elegant house and grounds of
Daniel Webster, at Marshfeld, are in decay
An admission fee of twenty-five cents is
charged to those who enter the mansion
ESSEX COUNTY.
The muster of the Essex county fremen,
in Lynnfeld, Wednesday, was very lively
and spirited. Six companies contended for
the prizes, the first OF W. ich was won by Ea-
gle No. of South Danvers and the second
by Mechanics No. l, of Gloucester. The
pIizes were silver trumpets.
Helen M. Shaw, widowed housekeeper
for a gentleman in Gloucester, has brought an
action against James Riggs of Swampscott,
for committing felonious assault upon her
person under very atrociouS circumstances.
He succeeded by choking her till she was
helpless.
Capt Geo P Fisk of Beverly, while in his
boat alone, fishing, on Thursday last, is sup
posed to have been drawn overheard and
drowned, while taking in the sail. The boat
was found with the sail hanging over her side,
and the hooks all baited Capt. Fisk was
about 81 years of age, and leave Il wife and
two children.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Five colored boys have been arrested in
New Bedford for committing a series of petty
arcenles Ill the grocery store of George W.
Macomber. The pilferers were all sent to the
house of correction
BARNSTABLE COUNTY.
Cynthia s. Norway, for some time post
mistress at East Brewster, has resigned that
position, and John Robbins has been appoint
ed in her place. The marriage list of the
same week contains the following announce
ment:
In Brewster, I'd inst, John Robbins to Cynthia s.
Norway.
There must have been some log-roling
about that appointment.
CONNECTICUT.
Eleazer Barrett, young colored man of
considerable culture, is to deliver the address
before the alumni of the normal school at
New Britain, this year. He is himself grad.
uate of the institution, and for the last five
years has been principal of high school in
Philadelphia
village named "Attawaugan, " in the north
part of Kilingly, is growing rapidly Messrs
Norton & Blackstone of Norwich are erecting
a mill, 1853 by 6S, for running two hundred
looms.
The Company at Williamsville (Kilngly)
are going to add 100 feet to their mill, and erect
a oardng house and number of dwelling
houses for their operatives. The mill, as en-
larged, will contain two hundred and fitty-six
looms.
A turtle, marked in 1914, has been brought
into the Office of the Rockville Republican by
John L. Abbott of Vernon.
The New England Company of Rockville are
erecting new stone building, two stories
high, and l20 feet long by SO wide
The population of New London, according
to the census taker, is 10000.
The Second Congregational church of Nor
witch celebrate the centennial anniversary of
its organization, on Tuesday, July "A. The
Rev, DIR. Bond, the pastor, delivers an histori-
cal address in the morning. and in the after
noon there will be a social gathering All for
mer members of the church are respectfully
invited to be present.
RHODE ISLAND.
One of the passengers on the Stonington
steamboat train Tuesday night, in the incipi-
ent stages of delirium tremens, leaped from
the cars when going at the highest speed The
train was stopped, and the deuded man was
found entirely sobered by the shock, and with