Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-02-25
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY:
PLYMOUTH COUNTY,


Frederick G. Packard and VIM Farrell,
each about II years old, the sons of wealthy
people in North Bridgewater, recently ran
away from home, and going to New York,
shipped as deck hands on vessel bound to
San Francisco. just as they were about to
sail on Wednesday, their "anxious parents
discovered their retreat, and took them home.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Several fatalities have occurred in this coun-
ty during the past week. On Wednesday in
New Bedford, Samuel Willkie, a widower, only
able to walk about upon crutches, shot himself
through the heart. Tuesday night, Hugh
Gillen, hostler, fell in a fit of intoxication
and died soon after.
Mr.. Chester Kellogg, of Taunton an anna.
BILE and worthy old gentleman, while carrying
pail of water into the house of his son, on
Wednesday evening, was taken with an apo
plectic fit and died in short time.
MAINE.
Miss Susan E. White of Bristol, Maine, died
recently from the effects of fall while skating.
She struck her head with great force upon the
ice.
The Bangor Wing states that Mr.. Reuben
e. Estes of Holden was shot through the hips
on the 18th inst, by the accidental discharge
of his gun while on hunting excursion, and
died from the effects of the wound on the 10th.
The Bath Times says that one firm has
shipped over fifty tons of smelts from that port
this winter, while many parties within fifteen
miles of Bath have shipped from five to ten
tons each. The shipment of Smells from
Bath and vicinity this year is but little, if any,
short of one hundred tons, and the season is
not yet over. The average price paid for them
by the shippers is five cents per pound.
RHODE ISLAND.
Several months ago, Morris C. Reisner of
Providanna lost valuo hla 1audsnopo paipt;ur
which he priced very highly, having brought
it himself from Europe. The officers were
| put some time after on the track of the sus-
| pected person, and on Thursday found the
! lost picture in house of ill-fame in that city.
! CONNECTICUT.
| The steamboat Tiger Lily, owned by the
| Citizens Steamboat Company, of Norwich,
was sold at auction, on Wednesday, at New
London, for $4,000, to the Harlem and Spuy-
ten Duyvil Navigation Company, henceforth
to run on the Harlem river.
A Mr.. Spalding of Wellington, who has
been subject to fits of insanity, not long since
arose at midnight, and made attempts to kill
his wife. Finally, he said he would "ry
Warren's way" and taking the water pail,
threw its contents all over her, and then
threw the pail at her, bruising and cutting her
face. But she succeeded in escaping to the
house of the nearest neighbor, where she ar
rived almost frozen.
An effort is being made by Prof. johnson Of
Middletown to secure for the Wesleyan Uni.
versty the valuable cabinet Of minerals which
were left in the institution by DIR. FRANKFORT
when he left for Europe. The sum necessary
to secure it is 81 200.
The Democrats of the fourteenth senatorial
district held convention at the house of Capt
Warner, in Putnam, on Wednesday, and nomi
mated Jeremiah Olney of Thompson candi
date for state senator.
The next Fairfield county fair will be held
at Danbury The residents of that place have
given the society 1926. Bridgeport offered
$500, and Norwalk offered $500.
The house of Levi Peet about one mile
south of Newtown, was destroyed by fire last
Sunday night. Loss about $500 ; no insur-
ance