Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-25
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY,



The contents of the wine cellar of the late
Mr. Thorndike were sold at auction, Wednes-
day, attracting a large gathering OF connois'
seurs and admirers. The sale also included
large varieties of old and rare wines imported
by Washington Irving and various other gen.
tlemen, many years ago.
The fourth lecture of the Fraternity series
was given by Mrs Caroline H. Dali of Boston,
Wednesday evening, on the Progress of the
Woman's Cause" Mrs. Dall's lecture was a
defence of rightful equality of the sexes in re-
spect Of education, vocation, and civil posi-
ton, happily illustrated and enforced by copi-
GUS and interesting references to history.
AT the Stock Board in Boston, on Tuesday,
Western Railroad shares sold at fifteen per
cent above par, Boston & Providence at ten
and quarter do, and Fitchburg at four do,
while thirteen and half above par was asked
for Boston & Maine, ten and a quarter for Bos
ton & Worcester, and ten for Old Colony Rail
road.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The Prescott schoohOuse, in the east vii.
lage of Somerville, caught fire in the base
ment, about noon, Tuesday, and was damaged
some 5000 By the discretion of the teachers,
the children were all cleared from the building
without general panic, or the least injury,
and the school was resumed in the afternoon.
A boiler used for heating the Suffolk Mills
in Lowell, exploded Wednesday forenoon, in.
stantly killing Walter w. Briggs, the tempo
rary foreman, and, it is feared, fatally injuring
Charles e. Stearns, an overseer in the mills.
The whole works were stopped for the day.
ESSEX COUNTY.
One of the most serious losses in connection
with the fire at Salem on Sunday, was that
sustained by the Cadets, in the destruction of
complete set of their records. They were
organized July 10, 1888, and their records
which were destroyed embraced the full min
uteS of the proceedings of the corps up to the
present time.
BRISTOL COUNTY
Rev. Mr.. Brigham of Taunton, in his ser.
mon on Sunday, severely criticised the part
taken by christian men in the demonstrations
made in behalf of the Prince of Wales, young
man who has as yet no antecedents to entitle
nm to adulation, and who, judging by several
generations OF his ancestors never will have.
John Hancock, late mate of bark Helen, was
logged on Commercial wharf, New Bedford,
Tuesday, by several of the crew of ship Cham.
pion. 1t was said that he abused the men of
the Ellen shamefully on her late voyage and
their friends, on hearing the facts, took the
above way of expressing their indignation
John Z. Sanford, who formerly command.
Ell number OF sailing vessels from the port
A'iA Ati'CiJ "dS CoHNeyG Gu week or TWO
since to the insane hospital at Taunton
coon weighing six pounds was killed in
Falrhaven, Monday evening by VIM Webb,
Jr., and Chas Coggeshall, which makes the
second one killed there within week
Mr.. Darius Davis, at Westport Point, has
twenty seven Canada pumpkins on one vine
NANTUCKET.
The store of Messrs. B. & T. Folger, in
Nantucket, was lately entered and robbed of
five or six barrels of flour reward of $50
has been offered by Messrs Crosby & Gardner
Tor the detection of the thieves
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Mrs. Henry Pinkham of Springfield was
severely burned about the head ana face, while
ironing, by the explosion of a small metallic
lamp containing fluid which stood near her
on the table. The lamp was of common
pattern, with two wicks, and was tightly closed
but 1t had been burning some time probably
heating the fluid and thus generating gas.
One side Of the lamp was entirely blown away
and was found in fragments. Mrs. Pinkham's
condition, Wednesday, was very critical.
The second 'trendly game of base ball
between the Farmers club of Sixteen Acres,
Springfield, and the Seminary club of vii
bralam, came off on Saturday, Oct 90 at the
invitation OF the former, resulting in the defeat
OF the Seminary club, the tallies running SO
lor the Farmers to 20 for the Seminary boys.
Ihe scores were as follows, viz -