Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-17
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND NlGlNli1.
The trial of Isaac +. Shepard late treasurer
Of the Peoples five cent savings bank IN Bos-
ton, commenced on Tuesday. The charge on
which he was tried was the embezzement of
$500 fir IN the bank on the 4th OF April, 1909.
John Woods of New Hampshire testified that
he had deposited that amount with some one
who looked like Shepard, but could not swear
to his identity.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Mrs. Mary Temple of Marlboro met with
periIous accident one day last week, while en-
gagged in her household duties. She was
standing with her back to the stove, when her
dress caught fire she had the presence OF
mind to wrap herself about with quilts, Which
extinguished the flames, but not until she was
severely burned.
One of the employees of the Lawrence cor
poration in Lowell has been arrested for OBJ
tanning some $500 of the Lowell Bank under
false and fraudulent representations. The
fraud was perpetrated on the 10Th of Septem-
Der, the swindler y. j. Dantorth, having
forged the names of citizens OF Lowell upon
draft for the above amount
BRISTOL COUNTY.
David Brown, a highly respectable citizen
of Somerset committed suicide on Saturday
last by cutting his throat with shoe knife,
and afterwards stabbing himself through the
heart with a butcher knife. He was in COM
Portable circumstances, and enjoyed the re-
spect and regard Of his neghbors and towns
men.
Asahel Stockwell was found dead at his res
idence in AssOnet Village, on Friday last. lie
had beer in depressed spirits for some time, on
account oil domestic Affections, which were
aggravated by the use Of opium and liquor.
He was formerly postmaster at Myricksyile,
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Mrs. Eliza Angel, formerly resident of
Taunton, and very well known in that vicni-
ty, died in North Providence, on Friday last
from a stroke of apoplexy. She was the
owner of large and valuable estates, and was
woman OF extraordinary shrewdness and
stability OF character.
The Fall River News of the 18th says that
during the past three mornings attempts have
been made to fire the premises OF Hon. Jere-
miah 5. Young of that place, In every case
the fire was eXtinguished without serious in
jury.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
On Sunday afternoon drunken frolc took
place at the house of Dwight Pervere, in
Dee"feld, in which one man was fired upon,
receiving 81 shot in his left breast. The whole
party were grossly intoxicated, and two of
them were arrested and committed to Jail. The
uOOfs ana WINDOWS Ill 1erFere house were
shattered to pieces.
The house and barn belonging to Worcester
f. Edwards, in Sunderland, was destroyed by
fire, Sunday night, supposed to have been the
work of an incendiary, as they were unoccu.
pied. Insured in the Franklin County Mutual
Tor $500.
Thomas ]. Atkins of Deerfeld was thrown
from Il horse, on Monday last, disIocating his
hip and breaking one of his legs. Miss AL
mira Butler of Warwick fell from a wagon,
the same day, breaking one of her arms and
receiving other injuries.
The following is the population of the differ
ent towns in this county as taken by the cen
sus Of 1850 and 1860, with the loss and gain in