Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-20
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The coffin plate was returned, but the unhap-
py girl was arrested and committed to jail.
The barn of Mr.. Bennett, in South Maiden,
was destroyed by fire, Saturday night, with
ten tons of hay, two cows, one horse, and ON
or light stock. 1t was an incendiary fire. The
house of Patrick Higgins, in West Cambridge,
was also burned Sunday morning. Loss $500
no insurance The dwelling house and
shoe shop of James Stewart, in Natick, were
destroyed Saturday night. Loss $500.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Charles f. Ripner, of North Bridgewater,
shot himself with pistol at his boarding
house in New Bedford, on Thursday. He had
shipped as second mate of the whaling bark
Antelope, which was to sail for Davis Straits
on that day, and il is supposed the cause for
the rash act was reluctance to return to sea.
He was about 25 years Of age.
There has been much disagreement in the
Bristol County Agricultural Society. Final
ly, a new society has been organized informal
ly, with Enoch Sanford of Raynham for chair
man, and Robert Adams of Fall River for Sc
cretary.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Mary E. GazelIe, once employed in the
family of Capt. Joshua Studley in West Den
mis-, broke into his house on Sunday night,
18th inst, and robbed it of S175, and quanti-
ty of valuable clothing. The Gazelle had
flown before she was suspected.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Charles G. Jones, who hourished in Hart
ford several years ago as theological student,
and who served term at Wetherstield for
robbing the store OF John Dean, Esq; and
who, two years ago last October, killed ped
dler near Russell, in Hampden county, Mass,
died of consumption in the state prison at
Charlestown, on Wednesday.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Greenfield Gazette relates as very
singular coincidence, that on the 10th instant,
while a messenger was on his way from Ash
field to Savoy to inform Anterior Hall Of the
death of his sister, Mrs. David Williams of
Ashfield, he met a messenger from Savoy, on
Ashield Plains, who was on his way to Ash
field to inform Mrs. Williams Of the death of
her brother, Mr.. Hall, who had died an hour
previous to Mrs Williams.
On Sunday, 18th, as Mr.. Benz. Green of Ber
nardston, was returning from meeting which he
had attended all day in his usual health, he drop
ped the lines and came near falling from the
wagon. He was near house and help was
called, but he almost Instantly expired. His
age was 68.
Henry Watt a citizen but not voter in
Deerfeld, brought a suit last week against
Henry Sheldon, constable, for putting him
out of the town hall on election day, in obedi-
ence to the order of the moderator. The con-
stable was fined 81 and costs, and appealed.
MAINE.
Mrs. Mary Fulton Ellis of Topsham, Maine,
died at the residence of her son, Deacon VIM.
Ellis of Upper Saltwater, on Sunday, 11th
inst, at the ripe old age of 81. Mrs. Ellis
had read the Bible through no less than eighty
timeS?-averaging once every year for four
ffths Of century.
NEw uANpSuIpE
On Thursday evening last, the republicans
of Marlborough brought out an old iron can
non to celebrate their victory. The cannon
was unskillfully loaded, and burst, instantly
killing two young men named Garland and
Warren, and severely injuring five or six 9TH
ers. Several persons in the vicinity narrowly
escaped injury.
Mrs. Woodman, quite an old lady, widow of
the late Mr. j. Woodman, of Rye, was found
on Thursday afternoon last, in well near her
house, drowned whether accidentally or in.
tentonally is not known. About six months
ago her husband fell from hay,loft in the
barn, and was killed.
CONNECTICUT.
Ellen S. Comstock, little daughter of Hen
ry S. Comstock, of Warren, eight years of
age, was instantly killed, on Tuesday of last
week, by the falling Of tree which was be-
ing felled near her fathers house. She went
to call the man who was telling the tree to
dinner.
Capt Jeremiah Holmes, the renowned gun
ner of Stonington, who perled his life to save
the place from pillage and fire. in the war of
1872, and his brave wife, who fired the first
gun at the news Of peace on the east bank of
MysticDRigars celebrated their golden wedding
at M sfSdge on the 8th The table was
sure 'iasd more than score of veneer
ableS Sc average ages was II years
The ehpple were made the recipients
of numerous BaAd valuable presents.
The Lewis Mills, at Uncasville, were enter
ed by burglars and robbed of large guam
tity of CLOTH Wednesday night, 18th. The
burglar-a young man 10 years of age, the
son of a farmer of neighboring town. was
arrested and the property recovered, but the
prisoner escaped from the officer before he
got him locked up.
Thomas Francis, aged 26 years, son of the
late Erastus Francis of Arlington, was found
dead under a cart near his barn, on Friday.
The cart body had accidentally fallen upon
him, and he had been dead some hours when
discovered.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The London Court Circular reports another
Belgravian elopement A young lady eloped
with her guardians under butler on Valen-
tines day, and nothing was heard of her
Whereabouts until a letter containing mar.
rage certificate was received from Mapping.
The lady, on coming Of age, is entitled TO
10000 year.