Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-18

a respectable and industrious citizen, about
fifty years OF age, and leaves wife and large
family of children to mourn his untimey end.
The coroner held an inquest, Friday, on the
body of Que Peter Neill OF Quincy, who died
from wounds inflicted in fight a month ago
Stanton who struck the blows was arrested and
escaped from custody and is now at large.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Patrick Murphey has been arrested in Will
liamsburg, for throwing his sister-inlaw, Mary
Mckenna, down stairs, for ''words spoken in
debate" exceedingly derogatory to Patrick's
character. She is not expected to live.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The jewelry store of 4. A Williams, in
Springfield, was robbed, Friday evening, of
watches and jewelry valued at $500. The
clerk was absent at the ratification meeting in
Westfeld, which the burglar probably knew.
The Springfield Republican says the town
was agog, Friday morning, with the wonder
full sight presented in the heavens Rings of
bright colors surrounded the sun, and were
also visible in other portions of the heavens.
MAINE.
John Usher West, a farmers son in Frank
lin, Me-, recently disappeared, leaving no clue
for his recovery. In a letter which was found
IN his room he expressed the belief that they
had all go; the pleuro-pneumonia by using the
couldn't stand it, and was going into The woods
to die.
The trustees of the Kennebec Agricultural
Society have sent petition to the governor
and council, asking that special session of
the legislature may be called, for the adoption
OF measures to prevent, if possible, the intro
duction of the cattle disease into that state.
Michael Vannah of Nobleboro', was acct
dentaly and fatally poisoned last week. He
was using strychnine in poisoning some corn
to kill crows, and it is supposed that in han
ding the poison lie must have got some of it
on his tobacco. He died after suffering a few
days from the effects of the poison.
VERMONT.
There was a commemoration of the fftieth
anniversary of Runaway Pond" in Glover,
an address, and "reminiscences of the affair were
related by some of the party who let the pond
out The event proved a great blessing to
all that region.
There is to be a grand trial of engine COM
panies from all parts of the state of Vermont
and northern New York, at Montpelier, July
4th. Some $500 will be offered for prizes.
RHODE ISLAND.
Several capitalists in Boston have purchas-
ed quantity of land of Mr. Geo. j. Harris.
situated in North Providence, just over the
city line, Oh which to erect first class cotton
mill of 10000 splindles.
The Bristol Phenix mentions the recent of
the first new potatoes of the season, from the
farm of Samuel w. Church, on Poppasquash
They were of the jackson variety, and of I'M
usual size for the season.
Hon. w. H. S. Baylies of Bristol, editor of
the Phenix, is confined to his bed by very
dangerous illness. He was delegate to the
Chicago convention, and his system was I'M
favorably affected by climatic changes and the
WEAKNESS of travel.
The Lonsdale Company are erecting a new
cotton mill at Hunts Dam, near the Lonsdae
depot in Woonsocket, calculated to run 20, 900
spindles. This company commenced in 1927,
have $500,000 capital, and make cotton goods.
The small pine grove in the western suburbs
of the village OF Paw tucket has been inhabited
for several days by remnant of the Chippe-
was, full-blooded, hardy children of the forests.
CONNECTICUT.
The town authorities of Plymouth made a
seizure of seventeen casks of liquor, at the
Plymouth House, kept by Wadsworth & Vim
ing, on the I'd inst. Messrs. w. & V. were
fined $40 and costs.
The Litchfeld Enquirer says it never saw
greater number of inebriated individuals in
that town, than during the yisit of the menag-
erie on Friday the 9Th inst.
Isaac Smith of Newton shot an eagle in that
town on Tuesday, 18th, which measured u
feet from tin to tin