Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-14
General News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

On the night of the 18th inst, the store of
ID. Webster 4 Co.. dealers in paper, Irvine,
and cordage, on Broad street, Boston, was
burned The building was of brick and five
stories high. The flames communicated
through rear windows with the large crockery
warehouse of French, Wells & Co.. on Milk
street. While the flames were raging in
this building, a considerable portion of the
brick wall fell over upon the roof of the store
of 5. W. Waldron, crushing the building flat
and destroying the entire stock in an instant
French, Wells 4 Co. had stock of crockery
ware valued at from $4,000 to 100000. on
which they had S35, 900 insurance. S. Wal
dron had a stock of crockery ware worth
$4,000, on which there was $4,000 insur-
ance. d. Webster & Co. were insured for
$4,000 Their loss will cover their iusur-
ance. The total loss by this destructive fire
will amount to about 100000.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
From a passenger who came from Groton
junction this morning. we learn that the store
of IL. a. Woods, near the depot in that vii
lage, was entered last night by means of false
keys, and lot of clothing, two watches, and
other valuables taken. The thieves also
opened the safe by means of false keys, and
stole between S400 and $500 in money!
LoiceH Citizen, 18th.
About noon, on the 10th inst, piece of
woods and some stump land on which cord
wood was piled, in Newton Centre, was burn
ed over to the extent of some $50 acres.
Sparks from a passing locomotive caused the
fire.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Charles Wilson was arrested in New Bed
ford on the 18th inst, for passing forged
check Of S25 ON Jerry Donahue, grocer. Viii
son is mulatto, and arrived in New Bedford
from Boston on the 10th.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Capt. Asaph Swift of Falmouth about eigh-
ty years Of age, was found dead last week on
his farm, with his wagon upon him, supposed
to have been upset by accident He had been
from his house but short time.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
-Four of the sophomores at Amherst Col
lege, engaged in the recent ducking of
freshman, have been suspended for the sum-
mcr.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Lieut.. j. W. Fletcher has opened recruit
ing office in Greenfield for the DIST regiment.
HAAiPDEN COUNTY.
a new organization for military drill, has
been formed in Springfield by some fifty or
sixty Of the Irish citizens of that place. whose
services will be rendered to the government in
case Of foreign war.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The tailor shop in Manchester occupied by
Geo. Redo and Frederick Allen was destroy
ed by fire on the 10th inst Loss on stock
$1,000.
The Nashua Atheneum has voted to present
Its collection Of books to form the basis of a
public library, if the city will appropriate 500
each year to add to its means of usefulness
a pack of wolves are infesting the north
side OF the Androscoggin river at Shelbume
They visited the sugar orchards and followed
and frightened one man.
VERMONT.
A letter to person in Brandon. from Shin
Island, says that Vermont private on guard
there fell sick one night and was taken to the
hospital, where the soldier gave birth to a
child. The soldier and the young recruit are
doing we'll
The liquor manufacture was formerly quite
extensive at Woodstock About 1925, nearly
5000 barrels of distilled liquor were annually
produced for several years, The great tenn
perance movement killed the business in that
locality in 1910.
RHODE ISLAND.
In Providence, the 18th inst, a daughter of
Matthew Reed, aged about four years, was
badly burned She was playing with matches,
WIFI lltT uItSS GduBll lIts burning Iltr arms,
shoulders and face severely.
The Newport News states that lady named
| Wilcox, who resides near Wexford. gave birth
recently to four bouncing boys The happy
father Of these newly arrived youngsters is a
private in the fifth battalion Rhode Island cav
airy.
Moulton Aldrich, an engineer on the Pfovi-
dence, Hartford, and Fishkill railroad, resid-
ing in Providence, had his right leg broken on
the 18th, by getting it jammed against piece
Of timber, while in the act of bleaching a car.
Mr.. Owen Smith, of Valley Falls, was
kicked by horse on the llth inst, which re-
suited ina compound and comminuted fracture
OF the leg, about four inches above the ankle.
1t is hoped that he may recover, notwithstand-
ing cases Of like nature sometimes terminate
in lockjaw.
CoNNEcrIcur.
The Mineral Springs satinet factory of
Solva Converse 4 Sons, at Stafford Springs,
was burned on the 10th, with all the contents
and outbuildings. The value of the mills
and machinery is about $4,000.
A joint stock company for the purpose of
working the soapstone quarries little west
of Wolcottvile has been organized with a
capital Of SIS, 900.
The drug store of VIM S. Tyler, in Nor
witch, was damaged by fire on the 18th inst. to
the extent of $1,000.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
| In New York on the 10th inst, a man who
has given his name as VIM. Howes. n native
Of Boston, went into u German lager beer sa-
loon and after calling for glass of lager,
went into the yard attached to the premises
and inflicted a dangerous wound in his throat
seyering the jugular vein. He was discoy-
cred almost Immediately and taken to the
New York hospital, where his wound was
dressed He acknowledged having commit
ted the act with desire to end his life, urg-
ing as an excuse that he had always been dis
sipated, and desired to kill himself to avoid
felon's death. Doubts are entertained as to
his recovery from his wound.