Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-28
General News Summary.



Ira Allen of Roxbury, man of sixty-eight
years, accidentally got on the Providence
track on Wednesday afternoon, while tending
cows aud was struck by a train and killed.
A brutal fellow, named Jeremiah Riley,
who resides at the South Cove, Boston, was
arrested, Friday, for throwing his wife down
stairs, breaking her collar bone. The as
sadlt was made without any provocation
whatever. He was held in 5000 for trial.
Mrs. Margaret Catharine, residing in
Charlestown' recently threw pitcher of hot
water into the face of Il woman who was Wis
iting her. Cause, jealousy. Mrs. c. was Ia
ken before the police court and fined $40 and
costs.
ESSEN COUNTY.
The city of Salem has been presented with
magnificent full length portrait of Wash
ington, elegantly framed, from an original by
Stuart, painted by one of his pupils, James
rockingham, very distinguished portrait
painter who resided in Salem for several
years subsequent to 1918. The gift is from
A. \. Low, Esq, an eminent New York mer-
chant, and native of Salem
In the Lynn police court Thomas Faahe
was fined Sc and costs for raking hay on a
| Sunday afternoon. He refused to pay the
| amount and was committed to Salem Jail.
The uuoccupied dwelling house of James
kimball, in Bradford, was destroyed by fire
| on Wednesday night. The house cost Sl5,-
! 600, and was insured for $1,000.
| NORFOLK COUNTY.
Isaac Fish has been appointed postmaster
at Medfeld. vice Walter Jones resigned
The name of the post office at West Need
ham has been changed to WELLESLEY, without
change in postmaster.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Ferdinand A. Bourne has been appointed
postmaster at Hanson, vice Cyrus Drew, re-
signed.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Falls River News learns that about
two hundred of the seventh Massachusetts are
on the sick list, bat none of the number dam
gerously.
| BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The merchant tailor shop of Joseph b.
Hersey, in Sandwich, on Charles street, was
entered on Wednesday night last, through the
cellar door, and goods removed to the amount
of $40.
MAINE.
Edwin Morse, aged seven years, son of
| Aaron Morse of Milo took gun and powder
| horn, unknown to his father (his mother being
absent at the time,) and went out back of the
| house few rods and there overloaded the
gun so that when he discharged the piece the
| barrel burst, and piece entered his stomach
causing death in about one hour.
| CONNECTICUT.
The exercises of representation day." at
Yale college passed off on Wednesday, very
! pleasantly-D. II. Chamberlain of Worcester
delivering the class Grafton, and the members
of the class, about l20 in all, were duly pre-
scented for the first college degree. The
meeting on the college green, the reading of
class histories, the planting of the class ivy.
the singing of class songs, and the farewell
speeches occupied the afternoon. The "wood-
en- spoon" exhibition took place, Tuesday
evening, in presence ofthe beauty and fashion
Of the city. Geo. c. S. Southworth of SPRING
field, was the recipient, and it was presented
by Leander 4. Chamberlain of West Brook
field.
WAR ITEMS.
A splendd estate was recently sold at AS
toria at auction which was previously the pro-
perry Of one of the millionaires of this city.
He was president of one OF our banla.-a
leading man in all relations; but nearly all of
his fortune was in the south, among which
were 100000 in North Carolina state bonds.
| 10 avoid conliscaton he resigned his position
! IN the bank and even went to Canada to re-