Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-18
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY,
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Miss Emily r. Page. a lady of considerable
literary ability, died in Chelsea, on Friday, of
consumption.
A young lady living near Chester Park,
Boston, was nearly burned to death last week,
By her skirts catching fire. She had occasion
to pass between a table and the open CRATE,
when the Goals set her dress on fire, and hor-
ribly burned her legs.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
At North Attleboro' on the 4th inst, a little
son of Mr.. Thomas Lynch, four years of age,
drank spoonful OF burning fluid, which caused
the most excrucating distress, terminating in
his death on the Saturday following,
VERMONT.
The stone school house below Bartonsville
was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night.
Oliver Carter of Bradford, was killed by a
falling tree, while choppng wood on the It'll.
Five car loads of gold bearing quartz from
the gold mines of Vermont, passed over the
Connecticut river railroad on the Dist, for
New York, where they are to be crushed and
the gold taken out.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Michael Mcdonald of Manchester was kill
ed at the county farm in that place, by Enoch
Colby of Weare, the latter being a person of
weak intellect. Cause not known.
Seven newspapers published in New Hamp.
shire have discontinued within a year for want
of support, namely One each at Portsmouth,
Dover, Great Falls, Milford Newport, Hills
borough Bridge, and North Stafford.
The New Hampshire third regiment has
three hundred and ffty eight married men in
1t. The wags of the camp, says the Manches
ter Mirror, have circulated the story that the
governor wished to substitute two other regi-
ments of single men in its place, SO Il any fam
lies have to he aided
RHODE ISLAND.
In Newport, the other day, says the Provi.
dence Press Il lady thrust pair OF scissors
into the'neck of rascal who threw his arms
around her in tie street. The fellow beat a
precipitate retreat
CONNECTICUT.
A house in Windham belonging to Mr.. Oil
yer Lathrop, was burned on Saturday.
Sleighing in the vicinity OF Hartford is at.
tended with some thrilling incidents, if we
may believe the Hartford Press. A young
gentleman and lady were enjoying a sleigh
ride by moonlight, on lonely road near Ber-
lin, last week, encountered powerful demon
dog who made a savage dash at the nose of
the horse. Failing in this he next sprang at
the genteman's throat and succeeded in tearing
oil the skirts of his coat. The sleigh passed
rapidly on and the dog subsidized. The whole
scene was sudden and noiseess like an appari
ton. The sleigh riders found they must return
by the same route and the gentleman provided
himself with some large sticks from a wood
pile. AS they approached the scene of the at
tack they saw the goblin dog silently waiting
in the moonlight alone, for them. The lady
took the reins. The hose went lightning
speed. And the gentleman ielled the brute as
he made Il spring. But the dog was up and
on them again and would have landed in the
sleigh but for a long, shrill whistle which
called him off.
WAR ITEMS.
1t is reported from Gen. Banks headquar-
tiers to Gen. Mcclellan that within the past
week numbers of Virginians got through our
lines, and, reaching Frederick, presented
themselves, desiring to be enrolled in the ser.
vice OF the United States.
There is reason to believe that Col. Scott.
assistant secretary Of war, will retire from the
from his western tour.
Gen. Sedgwick, a brigadier in Gen. Hentz.
elman's division, has been assigned to the
command Of Gen. Stones division.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A deplorable railroad casualty happened
near Buffalo, N. Y, last Mondry. A switch
engine on the New York and Erie railroad
while crossing a road near the Dunkirk sta
ton, ran against sleigh occupied by Mr..
James, of Sheridan, and his wife. The latter
jumped to the track Immediately in front of
the engine and was instantly crushed beneath
II. Mr.. James escaped harm, but on seeing
his wife thus manged, leaped from his sleigh,
exclaiming, "You have killed my wife % and
fell to the earth, dead,