Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-10-08
General news summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
On the 9th. rs a man was walking on the
track of the Lowell railroad, between Cam,
bridge and Boston, he was suddenly overtaker
by two trains running in opposite directions
when he was struck by the outward train and
thrown upon the track of the inward train
which 4lad just passed, striking his face upon
rail and splitting open his nose, besides sup
| posed internal injuries.
As Thomas Winterlon, the porter of the
flour store of Messrs. Upham & Steele, upon
| Long wharf, Boston, was in the third story
engaged in hosting barrels of flour, by some
means he lost his balance and fell through the
scuttle to the ground floor, dslocating his hin
and badly bruisng his head His fall was
broken by striking upon the barrel he had
partially raised, or he would probably have
been killed on the spot. 1t is believed he will
recover
Dr. Geo. Hayward Of Boston, died on the
9TH, at his residence, OF #pypexy. He was
widely known and enjoyed great reputation
as an American surgeon in foreign countries.
He was for many years a professor in the
medical school at Harvard university, and at
the time of his death held the position of a
Fellow of the College, to which he was elected
in 1852. He graduated at Cambridge in the
class of 1909.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The house of John Herlikey, in Arlington,
was destroyed by fire last week.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
On the Sd, as Mr.. John ONeil of Fall River
was returning from the residence of friend,
who lives near the linen mill, he fell from the
bank of the railroad track in that vicinity, a
distance OF some fourteen feet. His cries
brought the walchmen Of the mill to his assist
ance, who accompanied him home. He re-
ceiveG internal injuries from which he died on
the following day.
BARNsrABLE COUNTY.
All the conscripts in BarnStabIe county,
that are at home, have reported save three or
four who are sick. One hundred and eighty
seven have not reported who are now absent
at sea. Two drafted men from Hyannis have
been lost at Sea-Capt w. Nelson Wright
and lis brother Asa w. Wright.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Count Edward Piper, minister from Swe.
den, resident at Washington, and G. L. Ha-
bicht, Swedish consul, resident at New York
city, arrived in Springfield on the 9th and
are stopping at the Massasoit House. They
weut through the government works at the
water shops with Major Dyer. and were much
pleased with their visit. On the 7th they
were to visit the arsenal on the hill.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Tie number of letter, sent from the post
office in Northampton from, .Tulv lst to Oct.
LIST, was Is, 500.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Edward G. Ewing, Il graduate of Princeton
theological seminary, and Of Amherst college.
has accepted a call 10 the pastorate of the first
congregational church in Ashfeh, and viii
be ordained and installed early in November.
BEH<SItIRp CorNTN
An old man driving across the rnlroad
track in HinSdae, ON the 9Th, was struck by Il
train aud tvvi1,lSliT found him self seated
on the engine in front Of the pilot house,
while his horse was killed Gathering him
self up he innocenty remarked ''What upon
aith does this mean?" but was not long in
ascertainng. He escaped with only a slight
cash i'll his head
MAINE
The Aroostook Times says the L Of the
house, stable and outbuildIngs, connected
with the residence of Mrs. Collins of Houlton,
were destroyed by fire on the LIST.
The annual session of the Bangor Theolog-
ical Seminary commences Oct. %.
Richmond II. SweetSer and Henry KimbaIl
were arrested in Portland on the 9th, for pass
ing counterfeit So bills on the Rochester On.
H. Bank.
VERMONT.
The Vermont legislature c0uvencs to-day
The principal questions for its consideration
will be the effective military organization of
the state, and matters connected with its re.
sponsibities on account of the war.
a piece of linen III which the famous Mrs
Dustan Of llaverhill, Mass, carried home the
scalps Of the ten Indians she killed near Con-
cord, N. H., was exhibited in the late Caledo-
MIA county fair, by one OF her descendants,
Miss Lydia j. Varnum.
The store OF j. II. Arlington, st. Adams,
was entered on the 9th, TIE safe opened and
$500 stolen
The citizens Of ST. Adams have contributed
over $1,000 toward completing the spire of the
Roman Catholic church in that place, which
has remained unfinished for several years
The dwelling house of Elisha Wilbor, of
East Putney, was destroyed by fire, together
with most OF It's contents, on The goth ult.
The dwelling honse of Samuel Miller, of
Richford, was destroyed by fire on the 10th
ult., with most OF its contents.
CONNECTICUT.
A little daughter George Upham, who re
sides at the Falls, in the vicinity of Norwich,
was badly burned on the evening of the 9TH
inst. Her clothes took fire from lamp
which had been placed on the hall stairs and
before assistance reached her, she was shock.
ingly burned. Her recovery is considered
doubtful.
DR.. Giles N Langdon was arrested at New
Haven on the 9TH, for attempting to procure
an abortion for a woman named Rebecca De-
vine. Both assert their innocence, and the
affair is well covered up.
Lieut.. +. w. Recder, who was arrested on
a charge Of selling Hour at Hartford which be-
longed to the government, has been acquitted.
The draft rendezvous at New Haven Is