Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-01
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Orrin F. FRYE, of the well known firm Of Rand,
Avery & Frye printers, Boston, died at his resi-
dence in that city Monday, of brain fever, after
an illness of about week Mr.. Frye was high
ly respected by a large circle of friends, by
whom his sudden death will be sincerely lament
ed.
The Boston public library annually makes
collection of newspapers giving accounts of
Decoration day in all parts Of the country. They
are bound together in volume for preservation.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The following are the particulars of the acci-
dent mentioned a day or two ago: Phllander NJ.
King was cutting wood in Lawrence, on Friday
last, when a knot flew up, and in the attempt to
avoid it, by some means he struck the axe
against his abdomen. lieut. through his clothes
and through a wen or tumor as big as hens
egg, into his bowels, which gushed out and had
TO be replaced. 1t is feared that the wound will
prove fatal
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The twenty-fourth annual meeting Of the
Norfolk county teachers association will be
held in the town hall, in Foxboro', Friday and
Saturday, June ID and Sd.
On Sunday the new Catholic church of South
Weymouth was dedicated by the Right Rev.
Bishop of Boston. The dedication sermon was
preached by Rev. Robert Fulton, S. j., and in
the afternoon the bishop gave confirmation 10
go children. The new church is dedleaIed q
St. Francis Xavier. The following clergymen
were also present: Rev. NJ. J. Burns, OF ban
dolob. Mass, Rev. NJ. Moran, Abingdon, Rev
7. McNulty, North Bridgewater, Rev, J. Conlon,
South Bridgewater. -
BRISTOL COUNTY.
"Wamnannso1 and "Narragansep are to be
the names of two new cotton mills now building
Baroue Catalpa, which arrived at New Bed
fold on Saturday, took sperm whale on the
Callao ground, imbedded in whose body was an
iron which had been thrown into the animal
nine years before from the bow boat of ship
Niger of New Bedford. The whale was cap
tured not far from the locality where he escaped
from the Myers boat.
Herbert L. Calhoun, aged thirteen years, son
of the late Simeon G. Calhoun of New Bedford,
was seriously injured near Vineyard Grove, on
Sunday, while playing with colt. He was
seen running about with the animal, having the
halter tied round his waist and being soon
missed, search was made for him, and he was
found lying by wall, with one leg broken
in three places, besides other less severe in
juries.
NANTUCKET COUNTY.
In 1916, Nantucket had eighty whaleships.
Now she has only six small vessels, two of
which are tied up at the wharf.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Daniel Paine, one of the county commissioners
of Barnstable county, died at his residence in
Truro, on the 21st inst He had been chairman
of the board five years.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
of Whatelv's centennial, July 4. Rev. J. II.
Temple, of birmingham is to be historian, and
among those invited is Rev. L. H. Chaplin, who
is a native Of Whately.
The body of Calvin Carter, buried at Barre,
was taken up last week, and post mortem ex-
animation made by A. C. Deane of Greenfield
He found in the wound ten shot, which had
passed through the kidneys, pierced the main
aorta and one lodged in the spinal canal H.
Shattuck, Of Barre, justice of the peace, acted
as coroner, and took charge of the inquest. The
verdict rendered was as follows: "That the said
Carter came to his death in said Shutesbury, on
the 14th day of May, 1871, between the hours of
eight and nine O'Clock in the evening, from
charge of leaden shot fired from a double-bar-
relied shotgun, in the hands of Lyman White of
Shutesbury."
MAINE.
The Portland city council has appropriated
$1,000 toward the celebration of 4th of july
The programme includes sailing regatta by the
Portland yacht club, rowing regatta, military
parade, band concerts salutes, bell ringing and
limited supply of fireworks.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Ii has been discovered by a careful botanist
that New Hampshire has 1440 Towering plants
and 410 of the lower orders-in all 1850. On
the White Mountain tops Arctic plants found
nowhere else in this country are numerous.
The report that George F. Nutter, the Dover
forger, had been arrested at Liverpool is "pre-
mature" as he is now thought to be in Canada,
having been traced to q far away town in
Maine
Walter J. Gilbert of New York accidentally
shot himself, Tuesday morning, at Hopkinton.
He was getting over a wall with heavily load
ed gun, which accidentally discharged, and the
charge entering his left side came out of the
right, passing through his lung There is no
probability of his recovery.
In the recent death of Caleb Todd Hinsdale
has lost her oldest citizen and one of her men of
mark. Born in Wallingford, Ct, he resided for
time in Cooperstown, N. Y, and removed to
Hinsdale in 1915, when there were but half
dozen buildings where the village now stands
He started four houses, and this was the pio-
neer OF the furnishing manufactures which
have made HinSdale one of the most thriving
villages in the county. He filled all the public
posts in the gift of the town, and his death was
that of humble, trusting Christian. His age
was Sc.
VERMONT.
One OF Rutlands tonsorial artists, on reading
flaming New York circulars, promising such
rich legacies to all who patronize them, saw in
VISION bright prospects, and concluded to in
vest. On Saturday small box arrived for him
by express, with blu of collection of SepentU-
.tl0e dollars. On Monday morning he called at
the express office, paid $75, and took his sup
posed treasure to his place of business. He care
fully removed the cover, and found the casket
was merely covered with paper. On removing
it, 10 and behold! his rich treasure consisted Of
about pound and a half of sheet lead, II is
said the Ethiopian changed his colorfor the mo-
ment-suddenly becoming white-and could no
longer be called a colored citizen.
CONNECTICUT.
The Mutuals of New York play the Yales on
Saturday at Hamilton park, New Haven
burglar entered Stephen Walkly's house in
Plantsyille few nights since, and stole yalu-
able watch lately presented to Mr.. Walkly
Nathan W. Loomis, carpenter, aged 66.
while at work in Hartford, on Saturday after.
noon, dropped dead.
Seventeen thousand cookies were disposed of
by one firm" during the visit of Barnum's
show to Norwich last Friday.
The Norwichlans are complaining of their
city water, and the Bulletin forcibly saws that
"Consumptives use it as an economical substi-
tute for cod liver oil
The names Of 1907 women, which have been
collected and appended to the anti-woman suf-
frage petition to congress, have been forwarded
to the secretary of the Washington committee
of ladies by Miss Sarah Gleason of Hartford
and duly acknowledged.
Three thousand dollars is to be expended in
repairing the Episcopal church in Bethlehem.
The Rev. j. N. Marvin of WestDort has ac
cepted a call to become their pastor
Levi Cooke a member of the house of repre-
sentatives from Colebrook, sixty-four years old
died on Thursday of typhoid fever, and was bu,
ried on Saturday.
VIM: II. Dobie, for several years dock agent
of the Hartford and New York steamboat com
pany, at Hartford, died suddenly of hemorrhage
OF the lungs, Monday, as he was about leaving
home for his business.
The German Evangelical Lutheran Trinity
church, corner of Wooster and Brewery streets.
New Haven, was dedicated Sunday, the pastor,
the Rev. c. II. Siebke, preaching the sermon in
German.
A youth named VIM. D. Brace was terribly
and probably fatally injured at Bakers brush
meas,nIuiactory in Hartford, Monday morning by
ia,ing distance of forty feet tackle rope on
winch he was swinging giving way
a., willard Eastman, Of Oxford, N. H., fell from
the railing in front of the METROPOLITAN hotel
New London, to the basement on Monday
sustaining injuries which it is feared he will
not survive.
The light from the fire at Bridgeport Sunday
morning, was so bright that it was plainly seen
by passengers on board the steamer SCHUYLER
when she was passing Throgg's pOint by a
conductor on the night train when crossing the
Connecticut river at SaybroOk, as also in New
Haven.
The down noon express train, Monday, on the
New Haven railroad, near Portchester, struck a
wagon containing John Miller, well-known