Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-17
New England Dispatches.
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Foot RHce-lMnine Politics, etc.
MASSACHUSETTS,.

MASSACHUSETTS.
BOSTON, Aug 16.-Charles Pratt was killed
to-day by falling from staging on which he
was at work on Mathews hall, Harvard col
lege
David Dwinell eighty-six years old, highly
respected citizen of Danvers, hanged himself
yesterday; no cause assigned
James Hunt OF South Boston, while running
foot race at picnic in. Arlington Yesterday,
fell dead of heart disease.
AT Arlington, Thomas Hunt, Of Boston, died
this afternoon, from over eXertion in jumping
match at picnic.
SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 16.-AIary Doyle waiting
woman at the railroad station, fell on the track
this morning, and was run over by freight
train and instantly killed, her head being COM
petely severed from her body
MAINE.
BANGOR, Aug. 16.-The Penobscot county Ee-
publican convention, held here to-day, was very
fully attended Joseph L. Smith of Oldtown,
John B. Foster Of Bangor John B. Nickels of
Kenduskeag, and John Kimball of Hermon,
were nominated for senators; Horace s. Nicker-
son OF Bangor, for county treasurer, and Simon
Il. Jerrard Of Levant, for county commissioner.
AUGUSTA, Aug. 16.-The republican sena-
torial and county convention in this city to-day
made the following nominations Senators,
Reuben Foster, John May; Register Of Deeds,
T. NJ. Folger; County Treasurer, Alanson
Starks; Clerk of Courts, VIM. Stratton; County
Commissioner, Asbury Young.
BANGOR, Aug. 16.-rhe corOner's inquest in
the case of the Maine Centaal railroad disaster
concluded the examination and returned their
verdict to-day. They find: First that Thomas
Gallagher came to his death on the ninth day
Of August by the breaking down of bridge;
that an examination of the bridge shows the
timbers 70 bevery rotten; that the railroad com
missionerS made an examination of the bridge
in 1870, and again, in connection with the super
lntendent Of bridges employed by the road, on
the Sth of June, 1871, both of which failed to
discover defects; that a thorough examination
would have detected the rottenneSs of the tim
beers; that when the need of strengthening the
bridge by arches was discovered, on June s, no
notice Of the same was given to the managers of
the road until July II; that a notice left
at the office of the assistant superintendent
July 18th, was not delivered to the superintend-
ent until the oath, a carelessness in management
not explained; that, while there had been a
large increase in the business of the road with
more trains and heavier cars and engines there
has been no evidence presented that there has
been corresponding increase of labor or more
frequent examination of bridges, evidence
having been presented that bridges like the one
in question were to be examined only once in
three months; that no proper and thorough ex-
animation of the condition of the bridge was
made either by the railroad commissioners or
by the employees of the road; and it appears to
the jury g that life and limb wonld have
been safer on this road without railroad com
miSsionerS, because without them no division
of responsibility could possibly be alleged"
BANGOR, Aug. 16.-Alice, daughter of Capt.
Mcclellan, of the bark Rio Grande, of Booth
bay, eight years old, fell overheard from the
vessel tonight and was drowned.
PORTLAND, Aug. 16.-At the York county
democratic convention, at Alfred, to-day, the
following nominations were made: Senators,
lchabod Cole, James Haley, VIM. A. Thompson;
County Commissioner, Joshua Moore; County
treasurer, James G. Cousens.
The New England and Nova Scotia steam
ship company, whose steamers run between
Portland and Halifax, have contracted in New
York for the construction of a powerful steam
er, Of 14OO tons burthen, 10 run on their route.
CONNECTICUT.
WINsTED, Aug. 16.-The town of Winchester
is celebrating its centenary anniversary to-day
and tomorrow. To-day the centennial of the
first church in Winchester Centre has been ceIe.
brated, historical address being delivered by
Rev. II. b. Blake of Wilmington, N c., and
poem by DR.. W j. Wetmore of New York,
both natives of this town. There were also
miscellaneous addresses by many present and
former residents.
Tonight, at a social reunion in Winsted,
there have been miscellaneous speeches and the
recalling of many pleasant "reminiscences To-
morrow, at the celebration of the
Hon. John Boyd will deliver the histori-
cal address, and r. c. A. Buckley of Malone,
N. T., the poem. Gov. Jewell will also be pres
ent The town is filled with old residents
HARTFORD, Aug. 16-Hartford voted to-day,
1880 yeas to 40 nays, TO authorize the issue of
Sl,OO0,OO0 in bonds, to be used in procuring
site for and building state house, for which
$780, 900 have been appropriated by the state
legislature.