Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-05

iured and received other injuries, from which
she is not expected TO recover. Bennett was
not seriously hurt
As Albert Ives, well known resident of
HampdCn, was driving home. Friday afternoon
with wagon load of furniture, his wagon col
lided with buggy driven by Charles j. Pickett
| of New Haven, who was driving ut furious
pace Mr.. Ives was thrown under the wheels of
his wagon, which passed over his head, killing
| him Instantly. Mr.. Pickett was thrown out
but was only slightly injured
| The Catholics of Hartford, whose church was
| recently destroyed by fire, have leased the Tenn
| pie for the purpose Of holding their services I'M
| Ill the complexion of n new house of worship.
| At the Sunday morning mass, Rev. Canon
| walsh announced his intention TO Immediately
! begin the work Of building new edfce that
| will cost nearly $4,000. lie alluded in very
complimentary terms 10 the generous offers Of
assistance which have been rendered him by
Protestant citizens since the destruction of his
house, and counseled his ho,k to initiate the eX-
ample Of these generous individuals by contrib
uting literally to the object in view.
Ii is proposed to erect, what the town has
never had, first class hotel in New London,
on State street, on the property lately owned by
Augustus Brandcgee. Ii is said that many per-
sons 60 to adjacent towns rather than stay at
New London hotel over night. As a German
expressed it: wen STAYS in New London over
night | goes to the lloXe house in Mystic"
Gentlemen connected with the New London
600 Of the $50, 900 necessary.
Mr. Eli Hampstead died short time since in
New Haven from singular cause. Some years
ago he was attacked with insanity and was sent
TO the insane retreat. While there he pushed
watch key mp his nose, and after his recovery in
formed his physician what he had done. An
effort was made to get it out, without success.
lie left the retreat and nothing further was
done to remove the Article, though he occasion
ally spoke of feeling it. In a year or two he
was attacked with a sharp pain at the lower
part Of the right lung He suffered from it for
some time, when it passed away, and tor two
years he enjoyed good health. A few weeks
ago he went TO New Haven with an invoice OF
produce, and while engaged in lifting barrels
was again attacked with pain and bleeding
from the lungs. He was taken to his fathers
house. where in few DAYS he died. His case
was so singular that the physicians made post
morton examination, whan they found the
key embedded in the lower part of the lung
tifcaton. The key had dropped out Of the
nose through the windppe into the lung, and
had remained there over four years.
RHODE ISLAND.
Referring to the new Providence opera house,
a description OF which it givcs, the Boston
Transcript says: "This theatre will take its
place among the most complete and beautiful
edificeS of its kind and size in the country. The
building Of it is due to the enterprise and li5eT
aty OF a couple of gentlemen, who have spared
neither pains nor expense to give TO the COM
merCial and manufacturing capital OF Rhode
Island 4 place of entertainment worthy its
growth and prosperity. Under the manage
meut of the experienced lessee, Mr. William
Henderson, who is one of the proprietors, it
ought to and no doubt will be a successful and
popular establishment.