Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-28

noticed no more I'LL late in the evening, when
she pursued a man the distance Of a mile, run
ming the whole way Il is supposed that the
ghost is an escaped uuatic, but the difficulty
is TO tind where she keeps herself day-tmcs.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The floor in l.. IL. ArnOlds' stable at South
Hadlcy fell last week, letting five head Of cattle
into the cellar, killing three and badly injuring
the others.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
teacher in a Great harrington Sabbath
school imprudently asked his Juveniles, if they
were ready to go TO heaven. one yOungStcr
meckly replied he was ready, and another didn't
know, but the thhd promptly declared he
wasn't ready 70 90 10 heaven until he could
catch another rabbitN
OF the pcrpetrator OF the recent homicide at
North Adams, the Pittsticd Eagle says: Gleason
talks OF the murder with an astonishing calm
ness. Only once, when he showed us picture
of their dead baby, did he manifest any feeling
Then he ChOhed and his eyes filed, but he was
calm again in q minute. He said he loved his
wife too well TO leave her, and he could not give
her up to any other man. His only excuse Tor
this crime is her ScOrnlul treatment Of him, and
her infdClity. lie docs not plead insanity, and
saws he is sorry he did not kill himself mmcdi-
atcIy after killing his wife. He says he docs not
know whether the court will sentence him to he
hanged or not, and he says it in the same COOL
quiet voice that he tells his aye. lie has sent
for his mother, and he seems TO have ray of
hope that she will somehow help him out of his
trouble. He has also sent TO Greenwich, N
Y for counsel In appearance he is anything
but a murderer He is SHINY built, has mild
gray eyes, whiSkcrlcSS face, and is extremely
boyish looking. His face is thin. forehead low,
and very narrow. He is not an imbccile, but is
certainly weakmindcd. Our opinion is that he
is far more of Il fool than a villain; but what
ever he is, for young man whose prospects for
long life are not very dauering, he is the
most contcnlcd specimen We have ever inter
viewed.
MAINE.
The SwedcS who have colonized eastern Maine
are very prosperous and the policy Of bringing
them into the state and securing TO them home
stcadS is indicating itself fully. They are a
frugal, industrious people, and bid fair TO he the
neuClus of Il population which shall redeem the
almost intcrmnable wilderness bordering the
British provinces.
The new hall Just completed at the national
military asylum was dedicated on Saturday at
tcrnOoD. The building contains, beside the hall,
a large basement in which is a billiard room for
five tables, a fire engine room, police head
and has a stage with a balcony for the band.
The exercises consisted Of singing by a quar-
t tie from Augusta, a speech 10y Hon. Lot NJ
Morrill,, and music by the asylum band, sc.
In relation 10 an action recently tried in the
supreme iudici Il court at Ellsworth, Donald NJ.
Nluill Vs. IHhlli'to llOliCS, ibl bbtdlUlllG ublCN
on false representations, the American makes
the following explanation: Donald NJ. Stuart is
supposed to sell liquor; the sheriff, who is also
the alshal of the city, has in times past been
after him. The Thomas Holmes, the defendant
in this case, was his assistant or deputy mar
Shal The marshal, or Sheriff Squirting, seized
Il barrel OF whiSkey belonging to Stuart and took
it to the jail house, his residence. Holmes went
10 Stuart as HOLMES says, at the sheriff 5 re-
quest, and made a barrain to put the said bar
rel Of whiSkCy where he could ret it if he,
Stuart, would pay him $50. Stuart paid over
the money, and in the night, mt the time agreed
upon, went for his whiSaey lie found the bar
rel and full of liquid, and he had it carted to
his premises, but on examination it proved TO
be water. So Stuart lost his $50, which, rs
Holmes says, was divided between the marshal,
Squirting and the assistant, Holmes. Stuart
now brings an action TO recover his money.
The defence was that plaintiff purchased the
same with intention Of sale in olation of law.
Contract being illegal plaintiff could not re-
cover, and after hearing plaintiff testimony
the court ordered a non-suit.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
John ToWnc OF Keene has a hcier which
weighed ,O9o pounds ON the 10th inst, when it
was last one year old.
At Meredith Village, Thursday, a staging on
a new steam saw mill, being erected by N. Is.
Wadcigh, broke, letting down to the ground,
into pile of stones nearly forty feet below,
four wOrllmCn. All were seriously injured, but
none, il is hoped, fatally.
A twO-dOlar horse blanket was the lOunda-
ton for a law suit which engaged the attention
of four lawyers, a number of witnesses, and the
supreme court of New Hampshire at MancheS-
ter, on Thursday, the case having been appealed
from an inferior court.
The Wolboro' railroad now bids fair to be-
come a reality, rs that town has voted to give
the road five per cent of its valuation and the
is I.ip al
1t will run from WoltbOro' to Wakefield, and its
object is 10 connect the Concord and Montreal
with the Eastern railroad line TO Conway and
the White Mountains, thereby saving twenty
five miles of stage ride.
Through the libcraity of John Conant of
Jeffrey, 1865 acres Of land have been secured for
the agricultural department at Hanover for an
experimental farm. a building is soon to be
erected, which will be known us COnant hall,
which will contain rooms for the farm Superin-
tendcnt and for students Connected Herewith
will be boarding establishment, which will be
supplied with the products of the farm, and at
which board will he obtained nj cost The Ii
braly of this department contains at present
about 1000 volumes, which were purchased in
Europe, nearly 100 OlwhCh are from the library
Of the late Professor Faraday.
The Portsmouth Catholic church. an account
of the burning Of which appears in our dis
PatchcS,lwa situatcdIOn Mason'S hill a'short dis
lance east from the Kearsarge mills Some two
years ago the building was entirely remodellcd
at considerable expense The parsonage, from
which the priest was absent at the time, and
which is situated in the rear of the church, was
also consumed, but the contents of the house
were saved. Several buildings took fire from
the sparks, but no damage was done before they
were cXtinguished Great difficulty was cXpe
renced in getting water, and it was full fifteen
minutes before the engines could get a stream
upon the building which was at that time COM
plGtey in flames.
VERMONT