Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-06

| ing his oxlieam to Franklin loaded with twelve
barrels of apples. His foot slipping he fell, and
the wheel ran over him, breaking his thigh and
otherwise severely iniuring him.
The story OF the two headed baby in Upper
Bartlett is pronounced a fabrication. The only
thing unusual about the child was a defect in
the back part of the head, the Occipital bone
being absent, which caused the brain to pro-
trude in kind of sack at the back
The Lake Village Times mentions the fact that
J. II. Durgin, of North Sandwich, is the owner
of a motherly swine whose progeny numbers
two hundred and fourteen, and calculates tn at
the united sausage capacity OF that progeny is
upwards of three miles.
The following post office changes in New
Hampshire have been announced; Charles j.
Amian appointed postmaster at HInSdale, vice
W. II Hale, declined N. D Baisdell reap
pointed at Plymouth; and P. X. Gould reap
pointed at Littleton; and o. Nutter appointed at
Lancaster, in place Of II. Adams, rejected by
the senate
While taking down house at Lower Gilman
ton, last week. Mr. Eben Osgood was severely
injured by some falling timbers, and Mark +.
bennett had shoulder dislocatcd, driving the
head Of the bone below the fifth rib.
VERMONT.
The embargo on the Rutland hotels is ended,
The landlords of the Bates, Central and Stevens
houses re-opened their doors on Monday.
Two men caught out of Willoughby lake. in
three evenings last week, 112 shad weighing ia
pounds.
lynx of large size was trapped and killed
last Saturday on mountain east of Benning.
ton.
The Montpelier and Wells River railroad com.
pany has paid 1886 land damage for a distance
of not over two and one-haf miles from Mont
peiier eastward-S2150 a mile.
In Sheffield, on the farm owned by VIM
Gray, there is large granite boulder, lying APP
parently on the top Of which is a spherical eXca-
walton constantly filled with water, even in the
dryest time last summer, with no visible inlet
What makes it more curious is the fact that
never was known to run over, but is always full
Mr. Gray says that the water has been dipped
out and it Immediately regained its usual full
ness, without any rain
CONNECTICUT.
The Hartford Times has been enlarged.
The new Burritt school house in New Britain
was dedicated on Monday.
At Berlin was made the first tin ware in
America.
Two hundred and fifty buildings, furnishing
445 new tenements, were erected in Hartford,
last year.
Most of the farmers in Suffield, Windsor Locks
and vicinity, have their crop Of tobacco ready
for market.
A burglar was caught in the act of breaking
into Fredcricks store, in Bridgeport, Monday
night.
A man calling himself W T. Thrall, and hail
ing from Hartford, is Swindling the people in
the state, by obtaining samples of tobacco,
which he never returns.
An attempt to set fire to the works of the New
Haven saw mill company, Saturday night, was
discovered by the Waterman, and the fire eX-
tinguished.
Hartford paid sos $3.50 for amusements in
1S7O-an increase of s21 ,25755 over 1862 The
largest amount received for a single perform
ance was at the Nilsson concert, S4250
Mrs. Mary Randall widow of the late Jede-
diah Randall, of Mystic, aged lightweight, fell
on n hnr raa fha bot N,tC Col,
day.
An industrial school is in operation in Water
bury in which benevolent ladies teach some
fifty little girls sewing and other useful accom-
plishmeuts.
Hartford man carried home some ice cream
in a paper the ether day. He took it into
crowded car, and held it up so that as it melted
a gently meandertng stream Of it coursed down
a $3.50 velvet cloak on a lady passenger. 1t ru-
ined the cloak, and the man said he was sorry.
The Reconsideration company of Canaan
are using twelve charcoal cars, thirty feet long,
and foot higher than ordinary freight cars,
and are bringing the coal from Manchester, Yer |
mont.
The wife of Charles Holmes Esq, cashier of |
the Hurburt bank, in Winsted,) in a fit of men |
tai alteration, attempted suicide, on Sunday |
last but her injuries are not thought TO be fatal.
She is most estimable woman, and there is no
other solution of the matter than sudden de-
rangement.
NJ. A. Griffin, who went from Danbury, to
Cory, Pa, last spring, to engage in the manu-
factule of he Climax moving machines, was |
arrested a few weeks ago charged with embezze-
ment, and was placed under $4,000 bonds. |
This amount was reduced to S6000 and two |
prominent citizens of Cory becoming his sure
ties, he was released and now brings a cross suit
against the company for damage of character,
A young lady named Alice E. Roden acct |
dentally shot hersetin Avon on Saturday, under |
singular circumstances. A fox was chased into |
her fathers yard, where il was attacked by the |
dog. The gentleman went to the assistance of |
his dog, carrying his revolver, but being afraid |
10 shoot, for fear ofwounding the dor, be gave |
the pistol to the girl, who discharged it acct |
dentally. The ball entered her leg above the |
knee, and came out below, causing a very pain
full wound.
The New Haven Palladium soliloauzes thus |
There has almost never been year in which |
so much has been done in the way of improve |
ments in New Haven as in the past year. The |
progress has not been of that fitful and ieverish
nature which was So marked during the war |
It's the sure, natural and steady growth from a /
village to large and important city. The |
former reputation which New Haven has had of |
being city with more of intellectual activity |
than business spirit, is fast dying out. New Ha- |
ven Is now one of the most important manutac. |
turing cities in the union and with the increase |
OF manufacturing interests IN this state her pre-
emnence will be correspond ngly felt.
RHODE ISLAND.
Dr. George H. Church, prominent citizen of |
Wexford, died in that town on Tuesday. He |
was republican member of the state senate in
1866 and 1867.
The town of Tiverton has ordered fine of |
$50 to be imposed on every person who shall
diseased cattle into the town.
The New Bedford Mercury, referring to the |
message of Gov. Padelford, says that SIT is not 4
longer than the state is broad
The Newport agent of the Home insurance |
company of New Haven is honorably reinsur-