Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-28
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.
At Boston, in the superior court on the 2Ith,
the Jury in the case of the commonwealth VS..
the Metropolitan railroad company, being a
charge of manslaughter, in causing the death of
child named Margaret Shaughnessy, by one OF
their cars running over ii, the jury after dellO-
Grating about an hour returned verdict OF
guilty.
At Boston. on the 9th, a fire occurred about
three o'clock in the morning. in the boot and
shoe store of Hapgood Co., on Federal street,
and caused much damage. The fire had the APP
pearance of having caught in the floor and
wooden partition from an overheated stove, and
burnt through the floor into the basement. II
partially destroyed several cases of goods. The
heat dense smoke and water caused more dam
age than the actual fire, the loss being estimated
at not less than $4,000, and may reach larger
sum. The firm have insurance on their stock
to the amount of $4,000. The damage to the
building is fully covered by insurance.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The sem-annual examination and graduation
exercises of the senior class of the birmingham
normal school, the oldest normal school on the
continent, took place on the goth. II is well
known that this school is extensively for ladies,
and the school at present numbers one hundred.
The teachers are all females, and the energetic
principal Miss Annie f. johnson, by ten years
of devoted and faithful service in this school,
has fully demonstrated the capabilities OF wo-
man for high positions in the work of education.
All Of the other teachers are graduates of the
school, and the head assistant, Miss Ellen Hyde,
has been connected with the school either as
pupil or teacher for nearly dozen years. The
whole nun Der of pupils who have entered this
school il 1871. Of this number 1891 have grad
mated and 6fty.fve have taken the diploma OF
the advanced course.
HAMPSHIRE couSTT.
A schoolmistress in Southampton, one gay
last week, made weak solution oil o%aIN 'ei ii
two little girls drank of it, thinking 1t water.
The teacher started the children on the run for
the doctor, who administered an antidote, Kept
them about an hour, and dismissed them all
right; but no woman and children were ever
more badly frightened.
MAINE.
Turner Small, of Wellington, aged twenty-five
years, was instantly killed at Moosehead lake
by the falling of tree, on the nth inst
A few days ago, the farm buildings, consisting
- of a house. three barns and out-buildiHgs, of
H. X. Wheeler, of Weld, were burned There
were also burned twenty-nine herd OF cattle and
seventy-6ve of sheep, with large quantity of
hay and grain. Loss about $4,000, on which is
some insurance
gentleman walking along Hammond street,
Bangor Sunday, had new hat taken from his
head by the wind. big Newfoundland dog
Joined in the chase for the hat, seized it, and,
before it could be taken from him, had made
shoddy of it. Next day the gentleman met the
dog, wheedled and coaxed him to the watch
house, and told the policeman in charge to hold
ON to the dog until his owner comes and pays
for that hat II no one claims him, punch hole
in him.
The Portland Argus speaks of a pitiful sight
in that city about midnight Wednesday. A
young man, beastly intoxicated, was being car
RED to the station, and following him was his
wife with babe of few months old in her
arms. The mother had also been imbibing, but
with maternal instinct abjured her husband not
TO break the bottle from which the child OBJ
tanned its tactical subsistence. This with the
thermometer ten degrees below zero. Two
other children, of eight and four years, were at
home suffering with the cold, with nobody to
care for them.
The Portland Press states that the land scrip
in aid of the state college of agriculture and the
mechanic arts, at 0rono, was sold in two lots
The first sold realized about S104, 500. There
had accumulated upon this before any had beer
used for its legitimate purpose about $4,000
The second sale of the scrip realized about Sl6,
600, thus making the endowment fund of tn
college, from the general government some
thing over $4,000, the interest of which, only
can be used for purposes of instruction. 1t
probable that the salaries of the present force @
professors and teachers have not yet been sue
as to use up the interest, and something ha
without doubt been accumulating from thi
source to he added to the general fund.- Tn
income Of this sum is sufficient to keep the col
lege well provided with competent instructors
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Chas. H. Eastman of Claremont lost $500
on the 21st ult., by the total destruction by fir
of his tannery. Insured $500.
I
Manchester and Nashua, and will close the
places of business three evenings each week.
Daniel E. Hill, Merrimaek county comm!
sioner, the recent episode in whose life will /
remembered by our readers, has resigned h
trust, and will migrate. The court will suppl
the vacancy.
On the 18th, Mr.. Luther Dow, well-to-t
and highly esteemed citizen of Hollis, was four
dead in his barn. where he had gone an hour b
fore to feed his cattle. Heart disease was Il
cause. His age was EseYenty-three years.
The insane invalids at the asylum in Coz
cord, which have been sent there by the count
are soon to be removed to the county establis
nent in Brentwood, where hospital has bee
built for their special purpose
The quarterly session of the Cheshire count
lodge of Good Templars was held at Keene @
the 26th, afternoon and evening, District Deput
A. S. Kendall presiding. The afternoon was OF
cupied with reports of delegates from the varior
lodges represented, and short speeches and di
cussions. The order was reported as not in
active condition as might be wished. tt
evening session was opened by remarks by Re
G. NJ. Palmer Of Harrisville, followed
Rev. D. c. Babcock of Nashua. The atten
ance was not large, the severe cold weather an
storm making travelling uncomfortable.
President Smith of Dartmouth college writ
thus to the Boston Journal, concerning an lite
which we copied from that paper: 81 have in
read, with great SURPRISE in your paper of tn
morning, a statement that an attempt had be-
made by some student or students, it is su
terly false. Some floor boards in one of Il
rooms did indeed take FIRE, causing but slig
damage. But it was purely accidental. 1t arc
from the inadyertant mispaciDg of some cha
coal that had been used by one of the professo
in conducting philosophical experiment.
student was in the least degree concerned in II
matter. | pray you make haste to correct Il
report of your espondent-whether fooi
or malicious cannot say-before it has ma
its way, like some other Munchausen stori
about colleges, into all the papers in the land
VERMONT.
Age and experience is what the Bellows Fa
Ds.-- requires in president, and they have
years old, has been president of the institit
for the last fifty years
disastrous fire occurred at Wripht's mil
three miles north of Montpelier on the d.
inst, resulting in the total destruction of
wooden factory belonging to VIM Moorcro
The fire originated in the attic of the buildil
but the cause is not known. The property "
valued at about $4,000; insured for s13,5OC
$500 10 the Vermont Mutual, and the balat
IN foreign companies. The works were empl
ing some forty hands. Two or three perst
were injured, but not dan gerously.
CONNECTICUT.
An unoccupied dwelling house in Tona
owned by w. Greene, was burned Wednesd
night.
The Rev. D. NJ. Hodge, of New Haven, l.
become pastor Of the Universast church
Danbury.
Conductor Beers, of the Naugatuck 70;
has been arrested for ejecting one Thomas d
Ton from his train, for refusing to pay his ia
me winchester arms company have co
menced moving the machinery from tn,
Bridgeport to their New Haven factory.
Three canal boats from Canada, bringing A
tons Of British cannon with some old Shot a
shell to be used in the foundry al Ansonia no
arrived in Bridgeport harbor.
mail agent on the Danbury railroad. bayi,
been detained from his post recently on
count OF illness, there were one hundred apr
cations for his situation within ten DAYS.
WILSON Goodyear, son of H. B. GOODYEAR
ce,nh erg so+i died in Heidelburg, Germany, /
~ SS. .t oO.n, nos the effects of wounds can
by the accidental discharge OF SgMIIIp ea n,.
On Sunday, two ladies, accompanied by
corts, paid a visit to a large number of NJ
Haven drinking saloons, to see if they were {
serving the Sunday law. Over twenty saloo
were found open, and the proprietors. il is {
pected. Will be arrested To-day for q ,,inln1ion