Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-07
G0lurtcstcr Daily SPY.
New England News SUMMARY.

Thomas Scully, died Sunday morning. Soul
is in Jail, and will be arraigned for MURDER .,
VIM. Collins, sentenced to state prison u le'
for the murder of his wife, died IN the nospl ~,
Friday night, of consumption, sged hityelgn
lie was sentenced to be hung, but the senten'
was commuted by Gov. Clafin to imprisonmeI
for life. one year of which was at hard laOor
close confinement ,.. -.
4 gentleman of Boston received letter ye
.erlay from Walter Montgomery, dated Londor
Hug To- In il he SAYS he shall sail tor Bosto
Semi. I. and adds that the weather has been il
tonselv hot and his theater has been empty
The result considerable loss. He says he sha
he rlad TO see "dear old America again" Pc
sibiy the failure of his theatrical enterpris
there may have led to the sad result OF his su
eide.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
At Lowell, on Tuesday, thirty-one arrest
were made fifteen of which were for drunken
ness one for forgery, two for larceny, etc. y
the whole the city is very quiet.
The confectionery store of Page & Bailey, o.
Merrimac street, Lowell, was broken into Tues
day night and about twenty dollars in scrip, to
gether with large amount of candies, stolen
About twenty dollars in coppers escaped notice
No arrests have been made.
In connection with our reports of the pro
ceedings of the New England fair, now il
progress at Lowell, the following brief history
of the society will be read with interest: Tht
first exhibition was held at Springfield, Mass.
in September, 1864, when an Grafton was de
livered by Gov John A. Andrew. The SECOND
exhibition, in 1865, was held at Concord, N. H..
Gov. Svmthe being the orator of the occasion
the third at Brattleboro, VT, orator, DIR. Loring
the fourth at Providence, X. l., when Gen. o
O. Howard gave the address. In March, 1868
the society was Incorporated, and held its Sep
TENDER exhibition at New Haven, Conn.,, at
which Gov. English was the speaker; the sixth
exhibition fell 10 the lot of Portland, Me-, and
was again addressed by Dr. Loring; and the
seventh and last was at Manchester, n. H.,
when Senator Patterson delivered the Grafton
ESSEX COUNTY.
Willie, y0ttagest son Of John G. Calef Of Glou-
ceSter, and very promising boy, was drowned
Saturday afternoon White bathing.
Mr.. John Malcolm, a Scotchman, about thirty
five years of age, met with sefere and perhaps
fatal accident on the Boston and Maine rallroao'
at Lawrence, on Monday evening. He Is resi-
dent of Lynn, and had been on visit to Me-
thuen over the Sabbath, and, returning home,
by mistake took the Boston and Maine instead
of the Salem train. The cars had got some dls-
lance from the station before he discovered his
error, when he jumped from the train and was
thrown under the wheels of the Lowell tram
which was Just approaching the station. lie
was taken up and carried to the Franklin house,
where physicians were called, who found u
necessary to amputate his right arm. The right
leg was badly injured, though no bones were
broken. The flesh and muscles were torn away,
and should he survive the effects of his injuries
it is doubtful if he can regain the use OF his leg
Mr.. Malcolm has been in this country but few
months, and has wife and three children in
Glasgow.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
AT Springfield, on Tuesday, Gilbert Bra dley,
OF New Bedford, his young son and sister, were
thown out of carriage in consequence of the
axle breaking, and were quite seriously injured
The horse took fright and ran over Mrs. Austin
Brown of Hubbardston, and collided with ex-
cOnductOrJames Perkins carriage. Mrs Brown
was seriously injured, though not fatally.
The following particulars are given in regard
to the Westtield fire: The fire broke out early
Tuesday morning in the organ factory of Steer
& Turner, in Westtield, which entirely destroyed
the building and two large sheds, which con
tanned one thousand feet of lumber. There werC
six organs completed and in process of compile
ton in the factory, all of which were burned
One Of them, for church in La Porte, Ind, wa
to have been shipped to-day; another, abou
twO-thirds finished, was for the new Methods
church at Worcester, and was valued at $4,000
Twenty-eight workmen were employed, and the,
lost tools TO the value of $4,000. Steer & Turner
loss is $4,000, and their insurance 49, TIL
origin of the fire is unknown, though there /
some reason for supposing that it was the worl
of an incendiary. This is the second organ fac
tory that has been burned in WeSt6eld this year
Johnson's which was doing a large bushes
having been burned in the early part of the sea
son.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Northampton will have a town meeting o.
~" 14th to consider the question of making he
Sso0 ON, subscription to the stock of the Mass
chusetts Gem al railroad unconditional. Judg
Hoar still maintains that such disburserDel
would be Illegal.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The cutlery company at Turner's Falls new
did a larger business than now. Upwards
five hundred and seventy-fjve hands are emplo
ed and the monthly payroll amounts to son
$4,000.
Henrietta Boardman, who was indicted, la
summer, for keeping house of ill-fame at Mo
tague and run away, FORGETTING her bonds lu
at the time she was wanted for trial, has setti'
with the commonwealth by paying $500 throus
her bondsmen.
Whately has voted to remodel its town hou
by raising it a story and adding thirteen feet
the length, thus furnishing a good high scht
room, and suitable offices and a room for Ii
brary, and raised $1,000 to defray expenses. If
was to exceed that sum the whole Thing was
be dropped for the present. The committee ha
succeeded in contracting the job for Il less su
than that voted by the town.
We always knew the Greenfield Gazette was
powerful paper, and the following from its Ia
Issue is additional proof:-"lt always pays
advertise in the Gazette & Courier. The gent
man who advertised in our paper year ago
wife, not only got wife, but it will be Sc
by our list of births, that he has also got SC
All the result of advertising in the Gazette
Courier There are other old bachelors amo
our subscribers who would do well to follow
example"
The Greenfield republicans have start
early. AT a large caucus on Friday eveniu
Wendell T Davis presiding, S. S. Eastman,
7 ,T,x 4
gates TO the Worcester convention. The Il
lowing resolution was adopted: Resolved, tn
tine republicans of Greenfield recognize in t
Hon. William b. Washburn, gentleman who
faithful public services, tried abilities and en-
nent private virtues commend him TO
fellow citizens as candidate for governor
Massachusetts, and that the delegates to the
publican state convention from this town 8
requested to present his name to the conve
ton and use all honorable means 10 secure
nomination" Remarks were made by Jud
Conant, Col. Hopkins, and j. J. johnson.
Washburn's chance of success in the convent
was considered very encouraging. The town
Sunderland sends two Butler delegates
MAINE.
Speaker Blaine dsclaims the wealth viii
the Maine Standard ascribed TO him. and thin
he Shout have had more money had he ne
entered public life.
James Taylor, alias Caughlin, was arrested
DOslObJ pdtuIudl uleul, lOI sAcdlllB bWO
watches from man in Portland, one of VII
was found on his person, and the other
pawnbroker's shop. He has been sent 10 n
land for examination.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
mail route between Colebrook and Erro
talked of, All matter now goes via Bethel,
G. H, Bullock has been appointed post mas
at Alexandria, in place of G.. NJ. Rollins,
moved.
A few days ago, in Littleton, Mr. James HIT
had leg broken by contact with shafting in
wooden factory.
Mr.. VIM. Webster has resigned his position
preceptor OF the Dover high school, to TAX
position at Harlem, n. Y.
MIR. Bella g. Jones Of Newport woke up lat
TO find his horse in his kitchen, and had to
him out Of the front door TO his quarters
Mr.. John Cumnock, for the last eight We
connected with the Salmon Falls manufactur
company, as their overseer of spinning, has b
appointed general business agent of the Dc
mill, Newburyport, Mass.
A man who works for 81 25 a day has ni
$500 towards erecting the Catholic church
Dover. Having done the most of all, the pr
awarded him the first choice of pews.
A new saw mill, to manufacture six mill
of lumber annually, is being built in Stark
Pitcher & Brown, who have bought large tr
OF land in Milan and Berlin.
Mrs. Washington Stockwell of Croydon, W
out berrying recently, fell into trench six
IN depth, and remained almost wholly III
water threefourths of an hour She kept
sen from drowning by clinging to waterbrl
Sll I n ner husband, on hearing her cries, cam
-, While bile. Aaron Young, Esq, was engaged