Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-17
GAurtcstcr Daily Spp.
new England News SUNNI ury.

A man named Patrick Cronan, VINO llVed II
IN attic of a house in stones Yard, on eros
street, Boston, was found dead in his bed on th'
18th. by his wife There is a story among th'
neighbors TO the effect that he was assaulted las
Sunday. and that he died from the effect OF in
iuries then received, but coroner who was
called is Of opinion that hls death was caused
by excessive intemperance.
The jury of inquest Oh the death of John n
Collier, killed by train at AubuTndale, charg.
the officers of the Boston aud Albany railroad
with negligence in ejecting man from the out
ward bound express train between stations, con-
frarv to the rules of the road, and say that the
officers were negligent in not attempting TO stop
the inward bound express train previous TO the
accident
The annual public meeting under the ausp-
cieS of the officers Of the Washiugtonian Home
was held at the Meionaon on Thursday even
ing. Mr. Otis Clapp the president of the cor
poratiou, presided, and several hundred persons
singing of temperance hymn, after which
PRAYER was offered by the Rev. William B.
Wright Mr.. Clapp then made few introduc-
tory remarks and the members of the Shaw
NUT glee club sang a melody with fine effect.
This was followed by addresses by gentlemen
who have been patients in the home.
The work Of preparing the Worcester for her
mission of charity is nearly completed. Her
coal is all aboard, end her guns, sixteen IN num-
Der, have been dismounted, and, with the car
riages, taken ashore, in order to afford all the
room possible for the supplies. Some OF the
officers detailed reported on Wednesday, and s
crew of about one hundred men Tor this special
voyage is being shipped At the office in Boston.
This will be the first voyage OF the Worcester,
aud It is s matter OF eOugratulstion that 50 no
bic vessel IS to make its initial voyage in the
good work
The increasing popularity Of the Boston pub
lie library is fully manifested BY the fact that
the largest use ever made OF the library in Que
dav, was saturday, Jan. Is, 1871, when 1856
volumes were issued. The number OF persons
VINO have registered their names IT the library
since September, 1861 is 30 10. and t42T names
have been registered at the East Bostun branch
library, which now contains 56S4 volumes. IN
me reading room OF the library rilere were used
in the month Of January iasf y. T5s periodicals.,
against 21.Si9 IN the corresponding month me
year previous.
8IDDLEsEx COUNTY.
a lease was recorded at the Register OF deeds
Office in Lowell. recently, winch contained IN
amusing provision. Certain premises we're
leased 10 a certain party-A. B during the
Term OF her natural life, and then the lessee
goes on to promise that she will paw the said
rents in yearly payments, and to quit and de-
liver up "the premises TO the lessor or her at
tornev peaeeably and quietly at the end Of the
termg
ESSEX COUNTY.
evening.
o'Baldwiu, the prize-fghter, that he has writ.
ten any letter intimating desire 60 fight Jem
Mace.
Leonard Choate, the Newburyport "6re-bug,"
was taken to the state prison by Warden Haynes
Wednesday.
d. F. S eere has resigned the agency of the
Salisbury mills, on account of i'll health from
overWork. He has held the position eleven
years, receiving the latter part of the time
$4,000 year, and he some time ago refused an
offer of $4,000 year to become agent of the
Washington mills at Lawrence. Mr. Steere is a
self-made man, having worked his way up from
the place of a factory operative to one of the
most important manufacturing offices in the
state.
Concerning Choate, the Newburyport "fre
bug" who has been sentenced TO the state prison
for life, the Newburyport Herald says :-"Nc
one doubts the guilt of Choate, and we think
very few who knew him, doubt that he wa.
moved to the crime bv an uncomfortable mania
which amounted to absolute insanity. This We
think could have been maintained in the court
and it will probably be used before the governor
and council at some future time. The whole af
fair is a sad burden to be borne by his family
and friends, who are among the most respectable
people in town. Our regret is that he does moi
make a clean breast and state who his accom-
pliceS were, if any be had"
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A dog was shut up week ago in the Win.
throp street Baptist church in Taunton, and at
ter five days close confinement was discovered
and released. In that time the half-starved ami
NAL had made sad havoc with q number Of
hymn-books, Bibles and cushions, in his vain
search for food. The poor starving canine could
find no meat and took TO leather, the nearest to
it. The estimated damage is about $780,
A little daughter of Mr.. Edward Chapman
aged about two years, was burned TO death near
Fall River, wednesday. in consequence of its
clothes taking fire from stove. The child was
left in company with three others, while the
parents were at work in the mill, and was liter
ally burned from the crown of its head to the
sole oil its feet The little sufferer survived only
about three hours.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Mrs. Julia Ann Putnam, widow of the late Dr.
Putnam, died in marlborough on the 9th inst
aged eighty years. She was the youngest daugh-
ter of Samuel Osgood, who was a member of
the national treasury board in 1889, before the
office OF secretary of the treasury was estab-
lished, and afterward until his death naval off,
Ger of New York. Her Oldest sister was the Sec
end wife of Citizen Genet, minister of France to
this country in 1898.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
About 5000 new ties are piled at the Wilbra-
han depot for use along the Boston and Albany
railroad, next spring. The amount of wood al
ready drawn in is more than 500 cords, with as
much more in piles by the track, few miles
east of the station.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY,
A mad dog and cat were killed at saloon on
West street, PIttsfeld, IN Monday. The ami
mails had had fight, and soon after the dog was
killed the cat showed unmstakable signs Of nv
drophobia, and was also killed.
The result of the bursting of the gas pipe at
South Adams, and the pipes filling with water,
Will prove 1t is SAID, more serious than at first
supposed, the water in the main pipe in several
places having frozen solid. This will necessitate
fbfaf alri rfrT mn, nf4 hoY
the company has not yet decided whether TO do
this or wait until the element shall ccomplish
the work. The mills of the Renfrew mapufac-
turing company only escape the calamity.
The natural history expedition which is at
present making collections In Central America,
IS the sixth in number which has en- sent out
from Williams college. The preceding ones went
70 Nova Scotia in 1885, under the charge of
Professors Hopkins and Emmons; to Newfouud
land in 1854, under Prof Chadbourne; to FIori-
da in 1851, under Prof Chadbourne; to Green
land in 1860, under Prof. Chadbourne: and 10
South America in 1867, under Prof. Orion of
Vassar college.
A woman, who, with two other servants, was
left in charge of one of Pitsfeld's fine resi-.
denees, while the family was on a southern trim.
became insane last week, and made general
demolition, so far as she could. of the silver
plate, bgoutere, articles Of vertu, etc. Among
the wreck which she piled in the middle of q
room were many fine pictures, but she declared
that she would not believe the witches when
they said her mistress father was bad man.
and so luckily spared a fine portrait of him,
She also bad reirained from obeying their COM
mand to burn the house, but it is doubtful how
long she would have done so had it not been
for the prompt arrival of Officer HAYES. who
took her into custody.
MAINE.
EVeleth, who purloined registered letter at
Fort Fairfield post office, directed TO a firm in
Portland, has been found guilty.
The horse cars at Portland for the first time
inns winter were obliged to use runners on Mon
day.
3South Paris shipped thousand bushels of DO
iatoes last week at prices from 70 to rs cents
per bushel N-'9
The Park street Unitarian church of Portland
raised $4,000 last Sunday, and thereby cleared
away the last of its deOts
John kenney receiN ed fatal injuries during a
night with John Daily at Lewiston, Tuesday
night, and the coroner is sitting on the case
The British schooner Rosilla b. from ST
John for Portland, was totally wrecked on Great
Duck island on the 9th. The crew were saved
and the cargo strewn along the shore.
young Lady OF Bangor owns and drives the
fastest horse in the vicinity of that town.
MIaaoamoiseile also grooms, feeds and harnesses
ths equine with her own fair hands.
lhe Judges OF the supreme court. with one
N4StptiOn, EXPRESS the mi