Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-18

The iourneymen tailors OF New Haven have
struck for an advance of twenty per cent
A brakeman named John Boyle was killed by
collision of cars at Windsor Locks on Satur-
day.
Mrs Mary Pierce of New Haven was detected
in shop lifting Saturday and arrested There
are eleven similar charges against her
The fall meeting at Hamilton park, New
Haven, begins 10 day and lasts two DAYS The
purses amount to $780, and the entries number
tiity-One.
Saturday afternoon a little daughter of Pat,
rick McDcrmot of New Haven fell from a second
story window and struck the pavement receiy-
ing, il is feared fatal injuries.
George C. Platt, depot master at the Middle
field station, Air Line road died very suddenly
Friday evening in the depot Heart disease is
supposed to be the cause Of his sudden death.
AT the meeting of the American Oriental so.
ciety in New Haven, Thursday and Friday of
last week, the japanese minister attended and
took an active part
1t is mentioned as coincidence that the set
| ting of monument in memory of Warden Will
lard, at Cedar Hill was completed at the same
! hour that Wilson was executed
The store Of W. B. Mecker in Ridgbury was
| entered by burglars Friday night. The safe was
| blown open, and about ffty dollars in gold and
| silver were taken; also a roll Of old counterfeit
| state bills.
4 girl in Hartford arose from her bed in a
! somnolent stare, Wednesday night and fell
| from a third story window TO the ground, dis
| lance of thirty feet She was somewhat bruised
butno bones were broken.
Benz. Warner, of Meriden, fell from staging
on which he was at work, Friday, and struck the
stone pavement twenty-five feet below. No bones
were broken and it is believed he will recover
from his injuries.
The town of Chatham voted, on Saturday, to
guarantee forty thousand dollars of second
mortgage Air Line bonds, the majority being
ninety-two. Middle6eld should now do the
m and the n tba A iT inc will he
brighter.
William Stiles Pitkn, the youngest son of
Evelyn r. AMI Esther l. Pitkin, died on Thurs
dav, in South Windsor, from the effects of
poison administered last February in candy
sent by Mrs. Stiles, now in prison charged with
attempts at poisoning.
A farmer in Danbury one day last week, saw
boy stealthily leaving his premises with an
amply hlled pillow case dragging behind. The
gentleman knew the boy had something in that
bag, and stoleup in his rear and popped right
down on it seat first 1t was not until a half
pint of excellent homemade ointment had been
rubbed in that he became sufficiently composed
to explain to his wife that the vicious young
thief had left the burs on those chcstnuts.
The Hartford Times published, last week
what purported to be a likeness of the murderer
Wilson. The features have about as much re-
semblance 10 those Of Il fossil chameleon as to
any human being. The Courant says that the
portrait does not look any more like Wilson |
horse. The Evening Post says What blessed |
influence the memory of George Washington |
has had upon the generations that succeeded |
him. Yesterday irenzed citizen rushed wildly |
upon newShoY who sold him the illustrated |
Times, and, pointing to the great work of art |
which adorned it, hOwled, "Who did thatW |
The newsboy burst into tears and said 81 can
not tell lie. did it with my little Ratchet" |
The Post continues: Punishment after death |
The Times picture Of Wilson" "rhe Times |
Yesterday published the only full, fair and com
plete' picture of Wilson. Those of Wilson's |
friends who could read recognized it at once by |
its having his name on it. "The latest exhibit |
tion Of newspaper enterprise is when you want |
a cut of distinguished criminal who refuses to |
sit, to have a wood cut of the city editor made,
regardless Of expense"
RHODE ISLAND.
Wilson's body was taken to Providence for
burial.
The house owned and occupied by Ezra Will
hour, at Little Compton, was burned on Satur-
day evening last. The fire, which is supposed
to have been caused by spark from a lighted
candle, was discovered about seven o'clock,
while the family were at supper, and all efforts
to subdue it were unayailmg. Most of the fur
niture was saved, and the building was insured
for $500 in the Iiverton and Little Compton fire
insurance company. The house was an old
landmark in the neighborhood, and was highly
priced by its owner as the residence of his an
cestors for many generations, and his own birth
place and home for nearly fifty years. Mr.. Will
bour has the hearty sympathy of the entire COM
munity, and it is TO be hoped that the substan-
tial aid which he has so generously given to
Others in distress may be bestowed upon him.