Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-04

arrangement the long vacation will be in the
summer instead Of in the winter.
A few DAYS ago serious and nearly fatal
ARRAY occurred at Collins hotel, Huntington.
+. W. Chamberlain, a harness maker, and Sid
new Repslow were in the bar room in the after
noon, when the former began to joke young
Rensiow in a coarse and vulgar manner, and he
replied. This went on for some time. Chamber
lain fading he was getting the worst of it, took
the fire poker and struck Renslow over the
head, knocking him down, cutting a frightful
cash in his scalp, and bending the iron nearly
double. Further belligerence was prevented by
the bystanders. The next day, on complaint of
Grand Juror johnson, Chamberlain was
brought before Justice Ross, charged with AS
sault with intent to kill The respondent plead
guilty to the charge, and was put under $1,000
bonds for his appearance at the next term OF
theEcounty court.
CONNECTICUT.
The Meriden Journal-Recorder says: Seven
young ladies, employees in the chasing DEPART
ment of the Mcrideu britannia company, under
the management of an estimable gentleman,
have earned during the past month the sum OF
S421. Out of this sum three have earned $40
each Good We are glad that female labor is
appreciated at last, and that the toremanis the
one TO acknowledge that work that is performed
equally as well by females as by males should
be rewarded accordingly"
The experiments OF company operating at
Meriden are said 10 prove that peat is fully equal,
ion for ton, to coal, for raising steapa aud pos
sesses the advantages that it yields but small
per cent of smoke and ashes, produces no clink-
ers, and does not eat the boiler iron while barn
ing. These experiments may lead to the utilz-
ing Of the vast peat beds in different parts Of
the country
Clovis Sayles of Mechanicsville boasts of
feline occupant of his house, whose Sagacity
cannot be excelled. Some six weeks ago said
tom Cat, while in the laudable pursuit OF his
mary OpcuDaTiOn TO Wit WafCllnp mice
run over by freight train, and suffered the loss
of his candal appendage. The tail was success
fully, if not skillluly, amputated. And now
comes in the cats Sagacity. Ever since the I'M
fortunate accident, when a freight train APP
prOaches, Mr.. PuSs hurriGdly HES himself to
place Of safety, and there remains till the train
has passed, but when passenger train APP
proacheS he quietly sits in his accustomed cor
ner, purring that unvaryiug tune, and appre-
hensiye of no danger, at once manfesting his
ability to designate between the trains that have
done him no harm, and that which deprived
him of his glory.
day or two ago a young man of Dutch
parentage, who has been living in the town OF
Sherman for some time, working as a farm hand
and who has always been known as a remarka-
bly, quiet, inofenSive person, was brought to the
insane retreat in Hartford in sad condition of
mental arrangement One day last week the
family of Mr.. HungerfOrd, where he worked,
noticed the young man in their yard hacking at
his arm with a Ratchet On being demonstrated
with he dessted, and the wounds were dressed.
He then went TO the residence of a neghbor,
where he procured an AK, and placing one arm
upon block severed the hand ut a single blow.
Some one near by Immediately corded his arm
to stop the bleeding, and physician was called
and the wound properly cared for. Inquiry
ELECTED the fact that he was partially insane
on religious topics, and every time he could
procure Il Bible he would appear to be much
affected. tits supposed he literally interpreted
that passage relating to cutting off an offending
member.
RHODE ISLAND.
A fire in Cranston on the I'd destroyed the
barn of OriaS lillnghast, with eleven COWS
and fOrty-ive tons of hay
Kingston, in losing Elisha Brewster, three
score and ten, recently lost the nearest descend
ant, in the fifth generation, of the famous Pill
grim father, Elder William Brewster.
The Cliff cottages and hotel at Newport closed
their first season on Tuesday. The experiment
Of the ASSOCIATION this year has exceeded antci-
pations.
A well known and much respected citizen of
Providence, named Stephen Waterman, COM
mitted suicide on the Sd, at his residence, by
ShOJ tlng himself with pistol. 1t is thought
| pecuniary troubles caused the act of Self-de-
| structiOn. He had lost large sums lately in
| cotton specuations. Mr.. Waterman was a
member of the city council, and his suicide has
| completely surprised the community. He was
| about tOrty-twO years old, and leaves wife.
| The Rhode Island woman suffrage associa-
| ton will hold its annual meeting in Howard
ball, Providence on Thursday, November 9th,
at 10 30 A. NJ, and continuing through the at
ternoOn and evening. Mrs. Celia Burcigh, Mrs.
Lucy Stone, T. w. HigginSon, Mrs. f. X,
Churchill, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Rev. c. How
ard Malcolm and Henry B. Blackwell are en-
gagged as speakers. On the evening preceding
the cCSvention, Wednesday, the Sth of Novem-
Der, the association will give its annual supper
in Howard hall, at which speeches will be made
by Col. Higginson, Mrs. Howe, Mrs. Churchill,
and others.