Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-13
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whisley. The duke commenced his lunch with
a pull at the eau de 0ie.
Frederick Newell, a young man, was arrested
in New Haven on Saturday, charged win aD-
stracting money from letters addressed to
Smith & Bowen of Hartford, by whom he was
employed.
John Russell, seaman, engaged on the
schooner Tacott, lying in New Haven harbor,
came mp to the city on Friday night. The next
morning he was missing, and, as his coat and
hat were found on the vessels deck, it is pre-
sumed that he was drowned.
The selcctmcn of Middletown have agreed 10
guarantee the bonds of the Air Line if satisiaC-
tory assurance he given that the first mortgage
bonds will be paid on Nov 1, 1872. Mr.. Whyte
of New York, who holds 100000, will not de-
mand interest until that time. The directors
passed a vote, last week, directing the couirac-
tors to commence work. and il is expected the
road will be completed TO Wilhmantic next
year.
One of the engineers of the Boston, Hartford
and Erie road says that the work OF grading and
track laying between Putnam and Wilimantic
is nearly completed. Last week there were only
Two miles and a haliof unlaid track remaining
Il is not probable, however, that regular pas
Sengcr trains from Boston TO Hartford will be
put on before spring, by which time the road
viii be in good ORDER and possibly connections
can be made with the Air Line to MiGdletown
aud New Haven.
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Hill, became involved in dispute Nov. 17th,
and Coffee received severe blow on the head
from a gun. The Injury was not considered
dangerous at the time, but Coffee has been fail
ing and il is now thought he will die. Gilbert,
who was under nominal bonds, was arrested
Saturday and lodged in the Hartford Jail He
has served one term in prison for robbery, and
his brother is now under life sentence for the
murder Of Caldwell in New Britain.
RHODE ISLAND.
Providence has a new aud sad grievance
Somebody has stolen the handle of the town
house pump!
The cash sales in enc day, recently, of Prov
idence clothing house, which advertiScs literally
and iudIciously, amounted to nearly $4,000.
Two children of Otis Taber Of Providence
both under five, were terribly scalded, a few
days since, while sitting in a rocking chair be-
fore the fire, by the wash boiler suddenly boil
ing over upon them. There are slight hopes of
their recovery.
Geo. A. Brown, a respectable farmer has been
ARRESTED for placing distractions on the railway
near Newport. Several attempts have lately
been made to throw trains from the track at
that point, but Mr., Browns friends say the rail-
road has got hold of the wrong man.
On Saturday a dead body was discovered in
Bears Den swamp, in Tiverton, which was af-
forward identified as that of a son of Peter Cook.
One side Of the skull was broken in, and one of
the jaw bones. Mr. Cooks son was between
twenty five and thirty years Of age. He left his
fathers house one night in September, 1870, to
visit Fall River. His father, knowing that his
sons life had been threatened, Cndcavored to
persuade him not TO 20 out that night, but he
went, and was never seen alive afterwards.
There is no doubt but that he was murdered.