Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-07
New England Dispatches.
COrOner's Verdict-EGecIs of a shOI-Sui-
eide in BOsfOn-Fire in East laedway--
Firemen's Services Acknowledged
Fatal Fall ON the Ice, etc.
Especial Dispatch to the Spy.l

MASSACHUSETTS.
NEWTON, Feb. 6.-The coroners jury to-day
rendered the following verdict: "Rachel Blunt.
ing came to her death on the 3D. day of February
at the hour of five O'Clock P. NJ, by being struck
by the locomotive Of the inward express train on
the Boston and Albany railroad, at the First
Crossing, so called, at said Newton. While the
jurors cannot find that blame can be attached to
any of the employees of the Boston and Albany
railroad, or that the accident that caused this
lady's death is due to any negligence on the
part of the employees, yet, in their opinion, adj
ditional guards are needed at the principal
crossings in the village, to proper protec-
ton to the lives and limbs of its inhabitants"
Joseph hurry, the man who was shot by
officer Kinds, in North Village, Jan. LIST, died
yesterday at halfpast one.
Boston, Feb. g. Samuel Whitlock, apple
pedler, hung himself to-day.
A fire in East Midway yesterday, destroyed
St. Clements church and school-house oppo-
site, the lower portion of which was occupied
by Messrs. Ware, for the manufacture of organ
pipes. Loss $4,000; insured for $4,000.
ct. Hovey & Co., whose store is in close
proximity to the Adelphi theatre, was saved
from burning Saturday night, have acknowl-
edged the efforts of the firemen by giving $1,000
to the fire department charitable fund
John d. Skinner, depot master of the Eastern
railroad, died last night, of injuries by falling
on the ice some weeks ago
A Halifax dispatch says the trials in the case of
the fishing schooners j. Ii. Nickerson, A. H.
Wonson and A. j. Franklin are finished, and all
three will probably be condemned.
LOWELL, Feb. 6.-The body Of a man was
found by boys on the bank of the Concord
river, this afternoon, and brought to the city.
Discharge papers found on his person identify
him as Benz F. Billings. He is supposed to
have died from exposure.
MAINE.
WIsCAssET, Feb. 6.-The mercury was six
degrees below at nine O'Clock Saturday night,
and ten degrees below Sunday morning There
were very violent northwest winds both days.
We have bad no mail communications from
the west since Friday last. The Kennebec
is frozen up at Bath, and the ferry boats cannot
cross.
The farm house of David Bailey, Jr., of Wis
casset, with entire contents, was destroyed by
by fire Saturday noon. No insurance.
BIDDEFoRD, Feb. 6.-Wilbur G. Andrews,
son of Hon. Leonard Andrews, and clerk at the
depot, was instantly killed at the station this
afternoon by falling under the engine of train
from Portland,
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 6.-The thermometer was
fifteen degrees below here Sunday morning. ten
degrees below at noon, zero at sunset, and two
degrees below at sunrise this morning.
A shock Of earthquake, which shook houses
and moved furniture, was felt at Rye, Sunday
morning, about six o'clock.
The citizens of Rye and Hampton are getting
up petition for a new road from Bears Head
along the beaches. There is also talk of
branch railroad from the Eastern road and
another from the Concord road to Straw's Point.
United States steamer Tuscarora, at the navy
yard, will 70 out of commission tomorrow, aud
tue men will be paid off and most of them dis
charged, as their time is out,
CONNECTICUT.
HARTFORD, Feb. Ga house, occupied by
Rufus Wadsworth, in Hockanum, East Hart
ford, was burned on Sunday night, with por-
ton OF the contents. Loss $4,000.