Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-01
New England Dispatches.

MASSAtHhEEIISs
BosfoN Aug, 8l.=Charles Rafferty,, brake
man on the gravel train employed IN filling the
Suffolk street district wac CRUSHED to death be-
tween two cars to-day
tHm, II, Bradford, aged forty-fvc, fell this af-
terncUn, from the third story of building
on Congress street. ifactnring his skull. lie
died before rGactiltg the Hospital, lie leaves
wife and three children.
boy came into the second police station,
bringing tin. trunk and portfolio, the trunk be
ing filled with teYenue stamps, and gave 1nior-
nation that there were n large quantity OF the
papers where he had found the trunk, which
was in a vault near Battery March street.
L. L. Chlds accompanied the boy and found
bonds, railroad certificates, notes, deeds, revenue
stamps, and other valuable papers, amounting
TO $4,000, which proved to belong to Baker X
Morrill, merchants. Mr.. Baker was sent for
and this was the first intimation that he had
been robbed. II is supposed that the robbery
was committed by sneak thief who entered the
counting room quietly this afternoon.
BIRMINGHAM, Aug. 81.-At the dinner of the
Howe family, over three thousand sat down.
Large arrivals from distant points continued to
reach the grounds, many from the west having
been detained by delay to railway travel on New
York roads, Delegations from Illinois, Ohio,
Wisconsin, Iowa, Oregon and South America
were present, whole families coming from dis
tant western states especially to be at the gath
ering, The poem of Mrs. Julia Ward Howe
was the sparkling gem of the literary exercises.
After the dinner Col. Howe Rev. Moses Howe
Of New Bedford, who is eighty-two years old,
John Howe of Providence, Rev. DIR. Dewolf
Howe of Philadelphia, Mrs. Caroline Howe of
Portland Me-, Mrs. Louisa G. Benton, of Bonn
bay, VIM. Howe of Railway n j., and DIR. Gree
ley Howe of NatiCk all made pleasant addresses.
Resolutions of thanks TO Elias Howe, Hon.
Joseph Howe and Col. j. T.. Howe was passed.
The youngest member of the Howe generation,
four months old, of Boston production, were eX-
hjbited, and the large assemblage broke up by
singing Lang Sync A general conversational
leYce was then held by all. Some very ancient
relics were inspected. Dancing was INDUCED
in until sunset, when the largest family gather
ing of peaceable and happy nature that ever
was held in New England, separated.
MAINE.
BosToN, Aug 31.-Loring Winchester, well
known ship carpenter of EastpOrt, was killed
yesterday at Lubec, by falling from the mast OF
a vessel.
In Bath, Me-, today, Oliver Clary, aged ten,
was killed while attempting to get aboard a
moving train
PORTLAND Aug. 81. "A fore and aft schooner,
supposed to be the Moharka of Milbridge,
went ashore on Richmond island, Cape Eliza
beth, last night. She lies high up on the beach.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Aug. 31.-The entries
for the fremcns muster here, Sept. 9th and 18th,
closed to-day. Entered: Seyenty-three fire
companies, twenty-four bands of music and ten
drum corps.
PROVIDENCE, Aug. 81.-Miss Caudler, daugh-
ter of John w. CaudleT, prominent Boston
merchant, was drowned while bathing at Bate
mans point, Newport, to-day. The body was
recovered at I o'clock this evening.
Eight hundred and twenty thousand dollars
Providence water loan was awarded to-day at
105-05 to 106-55