Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-01

| and s960.75, and cashed by the Security bank Of
New York, which is consequently the loser.
Francis Logan's house and barn in Burling-
| ton were destroyed by an incendiary fire on.
Friday night. Patrick McCabe of Shelburne.
/ has been arrested as the incendary.
The annual clam bake of the fat mems asso
| citation, will be neld at Gregory's point, about
| the middle of August. 1t is said all who weigh
over 200 pounds may consider themselves in
| vited
The Norwich Bulletin says: George Hall OF
| Portland, who was fined 81 for drunkenness was
imprisoned in default of payment Two years
ago he owned nice home and other property,
worth $4,000. Now his family is starving and
he in Jail. Drink did it,"
An Italian boy about sixteen years of age,
named Henry Frank of East Haven, cut his
thumb, several weeks since, while working in
the hay field. The cut gave him little trouble
at first, but within few days lockjaw set in,
and death ensued last week.
On Friday, the 21st, Mrs. Martha A. Stone of
Norwalk died, after a short but painful illness,
and few days after the wife of John Ryder
was arrested on the charge of abortion and muir
der. She was committed for trial before the
August term of the superior court
Capt. Richard Tyson, who has seen much SER
| vice as a whaleman in the northern seas, and
who was one of the party who found the Arctic
| exploring vessel ResOlute, will probably super
| sede Capt so. Buddngton of Groton, as sailing
master of the Polaris. Capt Buddington is dis
satisfied with the expedition, and will be re-
leyed when the Polaris arrives at the Danish
settlement of Disco, Greenland.
The matter OF the boundary line between
Wethersfed and Glastonbury has excited some
discussion in the legislature. The trouble is a
curious one, and arises from the fact that the
Connecticut river is continually taking land
from the Wethersfeld side and depositing ii on
the Glastonbury side. 1t being quite difficult to
decide when the transfer began, or where it may
end. the matter is tn he confirmed until the
session.
The boiler in Coburn's fsh-oil works in Gin
ton exploded about 10 O'Clock Thursday eve
ming, killing two men, badly iniuring Mrs. II.
X. Post who was passing, and demoliShing the
building. The men killed were the engineer,
A. NJ. Barlow of Deep River, head split open
and badly burned, and the fireman, name I'M
known, head blown off and body burned black.
The accident was caused by letting cold water
into the boiler while hot. Loss not stated.
swindler named Daniel Stratton, who has
acted at various times as a lawyer and MethO-
dist minister, and lately rs agent for the Crafts
mems insurance company OF New York, has re-
Gently cheated several New Haven firms out of
large amounts, Bowditch & Co. having sold
him $500 worth of furniture, Twitchel & Wade
sewing machines, and another firm valuable
piano, on credit, as he represented himself to
be perfectly reliable. The eX-clergyman is at
large, and those who have suffered advise peO-
pie to look out for him.
CONSCIENTIOUS Merlden man borrowed
horse of a neighbOr the other day to attend
picnic. The owner impressed upon the borrow
er the necessity of watering the horse at city
trough at starting, and was surprised when the
man returned to learn that the animal had not
been watered that day. The borrower excused
himself by saying that he stopped at the trough
and made all preparations TO let the thirsty
horse drink, when he happened to see the in
scriptiou in large letters: BITTERs. He knew
the owner was a temperance man, and so
choked off the poor horse, not wishing to have
him imbibe "bitters." Theexcuse was render
ed in real seriousness, and the story is literal
fact.
RHODE ISLAND.
Chief of Police Gross, of Providence, is seri-
ously i'll. His left side is almost parayzed.
One of the bodies of the Barnes brothers who
were drowned in Narragansett bay on Saturday
was found off the beach at Annaw annuck, near
hyatt, and taken on shore.
HOUSEKEEPING having become very frequent
in Newport, on Saturday evening earnest efforts
were inside to discover the burglar. A well
known shop litter named Eliza Thurston was ar
rested, her house. searched, and large quantity
of stolen goods foui?d. She is thought to be the
person concerned in ali the housebreaking jobs.