Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-18
S0lurtrster AaiIp Spp.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.

r. ). fillmore writes TO tue tonO tnaI MS HIS
tory of the Peace Jubilee will be published
during the ensuing month. He saws; 81 assure
YOU that when | have written 'hnls, winch
will be in a few days, shall leave the field of
literature to those capable of exploring II, and
re-enter one much more congenial.
ON fbe 18TH James Sarsefeld was committed
10 the house of correction at East Cambridge
for the term of ninety days, this sentence being
imposed by Justice Brigham of Newton. Sarse-
field caused his wife to stand in fear of her life,
and in the language of the mittimus, "did
threaten her by saying that he would have the
life of her before morning"
Catherine McMann, forty years OF age living
in South Boston, died very suddenly while in
the house of ucighbor on the 10th. A doctor
who was called, pronounced it the result ofeX-
cessive intOxication, and deemed an inquest un-
necessary.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Providence Journal saws the North Atte-
boro Branch railroad has been in successful
operation for a month. There are nine passen-
ger trains each way daily between North Attle-
boro and Attleboro, connecting with trains to
Boston and Providence. The track of the rail-
road 10 Taunton is laid 10 within a mile of At
tleboro, and will be speedily completed. When
opened it viii offer a continuous line of close
connections from Providence to the Cape towns
and from Providence to New Bedford without
change of cars.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Rev. Nelson Stutson of Springfield, now suE
terlng severe sickness, has Just been remembered
by his former parshioners at Cambridgeport
with $50 in addition to other larger donations.
On Friday, last week, as Samuel Hawthorne
workman on the new railroad between Nor
ton and Attleborough, made the attempt to stop
car which was in motion, loaded with sleepers,
the car was thrown from the track and the
sleepers fell upon him, breaking one of mis- legs
in two places.
MAINE.
Or the coolest cay of the winter, January "a,
two ladies of North Arson went mile into the
woods got load of wood, hauled it TO a school
house, unloaded it, aud got some boys to cut
enough 10 Keep fire so as 10 have prayer
fiee..'ng.
Tim he rdon, who was discharged from the
Androscongin mill at Lewiston few DAYS since
Maid a visit 70 his old board ne place on the
night of the 18th, and, with key in his possess
sion, entered several rooms and stole various ar
ticles. He was arrested on Tuesday.
The senate has passed to be engrossed the bill
for the extension of the Boston and Maine rail-
road from South Berwick to Portland. The
proposition of holding biennial sessions of the
legislature has been referred to the next legisla-
ture. A resolve, providing for commission to
devise plans for the establishment of an indus
trial school for girls in the state, has been re-
ported
A boat club has been organized by the stu
dents of Bowdoin college, and they have made
choice of the following officers: F, A. Kicker,
commodore; A. G. Ladd, vice-commodore;
Weston Lewis, secretary and treasurer; I. A.
Kicker, W "A Blake and W. C. Shannon, exc
cutiye committee, They will purchase their
boat and commence practice in the spring.
In the affray mentioned few days ago that
took place at Lewiston on the 14th, between
John Daily and John Kinney, growing out of
old feuds, Kelley used knife and a club.
Daily used his lantern and struck Kinney with
it on the head, knocking him down and infct-
Ing such injuries that he died on Tuesday night.
Daily is under arrest.
The body OF Hannah Thompson was found
last week, about forty rods west of the farm and
dwelling of |. Edward Tediord, in Topsham on
lot formerly belonging to her father. About
two years and half ago she was missed from
the house in the village, where she lived alone
as she had for years. On discovering her alb
sence, the neighbors turned out, secured the
woods, dragged the river and ponds, and made
every effort TO find her. She possessed consd
cradle property, and reward was offered by hel
friends for the recovery Of her body The spot
where she was found had been familiar TO her
from youth, and no doubt those early recollec.
tons had prompted the wanderer, until over
come by fatigue she lay down, covering herself
with shawl, for that sleep which knows nc
waking. Strange, in all that time two and a
halt years, her arments seemed to have been
undisturoed, the shawl covering the entire form,
except the head, and she lay in a natural posi-
ton, as though she died without suffering Hel
age was about sixty years.
A constable in Rome recently arrested citizen
OF that town on an execution for debt, ami
brought him to this city and lodged him in Jail
He was put into the room assigned to debtors
where some other persons were confined The
gentleman was asked if he had any valuable,
about him which he wished to deposit with thu
sheriff for safe keeping. He replied that he had
and gave into the hands of the sheriff a watch
and a wallet containing S63 In money, remark
inc that they were the only things he had about
his person of any value. After remaining
about the debtors room half hour or more he
called the sheriff and inquired what the dam
ha ha n1,r Al. L..
which he was lodged in Jail and the costs He
was told that the sum total would be ST, where
upon he reached his hand into a pocket which
he had in his shirt, and hauled out pile of bills
containing, it is estimated, about $4,000. He
PAD the Dill and costs, was liberated, and started
for home. 1t is probable that having told the
sheriff, in the presence of Witnesses that he had
delivered up the valuables about him, he had
sene fears that should he by any means lose his
pile" there would be no evidence that he ever
possessed it; so he took the earliest and wisest
course 10 pay his bills and go home.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Fifty amateurs, ladies and gentlemen of Com
cord, 8 re playing "The Old Flag, or the Spy of
Newbern" at Phoenix hall, for the benefit of
the charity fund of Post 2, G. AR
The several railroads and branches centering
at Concord will issue return tickets to all who
may attend a meeting to be held in this city next
Tuesday in aid Of the proposed orphans home
Mrs. Sarah Sleeper Smith, sister of the late
Hon. Jonas D. Sleeper, of Concord, arrived in
Lake Village, TO day, after twenty-seYen years of
missionary live in Siam.
Henry Buzzell, of East Concord, was before
Judge Dana on the 18TH 10 answer to q com.
plant for assault upon an old gentleman some
months ago with a china cup. He had previ.
ously been sued and fined thirteen dollars and
some costs, which he claimed he was un-
able to pay, and expended fifteen dollars to take
the poor debtors OATH whereupon he was ar
rested and fined nine dollars and costs, in de-
fault of which he went to Jail.
The Boston Journal says: From all we can
learn, we shonld judge that the republicans of
New Hampshire are carrying on their campaign
in a manner which promises satisfactory results
Not much noise has been made thus far-tbe
speakers not YET having taken the ield-but
fair degree of organizing work has been done,
the general circumstances of the contest are Ia
yoraoie, and the feeling of harmony and conf
dence among'our friends was never better
AS the passenger train on the Northern rail.
road, which is due at Concord at halfpast FIVE
was approaching the North Boscawen station
on the l!th, the engineer, by means OF the rear
signal light, discovered freight train on the
main track aheaI of him. The passenger train
had no occasion TO stop at North Boscawen and
consequently was going at its usual rate of
speed. As soon as he saw the freight train
hIndall Burt, the engineer, reversed the ma
chine, blew the whistle several times, and turn
rug 10 the fireman, said, "Walker we must
jump. Al that momentIthey both in the dark
ness, leaped from the engine The passenger
hohi "Nnt oh duu STRUCK the freight train the
rear merchandise cars being well shaken m and
the passenger engine badly smashed up. Meth
er engine nor cars were thrown from the track
The shock was lessened from the fact that The
freight train was moving forward on the side
track. Assistance went Immediately tn Rnrt
and Walker. The former was found TO be had
ly bruised, and it is feared that he is seriously
injured internally. Burt lives in Concord The
fireman was unharmed. The freight was on the
passenger trains time.
VERMONT.
One night last week, in Bennington, man
named Ray sat down to read with kerosene
lamp in his hand, and fell asleep. When he
awoke be thought be smelt wool burning. The
lamp bad fallen from his hand and exploded
throwing the oil over him and enveloping him
in flames. The fire was extinguished after some
tall dancing and rolling on the carpet.
BY monster blast in marble quarry at Dor.
set, recently, a block of marble forty feet long
thirty feet wide, and eighteen feet deep, and es.
timated 10 weigh more than two thousand
tons, was thrown more than thirty feet, and
broken into million pieces. Seventeen kegs Of
powder did the work