Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-09
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New England News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The proposition 10 dispose Of 1.-THE coliseum Al
a grand concert and ball to the fortunate holder
of the lucky ticket has been abandoned.
Sticknev & Companv's rubber works, in Gael
sea, were damaged by IRE Saturday afternoon
TO the amount Of SS000 Insured iog $4,000
A pardon was received al the state prison
Saturday for DeForest Peterson, " DO was SEN
fenced less than one year ago for term Of TWO
years snd six months. He Is released by show
ing that he was legally married to the woman
with whom he had been living, both parties
supposing that divorce granted her first hus-
band gave her also the right 20 re-marry.
A Young man named VIM. A. Peabody, en-
ployed IN the newspaper department at me Bos-
ton post office, was arrested yesterday forenoon
for larceny OF letters, hv Charles Field, specia
agent at the post office. Several letters were
found on him At the time of his arrest. He has
been employed in the office ten years.
BreYet brigSdi6r General Sylvanus Itlyer,
of the United States engineer corps, fdje0 so his
residence in South Braintree, SATURDAY, aged 81
years, forty-five years OF which were passed IN
active military service as an instructor and su-
perintendent Of the United States military aead-
envy.
William E. Baggard, MASTER and Patrick
Dryer, mate, Of the ship Connga, were brought
before United States Commissioner futile at
Boston. SATURDAY.. on a complaint charging
them with beating and woundiug seaman
named S J. Peterson, by tying him up 10 the
rigging. The punishment was inflicted by the
mate on account of ins0lence, and he was held
for trial. He gave bonds for his appearance at
the September term of the district court, and
the captain, who became security for him, was
discharged, after paying the costs of the prose
cution. Jacks chances las usuaD are not the
best for getting square with the captain.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Friday morning girl fifteen years old, named
Mary Nolan, employed at the shoe factory OF
Green brothers, in Stoneham, was caught in the
shaiting by the hair Of the head, and the entire
scalp torn off, as far down the forehead as the
eyes, including the eyebrows and one eyelid
and TO the iuncture OF the spinal column at the
back of the head. There is possibility of her
recovery.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Schooner Oliver Cromwell, Capt. Robbins, ar
rived at Gloucester on Tuesday from the Banks,
with 900 quintals fish of extra quality. The
Oliver Cromwell made her trip in two months.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
An unfortunate somnambulist in Fall River
walked ont of an attic window on Thursday
and falling a distance of twenty-five feet was
badly bruised.
DR.. c. d. Prescott, quarantine physician, on
Saturday visited the steamer Wyoming of the
United States navy, which arrived at New Bed
ford Friday afternoon with the fever on board
He reports the disease MOI CONTAGIOUS, DClil4 y
malarial remittent fever. No new cases have
been developed since the steamer left Aspinwal.
Communication with the shore viii not be pre-
vented
A man, six feet four inches high arrived at
Mansfield the other evening, by the Eitchburg
train, and representing himself to be Ned
O'Baldwin, the giant prize fighter, took quarters
at the Mansfield house. Crowds rushed III to
admire his muscle, but alas! he SILENT: stole
away by night, aud the proprietor of the Mans
field house has put Officer Cobb on his track to
collect that little board bill.
The Fall River News thinks, and apparently
with good reason that soaking a cat in kero.
sene oil TO kill off the fleas may be good fun for
the operator but would not advise bald headed
people to expect sturdy growth of the capil-
larry crown from its use. The poor grimalkin
was licking herself in perfect apparent content
ment, its investment in fur having gone the way
of the premium on cotton stocks, and puSS fairly
represented Sidney Smiths idea Of taking of
the flesh and sitting in ones bones. She was a
sight to see.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Springfield has become very much exercised
anew over its depot nuisance, and the Union says:
"There isn't another place in the United States
which offers such splendid facilities for self de-
struction."
Miss Lizzie Suckow, young lady of eighteen
years, employed by Mrs. lockwood as a nurse,
died very suddenly at the NassowannO house,
Palmer, Thursday afternoon. She had been
confined with typhoid fever for several weeks,
and was recovering when her death occurred.
1t seems that little son of Mrs. lockwood had
just gone out to have horseback ride, and the
horse fpfancing about under the window where
the grl stood) seemed unsafe, and she feared
some accident might happen to him, the thought
of which so frightened her that she staggered
back from the window, fell into q chair, and in
less than ten minutes was q corpse. The
doctor seems TO think that her death was caused
by rupture Of the heart, brought on by the
sudden fright.
A teamster was standing in front of his barn
in Springfield, when a good looking young
woman came along and wanted place TO stay
over night. As she claimed to be short Of
funds, he told her to 20 into the barn and sleep
on the hay loft. She accepted the invitation
aud he went home thinking no more of it till
morning, when he found, on coming to feed bis
horses, that the woman was still there together
with a young babe which had been born during
the night. The two were taken to the aims
house, where she told her story, giving her name
as Jennie Hill. She is twenty-one years old,
and an orphan, both parents having been dead
three years, during which time she has made
her home with her grandmother at NorthamD-
ton, and has gone out doing houSework She
does not remember the last name of the child's
father, but used to call him George"
MAINE.
Emily Trefethen of Peaks5Isand is teaching
ScNDOi on Long lSlai1Q, ana rows boat mile
and half each way daily.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
young man named Howe attempted to com.
nit suicide in Maidstone on the Sd by shooting
himself. AT last accounts his condition was nor
considered critical. and it is probable he will |
recover. Disappointment in love affair is said |
to Dc the cause.
Quite an excitement was caused in Went |
worth, Friday, by the finding of dead body in
the woods by some parties who were out gun
ming about one mile from Wentworth Village
apparently that Of a man from 65 to 20 years of
age. The selectmen went TO the place that morn
ing for the purpose Of making an examination
and in attempting to remove the skeleton it fell
to pieces, showing that many months must have
Elapsed since death ensued The body was eyi-
iently that of person OF about six feet and one
nch in height, and of large proportions. His
ieeth were mostly gone, only three or four
He was evidently dressed in
ak gray ribbed coat and vest checked
wooden shirt, while his pants were probably
Sanbornton tweed, and around his neck was
a gingham handkerchief, GU his feet thick boots
and wooden stockings. There was found upon
his person a Bingham pocket handkerchief a
pair of spectacles in case, pair of scissors four
blade pocket knife and fourteen cents in change
About three feet from the boiy was found half
pint flask, corked tight, in which was twenty
six dollars in bills AMI ninety cents in scrip,
About six feet from the body was found a cot
bic trimmed high crowned palm-eaf hat, and
upon the hat were spots of different colOred |
paints, while by the side OF the hat was a brok-
en- porter bottle. Several spruce boughs were |
under bis head, having evidently been cut and /
placed there for a pillow. Where the body
was found was a very retired spot, being nearly 4
half mile from any habitation. The matter
remains mystery.
CONNECTICUT
b. 6. Northrup has sent three japanese slu-
tents to the Hartford high school, making |
hirty young scons Of japanese families now |
studying in Connecticut.
Japanese scholar in one Of the New Haven |
'chools, having been insulted by schoolmste. |
eeentiy sent note to one of the instructors, re-
Iuesting permission to kill the offender
Hon. Julius l.. Strong, member OF congress 4
rom the Hartford district died verv suddenly !
saturday morning Of cerebro spinal meningitis
lie was apparently in perfect health the dav ~.
ore, and that night first complained Of feeJinc
III. His death creates profound feeling Of sot-
row and is the subject Of general conversation
Mr. Strong was first elected to congress over |
James Dixon in 1869, and was reelected in 1s7t |
over DR.. A. r Goodrich. His age was iorty. |
Tour. He leaves a wife and one child.
The Meriden Republican SAYS: "An auusine,
scene was witnessed at the depot in this CIV q |
few days ago. A lady Of about sixty summers
had just married and was travelling with her
spouse. She was so delighted that She wanted
the people to rejoice with her. SO meetino
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