Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-01

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bus-nominations cancel my labor reform Con-
necticut appointments.
Mrs Philo Bailey, Of Norwalk, one day last
week. left her three years old child alone asleep
in the house a few minutes and when she re-
turned the childs clothes were on fire and il
died in a short time.
The Norwich Bulletin says that when a south
easter is blowing no Block Islander can sleep
peacefully unless he has a ten-inch hawser
thrown over his house and anchored TO an OK
cart on one side and the graveyard wall on the
other.
Daniel A. Peck, of NTiddletown, who was
horsewhipped by Mr. John A. Turner, of Dur
ham, some weeks ago, and sued by the latter
for $4,000, is now the object Of counter suit
for SANDER, the damages laid at $1,000. Both
cases will be tried at the next term of the SUI
perior court.
Recentpost Office changes: Norton, Fairfield
county, name changed to West Darlen West
Strattord, Fairfield county, new office estab-
lished, with l.. B. Vail as postmaster. North
Branford, New Haven county, Miss Jennie f.
Wheaton appointed postmistress in place OF B.
Clark, resigned.
An aged but rather rural deacon Of Danbury,
somewhat aStonished his family on returning
from a recent visit to Bridgeport by disclosing
in the recesSes of his capacious Yalise two valu-
able volumes in blue and gold, nrize package
containing gold COIN cake of fig paste two
pictorial papers and a package of ice cream
NRhuN' liz Saul Il 10Y On llG cars gave Nun
these things. He confessed that the boy was an
entire stranger, but feryently "hope heaven
would paint him sky-blue if he ever forgot the
kindness"
More than 100000 have already been sub
scrbed 10 the Woolsey fund of Yale college.
The fund is to consist of $500 600, and the pros
| poets are said to be very encouraging for raising
| the remainder. The class of 1860 alone has sub
4 scribed more than $4,000, and thus far stands
| at the head of the list in the amount of its sub
/ bn 5nutf Z 81, !,
given for the general use Of the college, and not
| for any specific purpose, is a great inducement
| TO those who are acquainted with the precise
| condition of Yale to subscribe literally and
| promptly. A detailed statement of the amounts
| already gwen by various classes is now in
| course of preparation for the information of the
| public
| The late Jedediah Huntington of Norwich
| makes very liberal requests, which are thus
| stated in the Bulletins For the establishment of
| the Eliza Huntington memorial home for re-
| spectacle and INDECENT aged and infirm females"
| he gives the house which he occupied at his
| death, valued at S25 600, and S35 900 as a fund
| to support it. To the domestic and foreign mis-
| sionaIy society of the Protestant Episcopal
| church he glVeS 1000, 10 be diyii equally
| between home and foreign missions. To the So
| ciety for the promotion of Christian knowledge
| in that state he gives $4,000. 10 the church
| scholarship society, $1,000. To aged and in6rm
clergymen's widows, $1,000. To Trinity college,
/
school, Middletown, $1,000 To the Nashotah
mission, Wisconsin, $1,000 To Trinity church
| parish, for new church edifce, $4,000, on con-
| dtion that the church keep in repair his ward in
Yantic cemetery. Mr.. Huntington had in dona-
tions previous to his death given nearly $4,000
to the parish of Christ church.
RHODE ISLAND.
Ann +. Sphinx, an elderly lady who had lived
IN Cranston, near Arkwright, was injured so
severely by her bed taking fire recently that she
survived the accident but a few days. The
| house, winch took fire at the same time was
saved by the intervention Of the neghborS after
it had been damaged to the extent of about
| $40.
Mrs. Mary Lscomb, wife of Capt. Isaac Lis
comb, OF Bristol, died very suddenly at her
| residence on Union street, on Thursday evening,
| the 2Sth inst. Mrs. LiscOmb had attended to her
| domestic duties, apparently in her usual health,
no to the evening OF her death, and retired about
| ten O'Clock. Soon after she complained of an I'M
| usual sensation in the stomach, was seized with
vomiting, and died before assistance could be
| procured. Mrs. Llscomb was about siXty-five
| years of aye.
| young man was arraigned Saturday before
the police court in Providence for grossly insult
ing lady recently on Broad street, while she
was walking along, and Of course unprotected
Inc lady appeared as a witness, and closely
yelled, testified 10 the insult; but when asked to
state IN substance the language in which it was
conveyed, declined 10 do so. The court remarked
that feeling of false delcacy ought not to pre-
vent the witness from stating substantially the
words used, that an opinion might be formed as
to the respondents guilt. The witness said she
could not, whereupon the complaint was discon-
tinued