Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-11
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new FpgIand News Summary.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Ri. Rev. Manton Eastburn, Episcopal bishop
Of Massachusetts, is seriously i'll at his residence
in Boston.
Harris :. Russell was arrested in ChaTlestown,
Yesterday. on suspicion Of robbing letters in the
post office of that city, where he was employed
as clerk.
Horace Taunt, an engineer employed in the
planning mill on the milldam, was seriously, and
feared fatally injured, yesterday, by the burst
ing of the fly wheel.
Major Jones, late state constable, has been
appointed by Gov. WaShburn trial justice OF
juvenile offenders under the law of the last iegis-
lature, giving concurrent jurisdiction IN such
cases with judges of probate.
In the United States court at Boston, ycster-
day, one Hannah Purdy of that city was ar
raigned before Commissioner Hallett for frauds
in drawing pension after marriage. The case
was continued one week for examination.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Newburyport and Amesbury horse rail
road has come to a hitch with the town authori-
ties OF Salisbury, who claim that the act Of in.
corporation must be accepted by the people OF
that town before work can be begun there.
In Middletown, Monday, Edward Loveland
was killed and another man badly hurt by q
falling staging while working on the new church
John Mcdonald Of the same town was killed by
falling from a bridge.
On Monday afternoon a lad about fourteen
years Of AGE named Charles Clark was anus
ing himself with another boy in TASKS Oaks,
when they were startled by the near discharge
of a gun and the shooting of Clark, who re-
ceived the full charge of shot below the knee.
They had heard no alarm, and no one put in an
appearance at the outcries of the wounded lad,
though the sportsman, il sportsman he w9s,
must have been in the immediate vicinity and
within hearing of the boys voices.
The fishing schooner Eureka arrived at Glou-
AuH HNaHVH
bringing the dead body of one of the crew, Mr..
VIM. Leach OF York, Maine, a man about thirty
three years Of age. Mr.. Leach had been un3ell
abont q week, and about ten O'Clock on Satur-
day morning, the vessel being then about twelve
miles outside of Eastern point, he stood at the
foot Of The cabin steps as if about to go on deck,
when he was apparently seized with lit, and,
being laid upon the cabin floor, died immedl-
ately.
A comical petition is in circulation in New
huryport, which has obtained many signatures
asking that the gas works in atcity be abated
as a nuisance, the coal tar runs into the river
destroying the fish and clans, and impregnat-
ing the wells with its offensive and poisonous
properties. The answer is, that the gas compa.
ny are little too sharp to waste tar when it VIII
sell for s. a gallon, the troubles coming from
the soil, which was saturated with it years age
when it was considered of no value. The only
nuisance now about the works is the high price
of gas.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The annual fremen'S muster comes off on the
DIST, when nearly all the companies will appear
in new uniforms. There will be no trial Of ma.
chimes, but the department will parade and be
inspected by the city government. The custom
airy clam bake or dinner will be omitted.
The eighteenth annual convention of the
Evangelical Sunday schools Of Massachusetts
will be held in Westfeld, September 25th aud
In
delegates (and no more), including the pastor OF
the church, if he is chosen. Railroad arrange
ments for free return tickets are being made.
That was a marriage party little out Of the
ordinary, that assembled at the city clerk 5
office in Springfield, Monday afternoon. Three
couples, all natives Of Bohemia, and all working
in Hacks cigar manufactory having concluded
TO enter the bonds Of matrimony, resolving 10
do so together, and make a day Of it, much 10
the discontinue of thec city clerk, whom it took
twenty-Seven consecutive minutes to write down
the names correctly.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Henry Stevens Of Greenwich forty years old
committed suicide by hanging, Monday morn
Ing, in fit of temporary insanity.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
A German hotel keeper at Pittsfeld has LOST
half his customers by Boosting that he kept ode
pest house" He meant "the best" but the stu.
pids thought he kept small poX hospital.
An eight-year old daughter Of Dennis Ger
man Of Lee met with frightful accident on
Saturday. In company with another little girl
she was playing near shaft which projected
from the Smith paper company's huddle mill,
when in some manner her clothes were caught
drawing her in. The shaft at the time was re-
volying 125 times a minutes and threw her feet
upon stone each time around. She was not
discovered for several minutes, and when taken
down her feet were almost entirely iammed off.
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little boy was caught on the same shaft, but
was not seriously injured. The company have
now boxed it up.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The dwelling house owned by John Wingate
at North SratfoTd, was burned on Saturday
The IRE was supposed to have caught from a de
feet in the chimney. Insured for 5000.
The twenty-third annual fair of the ORATOR
county agricultural society will be held upon
the grounds OF the society at Plymouth. on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the Path
25tb, and 26th inst. Liberal purses will be of
iered for trotting horses, and there is a prospec
Of a large exhibition in all departments. Tht
grounds have been improved this season, and q
new floral hall has been erected On the 25tl
Prof. Z. w. DimOnd, Of the agricultural college
at Hanover, will deliver an address, and on the
18th Mr. Samuel A. King will make a balloon
ascension, manufacturing hydrogen gas on the
ground Tor the purpose. 1t will be Mr.. King 5
lO0tn dtfldl ZIP.
VERMONT.
Pollard Bates of Chester, on the 4th instant
struck his horse sharp blow with his whip
and was in consequence jerked ont of his wagon
breaking his back in the fall. He died the peXt
dav.
The body of NelcourA A. Godfrey was found in
the cemetery at Brattleboro Monday morning.
with pistol shot through the heart, and his
revolver lying near him on the ground. His
right hand was smoked by the powder when the
pistol was discharged, showing that the act was
committed by himself, No cause for the deed is
known. II. was sixteen years old, and for the
past two months has been employed as clerk in
the Old bank at Brattleboro, and was highly es-
teemed by the officers OF the bank and by all his
acquaintance.
CONNECTICUT.
Hartford has imported thirty colored men
from Norfolk, Va, TO work on the Hartford
and New Haven railroad
). M. Wells Of Wethers6eld has become con-
WINGED by long and successful experience as a
stock raiser that the flow of milk is greatly
anecled by the manner in which COWS arc treated
by the mixers, and even by noises of various
kinds. Consequently he does not tolerate even
a dog about his place, and requires his help TO
treat the cows with the greatest kindness, reap.
ing the fruits Of this care in q wonderful flow Of
milk.
The North family Of Shakers in Enfield arc
ii''ttih- oii Il lleM liOuSt IN the most SuDStau.
ilal manner. II is four stories high, containing
sixty rooms, with two wings, a Slate roof, etc
surmounted by cupola. Il to be used for
housekeeping purposes. The Shaker '.minis.
ny, committee Of four two brothers and two
sisters), who visit all the Shaker families in
turn, and have the general oversight of the
business done by the different communities. are
at the Enfield Shaker village.
A young Ansonia merchant did bright fling.
he was walking home with his sweetheart, and
having an errand to do at the hotel had STONED
mere moment, while the lady walked on slow
" On coming out he espied her las he thought)
ahead, and approaching stealthily threw his arm
around her, wishing to make a surprise party.
ne succeeded as well in surprising himself as
me lady, for she turned a strange face on him
and said 'Sir" and he went right away with
out answering "Ma'am."
RHODE ISLAND.
Dr. Bullock Of Harrisville, promising young
has become suddenly deranged. and
was found night or two since wandering in
lne forests, and crying loudly.
furniture.
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