Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-22
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BOSTON AND vIcINITY.


maaslauehter, aud was sentenced 10 se'e"
years in the state prison. -. IT.
David >canncn charged with SHOOTING NJ
brother Charles in August last, has =. ~
Judged insane, and sent to the asS i""1
ton. a.o,, Sareent's
wharf RoSton on, Monday, and was drowned,
She was forty years OF age, anu as bahi,S :,
known TO be a woman OF lnie1ipe PEI ~ "''i's' q"
i supposed that she comnitieu siucue'
. SiiIi[Io,- evening child of six years, named
,.',4"' Po'ran ran in front of heavy truck in
Rosrop. loaded With pig iron, just in time to be
lnocted down and run over, one OF the wheels
ssS;rer directly over his head, crushing it fiat
Ieob Stockcr and Mary Ann Akerman not
ho;n@ married have long been living together in
Everett. and Stockers son has been living with
Them. This youth desires TO marry young
lady in Everett, but his father objects, and in so
doing has incurred the Young mans displeas'
ure who retaliates by taking out wal rant Tor
the arrest OF Stocker and his unmarried wife, on
the charge of adultery. Everett is agitated, and
everybody in the place means TO hear the tes
timony when The case comes up on the oath.
MesSfS Alvin Clark & Sons fare making at
their establishment in Cambrdgeport the larg-
est reiracting telescope in the United States for
the naval observatory in Washington. 1t will
cost $4,000, and has an object glass twenty-SiX
inches in diameter being eleven inches larger
than the one at Harvard college. The glass
alone when finished is worth S23, 900. The two
glaSSes-ior il requires two 10 make an object
SlasS-weighed in the rough about go pounds
and cost $1,000, about SIS per pound. They ar
rived in this country about six months ago,
from Birmingham, England, and ever since the
work Of polishing and preparing them has been
continued unremiifiHgly. Over fifty pounds have
been cut from the flint glass, which now weighs
lie pounds, and the other glass has been re-
dUetd 10 IS pounds and neither will vary much
nom these weights when finished. 1t is expected
10 complete the telescope for mounting in 1874.
MIDDIESEy COUNTY.
Lowell has the reputation among showmeu
OF being the best ''eircas town in the country
ESSEN COUNTY.
At Newburyport Monday, the grand Jury
found a bin against James Kennedy, who bru-
tally assaulted and attempted TO rob John
campbell on Monday night OF last week, and
Kennedy was put on trial, convicted and SEN
fenced TO the state prison for i've years, with
one day solitary confinement. One week from
the offence 10 the prison. Indicted ard con-
Ficted IN one day may be regarded as quick
work.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
An unknown intoxicated man was killed at
tail River on Sunday, while attempting to get
on from train of cars after it had started.
SarSh B., daughter Of Henry n. Pierce of New
Bedford. two years old, died Sunday at East
FairhaYen from scalds received several weeks
AGO The child pulled teakettle over on her.
sell at the house of a neighbor.
The NeStpOrt correspondent of the New Bed
ford Mercury SAYS; ''Mr. James A. Hathaway
ri Acushnet, confectionery merchant, has
Travelled through Westport about twice month
Tor The last fifteen years. and il scarcely fails TO
storm when he makes trip that way 1t has
oeen noticed so frequently by the farmers that
when he is seen the expression is Hathaway
mas come, Will rain Soon. Last Thursday
prominent farmer and cattle broker of Yves port
met Mr.. Hathaway in New Bedford. and in
quired when he was coming over, as rain was
needed very much Mr.. II. replied that he was
NOT Intending tn fill bp fret nf
out Il rain was desired very much, so that he
could have his expenses paid, he would come
oat and stop over Sunday. Mr.. H. was inform
Cd by the farmer that he would pay all expenses
y ne would come and bring rain, and glad of
me opportunity. MIR. H. did come out, and the
storm Of Sunday followed-and no doubt the
farmer win foot the bills"
NANTUCKET COUNTY.
The people of Nantucket are notified of the
apPToach OF vessel or steamer bearing the
mans ny the sound of a trumpet blown by
a man IN the tower of the Old South church.
The Inquirer and Mirror calls him "our faithful
DlBezzm."
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
III ware, tuesday morning, little boy son
OF Mr.. Gamwel, was run over by a heavy
team and instantly killed. The child was lust
beginning TO walk, and had wandered ont into
the road when the accident occurred
BERKSHIRE COUNTY
The water pipes at Ptts6eld are JUST getting
th"hNN Oht- OuS VI tuttlls seven teef under
ground, gushed on Sunday and caused a miuia-
ture flood Others are stu frozen Up.
MIS- Charles C02.eS OF Washington became
insane about two months zEu, and refused 10 eat
a1g1As1ss saving that her food MAS poisoned.
All efforts Do 5Esf1ce her 10 take n0urisnYnent
sHars raEr time have bsen aIu8osr fruitless and
fae daa1 On Saturday Of last week from actual
41arFssiln
1 very nearly serious shooting ARRAY occurred
a. Nednesday. evening. Mrs. yinar, while in
staIe Of inioxicaton, entered the house of
nelshbor and commenced to quarrel with one of
the inmates, Miss Beers, girl 10 years of age
During the alteration a squabble ensued for
the possession of heavily loaded shotgun
each one of the parties having hold of one end
0l the contested weapon. As might have been
expected, it was discharged, taking effect in the
SIDE 81 tie woInaD's head, carrying away part of
her check, one ear, aud it is thought destroying
The sight Of one eye. About 2j shot have been
esTtfzefed from the wound, and II seems proba-
be that TIE woman may recover.
Mss Jane Parker, Irving on Jubilee hill,
PlifsAeas died last week, under very
UngsVz5 and shocking circumstances About
week before, while engaged in wash
l1g tio,bess her finger was pricked
BIZ a pin which had been left in a collar. The
BeZs 1ighf her finger and arm began TO swell
rapidly AID before anything could be done to
ciseck H. gangrene commenced its deadly work
ealing the flesh 50 fast that before she died her
arm a. far as the elbow had mortified and
GEO4ssEu tus n UuAIDtI OF Tue medical men OF
TIC Town examined the case and are divided in
their opinions respecting the origin of the
disease, but most Of them think that the poison
came from some animal virus contained in the
soap with which she was washing.
MAINE.
The temporary railroad bridge between
Brunswick and Iopsham is nearly completed.
and trains will cross on it regularly on and after
Monday next.
stannood, Tower & Co.'s stock house. situ
aiesi on the Cabbassee stream, in Gardiner, was
destroyed by fire Tuesday morning Loss
about 5000; insured for $500.
On Saturday Horace Woodman of DAYTON was
serIouslg il not fatally injured while rolling
jOzs into Saco river at Union Falls. He slipped
and feb, and large log rolled over him, break
and crushing four ribs
Mr.. Thomas Verrill, worthy citizen of Rock
land about sixty-hye years of age left the house
81 bis sOn-inaw Monday afternoon TO 90 for
bis COW, and about twenty minutes after was
nistDFered lylng IN the road in an insensible and
dying condition He was taken to the bonse
bit lived but few minutes Ii Is suDposed
that be died ~ III, but there were some bruises
about his head which cannot be satisfactorily
accounted for.
curious suit was tried at Ellsworth at the
last term Of court. IL was upon a promissory
note. The defence was that the note was one
that was written for practice, as the defendant
and his brothers were one evening studying
partial payments" One Of the notes was made
payable 70 an old man who happened 10 be in
he room. Nothing was heard Of il for several
years. The Old man died, and now il Is presented
or payment Wy one who claims he purchased it
Or valuable consideration. The defendant,
luckily for hin. was able 10 prove his homage |
Il the date Of the note, and thus got clear
l. z. Caldwell Of Sherman, while clearing |
aud last week fclled a stab which had nest Of /
red squirrels IN IT, He took up The young ones
ind carried them 10 the house for bis cat which
bad young kitten. But instead Of her eating
lhem az be supposed, she carefully carried them
y Der cat house and Il nursing them with her
kltlen ~ tendcny AZ good steD-mother could
be expected % do.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
hoiaee White, editor uf the Chicago Tribune.
~ native Of ColebrOok.
1,,,, yneolu claims the tallcst MAYOR in New
i i.nt,apn 1ohn klmba who stands Six feet Ave
~ :. y " singular Coincidence that the number
W ", nea. Vatlie owaed 10 Nashua is the SANG az
the number Of horscs-I21 - i'ie Sa'hv aS
~, = survey LOT railroad iron CIaro,,,n, a.,
hs'e hiNet junction, via Cornish Fiat and Mo-,
lden Das ueeu completed and feasible 49," ~
easy grade has been found ''s'p'e route Of
Mrs Jane a. EamesIoi Concord hoe -,
10 the nigh school OF that city a LARGO me5Seuted
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