Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-15
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Now EugIapd News summary.

South Boston, while bathing.
There arc al present thirty-two inmates of The
home for aged men in Boston, and seventeen
outside benehciarles.
A case OF abortion, resulting in death, came
10 light in Cambridge Saturday. Pautueket
r. ID physician is said TO be implicated. A
cOroner's jury will investigate the case.
A dead female child was found Friday fore
noon. in Charles river, opposite the Half Way
house on Beacon street. The child was prob
ably born alive and had been in the water about
three days.
1t is probable that the republican state con-
vention viii be held shout the list of Septem-
her, that Boston will be the place of meeting,
and that the fall campaign in this state will
then be opened by public meetings.-TrdUelier.
Edith Wallam, the young girlwho disappear
ed from her home in Boston, month ago, and
for whose recovery $500 has been offered, recent
" appeared dressed in boys clothing, was ar
rested for vagrancy and taken to the Westboro
reform school. Here her sex was discovered,
and by means of the Boston police her friends
were informed of her whereabouts and she was
taken home,
The whole number of deaths in Boston for the
week ending July 18th, was PIC; Of which 1872
were OF males and 81 females. OF American
parentage IS; foreign, 161. Under one year of
age, Sc; from one TO five, 81. BY consumption,
IA; disease of the brain, IA; cholera infantum,
g.; Sunstroke, 6; small poX, 9. Decrease in total
from previous week. IL.
Mr.. Hewlett, the inspector of milk from Cam
bridge, has been again successful in discovering
proofs of the adulteration of that liquid in
two places in that city. Daniel S. Benjamin
was fined $40 and costs, IRON which sentence he
appealed, and furnished bonds for his appear
ance before the superior court in October.
The balloon ascension which came off on Sat-
urday in Boston, was complete success. The
OCCUPANTS of the basket were Prof King and
AIR. L. 5. Holden, an attache of the Boston
Journal. The ascension continued but very
slowly for twenty minutes, during which the
aerial car was in sight of the common. When
1t finally disappeared, it was not carried at a
speed of over fifteen miles per hour.
About two miles northwest of South Scituate, a
descent was made in an open field, where the
eXcurslonists remained some ten minutes and
unloaded their baggage They then went up
again and went out TO sea, and came down
about two miles from Marshfield, and were
taken in tow by a yacht and landed on shore.
They arrived in Boston Sunday afternoon, in
good condition.
N1DDLEsEx COUNTY.
The wife of Henry Duchine of Lowell, aged
Il, was fatally burned by the breaking of a
Kerosene lamp, Saturday evening.
Sharpers have been vctmizng Lowell green
horns by selling them gold and silver watches d"
made of brass and pewter.
The trial of the Aver incendarieS has been
postponed until the August term of the superior
court.
Moses NJ. Fisk, of birmingham, was struck
by lightning on the 4th, and rendered nsensibe
and has not recovered from the effects of the
shock.
lie paper mill of Davis & Moore at Pepperell,
was alp.ost totally destroyed by fire Sunday
afternoon abpI i've O'Clock. Cause of the fire
unknown Loss as near as can be estimated,
$4,000.
The contract for building the additional horse
stalls, cattle, sheep and sTiDe pens, &C., re-
quired by the New England fair, to be held in
Lowell, in September, has been awarded TO
H. H. Wiggin, a weil-known contractor. The
Job will require one hundred and sixty thousand
feet OF lumber The general arrangement of the
ground will be similar TO that Of last year. The
Massachusetts society for the prevention of
cruelty to animals have offered, in connection
with the New England fair, premiums to the
amount Of $500, to be awarded for any improve
ment whereby the comfort of dumb animals
may be increased
ESSEX COUNTY.
Newburyport is to have two new harbor lights
in cast iron towers-one at the head of Bayley's
wharf, the other on the Davenport wharf.
These lights serve as guide in running up the
river distance of two miles.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A Fall River man who traff1cS in fancy bred
horses, has melted about $4,000 the past year,
disposing of one horse.for the enormous sum OF
$4,000
A new daily paper, The Border City Herald,
issued its first number in Fall River Saturday.
1t is to be thoroughly independent sheet, and
members. Mr.. William A. Hovey, late of the
staff of the Boston Commercial Bulletin, is its
editor, and Mr.. J. B. Whitney, also of Boston,
publishing agent for the company
DUKES COUNTY.
The Sea View house at Oak Bluffs will be for
merly opened on Tuesday 23d inst, with appro-
pirate ceremonies. The governor and state
officers and the senate are invited to be present
upon the occasion.
BARSsTABLE COUNTY.
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appearance at Falmouth this season in large
numbers The woods are said to be literally
full of them, and it is averred that their com
bined singing can distinctly be heard at the dis
tance OF mile.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Mrs. Julia E. Ward Of Lowell, now travelling
in Europe, has been appointed principal of the
Mt Holyoke female seminary at South Hadley
Alfred Coursal of Springfield, having already
a wife and three children living, has elOped with
Miss Lemorisee, girl employed in ]. c. Kings
ley's slipper factory, on Willow street. They
hay been seen together in Albany, and pretend
10 be married,
There will be single scull race on regatta
day at Springfield, between Andrews of Hart.
ford and Mason, the president of the Springfield
boat club The latter will pull in a new paper
BOAT which he viii receive soon from Troy
A tornado passed through Russell, "Wednesday
afternoon, making clean sweep of everything
in its path, which was about fifteen rods wide
were scattered and trees torn uplby the roots,
and in one instance hole six feet long and
four feet deep was made in background by the
force Of the whirlwind.
Mrs. Maria Manley widow OLA S. Manley, and
living about two miles south of the Centre, in
Agawam, committed suicide Friday morning BY
hanging herself in her barn. Mrs. Manley be-
ing one of those energetic women who look
closely to every detail of their business nothing
was thought of her absence until she was found
SugDpQdpd IN q bpam She ypae cd
ministrator of her husbands estate year ago,
and the worry and wear of the task has in
jured her health, which, with a faint of insanity
lurking IN the blood-her brother hung himself
gnils-insane-led her to self destruction Her
daughter is sorey afflicted, having lost both
father and mother within year.
The republican says: THE regatta is likely
TO bring to Springfield some of the finest oars
men in the country, either as coachers or spec
tators, and we hope the occasion will not pass
without single scull race, either on the morn
ing before or the day after the college races.
Among the boating men who would be likely
TO engage in such contest would be Coulter OF
Pittsburg, Pa, Biglin OF New York, Ellis and
Gilbert Ward Of Newburg, N. T., Tom Butler of
Boston, Ten Eyck Of Peekskill, n. Y, Mekeel
Of Cold Spring, N. Y, Thomas DOYLE of Bos-
ton, and Fulton of St. Johns, N. b., and who is
70 coach the bowdoin (Me) university crew.
These entries would afford by far the finest sim
gle scull race ever pulled in America, and it is
TO be hoped that prizes will be offered sufficient
TO ensure it.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The thunder storm of Wednesday at South
Adams was the hardest for several years. The
mountain brooks were swollen ten or twelve
feet in an hour, and the mountain roads were
much damaged.
Ar. Geo. w Curtis has definitely accepted the
invitation 10 deliver the address, and DIR. o. W.
Holmes has been asked to read poem, on the
occasion OF the dedication of the Pittsheld SOL
dicrs monument.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A ten months child of Daniel Sullivan at
Mill River (South Deelfeld) was fatally scalded
by creeping up to and overturning a boiler of
hot water on Wednesday.
MAINE.
Eastport had its first alarm of FIRE for two
years the other night.
During June there were 1872 vessels cleared
and 100000 feet Of lumber shipped from the
port OF Calais, Me.
Mr.. Alpheas Chapman Of China, n man about
0Oyears of age, dropped dead in the street on
Tuesday.
Mrs Julia Dryer, an aged widow woman. wa,
found dead Friday evening on the corner OF
Main land Walker streets, Bangor. 1t is sup
posed that she died from heart disease. Si,
leaves two sons.
lugraham Morton. superintendent of IN,
PASSPORT gas works, was drowned at Grove.
point last Thursday