Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-31
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NORTH. Merriam Co IN Last C5mDfldGe, was
passing a fertiiiziug OF driving machine, when
he slipped aud fell his right leg being caught in
the machine and ground 10 pulp as lar as the
knee, and his left hip disloeated. He was i'm
mediaiely placed IN a carriage and taken TO the
Massachusetts general hospital, where the in
Jured leg was smputated and the dislocatiou Of
the hip reduced. Mr.. Barker Is about 81 years
OF age, and resides in East S,merville.
Mr. II. n Clarke was, on Saturday, presented
with the gold medal of the New England ag'i
cultural society foo the exhibition OF his fine
herd OF Swiss carte al Lowell and Dover. The
presentation took place in Studio building
Boston. The testimonial was passed over &c
MIR. Clarke oy Hon. George Loring, president
OF the society.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Nellie Cate, Young woman, sttemptcd sui
eide at the Franklin house, in Lawrence, on
Saturday, BY swallowing half an ounce Of ar
senic. physician and "a stomach pump saved
her. No cause Is assigned for the act.
Mr.. Thomas Mcfarland Of Stoneham, while
attempting 10 get off train at Saiem on Satur
dav, on which be had got by mistake, jumped
from the platform of the rear car while in mo-
ton, and was thrown against switch, cutting
his head. frac 'uring rios and INJECTING Other
injuries from which be died about two O'Clock
in the afternoon. He was about thirty years
old and d currier.
A most thorough and determined case OF
suicide occurred at Andover last Friday night.
Morand mills, repaired to his lodgings, as
usual, early in the evening. Not making his
appearance Saturday morning, his room was
forced open and his body found frozen and
nearly naked upon the floor, with bis throat cut
fiom ear 10 car and a blood stained razor near
his side. Coroner Stow was called, who viewed
The body, and found that both carotid arlerits
ana both jHgular VEINS were severed. The
Young man must have died Immediately He
bad evidently just finished reading a letter
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Veiope and a scrap oil paper, being the remains
OF a sheer, were found on the floor. The young
man appeared in his usual health on Friday
evening He bad no embarrassment of any
kind. Over one hundred dollars were found in
his pocket, and more was due him. His letters
showed hun TO be on the most friendly terms
with his relatives, who reside in Dexter, Me.
No reason can be assigned for the act. He was
twenty-sX years old. In the young man S
tiunk was found a discharge paper from the
regular army, bearing the endorsement: Tx
cellent department." and he has passed a
most exemplary man during his residence in
Andover, since July last.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
large four tenement house, owned by James
Coneiv, in Taunton, rook fire Saturday evening,
and most OF the iool was destroyed. The build
ing was deluged. Loss perhaps 500; insured.
Ofiein oil the fire uncertain.
Excitement prevails in Taunton over three
new cases OF small poX, all oil Boston origin,
The board of health has established pest house
ct Baketown, an isolated locality below Weir
Village. There are now five cases in Taunton
and one in Raynham.
Hon. Edward H. Bennett, Judge of probate fol-
Bristol county, lies IN critical condition at his
residence in taunton from disease Of the liver
He has bur lately returned from European
tour, and was taken SICK lew days since.
Angenette PIERCE of Rehoboh, aged 3d. dark
curly hair while beng conveyed to the insane
nj xutfb NIL Fri
ming, LETT the lady's room at the Taunton Branch
railroad depot and has not been heard from
since.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The Middleboro' Gazette, in proof that the
spirit of caste is not confined to the upper crust
OF society, states that colored family having
moved into tenement house in that town, a
4 P. NJ OF dav last week, one Irish family
moved out before the same evening, and III,
next day the other Slesian families vacated tn,
premises.
HAMPpEN COUNTY
ID, F. Murphy, Westfeld shoe manufacturer
has secured a large tract uf land which he will
cut up INTO building lois and sell 10 his EN-.
poyes at cost. He also proposes to build a
numl er of cottages at a cost OF about $500 each
which be will sell TO his help on the most rea-
sonatle terms, but will on no condition rent.
Fifty five hands are now employed, and 20 more
are 10 he added soon. The daily production OF
shoes is 800 pairs.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The span OF The bridge at Shelburne Falls
which Tell Friday, was ITO feet in length and %
. feet high.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The lectures delivered by the faculty of vii.
liams college, last winter, proved so decidedly
successful That they are to be resumed in few
weeks. The course will be opened with a series
by Prof. Perry on "The Great Battles of the
World TO be followed by series on 'Archi.
teciure" by Prof. Bascom and also by President
Chadhourne and other members of the faculty
in due order upon their chosen themes.
school Girl in one Of the rural districts oil
Pittsheld was overheard trying to convince a
school fellow that sue liked him better than she
did some other uIchin of whom he seemed jeal
Gus. "Ol course like Won better than dc
Bill" said she, "ior don'tl miss words in my
spelling lesson on purpose, so as TO he down t
fbe loot OF the class where you are~
MAINE.
Quite number of members of the legislature
are IN Augusta. They hold caucus this eve
ming, and the legislature organizes Wednesday
morning.
The report that Senator Morrill, is seriously
i'll IS untrue He Is EMO, Ing as good health as
usual.
James Shsttuck of Skowhegan was severely
injured at The burning OF the Brewster house
Sunday night, by the falling oil q chimney His
face was so badly bruised that they could not
recognize him when found. He lies in dan.
gerous condition.
A widow named Townsend 1iv;no :, po.,.
land. was found on the AGAR of her row snn.
day in her nipbt dress win n f4y hednlo,nn.
wrnpped roupd her She had lain tLoro ,na
DAYS fbrouuh The intense cold ueather al !,
was n wonder She was not frozen ~ dea,h w. ~
MIS- mi Ofono hecornin,r ,i.,rrosd ana
cited abonf tbe small nov in orJar -, o,;I 49,,
tauion put The follow'n1 "nofis, over bor door
aSmal box hear. dangerous kene w.vn rht
joke was too thin not TO be seen through by tb {
nroner authorities P1or oia I,dvI s,e 40, 'nS
,bn she keens red. nj roer raa snS 10 e. =,
person brinlrin,r mat 1lisa,se mo- ~ ~,
The nrinciuaI tamneTanre mon Of t'a s+o,
will off, in The early nsr, of Tho ses 80.
The leglslatnre' an act winch If nassod .iIi "
nyoprafe The money comin,, from io,or a - ~
throuahout the state to ih orno1tiaq c ,r,
perance reform and moral instruction in IN,
pnhlic schools The act nroy,dss for ~ Io any
Of reform commissioners. one 10 be the stat,
sunerintendent Of sehonjs ana ,Se n,hen sur
be appointed ly the governor The term ~
office is to be- three years. Ouite a number n
the friends OF the bill are on Inc Ground
most bitter contest is going ON for tbe II
toiney aeneraship. the compctiIors heinz a,,oy
ney General I. b. Reed and A A. Stront n
Portland, Gen. Pasted and c. p. Stetson n
Blngor, and E. K. Bowie, late county a,torne,
of Waldo. Hon. II lnnibAl Ham,in ia us,no HI
influence in favor OF Strout and AGAINST Reed
because Of Reeds opposition TO the senator il
the old HamIin Morrill, contest S,ront iS On
posed by many republicans because he was fn,
merry democrat. Gen. Paisted will gel twf
votes in KenneLec county and majority iu HI.