Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-02
Gllurtcstcr Daily spp.
New England New. summary.

Is stun AND ' lNlNil
Boston companies will pay 81 100000 in divi-
deuds in February.
Toe bark Young Turk, of Boston, Captain
NickerSon for MeSsina, put back TO Cadlz, Jan.
10, having experienced heavy gales in the straits
OF Gibraltar, dnrins which one man was killed
on board.
On the list, Mr.. NJ. 5. Chapman, formerly OF
Belfast, Me, iell dead OF heart disease, on Con-
gresS street, Boston. He was 6Gty-two years Of
AGE.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
At Lowell, on the 1st, Lucien b. Knowles was
arrested, charged with forging an order for a
gold watch belonging to his sister, Mrs. ii. W.
Boardman, which was being repaired at san
born & Co.'S iewelry store. The watch was
found in a saloon on button street, where II had
been pawned for SIS.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Robert Dunning, Fall River artist, has Just
sold his newest picture, fruit piece, for $780,
MAINE.
A powerful steam-tug has been purchased to
ply on the st. CroiX river. She is owned IN
Calais
The Calais Times announces the death Of pr.
William Deming, Jr., one Of the most enc 5f57elIc
business men in that community. tic "a" - oG i
lingering for several months, and died Oh II iu"S
last
At Lewiston. Friday. A. Wakefield, Esq, had
Insight shock Of paralysis and on ouhuay 4 sec
ond, affecting the left side, Dat nelther attack
was OF 4 very serious character, although MIR.
W. is confined 10 his bed.
A little child OF Noble Small OF AndoYer swal-
lowed pin the other day The parcutS sup
posed it had passed into the stomach, but the
next dav the child could not swallow. They
called in Dr. ingalls,, who found it had lodged
in the thrOat, and, so strongly had it become
imbcdded, he found il difficult to remove it with
his Instruments The child has now recovered
The Journal says 1t one of the churches in
Lewiston, Sunday, while the organ was playing
yocIlerousy a good lady whispering 10 her
ncienbOr in the pew had to Tiiise her voice quite
high in order TO be heard. Suddenly the organ
changed from loud 10 soft, when the lady, not
taking note OF the organ, was heard to say to
her friend: eve FRY ours in butter" This
must be true, for we published two years AFRO
similar story which was said to bave taken
place IN western church.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Rev. Titus, formerly of Bethel, Me, has ac-
cepted call from the Congregational church in
Farmingon.
The Portsmouth Chronicle says no report has
been rendered by the school committee there,
which the law requires TO be done on the first Of
January.
Mai. Nehemiah Emerson, an old gentleman
of East AndoYer, was thrown from load OF
hay, on Saturday, the 9th ult., receiving Sc
rious, and it is feared fatal, internal Injuries.
East Rindge has public library of 800 vol
umes Tue enterprise was started about year
ago, and This winter sociableS and levecs are
being held for its benefit.
VIM. Hatch, of Concord, brakeman on the
Northern railroad, on the 9th ult., while pass
ing over bark car fell, striking on the inside
of the car, and received such a shock that he
was unconscious for several hours. No injuries
other than the fearful strains and the shock
were received
As Frank NJ Lear of Goshen was chopping
in the woods at South Sunapce, few days ago,
the tree lodged against another, causing limb
to hy, which struck him over the left eye
knocking him seuselesS
4 Mrs. Lake OF PittsGeld while passing
through the cemetery, few days ago, fell IN a
fit, aud lay on the ground in an unconscious
STATE Tor about two hours, when she was discOy
cred and taken home.
Mr.. George E. Stackpoe of Portsmouth was
badly injured at the navy yard, last week, by
fall of - feet f;om staging i'll the TIN and cop
per shop Of the department of yards and docks.
He was taken up unconscious, but an examine
ton showed that no bones were broken.
A young man named James Ashton, of Ben
nineton, was chopping in the woods in Antrim,
on the 18th, when a lodged tree tell, striking
him across the shoulder, ana pinned him fast
with bis face TO the snow. He was soon relieved
by two young men who were near, but the eff
fects of the blow drove the blood into his head
and his eyes fiom their sockets.
friendly rivalry exists among the spoilers
OF Antrim aud Bennington. At a spelling in
Antrim, not long since, Antrim gained the Vie
tory by two words. Then the Antrim spelSts
went over TO Bennington, where Antrim missed
i've and Bennington three words. All second
trial, the same evening, Antrim missed TWO
words and Bennington none. Three cheers for
Bennington.
CONNECTICUT.
Meriden is 10 have on opera house.
Poor gas is complained of IN Hartford
The grand list of Merden is s., PSI ,2TS.
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