Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-11
G0lurtcster Daily Spp,
New England News summary

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
An increase of pay is the subject of agitation
by the female teachers in the Boston public
schools
Gentlemen with fast naSs complain that there
is not a road in the suburbs of Boston where
they can try the mettle of their stecds without
the risk &C their being arrested and tried before
a rural Justice the next day.
All artists, including foreign bands, engaged
for the international musical festival, are under
express contract with the executive committee
TO perform at no other place in the country IMAM
at the coliseum in Boston.
man giving the name OF John moore, ana
mailing from the state of Maine, applied for
lodgings at the harbor police station, Boston,
saturday nirht, and was accorded a bunk in
one of the cells. When the lieutenant went
down to discharge the dodgers in the morning,
Moore was living in his place dead. The de
ceased was about so years of age, and from the
police records it appears he had recca,ly been
in the habit Of lodging in station houses. The
cause Of his death is supposed 10 have been
heart disease
MIDDLEsES COUNTY.
As the evening train for Lowell over the Stony
Brook road was leaving Chelmsford station,
Saturday, Miss Clara Taplin attempted to get
off the train while in motion. Her left hand
rested on the rail, and her fourth finger was
taken off and the third so injured as probably
to require ampuiation. The second finger was
also badly injured. This is the only passenger
ever injured on this road.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The high wind Of "Wednesday made sad havoc
with trees aud shrubbery in Mansfield. The
horse-sheds near the Unitarian church were
blown over into the adjoining graveyard.
The operatives in the Merchants mill, Taun'
ton, have contributed the handsome sum Of
S157 As in aid of the widow of Silas Scattergood
who fell dead while at work in the yard OF the
mill
The husband of the celebrated Hetty Robin
~ D.l z, l1sprrnf FaEG u
some time since bought 10000 shares OF Ere,
became thereby director, and has added sever
al hundred thousand dollars to bis previous pile
by the rise in price of the stock the last few
months.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Joseph Thatcher, boy IA years Of age, was
killed by the cars at North Rridgewater last
Sunday. He, like many other boys, has been in
the habit Of riding on the cars when they first
start aud then jumping of. In this case he was
riding on the rear of the tender of freight
train, when he fell under the cars, the whole
train passing over him.
HAMPDEN COUNTY
Patrick O'L9ughlin, paupcr for whose sup
port Springfield was responsible, died al Holyoke,
Friday. and bill for pipes, snuff, tobacco and
candles used at the wake, has been sent in Tor
payment.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Prospect Hin young ladies' seminary al
Greenfield is suffering from a bad attack of mat
flmOnY. 1t has carried OH tnree teachers, III
GLIDING Miss Wright the principal. But thu
school still lives and prospers under Miss Dana
former assistant, as its new head. Bachelors
and widowcrS are hereafter to be excluded from
grounds under strict orders from the Rev. Mr.
Moore.
CONNECTICUT.
John Costello of Norwich, who was recently
struck by hand-car, fracturing the spine may
live, il is said, for year in helpless state, the
lower part of his body being entirely paralyzed.
man named Andrew Colt, residing in Will
limantic, was run over by the cars near Man
chester station, Friday afternoon. He attempted
10 get on the morning train and fell under the
wheels. Aiury of inquest was held, and vcr-
dict returned in accordance with the facts.
John Scanlon, a cartman of Hartford, was
killed Friday afternoon. His cart had just been
loaded with coal from barge at the wharf, and
had started away, when one of the horses baked.
Scanon went to the lead horse to urge him for
ward, when the horse jumped around and
knocked the unfortunate man down, and the
team horse starting quickly, the heavy wheels of
the cart passed over him, crushing his skull and
breaking his left arm. He lived about ten min
utes. He leaves wife and four children.