Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-27
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New FugIand News summary

Mrs Catherine Rowan, of East Boston, was
killed yesterday by falling from second story
window.
A young man who has had assure of the
palate since his birth, and who consequently has
been unable 10 articulate distinctly, has Deen
under treatment at the Massachusetts general
hospital, where he has been provided with an
artificial palate invented by DIR. William Suer-
sen of Berlin. which enables him 10 speak quite
plainly. though without it he can scarcely be
understood.
A fire occurred last evening, at IS Congress ST.,
occupied by J. o. Sullivan, dealer in old paper,
Irvine and Junk, in the basement, and the second
floor by White, Osborn Co., dealers in leather;
damage $4,000 to $1,000; insured in Liverpool,
London, and Globe offices. n L. HuSsey, fire.
man, fell through scuttle fifteen feet and was
severely injured
For the past week Thomas McCallis of Boston,
25 years OF age, has been drinking so freely that
his mother induced him TO abandon the use of
liquor altogether. But unfortunately his good
resolution lasted only till Saturday night, when
he got very drunk, and Sunday evening, on
coming to a realizing sense of his condition, he
was so chagrined that he went directly 10 Cooks
wharf and attempted to drown himself An
officer happened TO see him just at that moment,
and with some difficulty rescued him in an in
animate condition; but, with the help of some
citizens, managed TO bring him back TO life.
Miss Jennie Collins is engaged in preparing
for a grand reopening of Boffin's Bower, under
new, more extensive and substantial pecuniary
auspices, September 3. There is TO be pleas
ant reading room, guest chamber and other IA
cilities for the advancement of the interests Of
working women.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
John Quinn, while excavating trench for
the water works near the Lowell fair grounds
on Friday last, was so badly injured by the cav
ing in Of the banks that he died yesterday morn
ing at his home on Adams street. He was SO
years of age, and leaves large family. The
deceased was a member of the thirtieth Massa-
chusetts regiment, in which he served for three
years.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Sunday evening, Mr.. John Linnehan, of Bev-
erly, discovered under the Essex bridge, on the
Salem side, the lifeless body oil a man apparent
ly between thirty and forty years of age, five
feet five inches in height, with black hair and
whiskerS and a moustache of two or three
weeks growth, dressed in gray pants and vest
l;@bt linen coat, black cloth cap, wooden shirt
A post norton examiS alton indicated tuhercular
disease of the lungs to be the cause of death
The body was not identified.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
James Farrell was drowned in FoXboro Sun
day, while bathing.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Secretary Boutwell, visited Fall River Friday,
principally with reference to sites for the new
custom house and post office.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
MlddlebOrO Is 10 have S2.l,0OU h0teis
Clinton Cole of North Middlebofo, recently
attempted suicide by taking arsenic, but over
did the thing by too large dose, and will live.
An old gentleman OF about rs years, and his
wife, who is nearly 50, living between Mattapoi-
sett and Marion, have a newborn son. and pro
pose tciname the poor thing Horace Greeley.
HARPDEN COUNTY.
There is a movement on foot, among the
Greeley men in Springfield, 10 get Senator Sum-
ner TO deliver an address early in the fall.
The survey of the Connecticut river from
Windsor Locks, Ct, TO Holyoke, is now rapidly
proceeding under direction of Gen. Ellis, of the
United States engineer corps.
Cornelius Barrett of Mittineague, who was
shot in Mitiineague, Saturday last and has been
reported dead once or twice before, is now said
10 have died Sunday morning.
The watch factory in Springfield sent lot oil
watches to England, not long since, hoping &c
be able to sell them there, but were disappOint
cd, as the watch in a heavy gold case can be
sold cheaper there than the movement alone
can be obtained here.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
At one time within 90 years the Bay State
village at Northampton has been entirely desti-
tute of residents Then the brick block of
tenements and one shop of the present Riverside
works constituted the only buildings in the
place, neither of which were occupied. Now it
is a thriving and prosperous village, its man
uiacturing interests furnishing constant EN-
ployment to more than 200 workmen, and it is
endowed with all those institutions essential TO
the welfare of an intelligent and cnterprsing
community.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Florence sewing machine company con
template building large addition to their man
ufacturing establish ment the present autumn
Their principal shop for iron work is 800 feet il
length, the northern portion three stories high
while the southern is only one. The latter vii
be carried up two additional stories, thus max
ing the structure uniform in height throughout
and furnishing the company with two mort
rooms, each $50 feet by 40. The rapidly increas
ing demand for their machines renders this ad
diton to their facilities for manufacture al
immediate necessity.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Six bushels of beans, G000 biscuit, 400 pound
OF beef, q swine or two, and so on to the end o
the list, are eStimations of the committee 70
feeding the great coueourse that v i'll assemble
under the large tent at the dedication of the sol
diers' monument in Pittsfed.
The Pittsheld district court room presented
lively scene Saturday morning, bringing to mine
the familiar recollection of a country schoo
when the teacher is out. When the hour TO
business arrived the clerk was in his place, NOR
than the usual number of lawyers were sharp
ening their quilts and their wits for the day
work, and quite an audience of inquisitve Cit
zens had gathered to hear the trials, but M
Judge appeared to set things running. Whilt
waiting for this necessary appendage to the
Nphlt3 Aub tdhS tuIGN vi iutlT ulBUlLI dDI
arragned and sentenced each other to all sorts
of penalties. On the reception of a telegram
from Judge Briggs saying that he would moi
reach PIttSfield till night, the clerk sent fol
Judge Iatlock and found that he was sick abed
He then dispatched an officer to Hinsdae for tbt
other associate justice of the district, Lyman
Paine, who was taken from the hay field, anC
reached Pittsfield on the afternoon train in time
to hear the docket read and continue the case
to future day, and thus delivered the cour
from very perplexing situation. The mos
important case was that of Michael Hopper
whose trial for arson was to have been contin
ued. A few hours more without a court and b.
could not have been held.
MAINE.
Patrick Doherty, an orphan boy aged 16, wa
killed yesterday by falling between vessel ant
the wharf, at Bangor, crushing his skull
Robinson Cook Of Bosters Mills, ground
grst OF corn the 20th inst, which grew in hi
garden the present year.
Mr.: Samuel Keene of North Buck6eld, OIL
Tuesday, the 10th inst, was struck in the abdC
men by piece OF wood, hurled from cireula
saw, from the effects of which he died
The journal says the scarcest article in Au
burn is trent" One hundred families VIII,
want TO live in Auburn cannot, because of tn
dearth. The same poverty Of shelter affect
Lewiston.
Miss Elizabeth Trundy of Surry, who has beer
bind from childhood, had her eyes operated
upon by Drs. Sanger of Bangor and Harding O
Ellsworth, so that the sight of one eye was re
stored
The Observer says that the farmers of Piscat
aquls have sold and sent out of the county with.
IN few days over 100 head of cattle, and still
set up the cry that their barns are filed with
nay ahd grain, and nothing to eat it
In race for purse Of $500, at Forest CITY
park, Saturday, between Mum, Butterball and
Gentle Annie, the latter was the winner. Time
2;45, 2:45t and 2:4Ol.
Leander Coulter of Lewiston, who went on
tue Catholic excursion on Saturday, on the re
turn OF the train attempted to walk from the
engine TO the rear of the train on the top of the
cars. In passing the Little Androscopgin
bridge, timber struck his head, killing him
Instantly.
The three adventurous oarsmen who left Ma.
hant on wednesday last for a pull along the
coast 10 Mount Desert, arrived at the Atlantic
mouse, Wells Beach, about five O'Clock SUNDAY
evening. The parties are Col. Albert Stickney
OF New York, who rows the wherry 'eVoya
geur;" w. K. Robson, Jr., of Boston. in iii,
Nautile, and L. II. Derby of boston. in I'M
Isle" They left Nahant on Wednesday. Low
ell island on Thursday, Gloucester on FRIDAY
Ipswich on Saturday. and Rye Beach on Sun
day morning, touching at the "Knubbes" fo,
dinner. The men look brown and hearty. anG
seem TO have enjoyed their voyage exceedingly
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
West Kingston is building pest house 10 ac
commodate several cases of smallpox in tina
vicinity.
The schooner Gov Gardner has arrived a