Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-20
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New England News Summary.

John Cunningham, aged so, was killed YES
terday by cotton bales falling upon him, which
ne was assisting in hosting at a store in Win
throp square, Boston.
The final game OF the championship series be-
tween the Red Stockings of Boston and Mutuals
OF New York Will be PLAYED Saturday on the
Boston grounds. 1t is likely to be the most in
tereSting OF the season. These clubs are more
evenly matched than any others in the base ball
arena, as the scores of the games between them
show, each nine being especially excellent in
the same points. The game will be called at
three O'Clock and end in season to allow persons
living on the line of the Boston andlAlbany road
to reach home on the steamboat train.
M1DDLEsEx COUNTY.
David A. Carroll was arrested at Goddard's
saloon, Lowell, yesterday morning, charged
with the embezzlement of 1854 from parties in
Boston, where he formerly resided.
ESSEX COUNTY.
For the last two days several hundred fishing
vess rs have been at anchor in Gloucester har-
Dor. no. being able TO fish on account of the bad
weather.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Thomas BOYLE dicd at New Bedford Tuesday
at the advanced age OF los years.
at New Bedford, on Wednesday evening, Jas.
Deland acting mate of schooner n. j. Knights
of Proyincetown, grossly abused one oil the
crew, colOred man, named Benjamin Brown,
when the latter stabbed him in several places,
was drunk.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY,
The Harwich Monitor says the action of the
sea is making rapid and important changes in
Nauset beach.
The BODY of a boy picked up off South Truro
has been identified by Dennis Gillespie of Bos-
ton as that Of his son, who fell from wharf in
Charlestown three weeks ago.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Springfield Republican says: "The rail
road HOG" Is abroad again, and may be seen
any day on trains going through this city, es-
pecially on the noon trains, with his hinge trav-
cling bag deposited on the seat beside him,
which he always, with snarl, informs you is
engaged Only yesterday, on the 10 :45 express
west bipeds calling themselves gentlemen, per-
sisted in occupying two seats, each with their
own precious bodies and baggage, while a
weary looking woman, carrying young child
on one arm and a heavy travelling bag on the
other, sought in vain for place to rest her
burdens. There seems to be no redress against
these brutes, but it would be relief TO see some
Of them soundly booted"
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The Porter prize of $50 to the candidate who
passes the best examination for the freshman
class at Amherst college has been awarded 10
Edward B. Marsh Of Greenfield, who fitted at
Phillips academy, Exeter, n. Ii.
The vineyard of the Amherst agricultural col
lege is loaded with grapes, there being about
ION OF (OuCOTQS Oh inc VINES. OHiY auOub Il
third of an acre is in bearing, the vines being of
four years growth. The vineyard is under the
care Of W. c. Ware, the gardener. and gradu-
ate of II.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A drunken Irishman, having literary turn
OF mind, rushed into a school-house at South
Deerfeld on Tuesday, assaulted one of the lady
teachers in the primary department, and fright
ened the pupils in both branches of the school
to such an extent that they all LETT the house.
The son of Erin soon found himself lodged in
Greenfield Jail to await the action of Judge Da-
Wis, who put him under $500 bonds to keep the
peace.
MAINE.
VIM. Fields Of Raymond was instantly killed
Wednesday while trusting shook. The latch
slipped, throwing the bar against his head
A little child fell twenty feet from a window
in Portland, Tuesday, striking on its head, and
strange TO say, still lives.
Recently lad twelve years of age, Geo. Rob
inson, a son of H. G. Robinson of Sidney, stuck
apitchtork through his foot. A week later he
died of lOekjaw.
The Poland camp meeting association realizes
over S1400 from the receipts of their late meet
ing, after paying the current expenses of the
year, which sum will be used towards liquidat-
ing their debt.
An old lady of eighty-four years, who has
been at the city almshouse in Lewiston for sew
eral years, has just succeeded in getting a pen
sion, her husband having been a soldier in the
war Of 1872. She has bid adieu to the hospitable
city officers and purposes to take care of herself
hereafter
The new piece of railroad that is to connect
the Portland and Kennebec and Maine Central
railroads at Waterville is fast completing.
Trains will be run over it by Monday next. The
new union railway station is now building
with great rapidity, and will be completed by
December. 1t is TO be one of the handsomest in
Maine.
The store Of Warren Dane in Bath was en-
tered Wednesday night, and the safe in the
counting room, which is used by Mr.. Dane and
Bangs, Weston & Co., was blown open and
robbed OF about 500, mostly the property of
Bangs, Weston Co. Some thousand or more
dollars was deposited a few days ago, which had
been used in paying off the hands at the mill,
aud 1t is concluded that thej burglars must have
been familiar with the premises and the Gus
toms oil the proprietors at the mill. croWbar
was taken from the mill and used
The facts in the case of Thomas Thorn, who
las been in the state prison for twenty-nine
years, and was pardoned by the governor few
days ago, are as follows Thirty years ago
Thomas Thorn, young seaman, became enam-
ored OF a young girl named Louis Alexander at
harpsWeli. On his return from sea he found
her the wife of middle aged man named Will
son. Thorn made Wilson's house at Great
Island his home, and perhaps the old love that
existed between the two young people was re.
Yiyed. 1t is certain that close intimacy en-
sued; report said it was criminal. On Sunday
morning, on the 9th Of February, 1913, Wilson
was found dead in his bed, with his skull broken
and investigation showed that aEpair of topgs
was the instrument which produced death. The
attendant circumstances connected Thorn d.
rectiy with the murder, and the woman as ac-
cessory. He was sentenced to death and COM
united to prison in the following May; the pun
ishment was afterwards commuted to imprison-
he hat ,lo
to read or write, but, having received the
ordinary prison education, he has become fair
scholar. He has conducted himself well during
the whole time of his Imprisonment.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
A bear hunt at Bethlehem, the other dav, re-
suited in killing female bruin weighing 200
pounds, and her TWO cubs
Cnarles Y. Bellows, leading business man of
New Ipswich, was found dead in bed at a Chi
cago hotel on the It'll inst
ny agreement OF the parties, and to close the
partners mp, the New Hampshire Patriotic is TO
be sold at public auction on Thursday, Oct, 10
IL IS estimated that tw and half millions Of
dollars nave been received this year in New
Hampshire for board for summer visitors, NOT
reckoning what was paid at the mountain
Mr.. A. r. Hammond of West Swanzev fool.
lshly attempted to commit suicide on Tuesday
Dy cutting bis throat with dull iack-knifc
he might have been successful in the attemnt
nad ne taken sharper instrument or if his
faithful wife had not found him in season TO pre-
vent the accomplishment of the deed.
The VIII OF the late Mrs. Arabella Rice of
portsmouth, who is said TO have been the
wealthlest lady in the state, disposes of about
SzVO,0OV ID legacies, among those of public
nature being 100000 to the town of Kitterv for
a public library, $4,000 to the state ASYLUM far
the insane, and $1,000 to both the Portsmouth
atDen9um and Unitarian church.
Owlngto the pressure of business this fall.
the annual reunion of the editors of Vermont
has Deen postponed until next spring.
Tue UNITED States engineers are about bepin-
ning operations TO dredge Otter creek from Yer
5ehnes 10 its mouth, for which work $4,000
was appropriated by congress at its last session
CONNECTICUT.
FREIGHT thieves are frequent and trouhle.
ONE visitors at the railroad depot in Hartford.
Durlee nall was hung with black. Tuesday
IS mark ofrespect to the memory Of Mr.. Dur,
A plump boy baby, four weeks old. was left
y one Of the Shakers barns, at Enfield, a few
nights since ~"
Mary Reilly, an abandoned woman of New
tayen, attempted to drown herself. Saturday
10 Mil river. She was rescued and put In The
lookup. ~ '''
The Bridgeport papers try to Brighten the
naughty httle boys who 20 in bathing near the
steamboat dock in the day time by talking about
sharks. "''"'
Not single arrest was made at Wiilimantic
turing camp meeting week-tbe first instance
II the KIND since these meetings were first start.
d in Wilimautic '"'E