Worcester daily spy., 1872-06-08
COUNTY NEWS.

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Daniel Harris, young man about 25 years of
age, committed suicide by taking arsenic at the
MOnadnock house, at Winchendou, on Thursday
morning.
The Southbridge Journal says that one of the
business firms of that place have had all their
freight come to Charlton depot lately, on ac
count of the high tariff on the Boston, Hartford
and Erie railroad.
MIR. Anthony V. Dmock, formerly of the
Athol firm of Goddard, Dimocl & Benjamin,
and more recently of New York, diedEsuddeny
oil heart disease recently. He was a member Of
Co. Z, sd Massachusetts regiment.
The steam saw mill of Warren S. Brigham,
on the Winslow farm, in Charlton took fire
about halfpast nine O'Clock on the evening of
the list inst, and was entirely consumed; also a
small quantity of wood and lumber The loss
is estimated at about $4,000, without insurance
The cause of the fire is unknown.
b The adjourned inquest on the body of the
woman found dead in the woods was held in
Fitchburg, yesterday, but as no new facts could
be assertained, the jury returned verdict that
the said woman came to her death on or about
the eighth day of May, in consequence of blow
or blows upon her head by stone in the hands
OF some unknown person.
The wife of Frank Watts, of Fitchburg, who
eloped with her husbands uncle, John Smart, a
few days ago, was traced to Albany, n. Y,
where the woman was persuaded to return home.
Watts is now in Albany awaiting the arrival Of
a warrant for the arrest of Smart, who is o
widower with eleven children.
The fftieth anniversary of the marriage of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hollis Bolton of Westminster was
celebrated on Tuesday, by over one hundred of
their relatives and friends. Remarks, appro-
pirate to the occasion, were made by Rev. S. L.
Beal and Deacon Everett of Princeton. An ex-
cellent supper was served to all the guests, the
wedding cake being especially admired. The
gift table showed that the worthy couple had
many friends, who left substantial evidence of
their friendship.
The Barre Gazette has the following particu-
lars of the recent fatal accident in North Brook
field: Last Sunday an Irishman named James
Hennessey went into a well in which he had
been blasting on the previous day, and which
was infected with foul gases, and while ascend.
ing the ladder to return he was overcome by the
bad air and fell to the bottom, breaking his
neck. Two other men while engaged in removing
the dead body from the well came near losing
their lives from the effects Of the gas, one of
them being so much affected 40 to be unable to
climb the ladder, and was drawn up by rope.
HennesseY was a very respectable man, and
leaves family.
For some time past goods have been disap-
from, la of EaIo a ~
Brookfield, and until yesterday it has been i'm
possible to obtain any definite clue to the man
ncr in which these goods were being taken
away. After thorough investigation suspicion
rested upon three parties, and yesterday bar
rel of boots, which had been shipped from West
Brookfeld to Concord, N. H., was intercepted
in this city by State Constable Bush OF West
Brookfield, and the three parties implicated ar
rested. The manner in which these goods were
obtained is not definitely KNOWN but it is sup
posed that the building in which they were
stored was broken into and the goods stolen,
which have since been shipped in small quanti-
ties in such manner as to avoid suspicion.
correspondent sends the following hint to
young men who speak at temperance conven-
tions
The careful study by such speakers of three
books, viz: "Lindley Murrav's Grammar"
Good English" by Edward S. Could and "Vul-
garisms," would add much TO the enjoyment of
the audiences. Though we cannot all be Web
stertdn, we can by careful study avoid murder
ing the kings English. E.H.P.
Leicester, Mass, June 7, 1872.
MEETING OF THE WORCESTER COUNTY TEACH.
ERs AssoCIATIoN.-The Worcester county
teachers association held the opening session of
their fifteenth annual convention in the new
town hall in Spencer yesterday. The attendance
during the day was large, many of the towns
in the county being represented. Among the
friends of education present from towns out of
the county were J. ]. Anderson, the author of
Anderson's history, Prof Walter Smith of Bos-
ton, and Miss Burt of Hyannis. The people in
the town take considerable interest in the meet
ings, many of them havingibeen present at all
three of the sessions held yesterday.
In the absence of the president, who was de-
tanned an account of sickness, the meeting was
called TO order by Mr.. f. l. Comins of Worces-
ter, and prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Not
tage of Spencer. Mr.. Nottage then in few
appropriate remarks, welcomed the members
of the association, and extended to them in be-
half of the people, the hospitality of the town.
The mornings session was occupied by
class exercise in grammar, by class of mas
tiers and misses from the high school of Spencer,
under the direction of Mr.. Warren.
At the close Of the exercise the pupils were
questioned by some of the members of the asso-
citation, the answers being given in a manner
that reflected great deal of credit upon the
members of the class and the teacher. The re-
mainder of the morning session was occupied
by discussion of the methods of teaching
grammar in the schools
The afternoon session was presided over by R
B. Clark of Ftchburg, and was opened by the
reading of paper on "The best method of pro-
noting knowledge of English literature in
our public schools" in which he reviewed the
causes of interest, and the lack of interest
taken in the study of English literature by
the pupils in the public schools, and gave an
account of the early life of many learned men.
whose fondness for reading in their Younger
days The teacher in any public school can, to
great extent, influence his pupils in regard to
what works they shall read by presenting to
LiOih SoiOiunJ pltpuIeu llsL OL suitable DOCKS
that are sure to be of service to the reader. The
pupils should be warned against listless reading.
and only allowed to read books that are sure to
command their whole attention. The business
OF the teacher is to shape the future, for in the
broad battle of life he holds the most important
position.
Professor Walter Smith of Boston, state drec.
tor of art education, next gave a lesson in draw
ing, illustrating the different explanations of
straight lines and curves by figures on the black
board.
In the evening Rev. C. NJ. Lamson Of Worces- |
ter delivered his interesting lecture on 'Lfe in
Germany" and Professor Brown, of Tufts col |
lege, gave select reading to large audience. |
To-day the exercises will consist Of the cleo |
tion of officers for the ensuing year, class ex-
ercise in music, conducted by Professor Mason |
OF Worcester, general discussion Of topcs. a |
paper by Professor Thompson on the use of text |
books, and discussion Of the same.
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