Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-27
G0lurftster AaiIp spp.
New England News Summary.
BOSTON AVID VICINITY


George H. Beard, brakeman in the employ of
the Boston and Maine railroad, was killed
Tuesday evening on the track near Somer-
Vile.
The baTque Dorchester, before reported ashore
near Wellfeet, has been got off, and was last
night on her way to Boston, in tow of the steam
er Charles Pearson.
Secretary Robeson will pay an official visit to
Charlestown navy yard to-day. Admiral Steed-
man, commandment Of the yard, received some
severe bruises yesterday by rapidly driven
hack collidiIg with his carriage.
An unknown man was run over at Prison
Point bridge Tuesday evening ny me ten
O'Clock outward train on the Eastern road. His
body was shockingy manged, and it is thought
the whole train passed over him.
Mr. c. b. Colhurn, who has been boarding at
the Boston hotel for long time, committed sui
eide at that house Tuesday by taking morphia.
He was about forty years of age, and was a
confirmed invalid The latter fact had reduced
him to settled state OF dependency and led
him TO contemplate selt-destruction.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
A few weeks since woman's influence with the
Lowell city fathers was demonstrated by the
granting of the PRAYER of the petition of Mrs.
Gen. Butler and other ladies of BelvideTe, to al
low the practice of the great American game of
base ball on Park square, which their lego lords
had for years previous been unable to obtain.
Monday evening petition for revocation Of the
privilege was presented, signed by many of the
first petitioners. They had tried il, and did not
like the annoyance it resulted in.
bristol COUNTY.
private letter received in New Bedford Mon
day from London states that Mr.. VIM. Bradford
had received an order from the marquis of lorne
10 exhibit his picture at Windsor castle before
the queen, on the SOtb inst.
There has been wonderful improvement in
the Taunton Gazette since it passed into the
hands of the present conductor, Mr.. J. L. Ship
ley. 1t is very much improved in it's mechani-
cal appearance, and the people of Taunton and
its vicinity ought TO give Mr.. Shipley liberal
support in his efforts to give them first class
paper.
The Taunton Gazette says new enterprise in
the manufacture of cast steel is about being
started by Sylvester Perkins and others lin the
Howard aud Brown building, at Neck of Land.
Mr.. Perkins has had thirty years experience in
the business, having served an apprenticeship
in Shifted, England. He has already one fur
mace completed, and two Others with draft
chimney are in progress.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Three heifers belonging to Sylvester Bliss of
Lonemeadow, were struck by lightning in
pasture at North Somers, on the 18TH one of
them being badly torn aud lacerated, and the
other two seriously injured, though without
outward Signs of injury. None of them win
probably survive.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
An Amhers! professor woke up his congrega-
uon pretty effectually last Sabbath by calling
out in the midst of his sermon, "Wake up that
young man." One half the students at once
u.
sleep for the poor fellows that day, and prob
ably will not be when that professor occupies
the pulpit.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
An Indian trader, with an eye 10 what will
captlvate the squawS, and keep the old chiefs
comfortable, has ordered few cases of the cele-
brated PontooSuc blankets manufactured in
Pittsfeld. Thev are being fabricated of the
finest material, and in the richest colors and
patterns, at the Pontoosuc establishment and
Wi n n he Ctx Iisb Of
the savage wardrobcs at the beginning of
autumn.
MAINE.
An abominable case OF seduction has Just
come to light in a little village near Portland,
the victim being girl of but thirteen years and
the seducer married man. The girl has given
birth TO healthy infant, and to settle the case
the seducer has paid the father of his victim
$500 and decamped. The names of the parties
are withheld on account OF the social position of
the girls family. The seducer was hoSter in
the employ of the girls father.
The Lewiston Journal says a young lady en-
ployed in the Hill mill there has been in the
habit OF taking arsenic for some years to beau
tiiy her complexion, until she has produced such
state of irritation in her stomach as to cause
melancholy. On Monday she stated that she
should kill herself. She gave away all her pos
sessions, and took heavy dose of arsenic lust
after dinner. The stomach being full it did not
have severe effect, and she was saved.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The late Deacon Benz. Whidden of Canterbury
left $500 as fund for the support of preaching
for the Congregational society, and $500 to the
home missionary society.
A remarkable case of what is known as dry
modification in the person of Mrs Swain,
eighty-one years old has occurred in Pittsheld
1t began at the toe last November and proceeded
until 1t reached almost to the knee, when dis
tnet line of demarcation took place between
the living and dead part of the leg. On the 18th
Dr. Carrot Pittsfeld amputated above the knee
IN The presence OF Drs. Tenney, Wheeler, Hill
and Dearborn, and the patient is doing we'll
The supposed suicide at Derry, N H., did not
take place Miss Eva Morrill,, the young wo-
man who suddenly disappeared, was found on
Monday after much excitement and considera-
BILE searching of the woods and waters The
young lady was discovered in a barn in the out
skirts OF the place with her clothing wet and
muddy, and her appearance indicating fatigue
and exposure. Its supposed that she attempted
suicide, but for some reason deSisted. She is
thought to have been temporarily deranged.
CONNECTICUT.
The number of patients at the state hospital
for last year was 1878.
new evening paper called the Herald, and
sold ior two cents, is to be started Saturday in
Hartford.
The Branford seashore houses are commenc-
ing 10 fill up, and on Sunday about $50
strangers were in town at the different boarding
houses.
All soap factories within the Hartford CITY
limits are TO he suppressed by order OF the COM
mon council
The Hartford art exhibition was open three
weeks, and was visited during that time by over
three thousand PERSONS
The Danbury News says: "Sharp little bows
manipulate the sports of winter in the dead heat
of summer by sitting on the morning allowance
OF ice and whirling around until they are frozen
and dizzy"
Charles Dudley Warner OF the Hartford Cour-
AMI IS TO deliver the Grafton before the alumni
of Hamilton college, at Clinton, n Y, on the
evening Of June %. The annual commencement
exercises will take place on the following day
q. 7. Case, Hartford grocer, who had started
for the peace Jubilee, had his pocket picked of
$40 aud his railroad tickets, at the depot in
Springfield, Mass, a day or two since. All that
the ghihngered gentry left him was eight cents
in change, but he borrowed enough to 90 home
with, and left for Hartford declaring that
Springfield had all the ''peace jube" he wanted
large hive of honey bees has lately swarmed
in a chimney of the residence or Mr.. c. NJ. Tai
colt, Hartford. There was an uncomfortable
buZZiDg around the house, and the problem was
"How can we get rid of these unwelcome visit
orsY Mr.. Leonard Kennedy, who knows more
about honey bees than all the professional bee
fancers, took hive, placed il abreast the chin
ney top, aud that evening he had the brood
SAFELY housed They are making honey now in
safe location.
On Saturday as the 2S5 p, NJ train from
Bridgeport was approaching within mile of
Derby, the engineer discovered man living
"down brakes" but it being down grace the
train was going 1T too high rate of speed to be
stopped, and the consequence was sixteen ears
passed over the body of the unfortunate man
cutting his head off and otherwise fearfully
managing him Ii is supposed the unfortunate
man was intoxicated In a diary found on
his person, the name of Henry Carter, Wethers.
field, was found, aud it is thought to be the
name of the deceased.
lemuel Fencher, of North CRANKY, aged 60
years, committed suicide on Saturday last, at
noon. He was an old citizen Of CRANKY, and
was universally respected by all who knew him.
he had been suffering for several years with
nervous prostration, and had been low spirited
and respondent, al times amounting TO insanity.
Since the death OF his wife, about year since,
he bad been worse, and had repeatedly expressed
10 his friends that be was weary of life" and
would rather die than live. His son and friends
had taken every precanton to prevent his de-
stroying himself, but in an unguarded moment
he committed the fatal act. He was man of
considerable property, and leaves a son aud
daughter.