Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-02
Saurttster naiIp spp.
New England News summary.
BosroS AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Of Cleveland 0.f
Isaac Parker, brother of the late Theodore
Parker, died at The old homestead in Lexington.
Friday -
iaboring man named Patrick Glennon of
boston foil 10 the sidewalk Sunday morning
and died in a few hours.
one OF the members Of the chorus gave birth
10 a ine boy in the hospital room in the coli
scum Saturday afternoon. He began to sing
1ight away, 50 no ticket was demanded.
IL u reported that the German band will leave
Boston on Thursday OF Friday next and proceed
20 New York, thence to Philadelphia, Baltimore
ana Washington, at which latter place they will
attend the ievee Of the Prussan minister.
some Boston wag has perpetrated a heartless
Joke by extensively distributing a circular
which informs the public that they will be ad-
united Tree to the jubilee on the fourth, at the
invitation Of Mrs. Harrison GRAY Otis. and
tickets '''N''
Harvard college is almost entirely deserted by
rs students, and the masons and house cleaners
have taken possession. few of the boys re-
manned over Sunday, some of them probably to
Sc once more the face Of some fair one whom
they were 20 leave for a time The old trees in
inc college yard are adorned with notices of
soias, chairs, etc, for sale. The university and
iteshuan crews still remain, and have entered
upon vigorous practice.
martn wilkins of Westford an engineer on a
He,sht train Of the birmingham and Lowell
SS"ulosu, was Frustrated by the intense heat on
nnh ~ y, at Aver, while cleaning his engine.
NJ was unconscious for some hours.
ESSEX COUNTY.
sunday morning a body was found floating
~ the water near the Shore which on examina-
uon proved 10 be that Of Mr.. Louis w Bemeut.
photograph coorer, who resided in Swami,
sco't' lie has been ont Of health for some
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was not for q moment supposed that his mel
end. ann ~ SUI" d"
serious stabbing ARRAY occurred in Law.
NJ. AJ1C on Saturday night John Shea and Jas.
McCarty, who were in drinking saloon toopth
En- mad some words. Shea started TO 90 home
il9 was followed BY McCarty, who drew knife
ana stabbed Shea in the right arm and left side
tle latter wound being serious one, the knife
ssiIAilng inc edge Of the seventh rib, and glanc.
Ins downward perforated the stomach Ii is i'm
posslole 70 determine what the result of the in.
4uiies VIII De. Mccarthy was arrested.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
nall hiNer claims an increase of COCO in popu-
ialloh since last year. About 81, 900 is the en-
"'e "sure' lhere is great demand for houses
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Inc law in reference to the firing of crackers
ahu other fireworks in the streets Of Springfield
is to be strictly enforced on the Fourth The
saie OF such articles previous to the Fourth is
fANhAplious
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
Daniel Pratt, the G. A. T. lectured 10 fine
Amherst students, Friday afternoon, on "The
Nollu IN nutshell; or the universality of ge-
mus, and the continuity of manufacturing
woman from mans rib" In addition TO his
already numerous titles the students conferred
on MN the degree of &c. o. D." which he
Deip ~ P'P"'' WA
Prof. Seelye of Amherst college will start IN
ms TRIP around the world on Friday, July 10
inc day after commencement. He will he
Joined in California by S. K. BonpclI of Worces
yer, ana OF the present senior class, who will 20
III company with him TO japan and India MS
special correspondent of several newspapers.
Mr. bonnell intends to be absent eighteen
, ,lar,i' travelling in central Europe after
paIuhg with Prof, Seelye, who will be gone only
w months. Prof Tyler is expected home from
hls western trip the latter part of this week.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
me tannery Of 5. Billings, at South Deer
ne.d was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning,
ance nv insult
r Al unknown man, in attempting to cross in
Huht Of rain at Berwick, Monday, was
crushed by the engine and instantly killed.
- NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Mrs, Sadie Putney Mutt of Nashua died sud-
denly Saturday night of hiccough
thomas McGrath, an employe of the print
works, was drowned Sunday while bathing in
the Lower Cocheco. lie was seized with the
eramp and unable 10 regain the shore, although
the water was only four feet in depth He had
peeh III thls country only three or four months
party OF fishermen from Littleton started
iof the Nash Stream pond, in Northumberland
some time since, via Capt. Soules logging roads,
Instance OF eight miles, and lost their way, SO
.hat they did not arrive at their destination till
The third day.
VERMONT.
woman named Kelley was run over by an
engine at Essex junction, Friday afternoon and
instantly killed ~
:, union passenger depot will be erected at
Montpelier for the Joint use Of the Vermont Cen
tral and Wells River railroads.
Noid mining is carried on briskly at Gaysyille
where ABOUT twenty men are employed in the
search for the precious metal
servant boy of Mrs. Julian H. Dewey of ST.
A 4,,n, stole watch, bracelets and other vau-
a1ie articles and ran off. The sheriff, not ex-
nliunS sufficient alacrity in pursuing the thief
Mrs. ID. pluekily started off herself and after
three days search and two hundred miles travel
III ner own carriage, found the rogue in Canada
anu recovered part OF the purloined articles
CONNECTICUT.
Hebron man owns fve-year old cat which
weighs sixteen pounds. The tail that she can
unloid Us sald TO be about as large as n mans
arm. She does her narrowing with her
claws, after the tail has been unfoldcd.
One of the convicts who signed the petition M
the Wethersfeld prison for more stringent
hquor law has since been released, and was re.
Gently before the New Haven court for an
offence Tor which liquor was doubtless response.
bic.
Many people in Bridgeport are leaning to the
belief that Capt. ColVocoresses, whose strange
late there excited such interest committed sui
cide 1t IS said that powder and bullets which
ut the pistol were found in the inside of the
satchel. - '''N
Hartford is complaining of grossly UNEQUAL
taxation, whereby the best property in the city
pays The least into the treasury. This is known
10 be partially due to the changes in the last
lew yeals in the location of valuable properly
ana the want Of proper revision of the assessors
books, but it is the general impression that the
system y all wrong and that total pro rata
equaliza ton is necessary
RHODE ISLAND.
John Franklin, Waterman of the wooden mills
Of Messrs. Sayles, Owen & Whipple at Green
Filie, met with an accident Friday which caused
his death in few moments He was puttinT
on belt when his sleeve, which was rolled no
caught on shaft and he was carried round and
mansled fearfully.
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