Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-30
0Hurtfster Daily spp.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.


1ne Boston horse railroad companies have
adopted 6 plan oi dalv dgsiuiecrug their cars
hr using bromo-chor&line, taat passengers
may iyel protected against any contagious IN
hdt noes.
On Sunday morning, the 10th of November,
while the fremen we've fghiiug the great Boston
nre on the northern boundary, Albert c. Abbott
of ChartsiOwn fell rom ladder high against
the old Merchants Exchange building. lis
spine fractured by the iai, and those who
removed INN carried him 10 The Massachusetts
eenelai hospital, where he was patient untl
FRIDAY might, wien death visited him. AL he
same fire Abboii's DroGher was buried ia tie
rufus aud his snainS have not been found.
Since tie injured man has been ia The hospital,
his mother, Mrs. Marv Abbutt, died 10 CHARLES
Town nom distress cuustd by he miSiOruu"s
to her sons. fhe deceased at he bolilal was rs
years oi age and msChmisi hy trade. a The
tDe OF his injury he WAS engaged to yQnnE
lady aud lully ready to be marrie5, and by he
desire OF both parties the couple were married.
az the hospital three days before the young
mans death.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Prot. Alfred GreeDeaf, a well known school
teacher, died in Brooklyn, Thursday, aged 6S.
He was born in Newburyport and was grad
uate OF Dartmouth college, and formerly princi-
pal OF Franklin hall school, Salem.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
A couple of yonng ladies residing in Lake
vile, desiring to do some shopping in Middle
boro, few days ago, took a boat and rowed
across AssawampsetI pond and thence down
Nemasket river to the village, where they trans
acted their business and then took the boat for
, home. The distance was about five miles. The
foregoing item would do very well al a warmer
time of the yeai but the idea of The girls rowing
across pond aDvwh here in New England "a few
days ago. as the Taunton Gazette has it, is
"too mulch" Ii The Gazette had said skated,
and lett the boat out, be would not have been
called in question Tor the item.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
woman Who formerly sold strong drink, 10
Westfied, and was 10 some extent her own Gus
toner, has recently been wandering about the
streets, wild with delinum tremens.
Willy Clark, the lad who placed distractions
on the Boston and Albany railroad at Chester,
and whose sentence was suspended at the recent
criminal court, owing to his failing health, has
been bailed out Of jail by his father and is now
al his home IN West Springfield. Tne shock of
lis arrest seems to have developed the poor
boys hereditary tendency to consumption,
disease fatal IN his late mothers family.
A loom occupied by blind man in Holyote
tenomtni-house was entered lew nights SINCE,
and robbed Of over $500. Frank Micott, 10 years
old, was suspected OF the crime, but on beng
arrested sioutly denied all knowledge OF the al
fair rni heing told OF the amount oil money
MISSING, when he became enrased and said he
only iook $40. He was bound over 10 The May
court, ard was brought 10 Jail last evening.
A lTei@ht conductor on one oil the freight
trains gong east from Weslheld recently,
looked over his train, went into the caboose aud
slept. Tne tram broke in two about the time it
started, and the part containing the conductor
stopped directly across the track OF the New
Haven and Northampton railroad train
came along on that road, and the employees
swore at the obstruction till the engineer, who
had gone on, discovered his loss, came back and
removed the rest OF the train. That conductor
had cool aud comfortable id ca of his duties.
The expenditures oil the CITY of Springfield
the present year have been $4,000 lis in,
deoltdntss is 1885,, 164 2S--haying increased this
year SS7 900. Tue superintendent of streets re-
ported as his expenditures, for macadamiNng,
1854; trap rock, S12,S1S; paving, s3611;
grayeng, S4022, and cur0ing, S16S4. Cost OF
widening Month Main street, S21 ,722
Mrs. Cornell, an estImaole woman, and wife
of German cigar maker, died very suddenly at
Weslfed on Tuesday evening. With her nus
band and children she left home early in the
evening 10 arend Christmas entertainment
Prior TO setting out she complained of illness,
hut finally decided TO 90 They mad proceeded
but a short distance when she sank down, de-
claring she could 90 no further, and almost i'm
mediaely expired.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
In Greenfield, Frank Osborne, who is man
OF rather dimiLulive stature, beilg 81 feet in
lghI, has just married Miss Mary Blanchard,
woman Of more than ordinarily large struc-
ture.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Miss Allie Butt, the South Adams lady who
disappeared some TWO weeks ago, mas returned.
Greyock has five feet of snow, and through
Berkshire county the sleghing Is the best known
for forty years.
The city charter which the legislature is TO be
asked to grant to Pittstied is modelled after that
OF the new city of Fitcbburg. There are TO be
six wards, and city council composed of six
aldermen and eighteen common couucilmen.
The mayor, elected by the people, holds office
for one year, and Is TO have salary of $500 per
annum.
MAINE
Mr.. Geo. W. Whittier, well known druggist
of Portland died very suddenly in fit at his
store, Friday afternoon.
There was Christmas party in Portland at
which 81 of the family, representing four gener-
atoms, were present. Aoout ten O'Clock there
was SIG bit connection, and fifth generation, III
the shape of a ten pound baby, was added TO
the family circle.
Rensselaer, Crane, one of the most prominent
and wealthy citizens OF Portland, died Saturday
evening OF apopl, Ky, aged SO. He was president
of the Merchants bank and The rolling mill, and
was also director OF the Portland and 0gdens-
burg railroad. Abraham Ossood, another old
citizen, died Sunday morning, aged 92
MI. 7. w. 5. Nickerson died In the small poX
hospital at Portland, Wednesday night He
contracted the disease while attending a woman
at South Lawrence, Mass, who had been LETT 10
die alone. Though not Vaccinated, he stepped
herolcaliy into the gap and uursed the woman
through her sickness, there beng no one else TO
spoken OF by those who knew him as a man of
most generous impulses ever prompt TO respond
10 The call OF distress. He was 35 years OF age
and belonged to the Odd Fellows and Good
Templars.
VERMONT.
DR. w. Ii. Rockwell, Jr., superintendent of
the insane asylum at Brattleboro has resigned
Christmas opened at south Readville with
three feet of snow and the mercury at "a de-
gIees below zero.
CONNECTICUT.
The wife of Rev. 2. Mathewson, the Baptist
pastor at North Lyme, recently committed sui
eide with poison while insane.
Sylvester Dare, living in Kent, fell from load
of hay recently which he was binding in n barn,
and. Striking on his head was instantly killed.
A Danbury man having called another dead
beat aud being called upon 10 retract, did so by
admitting that The offender was alive.
A little boy in New Haven carried his fathers
dinner 10 him on Thursday. While returning
home he was overcome by the cold and Tell in.
sensible in The street, where he was found some
time after nearly frozen 10 death.
The famous old pine tree that has stood for
more than hundred years on the Toirington
road in Winsted, near the old Shattuck house,
was brought down by the gale of the ninth
instant.
Wirsted dog, which had run a tack into
his loot, went to the doctors off on three legs
ana had the wounded member attended to. We
suspect that dog belonged 10 the doctor, but the
Times don't say so.
man named Cornelius McLane was found
dead in his room in Bridgeport Wednesday
morning. The jury of inquest rendered yer,
dict that deceased came 10 his death from excess
siye use oil alcoholic drinks, followed by expos
nre to severe cold. The deceased was painter
BY trade, about iorty-three years of age and
unmarried.
precocious Middletown horse, who had
learned 10 love liquor during the epizootic treat
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