Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-07
S4urttstrr Daily spp.
New England News Summary.

exploits as follows: Have been knocked over
board, had a tooth pulled, and gained six
pounds"
iured Monday in falling from ladder at the
house of Edward Burrill on Laurel street, died
yesterday morning at the city hospital from the
result of his injuries.
The Boston Times is authority for the state
ment that the night attack upon George NJ
Hayden, the comedian, short time since, was
made by an outraged husband who is connected
with one of the Boston morning papers. He
found that his place at home, While be was en-
gaged on editorial work, was occupied by this
CAV Young actor and he took this method of
soothing his wounded heart.
A horse belonging 10 a Charlestown livery
stable recently ran away and smashed up things
generally, and when the young man who had
hired the team to carry another mans wife to
ride, returned with the ruins, the knight Of the
whip asked him if he could not hold the animal.
" Yes" said the gentleman, "but | was only
driving with one hand at the time and the horse
got the better of me-" That's pretty good"
said the stableman: "what were You doing
with the other hand?" "That's none of your
business" was the reply. "Therc's your
carriage. III pay expenses if no questions are
asked"
Sunday evening, two young men of Boston
got into a boat containing a third who was 10
row them from one yacht to another in the
neighborhood of Spectacle island. The last
man TO step into the boat was Lyman limerick,
and as he did so the boat capszed, letting all
into the water. limerick sank but came up i'm
mediately and caught hold of one of his COM
panions, who shook him off, when he sank TO
rise no more. Every effort was made to recover
the body, but they were unsuccessful. Young
limerick was about 25 years of age, and lived in
Dorchester street. His mother witnessed the mis-
hap from neighboring yacht. The other
young men chung to the bottom OF the boat and
were soon rescued.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The people of Norton are good deal disturbed
because the order of the fish commissioners, di-
recting the construction of "fsh-ways" in one
or more streams rising in that town, has never
been complied with. They claim that the
wealthy manufacturers of Taunton have it all
their own way, and that they of Norton are de-
prived of valuable sources of food and revenue
which could be made TO accrue to them but for
the mercenary spirit of those controlling the
water power below.
ESSEX COUNTY.
John H. Buffers was arrested in Amesbury by
the police, Monday night for stealing horse
and buggy from Hiram l.itchfeld, in Reading.
He told the officer that he was discharged from
the New Hampshire state prison, at Concord,
last February, Tor stealing his first horse.
A Salem lady says it is always safe, when
travelling, to inquire the price of any article
before deciding to purchase. She bases this
opinion on the fact of a railroad restaurant TAX
ing fifteen cents for cup of tea from all who
didn't ask the price, and only ten cents from
those who did.
Frederick W. Thurlow of Newburyport was
committed to Jail at that place, last week, for
the non-payment Of his poll tax for three years.
Mr.. Thurlow is overweight years old and a
very respectable citizen, but is possessed of a
nonsensical determination to pay no poll tax
so long as government bonds are exempt from
taxation.
On Saturday at midnight, Capt. Gregory,
chief OF police at Marblehead, attempted TO
stop party of men who were driving rapidly
down Washington street in buggy. One of
them threw a brick at him, which struck him
behind the ear, and they then drove off. He
called upon them to stop, and, as they did not,
fired his revolver at them, the bullet entering
the shoulder of boy of eighteen years, who
was IN the buggy, not, however, inficiing a
dangerous wound. The boys name was Alley,
the son of a farmer named Frank Alley, who
lives on the road to Lynn. One of the persons
IN the buggy, the one who was supposed to have
fired the brick, has been arrested for the as
sault.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Edward N. Harding of New Bedford was
robbed by two highwaymen disguised with
masks, in that city, on Monday night. The
thieves, after a severe struggle, got his watch
and pocket book, but dropped both in the sud
den flight they were obliged to take by the APP
preach OF other parties, though they distracted
$40 from his wallet. They made good their es-
cape.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The work on the Standish monument at Dux-
bury is going on rapidly, with every prospect of
completion within the tine designated by the
contract The proper excavation has been made
aud the stone for the foundation and carly part
OF the work is already upon the ground. The
monument will be, when completed, ITO feet
nigh, surmounted by statute in bronze, Il
feet in height, of the renowned Plymouth cap.
TAIN. As Captains hill, upon which it is Il
stand, is 1870 feet high, this will make the shat
the most prominent figure in the landscape fol
many miles.
NANTUCKET COUNTY.
The Nantucket Mirror says: As our worthy
towncrier was going on his rounds on Tuesday
afternoon, when in front of one of our board
ing houses he overheard young man ask one
OF the lady boarders who was seated under al
open WINDOW, TO ask him where his bell came
from. The crier rang up, and gave notice Of
what was to be sold at auction, when the lady
in . squeaky voice, said: " Mr., where did your
bell come from% My BELL" retorted the
crier, in no very gentle voice, "came from the
came place your manners did; from brass
foundry" The young lady asked no further
questions.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Workmen on the canal break at Holyoke
nave been engaged day and night in making the
necessary repairs, and it was expected that the
mills will resume operations yesterday.
Mr.. James Brock of Springfield met with a
fatal accident on last Saturday week. He was
at work having for James Kimball, and at the
time OF the accident was helping to load, when
the horse started suddenly and threw him off
backward, striking on his head and shoulders
and breaking his neck. He lived about half an
hour. He leaves a wife and four children.
A iriendess orphan boy about fourteen years
old, left Springfield by the Boston and Albany
railroad on Saturday morning, bound for
Omaha. He had only 50 in his possession, but
proposed to 90 as far as possible, and then stop
and procure means for getting further. His
first stop was made at Pitts6eld.
George Christy, an individual with a musical
turn of mind, recently stole a case containing
seven fine band instruments, just imported from
Germany, from the freight house at Chicopee
and took himself and them to Hookset, N. II
where he was finally traced by officer Mead
The officer arrested the fellow, secured the
goods, and brought the thief to Manchester
where he was committed to Jail, but no one an.
pearlng against him he was finally discharged
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Colonel Richard LatheTs, of Pittsfeld and
south Carolina, has presented to the Berkshire
Atheneum richly-bound copy of the postum
NOUS works of John G. Calhoun, in accordance
with resolution of the South Carolina legisla.
ture.
Some people are very slow about learning the
Old adage about trusting to appearances A
case IN point Is that Of a young medical man at
Pltlsheld, the other day, who, while making a
professional call, remarked of a brother practi-
tloner the other side of the street, that he
couldn't he much of doctor, for he didn't keep
morse. There was a gentle smile; but the
young doctor didn't learn the Joke until after
one OF the ladies left the room, and he was told
that She was the condemned doctors wife and
moreover, that her husband, besides being
learned in the medical schools of Europe, had
seen thirty years practice.
FRANKLIN Comfy.
building belonging to Charles Mosher of
SCUM Deerneld, and occupied by S. Poland for
blacksmith shop and K. Forster as a billiard
and lager beer saloon, was totally DESTROYED nv
nre early Monday morning. II is supposed TO
nave been the work of an incendiary.
MAINE.
Two women from Otisheld carried eleven
bushels Of blueberries to Lewiston Saturday
and sold them for ss5.
Cornelius Callahan's house in Lewiston was
burned early Tuesday morning, and a child of
eight years persisted in the flames. Mr.. Callahan
was severely burned.
A. H. Fletchers plaster factory and grist mill
IN Pennington caught fire in the engine room
monday night, and was totally consumed. Loss
$50 ,O00 insured $500.
A Maine man named Otis is reported m have
'shot himself with fatal results" Ordinary
mortals are satisfied with a gun, but lust i'm
agine the heavenly satisfaction Of n man
who has discovered new engine of destruction
like this.
As a train on q down east railroad vas going
at the rate Of twenty miles an hour, one day
last week, long, lean, scraggy-bearded man