Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-11
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New ENGLAND News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The residence of Mrs. James Fisk, 10 Boston,
was entered by burglars Tuesday afternoon and
robbed about $1,000 worth OF jewelry.
Further investigation shows that the articles
stolen from the residence of Mrs. James Fisk
were of far less value than at first reported, and
that it was exclusively the property of servants
in charge.
Edward Sealer of Boston, was arrested Tues
day evening for marrying a Boston girl when
he already had a wife in Lawrence. The exact
number of wives sealed 10 this Gentle Sealer is
not known.
At the regular April meeting of the town Of
Nayiand Monday, the selectmen were, by a
large vote, instructed TO petition the legislature
TO annex that part OF Wayland comprising the
village ofCocbituate to Naiick.
Mr.. VIM. Hill, well known farmer and much
respected citizen of Belmont, while sitting IN his
chair on Monday, playing with a kitten, fell
back and expired Immediately of heart disease
Mr.. Hill was a relative of the late Isaac Hill of
New HAMPSHIRE, and was deacon of the Unta
ridn church in Arlington.
During the severe thunder shower Wedues-
day morning the lightning struck the new house
OF James NJ. Baldwin, in Everett, badly shat
tering the same by following the gas pipes and
plumbing throughout the house. and doing
damage TO the amount of $1,000. One OF his
daughters was slightly although not dangerous
~ injured. No fire ensued.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The Lowell agent of the Massachusetts socie-
" tor the prevention of cruelty TO animals
tuesday, caused aihorse to be shot which was
untitled for service by old age and hard usage,
but which was being still used in grocery
wagon.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Inc Taunton city appropriations this year
amount to S204 700.
A r
whom celebrated their birthday, Tuesday, were,
on the same day made the parents OF a little
daughter. A general exchange of birthday
CUTS is expected to signalize the ninth of April
in future.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
E. b. Shaw, well known as the proprietor of
the Antique house of Palmer, died on Monday,
aged As years
Springfield has one sharp shopper. A woman,
after buying a spool of thread at dry goods
store on Monday, insisted on having the clerk
unroll and measure it for fear it wouldn't hold
out 200 yards.
MAINE.
The tanning establishment of A. w, Buzzel
Il Sons, in Amherst, contains las watts, in
which over $4,000 hides were converted into
leather last year These hides made 600 tons of
leather. Sixty teams were employed the past
winter in hauling bark. The establishment
gives employment TO twenty-five men, and the
suit has been entered in the supreme cOnrt
at Portland against Dr. John b. Hughes.
Tor procuring an abortion upon the wife of
Charles 5. Lufkin of Yarmouth, and thereby
causing her death. The suit is brought by the
husband and the damages are LAID at $4,000
Lutkin alleges that his wife went TO the doctor
in his absence without his knowledge or consent,
ana she being IN au advanced state of pregnan-
ey, the doctor used instruments, niuring her in
such manner that she lived but about a month
after the operation.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
James Hartz of Dover was, in default of $500
bail sent to Jail for breaking and entering the
restaurant of L. j. Freeman
The Great Falls journal saws John Butler Joe
Goldthwaite and Charlie Ramsey, while out
bunting, Monday, tracked and killed mon
stfous wildcat, which weighed nearly forty
pounds.
The governor of New Hampshire has par.
doned out of the state prison John f. Brown of
osslpee, committed four years ago for firing
gun at woman while intoxicated. He had
two years longer to serve.
AT meeting of the full board of water com
missioners of Manchester, which was held Tues
day evening, it was decided by a vote of two 10
five to adopt the plan of taking Massabesic lake
as source OF supply for the proposed water
works The lake is about five miles from the
city. The work will be commenced Immediate
ly,
Mr.. Moses Knowlton of Manchester died very
suddenly Wednesday morning. He had been
troubled with heart disease for some time but
was able TO attend to his work. He was as com
Portable as usual and fell dead without warning,
While sitting in a chair lie was thrty-seyen
years OF age and was native of Poland, Me-
very heavy shower visited Clarem0nt and
vicinity Tuesday evening, lasting two hours, ac-
companled almost constantly by thunder and
lightning. Estimated damage to highways in
this town, $1,000. 1t is supposed that the grade
on Sugar River railroad, between there and
Newport, must be badly washed out, as the river
at Kelleyyille has cut out a new channel for
quite long distance.
tuesday morning stranger, a man about
thirty years of age, hired horse and buggy in
Lawrence of Mr.. G. I. Woodburn, stable
keeper, TO 90 to Methuen. Late in the afternoon
the same man, as it appeared, drove the team
lnfo Manchester. He proceeded to a stable and
offered to exchange the horse for another His
appearance was so suspicious that he was arrest
ed, AT first he said he hired the team at Low
ell, but afterwards said he hired it at Lawrence.
MI Woodonrn identified the property and the
man VINO ran away with it.
VERMONT
Burglars stole gold watch and S275 in cash
from the house of Geo. Newman at Brattleboro
on Friday night.
the pastor of church at Burlington to recon-
mend his burners from the pulpit to the congre-
gationi
An aspiring Young lawyer in St. Adams is
sure that he perceives Gin the untrodden path of
tne future the footprints Of the hand of omnis-
A couple was recently married in Castleton in
winch the bride was sixty and the groom seven |
ly-iour Another young pair was married in |
Ine same time, after a cOurtship of fifteen wears |
Mrs. LYMAN Grandy, wife of Lyman Grandy, |
VINO resides IN New Haven, committed suicide |
m the evening of the Slst day OF March, by |
'uttng her throat from ear to ear with butch. |
RS knife She was insane, and her mother, |
years ago, also committed suicide. Mrs. G. |
caves husband and three children.
CONNECTICUT.
!, The project Of starting a daily paper in Mid |
lletown is again being agitaled
The Connecticut river was eight feet bipber |
han usual yesterday, and still rising.
Aaron Cook of Hartford recently lost a $1,000 |
mare from kicks at the feet of a vicious stall |
ion.
Reuben Hodge, the newly elected representa-
I'VE from New Fairfield, is seventy two years |
Id. This is his fourth term.
Dennis Shea, who fired the barn of Moses |
pear at West Suffield on Saturday, was on
londay held for trial in $1,000, and, the bail not
elng forthcoming, was consigned to Hartford
III.
Mr. c. L. Blatchley, of KilIingworth, dug out
u Young foxes day or two SINCE and shot the
a oue- DIX OF Tue young ones were black Sn |
lcommon thing in Connecticut now-a-glavs.
e received So bounty for them. Some wild
us have also been seen and Shot in the same
eiehbOrhood
Mr.. Charles Scranton, of New Haven, has a
iVer Spanish dollar dated 1911, which was
'und at the bottom Of the ocean, about two
lilies from the wreck Of the Spanish frigate in
1mana bay. Mr.. Geo. Fuller, of Norwich. is
edglng the sea bottom near by, and has found
coin.
barn at West Sufield, belonging to Moses
bear, was burned on Monday afternoon, with
It's contents, including valuable yoke of
tile, quantity OF hay, grain, tobacco, etc
ennis Shea of Cranky, boy of eighteen, who
rs seen running away from the barn, was
ased and arrested, and he afterwards acknow-
ged that he was the incendiary
Brady's cotton mill at West Stafford which
IS burned on Monday afternoon, was small
III situated on the main street, and was used in
manufacture of cotton carpet warp, wrap
ng Irvine, etc. The fire originated near the
alter wheel, and was caused by an oyerheated
'anng. The storehousc was saved, as was also
= wooden water wheel. The loss was covered
! the insurance.
49,, 1o la newspaper says that the