Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-30
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Ncw England News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
John Forbes, Is years of age, was found dead
in bed at his house in CharlestOwn yesterday
morning. Heart disease was the supposed cause.
The trial OF James McElhaney for the murder
of his wife began in Boston yesterday in the
supreme court, Judges Gray and Ames pre-
siding.
HAMPSHIRE. COUNTY.
The Amherst fall regatta will take place at
Hadev next Saturday. Several silver cups have
been offered by Amherst people as prizes.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
As a stock train of some 20 cars were passing
over the bridge just beyond Huntington station,
about five o'clock Monday afternoon, three of
the cars broke through one span of the bridge
not falling to the bed of the stream, but stick
ing in the bridge. The engine and 2S cars
had passed in safety before the accident hap
pened. Wreckers were Immediately dispatched
TO the place. and the cars of the regular passen-
ger trains, after long delay, were pushed
through the bridge by hand on the north track,
which was comparatively uniniured. The train
from the west, due in Springfield at Z! in the
evening, arrived at 1 O'Clock the next morning.
The debris was not all cleared away until yes
terday, and the bridge viii require treste work
support before any engine can pass over it. No
one was injured as far as heard from, and it is
not known how many cattle were hurt, or if any
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Typhoid fever has been unusually prevalent
in Mortified and immediate vicinity this au-
tumn.
A man named Wellman, hailiug from New
Hampshire, is missing from Greenfield, with
$3.50 team and harness.
MAIZE.
Alvin JOY, nineteen years old, was drowned
M Hancock Saturday, by the upsetting of a
blank ON C9hhich be was passing to a boat.
President Alec, Of the Maine agricultural
college, stated at the farmers convention at
Skowhegan, when speaking Ct Inc PTohtS OF
small fruit culture, that one OF the slG9eh's AT
the agricultural college was maintained at iHe
institution from the proceeds of Strawberries
grown and sold by his widowed mother from
one acre Of land.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
There was large and enthusiastic republican
rally at Ashland, Monday evening. Ex-Gov.
Hartman delivered an eloquent address.
Thompson's band and the Grant and Wilson
glee club added to the pleasure of the large audi
ence.
John T. Hillsgrove, recently captured at En-
field, confessed to Sheriff Drew where some of
the missing property of Mr. Huckins could be
found, and on gong to his pasture and turn
ing over a large stone they found two wallets,
two watches, notes to the value of about $500,
and gold key.
young daughter of Mr.. Day, residing
near Bow lake, in NorthwOod, went into the
MOOus near ilNI lhtnGl iuuSt Ou Ellua9, anu
has not been found, and it is feared she is muir
dered. An old man named Frank Evans is un-
der arrest charged with the crime.
Dea Robert McGaw of Mernmack died at his
residence on Sunday the 27th inst. He was
native of MeTrimack, and died at the adv anced
age of niuety-one years and six months He
was man OF great energy and accumulated
large fortune in trade He retired from bust
ness several years ago. He was very highly
respected for his many virtues. He was q wild
over and leaves no children.
The valuable barn belonging to Hon. Frank
Jones of Portsmouth was burned Friday eve
ming, together with four oxen, one fine booded
bull one thousand bushels CT corn, and one
hundred tons of hay. The origin Of the fire is
unknown, but il is supposed to have caught
from the pipe of one of the workmen. Mr.. Jones
was absent from the city at the time of the fire,
and the exact value of the property destroyed
is mere conjecture, but it cannot fall short of
$4,000.
The main feature of the inquest at Portsmouth
Monday was the testimony of Newell Dow OF
Seabrook, who, when asked to identify Dow, the
brakeman, pointed TO Conductor j. b. Smith as
the man. Dow was notin the room. This wit.
ness was also somewhat contumacious. When
the question, "Have you had any discussion
with any one at Seabrook about this accident p
was asked him, he replied: 81 shall answer that
question if am obliged to; if not, shan't."
He was ordered TO give bonds in the sum of 500
for his appearance Tuesday at 10 O'Clock.
The town OF Springfield has voted to issue
bonds to the extent of $4,000 to build rail
road through its precincts. The vote stood 25T
yeas TO 80 nays The road is TO be built from
Charlestown through Springfield village and
North Springfield, to strike the Rutland and
Burlington road at Gassett's Station or beyond
The report of the secretary of the state board
of education shows the entire school population
TO be 81 600, and the number of organized school
districts 2645. The permanent investment in
cpc &c acfiT1 cd OF nl 10
total cost Of schools for the past year, including
books and six per cent interest on the amount
invested in school buildings, at 100000. The
report advocates state property tax of twenty
per cent and a tax of 81 per poll for the support
OF schools, each town to receive distributiYe
share on condition that it raise one half as much
by tax on the town, five per cent of the whole
state tax to be set apart for books of reference
and apparatus; one half of the balance 10 be
distributed on school population, and one hall
on the total attendance, the balance of school
expenses to be betrayed by a local tax.
CONNECTICUT.
John Gam, an old man and clam dealer of
Amagansett, l.. l., while sailing up the river at
New London, Monday noon, in a small boat, fell
overheard when near the upper end of the navy
yard, and was drowned. His body was not re-
covered.
Sutfield was agitated at itsIecent town meet
ing over resolution prohibiting the selectmen
from paying more for sheep killed by dogs than
tiSJ diS dssNoStu Ill AIS y anu llSl ll6 uldlleT
was called up by the fact that SIS have been
paid for sheep which were assessed at only 81
each.
Charles H. White of Hartford, confidence
operator, who was on Saturday released from
the house of correction in New Bedford where
he had been confined three years, Immediately
called on benevolent lady there, and by a
smoothly vanished tale wheeded an order for a
suit of clothes out of her But she ascertained
MS true character in season TO countermand the
order.
The New Haven papers tell of great wrest-
ling match which took place in that city Mon
day night. The animals who wrenched, ierked
and pulled each other about were named Lane
of New York and Higley of Bridgeport. Posi-
bly, they have given names, but these do not ap-
pear in the detailed reports. Indeed, these gen.
temen y may have reputation so wide as to
render the giving of their front" names unnec.
essary, Notwithstanding the fact that we never
heard Of them before. The object which led
them on was the possession of the champion
belt and S1000-S500 aside. The match was
collar and elbow, two back falls in three, ten
minutes allowed between falls. After several
dog falls" an intermission for the purpose OF
sewing in a coat sleeve that had been pulled
out ten minutes for Refreshments" and seven
more for "dog falls"-an hour being occupied in
all, Lane won by slamming his antagonist down
on thekbroad of his back in the center of the
ring, Experts say that Higley lost by using his
legs too much and looking around at the audi
NuSe5 NA44N 4<dlhC hSNti pute lOuh Nus eyes on
his adYersary's feet. According to all accounts
II was rare display of brutishness.
RHODE ISLAND.
Miss Asha Ann Fenner, aged about IS years
residing with her sister in Cranston died Fri.
day, as the immediate result, probably, of fall,
caused by stroke of paralysis Or some similar
illness. Miss Fenner had gone to a low roof to
spread apples to dry, and was soon after found
by her sister to have fallen to the ground. She
was taken up and tenderly cared for but lived
but two or three hours.
How THE MAINE SHARPERs Do IT.-The
Portland Press cries out against the practice of
gambling on the trains, and asks if there is no
remedy. 1t states the case as follows
The smoking cars on our Maine railroads are
oil late infested by gangs of thieves who ought
TO be sent to Ihomaston. Several times a week
some of the gang may be seen openly playing
their game, and no week passes but what these
harpies rob some unsuspecting and ignorant fell
low. We refer 10 the three card monte game
Not long since one Of this crowd with his decoy
TOOK from greenhorn his last dollar. On
another occasion party Of blacklegs, one act
ing us principal and the others as decoys, robbed
ayoung German Of $50. When he was TO make
complaint still another confederate took him
aside 70 advise him, when the others left the
train. Yesterday on one Of our lines the game
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