Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-08
Gd1urttstrr Daily spp.
New England News Summary.


from the revenue cutter Perry, near Blu tfao, on
Saturday last.
The death Of Charles o. Rice is announced as
occurring at the Yokohama general hospital,
june I'D, st 40 A. NJ, Of general debility
Mr. Rice was formerly Boston merchant on
State street. He died at the carly age of thirty
seven years.
Emma Hackett. belonging in Hudson, \. H.,
jumped overheard from the Old Colony railroad
wharf, Boston, Tuesday evening, with Inc
ayowed intention OF drowning herself MI, .,
w. Reed, an employe on the railroad, rescued
her from a wafcry grave, and she was immedI-
atelv carried 10 the city hospital.
Tie will of the late Parsn Stevens has been
admitted TO probate. He bequeathed $3.50 TO the
trustees Of Mount Auburn cemetery, TO be Kept
invested by them, and the income 10 be appro-
priated to care and preservation of the family
burial lot, known as 2S4T. After all the specific
beauests are paid, the will directs that the eX-
ecutors pay in installments as may be convent
ent, within two years after the dccease OF the
leeatee the sum of $4,000 to the town of Clare
mont, New Hampshire, for the support of the
Stevens high school, the beqnest being subject
to conditions thereafter named.
& MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The Baptist church in Aver, Rev. j. S. Hara-
don pastor, gives tokens of prosperity Within
the last wear and half they have built upon
their own lot a commOdous two story parson-
age the rent OF which more than pays taxes
and interest on debt They have paid an old
debt OF S122; also paid for new furnaces for the
meeting house, which has just been reinsured
And whilst they were equal losers with other
citizens by the late fire, they have this week
added a fine toned steel bell, free OF debt TO
their house OF worship.
ESSEX COUNTY.
At Newburyport on Monday evening the
mackera struck in and the fishermen averaged
over a thousand per boat. The market was
glutted, ishmongers offering but four dollars
~ 80 4an Ash hnu
selves to the streets, where they offered them at
fifteen cents per dozen.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The first course of the foundation stone OF the
Standish monument at Duxbury was laid Tues
day.
The first regiment went into camp Tuesday
on the old ground at Strawberry Hill, Hull,
which has been rendered 10 the regiment flee of
expense, with the understanding that no liquors
shall be allowed on the grounds The colonel
OF the ninth regiment, which encamped at Wey-
mouth, yesterday, DESTROYS TO preserve the
proper military dignity among his officers, has
forbidden the mingling of officers and men.
Twenty-Five state cOnstables will assist in pre-
serving order, and it is intended 10 make this
camp thorough military school.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The citizens of Northampton are very much
excited over the disappearance of Deputy
Sheriff Lilly. He went TO Shelburne Falls by
rail, last Saturday, to make an arrest in q Grim
inal process, and finding the person of whom
he was in pursuit, came with him as far as
Greenfield, on the last train, where he left his
companion at the hotel, and went TO take his
horse and carriage TO Jocelyn's stable, saying
he would be back soon. As he did not return,
the hotel people locked the prisoner in his
room, but he turned the screws holding the
lock- in the morning. and went to the depot,
where he waited for Mr.. Lilly. This is the last
that is known of him. He had previously
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Northampton, that he should return by first
train on Monday morning, and as tie hotel
keeper found his room unoccupied, MIR. Ansel
Wright was teegraphed to early Monday morn
ing, to learn if he knew anything of his where
abouts, and the alarm was given at Northamp-
ton. His friends are now making a thorough
search.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Baltimorean, summering in LenoX, has en-
gagged 4 PlltSield barber to drive the five miles
between the two towns, with hired horse every
day, TO perform the tonsOrial art Isn't that
high for a shave.
Frank Cone of West Stockbridge was commit.
ted to Pittsf Id jail, Monday as he was not
able TO pay fine of ST, imposed by the dis
trict court for malicious mischief. Several years
ago he was one Of the wealthiest men in the
county, but at the last term of the criminal
court he was convicted of being 4 common
drunkard, appealed and was bailed.
MAINE.
The annual meeting of the Burr families will
take place next Thursday on the mountain near
the residence of Charles Burr, Esq, in Holden.
During the heavy thunder shower at St.
Adams, Tuesday evening, Mrs. Nice of that
place was struck by lightning and instantly
killed
There was a severe thunder storm in Newport
and Cornna Tuesday afternoon. The lightning
struck TWO houses and two barns on the farm oil
Samuel Copp, in Corinna, which were burned
Loss S500G
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Twelve Portuguese aborers from Fayal ar
rived in Wilton, Thursday, and are to be en-
pioyed on the railroad extension
The house and Outbuildings in Exeter belong
ing 10 the estate of the late n. L. Brown, ant
occupied by Rodney Brown, were burned Tues
day night. Loss S3e00
Two large barns and contents the property oil
Amos Carter, cf Surry, were struck by light
ming, Tuesday afternoon, and entirely consumed
Insured for $500; loss $4,000.
The bodies in the Spring street cemetery, a
Nashua, are to be removed TO the Hollis stree
cemetery. Ii is estimated that there are be
tween eight hundred and one thousand of them
The dwelling houses and outbuildings of Ur
ii. Jenness, at Rye beach, were totally DESTROYED
by fire at two O'Clock Wednesday morning Tht
fire is believed TO have been incendiary. Los
$1,000, partially insured.
Leach'S island, between Newcastle and Little
poultry market. There are nearly fifteen hun.
dred fowls and an immense number of turkeys,
ducks and geese in Il high state of cultiva-
tom for the market. A building over Il hun
dred feet long has been erected for sheteriug
them The Growing at early morning is said 10
be deafening.
There was frost at Rupert one morning last
week.
d. G. French has been appointed at Under
hill, in place of Vim. Terrll, resigned.
At Milton Falls last week, a young lads
named Manley, twenty-three years Of age, com
mitted suicide by taking arsenic. Disappointed
love was the primary cause.
small cannon, used in firing a salute over
the North Carolina election, by the Greeley mel
at Bradford, exploded last Saturday night, ant
piece of it passed close by the head of a mai
standing near. Fortunately no one was in
jured.
Henry V. Butler, a wealthy citizen of New
York, was instantly killed at Stowe, Tuesday
by being thrown from his carriage. Mr. B. has
been accustomed to spend his summers a
Stowe, and had recently bought large tract o
land lying east of the Mansfield house, OF
which he had Just completed very fine resi-
denee. But a few minutes before the accident
while watching the movements of the painter.
as they made the last strokes of the brush h,
said, well, ii is done" He Immediately tool
his carriage TO return to the Mansfield houSe
VIXEN the horse took fright, became unmanage
able, and he was thrown out. Mr.. Buffers ace
was sixty years. He leaves g wife. two daugb.
tiers and son, the latter of whom is travelling
in Europe
CONNECTICUT.
The first number of a German weekly news
paper, called the Bridgeporter Zetung will be
issued on Saturday, Aug. II.
There are seven vacancies in the New Haven
police force to be filed the present week. and 200
men anxious TO fill them.
Mrs. Maria Hills was struck by an engine on
the Hartford, Providence and Fishkill read. nj
PaIkylle, near Hartford, yesterday, and killed
Mr.. w. q. Palmer OF Cooper, aged 6S wears.
committed suicide by hanging ON Thursday, last
week. The cause Of the sad deed was mental
alteration. he lett wife and six children.
A town meeting in Hartford, Yesterday voted
10 gut claim the right to State House square 10
the city, so thar the city eau give a site ON the
square to the United States for government
building.
At meeting Of the board of directors of the
Connecticut Western road, Wednesday, a reso.
luiion 10 accept the propositions before the
board, looking TO the speedy building of tbe
proposed branch from Tarifyille to Springfield
was lost.
A semi-idi0iic scallawag, who has made il hi,
business for the past few weeks TO 90 around
Hartford and peer into peoples windows after
night fall, has just been given an opportunity
10 peer out from behind the CRATES for sixty
days.
A duel, which was TO have been fought last
week in Hoekanum between two young law
yers, over the result Of a police court case, has
been indefinitely postponed, a settlement having