Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-09
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East Boston, Saturday evening, by falling from
s building.
Moses Kimball declines the Boston mayoralty, |
to which otfc' the republicans nominated him |
Thursday night
A boston policemen named c. L Smith died, |
Saturday night, from the effect of having his |
foot crushed by horse car.
John Hancock has the credit of FIRST intro |
ducing music upon the common for the benefit |
of the people He caused band 10 play in front |
of his dwelling, paid for by himself.
Petitions are in circulation in Cambridge for |
the commuta,ion of the death sentence OF Nc |
Elhanev. who murdered his wife at Boston |
Highlands.
Henry L. Pierce has consented to run for
mayor on the republican and citizens ticket.
So the msyoralty muddle lhas cleared up. May
OF CASTOR will be supported by the democrats
for re election.
The assets Of the firm of Stanfeld, Wentworth
K Co., dry goods commission merchants, doing
business at IS Franklin street, who failed by
reason OF the fire, are placed at 81 ,5SS 40; LA
bities, s., 324,S60. The firm propose settlement
at sixty cents on the dollar, 10 be paid within
one year, without interest.
When Josseyn visited Boston in 1858 the
place boosted Of twenty or thirty houses and
Two inns. An officer visited the inns, whose
duty it was to countermand any order a man
might give for drink, if in his opinion it was
more than the customer could SoberlY bear
away; and not drop more could the applicant
obtain
The case of the Merchants national bank of
Memphis, Tenn, vs. tile National Bank OF Com
merce of Boston, which has occupied the United
States circuit court several days, has resulted in
verdict for the plaintiffs for s., 459, 1913. The
suit was brought to recover damages for negli-
gence on the part of the defendants in giving up
10 the consigneeS the bills Of ladng OF lot of
cotton upon the acceptance by the consigneeS of
thirty days draft drawn against the shipment
and attached TO the bills of iading and sent on
TO the defendant bank for collection. The plain
lifts commended that il was the duty of the bank
to keep the collateral until the draft was paid,
ana that by reason of giving up the bills OF lad
ing the plaintiffs lost their security, the con-
Sisnees having failed before the expiration OF
thirty days after acceptance.
MIDDLESEX- COUNTY.
The old man Aaron Wood, numbered in
Acton Friday night, was esteemed far aud wide
for his excellent qualities of heart. His af-
iections were DISAPPOINTED early in life, and he
plodded through Il long and weary existence,
devoting his time and energies 10 horticulture
and the cultivation Of fruit and forestt trees. AT
one time had hourshing nursery and sup
piled people in surrounding towns with trees
and shrubs. He was really very poor though
suspected by some people of boarding money.
His murderers could have obtained nothing.
Suspicion points TO two French Canadian, re-
Gently employed on the railroad, as the muir
derers.
ESSEN COUNTY.
man was recently arrested lin Gloucester
because he persisted in chasing every one who
came within his reach with an open knife. He
was drank
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The keel of a vessel of 800 tons is upon the
stocks in Keen's ship yard in DuXbury, and
when it is completed it will be the first Of a line
between Providence and Liverpool, TO be estab-
lished by company in Providence.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
A uOOl tliuu i mi at Of tl,a
Neslteld chief OF police. The old groggcry in
the basement at the corner of Main and Elm
streets has an uneHyiable reputation for rows,
and when the chief heard song and ejaculation
coming up from the cellar, be imagined first
class row in progress, and marched yalorouSly
in TO quell the disturbance. Imagine his "phe
links" when he opened the door and discovered
that the praying band were holding an old fash
Toned Methodist prayer meeting.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The champion Yankee resides in Ware. He
}Degan business by buying watch for $3.50. In
the course OF time the watch was traded for
other prODerty, and eventually into a horse;
and after several trades the man found himself
possessed Off horse worth S125, S135 in money,
alpair Of wheels, robes blankets &c.. and dur
ing all the trades made he never paid one dollar
"b0Ot,"
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Carson Browns large paper mill at Dalton,
which had just been extensively repaired and
heavily stocked with rags, was destroyed by fire,
Saturday morning, with all its contents. The
fire was first discovered Friday afternoon, and
was then fully eXtingushed, as was supposed
but smouldered during the night and finally
burst through the roof, and when discovered
the next morning was beyond all control. Loss
from S125,000 10 S15O,0OO; insurance $4,000.
An amusing story is told of a recent party at
East Lee, where the company found themselves
minus music for dancing, and sent messenger
OH to borrow tiddleol a neighbor The young
man who had the fiddle to lend refused to loan
1t unless he could attend the party and be paid
IN dancing. He was invited, but his color was
so nearly like that of the fiddle that the ladies
declined to accept him as a partner, which
reused fis ire, and, watching his opportunity,
he sDatched the fiddle and rushed away with it,
leaving the company standing musicless in sets
upon the floor. The man of the house promptly
pursued the flying fiddle without waiting to put
on his hat; and long chase they had of it
across lots, over fences for a mile or more, when
the host gave up exhausted, and sOrrowfulIy
returned TO his company. OF course there was
no dancing for the rest of the night, but there
were loud threats of kukluXing the man who
stole the fiddle.
MAINE.
AT evansville, Saturday, Chas. Lick was in
stanty killed by fall from barn which he
was repairing.
The seasons operations at the salmon breed.
ing establishment at Bucksport have been re-
markably successful The work Of taking spawn
has now closed, and million and half of eggs
lie in the Matching troughs
man in Augusta returned home the other
noon and found the dinner table set in readiness
Tor the usual meal, but the late wife of his bosom
could not be found, and she hasn't returned vet
II appears that while preparing the dinner she
learned that her spouse had another wife living
10 whom he had been wed prior to the time
when she bestowed her affections upon him, and
she left him at once.
David (1ParV pornentar in pool,as,or fo1l
from the top of house Friday morning, and
received injuries from which he died in a few
hours. The accident was caused by stepping
upon piece of icy board. He had but Just re-
covered from injuries received by falling few
weeks since. He was a native of Alfred, and
was twenty-five years old.
Augustine Haines, Of Portland, has in his
possession ring containing hair of Washing
Ton and Jsherson. The ring, which once be.
lohged 70 Munroeswas given to Mr.. Haines by
INC late flankln Pierce, and has thus become
associated with The memory of four presidents
oiias ireland, Jr., of Presque Isle, is Sc years
old, has had family of sixteen children, ana
his vile, being widow previous to her mar.
rage with HIM, had three children of the first
marriage; the whole nineteen he has reared
All OF the children are living but two. One of
his sons was Instantly killed at the battle OF Get
Nsoufg, after he had that day fred tbirtv-six
rounds at the enemy One Of his wile's sons
als99 died in the army, leaving them seventeen
NuIuleu NOW iNlhg
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Mrs. Patty Morse of West Campton was
slightly scratched on the arm by kitten on the
9TH ult. During the night her arm began TO
pam her II subsequently grew worse. aud in
spite oil medical aid she died on the both at the
age Of II years.
Two strolling umbrella members John Doxie
haliing from Gardiner, Me-, and Harry BRYAN,
from Salisbury, Mass, have come to grief in
Lacona Doxie effected an entrance INFO the
house Of Mrs. Robert Murphy in her absence,
ana fansacklng the premises, contiscated So
Wmcn he found in drawer. Mrs Murphy, re-
turning, found HIM trying TO escape through
small back window, which was TOO tight a fit,
ana she seized him by the legs and shouted for
nlelp, which was soon forthcoming, and he, with
Bryan, who was hanging about the premises.
was taken into custody aud sent to Jail in de.
fault Of bail.
CONNECTICUT.
Messrs. +. A. Buck & Co have bepuu making
glees at their furnace in Westiord,
James FISK, father Of the late colonel is ned
dlDg carpet tacks for Connecticut manufac
turer
Stephen Riggs Of Waterbury, SO wears old
was choked while eating turkey on Thanksgiy-
Ing day, and died in twenty minutes
There is in the baggage room of the New
YORK road in Bridgeport, q checked trunk that
mas lam there unclaimed for fourteen years
Thomas Murray, of New London, in attempt-
lne 10 get on a train near WillimaDtic, Wednes-
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