Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-28
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New England News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
VIM Dennan, 65 years old, twas killed by q
horse ear in South Boston, Thursday evening.
In trying 10 cross the track he was knocked
down and run over, his right foot being cut off
and his head nearly severed from the body.
Horace 5. Russell, who was arrested for steal
ing money from letters in the Charlestown post
office, where be was clerk, pleaded guilty YES
terday, and was sentenced TO two years hard
labor in the jail at Northampton.
Richard Sennott carpenter, fell from lad
der IN a building upon which he was at work,
at Boston, yesterday, and struck upon his head
three stories below on pile of lumber. he was
81 years Old, and had wife and two children
IN Charlestown.
A large building in Congress street, Boston,
owned by Jane Wells and W. H. Hunnewell,
and occupied by Messrs. John Mclnnis Co.,
was the scene OF disastrous fire Thursday night.
The loss on the building Will be about $4,000
and on fhe stock OF wool stored therein not less
than S120000 Both the building and stock
were heavily insured.
Two Young men, each about twenty years OF
age, were out sailing in Boston harbor Thurs
day, when their boat capsized in the vicinity Of
Fort Independence. One of the two men was
drowned. The other, Mr. George Shaw, was
rescued by Mt. James Turner Of Calls island.
A''ftAiN
his companion, but thinks he lives in South
Boston. He wore a dark coat, brown pants
straw hat, aud had small moustaehe
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Putnam Phalanx of Hartford stopped at
Newburyport, Thursday, on their way home
from Portland, and were received in great style
by the Veteran Artillery Mayor Kelley made
a speech of welcome TO them, they were Toasted
az the city hail. and then marched through the
street TO music composed expressly for the ocCa-
sion, in honor of the doughty puts" They
enioyod their visit 10 Portland very much, the
stringent laws of the state not seeming to inter
iere with their happiness 10 any great extent.
BRISTOL COUNTY
A gentleman in Fall River on Tuesday became
tatigned in his arduous struggles with the liquor
question, and went to sleep with his head only
few inches from the railroad track. passing
locomotive did not wake him.
Whaler fitting out at New Bedford will carry
an upright tye horse power engine, to be used
in cutting in whales, discharging cargo, hosting
topsails if required, SC. 1t is expected to save
a good deal of labor.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Thomas NJ. Hatch of North Scituate died sud
denly of heart disease, on the 18th inst. He
was sixty years of age and much respected
citizen.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Messrs. Sumner J. Klmball, chief of the reye-
nue. marine bureau in Washington, and CaptS
John Faunce J. II. Merryman and Lieut. L. N.
Stoddard Of the life saving service, left in the
revenue cutter Friday, for Provincetown, TO
locate the new life saving stations there.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The coroncr's Jury on the body of the man
found in the mill pond at Palmer, Wednesday,
rendered a verdict yesterday that he was killed
by parties unknown. His name was Peter
Adam, and he was on his way from Vinal ha-
ven, where he had been at work, TO New YORK.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Many improvements are making in the
grounds about Williams college al Williams
Town this fall $4,000 having been appropriated
for the purpose, which is being used in making
better walks and cleaner streets, and improving
the appearance of the trees. President Chad
bourne keeps a watchlul superintendent over
the matter
The stone quarry company at the Hoosac tun-
mel, (esst end,) who own the soapstone works,
find the stone better as they 90 deeper into the
ledge. They have purchased a large steam
mill in Vermont, aud are moving it down and
re-erecting it at their works near the tunnel.
They have graded their road down to the rail-
road, and ne building turnout, connected
with the track. They intend charging their
business and employing more help; also build
ing'a boarding house. The stone is of the best
kind.
MAINE.
Seals are plenty in Belfast bay.
Capt. Alfred Stahl of Rockland was killed at
Bristol, Eng, Sept. 9 by falling between his
vessel and the wharf.
James Grindle, aged about IS years, living al
East Buehill, died suddenly one day last week
while sitting in his chair.
AT Calais, a few days ago, Willie, son of Mr..
John Woods, nine years old, was killed while
playing IN shipyard by log rolling upon
him.
Thursday night Miss Mary Harris, of Lewis
ton, went out to make some purchases Not
returning, search was made, aud the next af-
ternoon her body was found in the canal. She
probably walked off the bank outside the rail-
ing of the bridge.
Augustus W. Peters, aged about ten years,
son of Mr.. VIM. Peters, now absent at sea, was
found drowned, few days since, within a
stones throw of his mothers house. He was
missed during the evening, and search was
made, bnt the body was not found until the
next morning.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Three bears have been caught in Wentworth
within a short time. They had been killing
sheep for Mr.. Amos Rollins.
Mr., and Mrs. VIM. Newell Of Lower Gilman
ion recently celebrated the siXtisth anniversary
of their marriage on which occasion their twelve
married children joined in the festivities.
The Nashua Telegraph wants to know W hen
the special committee raised by the city govern
ment TO consider the memorial for a soldiers
monument Will be ready to report the result of
their deliberations. The Nashua public are q
little anxious TO hear from the gentlemen.
At Merrymeetng pond MILL in New Durham,
on Monday, Alphonso f. Hayes was Instantly
killed. While engaged in repairing belt in
the basement he was caught by larger oneand
his body drawn round pulley, and one of his
legs entirely wrenched of He was thirty years
old, and leaves awidoW and TWO children.
Two boys were arrested at Londonderry
Thursday afternoon, on suspicion of having
broken INTO the railroad depot on the Concord
railroad at COTS Falls, and stolen a sum Of
money thereirom while the depot master was at
dinner. They admitted the charge, and the sum
Of SIS was found upon them. They are each
about fifteen years of age, and they said their
names were William Daniorth and John Con-
nors. They said they we're from Newburyp0rt,
Mass, and that they had robbed house in that
city.
CONNECTICUT.
Tie Connecticut Baptist convention will Hold
its annual meeting in Waterbury, Tuesday,
October 18th
The meeting of the American board at New
Haven commences next Tuesday, and will con.
tinue until Friday, Rev. DIR. S. c. Bartlett OF
Chicago preaching the sermon, Tuesday eve
Florence Carr, French girl about twelve
years OF age, has disappeared from her home in
lantic, and, as she is slightly deranged, il il
thought that she has wandered into the country
or is drowned.
Hartford complains of unequal taxation, and
resolutions were adopted by the republican eau
Gus, Wednesday evening, directing the nomf
mating committee TO select as candidates for
assessors men in favor Of a reform.
MT. Barnum and few Bridgeport friends are
and the "Garden Of the Gods" Colorado. They
have arranged 10 make the trip at half fare
starting about the 18th of October and returning
before the LIST Of November.
man registering himself as Dr. Weston,
and pretending TO be an examiner Of schools
cut quite a dash at Lyme recently, closing his
career az that place by inducing a credulous
servant girl employed at the hotel to elope with
INN TO Brandon, VT, where he left her minus of
what little money and jewery she possessed
Inc New Haven public was saved another
tragedy Thursday, by the discovery by the po-
lice that woman had purchased a bottle of
laudanum with the avowed intention OF taking
her own life and that Of her child with its con-
tents. 1t seemed that the woman, whose name
was liermanee, had been deserted by her hus.
band, and, becoming desperate, would in all
probability have carried her threats into execu-
ZION but for the fortunate discovery Of her inten-
lions.
avery suspicious case is reported in Hartford.
in which an old man named Michael Corners i
supposed 10 have been murdered for his money.
u seems that he had $500 deposited in one OF
the banks, and about three weeks since drew ont
$500 Of il, which he said was 10 pay A man
named Foster for keeping him during his life
Wednesday, Foster came with Connors to III,
bank, but could not get him TO draw any more
money, Corners telling the bank officials thai
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