Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-26
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New England News summary.
posros AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND vICINITT.
petition representing five thousand persons
has been sent to the Boston board of aldermen,
asking Tor a new board Of health.
James ~ English was removed from the
custom house, yesterday, for taking part in a
Charlestown caucus, he being resident OF
Boston.
The committee appointed by the Harvard col
lege oyerseers 10 consider and report on the CO.
education Of the sexes, recommend that no
action he taken on the subject at present.
John Ilemming, a young married man Of
Boston, was seized with fit while working on
. staging at the Highland railway station, Tues
day, and fell backward to the ground, distance
ct about forty feet, receiving very serious but
not necessarily fatal injuries.
Augustus J. Keeling (colored) was arrested in
Halifax, n. S, Sunday night, for the murder OF
Ills wife ia Boston. The authorities are in
communication with the state officials Of Mas
sachusetts, who will send an officer with the
necessary papers for the exIadition of the pris
oner.
Miss Julia Godfrey, who was seamstress in
the family OF James H. Beal, was found dead in
the water where she had been bathing, at Ma
hant, on Tuesday. Heart disease is supposed to
have been the cause of her death, as the water
was shallow where she lay. She was q years
old
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Mrs. Harrison Staples, who was recently
shot at Lakeville by her son-in'law, Charles
Barrett IS now doing well, being able to sit up
a part of the day The bullet has not been
found.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The initial number of the Lowell Daily Times
appeared Tuesday, and will support the demo-
cratic-liberal party.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The late Rev. Thomas Tracey OF Newburyport
left by his viii $1,000 10 the First religious Socie
~, $4,000 to the society for the relief Of aged
females $1,000 to the general charitable society,
and the furniture of his house, and the remain
der of his property, amounting to about $4,000,
10 Miss Rounds, his housekeeper
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Capt. Thomas w MAYHEM Of New Bedford
has a horse which lost off a shoe last Monday,
and walked deliberately OF his own accord to the
shop of Mr.. Allen, blacksmith, took his usual
place, and waited patiently TO be shod.
Outrages on New Bedfordiwhaling vessels are
reported by the consul at Port Louis, Mauritus
one Captain Chase Of the bark Osceola brutaly
abusing sailor, Daniel Ferry, whom he LAGER
ated with 1913 lashes, putting him in irons and
compelling him to scour the deck with sand and
water for three days. Another Zine potatoes
were allowed to rot, while the crew were suffer
lng from Scurvy because some cold ONES had
been thrown to the pigs. Captain Tabor of the
bark Pacific is also accused of maltreating his
crew.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
A Chicago paper says the Baptist theological
seminary OF that city has secured the library of
the late Bev. DR.. Ide of Springfield.
Among the strangers III the OprlnHnclu depot,
Tuesday morning, was a Self-helpful little girl OF
IA, who had Travelled alone from the old country
to join her friends at Chcopec. She always
found some one to help her, she said, and her
long journey had only been a nice time.
A Springfield clergyman was summoned at a
late hour on Tuesday night TO marry a young
couple, who said they had Travelled 240 miles to
be married. But on reaching the hotel he found
that in the turmoil of their bssful aspirations
they had omitted to procure the necessary Ger
titicates, and theylhad TO be disappointed. Much
sympathy was expressed for them in their aff1ic-
ton.
Dr. Jehiel Abbott of Westfeld died at his resi-
dence in that town Monday morning, the imme-
diate cause of his death being heart disease. He
was born at Tolland, Conn.,, on the Sd of Sep
TENDER, 1895, and studied for his profession with
DIR. Woodward of Wethers6ed Conn. He com.
menced the practice of medicine at Southampton
as an allopathlst, hut for nearly twenty years
past he has been a firm disciple Of homeopathy
and had won for himself an enviable reputation
as physician and surgeon. He has practced
in Westield for iorty-five years.
The testimony before the coroner's inquest at
Palmer, leaves no doubt that the man discov-
cred in pond at that place, Tuesday morning,
was murdered before he was thrown into the
still unknown, although an empty envelope
was found in his pocket addressed to Peter Adj
am, Vinalhaven, Fox island, Rockland, Me.
The motive of the murder could not have been
robbery, as the mans watch, money, railroad
ticket and baggage check were found on his
person untouched. The inquest was adjourned
till Friday, in the hope that something may
occur meantime which will throw light on the
mystery.