Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-15

| " covered bv insurance. Cause Of fire not
known.
In the New Hampshire house ofrepresentatiTes
Thursday forenoon, bills were introduced pro-
viding for supplying text books 10 teachers in
fhe public schools; Stipulatiug that money loan
ed in certain cases, al a rate Of interest not eX-
! ceeding SIX per cent, shall be exempt from taxa
| ton and making a Sunday law providing that
| bread and medicine may be sold on that day,
and allowing barber shops to be kept open until
| ten in the forenoon.
For 4 few days past hard feelings have existed
| between the sophomore and freshmen classes at
| Waterilie college. After prayers on FRIDAY
rush was made fer the door, and general
| fight enSued. Some blood was spilled, hut no
| one hurt. The president attempted 10 dsperse
| the students, but they took their own time. The
night before there was an unsuccessful attempt
at hazing party of freshmen had been in
formed to be ON their guard, and prepared
themselves for an attack. A noise was heard
at the door, but, not concluding to burst it,
they retired.
VERMONT.
North Hero farmers are going INTO the bean
and onion business quite extensively this sea-
son. Nearly one thousand acres have been
planted with beans, and several farmers have
from half an acre to Two acres of onions
The Rutland Herald cries out vehcmently
against some wretches who rob the burial
ground in that place of all the flowers left upon
the graves. Even on decoration day every one
offering. Rare plants and shrubs share the
same fate.
Aonzo Davis, at Vershire, was shot by his
uncle, John Carlton, last week, so that death
ensued the next day. Davis and his father
were crossing piece of land belonging 10 Carl
ton, as he had previously forbidden them to do,
when the latter fired several shots at their dog
| In a tusSle which followed the revolver was dis
| charged accidentally, as Carlton claims the
ball passing entirely through the body OF Young
| Davis with this fatal result. The deceased
leaves a wife, TO whom he had been married
less than year.
CONNECTICUT.
One OF the Smith family in New London re-
Gently caught a Goldfish four and One-half feet in
length, at Race Point.
The Danbury News says that the majority of
women care nothing about suffrage. If the
backs TO car seats can only be followed out so
as 10 admit of their busrles tapping over, it is
enough for them.
Edward Tinker, the young man who won the
running race at Oak Grove Wednesday, has
been matched for 500 to run a race with a
Northampton man, 10 take place at Oak Grove
on Wednesday next.
In addition to a reward of $1,000 offered bv
Mayor Goodsell OF Bridgeport, for the detection
and conviction of the person or persons who
murdered Captain Colvocoressess, and the $1,000
offered by Governor Jewell, the widow of the
deceased has offered $4,000.
insanity, was taken in charge by gentleman in
| Durham, recently, and died shortly afterward
| despite medical aid He seemed 10 be a Ger
man, and mentioned Philadelphia, but his iden-
THY remains improved.
There was an explosion of 200 pounds of pow
| der in Hazardyille. Tuesday noon, one of the
| double wheeling" mills nearest the village
blowing up and tearing the mill to fragments
| No one was injured
Wednesday evening, during heavy thunder
| shower, barn belonging to the Seymour paper
company, OF Windsor Locks, was struck by
lightning, and two horses killed, though the
barn did not get afre. Passengers on the up
train from Hartford saw the bolt strike the barn
and heard instantly terrific clap of thunder.
Tuesday evening, an officer found man in
the New Haven station house preparing to COM
NIT suicide. He had taken off all his clothes,
and was trying to tie his suspenders to the graf
ing OF his cell. He was interrupted in his oper-
atons and sent TO the poor house Yesterday
The village OF Stratford has been for some
time troubled with burglars. A few DAYS ago
the leader of the gang was arrested and held
for trial in $1,000 bon 5. While being taken to
the jail he tried TO escape, but a shot from the
officers revolver brought him to-
The Connecticut river has, within day or
| two, been rapidly rising, owing to the giving
away OF dams in Vermont and New Hampshire
| At the mouth the river is full of logs and other
debris which have toated down, and the high
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fire in Meriden, Friday morning, damaged
the grocery of H. Langrehr $4,000, and the
| bleachery OF A. r. Miller $1,000. The damage to
the building owned by S. NJ. Stone of New Ha-
| ven, was $500 Stone was insured for $500 in
| the Springfield fire and marine and $1,000 in the
| Narragansett. Langrehr was insured $500 in
the Htna, and Miller $500 in the same company.
Clara Shenan committed suicide Thursday,
by Jumping into the Connecticut river at Hart
lord, .She was seen to 90 to a retired spot, take
Oh her shoes and bonnet and jump in She
rose several lines, and some BOYS threw her n
rail, which she refused to take. The body was
recovered. Miss Shenau was about seventeen
wears old, and no motive can be assigned for the
act.
terrible storm of wind, rain and hail
passed over Eastern Connecticut, Just north of
Norwich, Friday afternoon. The storm covered
belt twenty miles wide, and did great damage
at Willimantic, Plainfeld, and the surrounding
country. Hailstones as large as hens eggs
iel, large trees were uproOted, windows broken
and several new building much injured. One
factory, in East Britain, had 1000 panes of glass
| broken, and windows were broken in nearly
every dwelling. Growing crops were badly
damaged and fruit trees were uprooted
A very finely dressed lady on whose face DOW.
der and wrinkles were desperately struggling
| for the mastery, got on the train at Norwalk,
| Saturday evening. The car being crowded, she
| was obliged to stand up. Seeing her a voung
the place But you will have to stand" said
the first lady edging toward the seat 90, that's
nothing" replied the other, 81 am young" In
the next instant, the first lady was at the other
END OF the car, and didn't intimate to anybody
TO bring the seat along.
Bureigh Pollard, a thirteen wear old hov of
the Hartford high school, fell and broke his
right forearm in the school gymnasium Wedues-
DAY While exercising on horizontal ladder
Inc BOY went with some of his companions
TO the depot aud got hack, and went thence TO
doctors office, where the broken bone was set
When the operation was over he went home and
quietly informed his mother that his arm was
br0keni had been SET and was doing well.
Inc storm OF wednesday evening did much
damage in Thompsonvle and vicinity. The
rain washed away the foundation of N. N.
Pease's brick building, in course of construction.
The house Of Thomas Mansley, on Church
street, was struck by lightning and badly dam.
aged. Mrs. Mansley was lying down at the
time, and SO escaped death, although she is
quite sick from the shock Israel Oldroyd
John Haythorn aud J. K. Davis were in the car
| pet factory when the lightning entered through
| the Ventilator and struck the main iron shaft
and followed 1t some distance. They were all
| shocked-DaVls so severely that he had 10 he
carried home. barn at Suffied belonging 10
Mrs: John King, was struck by lightning and set
| on Hre out was soon eXtinguished.
| RHODE ISLAND.
Lmma Simmons, of Providence, made an
assault on her husband, Wednesday forenoon
with large butcher knife Bystanders inter,
Tered, one of them receiving a cut in the hand.
Wade Hampton, the genuine generals old
body servant, was before the police court in
Providence few days ago.
| An uncommon arrest was made by a Proyi.
dence policeman one morning this week. The
victim was naked two years old, who had
slipped away from the house without stitch of
clothing on his chubby little body, and was
taking delightful toddle in the morning air.
Charles Smith, Providence grocer, tried to
annihate Constable John H. Colely on Thnrs.
DAY afternoon. The latter had served a writ of
| attachment on Smith, who went out after piyinp
| up the keys of his store and got drunk The
| pistol ball went very near Cokely's head. but
| fortunately missed him. Smith then used the
pistol as a hammer, and succeeded better in.
hcung severe scalp wound.
hail storm in Blackstone valley Friday If.
ternoon did great damage TO window glass in the
villages OF Albion and Ashton, and to vegeta.
ton in that vicinity About 1000 lights Of glass
were broken in Albion and 240 at Ashton.
Heavy showers prevailed north and south OF the
line of hail
Inc American railway master mechanics as
socatlon from Boston were pleasantly enter
tanned BY an excursion down Narragansett baV
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