Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-26
dd1urtrstrr Daily spp.
New England News Summary.

oil Mi. Joseph r Eaui iOf mayor.
A chorus of $4,000 Sunday school children
gave a concern Sunday afternoon in the colise-
um for the benefit OF the House OF the Angel
Guardian.
The whole number Of deaths in Boston for the
week ending Aug. "a was 100, of which 80 were
males and 81 females, OF American parentaee,
81; foreign, 129. Under one year OF age, 20;
from one TO five, 29; by consumption, %; BRAIN
diseases, 8; cholera infantums ~; mrasmus,
II small pox, 4
ars. Charles Ellis died Thursday evening at
the residence Of her daughter al Wolaston
Heights very suddenly. She retired in her
usual health. and not feeling well, awoke her
husband. She soon fell asleep again, however,
and in the morning was found to be dead. The
lady was rs years of age and was highly es-
teemed.
Robert Sheppard, the seaman who arrived at
Boston Friday evening, on the ship Raynor,
charged with attempting the destruction OF the
bark Francis, by scuttug, while the vessel was
lying at her mooriugs off Howland's Islands, one
Of the Falkland group, in the South Pacific
ocean, was brought before Commissioner Hallett
Saturday morning. In order to give the accused
an opportunity 10 prepare for examination, the
case was continued until Wednesday next, and
in default Of suTeties in the sum of $1,000 he was
committed to jail.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The new and elegant meeting house OF the
First Congressional society, on the corner OF
South Common and Vine streets, Lynn, will be
uNhlNalGu On 1uuIeudN NNGulI2 iHAl Win Al
sermon by Rev. 5. L. Dennen, the pastor elect.
1t viii be opened Tor public worship on the fol-
lowing Sabbath.
The number of cases of boots and shoes
shipped from Lynn during the past week was
1856 a decrease of $50 cases from the core
spending week last year.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
George W. Nash, young man of about six
teen, was drowned while bathing in Hunts
pond, Arlington, on Thursday. His body was
recovered.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A house in Taunton, occupied by Thomas
Healey, was struck by lightning on Thursday
and considerably damaged, while the furniture
erockery and clothing were mostly destroyed
Mrs Healey was thrown down and badly cut
about the face. Mrs. Latham was also thrown
down and partly paralyzed but has since re-
covered.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
There is young lady by The name of Strauss,
who runs sewing machine in a boot manuiac.
tory in North Easton, who is a niece of the
celebrated composer, Johann Strauss.
DUKES COUNTY.
This note, picked up in path at Martha s
Vineyard, was circulated the other day:
Darling: Plank walk, further end, ten
Wednesday evening. Don't fail.
Your devoted
CHARLES"
Some thirty or forty unsympathetic wicked
ones gathered to the rendezvous, and saw
sable youth Join sable damsel and promenade
with her. They gave three cheers for Charles.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The lightning burned up a $4,000 barn at
Blandford on Wednesday.
The normal school at Westfeld will begin its
fall term next Thursday.
New Jersey company proposes to establish
large shoe mandatory at Westfield.
Margaret McPhee and Mary Ann Evens, aged
IS and IS years, left their homes at Holyoke on
the 18th, and since that time no trace Of them
has been found. They were employed in the
Lyman mills and as they disappeared on pay
day, it is supposed that they have been enticed
away.
Cornelius Barrett, who accidentally received
pistol shot on the bridge at Mittneague, Sat
urday evening, 18th, and who was reported
dead, is now said to be doing well and likely to
recover. The circulation of the report Of his
death was owing to the fact that his doctor on
Tuesday pronounced him dyiag, upon which the
story went that he was already dead.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
There are now 449 patients at the NOrthamp-
ton asylum for the insane.
Alexander Brown, Is years old, was drowned
at Leeds on Tuesday while bathing.
The Methodist camp meeting at Northampton
will commence Monday, August 20. Quite a
large number of tents and cottages have already
been erected.
The Amherst Record says: "a white married
woman gave birth to a black baby few DAYS
since, although the husband is a white man.
He is somewhat demoralzed' in consequence"
The Smith female college at NORTHAMPTON will
go into operation in 1874. The trustees are now
procuring plans and making arrangements for
president and teachers, and expect to build
next year.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The French school opened at North Adams
last Monday with seyenty-tiye pupils.
The potato rot is doing considerable damage
TO the heavy yield in Berkshire county.
There is fine bed of iron ore about a mile
west Of the Boston and Albany depot in Pitts
field, remarkably rich in metal There were
once five iron furnaces within the town borders
MAINE.
Seals are showing themselves quite plenty
about the mouth of the Sheepscot river.
The schooner Alcyone, Capt Davis, went
ashore on Duck Island, Grand Menan Satur-
day, and the cargo was removed.
George Lowell of Pennington died recently
of Ockjaw occasioned by an injury which hap
pened to him several years since.
Mary Desoles, mother superior of the con-
vent Of 81. XAVIER, in Bangor, died Sunday
m orning, aged IS.
Capt Robert Roger of Bangor died Saturday
from the effect of falling into tine water on the
ID tn inst, when he walked off the wharf while
returning from an excursion. He was 81 years
old.
Brig Domino Capt White of Halifax, laden
with coal from Pedati0n TO Pembroke went
ashore at Beal's island, on the 18th inst, and
bilged. The crew were saved and taken from
JOneSpOrt 10 EOrtld0d, Friday night.
Salmon are reported as quite plenty in the
Kennebec. A few have been taken as far up as
Wateryille, and the question is how they got by
the Augusta dam.
The new iron bridge was put up on Sunday.
18th, across the Little Androscoggn at South
Paris, by the Grand Trunk railroad company
IN place of the temporary structure erected
when the bridge was burned
Some sea-bird must have hurt itself the other
day By flying against the lantern of the light
house at Hallway Rock, off Harpswerl. He
broke piece out Of the best German glass one
fourth Of an inch thick.
Among the table girls at the Ocean House
Old Orchard, are fifteen school teachers AT
nearly all the great mountain and seas ide re-
sorts in New England there may be found wait
ing Oh the tables accomplished young ladies
who thus employ their vacations.
Dennis Mccarthy, foreman Of Fletcher's stone
yard in Bangor, was found drowned on Thurs.
day morning, in the Kend1skeag stream, di.
reetiy opposite the wharf upon which the yard
was situated. There was a severe confusion on
the back of his head, aud other indications Of
foul play.
A little daughter of Mr.. S. B. Harmon Of
Lewiston, on Tuesday, fell into deep cistern in
the cellar. Mrs. Harmon, who was up stairs.
heard the splash OF water, and, hurrying down
cellar, was Just in season TO catch the child as
she was rising 10 the surface. The little pirl
was senseless when rescued
Harry Emery, son of the late Col. Sabine
Emery was drowned tuesday forenoon, at Wa
terYille. de accompanied his cousin IN a boat
TO a SAL in the bay, and while the latter was
bathing the boy undertook to ride log which
was near the buoy TO which the boat was fas-
tened. The log beginning 10 roll, he was thrown
into the water, and sank before his cousin could
reach him.
The Mechias Union reports that the smart old
man lives at Cutler this time. lie is John
Matthews by name, and is eighty-one wears old
and can walk mile in the finest kind of prinf.
lie has hOed about an acre and half of potatoes
this season. fifteen bushels OF planting in all
He is a mason by trade, and when he Syaye mn
this kind of work he had built 175 LARGE Chin.
neys and plastered 1900 rooms
According to the Oracle, Wiscasset has be-
come city, and owns a poet; rather n sorry
poet by the way, as he is Obliged 10 adver,ise
for word TO rhyme with "loosed" Sill the
fact may be adduced as evidence Of the value of
advertising, for a dozen words are sbowered
upon him In answer to his call
The people of Barring were surprised RECENTLY
says the Eastport Sentinel, TO see a bear nearly
half way up the liberty pole. 1t proved 10 be
one captured day or two before by George
Williams. 1t had escaped, and took this way
70 get landmarks by which to steer its way 70
its former home.
According 10 the Waldo Journal, the most
polished man in Belfast just now is dry goods
merchant whose wife undertook to battle him ali
over with balsam for rlp Ar.