Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-09
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New England News summary

by a Boston lady, the other day In its
crop was found, among other things, a solid
nugget Of eighteen carat gold, weighing four
pennyweightS. 1t was nearly eggshaped aud
perfectly smooth. Where biddy got it is one of
those things no fellow can tell.
About q fortnight since Mr.. McLane
dealer in horses. arrived in Boston from Canada
and registered at the Massachusetts house and
quartered his stock at the stables attached to that
hotel. Till last Tuesday he was engaged in his
usual pursuits, and NJ five o'clock thar evening
he started to get some medicine for a sick horse,
since which time he has not been seen. Mr..
McLaue is described as a man about fifty years
OF age, five feet ten in hight, stout, wearing
gray whiskerS, black Overcoat, dark pantaoons
and a black coat He is known TO have collect
cd quite a sum of money on the day previous 10
his disappearance, resulting from the sale of
several horses bnt beyond this little is known
of his affairs.
NORFOLK COUNTY
Mr.. Cornelius Eegau of South Weymouth
dropped dead from heart disease few DAYS
ago. He had been engaged in milking and had
inst handed the vessel to his wife when he
dropped dead.
On Wednesday night the room of A. p Blake
al the Everett house, HYDE Park, was entered by
a burglar, who rifled Mr. Blake's pantaloous of
a wallet containing $780, No person in the
hotel was disturbed by the bold midnight ma
rauder, who made successful escape with his
booty.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Georgetown Catholics charge their priest
with levying contributions rather too freely on
his Young flock, which some of them refuse 10
pay, and have consequently been set aside, with
reference TO ultimate communication unless
they repent.
The coroner's jury at Ncwburyport after in
Yestigating the death of George NJ. Haywood,
who was killed at the Seabrook railroad disas-
ter, end that the switch causing the collision
mass Moo. tarr !
acqult the Eastern RAILROAD company and its
employees ofal blame
The fishing schooner Eta Got, Capt Smith
arrived at Gloucester, Thursday afternoon, from
Boston, and reports that she saw topsai
schooner or brig sink about three miles south of
Kettle island. When first discovered it was
thought that the crew were taking in sail, but
on reaching The place where she sunk could find
no trace OF them, though the water was Strewn
with the debris from the decks including water
casks, matches, etc. The vessel had probably
been disabled and abandoned.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
PIoYncetown IS aeitating the subject Of a
road across the beach TO the ocean, and even
thi9ks Of building a summer resort.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The horse disease is not the only source Of
trouble with which those funny little horse cars
in Springfield have TO cope. The Republican
calls the horse railroad folks clogs in the man
ger" ard says people have done hoping that
they viii ever he accommodated by the cars. A
''bus line will soon be started over the same
route, which viii carry passengers at Il rate cal
culaIed 10 annihilate the little horse cars.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The vault OF the North Adams bank con
taus four combinations, each known to only one
person, rendering the cashier himselfutter un-
able to enter the vault without the assistance of
the teller and book-beepers, who reside in diff
ferent locations.
MAINE.
Schooner Cyenus of Boston, which arrived at
New York yesterday from Arecibo, lost Captain
Avery overheard during the gale on the goth
October. The captain belonged to East Machiasf
AT Ellsworth, on Sunday, Edward w. Jones'
fifteen years of age, was passing a loaded pistol
10 one of his paymates, when ii was accidental
ly discharged, and he received a wound in the
stomach from which he died in n few hours.
People up in Bddeford are very franz. Wit
ness these lines: THERE'S one man not lar away
who evidently does not believe in sitting up
very late with the girls as is evidenced by the
remark he hurled at a young man who called
upon a young lady Of his household the other
evening. Hearing the clock strike eleven, 1t is
said he went TO the head of the stairs and called
out: Here, young man, isn't it about time fol-
yOu to be gong? Did you know it was eleven
o'clock, aud that you are burning outmy gas ?
The young man is supposed TO have wilted.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Ira Bryar of Clifford has been missing since
Saturday night. When last seen he was on his
way from Laconia to his home, somewhat the
worse for liquor. 1t is supposed he is drowned
IN the river between that place and Lake Viii
lage,
VERMONT.
A little daughter Of Harmon Nichols OF Willis
ton fell into a pail of hot water, the other day
aud was so badly scaded that she died in a few
hours.
Joseph Saloman, peddler of St. Johnsbury,
reports having been robbed by hiehwaymen
three miles west of that place, on Monday night
of $500 in money and $500 in bonds and some
notes He was attacked by three men, who
pulled him from his wagon and knocked him
down, stunning him.
CONNECTICUT.
Groton farmer, while dressing a chicken
the other day, found five dollar gold piece il
lis crop.
A coon, captured and brought TO Norwich the
other day, has adopted small black and tan
dog, and treats it like a mother, sleeping with
it between its paws every night.
New Haven loalers have been insulting the
Young lady students of an academy in that city
and The police are now SO suspicious that even
"hrtations" are dangerous.
fae's new catalogue makes commencement
next year come June 30 The summary of stu.
dents gives total OF 904-an increase of % oven
last Year. Some jupiors have received an inyi.
tati0n TO act Hamlet" in Brooklyn for char
liable purpose, and will probably accept.
As salute was about to be fred in honor of
Grants election at Hazardvlle, Wednesday
night, and the cartridge was being rammed
home, 1t exploded, fatally Wouudiug Daniel
Bates, who was standing in font tearing out
one eye and blowing off both arms, aud fear
fully burning the whole body.
New Haven man bought a donkey when
the horse disease broke out, and was in high
giee over his luck in getting the better of the
epIzootlc, but the donkey soon succnmbed, and
the gentleman purchased an OK and harnessed
HIM la horse. When the gentleman tried to
start him, the OK knocked the establishment all
TO pieces, and now he walks.
George Goodwin was before the police court
in Meridian, Wednesday, for going to the post
Office windows, knocking on the outside and
taking ont any letters that may be in the box
and tearing them open with a view of obtaining
any money that there might be enclosed
George is not quite eleven years of are IL did
not transpire that he actually obtained any
money, but the court sent him 10 the reform
school until be was eighteen--seven years.
Danbury News: A Main street boy received n
dollar for learning 800 Bible verses, and has
bought with 1t handsome deck of linen
back cards.-A Danbury woman called up TO az
tend the dying bedside OF a friend, was de
priyed OF the melancholy pleasure by the delay
occaslonee in borrowing a breast pin suitable
for the OCCASIONAL young man engaged in
making himself attractive to a young lady on
LIN siectJ MONDAY evening, was taken with a
violent ht OF coughing, aud brought up two
marbles he had swallowed when a boy. The
young lady dismissed him. She said She didn't
want 10 marry a stone quarry,
Several weeks arc fleet of five vessels had
sailed from New Haven for Virginia, to get a
supply Of oysters. Thursday the last Of these
vessels arrived in Fair Haven. Out of the five
cargoes but one is good, the other four being a
total loss. The warm weather and head winds
have been the cause of the misfortune, which is
no silght blow TO the oyster trade. The five
vessel loads amounted in all TO 10000 bushels,
and the number saved is but 5000. The total
loss is $1,000, and it is not improbable that the
price Of oysters will for time, be considerably
higher.
RHODE ISLAND.
The second Mets investigation at Providence
Is progressing The steamboat men are making
a vigorous defence.
More skeletons have been exhumed on the
clit above the bathing beach at Newport, which
appears 10 have been a burylug ground for the
English soldiers during the revolution.
Ia lWerton, on Monday, while Mr.. Leander
Dodge was in the act of untying a bull from the
rear Of an OK cart, the animal suddenly sprane
upon hun, tearing his clothes and thrusting one
Of ms horns entirely through the Aeshy part Of
his thigh, aud throwing him several feet
The Rhode Island woman suffrage association
holds It's annual convention at Providence on
Thursday Of next week, and quite number of
distinguished speakers have promised TO attend.
! he annual supper will be pariaken Of in Union
nal on Wednesday evening.
Thursday mOrng early a Young looking well