Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-28
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NewEn.Iand News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


fault of $4,000 bail
Edward c. Bates, well known Boston mer-
chant, died in the railway station at Swamp
scott, of heart disease, Yesterday.
One of the green uns who went 10 Boston city
in crowds 10 get work, was directed TO the dirt
mover. After terms were settled, this wearer of
the green was set to cart gravel. Filling the
cart was simple matter. but how to dump it
puzzled him. AT last the idea struck him, and
striking the horse iorcibly under the belly, he
shouted, "Rare up, We diyilp
Edward S. Sears, who is well and favorably
known among newspaper men, has left the Bos-
ton Traveller and is now one of the editors of
the Journal. Mr.. Sears grew up in the profess
sion, aud has held editorial positions CO the
Springfield Republican, Springfield Union, Hart
ford Courant, and Boston Post, within the last
ten years.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
This is what the cold snap did 10 the editor
of the Lowell Courier: 1t bit the nose OF his cop
per tea kettle, and troze the foot of his back
door steps solid. 1t also burst his best nicer
schaum pipe, nipped the ears OF one of his little
pitchers, and put double panes in his windows
and his mittens.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Mr.. Jacob NJ. Lincoln OF North EastoD, a
farmer, appeared before the Boston MUNICIPAL
court, Judge Churchill, on Tuesday, TO answer
TO Charge preferred against him by Conductor
Haskins, OF the Old Colony railroad, of attempt
case are as follows: Mr.. Lincoll purchased
ticket between North Easton and South Brain
tree, Tuesday morning, which he gave 10 Mr..
Haskins. After reaching the latter point he
rendered the conductor for his fare TO Boston
ticket from North EaSton TO Boston, which Mr..
Lincoln had used between Easton and Brain
tree. The ticket was punched at the
time it was used and when offered
Tuesday the conductor refused to receive it,
and demanded the regular fare instead. This
MIR. Lincoln refused, and contended that the
corporation was bound 20 carry him to Boston
on the ticket, he only having used 1t between
the two points above named. Thus matters re-
manned till the train arrived in Boston, when
Mr.. Lincoln was arrested and taken to court,
where the conductor told his story. MIR.
Lincoln commended that the company was bound
to give the iull ride 10 which the ticket entitled
him, Notwithstanding that it had been punched.
lie further said that he had frequently stopped
at an Intermediate station and subsequently
used through ticket from that point either TO
Boston or Easton. After hearing the case
Judge Churchill was satisfied that there was no
Intentional fraud. and promptly discharged the
defendant. Mr. Lincoln asserts that the matter
will not end here.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
party of twenty young ladies drove from
Westaeld TO Springfield on Christmas day, dined
at one Of the hotels, and returned home in the
evening"
Bishop 0'Reilly of Springfield, was "wel-
coined home" from Europe on Monday evening,
by about 5000 persons, who presented him with
tea service of solid silver and an elegant
French marble ock.
brakeman named Shattuck, on the Athol
and Enfield railroad, was killed at Bondsville,
Wednesday morning, while Stacking cars. He
was single man and resided at Athol.
James Priest of Whitefeld went into the
woods TO gather some sprace gum few days
ago, and losiae his way was not discovered by
his anxious friends until noon the next day. He
had to move about lively during the night to
keep from freezing.
Springfield family were recently made sick
by their coffee at breakfast, and little while
alter there flashed upon the housewife the dis.
covery that she had accidentally taken ''the
aromatic berry," not from the coffee canister,
but from the tobacco can, which was its perfect
duplicate.
MAINE.
There is a school district in Wellington, in
which there are eight unemployed preachers,
SIX male and two female. How good they must
D there, to be able to afford to neglect all that
theological talent
A piece of wedding cake, made for the mar
risee oil Bangor lady, % years ago, was sealed
up to await tn, return Of her brother, who was
then expected home in few weeks. The lady
died fifteen years ago, but the cake was kept
intact until Monday last, when, as her brother
is still in California and will probably never
again come east, il was removed from the case
where it had remained so long, and sent 10 him.
reporter of Lewiston, seeing some boys
skating on thin ice, went and got all their
names and ages, so as TO save time when they
got drowned.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Mr. Mark Cate, machnlst, dropped dead in
the navy yard at Portsmouth, Monday morning.
he was about Sixty years of age.
by recent decision Of The supreme court, al
cases tried under the New Hampshire Insolven
Ii.nsso al
lnlo effect in 1867, are null and VOID,
Dig cat-owl was caught in Kingston on the
night of the 10TH which had disturbed the
turkey roost of Richard L. Prescott, and eaten
up about half OF a gobbler.
On the 16th inst, Mr. James Upton of Noun
Vernon cut his foot badly while logging in tht
woods OF that town. On the oath he iell from
me Top lott in his batn, sprainIDg his wrist
dlslocaiing his jaw and eating cash under
his chin, which had to be stitched up.
Edward ;. Dickinson, New Hampshire tray
cling agent for sewing machine, recently OBJ
tanned an Indiana divorce without giving his
wife proper information, and last week married
Nashua girl. On Tuesday the first wife sur
prsed lhe newly married couple at their board
ing house, whereupon scene of wild excite
ment ensued. The police lnleriered, and the
parties were taken before magistrate when
Dlckenson gave one thousand dollars sureties
Tor MS appearance before the grand jury, and
wife No. two $500.
society has been recently formed in New
Ipswich, having for its object the making Of
sidewalks, setting of shade trees and other i'm.
proyemenis of the streets that are most fire.
qnented. They meet weekly at different houses
with those who will open their doors for the
purpose All classes unite in rendering the
meetings very genial thus cultIyating the socia
element, while at the same time, by small ad
mission lees, and now and then a public leve(
and supper, funds are being cheeriully raised
ah0v ad,
opens.
VERMONT.
The MissisquOi Valley house at Sheldon wa.
destroyed by fire on The oath inst. Loss S14 600
insurance $4,000. The house was owned by c.
II. Wheeler OF ST. Adams.
serious accident occurred at the Mempbre.
magog house, Newport, last Sunday evening
An escape OF gas was noticed, and while tbt
proprietor, MIR. Bowman, and his engineer wet
looking for its cause the gas ignited from til,
match winch they carried and both were badly
burned. The engineer was injured internally
il is thought; and Mr.. Bowman was SO badi,
dlshgnred that his features were hardly recog
nlzable.
CONNECTICUT.
Ihompsonyille people could not wait for tn
channel OF the Connecticut to freeze over am
accordingly sawed out long strips of ice OF
either bank, and floating them down into posi-
ton, formed perfect bridge of ice for two
thirds the width Of the river.
The Windham county Transcript falls int
warning pathos, as follows: "a sweet faceC
child, OF some half-dozen summers, was seel
IN our village streets, since the frost king came
wearing stockings SO short that one half of bel
tiny limbs were left without any protection from
The cold blasts of winters day-all that TIN
little one might be dressed in fashion Per
maps the earliest spring flowers may bloom
over new made grave, and some mother will
he heard mourning with heart breaking signs
at me mysterious ways OF Providence, lha
could take her last born so soon from he
loving armsl
RHODE ISLAND.
James Gaitand and wife recently sued Natha al
Mcdonald at Providence, for charging the iC
male plaintiff with prostitution and adultery
and recovered verdict Of $50.
The GARDEN OF CHILDREN.-In Hartford
Coma, has lately been introduced one of thost
paradises of children-a kindergarten-and from
the Evening Post we clip the following:
Here comes my little four year old Ethel
from her kindergarten, with beaming. bapDy
face. We'll, Ethel" said l. what did vo
learn to-day at your sehoolP sOh. wondeftu
things said The little lady, who is very fond d
long words. 4 will teach yOu now, mamma.
made some lines on my slate, and Mis-
May said straight line doing up and dow
was perpendicular line, and one doing atros
the slate Is zonital line; then | learne
TO sing beautiful song, but cannotleach yo
that bctause dsremembeE part OF it, but ii wa
about honey beel Then we made fences, an
bridges and churches, out of the blocks, an
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