Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-20
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BOSTON NND VICINITY.
The Boston board of aldermen, yesterday, nc
cepted the legislative acts empowering the city
to issue ire bonds to the amount of S2O,0O0,OO0,
Miss Martha Hale Of Boston has given $1,000
to Phillips Exeter academy for a scholarship in
memory of her father, the late Hon. Samuel
Hale. formerly president the board of trustees.
Maurice Lomaney entered plea OF guilty OF
manslauehter in the superior court yesterday
forenoon, Tetrsctng his former plea. This is
the case where the defendant is accused of kill
lug Timothy DAILY on Cambridge street, Boston,
Nov. 2, by stabbine, so that he died immediate
". The sentence is deferred.
D. r. Stevens, contractor for the construction
of the Woburu water works, met with painful
if not fatal accident at Horn pond yesterday af-
ternoon. having one of his arms drawn into the
gearing of machinery employed in pumping,
and so badly crushed as to render amputauon
necessary. His Jaw was broken and neck badly
laeerated. He iormelv resided in Portland, and
is a brother of W. Z. Stevens, who is editorially
connected with the Boston Journal. He was
removed to the hospital.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
man by the name of Michael Sullivan,
about sixty wears of age, was Instantly killed
while walking on the track of the Providence
railroad Wednesday nigh, between HYDE Park
Nelson's :33 in bound train. Sullivan had
long been a resident of Readyllle was an timer
ant peddler by occupation, and lost his right
arm when boy by having il caught in the
machinery of cotton factory. This is the
fourth fatal accident which has occurred in this
same locality within three years.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The millinery shop of Mrs. J. A. French, in
Marlboro, was burnt on Tuesday night.
A married couple from Nova Scotia arrived in
Lowell on Saturday, and while the wife waited
in the ladies room at the station Tor carriage,
The husband left her 10 shift for herself, minus
$500 belonging to her, and which the taithless
husband took with him.
Some young fellows at Lowell have been
trihing with the affections OF a Canada man.
He wrote to the agent of one of the corporations
asking The name OF some young lady with whom
he might correspond with view TO matrimony
The clerks took ii up, personating the required
fair one, and warm correspondence was the
result ending in proposal. fortunately, Just
at this point, young woman bearing the name
of the pseudoDymous fair one, was arrested at
Boston for shopiifting, full particulars appear
ing OF course in the papers, the accounts being
dispatched to the Canadian, with note signed
by a former room mate of the shophiter, regret
ting the sad denouement, and offering consola-
ton. As was expected the anonymous lover at
once dropped his first love, and now a warm
correspondence is going on with the second
which will probably continue until the new
inamorata is published in the court record.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Hon. Levi Taylor Of Haverhil declines, on
account of i'll health, 10 accept the mayoralty Of
that city, to which he has been elected a second
time.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
In the superior court at New Bedford Charles
Williams, Daniel Grover and Patrick Donnelly,
convicted of blowing open the safe of Josiah
Holmes, on the 18th of October, were yesterday
sentenced by Judge Bacon to the state prison,
Williams for eight years and the Others for
seven.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Prof Mowbray of North Adams has been in
vited 10 furnish nitro-glycerine for the tunnel
through the Andes, on the South American rail-
way.
AT the opening of the Pittsfeld Academy Of
Music on Tuesday evening, the ambitious scene
painter sought TO heighten the effect of some
natural scenery by painting on some rocks,
use Kenne's Magic Oil; it works like charm"
The actors have sent him leather medal.
The junction of the central shaft of Hoosac
tunnel with the eastern cutting was a marvel
GUS triumph of engineering skill. The deyia-
ton was but fUe-StrteelthS of an inch laterally,
and one and a quarter inches in level, the
depth being measured from the top of the noun
tain.
MAINE.
The Cary grist mill was destroyed by fire last
week. Loss $4,000.
Bridget Trowell of Bangor was found dead in
bed on Tuesday morning. Heart disease.
b. F. Caryer's house and store at Head har-
Dor, Jonesport, were burned on Friday night.
An infant son of Leonard Il. Rich of Charles
ton was burned TO death few days ago by fall
ing into the fire in the absence of the mother
The body of Joseph II. Horr draw tender at
Portland, was found drowned today. He was
over fifty years of are, and leaves family.
Capt. Elisha T. Goddard of Rumford, who
served in the 18th Maine regiment, was killed
Friday by being caught or thrown under his
wood sled. He was alone with pair of horses
and oxen, and when found had been dragged
under the sled about eight rods, and was quite
dead.
travelling candy dealer has been victimizing
contectioners in Portland to an alarming eX
tent. He would enter shop and offer for sale
certain kind of chewing candy. While he was
endeavoring to sell it lady would enter, 90 TO
the counter, and seeing the candy, eXclaim
"Thal's just what | want! I've been looking for
that sort OF candy for lng time! and then
would purchase a small lot. This call would
induce the shopkeeper TO buy~a large quantity.
Ii seems that the woman was the candy sellers
wife, ana her purchase "put up" job. The
candy was Of very inferior quality and nearly
unstable
Hon. VIM. Writ Virgin of Portland, who has
been appointed one of the associate justices of
the supreme judicial court of Maine, to succeed
Judge Tapley, whose term exp res on the 21St
county. in 1925 and is now about so years of
age. His father, who died some two years ago,
came from Concord, N. H., 10 Rumford, and for
nearly half a century he was a leading lawyer
of Oxford county. His son, VIM. Writ, is a
graduate of BOwdoin college of the class of
1874. Being naturally of legal turn of mind
he chose the profession of the law, and for near
ly dozen years he has stood among the first at
the Oxford bar. In September, 1862, he was
commissioned colonel of the Esd regiment of
infantry, which saw nine months service in the
war. In February, 1866, he was made reporter
of decisions, which he has held ever since. A
wear or more ago he took up his residence in
Portland Judge Tapley, whom he will succeed,
was appointed to a seat on the bench Dec. q
1865, by Gov. Cony.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The state republican convention for New
Hampshire will be held at Concord January
14th, and tie congressional at Manchester the
18th. The democratic convention is 10 be held
at Concord, January Sth.
One evening last week Mr.. John Gibson OF
Milford fell upon some ice in the highway and
broke his wrist. Twenty-eght dollars mystic
riously disappeared from his pocket at the time
of the accident.
DR.. Thomas II. Marshall, for 30 years the lead
ing physician in Greenville and Mason, diet
Monday morning, aged 66 years He had beer
member of both branches of the legislature
and was an old.time abolitionist widow anC
four children survive him.
CONNECTICUT.
Bridgeport man has squandered fortune
of $4,000 with fast women within year, ant
now settles down to a clerkship for his bread
and butter
nervous Meriden manufacturer telegraphed
to New Haven for an Ascending clerk, the other
day, who had drawn $500 from the bank, and
stopped 10 get shaved before returning TO his
post.
An lrshman named Altman has lust died al
Waterbury from the effects of blow given by a
bartender on the 9th. The bartender, George
Whitman, gave the blow in self defence, and will
probably escape with slight punishment
The little town OF Union, with 627 people, has
two representatives in the legislature; the city
OF Bridgeport, with 10000 inhabitants, one. No
wonder Bridgeport people think it is about time
10 have constitution which permits such q
thing altered.
Late on Tuesday night an employe of the
Connecticut Western road fell into the clutches
of gang Of roughs in Hartford, who nveiglcd
him into the rear basement of building-iusi
'where he could not tell-and robbed him o.
what money he had, after they had frightened
HIM about out Of his wits by talking of murder
TO him.
RHODE ISLAND,
Ibe stockholders Of the Equitable insurance
company held meeting in Providence vester
day and voted 10 continue business, the capita
being made up to 100000 by subscription.