Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-29
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Base bah at Boston: BostonS &C. HarvardS ..
The Boston nine LETT Sunday night on a base
bali campaign. They play to day in New York.
The homeopathic hospital fair closed Satur-
dav night. The receipts are estimated at $780,
600
A dwelling at No. 10 West Pembroke street,
occupied as a lodging house, was damaged
$1,000 by fire Sunday morning,
Edward J. Warren, formerly of Boston, died
al the New York club room in New York Saur-
day from an accidental overdose of morphine.
He was a retired merchant.
A raid was made on the gambling dcns in
Boston YESTERDAY, in three different places, by
the state police, who arrested about twenty OF
the fraternity
Mir. I. 5. Hudson, an old resident of East
Cambridge, 81 wears of age, died Saturday
morning from the result of an accident about a
week since. The deceased was well known in
Cambridge.
Boston's claims for far fame are constant, al
though sometimes based upon unfortunate cir
cumStanccs. The latest is: Boston, like Rome,
has now ruined coliseum; but unlike that of
the city OF seven hills, ours will soon rise in
stronger proportions -"
The coliseum builders determined not to sub
nit TO the DEGREES of fate, on the will Of the
winds which knocked their structure into
cooked up hat, are buSilv picking up the pile of
Spli1tered klndiing wood and getting ready to
build better
The Mrs. Bridget McWiggius who was sent
FRIDAY afternoon 10 the city hospital, under the
belief she had been poisoned, was found to have
been only suffering IRON an excess of liquor
The husband, who was arrested as having adj
mnistercd poison in some liquor he gave her,
has been discharged. He Acknowledges having
provided her a quantity of rum, hut this was
for her benefit, she giving indications OF suffer
inc from delirum tremenS
A1DDLEsEx COUNTY.
Many Of the liquor dealers of Lowell met in
close counsel at Highland hall Friday night,
7lufler in call pf an n Voti trlp
l.. Probably The ale, porter and lager beer
votes on the 18th OF May was the subject OF con-
siderauon.
Oliver NJ. Whipple, one of the oldest and most
active business meu of Lowell, died Friday eve
ming after severe illness.
ESSEN COUNTY.
Fred Simons, the missing eXpreSsman, arrived
at his home IN Salem, Saturday afternoon, hale
and hearty lie says he has been to Albany
but tells queer stories about his trip. He saws
two men followed him in Boston, then all was
hiank until he found himself in the cars for
Albany.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Sparks from locomotive on the Providence
railroad sci fire to the woods on the west of the
village of Shalon on Friday. The fire spread
with great rapidly, and soon burned over
from four TO five hundred acres of land, mostly
wood. 1t was only BY the active eXcrtons Of
the inhabitants that several dwellings, were
saved. Oxen were used in blowing burrows TO
prevent Tue ulT spreading.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
An engineer is now engaged in making a sur
Hey OF The route Of the New Bedford and Fair
haven street railway the iron and timber for the
same have been purchased, and soon the work
VIII be commenced. The Mercury hopes that
me track may be laid this summer as far south
as The intersection Of County and Sixth Streets
A two story brick tenement house occupied hy
Jour IRISH families and situated at Weir Village
took fire Saturday morning and was damaged
TO the extent OF perhaps $1,000. The occupants
mostly saved their furniture. The property was
owned ~ A. n, Williams x Co., and was well
insured.
DUKES COUNTY.
Summer solourners at Martha'S Vineyard will
ne supplied with a paper printed among them
Tins season, to be called the Seaside Gazette.
HAMPDEN COUNTY
Among the dispatches on the first page is an
account OF disastrous fire at Three Rivers,
Palmer
Thomas Scanln OF Ware, an Irishman about
seventy years Old, had both legs cut off by being
run over by an express train at Palmer, Satur-
day night, aud cannot recover
young lady in Springfield who proudly
called her friends TO admire Dolly Warden cal.
has, at The suggestion Of her brother, concluded
TO call it Thomas Warden
large force Of Boston aud Albany railroad
men were on Friday sent from Springfield TO
Mt. Iekoah aud adjoining hills between West
held and Russell, to subdue fire which has
been raging there for several days and threat
ened 10 assume dangerous proportions 1t had
burned over 300 acres.
FRANKLIN COUNTY,
Two old rcprobales at Shclburne Falls recent
~ laid wager of two dollars and a half and
the drinks as TO which could make the best
prayer
MAINE.
Portland man, intrusted with an Grand
delivered il in this fashion, 81 want some whiIe
wDmnU' : Ion -lpurp1 cot Il,
A sixteen years old boy Mt Orono tins the
scale at ia pounds avoirdupois, and is six feet
one inch high in his stockings, He PROMISES 10
Keep on in both directions for some time
longer
Nearly the entire village of South China was
destroyed by Iire Friday night Only four
houses remain. The fire caught from defec.
tive chimney.
On Tuesday afternoon Hudah Newton, en-
ployed ID the Andr0scOggin mill and BOARDING
IN No. AndroScoggin block, was taken violent
~ III. By her own account she had purchased
an ounce Of arsenic the night previous m a
druggist 5, aud swallowed ali but five and ono
hall drains. Remedies were promptly applied.
and though very sick, dangerous results are moi |
anticipated
Charles Warehouse of Harris Hill. Poland
attempted to commit suicide, on Wednesday, |
afternoon, by cutting his throat with pocI,rt |
knie. 1t Is supposed the act was done during a |
temporary ht OF Insanity, the effect of a severe |
attack OF mumDs. He was alive Wednesday |
evening, but no hopes were entertained of his |
recovery. BE was about thirty wears of a@c
Horace Sheppard, a Bangor man. who has |
Deeh IN business in Galveston, Texas. has been |
under arrest Tor some days charged with de- |
lIauulhg ms creditors at the south of some |
eIu,oOO. lie started for Texas Friday evening |
on ieqmsiion of the governor OF that state |
II IS saia that he is guilty of embezzlement and |
forgery. """
youth at Lubec recently took if into his |
mead to get married, and not being suprled !
WIN the necessary hXiugs, borrowed a coat
from one, pair Of pants from another. pair
OF boots from another, and vest from fourth
so mat Inc ceremony might not be DELAYED He
is happy man now.
There Is rumor that ship arrived at Liver
poo on The 10th inst, from an American port.
and reports that on her passage she smoke rho
bark "Usega" Of Annapolis, n. S., hove 10 in
Tue Gul1 Stream under small canvas, taking off
a crew from a dlsmasted schooner This was
anoui fourteen days after the George Deerinr
was reported seen of Holmes Hole. and tbe |
IIelus OF lhose on board think that il that YES. |
SCI vas blown OF into the Gull Stream there is
nope that it was her FROM which the crew was
being taken.
NEW HAMPSHIRE 800
MI l. Z. Bailey, formerly of the Boston Her
ald' pas bought a tavern stand at Coutoocook,
which he will remodel.
horse IN Concord committed suicide Mon
day by pulling an iron post, supporting an avn
inc, over upon itself
George Ham of East Kingston, twepty-one |
years Of age, was drowned on Thursday, while |
on a cunning excursion
Edward Willis, lad ten years of ace. fell |
upon circular saw at East Alstead. on Thurs |
day afternoon, in such manner as 10 nearly |
sever both legs above the knee. Both limbs |
were amputated on Friday, but his recovery IS |
doubtful.
A prominent citizen of Derry went courtipg
on the night of the recent thunder storm. il be. |
Ing his regular night and on returning home |
IN the small hours, found that his life had prob
ably been saved by his absence, as the lightning
wrecked everything in his room. The moral IS
obvious 20
lhe New Hampshire scythe company have
commenced active operations al their new estab.