Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-22
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Saws the Boston Sunday Courier, an amusing
error was discovered IN the proof
Of an article in our musical column last week.
a piece Of music, las the Hart Pants" was
made 10 read, "As the Hair Parts, which was
A bsrbeI-ous tTansmutatior.
In the municipal court at Boston, yesterday
morning, Andrew ]. Thing pleaded guilty to
driving a disabled horse, and was fined $40
without costs. Like guilty Thing he started,
after paving the fine.
AbIaihar Grant, mate of the schooner Charles
Heath of Bangor, who fatally stabbed Frank
Clifford in North street, Boston, Saturday eve
ming has been fully committed 10 await action
of the grand Jury He belongs in Bangor, where
he has a wife and two children. He stated 10
the officer having him in charge that Clifford
was the second man he had killed and the thiid
he had stabbed.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The NewburypOrt Herald says that at Dover,
during the hav season, four young ladies, AIDE
laide, Jenny, Emma and Alta Hanson, with The
assistance OF one man, their brother made and
gathered sixty tons Of hay. One of them, Miss
Emma, herself moved the whole of il with
two horse machine. This promising young
farmer is but seventeen years of age.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Mayor Richmond's little daughter, OF New
Bedford, was left few moments alone IN his
office the other day, and on gentleman enter
ing with whom she was acquainted she prompt
" asked him what street he wanted paved.
The old names flourish in Fall River. The
new directory contains the names, either single
or in firms, of Borden, LOG times; Chace or
Chase, &c: Smith, "a; Brown, IA; Reed or Read,
60; and Bufiinton, 81,
Dr. J. ]. Solomon of New Bedford does not
identify Thomas Lake, who has been arrested
for shooting him in Iiyerton, on Monday even
ing He saws Charles Williams, one of the safe
blowers in court Saturday, looks more like the
man, and that his voice sounds like that OF the
person who assaulted him. But Williams seems
likely 10 be able TO prove an abb.
DUKES COUNTY.
The champion farmer is Mr. William Brown,
who lives at Edgartown aud is SO years of age.
He goes about his business daily and has him
self harvested one acre Of potatoes this fall, be-
sides taking care Of other crops. He is a Nor
wegian by birth.
HAMPDFN COUNTY.
Edward Jennings, car inspector, torty-nine
years old, was run over in Springfield yesterday,
He had been employed by the company twenty
five years. He leaves wife and five children.
The Springfield Republican says: GA brace of
highly respected citizens including state con-
stable deputy sheriff, city officials, and keep
er of gambling saloon, returned Sunday night
from days hunt in which they bagged near
100 duck"
A six.year-old son OF ]. A. Lakin of West
field was shot in the eye with an arrow dis
charged by playmate on Saturday, the SIGHT
being entirely destroyed.
A Springfield man who had suspicious of his
wife, told her he was going to be absent week,
but returning that evening found her under CIR
cumstances which led TO his swapping pistol
at her companion, without effect. The husband
and wife have separated, each taking Child,
Holway, the insurance man who disappeared
from Springfield, was at Jersey City on the 2Sth
ult. 1t is now believed that he is deranged, his
father having been in the insane asylum several
times and himself being a man of very nervous
temperament.
Dis. Hooker and Clark examined Moore, the
'wildman," at Springfield, and consider the re-
suit as not sufficient TO warrant in pronouncing
him insane They regard the man as possessing
q weak intellect associated with stubborn, will
ful disposition, which may account for his con-
duct. Moore toll them he tormented the boys
for fun. He mani ted great anxiety to secure
his liberty.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The workmen dig NC for the abutments of
the Massachusetts Central railroad bridge at
Northampton recently found at a distance OF
nearly thirty feet from the river bank and four
teen feet below the surface an iron spike former
ly used on the end of a boatman's setting pole
The inference is that the river ran there hun
dred years ago.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The success OF the new college clearinghouse
at Williams is assured The dining-hall is a
large room and accommodates seventy men,
who receive good board al only 81 81 per week.
MAINE.
Joseph Guillion of Bangor was drowned in
Chino pond, EddingtOn, on Saturday, by the
upsetting Of bis boat.
Henry Kimbal Of Portland was foolish
enough TO attempt suicide Friday because his
loves pa didn't want her to marry him. His
loves ma dosed him with mustard and wafer,
and he got well.
The Penobscot is rapidly rising, above Ban
gor, and it is feared that it may attain freshet
pitch, to the great damage of the lumber mills.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Two sportsmen TO one squirrel is the proper
ton in the New Hampshire woods just now.
VERMONT.
The st. Adams Messenger remarks: "This re-
gion will have to be web footed or drown before
long. 1t is getting TOO deeply submerged in
spots 10 wade already"
The recent attempt at assassination upon
Alonzo Reed at Randolph has created great eX-
element there. Officers are still securing the
country in search or the miscreant who tried &c
kill Reed.
CONNECTICUT.
The Enfield Shakers are making IS barrels OF
cider a day.
The Colt manufacturing company of Hartford
contemplate the purchase of the village OF
Faneuil, in Brighton, for their workshops.
The city of New Haven was threatened with
total destruction last Saturday night by fire
fiend, fire bug, or some such terrible monster !;
fires were set in four places, but proyidential
discovery saved the city.
Insanity appears TO be on the increase in Con-
necticut. A victim from Waterbury has just been
refused admission to the asylum at Middletown
on the plea that the institution was full.
To what height is the impudence OF man in
capable of attaining2 John NJ. Hughes attempt
ed TO steal ride on the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad; but out of fear of a Kick
from vigilant brakeman, he jumped from the
platform of the car and broke his leg. He now
sues the company for 200 damages.
Some little sensation has been created in
Hartford by a refusal of the women's Christian
association to admit colored girl to their wo-
mems home. The lady managers say in defence
that their action is not due to any prejudice on
their own part, but TO the fact that if colored
person is admitted, the preudices of most of the
class the institution is calculated to benefit will
keep them away; and the managers naturally
wish TO benefit the greatest number That eX-
cuse won't do.
Frank Howard of New Haven was somewhat
Slashed into about the arms Sunday night in a
fight with another colored man named White.
Whites girl trod on Towards sixth toe ( he has
an extra toe on each FOOT as they were coming
out of the colored church, and from this the
trouble started. The church doors in New
Haven were not built wide enough for thirty
tMO loes 10 pass out IOHetnef, and the attemp
should never had been made. Howard also ha
an extra finger on each hand, and probably
White thought it his duty to trim him up
little.
Mr. John P. Brace, formerly principal of the
Hartford female seminary, and afterward for
many years until 1851 the principal editoria
writer Of the Hartford Courant, died at his homo
in Lichheld, on Friday, aged 49, He was d
learned man, sensible man, and an industrious
one, leading very simple and retired life as an
editor, but doing great deal of good work in
Journalism He has been in retirement and
comparative idleness since he left the Courant.
aud for several years past an invalid. His son,
MI. Charles L. Brace of New York, is better
known than the father for his leadership in
practical city charities, for his various books,
and for his EDITOR 4 writing in the New York
Times.
RHODE ISLAND.
Edward Farrell, % years of age, while par.
taily intoxicated, WAS scufflng with friend
at Woonsocket yesterday, when he tumbled of
an embankmeut some 90 feet high, striking on
1ls mead, and receiving UGH injuries as will un.
doubtedly prove fatal
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