Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-29
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New England News summary


The ninth regiment are to have dancing par
tics every evening during their encampment at
Weymouth in a large tent pitched for the pur-
pose.
The Boston hoard of trade, in connection with
the city government, will give grand banquet
10 the japanese embassy at the Revere house,
Friday, August 2.
Edward F. Foster, editor Of the Dramatic
News, in Boston, and well known to members
OF the theatrical profession, died suddenly sat
urday evening of heart disease
An Irish woman at SoHerve named Burke
left her little girl, four years old, locked up in
the house while she was away on business, and
found the child burned 10 death on her return.
She had set her clothing on fire with matches.
The ship RayO, bearing the Peruvian nag,
under command of Captain Moulton, arrived al
Boston Saturday, after passage of thirty three
DAYS from Csrthagena, New Granada, 5. A.
This vessel has passed through some strange
yicissitudes She was originally known as the
steamer K. 4. Cuyler, and sailed out of New
York as a passenger and freight boat, bat on
the breaking out of the secession war she was
sold to the United States government for gun
boat, and at the close of the conflict was pur-
chased by the Peruvian government at the time
of the troubles between Peru and Spain.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A New Bedford gentleman has shown the
editor OF the local gaper there an umbrella III
years old. and almost as good as new. The
cover is silk aud the bows are whalebone tip
ped with brass He says it has been in the
same family all the time, and has never been
stolen.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
H. J Deming, gate keeper at the toll bridge
in Springfield for about ten years, has been
authorized by the city authorities to remain in
charge of the old shell and look after fast
drivers and necessary repairs. Notwiths landing
the many teams that crossed the bridge last
Tuesday, Mr. Deming reports less reckless driv-
ing than when toll was taken. A certain class
of travellers seemed to act then as though having
paid for crossing, they could use the bridge for
race course.
Luther Fowler of westield, who is 50 years of
age, and the only one of the soldiers of 1919 in
this vicinity who received pension under a re-
cent act of congress, is more hale and hearty
than most men OF his years. as may be inferred
from the fact that in eight hours on Wednesday
he reaped one-half acre of heavy rye, grown on
tobacco land.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
How President Stearns of Amherst received
the news of the victory of his college crew
When the first telegram reached Amherst, Civ
lug news of the victory OF their boys at the re-
gatta, some one, eated with the result, began to
ring the college bell President Siearns soon
made his appearance and wanted TO know what
was going on. They've won" was the re-
sponse 'Who? whatP said he. "Why, our
crew at Springfield" "Then ring" shouted
the now excited president, "ring it till it cracks
MAINE.
The wrecked steamer New England has been
got off and is coming up the harbor of PASSPORT
in tow of the steamer New York and the reye-
nue. cutter Mosswood.
VIM. Hodges of Yassalboro committed suicide
on Saturday by cutting his throat. He leaves a
wife and child, who are visiting at Troy, and he
was on his return home from visit TO them
when he committed the fatal act. He was thirty
years old.
A brutal and cowarlly fight occurred at Boom
brook on Tuesday night between the crew en-
ployed there, numbering about fifty men, and
the crew from Nebraska boom, numbering
seventy-iive men. The Nebraska crew, who are
lrishmen, in the night went over TO the other
boom, armed with clubs, and made an assault
on the men there, who were asleep. No lives
were lost, but the fight was severe.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Freeman Clifford was arrested for embezzle-
ment from his employer, II. II. Clough of Han
over, and after four days trial in a Justices
court has been bound over in the sum of $500,
to appear at Plymouth in September next.
Walter E. Jones OF SOmerville, Mass and
Mr. Lowell of Drewsvlle, were drowned in the
latter town by slipping from the rocks into the
river while fishing. Both leave families.
Charles Z. Wiggin, a pardoned convict from
the New Hampshire state prison, was recently
arrested at the house of his uncle, in Tamworth,
by Boston policeman, for stealing $500 worth
of costumes from the Boston museum. He was
taken to Boston, confessed his guilt, and the
SOpuS N6iS iOullu al NuflUHS slOltS anu puWU-
brokers'
VERMONT.
MIS-. Maria A. Pippin OF Winooski is 80 years
old and has been the mother of % children,
eight Of whom are now living.
Nearly $4,000 will be offered in premiums at
the state fair at st. Johnsbury in September
William Chapman of Lyndonville was killed
by the cars at SherbroOke, Canada West, on
the 18th inst. He leaves wife and four
children.
Some nine years ago a man called at the liv-
cry stable of James H. Phelps, in Bellows Falls,
under the pretension of hiring team, with
which he was furnished. When in full posses
sion he took it TO the village. Nothing has
been heard of him since until last week, when
Mr.. Phelps learned of his whereabouts and re-
covered full damages
CONNECTICUT.
The work of dredging the channel of the
Thames will probably be continued all sum
mer.
Two members of a Bridgeport congregation
have been expelled from communion with the
church on account of their contumacious hard
heartedness in mot loving their pastor"
A man calling himself J. j. English got elect
ed CHIEF of the Wilcox hose company of Meriden,
and after getting his claw on the company 5
funds sneaked out of town, leaving his creditors
to mourn.
f. W Bliss of Hartford has brought suit
against the New York and New Haven railroad
for $4,000 damages for being, as he alleges
wrongfully put Off the train at Norwak last
winter.
A clerk in the New London post office named
Burdick was arrested Thursday, for robbing the
midnight mail between New Haven and New
London. Burdick has been employed in the
office about year and half, and has been tam
pering with the mail bags for several months
On being arrested he at once confessed his guilt
The Winchester Arms company, of New Ha-
ven, shipped their first installment of 30 600
rifles TO the Turkish government Tuesday. Mr..
Winchester is now in Europe arranging for
another very large contract