Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-22
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HcwtEu=Iaud News Summary.


Contributions for Harvard college up 10 yes
terday noon amounted to 500 49,
4 bill passed the legislature yesterday for the
prompt removal Of the coliseum, which is TO be
sold at auction Saturday.
Mayor CASTOR has appointed Geo. l. Blgelow.
Chas G. Green, Charles 5. Storrowi Samuel Z
Cobb, and Abraham Firth, committee to in
VeStigate the cause and management oil the
great fire, in accordance with the order passed
by the council
Leavltt Alley waived examination in the mu-
nicipal court Thursday forenoon, on charge
of numbering Ahijah Ellis on the 9Th OF Novem-
bcr and was fully committed to await the action
OF the grand jury in December. To his counsel,
MeSsrs. G. A. Somerhy and John NJ. Way, Alley
asserts his ignorance OF the crime, and says he
can satisfactorily account Tor all suspicious CIR
cumstances which now seem 10 iasten the terri
bic deed upon him.
A Young Enelishman, about twenty years Of
age, by the name Of Henry Weston, native OF
London, and late of Utica, y. Y, Toronto and
Woodstock Canada, has been missing from IL
Lincoln street, Boston, since Nov. 9, and is feared
10 have been killed in the fire. Information
regarding him may be sent to the police office.
George W. Tuck, OF Haverhill, young man
nineteen years old, came to Boston on the night
of the fire, and he also has not since been heard
from. 1t is supposed that he was killed by
falling wall and is buried in the ruins.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Martin Frobese of New Bedford, who took
charge OF ship Leucothea, on which he was first
officer, when Captain Crowell of Marion was
washed overheard on the passage from Java to
Amsterdam, has been presented by the Amster-
dam board of underwriters with a splendid
watch and chain, valued at about 500, as
token of appreciation for faithful performance
of duty.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
As party were cunning at Punkapog pond,
Randolph, Monday morning, the 18th inst,
inghtiul accident was caused by the bursting of
a gun. As is customary the parties were stand
ing side by side, and firing together from a
booth, through port holes. At the time but three
men were in the booth, Thomas Jones, Madison
Jones and Henry ThayeT; Madison on the left,
Thomas in the middle and Henry on the right,
about two feet from each other. As the word
TO fire was given, one Of the barrels of the gun
in the hands OF Madison Jones burst for about
five inches at the bleecb, severely decorating his
left hand and wrist, a fragment Of the gun pass
ing through a portion OF the hand, Another
fragment of the gun passed through the left
arm of Thomas Jones, near the elbow, lacerat-
lug it in a shocking manner, completely smash
ing both bones and driving the spinters into the
flesh in all directions. 1t had to be cut off,
BARNSTABLE COUNTY.
The lighthouse board at Washington has
given notice that the new lighthouse at Wood
end, near the entrance to Provincetown harbor,
Cape Cod, was illuminated for the first time
night he CATER from sunset 10 sunrise.
Capt. Mark Chase, of Chatham, left his home
Nov. 18Th, in dory, and up TO the present time
he has not returned. \ boat supposed TO be his
has been picked up at Harwich, and the infer
ence is that he has been lost. He has been in
sane for several months, having mania for
boating, without regard to the weather.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Willis Adams, OF Springfield, one of our clev-
CT American artists, and pupilof the Antwerp
school, has book of comic sketches in press.
Wednesday was pay day at the Springfield
armory, and about $4,000 was distributed 10
the respective claimants.
A railroad hog was given a lesson in ciyility
at the Springfield depot Wednesday. He Occu
pied two seats in car for New York and re-
fused 10 yield one of them TO woman, although
every other seat in the car was occupied; where.
upon big man, who had overheard the refusal,
showed the hogs yaliSe and packages to the
floor, and turning TIE seat bestowed the woman
upon it, mentioning meanwhile his ability and
willingness TO spoil somebody's face if excep-
tiOns were taken 10 his conduct.
RsA boy who was employed to pump the organ
bellows and do other necessary work in church
of Hampden county town, recently discovered
the communion wine stored away in one of the
ante-roolnS. Moved by unhallOwed curiosity,
he raised the vessel containing il to his lips, and
finding the quality good, repeated the operation
several times during the week. Sunday came,
he fortified himself with double allowance OF
the fluid. This soon produced its natural effect,
causing the youth to lay himself down TO sleep
upon the organ bellows as soon as the first ex-
ercises were over. Here he remained during the
sermon, oblivious to his surroundings, and was
awakened to duty only by more potent means
than the usual signal of the organist. For rea
sons hest known TO himself and the deason who
had charge of the wine, the boy has since chaS-
tened his sacrilegious tendencies.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Owing to the absence of DIR. Hitchcock, the
usual gymnastic exercises at the close of the fall
term of Amherst college will not take place this
year.
The boys of Williston academy recently stole
the skeleton belonging to the institution, and SCI
it up at midnight in one of the seminary build
ings, in imitation of iovial, good hearted fellow
with cigar in his mouth.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The wife of DIR. Chas. E. Severance of Shell
burne Falls was found dead in her bed, Tuesday
morning.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Michael Tarney, a eompOsltor in the office OF
the Lee Cleaner, was found drowned in Housa-
tonic river on Tuesday, and there are suspicious
that he was loully dealt with. He was twenty
years old.
Miss A. NJ. Paul of Pitts6eld, teacher, is to
take small party of young ladies to Florida
this winter, with view of accompanying a
the continuation of their studies. The eldest
daughter of Judge Colt of Pittsield is 10 be one
of her party.
MAINE.
Capt. Stetson, pilot of the Montreal, who rar
her on the SalVages, on the -oast of Maine, has
been discharged from the service, though an ole
and favorite servant of the company.
1t is believed that the man who fell overheard
from the schooner Katahdin, on Tuesday morn
ing, was Z. A. Smith of Kenduskeag, as his
Overcoat and valise were found on the boat and
the ticket issued TO him on the departure of the
boat from Boston has not been taken up.
man at Augusta, who recently had the
cheek 10 write 10 Queen Victoria for her auto
graph, received a reply from her private secre-
tary, Sir Thomas Biddulph, saying that accord
ing to an established rule the queen declined TO
give her autograph to any one.
Geo. Almon, a little son of Mrs. Betsey Land.
ing, aged about two years, was drowned in a
well on the 10Th, at the residence of Mr. Daniel
Clemens Of Hiram, where she and her little boy
were living. The little fellow was in the door
yard at play; be slipped one of the planks off
the well near the curb, and unfortunately fell
into the well and was drowned. Mrs. Landing
lost a little daughter in a similar manner less
than year ago.
The Bangor Wing mentions curious case of
economy which happened IN that city last week
certain citizen who was about to remove 10
another town, brought down his goods from his
chambers to pack up, and among them was
large feather bed filed with the best live geese
feathers. This he endeaYored to pack into
trunk, but its size forbid He therefore took out
his knife, ripped open the SACK emptied the
feathers out into the shed, and then carefully
packed away the sack, and went away feeling
that he had made great saving in bedding.
ROckland has fifty patent and thirty old style
lime kilns, whose annual product is / 200 900
barrels OF lime, shipped to every part of the
United States, Four hundred horses are en-
gagged in transporting the rock, and one thou
sand iaborers are employed in the manufacture.
a large number of vessels are employed in
Transporting wood for fuel, the yearly con-
sumption OF which is so 600 cords, and also the
lime.
Ruth Young, a derangcd young woman 16
years Of age, strayed from her home in Lexing-
tou, last Thursday, at ten O'Clock in the fore.
noon, and although diligent search was made
she was not found until the same hour Sunday,
she wandered IN the woods until the early part
oil the night, Judging from the snow that fell
upon her trarks) when she came out into an
open field, three-lOurths Of a mile from apy
house, where she was iouad under a roof will
no walls, used TO put tools under when having
How she lived three days and three nights, thin
ly clad, without food or drink, and nothing tC
screen her from the cold winds and the sever
cold OF Friday and Saturday nights, is won
der Her feet were severely frozen.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Miss Jennie Roby, daughter of Joseph RCbv
Esq, of Lancaster, aged 20, hanged herself a
her home in that town yesterday.
] be Concord Monitor says Phillips Excite
academy is 10 receive legacy of $4,000 an,
Dartmouth college $4,000, by the will of Jere
miah Kinnmau of harrington an aVpd gentIe