Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-18
AnSIoNT.

EhMONT.
.l0use and furniture of J. c. Tolman at
BELLOWS Falls, was damaged by FIRE on Saturday
10 the amount OF $1,000. Insured.
o. AiDans enjoyed an active butter market on
tuesday, when spring diaries sold for % to 80
cents, and extra lots at 81 to "a cents.
A railroad is TO be built from MONTPELIER TO
barre Inc latter town gives $4,000 and lends
as much more on a guarantee of seven per cent
aud the Vermont eentral builds and operates
the road.
-, considerable sickness prevails at Bradford
mere nave been some cases pronounced spotted
lever. In each case the patient died within thirty
SIX hours OF the attack. ScaTlatina also prevails
but is abating
The stockholders of The Waloomsac (VermcnD
railroad have leased their road 10 the Troy and
Boston, agreeing TO raise and expend in con-
struction slS0,OO0, if the latter will then finish
the road and pay three per cent on the stock,
aud under certain conditions six per cent The
lolal cost oil the road will be $500, 900.
CONNECTICUT.
schooner which sunk on Saybrook bar last
month, lies in the channel, and is a serious OBJ
s'acle TO naylgaiOrs of the Connecticut,
Gldersleeye's Ianding, in Portland, has been
made post Office, and Ferdinand Gildersleeye
viii serve Uncle Sam as postmaster.
Arrangements are IN progress for the Celebra-
non OF the tifteth year OF the Yale divinity
school as distinct department, May Is and 16
Gen. Il. K. Warren, in a letter TO the house
committee of commerce, recommends the remov
al OF the East Haven lighthouse to Southwest
ledge.
Norwalk has two monstrosities, f. r-legged
chicken, which is dead; and a doubIe-headed
ealt, which is stared al so much that it wishes
it was.
Timothy Kelley, a quarryman, was drowned
IN tue Connecticut, Saturday evening, while as
sisling friend to place lanterns on the air line
railroad bridge piers.
The Norwich Bulletin saws Trailing arbutus
Tact - ~.
slues resound with their shouts of mirth and
aoghlef One of the parties returned with a
peck Of clans, Friday"
The inmates Of a disreputable house in South.
porI were tarTed, though not feathered. by
bangs ny party last Friday night The ladies
heaas presented remarkable appearance.
me steamer Sunshine will run from Crocn.
poit 10 SaypIook instead Of to Hartford. as for.
meily. The Valley railroad does away with The
necessary Of running farther up than Saybrook,
Norwich chureh-goer. were shocked last SIM
.,aS az az seeilg iorSs OF carpenters at work on
Tue frame OF building in process of erection
An examination showed that il was 10 nreyer,
the high wind from knocking the whole ia
pieces ~
Norwich lady started on Monday for the
Sandwich ISLANDS to marry man whom she
met just twenty years ago, and with whom she
has been in correspondence for fifteen wears
not once seeing him during that time while he
wooed and won her.
An assault was committed upon Mr.. i. n
Nash, Wesiport, on Saturday last, by David s
Gray Of the Westport hotel. Mr.. Gray, il
seems, bad taken umbrage at an article printed
IN neighboring paper, written by him. and
took this means of gaining satisfaction.
Anton Mertz, German who stole a savings
bank book from a brother German, and then
obtained S7O0 from the bank with the book, last
summer, will ask the legislature to release him
from state prison. He spent the money in New
Raven saloons Also, Jane i. Pratt, alias "Har-
peti the accomplished forger, will ask for lib
10Y Jewell has made the following appoint.
N upon his ltaif. Adlutant General, S. j.
NJ WIZ ~ New Haven: QuafterrDagter Gen.
esi =. a. Dickinson, Hartford; surgeon Gen.
elai Dr +. }. Mhittmore New Haven p',,,.
Master General, J. d. Frara, New Britain On
mssaTy General A. J. beers Na,y Il ,,,o,,
Aides-de-eamp, VIM. H. Hayward Colcbestar
tbas. A. Jewell, Hartford: j W Knoo.i,e,,
sLaiiofd; II j.. Valentine, Hartford '''p'
The trial Of Lydia Sherman. lor ,osor,,..
was continued 10 New Haven yesierdSv VIZ
court ruled out the evidence which the STATE ~,
posed TO si.2w as 10 previous POISONING. end
ihe eross,examination Of Doctor Beardsley lal.
lowed n. N sherman. son Of the DECEASED
wgs next called lis testimony was confined
principally 70 his fathers actions about Inc