Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-19
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

at the time, all hands, including lady pdssen-
ger and child, were safely transferred 10 The
ship and reach Boston yesterday. The brig was
laden with building stone, and, no doubt, went
down shortly after the crew left her
ESSEN COUNTY.
Mrs. Sewell Newbury's oldest died recent
", aged 81. She was one of choir OF girls
who greeted Washington with song upon his
entrance into Newburyport,
MIR, Charles johnson, son OF MIR. Emery 5.
johnson, died in Salem on Tuesday afternoon
OF locbjaw, resulting from wound in his hand
by the premature discharge of a patent car
fridge.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The dwelling house of Mrs 5. A. Sinclair, in
Taunton, was damaged by fire Tuesday to the
extent of perhaps 5000 or $500 The activity OF
the department prevented bad fire. Mrs. Sin
clair, in trying to save her property, is reported
TO have been badly burned. Ii is feared she in
hailed flames and may not recover.
Daniel Nj. Waterman, general agent for east
arm Massachusetts OF the Equitable mutual life
assurance association of the United States, has
recently lett New Bedford very suddenly, and a
small army Of personal creditors is anXiously
but frulleSSly inquiring for his whereabouts.
He established himself in business a few months
ago, taking rooms in the First National Bank
building, which have Just been elegantly fitted
up. HIS wife is supposed TO have accompanied
him in his flight Inquiry of the local agent OF
the company, Wm. Cook, develops the fact that
his departure was FASTENED by his dismissal
from the company's service, made on account Of
representations OF Mr.. Cook at the central Office
in New York. but it is impossible 10 ascertain
the nature and amount of irregularities in his
transactions with the company.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Martin Chesboro of North Adams, sentenced
TO the state prison in July, 1910, for seven years.
for setting fire TO a barn and house, has been
pardoned on account of his feeble health. He is
absut 90 years Of age and in the last stages of
consumption
The Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and Albany rail
road is the name given TO the road which has
been for some time projected between Ncrth
Adams and Albany. The company has been
partially organized, and the road viii probably
be built next year.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The annual meeting of the Massachusetts
Baptist ministers institute began on Tuesday in
the Second Baptist church Of Holyoke, with DIR.
Bosworth of Haverhill as president, and Rev.
G. S. Abbott of WATERFOWL as secretary. There
were about seyenty.fiye ministers present. The
opening exercise was lecture by Rev. DIR. Lem
uel Moss on Miracles as an evidence of Chris
tianity." A discussion of the relative impor-
lance of the Old and New Testaments as instru-
ments for the preacher followed the lecture, and
was opened by Rev. W. n. Clark. In the eve
ming Rev. DR.. Thomas Arnitage delivered lee
ture on verbal Inspiration" 1t was followed
obligations between the churches of the country
and the city. The convention will continue till
this noon.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Sunderland is planning for famous summer
resort at Mount Tobey, which has lofty sum-
init, wide prospect, is easy of access, and is to
be furnished with carriage roads and other in
ducements, by the proprietors.
MAINE.
Mrs. Chick of Madrid, recently purchased Il
Howe sewing machine of the agency in Port
land. In part payment of the same she for
warded $50 in nickel and old style copper cents,
weighing oct pounds. The clerks spend all
their spare time in counting them. One of
them, who has been expecting a vacation at
Christmas is fearfully vexed. He can't have
his vacation until those cents are counted.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Portsmouth Times is very severe upon the
police OF that city, charging them with immoral
ity, Matchmaking, &C., and gives details in the
case of two whom it charges with arresting a
man in Boston, last summer, as deSerter and
taking him 10 Portsmouth and locking him M
for two days, when, finding he was not the man
wanted one of them took the man back to his
employer, Boston barber, and gave receipt
for $50 fines and costs" which he demanded OF
the barber.
For some days past Mr.. Michael ellis, who
keeps a grocery store in Manchester, has exhibit
ed signs Of insanity. He has been gathering
defensive weapons of different kinds, and Mon
day became quite demons tratiye with them
His conduct grew so violent that detachment
OF police visited the locality, dispersed the as
sembled crowd and conveyed the unfortunate
and raying man to Jail, where he was confined
over night, and in the morning sent to the asy-
lum at Concord. Mr.. Gllls is liable TO attack 5
OF this kind, which often last several months (
few days ago, as the eleven o'clock train
from Wilton was approaching Amherst and
when passing the wood shed, the brakeman saw
near pile Of wood dog and fox both appar-
entity exhausted. They seemed unmindiul OF
the passing tram, and stood with Jaws apart and
frothing at the mouth, the res1lt of race OF
many miles. The dog had not sufficient strength
10 attack the fox, and the latter's pluck and
cunning were things OF the past, and the lion
and lamb lay down together Presently a man
arrived and killed the fox with a club. How ian
they had run or 10 whom the dog belonged ha:
not been ascerGained.
VERMONT.
The wife of Gov. Converse of Vermont died o.
apopleXy at his residence in Woodstock, Satur
day evening.
The legislature, in imitation of Minnesota
passed an act Furnishing by fine any pointing o
firearms at a person in play, adding an imprs
onment for two years when any injury result
from the folly. This act, while good as far a
it goes, hardly meets the case Of the bad boy L
whose performances with guns aud pistol
many OF these accidental shootinas" are due
The mayor and aldermen of Burlington, an
the selectmen of the town Of Richmond, hay
united in call Tor a convention of town officer
of Chittenden county, 10 consider what Shall b
done In view of the failure of the legislature L
relieve the tax payers from excessive taxation
The convention is 10 be held at Burlington OF
Saturday, the 2lstinst.
CONNECTICUT.
John Webb Of New Hartford, % years of age
shot himself Monday night, because a youps
Palmer N4-hp In %,
gagged, married another man.
boy named William Henry Dunn, abou
thirteen years Of age, LETT his home in Hartford
on Friday, the sixth inst, and has not beel
heard OF since. His parents are in great anxietl
on bis account.
The tide at New London on Tuesday was sal,
TO be the lowest for many years. All creation
turned out and went claiming. The wilc
and sexciting hunt for these gamey bivalyc
proved success, and many were caught in thei
native jungles.
At a recent wedding in Killingly, the brd
wore the beautiful pink silk stockings which he
mother wore at her own wedding thirty-fy
years ago; and the bridegroom wearing the I'm
white ones wornb by his father upon his weddin,
day, hity-one years ago.
OF the righteousness Of the sentence jus
passed on Blakeslee, the train wrecker, at Hart
1Ord, there would seem little doubt. His own
comment on the matter is that the Judge wa
trough on him." he had made up his mint
that be would get about hye years, and was no
prepared for ten years dose He doesn't an
pear 10 feel that he is a wholly abused person
as he has several times intimated that he com
mitted the crime though always with SOM
qualification, as TO his being drunk, and no
responsible for what he did.
Manchester man having purchased tn
hotel IN Chester, aud IL having been announce
that he would sell liquor there, citizens NEE
ing was held in the Congregational church Nor
day evening" at which it was voted tina: if an
man attempts TO open a rumshOp in Chester h
shall be summary dealt with. Speeches wer
made by Ex Senator Griswold County Commits
sioner Silliman, ID. w. Bradley, and the residen
clergy. Arrangements were made to prosecut
any person who may venture TO open a liquo
saloon in Chester, after which the mectinl
ADJOURNED until next Monday when loca
society i TO be organized. Chester has vote
mat no licenses shah be issued in that town.
RHODE ISLAND.
ne Rhode Island medical society yesterda
s1lhit ld MISS Anita i. Tying TO membership
Mlss lyngis the first female member.
MIs, 1@aia studley, 80 years Of age. died a
Nahey ralls on tuesday. Fourteen years 40
hef nam Nas very prominent, from the foe
husbands. She was tried conyir,ed ami w,
fenced Tor lie, but was pardoned out nearly tvy
years ago on account Of her ace and in6rr1i,in
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A FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED ON rur pyo,,
DEEcE RAILRoAD-AN UNKowN MhN XIII,
From last nights's journal An accident n
casioned by the breaking Of an axle Of a rar I
the Providence express freight train, occur,
al DodgeYie on the Boston and Proyden
railroad, about bali past eight O'Clock Juesdl