Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-22

nue Boston, was burned SUNDAY NV, , niIi
five horses, including "o'''i
$780, n,uwon,,ee tried
~; ,hroaf IN Boston Saturday morning., U
found before he bled TO death "'iu ''''>-'
city hospital ,,,,bor of the leci:
fraaS Ouiucy, was sayagely assaul,eu
- N MS way home Saturday night, ny
n,cd Odiorne, Town affairs orlSlhat
Frederick B. Simon, young man NJ. a
on express business between bost ..,.a ' ~
has NOT been seen or heard from sln 81. n
, rIS ne was known 10 have large
,a,,s- in his possession. His coat ana
EMMY pocket book were found IN an AN
MIDDLEsEy COUNTY. 4
Fanny Blown who stole some 80 0nt
and cIofhipp at Lowell, was aLSed IN
RIVER and the property recoyeIf.d te oeen
Patrick Gishaunon, whS,wsas qn JUG
Lowell, Friday evening, q ~ gay TT ~.
found dead in in his ceSsss pliU, ~ liz
deceased bad been zsn l.lg lie
tSe Msssacbusett<e and unmarried.
tue yl"e 80, ~ tive train from Boston,
mue ,I sl W " d and Fitchburg railroad,
Ee3ulai 5 o. saturday, the rear car was
day ah9 Rack and dragged some five
deatIffS end of the car was occupied
We. the other with passengers. 1t
1eraoy demolished, but only one man
rsah injured. Lewis Stevens received
<1niury in his right hand. The train was
- ''Sti4 'HS et "Ah PiONSNutu Ou llulC
sfotltehburg.
ESSEN COUNTY.
Lawrence had visit from the tanaka of edu-
cation OF Japan Saturday, and j. H. f. Lima of
Japan, graduate of Amherst, visited the Pacific
mills and made an examination of the various
departments. They were accompanied by Hon
Alpheus Hardy Of Boston.
Inc Lawrence Eagle, in its article on the 25th
birthday OF that town, publishes a Diagram of
me Town roads IN 1885, that looks like pattern
for Dolly Warden.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The First Congregational society of Taunton,
has declined 10 accept the resignation of Rev.
r. Israel, aud has voted to raise S6966 by as
Sessment for current expenses.
Saturday, while man named Edward Fitz-
gerald, OF Fail River, was handling a loaded
pistol, II was accidentally discharged, and the
oali went through the right hand of a man
named Brennan, causing very painful wound
Mr.. James Husband fell down in an epileptic
nj IN The Taunton court house Friday after
noonl and created considerable excitement, but
was at last revived and will recover.
l ne editor OF the New Bedford Mercury is de-
hshted by the receipt of par of tiger sharks
Jaws, which one Capt. Merrill placed in his win
dow the other day. In their irisky DAYS these
jaws were backed up by 5000 pounds of shark.
he was caught in fish trap at Nashewena, last
season.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
man named Morris Summers of Sandwich
dropped dead OF heart disease while at work in
his garden, Friday.
MAINE.
The ice jam at Richmond gave way Friday
night, and the kenaebec is now open for nayi.
CATION.
William Britt, alias Burnham, a lumberman
OF twenty years, belonging in Augusta, was
cdu@tl, a lew days ago, in an attempt TO rob
tue house OF Mr. Seeking at Great Falls, n Fl
Captain Henry K Partridge of the brig Sails
IRA OF SOckton, is TO be presented a gold medal
oy TIT French government, in recognition of his
services in rescung the crew of the French bark
France at Venezuela.
The first arrival Of the season at Bangor was
tue steamer Cambridge on Saturday evening
Sbe commences here regular trips to-day Sew
efal SAILING vessels also arrived The first ar
rivals last year were three weeks earlier.
Lewis, fifteen years of age, son of Rev. b.
freeman OF Cape Elizabeth, fell from the top
mast crosstrees of vessel, a distance of eighty
ionf leet sat rday evening, to the deck, killing
him Instantly.
society Tor the prevention of cruelty to ami
mas was organized in Portland on Friday eve
ming, Mayor Kingsbury is president, with a
board OF eleven directors. The society numbers
nearly hundred and fifty members.
II ne ice started in the Penobscot river at Ban
gor on Friday afternoon, and the whole mass
mas passed below the city, leaving the river
clear between that city and Brewer. The river
IS now clear, except field OF ice between Ban
Sof and Hampden, two to three miles long. A
few more tides will open navigation.
The directors Of the Boston and Maine rail.
road met at Portland Friday, and opened the
proposals which have been received for con
strueting that part oil the extension of the road
between the east bank of Fore river and the
depot grounds in Portland. Twelve proposals
were received, but no award was made, as sew
eral parties who had teeoraphed from the east
OF their desire to be present failed to arrive and
western contractor desired another day in
winch TO prepare his bid. IL is probable the
contract VIII be awarded some time next week
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The house of Ebeu + Hubbard at Jefferson.
N, ii +, was burnt on the 18Th inst Loss 81 900
COW owned by MIR. James Cloyd of Wind
nam, brought a calf on the 10th, and another on
the Nth oil April,
A large barn belonging to the Lake company
was burned at Lake village this morning. Loss
STOOD. boarding house within eight feet was
damaged but saved.
IL IS said that the forthcoming report of the
Meffimaek county commissioners will show a
saving Of $4,000 in pauper expenses the past
year.
The Mt. Vernon house, well known sum-
mer resort at Mt Vernon, was burned Saturday
afternoon with nearly all its contents; well in.
sured.
MIR John l. Eastman started in boat at
Franklin at hali-past seven Wednesday morn
lng, and padded TO Concord, arriving there
at hali-past seven p NJ. Or the way he Got
four green winged teal and two big goosand.
ers.
Mr.. Thomas Russell of Walpole, who died on
tue 2Sth ut., at the aye of Sc years, months.
never had physician from mis- childhood until
his last illness.
Wm }. Knights of Brunswick, Me-, died sud.
uenly OF heart disease last week. He served in
company G, 18th Maine regiment, for three
years during the rebellion.
AleHan der Lang, well known citizen of
Flt'sheid, was found dead in his bed on Friday
morning. bic had Two fits OF apoplexy on the
Saturday evening previous. His age was forty
eight years.
"0d Tige," six-year old mastiff weighing
100 pounds, who recently died in Dover, was
converted into six gallons OF pure dog oil, said
TO be worth five dollars gallon.
Fred Pbllpot, an operative at the felt mills at
Milton Mills, was seriously injured on the 18th
by the explosion oil a steam kettle which con-
tanned color for printing purposes. This is the
third accident that has happened there within
few weeks
In the stomach of fat and per lectly healthy
COW killed at West Concord, few days AFRO
were found wood screw an inch long, two or
three pieces OF nail about the same length
sharp-polnted piece of steel about tbree-fourths
oil an inch long, two or three pieces of the
points OF mill picks, and dozen small stones
A barn owned by the Belknap mills of Lake
Village, and connected with their boarding
mousse was burned on Saturday. Loss $1,000;
partially insured. The house is owned by the
John Miller, brakeman on the Grand Trunk
railroad, was knocked from the cars by the over
pass near Bethel station, Thursday night, and
Killed. His absence IRON the train was moi dis
covered Tor some little time, and when found
life was extinct Two traius passed over him
He was young man and had been bat short
time ON the road.
Miss Nellie Jewett, Of Claremont has beep
missing since noon If tue 18th 1t is supnosed
thai she has committed suicide by drowning ID
she was last seen going TO the river, and several
articles OF her clothing have been found in the
water She was II years of age, and Of respect
able family.
VERMONT.
A murderOus assault was committed AT Mont.
pelier, Thursday night by Thomas Curry. an
lrishmau, on L. A Heath, young lawyer who
had testified against Curry IN a suit that day
Curry took him in the dark with slung shot
and smashed his head badly, kicking him at TN
same time, so that he is in a dangerous condi
lion. Curry has been arrested.
On Thursday, in Bronson, Weston, Greene 8
Co.'s ~ Burlington, lad named Thomas DAILY
thirteen years Of aye, received injuries which re
suited in his death. He was driving dunn
cart down a steep decline, when another team
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