Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-11
Sew England News SUMMARY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The junior crew won the Harvard college race
on Charles river, Saturday, in fourteen minutes
and thirty.nine seconds
The New England hospital for women and
children is 10 have fair in aid of that most
worthy cnariiy, at Christmas time, in Horticul-
tural hall.
The body of an unknown man was found in
the water under Mt Washington avenue bridge.
Boston, Friday afternoon. The deceased was a
man about 80 years old, 81 feet in hight and
weighing 100 pounds. Dr. Hastings was of the
opinion that the body had been in the water
several weeks.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
An organization called the Lowell Preachers
Evangelical association hold frequent meetings
Tor conference and discussion. thas TRANSFERRED
that at late meeting it was decided to censnrc
or TO publicly disapproye of some of the liberal
views taken by the Rev. w, II. IL. Murray in his
recent lecture under the auspices of the young
men Christian association OF that city, also to
dlsapprove OF public theatricas given for pur-
poses of revenue by members Of a religious So
clety The latter is supposed TO refer to the
Channng fraternity dramatic entertainments at
Music hall, connected with Rev. Mr. Blanchard's
church iCnitarianl, which have been largely
patronlZed by the elite of the city.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Ihe Chatham Monitor says Nauset beach is
constantly and rapidly changing The bar
which has been formed by the action of the tide
has connected itself with the main land north Of
the lighthouse bluff so that at low water a team
can pass across. The storm lust passed
wrought great changes in respect to the contour
OF the beach and coast, and it can hardly be
predicted what may ultimately be their condi-
ton.
NANTUCKET COUNTY.
A post Office has been established at Siascon-
net, village on the eastern bluff of Nantucket,
ana Miss Love Baxter appointed postmstress.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Prof. Dana, the Yale geologist. has been
viewing the Lee oil spring, and expresses the
OPINION that the oil must come from some com
paratlYely recent deposits Of vegetable or api.
mai substances, for the rocks of Berkshire are
OF much newer formation than those of the oil
regions of the earth. For the same geologic
reason he does not believe that any coal will
ever be found in the South Berkshire noun
tains
A youthful Grant orator of North Adams,
who had been holding forth at school house
IN the suburbs desired TO learn the effect of his
enort, called for vote, requesting all who were
IN favor OF Grant to 20 on one side of the room,
and all the id fools to 20 ON the other. OF
course there were no fools present.
A woman in Pittsfied who was watching from
the sidewalk recent political parade, looked
ABOUT her Tor more elevated point of obsery-
anon, and seeing great heap in front of the
opera house, heedlessly mounted it. IT proved
10 De huge mortar bed, and the poor woman
sank IN 1t waist deep, and was forced TO call
for bystanders to pull her out of the sticky
mass.
MAINE.
A three years old daughter Of George Ander-
son OF New Vineyard was so severely burned
recently, by It's clothes getting fire, that it died
in a short time
Perry Hasly of Saco committed suicide in the
Portland police station, Saturday afternoon, by
swallowing portion of his shirt
boy named Toby, in Liberty, while shooting
paTtrdges with a companion, got in range Of a
bird that was fired at, and was peppered with
ABOUT forty shot from head to feet. He was not
badly hurt
At Deer isle on Monday, the 2Sth ult.. small
trading vessel of thirty tons burthen, Josiah
I4eacl, OF kockland, MASTER lying at Green's
Landing, was shattered By the explosion of six
teen pounds OF powder. So great was the con-
cuSslon that the vessel was split from stem to
stern, Capt. Leach was severely if not fatally
INJURED, ana Two Others on board at the time
Robert Merchant and a young man by the name
OIL Chllds-were also stunned and bruised.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
a stable connected with the Alpha house mt
Kingston was burnt on the night Of the 4th inst.
together with two horses, several hogs, &c. The
building was owned by Dr. Bassett whose loss
Is g4oV' Mr. Clark, hotel keeper, loses $500.
VERMONT.
One OF the most heartless practical jokes if
i DC proper TO apply the name Joke 10 il, was
lerpe'ratad at st. Adams, the Other night, some
leaItless wretch making an cfngy Of child
winch had died few days before, aud placing
I AZ the front door Of the parents dwelling,
'nelng the bell, and then sDeatng away.
COHNECrICuT.
Bruno Popp, German musician, having lust
eiurncd from Europe, paid visit Saturday
.yenng, to his wife, whom he had left in New
haven, and upon her refusal to live with him,
re blew out bis brains upon the doorstep
RHODE ISLAND.
+, James Sharkey, switchman on the Fan River,
warren and Bristol railroad, was killed by the
cars at Warren, about hafpast six o'clock Sat.
lrday morning. lie was about 80 years old and
leaves a widow