Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-02
Gaurttster Dailp Spp.
New ENGLAND New. summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

the Charlestown navy yard, Saturday.
The charred bones Of still another human
body has been recovered from the ERE ruins.
Chief Engineer John $. Damrell, Of Boston,
has received letter from Gardner Brewer &
Co., enclosing check drawn 10 the order of the
Charitable Association Of the Boston fire depart
meut for $780,
Rev. Geo. F. Pentecost, late Of Hanson place
chapel Brooklyn, was installed pastor of the
Warren avenue Baptist church, Boston, last
evening. Rev. E. G. Robinson, D. D of Provi-
dence, preached the installation sermon.
The Improvements in the Boston harboT,
under Gen. George ThOm, q. s. engineers, are |
progressing satisfactorily. The large boulder
discovered on the upper middle bar, (BOston,l
in June last, by the corps of engineers under
his supervision, has within few days been re-
moved, and the channel is now clear, a most eX-
cellent result of engineering skill.
writer in Good News thus incidentally
mentions the curious derivation of The name
Boston: Lincolnshire, or Lindsey, as the land
south of Humber was formerly called, received
the gospel from the good Bishop Paulinus, in
the seventh century. In the same century a
pious monk, known as ST.. Botolph, or Botholp
that is, Boat-help-fOunded a church at a
place called I.ceanho. The town which grew
up around it was called 'Boiolph's Town. con-
tracted into BOt-olphs-ton, Bot-os ton, and FINAL
" Boston. 1t was from this town that Rev.
John Cotton came to America and gave the same
name to the seaport in which he settled in Mass
achusetts. St. Botolph, or Boat-help, is the pat
ron saint of sailors, and the spire of his church
supports, three hundred feet high in air, Ian
tern, visible at sea for forty miles, thus both
lighting the worshipers home from the stormy
sea and pointing their way TO the haven Of
rest"
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The fair Of the St. Johns hospital Sisters of
Charity, at Lowell, closed Saturday night, after
two weeks exhibition 1t is expected that about
$1,000 has thus been raised.
VIM. Hope, employed in the tin shop of n. J.
VIM 4 Cn.of Lowell, left work at eleven O'Clock
FRIDAY forenoon, and returned at five P. NJ IN
an intoxicated condition. He was laid down on
some mating, and the workmen went TO sup
per. Soon after a physician was called, who
pronounced him dead. He was % years old,
and leaves a widow.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
dog appeared upon the streets of Taunton a
few days ago which actually had two tails. One
of them had been previously used by an OK and
was carried in the dogs mouth.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Cornelius Deano's wife, aged Is, was found
dead in her bed al Northampton, Friday morn
ing. She had been feeble for some time
The Springfield Union saws the stockholdets"
oil the Ware RIVER road have become dissatisfied
with their connection with the Vermont Cen
trail, and are negotiating with the managers of
the Boston and Albany road. The result will
probably be that the track of the Ware River
road at Palmer will be extended few rods and
be made to connect with the Boston and Albany
instead of the New London Northern, and hat
a lease of the Ware River road to the Bos ton
and Albany will speedily be executed.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
From Berkshire marble quarry single slab.
forming the entire chance Aoor in a Catholic
chapel in Rensselaer, county, New York, has been
successfully quarred.
SIX hundred cords Of wood are burnt every
month at the central shaft Of the Hoosac tun.
mel; The opening is nearly through from there
to the eastery advance.
An Irish woman at the east end the Hoosac
tunnel lost her husband one day last week. She
brought her wedding dress along with her
mourning weeds to the funeral at North Adams,
and was married Immediately after the last
sad rites" were performed.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
MI Simonds's rake factory at Greenfield was
DESTROYED by fire on Wednesday night with
II is fine sleighing in Maine.
nhlp McNear, 400 tons, owned by Capt Ba.
Ker OF Boston, was launched Saturday, from the |
yaT r1 OF Capt. Henry McGilvery in Belfast
The navigation Of the Peno6scot is doubtless |
closed for the season. The ice stopped in the
river yesterday, but started again and the river
'"H OF running ice.
~; wednesday, man named Graf.
10 . userln NJ little son OF Il Mr.. Smith,
1d I bnib M ve e end Mrs pitched into him
! the scuffle he choked Mrs. smn.. '"'iS,
rowing her on the ground and causing her 10
} into fits. Graffan was arrested.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
A hundred pound seal was brought into
recently bg the fishing schooner
ddison Gilbert having been caught on the
rawl line.
Thomas Cannon of Portsmouth, imagining
nat the police were after him last Sunday eve
ing, jumped overheard from Mobiles island
ridge, and, striking on pile, broke several
lbs and fell into the water He died Friday
light from his injuries.
On Wednesday morning, the 9th, Mr.. John
iay, a eolored man, left his boarding place in
Manchester, and has not since been heard |
rom. He came from the south several years |
Igo, and has been employed in the AmoskeaG |
Machine shop for nearly three years. He left |
he house at about SIX O'Clock as usual, taking |
lis dinner with him, and wore his common APP |
)arel. He was about "A years old, aud has
-iends in Loudo9, where he has been much re-
pected. He left his effects at his boarding
ouse, rand took very little, if any money.
treat anxiety is felt for his safety.
The Portsmouth Journal says: "There has
'een in circulation a story that learlully touches
he good name of an innocent lady, native of
his city, respecting shoplifting in Boston. The
ase really was, that in going from the store in
BOSTON a woman before her dropped package
early stepped upon it before she saw 1t. Ste
cry naturally stopped to pick ii up, and was
rst seen by one of the clerks in that act. She
5 lady of the highest responsibility and moral
the wife Of a prominent citizen of
florida, himself native OF Portsmouth, and the
whole affair has been fearful shock to the fam
les OF both, as well as to the unfortunate lady |
herself"
VERMONT.
The Champlain transportation company's |
steamers went into winter quarters at Burling- |
on, Yesterday. The Adirondack left Whitehall, |
friday night, with large cargo Of freight, and |
Itter breaking the ice for a great distance, |
cached Burlington at A. NJ. Saturday. The |
teamer A, Williams still makes trips between |
Burlington and Platlsburg.
DR.. Boynton OF Woodstock made an eloquent |
peech in the legislature the other day, urging |
he election of certain worthy man for the |
lffice Of commissioner OF the insane But the
ioctor's calculations were little disarranged
when the assembly quietly whistled his nom
lnee down the wind and elected DR.. Boynton
himself,
CONNECTICUT.
Through the efforts OF General Kellogg,
United States representative for that district,
the United States signal service bureau have
decided to locate signal station in New Haven,
which viii be done in very short time.
Henry A. Cook, native Of Walhngiord, and
until recently a resident of New Haven, was
louhu cdluIuhN noIHluG at tue residence OF MS
brother on Pond hill, with his throat cut Mr..
Cook complained of severe pain in the head,
but none OF his friends thought for a moment
that he contemplated suicide. He retired, as
usual at a seasonable hour, and found next
morning in the street as above described. Mr..
Cook went from Hartford a few days since TO
spend Thanksgiving with his brother. His
brothers razor was found by his side. Aged
fltyfye.
RHODE ISLAND.
VIM. S. Rounds Of Tiyerton was badly shot
on Wednesday by the accidental discharge Of
ms lowing piece while out cunning, and died
on Friday, alter the amputaton Of his leg.
TRAIN OF CARS JUST SAVED FROM GONG
OFF A DRAwBBIDeE. - Wednesday evening,
what would otherwise have been a terrible rail-
road calamity, was prevented by the presence
of mind and prompt action oil Dennis Colgan,
the draw tender of the railroad bridge in Bridge
port. Cogan had opened the draw shortly be-
fore seven Tor q lumber barge TO pass, first
lowering the ball (signal) at the east end of the
bridge, and while the barge was passing through
the draw Conductor Ward Nichols train, en-
gineer Gilbert, from New York, arrived at the
depot. lhe train was late, and alter making
the usual stoppage at the depot it started and
went laundering along towards the bridge, the
engineer not appearing to see the signal. Mr..
Colgan saw the train approaching, and at once
appreciated the danger of the situation. COlgan
waited in the most dreadful suspense for the
vessel TO get through before the train came on,
so that be might close the draw. The vessel
passed slowly on, the train drew rapidly near,
and II seemed as if it would not be possible 10
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