Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-03
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New England News summary.


morning charged with embezzling $4,000 from
lis employers, DevereauX & Meserve of Boston.
At Braintree the farm house and barn of Asa
French was burned Friday morning. The
house was insured for $500 and the barn for
$4,000. Hollis, the occupant, loses $500 in hay
and furniture.
Private Robert W. Conner, who deserted from
WATERFOWL arsenal in 1871, and subsequently
enlisted in the marine corps, with which he is
now serving at Portsmouth, is, by an order just
issued from the war department, dishonorably
discharged from the service of the United
States.
Mr.. Benjamin Mems, residing at 252 Broad
way, South Boston, was found dead in his
room about 10 o'clock, yesterday forenoon, by
his son, who became alarmed at his late appear
ance down stairs. He was about IS years old,
a machiniSt by trade, and a resident of South
Boston. Heart disease was the cause of death,
which had probably taken place several hours
before the body was found.
Thursday afternoon, when the crew Of the
schooner Montabello was lying at the wharf, in
Boston, went below to dinner, they left one of
their number, named James Morey, at work
painting at the masthead. After a lapse of
some few minutes they heard a scream and
splash IN the water, when they rushed on deck,
but could discover no unusual appearance, OK
cept in one place where the water was diScolored
with blood Finding that Morey was missing
II was determined TO drag the channel, and alter
two hours hard work the body of the uniortu-
nate man was recovered.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Mrs. Mary Miller of East FoXbOro' wandered
away from home in disordered state of mind
on the oath of July. She is tilty-siX years old,
was dressed in black dress and shawl with
drab bonnet; she has noticeable habit of talk
ing to herself, her lips being almost constantly
in motion. Her friends anXiously await intor
nation of her whereabouts.
ESSEX COUNTY.
A-.l r
ter TO New York, in small dray, in twenty
days. We hope he will not be drowned, and
that he will learn 10 eXpend his energy in
better fashion.
A Newburyport girl, not over 90 years of age,
has been married three times within two years,
without being divorced, and all her husbands
are living. If that girl keeps on, she will be
competent judge of husbands.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Nehemiah Sweat, employed in the construc-
ton of mill at Lowell, was instantly killed
Friday afternoon by falling beam.
couple Of burglars broke into the honse of
Mr.. n. W. Bridge, in Medford, Wednesday
evening, and chlOroformed the domestic, the
only person at home They then thoroughly
ransacked the house, but failed to procure any
plumber.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
There il a house within few miles of Ply
mouth which shelters under its roof five gener-
atoms in the same family.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Two of the Japanese embassy are stopping for
a short time at the Wilson house, North
Adams.
MAINE.
At Frazier's Creek, Gouldsboro, few days
ago, CAPTAIN Warren Young discovered whale
or grampus. stranded above the bridge. The
captain killed the fish and obtained forty gal
Ions of oil by the operation.
The lightning struck the barn of James S.
Spaulding of Arson, Monday afternoon, and
burned it TO the ground, with that portion of
hay already secured, being about Is tons, also
a sleigh, work harness and a part Of his farm
ing tools.
The American says that Mr.. Stillman Young,
of Mariaville, was killed by falling from tree
on the 2Sth ult. Mr. Young, it seems, was en-
deaYoring to shake squirrel from one of the
limbs of the tree, when he suddenly fell without
making any apparent effort to save himself.
William Merrill of Calais, few days since,
fell 30 feet from a staging, striking upon his
feet. The bones of both ankles were badly
fractured, and he sustained severe injuries 9TH
erwise. Fears are entertained that amputation
of one of his feet will be found necessary.
Dayton is model town in some respects. 1t
has no debt, but on the contrary a surplus in
its treasury. No lawyer resides within IFS happy
limits to stir up strife among its honest citizens,
nor has ii for fifteen years bad liquor saloon:
and one of its prominent citizens, who is thor
and its suburbs asserts that there is not single
place in the town where drop of intoxicating
liquor is kept for sale. Its morality is of SO
high a standard that the services of a minister
are not required.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The body of Frank McNally of North Cam
bridge, brakeman employed by the Boston
and Maine railroad, was found lying on the
track of the Fitchburg railroad, near Porters
station, Friday morning, in horribly mutilated
condition. McNally was about p years Of age,
and lived with his mother in the part of Cam
bridge known as Dublin.
VERMONT.
A hearing was had at Burlington, yesterday,
before Judge Smaley of the United States dis
triet court in the habeas corpus case of Col. J.
A. Stockton of Pittsburg, Pa, who recently es-
capped from Vermont insane asylum after a
confinement of three years. After full hear
ing he was adiudged sane and discharged.
The committee on moving machines at the
recent state fair have just rendered their verdict
awarding the gold medal 10 the Eureka" the
silver medal to the est. Adams Buckeye" the
bronze medal to the "Kirby,' and the society
chimes, the gold medal was awarded to the New
Model Buckeye" and the silver medal to the
"Sprague"
Fe Hida, Japanese commissioner of docks and
public works, K. Nagano, Interpreter, with
members Of the Boston board of trade, arrived
in the Vermont Central directors car by special
train over the Passumpsic railroad, in charge of
Superintendent Palmer The party paid visit
to the Fairbanks scale works, after which they
were serenaded by the 81. Johnsbury band.
japanese and American banners were displayed
on the public buildings.
CONNECTICUT.
The youngest bride of the season is Mss Mary
II. Gallup of Stonington, aged IA.
The barn Of Henry c. Dawson of Waterford
was struck by Lightning, set on FIRE and wholly
destroyed, on Monday, together with thirty tons
of hay. Loss, 81 600; insurance, $40.
druggist in North Troy named Flint had a
pocketbook containing S457 stolen from his
coat during Friday night, and young man
named Peck, who shared his roOm has been ar
rested on suspicion Of being the thief
Barney Callahan of Hartford fell off the cause
way bridge at East Hartford, Tuesday night,
and broke his thigh. He was, of course, unable
to move, and, as he could not make people hear
him, it was twenty-four hours before he was dis
covered and taken to the hospital.
e The Chatham mineral spring is rapidly COM
ing into notice. The owner has erected a com
modious building over it, with hot and cold
water baths. The water is strongly impreg-
mated with iron and other ingredients unknown,
as no analysis has been made.
A hot-headed youth at Waterbury was recent
ly trying TO catch a base ball. when it rolled
upon the railroad track just in front of com
AuS tidln. nut young AuleTlCa was not TO be
cheated, and he went for the ball Just in time 10
be caught by the cowcatcher of the engine and
carried along about 200 feet before the train
could be stopped. The boy wasn't hurt, but he
missed the call
On Tuesday afternoon the wife of Jerome
Gillette, while sitting in her house in East Hart
ford, was struck IN the shoulder by rife bullet
which came through the partition wall of the
dwelling, having been fred undoubtedly BY
some careless person who was practicing shoot
ing. The wound inflicted was fortunately slight,
the force of the ball having been spent in pass
ing through the partition.
RHODE ISLAND.
A span of jaekasses, driven in the streets of
Newport, attract attention. Some folks like 10
look at each other.
A shoddy matron at Newport told gentle
man friend that one Of her lovei7 daughters
was "bluenet," and the other a "bronzel6
An old lady bathing at Newport, with her
spectacles on but without her wig, was taken ior
Mr.. Greeley and drew great crowd.
The following aristocratic visitors are at New
port: Count Won Arnim, first attache of Pms
sian legation; Sir Edward Thornton, the Eng.
lIsh minister; Count COrtc, the Italian minister:
Count D Arco, Of the German legation: Mar.
quis de Noailles, the French minister; Admiral
Polo de Barnabe, the Spanish minister; Seignor
Stenterson, the Swedish minister; Duke Naustce
del Fosse, the Belgian minister, and Col. Jerome
Bonaparte.
A fatal railroad accident occurred at Woon.
socket Friday morning, the victim being A
Frenchman named Alexander Burnakee. He
1yas driving wagon loaded heavily with boxes
over Butium's Crossing, when the express train