Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-26
Gdlurtrster 1aiIp spn.
New ENGLAND news summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY,

nv William jess and Charles DOlan Ia " est
Roxbury, were burned Thursday morning; loss
$1,000
on "Wednesday afternoon a little girl, about
four wears old, daughter OF Michael Burke OF
SomerviIIe who was locked in a room while her
mother was away, set her clothing on fire win
some matches aud was so severely burned as TO
cause her death.
The next annual meeting Of the national edu-
catiOnal association will be held in Boston on
the 9th, 1ih and Sth days OF august Inc
forenoon and evening of each day VIII De oceu-
pied bv the general association, and the AFTER
noon of each day BY the four departments:
Elementary normal, superintendent and high
er education.
Miss Gage, who is housekeeper for Mrs. Rus
sell at No. / Louisburg square. Boston, states
that Tuesday morning young man called al
the house and stated that he was sent for the
dining-room clock. The lady gave the chap the
time-piece which is a very valuable one, ana
soon after learned that the affair was swIndle
Wednesday night at six o'clock Overt Ottley,
at the house of correction, was found 10 have
committed suicide by hanging himself in his
cell. He was twenty years of age, and was
committed TO the institution on the first OF
March for stabbing a fellow prisoner on board
the schooship George NJ Barnard, in Boston
harbor. During his confinement Ouley has
been oftentmes mOToSe in his manner, and
withal he has been considered a desperate tel
low, but no thought had been aroused that he
would take his own life.
A married woman, the vile of a well known
Boston merchant, has been leading gay lille at
San Francisco for some time, passing as Mrs
Geraldine and stating that she was expecting to
soon meet her husband, who was coming home
on one of the Pacific steamers. She was re-
mark ably flush of funds, but all was explained
when Boston detective appeared on the scene
and arrested her for forging her husbands
name on a $4,000 check. After a first class
scene, she gave up what money she had left 10
the detective and returned with him 10 Boston
Of
meekness. The pretended husband who was
coming home from China, but didn't arrive in
time, was an old lover of hers.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The authorities of Lowell are called upon
TO stop the many boys who climb TO the
top of the one hundred aud five foot
chimney of The water works in CentralYille
every day, and are urged TO close up the mouth
of the chimney About forty boys have regis
tered their names on the cap of it, climbing up
the inside.
The Lowell Courier says: Two young ladies
were seen wandering up and down Merrimack
street yesterday with the hair hanging down
over their foreheads in an idiotc style. They
were at first supposed to have escaped from
Tewksbury almShouse, but it was afterwards
found TO be only fashionable.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Charles Randall, brakeman on the Boston
and Maine railroad, was run over by freight
car near Andover, yesterday afternoon, and died
On Inc Gflls HUlU8 10 DOSiOu. Ills aye WAS o.
He leaves wife and family at South Berwick
curious and at the same time rather incon
Yenient accident happened Thursday morning
TO a man named Walter Davis of Salem. 1t
seems that he was awakened at about half-past
one O'Clock by choking sensation and found
that he had partially swallowed his set of false
teeth. All efforts to dislodge them from their
position were unavailing, the metal works hay-
ing become firmly wedged in the windpipe DR..
Carleton was called and did all in his power TO
relieve the unfortunate man, but after working
Tor an hour II was found Impossible TO remove
the teeth without cutting them, which was ac-
cordingly done, and Mr. Davis is now perfectly
recovered from his fright.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Mrs. Hollis, a woman 81 years old, and wife
OF Mr.. Josiah Hollis, committed suicide few
days ago by hanging herself in her barn. She
had been in low spirits FOR a year, and the re-
cent sale of the farm on account of the insanity
of her husband, appears TO have completely un
settled her mind.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Two Westfield girls dressed up in mems cloth
ing, few evenings since, and undertook 10 hrt
with young lady on the street. They succeed
ed admirably.
Two persons in the garb of Catholic priests
are soliciting subscriptions in Springfield.
Bishop O'Reilly wishes it understood that he
positively refused them permission to make
collections in any part of his diocese.
Gamblers at three card monte in the crowd
WIZ NCHI euueSuay 10 see tue Opfln9uclu
regatta (and didn't see it, 1leeced ale student
out of so, and "Shrewd young business man.
OF Springfield out of 500. The other victims
keep mum.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Jimmy OBrien a boy eight years old, was
drowned in the hume of the Tacouic mill, near
Plttsiield, Wednesday noon. He was fishing
with another small boy and fell in and was
drowned before help could arrive.
An odd story is told by an old resident of the
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aged TO get his pay out OF dead man. II
seems that about 30 years ago a foreigner, be
longing anywhere along shore, became iudeb ted
to a Pitts6eld liquor seller TO the tune of $40
and soon after growing sick of the world, he
came to this city and cut his throat greatly 10
the disgust of his Berkshire creditor. But the
enterprising vender OF the ardent was not to be
fooled, and soon after he made visit 10 Spring
field and offered n certain doctor, known in old
times for his skill in robbing graveyarGs, good
case if he would aceede TO his terms The man
OF the dissecting knife consented, and in the
darkness of night the old churchyard on the
river bank near Trask'S foundry was robbed of
its sef-deyoted tenant. The doctor paid Mr..
Rumseller the SIG due him from the dead man
and 50 extra for his services, aud after selling
the corpse for $50, felt that he had made good
thing out of the transaction. The Pittsfield
man often boosted alterward of his skill in get
ting money out of the dead.
MAINE.
The coOperage of George Bumham, corner of
Commercial street and Franklin wharf, Port
land, was partially burned on Wednesday morn
ing Insurance on the building, $1,000; on
stock, $500 Loss partial.
Hampden young lady secured thirty
pound salmon last Saturday, by watching the
movements OF the fish as il passed up creek,
and then building dam of stones so that it
could not return. That salmon was undoubted-
~ greatly astOnished 10 be so thoroughly damned
by woman.
The black walnut case ordered by the governor
ana council OF Maine, to be placed in the ro-
tunda of the state house, and in which the tat
tered battle flags are TO be hung, is being manu-
featured in Gardiner. 1t is of heavy black
walnut eighteen feet high, sixteen one-half feet
wide, ten inches deep and heavily trimmed 1t
will have front of the best German plate glass,
and will be finished and set up in the capitol
about the 10th of August.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Daniel Marsh, of Walpole, hung himself on
Monday.
Saturday night, while returning from fu-
neral in Hudson, Nashua undertaken found a
man by the roadside dead drunk loaded him
into the hearse and inferred him at the tombs
in the city hail.
The house of Mr. David Doritv of Colebrook
was struck by lightning recently, the bolt strik-
ing the chair on which one of his children was
sitting, knocked the child out of the chair on TO
the floor, and marked the foot of Young man
by the name of Forrist, who was at work there.
otiauSc as IL Sectusi neither oil them We're Killed
or seriously injured.
little son, aged ~ years of CO.! A. A, Glib
son, of Newton centre, who, with his mother
and sister, was stopping at the Larry house
while in bathing with another small boy, Tues
day afternoon, slipped from a rock upon which
he was standing, near the mouth of Peabody
river, and was drowned. His little companion
gave the alarm, and assistance came nj once
The body was recovered after being in the water
about ten minutes.
Herbert g. Montague, alias Henry Davis of
Lowell, who stole a Team from Cyrus Young of
Littleion, some days since and who was subse.
quently arrested by Sheriff Wiggin of Lewiston.
Me-, was arraigned before Justice Greene. he
waived an examination, and was held in the
SUN OF $1,000 for appearance at the November
term Of the supreme judicial court at Plymouth.
Failing TO obtain sureties, he stands committed.
and was taken TO Haycrhill Jail Wednesday
morning by Sheriff FAIR.
VERMONT.
The Manhattan marble quarry was sold ON
Tuesday TO Nathan Pierce Of Rutland for s35,-
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Miss Augusta Soule, young lady of Fair
field, died very suddenly Of paralysis of the
brain last week. She was to have been married
shortly.
The Burlington Free Press saws that two well
known citizens Of johnson, both Justices of the
peace, had iracas the other day. They "bit
and ft and seourged" each other to such an
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