Worcester daily spy., 1872-01-06
New England Dispatches.
Items from BOsiOn-The Recent Terrible
Tragedy IN Connecticut, etc.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Especial Dispatch to the SpyD
AT RRIGuTON-IOSS SO OOO


AT BRIGHToN-Loss S12 900.
BRIGHTON, Jan. 5.-About 12 80 to-day, a fire
broke out in the dry house connected with a
wool factory owned by H. B. Goodenough. The
main building was saved but the dry house,
together with about 1000 or $4,000 pounds of
dry wool, in bales, ready for market, was de-
stroyed. Cause OF the fire not ascertaincd
Loss about $4,000
BosToN, Jan. "a new primary school build
ng, named the CuShman school, in honor OF
Charlotte CuShman, was dedicated to-day, Miss
Cushman being present and making bricl adj
dress 10 the scholars. She told the children she
was very happy for the opportunity of meeting
them, and very sorry that they had been kept
waiting, for she considered punctuaity one of
the first things IN life. "Punctuaity" +" said she,
sis not only tue soul of business but the soul of
honor" She then told them that the secret OF
her success had been simply that she had always
been in earnest. She had given her heart and
soul to what sne had to do and to nothing else,
and they must give themselves to their work
FIRST of ALL or they would never get anything
done. The speech was very pleasantly gwen
and received with warm applause. Miss Cush-
man aft yrward read Southey's poem, after the
Battle of Blenhem," which was listened to by
the children with intense interest.
Spring FIELD, Jan. 5-EG Nj. Smith, post
master at Ludlow, committed suicide at that
place yesterday by shooting himself in the
head.
MAINE.
PORTLAND, Jan. 5.-Lews johnson, young
colored telegraph operator in the International
line, tried to drown himself last night. Tue tide
being low, he fell among the rocks, disabled him.
sell and was rescued; cause, family troubles,
BANGOR, Jan. "a little son of b. N. Thomas,
this city eleven years oil age, was fatally injured
to-day, Will coaStng, by running into loaded
team and crushing his skull.
CONNECTICUT.
HARTFORD, Jan. There was another i'm
pOrtaut discovery ma lie yesterday concerning
the Windsor Locks tragedy. 1t appears that
Thomas and Edward Davis, who were fixed
upon as the murdererS on Thursday, are Mitch
ell and David Scott, one twenty-five years OF aye
and the other eighteen. They have mother
and brothers living in Feeding Hills, Mass
These persons were before the jury OF inquest
and testified that the boys came home on Satur-
day evening last, and stayed till Tuesday morn
ing. They brought with them and took away
two guns. One of the guns us" in the murder
was shown to one of the witnesses, and identified
fully as HAVING been carried by his brother
David
The whole family came from st. Rose, Cana
da, some years ago, and have lived in PittShed,
Mass, and numerous other places. Mitchell
aud David, the murderers, have committed
many robberies within two or three years. David
is especially well known TO the police of SPRING
field. The track of the fugitives has been
found, it is thought to Chester, Mass. Tney
were evidently heading for Buffalo, to reach
Canada. Neither can read or wlite.
James Norris was struck by locomotive near
New Britain, this morning, while walking on
the ira k, and injured so that he died this af-
ternoon.
Arthur E Stewart of New Britain was run
over at Berlin to-day, and lost an arm.