Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-13
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New England News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
An original portrait of Franklin has just been
given 10 the public library of Boston by Gard
ner Brewer, ESQ. The library now possesses
two original portraits Of Franklin.
New tomatoes, cucnmbers and lettuce are in
moderate supply in the Boston vegetable mar
ket, but prices are triflng silvery, says the
Transcript.
Mr.. Z J DOlan, wife and two children of Cam
bridgeport, had narrow escape from suftoca-
lion or death by inhaling gas the other night.
TIE gas pipe in the street had been broken, ana
the gas had worked into the room through the
sewer and sink spout.
A shopliIter, who gives the name OF George
Stevens, has Just been arrested in Boston, He
Is one of the well dressed sort, wears a cloak, and
silently transfers clothing from counters to the
folds of the cloak.
John Wells was so badly injured in Boston
Monday afternoon at the works of the Boston
machine company, in South Boston, by falling
down an elevator, that he died at night he leaves
widow, but no children.
A Frenchman, recently enlisted at the Charles
town navy yard, named Ricciotte, on Saturday
became so enrased at comrade, for INVITING
him of his escape from the commune OF tarlS,
that he attempted TO stab him after he had re-
tired for the night. The sergeant of the guard
rescued the innocent tormentor, and the French
man was discharged
The grand jury of the superior criminal court
of Suffolk county have returned an Indictment
against the Eastern railroad corporation for
causing the death, on the Goth of August last,
OF VIM. H. Emerton OF Providence, K l., who
was one OF the victims of the great calamity al
Revere, The Indictment charges gross careless
ness on the part of the defendant corporation al
the time of the disaster. In case of verdict
against the road, the money will be turned over
to the widow and children.
The Boston mercantile library association,
which has just taken possession ofits new rooms,
NO llI9 Washington street, had formal open
lng Monday night. The association was folmed
ntty-two years ago, at the Commercial coffee
house. The first presiding officer was Theodore
Lyman, Jr., who was afterwards mayor OF the
city. Since that time il has increased in num-
bcrs and influence, until it has become one of
the most useful institutions which the city con-
talns.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Daniel Roe of Lawrence is in serious trouble
on account of setting his house on fire, said
house beng fully insured.
Joseph Clouiman, Esq, long and well known
10 Salem as valuable public officer, died on
Sunday afternoon, in his seventy-6ith year. Mr..
Coutman served for thirty years as clerk of that
municipality, having been elected town clerk at
the March meeting IN 1888, and been annually
elected city clerk from the organization Of the
city government in 1886 until 1868.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The name OF the young man in Fall River,
drowned little ways above SHADES Ferry, was
John Ietlow, aged 49, who was engaged in
ceiling.
Geo. Austin, New Bedford Iaborer, attempt
ed TO cut bis throat Monday, but was discovered
and prevented. He was at the time laboring
under temporary alteration.
The body of young Fellow, of Fall River, who
was drowned near SHADES ferry, on Friday eve
ming, was recovered Saturday night, near the
spof where he went down. A pencil and a
twenty-five cent scrip where found on the ice
where he broke through
William Green's case, that of firing upon
Edward Dyer with an army musket and inhict-
ING a bad FISH wound, came before the munic-
pal court at Taunton Tuesday, and after hear
ln9 the testimony Justice Fox ordered Green's
discharge on the ground that no malice existed
between the parties, and also that the party
assaulted does not desire the prosecution OF
GIeen
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
On Saturday, while Mr.. A W. True was at
work IN LOckGs new paper mill at Yarmouth,
large chisel fell from the tmbers above him,
ana struck him on the back, cutting fearful
wound. He lies in a dangerous situation, as
the wound Is in very serious place.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
MIX and water are sold separate now at Shel.
barrel.
MAINE.
Jedlah Morrill, of Waervile has presented
$500 TO the Universalist church in that town.
Francis Murphy, OF Portland, a convicted rum
seller, is lecturing on the Evils OF intemperance
and The power of the gospel to save"
Mr. Kinsman, landlord of the Halifax house.
IN Portland, recently thrashed fellow who
came 10 collect bill and threw HIM out
A mal in a Maine town was elected to office
and got his name in the papers, and the officers
OF bank went for him to pay him twenty-five
dollars, which had been in the bank fourteen
Years, and they had not been able to find the
owner before.
A lady at Bath has bouuet of flowers which
she picked from Napoleon's garden on the ISL
and of ST. He.ena in 1859. Though no extra
means have been taken, they are in fine state
OF preservation.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
MISS Ida Cheney, OF Canaan, died suddenly at
Concord on Sunday night of heart disease
Luther Abbott, of StoddaTd, seventy-seven
years old, suddenly fell dead on the ID inst
Miss Mary Ever, of Gambia, twenty-hree
years OF age, fell on stove while in tit and
aled on the 9TH inst, from the effects Of the
burns received.
Dr. l.. Chesey, Of Nottingham, is i'll from the
e1eefs OF poisoned postage stamp sent him in
letter from New York. There were TWO in the
letter, and his wife, dIsbelieYing the statement
thal 1t was the stamp, touched her tongue to
me remaining one, and in the course of a few
minutes was in a worse condition than the doc
tor, although she only touched a small spot
with her tongue
Charles P. Weeks, who is mentioned in
havana as arrested on trumped up charges of
fraud, is native of Portsmouth, and was for
merry associated in business with Fetridge & Co.
and tederhen Co., of Boston. He has resided
near Havana Tor years, aud has been engaged in
gas works.
Col J. c. Tilton ofTilton, died Tuesday morn.
ln2, nom The effects Of disease contracted in the
army While serving as commissary on the staff
OF Zen. Couch. He was railroad commissioner
IN 1860, and commissioner of the hoard of en-
rollment for the first district, from 1868 to 1865
and held the Office of postmaster at the time OF
his DEATH
VERMONT.
Rodney V. Marsh, author of the personal
hi ilTf1 rls.l, d..
from internal injuries received from the kick of
cow. He was 81 years OF age.
John Kearuey of Fairfield, about 25 years of
age, goSdrunk one day last week, and wander
M of upon pond rot so badly frozen that he
hved but few hours after being found and
taken in doors.
CONNECTICUT.
Inc Hartford women who wish to vote arc
bolhering the city REGISTRARS.
Mrs. Rebecca Smith, of Klingworth, died on
the 9th, aged 1906
Henry Beebe, a one-armed youth of eighteen,
mas been committed to Litchfed Jail, in default
OF SsOO bail, Tor burglary, in Kent.
Durlng the recent cold snap a rat 10 Bran
lo'u lrled 10 lick something from an axe, and
was found frozen TO il IN the morning
MIS-, Julia Prindle was found dead in her bed
Yesterday morning in New Haven. Heart dis
ease was probably the cause.
New Haven shoe dealer is driving away his
customers by advertising his wares by very
stuWa ana offensive parody on the ten com
mandnents
+. b. Morse, an inventor of some note and
foreman Of Ii. d. Smith & Co.'s factory at
Piantsyille, died very suddenly on Saturday
morning. II is generally believed that be was
poison d in New Haven
A landlord Of New Haven, on presenting his
phi for rent to bis tenant, an NJ. D., was taken
INTO bis private office and shown a skeleton
with the remark that, "that man came in here
gust two weeks ago with BILL" He was some
what startled, but quieted down when told that
he could be excused for this tune"
The store Of Morrison Raynods at Tbomp-