Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-09
d0lurtrster Daily spp.


y cart load OF old paper astoniShed the driver
bv burning his back as he was proceeding up
fremont street, Boston, on Friday. He saved
his cart by quickly dumping the blazing load.
\ woman named Margaret Mullen, aged sixty
years, was iound dead at No 81 Cross street
Boston, Thursday night, in a room devoid Of
hte or any other comforts. Coroner Pinkham
was called, and thought the woman had died
of exposure.
A respectable citizen of Boston who partook
of laughing gas at a public exhibition, while
under the influence, shouted "Kenol sXty-siXl
that's my camel" with an earnestness which
satisfied the lookerS-on what his ruling passion
was.
On Monday, Josephine, four years and six
months of age, daughter of Daniel Phillips, of
Boston, was badly burned by her clothes taking
fire from the stove and died from the result of
her injuries on Thursday.
MIR. George Woodwork, who has been en-
ployed by the Old Colony and Cape Cod railroad
corporations in various capacities from about
the time the frstnamed company was formed,
died suddenly Of brain fever at his residence in
Boston Thursday.
A Scotch clergyman who visited Boston
year ago, says that he never was so much sur
prisei in Lis life as be was when an "elder' in
a Presbyterian church invited him to supper and
Il game of whist. Considering the antipathy
OF Scotch PresbyteTians to 'the devils book !"
we do not wonder at this surprise.
Richard Barry, who occupied the same room
on Cabot street, Boston, with John Sbennick
John Barrett and Micheei Shea, retired on
wednesday night after his companions were
asleep, and carelesSy left the cover off the coal
stove. In the morning Barry was dead and
the other three, though showing some signs of
life, had not returned TO consciousness at last
accounts. The men are all Englishmen, and
came TO this country from London, last year.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Assistant Marshal Porter of Lawrence met
with n SpVpra accident Friday He NvaS driviufr
home from Methuen, where he had been sum
monihg witnesses TO attend court, when the axle
of bis buggy broke, and he was thrown out,
striking the frozen ground violently with his
head. He was picked up insensible, and was
found to be badly bruised, but his injuries are
not serious. The buggy was made perfect
wreck.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Sylyanus G. Pratt, former resident of Co.
hasset, and late OF HYDE Park, while returning
on Monday morning from visit to his brother,
Capt VIM. Pratt, fell near the depot in an apo
plectic fit and died shortly after being conveyed
TO the residence he had left but few moments
before. He was nearly sixty years of age, and
leaves a widow and children at Hyde Park.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
An extension OF the North Bridgewater and
Mansfield railroad TO South Abingdon is among
the strong anticipations Of the citizens of the
latter place.
The Grand ARMY post in East Abingdon have
purchased from the "Schwabe gallery of fallen
heroes" the portraits OF four of the soldiers of
that village who lost their lives in the nations
service.
West Bridgewater has just come into posses
sion of a $1,000 legacy, given by the will of
Ephraim Copeland of Leicester, which will was
drawn mp by Gov. Davis some thirty years ago.
Mr.. S,lvanus Barnes, of Arlington, whose in
juries by fall were reported last week, died
Friday morning, aged IS years.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
intelligence has been received at New Bedford
Of the sudden death at Norfolk, Va, of Captain
Rufus GRAY of Marion, master of schooner
Stephen S. Lee of New Bedford.
Charles Nye, who recently submitted to ampu-
tation OF his leg on account of an accident on
the cars at birmingham, died on Wednesday at
Mansfield from the effects of his injuries. He
was twenty-one years OF age.
HAMPDEN COUNTY
Mrs. Fanny Gordon of Springfield died very
suddenly on wednesday of heart disease.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Christopher Nelson of DeerGeld while COUP
ling cars recently at South Barton, VT, on the
Passumpsic Railroad was caught in the aldo
men between the tender and the dead wood of
the car, receiving injuries from which he died on
the following day.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
John Mccain, one of the men so badly in
iured by the glycerine explosion at HooSac tun-
right arm blown off from above the elbow, the
little finger of his left hand removed his thigh
frightfuly torn, fragments of rock passing
through it, and received besides severe contu-
sion in the abdomen that occlsioned his death.
Fitzgeraids injuries were mostly about his ewes,
one if not both of which it is feared he will lose.
MAINE.
Thomas Hua's store, house and stable, in
Saco, were destroyed by ere on Wednesday
Portland will furnish considerable amount
of lumber for Mr.. Gilmore's great coliseum at
Boston.
Jack Groves, the oldest colored man in Port.
land, came out 10 vote at the recent election
The weight of his 1Oi years was too much lol
The democrats.
Not long since. as Mr.. VIM. R. Morse of Carl
b0u was endeavoring TO separate two beligerent
oxen. one of them caught him on his horns and
threw him some six feet into the air, and when
he struck the ground the other OK stepped on
him, hurting him severely, though not fatally
He is unable TO move in his bed
The house Of captain Joseph Bryant, at
Machiasport Me-, was burned about 8 O'Clock
Friday morning. Captain Bryant, together
with his wife and two granddaughter, aged
about u and II, persisted in the fire. Mr.
BRYANT was about 20 years of age. The bodies
were recovered, but very badly burned. 1t is
not known how the fire originated.
Rufus kilgore of OldtOwn, while walking
upon the railroad recently, was overtaken by a
train mo wing at slow rate through deep snow
Thinking sa FER to jump upon the engine than to
get off the trac,... where there was possibility
of his falling back rom the steep drifts on either
side he made leap with the intention of land
ing on the narrow ledge in front of the boile",
and afterward making his way back into the
cab. In jumping, he broke his leg by striking
it against the frame, and then held on TO the en-
CINE until he reached Oldtown, nearly frozen.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Haley & Thurslon's dry house, at Tamworth,
was burnt recently.
Friday evening, at Baskerville, the dry house
of e. M. & A. W. ROlfe was destroyed by fire
with the stock therein. Loss $500; no insur
anCe.
A Train on the Milford and Nashua road wa.
stopped in dismal swamp, Thursday night, tC
allow a MAJ on board to search among the pas
= sengers for stolen overcoat, which he carelessy
left on sofa at he hotel before he started.
On Wednesday afternoon, the 9Th inst, the
dwelling house belonging to Al0nzo C. Day o.
GoffstOwn, and situated on back road leading
to the centre Of the town, was destroyed by fire
Tue wind was high, and most Of the furniture
in the house was also destroyed. The property
was not insured.
Three buildings in Lake Village were destroy
ed by fire at about two o'clock Friday morning
A blacksmith shop, owned by j. +. Prescott,
and occupied by John McNally, the dwelling
and loon OF John II. Dow, and dwelling oc.
cupied by Francis Godbeat were burnt. The
hire was set in DOw's house, and the occupants
escaped in their night clothes with great
difficulty.
VERMONT.
The mach. ne shop Of Edward Hatch at Crafts
bury, was recently destroyed by fire. Insured
for $500.
In Montpelier, on Tuesday, lady, Mrs. Geo
W. Reed, was elected town superintendent o
schools.
Joseph White, Esq, who for somd thirty con
secutiye years has been town treasurer Of
Cavendish, declined a lre-election at the late
town meeting.
James, a little son Of Joseph Ladeau of Hyde.
park, while splitting wood on Friday, lSt inst,
split his right foot about half way from the
toe.
o. L. Robbins, the successful aspirant for the
tow. clerkship Of Rutland, was elected on q
pledge that he would allow Miss Isabella N
Brown 10 perform the duties and receive the
emouments OF The office. Miss Browns father
was town clelS twenty-seveh years, she doing
the actual work If the Office.
con SECTICUT.
A servant girl named Rosa Clark was suffo.
ated in her room IN boarding house at South
'orwalk, Sunday night. She came home that
no about twelve O'clock and went to hei
\. Next morning the attention OF the peo
the house was attracted by smoke aud lbl
Of burning wool, aud upon going TO bes
the floor in front Of her bed was found Il
fire and the gIrl dead in bed