Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-26
Sa0lurtester AaiIp gpp.
New England News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY,

New England News summary
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The dispensing of soup to poor families from
the various police stations in Boston will be
stopped on Saturday next.
All the letter carriers in Boston have been ~
Stfucted to wait only thirty seconds for she de-
livery of letter. Ii the cal is not responded TO
in that time the letter will be delivered the next
round
Eliza Norton, of South Boston, was garroted
as she was carrying home pitcher OF milk Sat
urday evening. There were two OF the rnfalns,
who by this bold stroke enriched themselves TO
the amount of ten cents.
John Hickman, of Boston, beat his wife Cath
crime a week ago, and on Saturday she dlscov'
cred that in the drubbing she had received
broken lee. They were removed to the lookup
and city hospital, respectively.
About two weeks ago an attempt was made TO
destroy large double dweling-house, on Jetter-
son street, Newton, belonging 10 Mr.. lutte, Dy
firing it on the outside. But little damage was
done af the time, as the fire was discovered early
aud extinguished. Early on Saturday morning
the attempt was repeated. This time the ire
burned through the side of the house. damaging
il TO the extent of several hundreds of dollars,
and was finally extinguished by the ncighbors
without a general alarm.
About noon Monday young man eighteen
years of age, giving his name as Timothy Ryan,
was discovered in the upper story of the house
occupied by Mrs Nj. j. Nj. Pearson, Cambridge
port, in the act of examining the contents of
closet Mrs. Pearson approached him at once
and inquired what he was doing there, when he
answered that he had come to see his Aunt
Bridge" whom he thought was working in the
house. This story was not considered plausible
by Mrs. Pearson, and she detained Ryan while
some boys were dispatched for officers, and he
was soon in the custody of the police, who will
assist him in finding his relative.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
There are sos persons now employed in the
x4rata oh ola hon
of this number are women.
ESSEX COUNTY.
On Sunday evening colored man named
Thomas Williams got into an alteration with
Stephen Smith on "The Point" Salem, in the
course of which the latter stabbed Williams in
the knife, indcting a severe wound several
inches in length. Smith managed to make good
bis escape, and although diligent search was
made for him. he has not been seen since.
Inland editors tell big hen and egg stories and
dedantly request Some one TO produce big
ger" ETC.; but down on the coast they brag on
Goldfish. Here is one from the Gloucester Adj
vertiser: 'On Tuesday three doTies landed at
Pigeon Cove 1913 worth of Goldfish as follows
Frank Saunders and James Marchant brought
in $3.50 worth, David W. Babson and Judson
Harraden, $685. Caleb aud Horace Marchant,
$50 Saunders and Marchant made S65 each,
as the result of their days work, which we be
lieve is the biggest pile ever made in one day by
dory fishermen. Fish being very scarce, the
fares brought an extra good price, hence the
large stock realized When any of the Cane
dorymen exceed the above figures we should he
pleased TO have them report the facts at this
office"
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
On Sunday train engaged in clearing the
snow from the Cape Cod railroad met with OBJ
StacleS unparalleled in the history of railroads
on the cape. When between Orleans and Brew
ster the baggage car was thrown from the track
and turned end foyer end, mixing twenty men
up topsy turvy. Strange TO say, no one was
Killed and not bone broken but only one man
who was in the car escaped injury. All the rest
were eXtrlcated, and came out Of the wreck
marked with blood, bruised and scratched
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
drunken man on the express going west
Saturday evening, preferred death rather than
10 pay his fare, and jumped off near Indian Or
ehard, when the train was going at the rate of
thirty miles an hour. When the station agent
went back for his body with a hand car, be
found the same as full of life and rum as before
the leap, but rather badly bruised.
Mrs. Slas Fearl of Burlington Kan, who will
be well remembered in Monson her former
home, as Miss Dora Deneeke, was on the 18th
Instant victim to the careless handling of fire
arms, being MORALLY wounded by revolver in
The hands of her little son, six or seven wears
Old Only few days before her husband as he
supposed, discharged all the chambers in the re-
Yover, and put it away in a bureau drawer
Accordingly, not much attention was paid 10
the lad when he began to snap it, until one OF
Inc barrels was discharged, the ball striking
Mrs. Fearl in the side and lodging near the
heart. Mrs, Fearl exclaimed "My God, Frank,
what nave you done Z and shortly after expired.
Mrs. Fearl then Miss Denecke) went west with
her parents in 1855, under the auspices of the
emgfant aid society, and settled with them on
the Neosho river in Cotfey county, Kansas Her
father died only one and her mother only three
months ago Mrs. FearPS age was thirty-Gve.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Miss Lizzie Westonhome of South Hadlev
rails, dropped down in the road on her way
from church, on recent Sunday, and died soon
alter reaching home.
Samuel Smith, of South Amherst, was caught
by two logs, from the overturning of his load
while alone on the mountain recently, and pin
Toned for an hour before he could flee himself
Inc yielding snow saved him from a crush
MAINE.
Splritualists in Bangor, who have been con
quoting an active correspondence with frienC
supposed 10 be deceased, have been startled b,
his corporal appearance among them.
Pat, the one living in Lewiston, tied his pie
70 the wheel of a hack while he filled his pine
The hackman, unconscious of what he had il
tow, drove off, and Pat carried the pig home in
pasket' no more to add TO the delights of home
by his cheerful squea He was tearfully laid III
the briny depths of the pork barrel.
A man named John Boston, formerly of Ken
ne6unk, recently from Fall River, Mass, com
united suicide in Saco, Monday noon, by cutting
his throat. He died instantly s&xs
John W. Perkins, leading merchant of Lew
lston, and representave in the last legislature
from Auburn, died Monday morning from acute
congestion OF the lungs.
A Boston salesman, named S. A. Avery, about
iorty-hye years of age, committed suicide Sun
day at the Preble house, Portland. He arrived
Saturday, and went TO his room soon after reois
terlng his name. A bottle containing laudanum
was found on the table and two letters one was
directed to his wife, the other to his daugh
Yer, In the letter 10 his wife he gave the caust
OF ms suicide to be domestic troubles, and sale
that II sle mad conducted herself as a true wifi,
they might have been worth to-day fifty thou
sand dollars, lRstead of which they were the mex
door to essgary.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
me house Of Gilman G. McAlpine at Contoo
rockville, was burned Monday morning abou
eight O'Clock. Loss about $500; insured 70
$780,
Gldeon Webster, prominent citizen of New
Hampshire, died Sunday evening of pnenmoni:
at his residence at South Kingston, after an i'll
ness of five days He was about sixty years o
age and was never married. He was formerly {
very active democratic politician and represented
MS town in the legislature. He was for seYera
years warden of the state prison at Concord
and at the time Of his death, postmaster OF
South Kingston.
VERMONT
a late meeting refused TO raise sufficient sum
the present year TO even pay the interest. The
grand list Of the town is about $4,000.
Miss Martha Bickford has sued Robert Barr o
Cabot, for breach Of promise. Damages 500.
600. He bought farm Of Martha on condition
that he would marry her
In one Of the churches of Windsor on a re
cent Sabbath, a city runner gazed about th
audience so irreverently, and stared so indie
Gently at young lady near him, that both tn
observation and indignation of the congregation
were excited.
The Rutland Herald calls upon rhe police I,
arrest all boys caught bathing in Otter creek 5,
early in the season. ANY one would natural,
suppose that boys who ventured into Otter ereel
or any other creek in New England would h,
past the police jurisdiction. The Rutland off
GERS are probably armed with ice chisels.
The store Of William Pierce of Dandy, witt
the back buildings and nearly its entire contents
were entirely destroyed by fire shortly aItei
twelve o'clock Friday morning The store was
also occupied as thel post office, Mr.. Fisk. tbt
clerk Of Mr.. Pierce, beng postmaster, and. il Is
understood, that the entire mail matter therein
was consumed.
CONNECTICUT.
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