Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-29
Gdturtester Daily Syn,
New England News Summary.
BOSTON AND vIoINITY

mOeI NalulHl. COulN A-tiO Auh suuuibdh tlCtlk-
lasts are fashionable one hour earlier than was
the custom week before last.
MIDDLEsEN COUNTY.
An unknown man, apparently French Cana
dian, about fifty years of age, was killed near
the depot at MildieScx Village on Saturday
afternoon, by the fve-thirty Northern express
train. The man was probably intoxicated, as a
bottle was found in one of his pockets which
had evidently been filled with liquor. One of
his legs and arms were broken, and his body
was otherwise muliated
Mr.. Leonard Walton, an aged resident Of
Greenwood, was the subject of a mysterious as
sault few weeks ago. lie was sitting at the
supper table with his family alter Sin O'Clock,
when pistol shot was heard, and bullet came
through the window pane, whizzcd by his head,
aud struck in the wall opposite. Who the as
sailaut was, or by what purpose animated, is
past conjecture.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The New Bedford Mercury says it now looks
as if the status of the New Bedford and Taunton
railroad would not be changed, either by con-
solidation or lease.
young man named Wing was robbed OF his
pocket book by a foot pad, in New Bedford, on
Saturday evening. Young Wing saved his watch
by throwing it over n hedge as soon as the scamp
grabbed him.
NANTUCKET COUNTY.
The Ocean house, Nantucket, has been pur-
chased by Howe & Elmer of the Evans house,
Boston, for S15,000 and the adjoining house and
land for $1,000.
Last week the body of a drowned man drilted
ashore at Nantucket. The right arm bore the
name CIV. L. Ross in India ink, in scroll,
with an American flag above.
DUKES COUNTY.
Henry Mcclellan of Vineyard Haven started
from that village in a small boat for Woods
Hole, a day or two since, and when near the
Middle Ground the boat filed with water and
attcrward capsized. Mr.. NJ. is good swimmer
aud battled for life for nearly three hours, when
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UAMPDEN COUNTY.
The body of young woman, whose clothing
bore the name of Ophclia King, was found in
the river at Hartford on Sunday. II is supposed
that she is the servant girl, Hannah tehlr, who
committed suicide at Springfield, about three
weeks ago. A post mortem examination re-
yealed that She was with child.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Fred Williams, formerly an inmate of the
Northampton insane asylum, hung himself at
RyertOn on Thursday, while under a temporary
fit Of insanity.
Parties from New York have opened a cobalt
mine on the premises Of Mrs. Chapman Hall at
East Hampton, and the ore is said to be superior
to that taken from the old mines at Middle Had
dam.
Albert Warner of Easthampton has brought
suit against the town Of iolykc, claiming
damages for being thrown from his carriage ut
the IngeSdc crossing of the Holyoke and West
field railroad about year ago.
A Young woman, some twenty years of age,
daughter of w. I. Clements of Northampton,
died in the sleeping car from Montreal, Friday
morning. She had been in Canada seeking her
health, but the progress OF her disease, which
was consumption, was such that she was adj
yiscd TO come home, if she wished to reach it
alive. She set out on Thursday evening, taking
sleeping car, but died dnring the night.
MAINE.
Two Lewiston boys, who compliance that
they were i'll treated at home, applied for admis-
sion to the reform school one night last week.
The Baptist church in Breckield village was
burned Sunday morning. The fire is supposed
10 have been incendary.
young lady in a shirt factory at Lewiston
performed the feat Of stitching into the shirts
96 bosoms, in the space Of five hours, the Other
day.
letter from Capt. Rowland of barque An
drew Hicks, OF Winterport, at Fayal, says thC
mate, Mr.. Briggs of Monroe Centre, had been
taken down by a whale and killed.
b. X. Bean Of Bath has been arrested at SacO
for bigamy, and bound over for appearance at
the May session of the court at Alfred
Nath'l Warren OF South Hiram did his "leve
best on apples this year, and raised specimens
which measure from 1911 to 12t inches in cir
conference. They are of the variety known as
twenty ounce pippinS, and are splendid looking
trut.
Gen Joseph Berry, formerly a prominent lum.
Der merchant, aud collector at the port of Bath
under Buchanan, died at his residence in
GEORGETOWN on Saturday night, aged IS.
A murderous assault was made at Gray on
Friday night, which will probably result fatally
Sewall IhurloW and John Earweli were among
company of people gathered at Richard Col
ley's ior a husking lrolic, and during the even.
ing quarrel sprang up between the two, in
which Earwel stabbed Thurlow in the abdo-
men, letting out his intestines. Two physicians
were called TO attend the wounded man, and
gave the opinion that the wound would prove
mortal. Farwell was arrested.
Mr. W. w. Applegate Of the c. S. secret ser
vice, has recently been engaged on the Maine
border in looking after gang of smugglers who
have operated extensively there. Last Thursday
at Eastport, with the aid of the United States
officers, he arrested Frank Mcbride, the town
liquor agent, and Patrick Gillick, both of Lubec
and Charles jackson and Warren Brown OF
Eastport, for smuggling liquor from the prov
inces They seized two cases of gin, eight cases
of assorted liquors and two large cases of por-
Ter, besides % or 30 cases not bearing the United
States stamps, from which the liquors had been
removed Mcbride has been engaged in the
business for a long time and is said 10 have
made at least $4,000 by the business. All the
parties were brought before Commissioner Rand
and held for trial in the United States court in
Portland in December.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
There were four hundred and nine gunners in
one patch of woods in a town in the eastern part
OF New Hampshire one day last week. and they
all got one grey squirrel.
VERMONT.
Sheep thieves are ravaging the focks of the
New Haven farmers.
Elisha Cotton of Sherburne has trapped three
bears this season.
The barn of DIR. Kidder and a wheelwright
shop OIL. A. Ingham of YergenneS were burned
on the night of the 23d. Loss $500; covered
by insurance.
freight train on the Troy and Boston rail-
road ran off the track near North Pownal Fri
day night, smashing five cars.
CONNECTICUT.
An instance of steam pipes setting fire to wood
occurred IN bathing establishment at Hartford
Wednesday afternoon.
The columns Of the Hartford press still TEEN
with popular condemnation of and Indignation
at the refusal Of the lady managers of the wom-
an nome 10 admit colored girl, ION grounds
of Christian cXpediency."
Charles Davis, man who led the life of a re.
cluse IN The eastern part of Oxford was found
dead few days since, near his cabin, and Jury
OF inquest returned the verdict, "cause of death
unknown"
The Connecticut land company, Incorporated
IN 1863 by the legislature, the incOrpOrators be-
ing residents Of New York and Connecticut, has
become involved in a question of title at East
~. LOUIS, Mo-, which covers property worth
half million of dollars.
The Times says: owe have a coroner in Hart.
ford who has mania for ordering post mort.
ems. Ii man dies Of bullet through his head
or from being run over by a railway car, straight
tHcIc COMES post lOftcm, TO see what in the
world could have caused the mans death-apd
10 put SIS fee in the'coroner's pocket. Yester-
DAY there was the usual post mortem-case of
man who fell down stairs and killed himself
AFTER the doctors had sawed the top half of
ms mead OIL, they accidentally discovered that
heman, in,falling, had broken his neck !"
Mrs. Sarah NJ. T. Hunter, of Norwalk. enjoys
the distinction OF being the first woman in the
state to be admitted TO the rights of an eector
On Saturday Mrs. Hunter entered her applica-
uon TO be made voter, after the approved style,
and, IN defiance of all the traditions and con.
trary TO what everybody would have predicted
Inc BOARD OF seectmen granted her PRAYER I'M
less, therefore, the Judges of election are so nm
gallant as TO make objections Mrs Hunter will
cast her vote for president, next week Tuesday.
IN any case, she will 20 down 10 history as the
hrsL woman admitted TO the rights of an eleetor
~ TINS presidential contest, as her sisters who
have the ballot in Wyoming and Utah can only
exercise the right Of suffrage in territorial cleo
lions, and so cannot make their voices heard as
between Grant and Greeley.
RHODE ISLAND.
Patrick +. Dennehy was examined in Proyi.
dence On Saturday on the charge Of numbering
Geo. H. FAIR, and was held TO await the action
Of the grand jury.
One Of the boilers in the Slater mill exploded
this morning, causing partial displacement Of
the other boilers, and loss Of from $4,000 TO
5000. No person injured