Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-18
G0lurttstrr Daily spp.
New England New. SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Henry Shelton has been acquitted of suspi-
cion OF numbering his wife.
Judge Lowell of the United States court has
denied the exceptions taken in the case of Laws,
convicted OF robbery of the mails, and will SEN
tence him Monday next.
The coroner,s jury in the doubtful poison
tug case OF Sunday, returned a verdict that Julia
Skelton came to her death in consequence Of
poison administered by her own hand.
A suit for $4,000 damages has been brought
against the Metropolitan horse railway company
for cutting of boys lee, who fell in jumping
from a car. Defence claims the accident re-
suited from plaintiff carelessness.
In the superior court of Boston, the jury re-
turned a verdict for 1895 in the case of Squire
vs.. Fins, which was a suit to recover damages
alleged TO have been sustained by reason OF de
fendants destroying the lobster cars of plaintiff,
whereby his holsters escaped
On Saturday, as gang of laborers were I'M
dermining bank Of earth in Forest Hin ceme-
terry, il suddenly fell, fearfuliy crushing Andrew
killila, man about forty wears Of age, He
was Immediately rescued, but servived ouly
few moments The deceased leaves wife and
one child.
James Brown and his son Frank, of Boston,
became involved in a quarrel Tuesday night,
which virtually came to blows. The old man
got the young one down, and in his efforts to rise
the latter Kicked tooth out OF the mouth Of the
former The parties were separated, but about
eleven O'Clock the son went into his fathers
apartments 10 get candle preparatory to going
TO bed, when tine latter picked up a stove cover
aud let it drive at Franks head, hitting him and
lndlenhg an ugly scalp wound about four inches
IN length. They were both arrested and COM
mitted to the tombs.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Lacheus Read, 40 old and prominent citizen
of Westtield, died at his home in that place Mon
day, in his nth year. He was an extensive ci-
der manufacturer, and had accumulated hand
some property He leaves family.
Rev. Father Fanenf, French Canadian clergy
man from Montreal who had been visiting Low
ell for the past ten days, was suddenly attacked
with the small poX on Saturday, and died Tues
day noon. He was twenty-siX years OF age, and
very promising. 1t is supposed that he contract
ed tie contagiOn in Montreal.
ESSEN COUNTY.
Mr. Benjamin PetIengll of Newburyport, died
suddenly on Tuesday. He was II years old
On Tuesday evening, between five and six
O'Clock, Mr. William Pawsland, an old sea cap
tam, aged about sixty, dropped dead at his
house in Salem.
Gen, Butler has appointed Lotbrop whiting
ion of Newburyport-a member of the senior
class in the Putnam free school-to the cadet
ship of the fifth congressional district al West
Point military academy.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Taunton's two pound baby has died.
Bedford
The capital for the 22d new cotton mill in
raj River since November 1870, is nearly sub
sclibCd
A Mddeford item in the Taunton Gazette
SAYS they have scOoped herIings and sell them
at four cents each"
Saturday afternoon, Ezra Handy was severely
stabbed in the face and neck in an encounter
with Benjamin Hood, who lives in a cabin built
by himself on the land Of James NJ. Solomon, at
Attleboro'.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Westteld is at present enjoying a small poX
excitement. Mr.. Joseph White of Williams
town, secretary of the state board of education,
was taken sick while on the platform, at the Ice
ture OF Rev. VIM. Rice of Springfield before the
state normal school, on Thursday of last week.
and went 10 the house of the principal of the
school, MIR. }. w Dickinson, where his disease
proved in due time to be small pox. The facts
soon leaked out, and discipline in the school
was relaxed on Monday OF a sudden dcpu.
tatlon OF the students waited on the principal
and aScertained the truth OF the rumors, after
winch 1t was informally given out that the
school was adjourned" for two weeks or more.
hey. DR., George B, lde, for twenty years pas
LOT oil the First Baptist church in Springfield,
dled very suddenly, Tuesday night, of heart dis
case: lie was native of Vermont, graduate
OF Middlebury, and was for MANY years resi-
dent OF Philadelphia. He was generally consid-
cred one OF the ablest clergymen of bis demon
lnatlon IN the country, and several volumes Of
ms sermons have been published. His age was
slxty-six years.
boothbay made in 1871 354 900 gallons of men
baden oil, and $500 tons guano, valued total at
S1s7 800.
A little girl died in Bangor last week from
Skipping the rope too much. After skipping
nearly two hundred times she fell in a swoon
and was never after able to leave her bed.
SATURDAY. morning, Mr.. r Wright, after build
ing his fire went for pale of water During
ms absence little iour-year old son got out of bed
nghted match and kindled his fire in the wood
box Mr, X. fortunately returned before it had
burned much, and eXtingushed the fire. 1t
biackened the room pretty thoroughly, which
was the only damage done
Inc Maine boating association held their an
nual meeting IN Portland, Tuesday and seven
CUBS were represented. The reports showed
that boating matters are in prosperous condi-
ton, and much interest is felt in the coming
seasons work. The association has a fair
amount OF money in its treasury. Robinson
NlllamS, OF Portland, was chosen president;
+. ). Warehouse, OF Brunswick, secretary, and
". H. shaw, OF Bath. treasurer. There will be
a review in Portland harbor in June The selec-
non OF The place for holding the annual regatta
ior ptlzes, was left TO the regatta committee.
Bath Offers 500 if that city is selected
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The farm oil Nathan d. Curtice of Stoddard
on Pitcher mountain, is supposed to be the high
est moving land in the state and is at least 1900
feet above The sea level.
nc stock OF cattle in some New Hampshire
towns has diminished one-half since last wear,
owing to the scarcity of hay, and the decrease
throughout the state is large
dohn +. Iasker was or
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