Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-12
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Sew England news summary.


giving Mayor CASTOR an unfair mslority IN the
election Tuesday, cause considerable comment,
and will probably he Investigated.
Mr.. Frank Rideour, while assisting in remoV-
ing iron pillars from the debris OF Messrs. An
derson, Heath & Compauy's former place Of
business on Devonshire street, Boston, Tuesday,
was struck on the head by one of the falling
pillars and so seriously injured as to cause his
death shortly after. The deceased was forty
years DID, and leaves a wife and two young
children.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Levi P. Green, aged about forty-dve, many
years engaged as pressman in q clothing estab-
Ishmeut in Lowell, yesterday afternoon had
his neck severed, the head being attached only
by the skin, by a shifting engine on the Boston
and Lowell railroad, close by the Thonkike
street crossing. The engine was backing down,
and Just inside the compauy's enclosure, and
the body Of Green lay with his neck upon the
rail, and was not discovered in season to pre-
vent passing over it, The supposition is that
he lay down voluntarily, as there is no mark or
bruise elsewhere upon bis person. He leaves
widow and son. He had $40, a gold watch, and
a savings bank deposit book for $1,000 on his
person. On the latter he drew interest yester-
day morning.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Thomas Saul, butcher residing in Peabody,
was run over and killed by the Salem train on
Tuesday evening.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A knowing dog, belonging in New Bedford,
which lost his collar of few nights ago through
some defect in the fastening, brought it home in
his mouth
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
BY vote OF the town of AlIddebOro in the
annual town meeting, last spring, children al
tending the high school, and living more than
two mikes from the school house. are allowed
i've cents a mile for each mile Travelled towards
the school house, TOR the purpose of paving the
expenses Of transportation. The children who
live on the line oil the railroad make good
thing Of it. From South MiddebOro, which is
seven or eight miles from Middleboro, eight al
tended last term. Each paid for a season ticket
for three mouths $3.50, and those vino attended
school every day OF The twelve weeks term rc-
ceivCd as mileage Sl4.75, making clear gain Of
$685., besides which his ticket was good for
week over the duration OF the term. One family
sent three children last summer, and this winter
the prospect is that the nEmber attending from
the place will he doubled From Rock station,
which Is between four and tive miles from Middle
boro, a large number attended, but, being
nearer the school house, their relative profits
are smaller. 1t appears TO be a curious ar
Taneement in all its parts, and probably the
MiddleborO people will at their next town
meeting provide some way of stopping this leak
from the treasury.
HAMPDEN COUNTY,
There are 1900 French Catholics in SPRING
field
The Hampden county grand jury has found
bills against twenty-seven Springfield liquor
dealers.
General Nye, formerly agent of the Dwight
mills at ChicOpee, will shortly remove 10 Mon
treal, where he has the agency for a large cot
ton manuiactury, at salary Of $4,000 year.
together with the use OF a dwelling house.
willie Clark" the lad who confessed to
placing an Obstruction on tie iIGCk Of the Bos-
ton and Albany railroad some days ego, with &
view 10 throwing a train from the track, has
bten on uial before the criminal court at Sprug
tlold, and pas on Tuesday found guilty by the
jury, aiteiS forty minutes dedication. The
plea ofieed in his defence was inGecihty.
The WestfelG murder It Smiths stories can
be believed was not the first deed of blood that
he has done. Before the recent shooting he told
comrade that when he was in Baltimore sew
eral years since he became involved in a quarrel
at house Of in fame, when in a tit of rage he
drew revolver from his pocket, and, to use his
own WoI1s, 'peppered the fellow through the
heaR9@ He then boosted of his skill in lodging
tue baltimore police, who, he claims, were not
sm2ft enough TO catch him.
MARY Greenough, a girl seventeen years of
&oe belonging in Holyoke was run over and
= killed by Conductor Clark's train at Palmer
Monday evening. She was on heTiway home from
Stafford, CT, and the southern train being latt,
the Springfield train was waiting when 1t al
rived, but started just as She was buying her
ticket. The station agent told her she was too
late, but she ran toward tae train, dropping her
money IN the ladies' room, and attempted TO
jump on the car. She fell on The track, however,
and the last car passed over her body, killing
her almost instantly. She had but 81 .2S in her
purse; hence her anxiety not TO be away from
home over night. J. G. Allen summoned a
COZ oner's jury, who, after a partial hearing, ad-
jouTned till this afternoon.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
ID. Bardwelps barn at Shelburn Falls wGs
burned Friday night with nearly all irs contents,
including cows, horses, swine vOuuu cattle
twenty tons OF hay, three tons Of tobacco, fifty
bushels Of grain and farming utensils; loss
$1,000; no insurance.
Franklin county district medical society had
session at Putnam's hotel in Orange yestcr-
day, DR.. Dean OF Montague presiding, for the
discussion OF medical subjects and to hear re-
ports of cases. Some ten members OF the Wor-
cesier north district medical society were pres
ent by invitation as guests. Among the subjects
discussed were those OF smallpox, vaccination
tettaDus or lock jaw, and surgical diseases Of
the bladder, which were illustrated by several
very interesting cases.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
At one point between Stockbridge and West
Stockbridge the new Lee and Hudson railroad
will be straight up the ledge 100 feet above the
Housatonic railroad beside the river
Alexander McNulty, blown from the cars and
killed at West PittSfed on Monday, belonged in
Slmsbury, Conn.,, and was going to work in the
west, having lett his home thar morning
II. d. Pierce OF North Adams put under bonds
7lNOhtShs d-O lOi llhl LOT adultery at the Jam
uary criminal term OF court, is again in limbo.
On Saturday he made another attempt TO elopc
with tue gill, and engaged a young man 20
drive them to Dll ton. no doubt intending TO
take the evening tram on the Boston and Al
bany railroad, aud thus put Sabbah's jour
ney between them and the officers. Major
Mckay, hearing OF bis departure, started imme-
dately IN pursuit, overlook the loving pair some
three miles from town and brought them back
sending The gIrl TO her parents and placing
Hiram in durance vile to await the pleasure Of
his bondsmen.
Frank George, brakeman on the Maine Cen
tral railroad, was terribly iammud while coup.
lng ears al Pennington yesterday Three Of
his ribs are dislocated lrom the breast bone, and
IN addition he received internal injuries,
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Evans, the NorthwOod murderer is at Exeter
jail, and devotes himself almost entirely 10 read
ing the Bible, and has within lew days eX-
pressed desire 70 have Baptist minister
called into the Jail that he might have a CONVEX
sation with him. He is sullen and refuses to
see visitors. A special grand jury has been
ordered Tor the court, which meets al Exeter on
the third Tuesday OF next month, to try tins,
The only criminal case al thar term,
The Manchester Mirror and American pub
fishes communication from ga woman OF un-
doubted Yeiacly," connected with one Of the
foremost families Of the state, and the wife of
clergyman, making charges Of the most serious
character agalllsf the management OF the state
insane asylum, Of which she was for i've months
an inmate. The paper which prints her article
inhmates hat she may have dwet so long upon
her WRONGS as 10 give a strong coloring TO the
matter, but II also states, what is much more 10
the ponf, that she has appealed 10 the trustees
OF the institution for a bearing, but can get
none. She gives instances ofgross ill-treatment
OF patients, ard makes her statements with such
particularly that it will be a disgrace 10 the
state II the matter is not thoroughly and Impair
TALLY investigated.
CONNECTICUT.
thirteen years Old Hartford youngster with
the historic name Of Robert Burns, fell over
baluser, distance Of thirty feet the other eve
ming, without the slightest injury.
A courlship Of fity-slx years was consum.
mated at East Lyme, on Thanksgiving day, Tie
couple having been trying 10 fiX the day for the
marriage ever since 1876 when they were first
engaged.
Thomas Wade Of Easton recently fell down
flight Of stairs, striking his side across the rail
near The bottom. He experienced no ipconyen-
fence from the fall excepting the loss of his
voice. For two or three days bis power Of Ut
terance was entirely gone. He could not speak,
even in a whisper At the expiration Of that
time his voice came again, and he Immediately |
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