Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-30
Golurtestrr Daily spp.
New England News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY,


street, Boston, in the entry. lntemperance Is
assigned as the cause.
Newton, at a large and excited town ihee.lils'
on Monday afternoon, voted aSalilSi WA.ei-
works and 6re-alarm telegraph Ne"'o"
needs big fire. r.
The annual Nav training, which calls out for
inspection and parade all the military organlza-
tions of RostOn and vicinity, took place yeSter-
dav. The companies generally turned out iuii
ranks presenting fine appearance.
The Philadelphia Knights Templar enjoyed
drives through the suburbs of Boston yes
terdav. collation. at Fresh pond,
f,rmal reception and presentation at Masonic
femnIe banquet and pail in the evening, all
under the auspices of their hosts, the Boston
commandery.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
- John Pierce, a painter engaged al work in the
basement of the new church of the immaculate
Conception in Belvidere, fell from staging
Tuesday, and received internal injuries, which
resulted fatally Wednesday morning. He was
fOrty-two years of age, and leaves widow.
ESSEX COUNTY.
An unoccupied house in North Andoyer,
owned by Moses Stevens, was burned on Sunday
loss $1,000.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Hon. S. Angler Chace of Fall River has gone
TO England to purchase machinery for the Bor
der City mills.
Mr.. William Beetle, for more than half q
Tuesday, aged eighty-four years.
A man named Moses Titus, resident of Som
erset, committed suicide by shooting himself
Tuesday morning. He was a single man, about
fifty years old and marble worker by trade.
He left couple of letters addressed to Albert l.
Chase, which may throw some lght upon iiie
affair.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The citizens of Springfield voted on two inn
portant matters, Tuesday, viz; supply of
water and aid for the extension of the Athol and
Enfield railroad to that city. The act enabling
the city to procure supply OF water was adopt
ed by vote of 14O6 TO S19, and the following
gentlemen elected commissioners TO erect the
necessary works: Horace Smith, Samuel w.
Porter A. ID. Briggs, Geo. G. Fisk, Daniel l..
Harris. The proposal to subscribe $500, 900 TO
the capital stock of the Athol and Enfield rail-
road bad been stoutly opposed by the Republic
can, which denounced the measure as a swindle
upon the community, and wholly for the benc-
fit of Mr. Phelps, the builder and principal own
er of the road, but it was nevertheless carried
by the strong vote of 1892 yeas to 569 nays, or
more than the three-fths needed TO sanction the
grant
On Monday afternoon long freight train on
the Boston and Albany railroad parted on
steep grade between PittSteld and Dalton, in
consequence of the breaking OF a coupling, and
eight cars loaded with -four and grain started
towards Pittsfield. solitary brakeman on the
progress, and another train coming in sight he
was obliged to jump off, in view of the impend-
ing collision, to save his life. The approaching
train was also goods train, and the engineer
and fireman, being unable TO back down in time
to escape the coming cars, brought their engine
TO a stand and then left it TO its fate. 1t was
struck with immense force and made complete
wreck. The boiler exploded, throwing the en-
CINE across the track and down the embank-
meut, which is there about forty feet high. One
car loaded with -four was burned with its con-
tents and two Others, one loaded with oats, were
entirely wrecked. Several other cars were more
or less injured, and the. loss can not fall short
of $4,000, aud will probably prove to be much
more. The track was not cleared for several
hours, delaying the passenger trains.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The Hoosac Tunnel and the Troy and Green
field road will cost, when completed under the
terms OF the existing contract, So, 1872 ,233.
Building is very active in all parts of Pitts
field Cellars and piles Of lumber are on nearly
every street, and houses arc going up in great
numbers.
East Lee is just now laughing over a remark
able case of Observation-Disclosures, as displayed by
one of its citizens Early one evening he went
TO his pasture, drove home his COW and fastened
her in the stable. Then he had his supper,
during which meal he forgot that he had
brought home his COW, and actually walked off
to the pasture after supper to bring her in OF
course he couldn't lind her, though, as he said
he'd take his oath he'd seen her somewhere
that evening", and after fruitess search he
returned home, rallied his boys and as many
neiahbors as he could, and they started off on a
cow hunt. They hadn't been gone long when
his wife discovered the cow quietly chewing her
cud just where her forgetfu owner had tied
her. messenger was dispatched for the army
OF hunters, who won't soon forget their anxious
search for what wasn't lost.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
The oratpn at Orange on Decoration day is
TO be deliv ed by VIM. Ralph Emerson.
MAINE.
The summer residence of Frederick A. Jarvis
of Boston, at Castine, was damaged by fire TO
the extent OF $4,000 on Sunday. The ell and
barn welenburnt.
fire al Knowlton's Corner, Pennington, on
Wednesday morning, destroyed house, shed
two barns, and a number of carriages and a
quantity of carriage material, belonging to John
knowlton, supposed to be incendary. Loss
$4,000; insured $500.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Tuesday forenoon the body of Joseph Coty,
the boy who was drowned in the Merrimack
river in Manchester about four weeks ago, was
found partially imbedded III the sand ON the
shore of the river near COTS Falls.
Miss Emma Blown, the young lady who
drowned herself IN mill pond at Springfield on
the nth, had been insane for some time, and
cherished an idea that the Chicago fire, the sui
eide OF Miss Jewett of Claremont &c, were due
to her.
J. Robe, a member of the Lebanon Shakers for
more than twenty years past, has severed his
connection with the Shaker fraternity He has
been man of considerable prominence in the
Shaker community. He is the forteth follower
OF Mother Ann, who has abandoned the faith
this spring, from the Shaker family in that vi
cinity.
A young man in Portsmouth, named Preble,
kplfa had laFe Il
fathers house, attempted TO speak to her after
the close of church service Sunday night, when
the wife's father interfered and fight ensued in
front OF the church, in which Preble was worst
ed. The difficulty was settled in the office of a
lawyer, 1t being agreed that Preble should have
his wife and general proclamation of peace be
made in the family. But brother of Mrs
Preble, VINO was not n the conference, waited
outside, and when Preble came out assaulted
him vigorously. A policeman close by stopped
the performance, whereupon the father turned
upon him and drove him from the field, but was
afterwards locked up.
VERMONT.
Mrs. Lamson, who died at Fayston, recently,
had reached the great age of 100 years. She was
poor, and had been supported by the town for
many years.
The St. Adams butter market was active on
Tuesday. Prices: common to fair, 20 TO 25
cents; medium 10 good, IS to %; selections, %
TO 81.
Mr.. H. A. Green of Highgate died suddenly
on Saturday last He had seated himself in a
char at the table and suddenly fell backward
dead He had been sick with lung fever, but
was recovering.
William +. Barber, of Casteton, sheared,
April 29tb, from sixteen merino ewes, tive OF
them being yearlings), 223 pounds Of wool, an
average of 10 1916 pounds TO each eve. The
wool was just one years growth.
CONNECTICUT.
The president has nominated Joseph S. Dun
ming to be postmaster of South Norwalk
Nineteen infants were baptized at Christ
church, Norwich, Sunday.
Charlotte Cushman dined with the Rev
Phoebe A. Hanaford, in New Haven, on Mon
day
snipsic pond, at Rockville, Square pond and
Bolton pond, in Bolton, will be free to fish for
black bass on the 18th of August next. They
VIII then have been protected for three years.
An exchange 1.-THE Danbury News, of course,)
says: odd Bull gave concert in Bridgeport,
Mmohoay night. He is deferred from coming to
Dahoufy on account of the cattle disease in adj
joining towns"
,; Mrs. fnG6e Reynolds, living in Hayestown
u pssi' aeu suddenly Friday morning. On
hIising sue complained Of nausea at the stom-
ments. 's ~ " ~" '"o
Felix Gallagher was caught between two
cars on tue western road at Wipsted on Mon
day, and badly squeezed. When the train eased
up he fell on the track, and the wheels crnshed
his right leg from the foot to the knee.