Worcester daily spy., 1872-07-10
Sdurtesttr Daily spp.
New England News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
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New England News Summary.
BOSTON AAD VICINITY.
A strange man died suddenly, Monday, at 20
Carver street. Boston, His pocket handker-
chief was marked A Valentine, Jr.
On SUNDAY last, Phillip Calvin of Boston,
twelve years of age, went into the water while
in heated condition, resulting in inflammation
Of the bowels, which terminated fatally on
Monday.
One of the polite ushers at the coliseum had
his pocket picked of sixty dollars, and appreci-
ative acquaintance have partially made good
the loss by voluntary contributions. Had he
not been one of the "polite' ushers, very likely
no fuss would have been made about 1t.
About nine O'Clock Tuesday morning, James
O. Perry TWENTY-FIVE wears of age, committed
suicide at the Warwick house, Boston, by shoot
inc himself through the heart, causing instant
death. He had for some time been a clerk in
in the store of Jordan, Marsh & Co., where he
was very much respected and enjoyed the full
est confidence Of his employers. He had Just
been granted a vacation, and no reason can be
assigned for the committal of the fatal deed.
The following telegram to his father, Mr.. James
Perry of Camden, Me, written by the unforiun-
ate youth, was fonnd in the room, but affords
no clue 10 the rash deed 81 have done this
deed. God forgive me. See Mr.. Glidden, of
Jordan, Marsh & Co.'s wholesale cotton depart
ment."
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A baby a few hours old was left at the or
phan's home in New Bedford last Friday night,
with clothing which showed plainly that it be-
longed to rich folks.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
A plaster cast of the late James Fisk has been
sent TO the Ames works at Chicopee, and a
bronze bust will be made from it for the Brat
tcboro cemetery.
A bloody fight occurred at gin shop kept by
one Sullivan, in Holyoke, Sunday. A large
number of roughs were congregated there
during the day drinking and earousng, and
finally struck the said Sullivan so savagely as
to break his leg in two places. There was con-
siderable excitement over the affair, large
crowd gathered and several arrests were made.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The Springfield Union says: "lhe Indian at
the agricultural college at Amherst got in rage
at his chum Thursday hight for telling him to
be more quiet He went out of the room, and
his chum heard some one soon stealthily creep
ing in, and looking up, for he was in bed, saw
the Indian with his gun, with the bayOnet
pointed at him. Leaping up he seized the gun
and turned it one side, thereby probably saving
his life, and graphing with his opponent, kept
him from doing serious injury until help ar
rived, although the Indian bit his fingers badly
during the melee There was strong talk of
tarring and feathering "the noble red man"
among the students.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A well dressed lady was seen to stop on one
of the back streets in Greenfield, during the
tempest on the 4th, and pull off her hoop skirt,
not caring to risk herself inside of that kind of
lightning rods. The Greenfield Gazette which
mentions the affair." does not state whether she
took bushel of hairpins out of her head gear
or not There's an idea worth making II otc
of, ladies.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
PittS6eld attendants upon the Lebanon Shaker
meetings of the last two Sabbaths report that
Elder Evans is unusually violent and bitter in
his pulpit attacks upon "the world, the flesh,
and the devil the present season. Sunday
week his INSCRIPTIONS treatment of religious
doctrines attained the modest assurance of de-
nying any sacred character or inspiration TO
scripture whatever. The Shaker congregation
at Lebanon numbers about 40 "brethren" and
60 SISTERS" each Sabbath, while the audience
of rld's5people" numbers twice as many
MAINE.
Henry Collins, fifteen years DID, was drowned
while bathing in Gardiner, Tuesday.
Gen. Chamberlain was yesterday formally in
angurated president of Bowdoin college.
Arthur Towle, seventeen years of age was
drowned at Halowell on Monday.
Ammi q. Teel, formerly of Cambridge, Mass,
was kicked by his COW, in Lewiston, last Friday
morning, and injured so that he died Monday
night. He was eighty-one years old
Camden is increasing its lime burning bust
ness by the building Of four new kilns. new
kiln costs about S5000
man named Thomas Rogers, who has been
for many years resident of BddefOrd com
mltted suicide by drowning on Saturday last
A prize regatta in Portland harbor when the
New York yacht club arrives there, is talked Of
An effort is in progress to bring the Eastern
and Boston, the Bunker Hill and Dorchester
and the Portland clubs into such a regatta.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
@Aie Meader Of Rochester drew a beachnut
INTO his lett lung last January, since which time
be has been troubled with asthma and cough
On the lst inst, in violent fit Of coughing, he
threw it out, and is now improving.
The house and outbuildings of Luke Gale at
Alexandria, with most of their contents, were
burned Tuesday morning. The town clerk
office was located in Mr.. Gales house, and all
the records and papers belonging TO the town
were destroyed. Loss unknown.
On the Sd, near South Danbury station, Mr..
morrill, Currier of Danbury was found dead be-
tween the rails of the Nashua railroad hayinn
probably been hit by some of the nightItrains
Tic deceased is said TO have been under the in
haence OF liquor. He Was forty-fye years of
age.
A fearful storm of rain and hail occurred at
Hillsboro' Bridge, Monday, doing serious dam
age to the crops and washing the roads badly
Hailstones the size of a robins egg were picked
up, and in many places by the roadside the hail
was foot in depth. AT noon the thermometer
stood at So, at two O'Clock 5S
The little island in the Connecticut at Wood
vile, is piece of patchwork SO far as geogra-
phY is concerned. The Vermont and New
Hampshire state line runs through it, Grafton.
Caledonla and Orange counties corner there
and also the towns of Bath and HaverhilI in
New Hampshire, and Ryegate and Newbury, in
Vermont. One can sit down at a certain point
on that island and be in two states, three coun-
ties and four towns at the same time that is, if
he gets exactly on the "certain point"
On the fourth, while William Gould of Lynde-
boro was seated in his wagon a man came
along, and, hitting his horse suddenly with a
SUCK, he started, throwing Gould backwards
over the wagon seat to the ground. Both par
ties were intoxicated at the time Gould re-
ceived fatal injuries being partially paralyzed
ana remaining unconscious until three O'Clock
Monday morning.
woman named Mrs O'Donnell deliberately
walked off the wharf into the river at Ports
mouth during the night of the fourth. She was
hauled out by the crew of a schooner that lay at
the wharf, and couple of policemen escorted
IA her 10 the station-house. She would not give
-"'Nes arson for her strange conduct.
CONNECTICUT.
The Prussian band will give concert in New
Haven Friday evening.
The publication of the Evening Herald, started
a week ago in Hartford, was discontinued on
Saturday.
The Hartford & Wethersfeld horse railroad
company has commenced laying its track TO-
ward West Hartford.
A boy named Hitchcock, son of one of the
oyerseers Of the state prison was drowned while
bathing in Wethersfeld cove, Saturday after
noon.
In Meriden, Monday, John R. johnson quar-
Teled with his andlady, Mrs. Hess, and stabbed
her IN the neck and ran to the woods She
died in the evening, and johnson was caught
He acknowledges the crime
The child found at the lighthouse beach, New
Haven, on the 4th, has been identified ii was
a son Of Patrick Doyle Of Braniord, workman
m the Stoney creek quarries. The last seen of
him by his parents was a week ago Tuesday
when he was standing near the water.
John Connolly, aged twenty-five, brcklayer
OF Hartford, died suddenly Friday night. He
had been drinking hard for some time, and on
the FOurtl MlIIatp,,,
grossly drunk. He kept up the spree Mi dav
Friday, and died about eleven o'clock in the
evening.
At Bridgeport, Tuesday morning, negro
passing over the lower bridge saw two men
struggling ahead of him, and one of them threw
the other over into the water and ran. The no.
gro gave the ALARM but the man drowned be.
fore help could be given. He proved 70 be Lud.
wig Fluersi German carriage maker, from
southport Several arrests have been made on