Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-21
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200 rnrlnna New. summary.
RosroN AND VICINITY.

% years OF ace, got into tight in North street,
Boston, Saturday, and stabbed young man
named Frank Clifford in the lungs with long
sheath knife. Clifford was taken TO the city
hospital, where the doctors saw he cannot live
A man named Foley stabbed man named
Thomas Henderson, Saturday afternoon, in
Camhridgeport. They were employed by the
Boston stamping manufacturing company
Henderson was stabbed with a machinists
chisel, which Foley had ground for that purpose
Henderson died in about two hours. The muir
derer escaped.
In consequence of the withdrawal of a couple
ofpolicemen who have heretofore been present
al the Boston Natural History society's room on
the two afternoons on which the rooms have
been open to the public free, the society has de-
termined to close them, as they fear it will be
unsafe TO risk their rare collection, and decline
to hire watchmen when they freely open their
doors 10 the public.
ESSEX COUNTY.
At Lawrence, on Friday, Maurice F. Dearborn
was found guilty Of assault with intent 10 Nil,
and Frank kimball of an assault. These are
the parties who attacked police officers in Me-
thuen few evenings since. Sentence has not
YET been passed.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Alfred G. Hitch, state constable on duty in
Fall River, has rendered his resignation.
The flint mill, rapidly approaching completion
at Fall River, will be one of the finest structures
of the kind in the country.
Charles r Watts, who was tried for attempt
ing 10 kill Charles f. Kimbal at Lowell and
sent TO the lunatC hospital at Taunton as in
sane, from which place he escaDed, has been
found OF Washington and sent back to Taunton.
Charles Williams, Daniel Grover and Patrick
Donneily were examined, Saturday morning, in
the police court at New Bedford on a charge of
robbing Holiness sale on the night of the 11th
inst, and ordered TO give bail in $4,000 each
for appearance at the superior court. They
were committed in default.
Last Wednesday afternoon Frank pease, Il
years old, son OF William A. Pease of New Bed
ford, while leading a horse, threw the end Of
the halter around lis neck, at which the ami
NAL took fright and kicked, striking young
Pease in the mouth. He was knocked sense
less, his lip severely cut and one OF his teeth
broken. Ii was some time before he regained
consciousness. He was so near the animal that
he did not receive the full force of the blow,
otherwise it might have resulted more seriously.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The severe storm of Friday, the 18th inst, did
considerable damage at HyanniS. Several houses
and barns were struck by lightning and one
horse was killed.
A large number Of the shore mackereling fleet
have abandoned the business and hauled up.
About half of the vessels are still hanging on in
hopes OF getting a catch off Cape Cod before the
mackelel leave, but the season is virtually over.
lut baA dltu art Notulll4 dlOgs anu hiiOiutT lUl1
night will about wind up the business. The
shore winter fishing will he extensively prose
Gated this season. and the fleet will be considera-
bly, larger than that of last year.
DUKES COUNTY.
AT a town meeting in Edgartown on the 9th
inst, Howes Norris, I. Z. Luce, Otis Foss, Hi
ram Daggett and l. N. Luce were appointed a
committee 10 make arrangements for a division
of the town.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Z. H. Patch's livery stable at Springfield, was
burned Saturday night. Loss $1,000; partially
insured. H, n. Billings horse Hampshire
Boy" valued at $500, was also burned.
Addie E. Dodge Of Chicopee was arrested in
Lowell Friday by officer Henry Marshall, for
obtaining goods to the amount of S45 from W n,
Keith dry goods dealer, on a forged order pur-
porting to be signed by NJ. G. Pratt She is a
married woman, and was arrested at the resi-
dence OF a relative on Broadway.
franklin COUNTY.
The Crocker national bank of Turner's Falls,
capital $4,000, was on Saturday authorized by
the comptroller Of currency at Washington to
commence business.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
About one hundred car loads of debris,
amounting to over three hundred tons weight,
are raised from the central shaft of the Hoosac
tunnel every tweuty-fouT hours.
The color Of the oil which was discovered at
South Lee the other day by some workmen who
were digging the foundations for the new Hurl.
but paper mill is nearly equal 10 the refined arti-
Gle in general use, and appears TO be very iufiam
mabe, as when a blaze was touched to paper
wet with the article it flashed over it instantly
paper saturated with il burned freely, and
when bottle was filled from the running
stream it was found that nearly one-half was
oil and the other half water with milky APP
pearanee.
Mr. A. F. Towne, of Williamstown, recently
caught two white woodchucks and had them on
exhibition at the cattle show at Charlemont,
Sept. "a and %. They were pure white with
red eyes. One was seen in Conway few years
ago.
MAINE.
Mts. Abram and Saddeback in Maine are
white with snow.
The Portland shooting club, as the result Of
their fall field day, report total of 1910 points,
of which $50 were woOdcOck, 245 partridges, so
snipe, 30 grass birds, and the rest plover. Only
ten members participated.
The night train up on the Bangor and Piscata-
quis railroad, when passing through the Ome-
vile woods, Wednesday evening, encountered a
large bear on the track, who Thought at first
he wouldn't, then thought he would" just in
season TO get kick "a pOSteri0rF' from the iron
horse, which FASTENED his movements some.
howl growl and getting out of sight closed
the scene.
young man by the name of Frank Booth
bay, employed on the Saco water power, was
arrested by the police, Saturday last, on a charge
of stealing five hundred copper spindle holsters
valued at $50 from the place where he was en-
ployed. He has been in the habit of selling
them TO the deacon Of church in Bddeford,
who has disposed Of them at a low price.
VERMONT.
In st. Adams, Tuesday, Robert Kennedy was
severely if not fatally injured by the fall OF
wood pile upon him.
A little daughter of J. G. Bonnet Of Island
Pond, eight years Of age, was recently burned
to death, her clothes taking fire from a stove
while she was sweeping.
Windsor reports a curious story of the burn
ing by stranger OF buggy and harness a few
evenings siuee. He was seen by several persons
near village and reported to them that he had
broken down, but refused any assistance, and
the charred remains OF his buggy were subse-
quently discovered in the road.
The election Of state officers by the leaisla-
ture, which was TO have been held on Thursday.
will not takeBlace for two weeks Railroad
legislation bids lair to take up much of the time
OF the session, as charters are asked for by the
Montpelier and Black River Valley railroad by
TWO routes, besides other smaller enterprises.
Woman's rights will also play an important
part, one bill having already been introduced
providing that when a wife has been abandoned
by her husband, without provision for her main.
teUaDce, The probate court shall give her power
TO sell and convey her real and personal estate"
The rounding Of the communication money paid
by drafted soldiers has again come up this ses-
sion, and involves $4,000. The question of
changing The shire town Of Orleans county lIom
lTasburg 10 Newport has been referred TO the
members from Orleans county.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
George West, OF Belfast, Me-, brakeman on
the Eastern railroad, was killed while Stacking
cars in Portsmouth, Saturday night. ~,
The Bow Lake village (Strafford) board Of
trade have issued a circular to capitalists, man.
uiaeturers and others, setting forth the special
advantages OF their village to this class Of per-
sons in business point Of view. They propose
10 exempt all property Tor manufacturing pur-
poses Of an amount not less than $4,000 from
taxation for term OF years. to give land on
which TO erect buildings for business purposes.
and assist in other ways.
CONNECTICUT.
The MOhegan Indians at Norwich became free
citizens on the eighth Of October. The commu-
nifty numbers about one hundred souls, and not
single instance can be found of person above
the age Of ten years who cannot read or write.
d. L. Skies Of Suiiield tells the following cit
ron story: A vine on his place measured 861S
feet aud seven in length; it bore seventy citrons,
and the combined weight Of the fruit was 500
pounds.
RHODE ISLAND.
Mrs Content Short, oil Warren, aged eighty
years, while visiting her son in Fall River
stepped 70 the door 10 see the tOrchlight process.
sion, Thursday evening, and accidentally fell of
tle platform, about two feet, striking the back
Of her neck, and was instantly killed.
RON tle last report Of The school committee
% providence II Appears that that city has now
ihrly-sN buildings USED for school purposes
mn,eh furnish accommodations for between