Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-23
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RenshimOl in which the plaintiff laid damages
a. $50, 600. on account Of slanderous charges
made against him by the defendant, the jury,
Yesterday aitern bon, returned verdict ior Mr.:
De SOTO, awarding him damages IN the sum oil
s225.
Miss Jennie Collins has received sewing ma
chimes for use at Bofhu's bower from the Singer,
Weed and Wheeler & Wilson companies, with
out cost. Next Monday the workshop Will DC
in readiness for the instruction OF Young women
who NAV Join the apprentices ASSOCIATION.
well known lady of influence and opulence,wlth
an txfended experience, has volunteered TO de-
vote a large share Of her time IN instrucung at
the bower and promoting the interests OF the
institution. and others have followed her eX-
ample.
al the Boston radical club, Monday, Col. Hig,
ripson talked Tor an hour and more on England
and English life, to large company, among
whom were the customary trequenters OF the
club-Mr Alcott, Dr.. Bartol, Mrs Howe, Mrs.
Cheney. Messrs. Weiss, 5. Longfellov, Potter,
etc.-snd some. like Mrs. Livermore, Mrs. APP
fh0rp and Miss Virginia Vaughan, who have
not so often met there. In the conversation that
followed DR.. Bartol and an English journalist,
Mr.. Louis were the principal speakers, nut MI
Weiss, Prof I. Steiry Hunt, Mrs. Howe, Miss
Peabody and Others took part, and the assembly
fingered beyond the usual hour.
Dr. P. B. Randolph, the coored writer and
orator, met with a narrow escape from death by
poisoning at Boston on Monday. he was suffer
ing from cold and had heated some water m
which he intended TO pour some composition,
but instead of that be carelessiv took up bottle
OF cauibus indica, and empiying considerable
quantity into the wafer drank the whole before
be detected his error. Remedies were at once
administered, and he Is now in fair way TO re-
cover.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
There is considerable dissatisfaction IN regard
10 the manner in which money is being eXpend-
ed for the construction of the bridge over the
Merrimac river at TYngsborough, and hear
ing Is m progress before the MiddleseX county
commissioners at East Cambridge. The cost OF
the bridge was estimated at $4,000, and there
is a feeling on the part of many citizens of
Tynasborough and MiddleseX county that The
money appropriated is not used as 1t should be,
and that the interests of the town and county
win suffer severely unless the parties in control
are called to account
ESSEX COUNTY.
Margaret COane, wife Of Mr.. Thomas Coanc
OF Lyun, attempted TO commit suicide on MOD
day evening, by taking dose of white yitrlol.
Before the poison had any visible effect, now
ever. DR.. Ahearn was on the spot, and admins
tered an auiidOte which saved her life.
In the superior court Monday the case OF the
town of Gloucester, charged with building
dam across Goss Cove, a nayigabie arm OF the
sea, and thereby ObstructiDg Navigation, came
up ior trial District Attorney Sherman and r.
Fl. Dana appeared for tue government, and b.
+. Butler and b. Smith Of Gloucester for de-
fendant. The counsel for the town entered
general demurrer to the Indictment, admitting
the i9cts, but claiming that The dam was con
structed under legislative authority granted
over forty years ago. The acts of 1929 and 1880
were produced in support of the position taken
by counsel The government counsel argued
that the demurrer should be oyerruled on the
ground that the acts referred to only provided
for highway which might be so constructed as
TO render navigation possible; that the legality
OF the acts were contingent upon the consent OF
the town, which was not shown TO have been
given, aud that in the acts there was no au-
thonty for the erection of this dyke or dam,
Judge Putnam cverrulod the demurrer, and the
case goes to The supreme court.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The late Miss Sarah c. Lewis of Brainree,
in her will, bequeathed he income of her house
and furniture and an allowance OF 81 week TO
Mrs. JosSelyn, for the care of faYorlte cat,
named Otta This novel bequeSt has been car
ried out until Monday, when the cat died of old
age The house aud land now become the prop
erty Of the UniYersalisi parishin West Scituate,
in accordance with the will of Miss Lewis.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Insurance on Matthias Ellis & Co.'s foundry,
South Carver, burned on the 18th inst, is now
reported at $4,000. Covering loss. The foun-
dry will be rebuilt as soon as the insurance is
settled.
HANPDEN COUNTY.
II. Milne, a new conductor on the New Lon
don Northern railroad was tried on Monday
before the district court at Palmer, for an as
saGlt on G. II. Kmlall, an employe of the Mer-
chants Union express company. 1t seems that
Milne and klmball had dispute on Tuesday
morning, concernng the occupation of the Bos-
ton and Albany railroad track by freight Car
and soon highly seasoned words passed be-
fbnDo M n old
On the return of the train at night, Milne Ie-
quested Kimball 10 step into the baggage car,
which he mad nc sooner done than Milne dealt
him blow that ielled HIM to the floor, and
then kicked him out of the car. Milne pleaded
guilty TO the charge and was fined 81 and costs,
amounting to SIS 30
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Typhoid fever is unusually prevalent in many
towns OF Franklin county, but Greenfield en-
Joys an unusual immunity from the disease.
A Spring field gentleman who fifty years ago,
collected the taxes in Springfield, this year
pays, as his individual tax, a larger sum than
the whole amount collected by him in 1922.
Patrick McMee OF Easthampton has got into
trouble 10y play Jul habit he has of going into
places CT business and creating a rumpus, and
is soon 10 be tried, 10 see whether he ought to
be sent 10 jail or the lunatie asylum.
story is told at the expense Of the good old
town of Granny, 10 the effect that when day
bridge at Hoyoke with view of assessing the
cost on The towns, The jewellers in that stald and
Yirtuous place, by the advice of a prominent
official, all stayed at home.
Fordyce CoWan OF Prescott, while hunting,
Tuesday, the Sth fell from a tree distance OF
thirty feet, breaking his skull and so injuring his
spine between the should, rs as TO cause paraly-
cation of the whole system below. DIS. Barton
Of Orange and Hill Of New Salem performed the
operation Of trepanning, taking out twelve
pieces OF bone, and the patient is now so COM
Portable that strong hopes are entertained of his
recovery.
Amherst COLLEGE news The Student is printed
this year by the Sar printing company o.
Northampton. Rev Josiah Tyler, of the elias,
of 45, for the past twenty two years a mission
arv amcng the Zulus OF Natal, South Africa
gave lecture on that country and its customs
on SUNDAY. As an instance of the healthlu
climate be stated the fact that none of the FAM
lies Of the three missionaries who went out il
1919 bad lost any by death, nor had he lost
Sunday on account Of sickness. Mr.. Tyler ha
made many valuable presents to the cabinet o
the horns Of wild animals that are found in AT
RIGA.
MAINE.
Alver Sterett of Burnham, brakeman on thC
freight train between Waierville and Bangor
had his lee and loot manged in a fearful man.
ner yesterday morning at Hermon Pond by
jumping on Of rhe engine and part of the train
passing over his leg and foot.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
some ten rods of the rOadbed of the Sugar
River railroad, situated about TWO miles north
OF Bradford, sunk Sunday morning in bog
hole about twenty-five deep. Railroad travel
will be Obstructed for a short time only
VERMONT.
MaIvil Fletcher, the well known hotel keeper
in Canaan died Monday.
brutal attempt was made to assassinat,
Alonzo Reed Of West Randolph, few evenings
since Mr.. Reed was awakened by some one en-
deavorng to ehect an entrance into his sleepinl
room, and quietly arose, when the intruder fire,
pistol shot at the bed. Mr. Reed, who had Sc
cured his revolver, returned the shot with sucl
good effect that the man was disabled, when h,
proceeded TO tie his hauds While so enua@ d
the col iederate, who had been on the outside
came into the room, and with some heavy. blun
instrument dealt MIR. Reed fearful blow on m
back Of the head, rendering him insensible, Tbi
is The last Mr. Reed remembers of the affair uni
he was discovered the following morning by
neighbOr.
CONNECTICUT.
A dog owned by the Adams express compan
at Hartford, has stopped So runaway horses hi
season, and the city authorities are going to civ
him gold collar.
Ship building in Fairhayen, is attaining larp
proportions Some fifty or sixty small vesse
have been launched by one firm within a yea
A. l.. Mosely Of Hartford, 21 years of az
crushed a glass bottle while corking II son
Two weeks since, several fragments entering Il
flesh, aud on Sunday died Of lock Jaw brongl
on by the accident.
Jack Mccarty, Hartford liquor dealer, sh,