Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-12
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New England new. summary.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
John II. karmel Of Cambridge, fourteen years
Of age, was killed on the elevator Of George
Woods & Co.'S organ mandatory on SATURDAY.
The Boston lumber dealers association opened
a lumber exchange and had a dedicatory dinner
al Parker S, Saturday.
Ten railroad superntendents acted as pail
bearers at the funeral of Daniel Mason at BOs-
ton, on the 18th.
Ellen Breslin, Of tweuty-Oue summers, started
from ! second story window in Boston, Sunday
night, stopping on the pavements soon after
wards with a broken ankle.
4 stairbuilder, named Andrew Bunker, while
looking up boarding house in Boston, Satur-
day night, fell down fight of stairs and broke
his neck. He had been drinking whiskey
Johu McCann left his house in Boston, last
Saturday evening for the puTpOSe, as he informed
bis wife, of purchasing provisions for Sunday.
Since that time he has not returned, and dilgent
search has failed to reveal his whereabouts.
John Peterson, Of Boston, a sailor of the brig
Deborah Soulc, lell from that vessel in the har-
boz of Cadenas, CUBA, on the 26th ult., and
was drowned.
Mr., Horace George, well known as a popular
conductor and express agent on the Fitchburg
railroad, died suddenly a; his residence in Wa
verify village Belmont, on Saturday last
Mr.. jeremiah F. Greeley, who was run over
at the Providence railroad station in Boston,
while attempting to get aboard the Dedham
Train Saturday evening, died from the effects of
ms injuries Sunday.
The "Hoy Tree Inn' Ioi Boston has tour
thriving holly branches; and, altogether they
are power for good, furnishing coffee and
wholesome food at rates TO correspond with the
pay Of poor sewing giris.
The society for the prevention of cruelty TO
animals has forwarded TO the chief of police of
Boston number of hammers of an approved
form TO be used in killing disabled horses They
are accompanied with hoods to prevent the ami
mails from seeing the descending blow.
The Boston papers are indignant at the con-
duct OF State Constable Hinkley, who, they say,
after shooting McBench, at Everett IAN account
OF which was in Mondays spy, took him to
Stonebam and had him arraigned and fined Sc
and costs for drunkenness, before going TO q
doctor. The bullet was in his right side all the
time. 1t is hoped that the wound will not cause
death.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The MiddleseX northeast temperance union
will hold its next meeting in the Orthodox
church at Pepperell on the 18th
ESSEN COUNTY.
Albert Hunt, the last of a gang of silk
thieves, at Lawrence, has been bdgged by the
officers.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The New Bedford state conStabes find whiS
key in some Of the barber shops, and seize it.
John Haffey, who keeps a saloon in Fall River,
came home the other day, and found his wife
with broken leg. Two full grown beer drink
ers had a row with her, and broke the leg
during their short staysat the beer shop.
MAINE.
The Bangor Wing says few days since while
the driver Of a stage was doing some business
in the post office Of down river town, his
horses took fright and commenced to run,
wherenpon two ladies who were alone in the
coach, crept out of tue windows on either side
crawled mp TO and upon the box, and together
hauled up the horses This done, they turned
round and went back for the driver, who was in
terrible fright lest his team and passengers
should meet with a general smash-up.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The democrats of Concord have nominated
Edward L. knowton, secretary of the Concord
board Of trade, for mayor.
The first organ built in New England was
manufactured in Winchester by Henry Pratt, in
the year 1888. 1t is still in use. The metal
pipes were made from the lead lining Of tea
chests.
Captain Tom stackpole died in Washington,
Sunday evening. BE was a native of New
Hampshire, and after passing some years at
Newburyport he went TO Washington, when
General Pierce became president, TO occupy a
responsible position at the White house. In
time he became the head of the establishment
remaining through the administrations of Pierce
Buchanan and Lincoln, after which he took COM
mand of the Arrow, a steamer which makes
daily trips 10 Mount Vernon.
Sheriff Brown of Plymouth arrested, Sunday
evening, after severe chase, one Bryant, who
broke Jail in Carroll county last September.
This Bryant is one who, in company with an
ether man, committed burglary and assaultin
Ossippee last summer, breaking into the house,
smashing the furniture and brutally beating the
occupants.
VERMONT.
Friday morning, Sth inst the barn and out
buildings of Peter Blood of Essex Centre, were
entirely destroyed by fire, with all their contents
except the stock, which was saved.
A large double building, occupied by Norton
Wilcox as a grocery store, and by Cross's
photograph gallery, at Bennington, was de-
sHoyed by fire on the 9th inst. 1t is supposed
10 have been the work of an incendiary. Nor
ton & WilcoX's loss is $500; insured for $500.
Cross loss is S250G; insured for $1,000
Dana Courier, u Young man, and son of j.
M. Counier,sEsq., of Hardwick, was instantly
killed by tue fall of a tree, in Burke, on the 22d
ult. lie went into the woods to cut some trees
one OF which falling, struck a stub, broke off
portion OF IL, poised upon the stump, when
the butt of the tree swung around, striking
Courier upon the head and killing him in
slaDtly.
CONNECTICUT
Rev. John NJ. Garfield, of New Haven, died
Sunday night, after Il brief illness, with pneu-
mOnia. He had reached the advanced age of
eighty-twO years.
A Hardscrab5le widow wears with becoming
pride massive gold ling made from the plate of
her deceased husbands teeth.
There is 10 be new county Jail in Danbury.
The old one is so rickety that the boys break into
it at their pleasure
A lover Of discipline, after seeing the New Ha-
ven police drill speaks in the highest terms of
The force, but thinks a better uniformity of clubs
would improve their appearance. By all means
let their clubs be uniform.
A deacon in a Connecticut town, one day last
week, discovered a big dog prowlng round his
yard, and thought he might do some injury TO
valuable plants. So up went the window arI h
Gu; went one Of the deacon's best "Sundav1,n id
meetin'' boots. The dog grabbed the - tl%o-to-
disappeared, and at last accountss cfjoot and
nor boot had been heard from. sen neither dog
Ten years AFRO two BridgedI
themselves by tying tin port boys amused
Newfoundland puppy essetile to the tail of
now, and the pupaosts9~ These boys are men
pleasant for yearsrpy is an old dog, but it's not
doc. atbors ..ner Of the men in sight of that
la'-'I - remembers the tin kettle and longs to
Ses4h'atc the flesh Of his early prosecutors.
The locomotive Falls Village, which was re-
Gently purchased of the HonsatOnic railroad
company for the Connecticut Western road eX
ploded her boiler nj Winsted on the Sth. Three
mon were in the cab, but neither of them were
injured The locomotive was attached head on,
to q dozen fat cars and brakeman who stood
on the car directly in front Of the locomotive,
was blown to the ground and slightly injured.
The Odoriess rubber company, OF Middle
town, seems TO be dong quite a thriving and
profitable business. At a meeting Of the direc-
TORS. held recently, a stock dividend 10 per cent
was declared, and 10 to y per cent was carried
to the surplus fund.- The company has con-
tracted for 200 horse power engine, the largest
in the country, to take the place OF the old one.
II is about completed and will be put into the
works Immediately.