Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-12

VERMONT.
Judge Pierpont has refused TO grant a new
trial to Ring, the Bristol murderer, and the case
will now be carried up to the supreme coult
Miss Eliza Lyman of East Grcensborough
has contracted to furnish the lumber for the
water tank and depot buildings that are soon to
be constructed on the great bend" of the La
noble Valley railroad, near that place
Hon. David French, an old and respected cti.
zen OF Burlington, died on Saturday He was
native of Williston; graduated from the Uni
versity of Vermont, class Of 1913; was a state
senator in 1912, and for many years register
OF probate for Cbttenden county
AT the funeral Of James Fisk, Jr., Bratteboro,
Chaplain Flag% oil the ninth regiment pronounc.
ed warm eulogy upon the deceased saving
among other things that he believed lie died
conhding in the Savior, and that a PRAYER was
heard in the courts Of heaven and accepted al
the throne OF the Almighty. To the relatives
the chaplain said: "You know his excellences
Of character, and this knowledge win console
| you in your affection. Put YOU confidence in
| the Saviour and meet your friend in the man
sions above. ii is fitting that our brother should
be returned AT last and buried among his native
hills; the scenes which remind us Of the patriot
ism of our loreiathers and region which has
50 much Of nobility and to admire
CONNECTICUT.
Gov. Jewell has issued commission TO Prof.
John Johnston, Of Wesleyan university, Mid
dletOwn, as stare chemist Tor the analyzation of
adulterated liquors.
A woman living in house Of lll-repute at
Hartford, swallowed tumblerfnl of Kerosene
oil, while intoxicated, on Sunday, and, though
everything was done for her, she died, Monday
afternoon, after great suffering
The Courant says that the Hartford Charter
Oak life insurance company was offered a risk
| on the life of James Fisk, Jf, for $4,000, with
| III TWO months, which the company declined
| hot considering him morally sound.
Moses IT, Bull, Of Rockville, died Sunday
1 III. taHtnI
| nSa,9' MI' pun was treasurer, registrar and
clgrh OF vernon at the time OF bis death, which
u'n.es ne liaa held for many years, receiving the
entire vote of both parties
Jeremiah fenlon, man about thirty-seyen
| years OF age who has been emploveI nm SIS.
| sons farm, near Park river, Hartlord dicd sid.
| denly OF heart disease on Monday Ut,rbt Ito
was in bed and suddenly threw Ills hands nm
and expired Immediately. lie leaves wife and
several children. NV ""'
A great many funny things seem TO occnr a,
Danbnry; we suspect that the editor Of the local
| paper is something of n comic genius himselT
| The following is the --latest little Daubury
grl, when asked by her mother about suspicious
little bites in the sides of a dozen choice applcs
| answered; perhaps, mamma, they may have
| been frost bitten, IL was so cold last niqht .
| The mother retreated.
a New Haven paper says: company is to
PC formed IN Norwich for the manufacture of
"double-hiuge lock Joint umbrellas" There 4
no sori Of use in making more umbrellas nntil
| people learn TO bring back those they have bor.
rowedl We are opposed to more umbrellas.
While crossing The track Of the Norwich and
| worcester railroad near Wilsonyillc, o few nights
since, Mrs. Rogers Of Stafford, an old woman Of
| nearly seventy years, was struck by a freight
train and probably fatally injured, her skull
being fractured and one OF her arms broken II
was dark nj the time, and she was not discovered
| until she bad been carried some distance on the
cowcatcher OF the engine and thrown into the
/ ditch