Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-04
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.

ItCUIN A. MaSOls d16U lDdCU1iuSI, Vi DuS-
ton, took four ounces of choroform yesterday
aud died in fifteen minutes
Daniel Mullen, an Englishman, aged SS, OF |
the crew of the brig Monsoon of Pictou, fell |
overheard this afternoon and was drowned.
Ii takes a monthly average of S220O00 TO pay |
off the 600 persons who are saaried by the city
government of Boston, of which the police take |
$4,000.
Quite a little incident happened on one of the |
outward bound cars of the Middesex company |
in Boston, Monday evening. A young miss, |
with an infant in her arms, hailed the car as it |
was approaching Charles river bridge, and as
the car stopped she handed the babe to the
driver, Mr. John Sibley, while she went
10 assist he mother into the car. Once Irid
of the infant, however, she decamped, leaving
the driver with something to manage besides his
horses. A gentleman inside the car named
Tucker stated that he would look out for the
babe, and the car then proceeded on its way
with the little waif and its impromptu father
The sequel of the affair is not known.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The house of Orlando Blodgett, in Lowell, |
was entered early yesterday morning by rob |
bers, and $500 taken from the pocket OF Mr.. |
Blodgetrs pantaloons, which were left beside |
his bed on retiring at night. About $500 in |
bureau in the sitting room was overlooked. |
Entrance was made in rear of the house.
Yesterday morning fire broke out in large |
stable in Stoneham occupied by Jas. Forrest and |
owned by Mr.. Dunn When discovered the fire |
hdu Udut great UedONdNs anu utSpliH lUS |
efforts of the firemen the building was soon
burned to the ground, together with ten horses,
a large Quantity of hay and grain, wagons, har- |
nesses, &c. A young Irish hoy named Crow
ley, who slept in the stable, is missing, and it
is supposed he was smothered by the smoke
and then burned 10 death. The loss TO Mr.
Dunn is about $4,000, while Mr.. Forests will be
quite heavy, including several valuable car
riagcs and a new siXhorse barge Mr.. Dunn's
house, adjoining, was damaged TO the extent
nt = nN1s 10 EaH el,f CHI sE
&, Rounds was slightly burned. 1t required
great effort on the part OF the fremen TO prevent
an extensive conhagration, as the fire occurred
in the thickly settled portion of the town.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The mother of Deputy State Constable VIM. c,
Bawler, who had reached the mature age over
ninety-two years, was found on the floor of her
room at her residence in Marblehead, in dying
condition, Sunday morning. II was supposed
that she had fallen from the bed, receiving such
injuries as her venerable system could not with
stand. She lived but a short time. The aged
lady leaves husband of almost her own age.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
John W. and VIM. j., sons of Michael MUIR
ply, seven and Ave years old, were drowned yes
terday morning at Parker'S wharf, New Bedford.
The trouble arising out of the moving of a
large house in Taunton by Charles A. Clark
which has caused considerable excitement in
that city within the past few days, has now as
sumed a new form. After the city council re-
voked the license given MIR. Clark to move the
building, on the ground that it was iniurne
many of the shade trees, the matter remained
in statue quo until Mr.. Clark again made pre-
paration to start the building he having been
advised by counsel TO do so, when application
was made to the supreme court for a remedy
and on Saturday a temporary injunction was
granted, which will prevent Mr.. Clark'S proceed
ing further until judicial investigation is had
In the meantime the building will have to re-
main an obstacle in the streets unless a COM
promise is effected.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Geo Wyle, lad about fourteen year old, o
Ware, was accidentally shot with pistol Mon
day, in the hands Of a comrade, and died next
day.
George L. Gibbs of Enfield, who was sent TO
Northampton some time since, by Justice Rich
ards, on account of unlawful family relations
Che having lived with half sister since the death
of his wife, some TWO years sinee), was released
from Jail through the influence of some North
amptOn friends, and came TO Enfield week
or two since. Early last week he and his sis
ter were missing, and there whereabouts are not
known. The friends, who are held as bonds |
men, would like to know where the guilty pair |
haveg gone.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY
A swindle was practised upon the citizens of |
Lee, FRIDAY evening, by young man named |
Warren, hailing from New Jersey, who offered |
some very diminutive cakes of soap for sale for |
twenty-five cents putting money in sums from
ten cents to ten dollars in the boxes as an in |
ducement to purchase. The dodge took. of |
course and they sold very rapidly. No one |
however, happened to get boxes with money,
except young man, q stranger TO the crowd
and apparently so to the seller. He was very
fortunate, getting money at every purchase.
This was noticed by State Constable Pease, who
arrested him as an accomplice Of the seller. 1t
was found on trial that his suspicious were
right, that the boxes containing the money were
known to him, and be bought them. They are
now awaiting further proceedings at Pitts ar e
Jail. They have played this game throughield
country.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
About as sheepiSh a looking fellow as has
been seen in Greenfield lately, was the chap who
went into public meeting, the other night,
with bottle in his pocket. There was a sud
den pop, and immediately the eyes of the
whole audience made him the focus of their
vision. He will never place confidence in bottles
aud their corks again.
Alttle boy in Greenfield attended the Epis-
copal service on recent Sabbath for the first
time. When the rector appeared with his white
robe, the youngsters curiosity was excited, and
watching the minister with open mouthed won
der until the close, he asked his mother as they
came out Of church, ''Does he put that on to |
look like the Holy Ghost%
MAINE.
Chas. H. McKenisty of Camden fell from a
staging yesterday afternoon, at the new gas
works in the Highland district, dying soon after |
The dead body of "Marm" Gibson, some 50 |
years Of age, was discovered in an attic last |
night She had evidently been dead some time |
Suspicious of foul play were excited by the ap- |
pearance of bruises on her head.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Alfred Moore, young man belonging in Am. |
herst fell under the cars at Suncook, Monday |
night, and had his left arm shockngy mangled |
Hager Knowton, a mechanic employed in the |
machine shop of d. Arthur Brown & Co. of |
baskerville, met with a serious accident Tuesday
forenoon, breaking his leg below the knee
Loring Ihayer of Boston, with his wife, two |
children and young son Of Hudson Houghton |
OF Boston, fell twenty feet into q stream in |
stamford last Saturday, while crossing in q |
team bridge which broke under them. All |
except Mr. Ihayer were badly injured but none |
fatally injured.
The Nashua Telegraph tells of a queer case of |
aosent-mindedness that occurred in that city |
Wednesday. AT six O'Clock a well known ex. |
pressman left his team standing on the opposite |
sue oil the street from the post office and took |
inc lnall bags to the railroad station on his back
ne then went TO supper and returned, passing |
the team each way. At 7 O'Clock he wanted his |
team, and, strange as it may seem, did not know |
where he left it. For a good half hour he was |
IN the agony of despair, when some one who &C.
cldenially learned his trouble told him where the
lost team was to be found. The beauty of the |
Joke IS that young man who was riding with
MN waited the full hour for the drivers return |
About seven O'Clock Monday evening a clerk
OF Kelley 4 Gardner, dealers in hardware paints
and oil, Exeter, went TO the basement to draw
some naptha. Tbe vapor coming in contact
win his lantern, Immediately caught fire. and
IN few minutes the whole building was in
Dames. The building, which was of wood was
entirely consumed, and most of its contents |
Loss about SO 900; insured for $1,000. The adj
Joining building, mostly of wood, owned by the
her Of Thomas Lowering, and occupied by
Churchill, dealer in clothing, and Hobbs, photo.
grapher, took fire and was considerable dam.
aged.
VERMONT.
EIastus Ellsworth, an East Windsor farmer |
mas Deen trying the experiment Of feeding sour
apples 10 ms cows, this season. with very en-.
couragng results. Taking a COW from a sum
mer pasture, he.eommenced feeding her on half
peck OF sour apples day, increasing gradu.
any 10 one bushel day, with the result of in.
creaslng her milk so per cent in quantity. while
mat Of other cows in the same pasture decreased
slightly. He afterward took another COW. nearly |
dry, from fall pasture, and commenced with |
nail peck per day, increasing as in the former |
case, and this cows milk was increased six |
quarts day.
CONNECTICUT.
colored woman at Meriden, returning from |
picnic, recently, had the misfortune to tumble |
into the water. One of the picnickers seeing The
accident, rushed into the water and saved the
lady. After a Drofugiou nj fhanka eha ,oitdI,,