Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-11
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grieved the other day fearing that she had cot a
new geography TO study, having mistaken the
words New Hampshire election for New
hemisphere election"
The Boston Herald saws: sThere was a rumor
current in Chelsea on Saturday evening that
STATE Constable liincklev OF Everett shot a man
named Thomas Bench in Everett on the fore
noon of that day. Mrs. Bench had sworn 10 Il
complaint against her husband, and the war
rant for his arrest was placed in the hands OF
Mr.. Hinckley. He found the man at work in a
brick yard, and as he approached him Bench
drew knife and rushed at the officer, who took
aim with his revolver and fired. The ball, it is
said. entered the left breast and will probably
prove FATAL
MuDDLEsEN COUNTY.
George A. Hunt, an employe Of the boston
and Lowell railroad, who was caught between
the hunters Of cars which he was making up at
the freight depot in Lowell on thursday after
noon, died from his injuries He was in his
Twentieth year.
ESSEX COUNTY.
A FTenchman named Morse hung himself at
lawrence Thursday, with handkerchief. He
had gambied away considerable money.
The Ipswich Chronicle, seven-columu weekly
paper, is to appear on Saturday, March 16, TO
he published and edited by Messrs. Z. l. Daveh-
port and F. w. Goodwin, both graduates of the
NewburypOrt Herald office.
One who has been a servant writes a word to
mstrcsses in the Newburyport Herald. She
saws: "Pray do not put on too many airs before
your Htlp, IoI IL - iiOl lIDpOSslDlc uut lLdI sue
knows that YOU toled in a factory before you
were married, or attended table at some hotel;
or perhaps she has somehow become acquainted
with the horrible fact that your father sawed
wood or filed saws to exc out his scany living"
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A man, name unknown, apparently about
twenty-five years of are, was drowned in
Taunton river, Friday night, opposite Steep
Brook station. He was spearing Tor cells when
the ice broke and let him IN. His body was not
recovered at last accounts.
Wm. Leahey was buried under pile of coal
he was shovclling at Fall River, Friday evening,
breaking his right leg in two places below the
knee, putting out his right eve, and breaking
two OF his ribs. He is likely TO die.
The Fall River News of the 9th saws that
Taunton river is closed over for the fifth time
since November, the ice being thicker than at
any other time before 1t has closed over far
down into Mount Hope Bay, so as TO obstruct
the entrance Of the New York steamers into Fall
River.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
In Dennis, On the 81, Mrs. Desire Howe was
found by her neighhors on the floor OF her
kitchen in an inSensible condition. The
means employed to restore her TO consciousness
failed, and sh died the Same evening. She was
seVenty-eight years old, and probably died of
paralysis.
James Oliver Arey son oil Capt James H.
Arey Of Orleans, was drowned at New Orleans
on the nth ut. HIS was first mate Of the ship
Ahbie n. Franklin, which was at the time wait
ing for freights. No particulars OF the sad acci-
ent are known.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
All the mills Il: Cbicopee Falls were stopped
one day last week for want of water.
The Springfield iastiug Girl, who lives on cold
water, and not much OF that, is attracting con-
siderable attention in that city. Miss Williams,
the city physician, tried her with some beef tea
the other day, but her stomach refused to enter
tain anything so hearty. She is not emaclated
TO q remarkable extent.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
10 the Pitsheld district court Friday, John +.
Fuller was held in $4,000 bonds for trial on the
charge of shooting John Murphy, Jr. at that
place Murphy is still alive, and Fuller has
been committed TO jail in default of bail.
Charles jaime, OF Berkshire center, was found
frozen to death on Tuesday morning in the door
yard of Fenuo Wells at Berkshire. He had
walked from Richlord, and probably lost his way
in thestolm.
The charcoal heaps at Lanesboro are still burn
ing, the covering of earth merely preventing the
flames from bursting out, instead of smothering
the FIRE as many supposed. OF 100000 bushels
Of charcoal in the heaps, one half will be
totally lost and the remainder damaged fifty per
cent.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A Northampton rat was caught the other day,
and subjected TO the painful treatment of being
singcd and having his tail cut off, after which
he was sent to warn the other rats TO leave the
premises. Next day the stumptailed rodent
was again found in the trap, awaiting the action
OF his prosecutors who added sleigh bell to his
already unnatural appearance, and again let
him 20 as a fearful example to his burglariOuS
brethren. That rat would undoubtedly better
its CONDITION by ringing its little bell at Mr..
Berghs door.
MAINE.
Colder & Goodwin's excelsior mandatory at
Belgrade was destroyed by fire a few nights
ago. Loss 5000; partially insured.
Mrs. j. Crane OF Warren has woven the past
year, with hand loom manufactured acentury
ago, thousand yards OF fabric, inclt ding rag
alpeting, and cotton and wooden cloth
One Of the dwelling houses at Shaker Village
in Alfred was broken into on Thursday night
OF last week, and fifty pounds of butter one
cheese, several jars of preserves and other ar
iicles, amounting III all to about $50 in value,
were taken.
jerome Packard who escaped from Belfast
jail, where he was confined charged with dam
ger0us assault on a Mr.. Daley of Rockport
year ago, Las been captured and returned to his
old quarters.
A boy in lewiston last Wednesday Just to
see how it would feel, put his tongue on one of
the iron rods Of the bridge. He hasn't quite SD
much tongue now as he had, and is not disposed
10 repeat the experiment.
Samuel Cuombs and wife of Harpswell weigh
respectively 230 and 800 pounds. They have
had fourteen children, of whom thirteen are
now living. Heaviest child, 263 pounds; young
est child, sixteen years Of ace, 1913 pounds. To-
tai amount OF weight, 2S50 pounds.
Tie Wing says d1ew DAYS since Henry Irish
OF OTington opened the crop of a valuable but
sadly ifilcted rooster, took out piece of corn
cob and large fish bone, and skilully sewtd
up the wound. In a few hours the bird recov.
cred his usual spirits, and is now the happiest
crowist in town.
The Aroostook Pioneer informs a Blue Nose
undertaken who asks is there it not a good OPEN
ing for him at Houlton, that Notwithstanding
there are SIX or seven physicians in town, grass
has grown over the avenue 10 the cemetery in
which corner lots are Tor sale cheap, but find no
purchasers.
The house Of Capt Joseph Bryant at Machas-
port was burned on Friday morning. Capt.
Bryant, together with his wife and two grand
daughters, twelve and seventeen years Of age
persisted in the fire. Mr. Bryant was about
seventy years of age. The bodies were rescued
but were very badly burned. 1t is not known
how the fire originated.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
During the cold snap Mr.. George Main of
Concord, lost $1,000 worth Of plants and vines
in his greenhouse.
During a drunken row on Dover Landing.
Friday night, Owen Rogers shot Samuel Davis
with Shot gun.
Enoch Prescotts blacksmith shop, John II.
Do,ys saloon and dwelling, and S. Godboul's
shoe-shop and dwelling, at Lake Village were
destroyed by fire OF Friday morning. Dow is
insured.
A barn. owned by Mr. James Miller, of Ports
O'Clock Friday night, together with its entire
contents, consisting Of valuable horse, wag-
on, sleigh, harnesses and a lot of tools belong
ing to Mr.. Amos Parsons, music teacher. The
property destroyed was worth about $1,000 in
sured for 5000 The fire was the work OF an in
eendiary.
VERMONT.
Matte Martin, house-maid in the family of
Orren Shipman at Colchester, died on the 9Th
under circumstances that warrant the belief that
she was poisoned She awakened the family in
the night BY groannc, and after her death some
arsenic was found dissolved in a tea-cup, She
was twenty-five years Of age and has mother
at Beekmantown, n Y.
CONNECTICUT.
Several japanese have recently entered Rev
J. b Macbetb's school at Winchester.
Senator Henry Wilson will speak in this state
during the campaign.
John Costello twelve years Of age was run
over and killed by the ears at Waterbury on
Wednesday evening" while attempting to jump
from the platform Of ear upon which he had
been stealing ride
There is young man in Hartford, who,
having read somewhere that more deaths oc.
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