Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-23
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New England New. summary.


The trustees of the Mclean asylum for the in
sane at Somerville finding their location too
noisy, propose to sell their valuable estate ana
locate in more quiet aeiShborhood-
Two sons of Alexander McElhany OF Gam
bridge aged ten and eleven, stole $50 from their
father on the goth and ran away from home.
Edward Boyle alias Dooley of SoneTviIle has
been sentenced 10 pay ine OF 500, and to i'm
prisOnment for three months, for driving horse
until it dropped dead in the harness.
An exchange SAYS: "By judiciOus advertising
in mid-winer, some Of the dry goods dealers
and booksellers Of Boston have sold an immense
amount Of merchandise during what was
formerly regarded dull season OF the year.
William Hunt, Of South Boston, brakeman
on the Boston, Hartford and Erie railway Was
knocked from a freight irain at Mat th,,,t
bridge on the 20th, and Seriously InJufuu "o0"'
the head and side. -. Cor |
An inmate OF the insane asylum al Sonei-
vile, name LarkIn, escaped from tna' ssssi,n
ton by scaling the walls while loI a .i,oinou'
unguarded, on the goth, and ran WiI1i l"' III
the thorouohtarc leading TO CamoIii@e' hOtH
Iy.5sYled by his kcepers He FRUSTRATED TWO men |
Who attempted ms capture, pht was nhaiiS
caught after a warm and eAcliins ehass.
The Green Hill house at North COhasset, a
w,ll-known Boston summer resort, was enfnely
dpstroved bv fire on Wednesday morning The
building was owned by John 5. MOulton OF bos-
ton. who loses $500, and was insured ior s50UO,
William Keith, occupant OF the hotel, lost s5OOO
worth of furniture, but was fully insured. Moui-
fDu VIII buliN mum .e-i ~
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Joseph McCauley, boy employed at the
Lowell machine shops, had his left hand split
entirely open in circular saw, Monday.
A few days ago, a girl named Iieiney, en-
pi cd on the Lowell corporation, Lowell, had
her hair caught 10 a revolving shaft while at
work. and wound up till she hing suspended IN
the air, when man stepped up and cut of her
hair, saving her life, though she remained IN
sensible an hour or two.
ha aScagciu q | GNypIl is cool and
nor anxious in regard to his fate, "but," we are
informed, seems willing 10 accept insanity as
the solution OF his offense." If he should finally
conclude not 10 "accept insanity" he ought to
bring SUIT against his own counsel Tor unSuc-
cessIul witchcrait
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The elevator at the Union straw works at Fox
boro fell from the upper story TO the basement,
forty feet, on the 2Oth. There were SIX persons
on the elevator at the time, and OF these mos.
Smith of Canton was probable fatally injured
internally, Jason Comey CT FoXboro had his leg
badly broken, while the others were quite serl-
Dusty Injured. The accident was caused by the
unfastening of the wire cable connected with
the top of the car. Regular and frequent in
spcctions of elevating apparatus are the only
safeguard.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
A reunion OF the veterans of the 1st Massachu-
sets cavalry living in Goshen and vicinity, was
recently held at the house of Avian Barrus
Emerson Weber, Miles Stewart, and Haven
and Ira Beway becoming involved i'll debt at
Wales, lett, last week, for parts unknown. There
are unsettled claims against them of upward
OF $1,000, TO say nothing of persons who have Sc
cured the whole or part OF their cloimS by at
taehmeDt.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The small poX Is having nice time of it in
and near the Paper Mill village, Northampton.
There are twelve or fifteen cases, all confined TO
the operatives in the mill 1t was brought there
in lot Of infected rags, and the rag-pckers and
the families with which they are connected are
the ones who have been attacked by the disease
One case, that of a child whose mother worked
in the mill, has resulted fatally. The seectmen
and board of health doing what they can to
prevent the disease spreading, and to this end
have ordered the vaccination of every person in
town. Those who do not heed the order, will be
liable 10 fine of So.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
A North Adams man recently pegged seventy
three cases of shoes in six days, total of 1886
pairs.
Connecticut capitalist has offered to furnish
$4,000 towards establishing cutlery factory
at North Adams, provided $4,000 more arc
raised in that village.
MAINE.
"Granulated sugar, five pounds for twenty
five cents, is advertised in Lewiston.
S. L. Bearce and wife, of Lewiston, have
given $1,000 to johnson college, located at Ma
con City, Mo.
The preliminaries for the erection in Lewis
ioli lDc COuluB sedSOu, OF l0e 0S,UUU spindle
addition TO the Continental mills, are being ar
ranged
portion of the iron works at Pembroke was
Obliged to suspend operations last week, owing
10 the scarcity OF water.
Capt. W. K. Roix has been appointed to the
command OF the Sanford steamer Katahdin, va
cant since the death of Captain Rich.
Watcryie classical institute has now the
largest number of pupils ever recorded on ITS
lists.
DIR. Amos Osgood of North Yarmouth, after
practising medicine in the town for fifty years
has retired.
Mrs. Seth B. French, of Cutler, was danger
ously, if not fatally, injured few DAYS ago bN
the sleigh in which she was riding coming IL
collision with runaway horse.
A Lewiston boarding house keeper hearing
sugar was selling very low, in small lots, sen
each OF his sixty boarders out to buy pack
age
Caleb Prescott, of Barring, while logging up
river met with painful accident few days
ago, caused by log rolling upon and badly
iamming his body
The Bangor Commercial SAYS Mr. A. W. Page.
OF Bangor, went out TO Alligator lake last week
and caught lao pounds of fine trout. Many of
them averaged IL lbs, some even Weighing
Ala
Slandish voted $4,000 to the Portland and
Ogdensburg railroad about four years ago, but
never paid it. The late Judge Davis said il
would have to do so, but it has voted to stand a
suit.
The ''ancient and honorable cannon which
was hauled up from the bed of Penobscot last
summer after sleep of ninety years, was used
TO IRE a salute of thirty-seYen rounds, at Ban
gor, on Thursday -Washngtons birthday
Beck q DAVIS store at White Rock station
North Gorham, portion of Which was used as
passenger waiting room by the railway com
pany, was completely destroyed by fire on The
evening of the 18Th. Loss not stared; insured
for $1,000.
Charles Crockett, Knott c. Black and Clarenc,
NJ. Blake, three young men suspected of being
the parties who have broken into several house.
and stores at Rockland lately, were arrested OIL
the night of the 14tb, and some of the stoleI
property found in their possession, together witt
Durglars TOOLS and apparatus for making coun
terieit five cent nickelS.
On the evening Of the Sd INST, Mr.. Joseph w
Chandler OF Charlotte, who was holding an in
liant in bis arms, IN attempting TO answer
knock at the door, mistook the cellar
door for the entry door, and fell to the bottom
OF the cellar with the child in his arms Strange
70 tell, while he was badly bruised himself and
was confined TO the house some days, the child
was not injured.
Recently man was driving pair of nice
horses belonging to Lawyer Cushman OF lee
when they took fright at the car whistle and
ran down the bill toward the railroad erossinG
at VIM, just as the tram was passing. The
driver Jumped from his load and the horses 30.
ing at full run struck the train between the en-
CINE ana the first car Both horses were killed
aud the sled and load smashed 10 spIhters
Caleb Blake OF Turner has recently contracted
to furnish 100000 bootheels from birch wood
These heels are attached 10 the boot or shoe in
this wise: piece of leather about quarter OF
an lncn thick Is fitted 20 the bottom OF the wood.
en- heel and screw passes through the leather
and wood INTO metallic plate which is nailed
10 the outer sole. In this way a man can change
ms boot-heels in moment.
Inc latest case OF absence Of mind is related
oil man few miles out of HalIowell WIN
went 10 town with his team one afternoon r.
Gently on business. During the afternoon n
friend invited him TO ride home with him. which
nc au, eaving his team hitched in the street
~ the evening he went to his stable 70 care g.
ms horse as usual, and the horse was nor there
After some inquiry, lie recollected where no MI
lett his team, and had the satisfaction ~ ,
ing back 10 Haowell, where he found ne up,
brute where be had been left pun
The Bath Times says gentleman in that ,,,,,
nas debtor IN Boston who owes him a sonaTs
honest Dill. In response to repeated duns. h9
received day or two ago the following cooino
eplste Dear sir: am in RECENT OF vour In
yor with your bill against me. NV Gear sir
these are times terrible the industry of Inc ma.
non IS paralyzed the hour is hard onr ev CO..
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