Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-12

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slaves The head and face are faithful to the
popular representations and bronze seems the
most appropriate material TO give expression TO
the massive forehead, and meaning 10 every
wrinkle. The face has an air of gravity, and
almost of solemnity, but still indicates lofty
satisfaction with the act Just cOnsummated.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Prol L. Clark Seelye of Amherst college
denes that be has been offered the presidency of
the Smith female college.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
A party OF forty ladies aud gentlemen from
Boston, Pittstield and Williamstown commenced
yesterday a two weeks experience of out door
life near Greyloek, in the latter town. Some six
s or eight tents will shelter them O. nights VIII
Jamestown will be their base of supplies and fire.
quent excursions TO the summit of Saddle mount
Will iorm prominent feature in the fortnights
sport.
MAINE.
The class Of 1862 of Colby university will cele-
brate their anniversary by a reunion on the oath
inst
The camp, outfit and supplies for crew of
thirty men, engaged in peeling bark on the Mus
quash, belonging TO Mr.. VIM Case of Calais.
Were destroyed by fire Monday
The republicans of Bangor threw ont q second
nag Yesterday bearing the names of Grant and
Wison-one of the finest ever thrown out in
this state.
Several gentlemen of democratic procliyties
stepped into hat store in Biddeiord Tuesday
and purchased white hats on condition that the
money should be refunded in case Greeley was
not nominated
A. J. Whalen of Hampden, mate of schooner
Milton, fell overheard while the vessel was lying
at Brewer, Thursday morning, and was drown.
ed. He leaves wife and child.
Fred Clifford OF Somerset, fourteen years old,
was thrown from moving machine on Tues
day,and killed. The body was mappled in a
fearful manner. lie was an adopted child of
Gershom Tobey.
A complete skeleton was dug up last week i'm
the course of excavations for the new brick ward
at Fort Hill, in Wnslow. 1t evidently was the
remains Oh venerable and very muscular Iu-
dian. Many Indian relics have been found in
that locality.
Andrew Whalen of Hampden, mate of the
schooner Milton, fell overheard Wednesday
night and drowned. The body was recovered
by Mr.. Colson, and makes twenty-one who have
either been saved by him from drowning or their
bodies recovered during this and the last season.
Whalen leaves wife and child.
tuesday afternoon as James Mccarthy a
Young man OF Portland, was sitting on the stems
1f bis mothers house, the report of pis oil was
ieard, and simultaneously he received IL bullet
IN the forehead, which inflicted severe wound
and came out through the scalp near the too OF
his head. His mother heard him trying to gel
into the house and went 10 his assistance From
the position IN which he sat and the course OF
the bullet, il Is evident that the shot came from
behind fence directly in front OF him. When
he took his cap of the ball fell ont and wa.
saved u was apparently concal ball con
sderably iitteDed out by contact with his head
Mccarthy Is quite bright and cheerful. Hi,
friends assert that it was deliberate act, but 4
docs mol seem reasonable, as Mccarthy has beer
hn invalid Tor four years, and almost in the las
stages Of consumption.
The colored gil, Leah Roberts. who Il unde,
arrest ~ Lewiston ior smOthering her epiti
mat ehlu, must DC possessed of more than
ordinary physical endurance. II annears ~,
she complained Of being III on Tuesday oS,nr
noon, and retired TO / or room, where unatIend
ed, she gave birth 10 the child and removed N
traces Of the occurrence from the room, Ate
tea she went down stairs and performed ~,
usual duties about the house aud retired early
Inc next morning her changed appearance az
cited The suspicious Of the women of The bote
tile American hOuse-and they went IN IN
room IN her absence and found a robust ,,,sl
child dead IN the bed suiiOcaied in The clorIr,
The doctor decided that the child was born aliy,
and the gin owned up 70 the crime after her n,
rest. W
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Mr.. a. Barrett Of CiatemOnt has sold n;
mare, Miss fopsy," to a Lowell gentleman. 10
$500. '' "
Ayoune man named Wheelbarrow was drown
90 az ihe Bethel Station Mills Oh the 3Oth ult
while bathing IN the river.
A. -four men were al work ON n derrcl On.
building bridge on the C0ntoocook River ra,i
road at West Henniker, Tuesday. and wblle ~,
Gar was Standing upon the temporary bridge, /