Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-18
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.

New England News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
George Macdonald is quite sick at Boston,
and unable TO ill bis lecture engagements.
The coliseum will be sold at public auction
next Saturday, and be taken down Immediately
aiterward.
A woman about IS years old dropped dead,
FRIDAY morning, on the corner of Washington
and Winter streets, Boston.
One man, with one horse and wagon, made
$500 Saturday night and Sunday, 9th and 10th
inst. Fifty dollars a load was about the aver
age price that night, although in many ill.,
stances as high as $500 was paid.
Miss Jennie Collins states that a large num-
Der OF the best and most skiltul working girls,
thrown out of employment bv the fire, have left
the city for the west, some going as far as
Omaha. and many Others are about TO start for
distant points.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Lawrence has doubled her police force through
out the city on account of fear Of fires
The Newburyport ghost story, wherein a
school house was reported to have been haunted
by veritable ghost, has lame and impotent
sequel; the authorities being weak enough to
place the matter in the hands ofthe police, who,
being accustomed to "ways that are dark and
tricks that are vain," speedily brought to light
boy named Currier who confesses to having
played the ghost for more than year.
MAINE.
Auburn was once bought for S25.
Mrs. William Harris, 60 years of age, died at
plymouth, recently, from the effects of severe
burns received by falling into an open fire.
place.
During the ARRAY on the Bremen bridge near
Bangor, Saturday night, young man named
Deems was stabbed in FIVE places by another
young man named Clark, is years old 1t is
feared that the injuries are fatal.
Assets and losses of the various Bangor in
surance companies by the Boston FIRE: Bangor,
assets $3.50 900, losses $4,000; Eastern, assets
SS46,OOO, losses Sl50,000; Union, assets $780,
OO0, losses S150000; National, capital 5000 600
losses S166,000, Except the National, all these
companies losses have been made good by stock
holders. The National is in the hands of re-
ceivers.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Five veterans of the war of 1872 voted for
Grant, in Newmarket.
1t is estimated that three tons OF trout have
been taken from Lake Winnepiseogee during
the last two months in direct violation of the
law.
The body of a man was taken from the
Pescateqnog river near Manchester Saturday,
supposed to be that of Richard NJ. Sykes of
Lawrence. 1t is supposed TO be a case of suicide.
Assundle of clothing was found upon the bank
of the river about three weeks ago, and the
body has the appearance of being IN the water
since then
There was a venerable elm tree near the resi-
dence Of Hon. John W. SanbOrn of Wakefield
whose life Mr.. Charles W. Sanborn attempted
to preserve by boring hole through the tree
some distance from the ground and inserting
red hot iron. The tree took fire from the iron
near the heart, and burned for two or three DAYS
when it fell TO the ground.
Mr. p. L. FollanSbv of Groveton, while walk
ing on the track of the B. c. & NJ railroad,
Thursday night, 18th inst, observed train back
ing down upon him, aud to escape jumped from
the trestle work on which he was twenty feet
to the ground below, breaking leg in the act
He crawed twenty rods to house and called for
assistance, but the inmates feared to go out. and
ne was Obliged to lie upon the ground several
hours, until passing team came along and took
him 10 the village
VERMONT.
A little son Of A. J. Titus of Newport Center
had his hand chopped off by an axe in the
hands of John King, who was choppng wood
IN the yard. The bow reached for an axe lying
near Just as the blow fell.
An investigation into the management of the
asylum for the insane at Brattleboro is in pro-
gress by legislative committee. The commit
Zee visit the New Hampshire asylum and the
one at Northampton, Mass. 1t is said that an
amendment 10 the bill abolisbing capital punish
ment was proposed, 10 the effect that instead of
sending those convicted of murder to the state
prison they be sent TO the insane asylum at
Brattleboro
CONNECTICUT.
The Iolland county jail, having been with
out an occupant Tor two months, has at last got
a man.
AhS hiOpSCdl anu HOT6 dangerous phase OF
the horse disease has been manifested in New
Haven and Hartford.
Inc contracts for completing the work on the
Air Line road are signed. The enterprise is to
be carried forward speedily.
A woman was found dead in gutter in Green
wich on Saturday last. She proved to be dis
charged pauper from Tarrytown.
"A child of eighteen months, standing in a
chalr, fell from three story window in Bridge
port Wednesday night, receiving fatal injuries
ND IL II.
peached OF hypothecating city warrants to
cover personal Indebtedness, has been ac-
Quilted
Mr.. VIM. B. Smiths well known trotting
stallion, Goshen" died at Hartford Thursday
night of the horse disease Recently Mr. Smith
refused an offer of $4,000 for him.
sympathetic Norwich man topping in Bos-
ton, on learning that TO check the fire great
many buildings must be blown up, at once offer.
ca TO contribute lis mother-in-law for the pur-
pose. The fire was stayed however before this
terrible agency was required. Bulletin.
In the office of Mr.. John G. North insurance
agent at New Haven, is the original policy of the
ttna company issued to Yale college in 1925 for
SzV,oO0, policy which has never run out 1t is
framed and is hung IN as a relic The policy
was signed by Dennis Kimberly, as secretary.
RHODE ISLAND.
The Newport Mercury weekly paper estab-
!ished by Franklin in 1858, and the oldest paper
IN America, has changed hands, John P. San
~ Vi phe SoNPoIt NcWs Delilg the purchaser.
Napoleon Rowell, young Frenchman, has
been committed to Kent county jail for threats
that he would burn certain buildings ia Cromp-
ton Village belonging to the Crompton COM
pany. The prisoner was found guilty before
Justice Smith, at Apponaug.
Thursday evening, woman living in Provi-
dence, while talking very busily was seized with
an uncomfortable desire to yawn, and not being
willing to stop in the middle of a story for such
purpose, she attempted TO do both at once
She got along very well till the yawn was at its
height, but when she would bring her mouth
pack TO its original condition, she couldn't. Her
Jaw was locked open, and word was cut in two
This was nice state of affairs. 1t didn't en-
nance her good looks, and then, of all things,
she couldn't finish her story. So physician
was sent for, who skillfully picked the lock, the
rest OF the word came out, and her Jaw and at
tendant machinery was set running again, doubt
less seon making up for lost time. 1t was an
uncomfortable and disaor eeahle little affair hui