Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-14
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New England News summary.


BOSTON AND VICINITY.
letter post marked Canton, Mass, was re-
ceiyed at headquarters on Monday, directed to
Mister ebben twochay, Esq, directur of the
Crate piece Gubbilee, Musick hall, hosting,
Mass" A sch0Olmaster viii lie dispatched
A convict in the state prison named Thomas
Barry, aged thirty-siX wears, died of cOnsump-
tion in the hospital of the institution, Monday
evening, He was serving ont life sentence for
highway robbery committed at Dedham in May,
1861.
The body Of Mrs. Gibbon of Boston, about
forty years Of age, was found floating in the har-
Dor, Tuesday. She has been missing two months,
and when last seen, said TO a friend; Il
have been to the pension office and received my
money, bat while was passing down Washing
ton street 1t was stolen from me-" She seemed
10 feel badly about her loss, and soon after left
the house,
State Constable Hinckley, who shot Thomas
Bench last Saturday, in Everett, was before the
state police commissioners aud made state
ment OF the case, Tuesday. The investigation
was secret, but enough has been learned to war
rant the statement that the commissioners are
inclined 10 deal lenenty with Hinckley, and
therefore retain him on the force.
on Saturday last an elderly lady by the name
of Fuller, residing in West RoXbury, was so Sc
verely burned that she died the same day. 1t
seems she was cooking some meat on the stove
when the fat took fire, the flames rapidly con-
sUming her clothes and completely burning the
hair from her head She fingered in great pain
until nine O'Clock in the evening. She was a
widow, and leaves an only daughter.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Novel man has finally succeeding in arrang-
ing union praise-meetng OF two churches, but
he says that it took more diplomacy than it will
to settle the Alabama claims, consequential
damages and all.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
letter to his friends in New Bedford states
that Capt. Rufus Gray who committed suicide
at Norfolk, Va, few days ago, while being
visited in the evening by two captains, said he
was tired Of living and wished to die. He got
up, went TO his room, swallowed large dose of
laudanum, and returning told them what he
had done, and wished they would see that his
body was sent home to Marion and buried be
side his two children. A physician was imme-
dately sent for, and, although everything was
done that was possible, he could not be saved.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
A. W Higgins, of Eastman, died of heart dis
ease on the cars Saturday week, while on the
way from South Eastman TO North Eastman
MAINE.
There will be cut on the Kennebec this winter
one hundred million feet of lumber, the largest
product Tor Il number of years.
The Katahdin, which left Winterport for Bos
ton yesterday, wus frozen up below Bucksport,
together with tug that went to her assistance
A year ago the PenobscOt river to Bangor was
entirely free from ice. Belfast harDor remains
uIiOUSITuCitu
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Frank Abbott, Chauncey Miner and W. Rem
frew were seriously injured by an explosion OF
powder, while firing a salute in honor OF the
election Tuesday evening. All of the windows
in the front end of Thayer's hotel were blown in
at the same time.
A small building at Peterboro, occupied by
the Monadnock railroad as depot, was par
tally destroyed by fire at about eleven O'Clock
Tuesday night. The company intended moving
out Of it Wednesday. The fire was set between
the partitions. Fixtures and everything saved
VERMONT.
AT Hartford, the other day, boy placed
metallic cartridge on the stove where his mother
was cooking. 1t exploded, and the ball entered
her face near the nose, lodging Immediately
under the eve.
AT Cra(tsbury, last Sunday, Charles McRoy
with some others went to the house of one Way,
and some one went to the liquor agents and pro-
cured some Whiskey, upon which they got fight
ing drunk, McRoy threatening TO tear down the
house, etc., when a Frenchman seized gun,
loaded with buckshot, and shot him, the charge
passing through McROy'S leg, near the hip. His
leg was amputated, but it is thought he cannot
live. he Frenchman is under arrest, and claims
that he shot him in self-defence.
CONNECTICUT.
LuB;on G.. Jerome of FOrestvlle committed
suicide Saturday afternoon, by cutting his left
arm with razor, seyering the main artery.
sailor named Andrew Berrigan, was severe
" frozen on schooner in the sound, Sunday,
and taken TO the hospital in New Haven.
The schooner r. A. Edwards, owned in Hart
ford, was lost off Hatteras on the night of Feb
ruary 18th. The captain and all the crew, eX-
cepting John S. Edwards, were drowned.
The Hartford COnrant wants to know where
the New Haven Journal gets its authority for
saving that there are 600 vacant tenements in
Hartford and adds, spitelully, "better come and
fry to hire ouep'
Morris Kohn of Hartford and his wife have
each applied for divorce one in New Haven
county and the other in Hartford county. Mrs.
Kohn was Christian girl who renowned her
religion in order to be able to marry Kohn, who
is an lsraelite.
RHODE ISLAND.
Mr.. Jonathan Andrews of Woonsocket has
gone to Europe.