Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-04
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New England News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY

Vim. Porter, was destroyed by an incendiary
fire on Tuesday evening. Loss $1,000.
Rev. J. P. Hubbard has resigned The rector
ship of Christ church, Westerly, Il. l., and be
comes the chaplain Of DR.. Cullis's consumptive's
home in Boston.
Tuesday, a three year old son of Patrick Con-
noyan, in Boston, upset a kettle of hot water,
soaldlng the child in a horrible manner, and
causing death within a short time.
Some Boston roughs tried to garrote l.. b.
Palmer Tuesday; but he "sung ont so loudly
that they gave him severe kicking and ran
away.
His excellencv the governor, with advice Of
the council. has appointed Hon. Otis Norcross,
OF Boston, inspector Of the state prison in place
OF Edward H. Dunn, term expired.
A little son of Charles W. Felt of Cambridge
was burned to death Tuesday evening in the
attic of his father house. which caught fire.
The poor little fellow was found by fireman
wedged in between the two mattresses of the
bed, where he had crept in vain endeavor to
avoid the fire, but upon being brought down
was discovered 10 be quite dead, having been
sutfocated by the dense smoke even before the
flames had reached him. The mother, Mrs. Felt,
upon learning Of the catastrophe, became sud-
denly IN, and had to be removed to the resi-
dence Of a neighbor. She has remained uncon-
scious since the event
TWENTY-FIVE pupils of the Perkins institution
fol the blind, at South Boston, have signed and
published a card, denying the representations
puDllShed IN regard to the cold baths. Those
who sanctioned them on the first impulse ac-
knowledge their indiScretion. The charges of in
humanity, they say, are entirely false. They
dread the baths as they dread to leave their
beds on a cold morning" and assure the public
that they are kindly administered and the officers
never hesitate to excuse pupil in case of tenn
porary illness.
The trustees under the will of the late James
Arnold OF New Bedford have made arrange
m nts with Harvard college to establish, on the
Bussev estate, in West Roxbury, an arboretum
OF about one hundred acres in extent, which, it
IS intended, shall some day contain all the trees
and herbaceous plants hardy in this latitude,
thus forming beautiful park, as well as most
interesting, valuable and instructive collection.
While wide discretion given TO the truS-
tees in the disposition of the funds left to their
care, the establishment Of an arboretum was a
favorite plan of Mr.. Arnold.
MlDDLEsEx COUNTY,
During the present term of the superior court
in Lowell, nearly eight hundred naturalization
papers have been passed upon, about three bun
dred OF which are final. This guarantees large
Irish vote at the May election.
ESSEN COUNTY.
Mr.. Charles c. Crcssy of Gloucester has been
appointed commissioner OF wrecks aud ship
wrecked goods for Essex county,
On Tuesday evening, between nine and ten
O'Clock, VIM. Hurley, about twenty years old
while intoxicated fell overheard from Beverly
bridge, on the Salem side and in all probability
would have been drowned but for the fortunate
circumstance that an officer happened to be near,
aud procuring boat pulled him out. He was
taken TO a house near by, where restoratives
were applied, and he was soon able to proceed
on his way home.
An April Joke on Monday was near coming 10
fatal termination. A Young woman who is
employed in one of the mills and recently mar
RED, was informed by friend that her hus band,
who IS employed in a machine shop had been
taken suddenly i'll, and the physician entertained
no hope of his recovery. She Immediately lett
her work and ran home, and when she reached
shp fall in fts D.,
ment consequent on the distressing intelligence.
A physician was called, who succeeded in restor-
lug her, and though now out of danger, it will
be some time before she RECEIVERS from the effects
of the shock.
NANTUCKET COUNTY.
Capt. Samuel e. Wyer, formerly a very sue
cesslul ship master and prominent citizen of
Nantucket, was found dead in an outbuilding of
hls residence Sunday evening. His age was
sixty years. He had sailed in New Bedford YES
sells and was well known and much respected
in that city.
HANPDEN COUNTY.
A fellow calling himself Major Howe of Bos-
ion, but lately Kansas cattle breeder, recently
appeared in Ludlow with a letter of introduce
ton, and prolessed to be in want of farm. He
talked largely Of his wealth, claimed to have
thirty western horses at Palmer, and after hang
lug around for a week, bargained for a $1,000
farm, and went TO Springfield with The owner TO
have the writings drawn up" The whole sum
was to be paid on the delivery of the deed and
Howe, leaving the farmer, said he would 20 10
the Massasoit house TO meet his rich Boston
father, and return at a certain hour to pay the
cash and take the deed. The farmer waited for
him in vain; the $4,000 farm is still unsold, and
the farmer escaped with the loss of his time and
week s endurance Of the fellows presence. The
impression prevails in Ludlow that this bogus
Major Howe is dead-beat.
MAINE.
Mrs. Jane P. Thurston, the Maine woman who
thinks she knows all creation, has entered upon
a correspondence with Earl Granville proba-
bly, in reference to the Alabama claims
Levi Wooley, taxidermist iand naturalist of
SaDDatusVlle, is now in possession of an old
Jack-kniie which came by the Pilgrims in the
ship Mayhower- 1t is curious specimen OF
workmanship OF the year 1920
MIR. John g, Downing of Kennebunk, while
apparently in his usual health fell dead while
visiting at the house of a neighbor on Monday
last
The Maine Central railroad bridge at Topsham
was destroyed by Ere Wednesday morning
caused probably by Goals from wood-sawing
engine which passed over it shortly before the
fire was discovered The bridge was over 500
feet long, and cost about $50, 0OO Arrangements
are made for the transfer of passengers and bar
gage until the bridge is rebuilt so that there Will
be no detention 10 travel.
a petition is in circulation for sjpners in
Portland to the national government for the
passage OF an act TO prevent the great frauds
that are committed in the fish trade by short
weight packages and false brands These pack
ages having been properly put M are snbse-
quently tempered with to the great damage of
honest traders and injury to the commerce be-
tween the states.
dispatch has been received in Portland, an.
nouneing the arrival of schooner Harriet Capt
Weber, OF that port, at Bermuda on the both
of March, in a leaky condition with the loss Of
sails but all hands safe. The Harriet sailed
IRON Chareston, ). G., for Baltimore, February
25ih, and it was feared that she was lost.
Alluding 10 the case OF Mrs. Herrick of Po-
land, who recently gave birth to three fine Girl
babies, all alive and doing well, the Lewiston
Gazette learns that at a town meeting in Poland
few days since, after the regular business of
the meeting was disposed of, call was made by
Hon. j. X. Pusifer for contributions of money
to purchase COW for the use OF the mother and
babes, and generous purse was made upon
the spot, and COW has been purchased and
the mother and babes are receiving the benefit
Of the liberality of the good citizens of Poland
sum more than sufficient TO purchase the
COW was raised, and the ba lance has been de-
voted TO the welfare Of the family. Mrs Herrck
Is still on the sunny side of thirty years, and
already has eight children.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The residence of the late DIR. L. W. Smith at
Hanover, was burned Wednesday. Loss $1,000.
On the 10Th ult., gun loaded with shot for
a-Esane was standing in the kitchen behind the
door in the house Of Mr. Butman. BY some ac-
fcident it was thrown down and DISCHARGED.
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the ankle of one limb. Not less than twelve
shot either passed directly through the limb or
were extracted from the wound in dressing.
Last Saturday forenoon one OF r. j. Lunt's
boys, at Amoskeag, broke through the ice and
came so near drowning that life was with diff.
Guilty restored; aud in the evening Of the same
day younger brother pulled pitcher Of hot
water over upon its neck and breast and was
terribly scalded.
keene has voted to exempt the property of
the Beaver mills 10 the extent Of sips 600 from
taxation Tor the next ten years. Other manu-
factories will probably receive the same favor
Mr.. Charles II. Saunders of Concord rose
early Tuesday morning and went to work; felt
siek with headache; sent for doctor at ten A.
NJ grew rapidly worse during the afternoon
a al' evening, and died Just before midnight
~. ny Pn!sNlans do not know his complaint, but
lhlhk y comes nearer to the spotted fever than
a,ls any UNI else. Mr.. Saunders leaves widow
. 49, VERMONT.
Mrs. w. J.. White Of Grafton died an Mon.
gay o. last week of dropsy She had 47Gl
p1unus q water taken from her side during her
Illness at twenty-five different times ''s NV