Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-03
Ga1urttsttr Daily Spn.
Ncw England News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Isaac Bradford was elected mayor of Cam
bridge yesterday on the regular republican
ticket
At the monthly meeting of Baptist preachers
to-day, resolutions OF respect TO the memory CT
Horace Greeley, "aS one who has been q mighty
consenator of the interests Of freedom and hu-
mainly were unanimously adopted,
The Boston city authorities yesterday, after
the examination of the Merchants Exchange
building, have ordered a cessation of the work
Of repairing 1t, because il would be unsafe for
the sub-treasury or post Office. The building
must be reconstructed.
The Massachusetts humane society has
awarded silver medal to Charles W. LOvett Of
Boston, who, at the risk OF his life, rescued a
lady in great peril by the upSetIing of 4 boat
in the rapid current at the railroad bridge at
COhasSet NarrowS, in July. This Is the third
time Mr.. Loyett has been instrumental in saving
life under similar circumstances.
On Wednesday, the 20th Ult., mau named
Michael O'Brien arrived in Boston in the
Cunard steamer, and as met at the wharf by
a Boston friend, who kept HIM over night and
sent him 10 Bangor on the steamer next day.
Either on the passage or upon his arrival there
he became stupid or unconscious TO such an eN-
tent as 10 be unable TO give any account of him
self or tell who he wanted 10 see. He was sent
back without his people seeing him or knowing
he had arrived, and after spending one night in
the second police station went away and has not
been seen since. His father lives in Bangor,
MlDDLESEN COUNTY.
An unfortunate Lowell man has got to grind
hand organ one whole day, except an hour'S
intermSSiun for dinner because he wagered
that Grant would not be the next president OF
the United States.
Saturday afternoon frightful accident &C.
CURED at SimOnd's shirt factory in WATERFOWL.
Mary Jane Monahan, an employe in the factory,
went, just about dusk, TO get 4 light, and in
doing so stopped under a revolving belt, when il
instantly caught her by the hair and tore the
entire scalp off her head. Thomas German, as
siStant engineer, had the presence Of mind 10
shut of the steam when he heard her cries,
while some OF the girls, on beho!dmg the shock
iug spectacle themselves, ran shrieking away.
The scalp was sewed on in the evening, but the
poor girl suffered lrghtiul pain,
ESSEN COUNTY.
A gray seal was shot at Black Rocks near the
mouth of the Merrimack river, on Wednesday
of last week. 1t was nearly four feet in length
and weighed nearly 100 pounds.
Capt. Robinson, late of Salem, died suddenly
at the International hotel in st. John, n. B ,
Thursday. He had been slightly Ill for a few
days, but was around, as usual. Capt, Robin
son was formerly a member of the house of rep
resentatives Of Massachusetts, and for the last
year or so has been engaged in milling opera
tons near Amherst, n. S.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
DR. Robert I. Davis was the nominee in Fall
River, Monday evening, as the republican can
Lydia 5. Adams and Miss Mary e. Leland as
school committee.
A wild goose was found in the yard of Rev.
Martin Cushman of New Bedford, Saturday
morning, alive and well. Mr. Cushman ap-
preached it and was seized by the troWserS leg
by the goose, which was apparently not Of an
amiabe disposition. Mr. c. grasped the goOse'S
neck firmly, and the result is that he now has
him in captivity, awaiting a probable decapita-
iion at Christmas.
T,or ;,,I ol CT 10,
morning, at the elevator in the Merchants mill,
by which young girl named Anna IL. Hughes,
aged eleven years, was instantly killed. 1t APP
pears that Miss Hughes had gone TO the back of
the elevator for some purpose, and while there
dropped her knife down the aperture, and while
leaning over the elevator descended and struck
her on the back of her head, drawing her iuto
the narrow opening between the platform and
the side of the elevator She must have been
killed instantly. The family are very poor, the
father is in delicate health, and the son Grip
Pile, so that Anna was the main support Of the
family.
MAINE.
A man named Harrison Grinder, employed at
Calletts file factory, Bangor, was badly injured
yesterday by the bursting Of grindstone weigh
ing $500 pounds.
CONNECTICUT.
An infant was so closely bundled up by its
parents George and Mrs. Ray, last Friday
while driving from Westyile TO New Haven,
that at the Journeys end 1t was found smoth-
cred to death.
The large four story stone building occupied
by the Barnard & Son shear manufacturing
company, situated about two miles from Water
bury, was destroyed by fire Saturday evening.
Loss $4,000; insured $4,000.
RHODE ISLAND.
German woman, on her way from New
York to Fall River, tarried at Newport long
enough Sunday to give birth TO a child in the
waiting room at the depot
man named Barrett was found dead in bed
in Providence, few nights since. He retired
in his usual health, and Sin the course of the
night his wife awoke and discovered that her
husband was dead.