Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-25
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BOSTON AND VICINITY

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Judge GRAY, OF the supreme court, refuses &c
dissolve the injunction, and decides that the
affairs Of the Mechanics Mutual FIRE insurance
company must be wound up by receivers
The full report of the committee for recount
ing votes Of the recent muncipal election con
firm The election of Henry L. Pierce MAYOR by
~ majority, the election OF Newton TALBOT,
street commissioner, by 1913 plurality, and the
choice of Thomas Garfield as alderman by us
votes over Roland Worthingtou.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Susan Knights, about q years OF age, arrested
at Lowell Monday for drunkenness, made two
unsuccessful attempts in her cell 10 commit
suicide by hargng. She has made five attempts
within a short time to take her life. She is sup
posed to be partially insane.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
John T. Russell of New Bedford was found
dead IN his bed on Monday morning. lie was
sevcnty-six years old.
Frederic A. Richie, nine years old, son OF
David Richie, OF New Bedford, fell through
three stories OF the Wamsutta mills, and irac-
fured his skull causing death in a few houis
He was sliding on the bausters.
Mary Cakes OF Taunton was sent 10 the state
workhouse last week on a charge of yagraucv,
She had in her arms au infant, 10 whom she
gave birth bv the road side at Neck of Land
about one week before. Since the death Of her
husband, not maby years since, she has borne
four Legitimate children, all OF different pater-
nty.
The unknown man killed by the accident 10
the freight train on the Boston and Providence
railroad at Dodgeville, last Tuesday evening, is
supposed 10 be one John Haslam, an English
man, about 20 years of age, who registered his
name with the Y NJ. c. A. employment bureau
on Monday last and received the money 10 pay
his fare to North Attlebor0, where he was 10
procure SITUATION through their bureau atWam
sutfa hoiei The bureau sent another young
man at the same time to ta.-e position at wood
-, and NO
of the two.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Business is brisk at Woods Hole. The Pacific
guano company is giving employment TO about
100 men. A day or two since there were nine
vessels at lis wharf receiving and discharging
cargoes OF guano, phosphates, &c. Several
dwellings are in process of consu uctiGn, and
others will soon be erected The railroad COM
rany is still employing quite a number OF men
on lis depot and wharf, both OF which will soon
: be completed.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Thomas Owens and Thomas Callahan, of
Palmer, had an af'ray Saturday evening, in
which Callahan received TWO severe gashes upon
the head and face and three broken ibis Gala
han claimed that the weapon used was an axe,
while Owens says he used nothing more power
full than broken broomstck. Owens was put
under $1,000 bonds for appearance Tor further
examination on tuesday, Jan. Z.
MAINE.
Alfred Farrell, fourteen years of age son OF
john Farrell of Van Buren,, died few days ago
OF lockjaw, resulting from eating his foot with
an ak.
Four girls in Augusta were married about
eighteen months ago at the same hour. Two
have since separated from their husbands, and
the other two want divorces.
Capt Abel Sawyer, one of Portland's oldes
ship captains, died suddenly Monday noon Of
heart disease, aged about sIxty-fve years. His
three bfpfhprS Isaac .IOhO and TooOb tf
Portland from Gloucester, Mass, in 1925
these brothers were the sons of James Sawyer
weaver, whose father was the first emigran
of that name coming 10 New England in 1910
capt. Sawyer leaves vile and three children
NLw HAMPSHIRE.
The Squamscott house, in Exeter, has beer
purchased by the trustees OF Phillips academ,
ior the sum of S25,0O0, 10 be used as hall 10
study aud boarding by the students. The pur
chase includes The estate on which The house
located. Major Blake, the landlord OF III
Squamscott house, is TO continue 10 use the mai
building Tor public house, and wing is to b
built TO accommodate the students.
CONNECTICUT.
George Pearce of Sterling, while out cunning
Dec II in the town of West Greenwich, killed
wildcat thar weighed q pounds 1t was savag,
as tiger and died game
VIM. L. Wilcox Of Middletown, 40 years old
and husband a5d father, hung himself FRIDAY
on account of the loss OF some properly, and tht
lear that he and his lamy would come to want
A woman near Hartford recently took a
iriendless boy from the town house, 10 bring III
for the ministry, but the experiment was a fail
ure, as the child froze 10 death last week. Tina
female philanthlopist will see the time when II
be frozen stiff will be a luxury worth hankerin:
aiter.-DaRbury Nelos.
RHODE ISLAND.
Mrs. Mary kearnev was found Monday nigh
in an open lot in Pawtuckef scanuly clothed
baTelOoted and frozen 10 DEATH
The will of Edward Harris, of Woonsocke
was presented to the court Of probate to-day
Opposition was made to The proving of it, AM
the case was postponed until Jan. H.