Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-09
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new England New. Summary.


BOSTON AND VICINITY.
West ROxhury has had ripple of excitement
concerning its want Of fire department, and
an Indignation meeting was held Monday eve
ming.
physician of Boston has been sued for 5000
in the United States district court, for alleged
frauds in the importation OF drugs through the
port of New York two years ago.
Mr. H. c. Tuttle, who, while at Cambridge
observatory, discovered two planets and eleven
asteroids, is now in Vallejo county, Cal, making
observations for other discoveries.
A Jury Of inquest has decided that Aeilse An
derson, the Swede, who died in South Boston,
last Friday, came TO his death from exhaustion
and want Of proper nourishment- He had been
but few days in the country; his body was
emaciated and the brain soiiened.
Gilbert s. Prior and Calvin Lnnell of Boston
have been arrested on charge Of conspiring TO
SET fire to building at Hyde Park, owned by
Howard A. Hamlin. The insurance on the
binding was heavy, and the property was not
paving we'll
locking up time at the state prison Tuesday
NIGHT was discovered by the party of officers
who were searching the building, about three
O'Clock Wednesday morning, lying concealed
under the floor of the planning MILL which occu-
MES the ground floor OF the building occupied
BY the Tucker manufacturing company for max
ing spring beds. Green seized a favorable op-
portunity just before roll call, Tuesday after
noon, and raised a short plank of the floor, and
got down iuto the space. When discovered, he
got out Of his hiding place smiling, and was
placed in solitary confinement. The little es-
Capade will doubtless cost Green what few priv
ieges the conviets are allowed for the rem ainder
of his term.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
Spurious votes on the beer question are what
trouble Lowell Just now. 1t is thought
that if the transactions of voting day are Sifted
down to strict virtue and legality, the result
will be changed in favor of prohibition.
During an alteration Tuesday evening be-
tween Mr.. Foster, proprietor of the Lafayette
house. Lowell, and Charles Carey, a former en-
ploye the latter was shot in the temple, the
ball piercing above his right eve and coming
out at one side of the cheek bone. Two shots
were fired, The first without effect. The alterca-
ton arose from some trivial cause. No COM
plant has been entered and no arrest made.
The wound is not dangerous.
ESSEX COUNTY.
In the supreme judicial court at Salem, We'd
nesday, the Jury in the case of John Belts VS..
the Eastern railroad corporation on an action
to recover damages for injuries received at the
Revere disaster, awarded the plaintiff the sum
OF $4,000.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
HerriugS though coming late, are not scarce.
George Williams of Raynham, took - 600 her
ring and fittv-Seven shad one day last week, in
HIS Seiuc al NHau Ilottt lotdltu IL sHoti uiSldutS
below the Old Colony iron works. This will
partially make up for lost time in former
catches.
RARNsTABLE COUNTY.
There is great scarcity of men TO man the fish
ing feet at Welldeet and other fishing towns on
the cape. Experienced fishermen are in great
demand, and green ones can find plenty of OPP
portunities.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Two hands at the Plymouth cordage factory,
in opening a bale OF hemp recently, found
sealed bag OF specie amounting TO about $500.
They reported the discovery at the office.
DUKES COUNTY.
fire in Edgarfown Wednesday morning
commencing in Charles H. Shute & Sons pho
tOgraph rooms, burned four buildings in the
centre of the town. The Messrs. Shute lost
eyerything-building, stock and instruments,
valued at $1,000; no insurance. Jonathan Fl.
Munroe's building was burned; insured for
$1,000; Oliver Yincenfs billiard room was in the
same building; his tables were insured. DIR.
John Perce's drugstore was burned with con-
tents. Loss $1,000; building insured. Mrs
Joseph Wilbur's house was burned; insured for
$1,000; contents saved Lorenzo Fishers grain
store was damaged and two ether buildings
slightly. The cause of the fire is not known.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Springfield Republican has returns from
1852 towns, Ofwhich 80 are in favor of licensing
ale, beer, etc, and 100 in favor of prohibition.
"Evangeline," belonging to Henry Smith &
Son of West Springfield, recently new milch
gave, at single milking, twelve quarts of milk,
from which pound and a half of gilt-edged
butter was made. "Eyangeline" is a shorthon
COW.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
fire, which commenced in barn in the rear
of PheniN row, Amherst, Tuesday evening de-
stroyed the houses of DR.. Cate, d. IL. Kellogg
and L. Russell, with several barns and sheds
estimated m m w in
MAINE.
Jonathan Banks of Leeds committed suicide
Wednesday by drowning. He was 60 years of
age
The trustees of the state agricultural society
met in Augusta on Tuesday for the purpose of
making arrangements for the annual state fair
TO be held in Bangor the coming fall The list
Of premiums is one of the most liberal ever
offered by the society. 1t is proposed 10 have
during the fair, grand military review of ali
the companies in the state by the governor
Arrangements have been made with several
railroad companies 10 transport animals and ar
tices Tor the fair free, and passengers at reduced
rates.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The two handsOmest young ladies in Gorhaa
stand nearly six feet high each
John Palmer Of Enrol was drowned in Mills
field on Tuesday while running LOGS.
The Rev. Daniel Austin denies that he has
given $4,000 to Stratford academy.
Al the annual meeting Of the Cheshire rail-
road company, held at Keene on Wednesday. tbe
president and old board Of directors were unani-
mOusly elected.
Luther AmSworth of Calais has for long
ume been 4 gray headed man, but now, in his
eighty eighth year, his hair is again turning
bach, winch was It's color in his youth
Treat, Lang & Co. S steam Stave saw mill. at
Whiteheld, was burned Tuesday night. Loss
probably $4,000; insured in North British for
s4gVo, Royal $1,000, and Franklin $1,000
John Martin, aged about sixty years was
drowned in a mill pond in Canaan. near North
Enheld, on Monday. He was last seen alive on
fell in. y
Two Young Pondyille girls, residing in MARI
Doro, one day recently were offered 81 apiece if
they would saw and split q cord Of hard wood
slabs. They accomplished tile lob in (our bonrs
and a half
baggage aud freight car on the down train
from Bristol ran OF the track half a mile from
I'M Village on Wednesday, and were considera
Diy smashed up. The train was composed O
passenger aud some freight cars. No one wa,
injured.
On Wednesday, a carpenter by the name @
Cyrus Peabody, fell from the third story of a
new building, IN Manchester He was taken III
IN a senseess and helpless condition He was
engaged in LAYING the third floor when, l,y }
mlsstep he fell through the stairway TO the eel
lar below, a distance OF about twenty-five feet.
Ezra Ballard, for many years a deacon Of the
North congregational church, died IN Concord,
hesday morning, aged seventy years, having
been seized with paralysis lasI Saturday after
noon lie was descendant of one Of the first
concord settlers, and has held many offices Of
trust and honor. His wife died a lew DAYS
since, and he leaves three sons.
VERMONT.
serious accident occurred Wednesday morn
lng to the 6:25 4. NJ. passenger train from
South Hardwck, on the Portland and Ordens-
burg railroad. The car, containing some forty
passengers, ran of the track three miles below
Ddnville Green, and was precipitated upon its
side some eight feet below the track on a ledge
u rocks Tue road is in an unfinished state,
anu thaWmg aud freezing was the cause of the
uectdeht Two ladies were seriously if not far
.aiv injured. Freeman BiXby, from Montpe-
ier, had a tee broken; many received slight
bruises,
coNNECTIC0T>
A young man, who was in one oil the Hart
fora military companies on election parade in
soo9 health, died Saturday evening by rupturiug
Michael lloran who was stabbed in Hartford
~ Alchaei Kenny with p0cket-knile, last week
az h pfS3xlousy reported, is falling, aud will prob
FRANK Palmer Of Montvile has dog which
Stew WoOdchuck the other day whose ,ae,i,
We're Two inches and half long. The wool.
chuek teeth, probably
One Of HartlorPs Iueton nolice,,o, ,,,,. 90,
iiOned at the depot recently sTr,,,,,a,. e, va
preached hun and asked where the ticIa, ar
was. "lts gone" rpolied Ito g. 'N''Nt UNIV