Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-16
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street, Boston, was robbed of $500 worth OF
lacCs and liaht goods Saturday night.
Thomas Campbell al Cambridge, Benjamin
HutchiHs q AiedloTd, and William Nixon Of
SOmerYille were seriously hurt Saturday, the
former, it is supposed, fatally, by fall of the
staging onsthe new Baptist church, IN somer-
vile.
lie funeral of Bishop Eastburn took place
SATURDAY. in Trinity church, Boston, the interior
of which was deliberately draped III Grape,
Bishops Heeley OF Name, Bissel OF vermont and
Clarke of Rhode Island took part In the Seryi-
ces. MANY clergvmen were present. including
Rev Dr. Potter of Grace Church, n. l., Rev.
Dr. MiHett and Rev. W. H. Muuroe of Emman-
uel church, Philadelphia, and Rev. |. 5. Pyeot
of Mortified, MINI.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
A meeting of the citizens of Needham Lower
Falls. Granville and Wellesley was held at the
latter place on Thursday evening for the pur-
pose of considering the eXpedency OF a division
of the town in about a straight line from South
Natick 10 the upper falls, on the old parish
boundary. Remarks were made by Gamaliel
Bradford, DR.. Marvin, George L. Daniel and
Others. Resolutions were adopted in favor Of
active measures at once.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Catherine Wilson, of Lowell, aged fifty-ive,
committed suicide on Saturday. Cause, aberra-
ton OF mind.
ESSEX COUNTY.
suddenly at the residence of her father, John S.
Barr, in Danvcrs on Thursday evening.
Mrs Clarissa Porter, widow of the late DIR.
John Porter of Sterling, was found dead in her
bed Saturday morning. She was nearly ninety
years of age and had been in feeble health for
several months.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The formal laying OF the corner stone of the
Standish monument will probably take place the
eth of October, with military and masonic hon
orS. The massive foundation wall is already
laid, and the cut stone for the ociagOn base is
nearly cut. The shaft stones are TO be cut so as
TO be hauled up the hill this fall. The size of The
stones of the different counties which are TO be
placed between the two cornices at the Top OF the
octagon base have rise of one foot six inches
are one foot thick, and vary in length from two
feet six inches to three feet six inches
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
A gentleman walking in the Springfield Gem
etery few day ago saw an affecting example of
canine friendship and fidelity. 1t was in the
Pine street quarter, where place for single graves
is furnished to those not able to buy lots. There,
on new made childS grave, beside bouquet
of freshly gathered flowers lay little dog. On
being called he appeared very friendly and glad
TO see the visitor, but no urging could coax him
away, and when the gentleman left he resumed
his lonely watch.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Black bass are TO be introduced into Baboosic
pond Amherst, as soon as the fish commission
eTS can get round to it
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Gilbert L. Sheldon, proprietor of the machine
shop at Hartsville, has gone away and written
TO his wife that she will never see him again,
and she must settle up his business as best she
can He left debts amounting to S11 900, and
his creditors have appointed trustees TO take
charge of his properly, which is nearly equal to
his debts. Trouble with his wife is supposed 10
have canSed his sudden departure
MAINE.
Hon. Marcus L. Lane, Judge of the superior
court of Cumberland county, died in Portland
yesterday oftyphoid fever, aged forty-seven.
Lewiston gives the largest republican majority
of any town or city in Maine-six hundred and
forty-three.
Rumor says that Judge Rice is to be manag-
ing director of the Maine Central railroad, and
general superintendent.
The American association for the advance
ment OF science will hold its twenty-second
annual meeting in Portland next August.
The body of Freeman G. Bean, who was
washed off the rocks at Portland, about fort
night ago, was recovered in the harbor, Satur-
day morning
A fishing schooner belonging in Swampscott,
in going out of the harbor of Portland, Satur-
day, ran on the west end Of House island, and
vas bilged.
Among the American ladies who have APP
peared in opera abroad with great credit are Miss
Matte L. Fogg, Miss Starbifd and Miss Jennie
Armstrong OF Maine.
Dr. Jewett Of North Haven, who committed
suicide recently, left considerable property to
the New York society for the prevention of cru
city TO animals.
The curiosities of wood and stone which Prof
Herriek OF Bangor collected, during his late tour
in Syria and Egypt, were shipped by sailing
vessel, which took fire in the Mediterranean, and
was totally consumed
A m N al OrHtu
II, fell from gravel train on the Boston and
Maine railroad, Friday, at Ligonia, and was
run over, crushing his arm so badly that it was
necessary 10 amputate il at the shoulder joint
1t is rumored that the Eastern railroad COM
pany propose to discontinue their present track
between Klttery and Kennebunk, which runs in
the shape Of semcircle, and build an air li1e
between the two towns, which would shorten
the distance between Portland and Boston some
thirteen miles.
Bridget Cady, aged fifty, who said she came
from Boston on the 11th inst, was picked up in
the street in Portland on Wednesday night
drunk, and on Thursday she was committed to
the wOrkhouse. She was as filthy as ii is posi-
bic for person TO be, and after she was put
through a cleansing process was admitted to
the house and put to bed. Friday morning she
was found dead in bed.
The corner stone Of st. Mary's Cath Ollie
church in Bangor was laid yesterday with APP
propriate services by Bishop Bacon of Portland
assisted by the resident clergy and several from
other places. During the exercises portion of
the Platform broke down, letting about one
hundred through, iDjuring several, and MIR.
John G. Lynn so severely that his death is mo-
mentanly expected. q
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
A New Hampshire woman has sold 1851 worth
of blueherries this season.
Mrs Polly Haines, the last of the sect of Os-
goodtes in Canterbury, died on the 7th inst,
aged about eighty seven years She was the
widow of Josiah Haines, and sister of the late
Samuel and Thomas AmeS. The funeral was
leld ON Sunday, Sth, and was largely attended
VERMONT.
The wife of George W. Erskine of Roxbury
hung hersefon Tuesday.
The dam at the factory of George Solution, in
Derby, gave way during the recent lreshet caus-
ing damage to the amount of $4,000.
Henry Corners Of Rutland, engineer on a To-
connective, recently saved the life of little child
at the risk of his own. The father Ga poor man.
worth only S75,000D it is said, asked the cour.
a@eous man TO take glass of soda, as a reward
for saving his child
coNNEcTIcUT.
There are thirteen vacancies in the Hartford
police force TO be filled
Wells HOughtOn, farmer of Bozrahyille. WAS
a tlacked by bull yesterday morning, and al
most dlsem6oweled. He viii probably live.
woodbridge IS 10 indulge, October 18TH in
the old-iashioned English amusement of a fox
hunt
George Williams, an aged citizen of West
Haven, committed suicide by cutting his throat
Twenty-Five years ago, James Steele, of Hart
lord, sailed from New London on a whalesbip.
MIR. Steele left the ship at Australia, and was by
ms friends here supposed TO be dead He sent
many letters, but none of them were received
ana unlli this week-when he again made his
appearance in Hartford, having arrived last
week at New LondOn-he did not know Of The
ieath OF ms father, his brother, and other rela-
ives. His adventures since 1850 among the
aVases Of the South Sea islands, and in New
have included wild and strange vari-
.iy, ana ne has met pretty much everything but
leath- lie shipped on different whaling vessels
aud crulsed all about the antpodes, where spring
begins IN September and winter in June. He
finally married an English gir in Australia who
.tl. no" iiheiltcd SOME money, and Mr.. ST.
thinks OF buying himself a home he .ele
more. II ne and his wife cannot sp'' &c once
IN America they will 90 to Lor ..l themselves
RHODE Js- .don.
A five years old sor LAND.
Noiih hlnsston Il Of Oliver w. Sherman, of
nays ago. -, was drowned in a pond few
AUGHISG.-People VINO do not know how to
laugh are much 10 be pitied. Not every one
who laughs knows how TO laugh in the highest
sense. An irradiating smile is fine; q small
sough, thar chances upon the face like a meteor,
come and gone in the same instant is better
than nothing. But laughing, like poetry, music,