Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-08
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New England News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY

Mr. gilmore peneut CONCERT AT tue coilseuhl
has been deferred till the 2Sd, but the ball, for
which tickets are selling rapidly, will occur on
the 11lh, as FIRST announced.
Saturday afternoon two Boston officers picked
up, off Governors island, the body of an IN
known man, dressed in a black coat, striped
pants. checked shirt. On his person was sill
yer watch and a small sum of money.
Williams and Cram, who were arrested for the
recent post office robberies in Boston, were ar
raigned in the Boston municipal court yester-
day afternoon. and each held in S5OO0 for trlal
at the November term of the superior court.
Conductor George A. Reed, OF the Boston and
Albany railroad received the Gift of purse
containing SOS yesterday morning, from the
season ticket holders who ride on his train, as
a token of their appreciation of his courtesy.
The presentation was made by Captain George
Curtis of Newton Mr.. Reed is about to be mar
ried.
The statement that the late Benjamin Emer-
son of Jamaica Plains, recently deceased, had
left 500 600 TO Dartmouth college proves to be
unfounded. Mr.. Emerson makes only one pro-
vision in his will of public nature. He orders
the proceeds of the sale of his estate in Jamaica
Plain to be appropriated as follows: One-half tO
be devoted to the erection OF a high school in
his native town, Hampstead, n. H., and the
other half he donates 10 the Massachusetts Ri
BILE society. The balance Of his property he
gives to his relatives.
The body of q man was found floating in the
water near the Chelsea ferry, early yesterday
forenoon, and was identified by an employe OF
the marine hospital as that OF John Thompson,
a sailor about 2S years of age, belonging in Pic
tou, n S. Thompson entered the hospital last
June as q patient and remained until some two
weeks since, when he recovered and was dis
charged. He remained in the hospital in the
capacity Of assistant steward until week ago
Sunday evening, when he obtained a short leave
OF absence. This is the last seen of him until
the finding of his body 1t is supposed that he
accidentally fell overheard from a ferry boat
unnoticed by any one and was drowned.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Taunton fire department will have grand
parade Oct 18th.
Il is rumored in New Bedford that the New
Bedford and Taunton railroad is to be sold &c
the Boston and Providence, Old Colony or Bos
ton, Clinton and Fitchburg railroad
Last Friday afternoon an exceedingly crtica
and important surgical operation was success
fully performed upon Mr. George Williams o
Taunton. He was ethelized and remained un
conscious upwards OF ten minutes, during which
time DR.. Hodges made an incision of the abdo
men, and next to the neck of the bladder, re
moving from that receptacle urinary calculus
or stone, weighing two drachms and thirteeI
grains, and measuring about 81 inches in cir
conference. Mr.. Williams is doing extremely
well, and his restoration to health and useful
friends.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The Falmouth Chronicle says that some thr-
~ or forty goats were landed at the North Fall
mouth depot last week, en- route for Scraggy
Neck 1.-THE number TO be increased to one hun
dred), for the purpose of eXterminating the wild
shrubs and grass which abound in that locality
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Frederick A. Dickinson, II years old, was
drowned in the Connecticut just below Spring
field yesterday afternoon, by the capsizing OF a
sail boat.
Mrs Margaret W. Campbell, Mrs. Mary Liv-
ermore and Mrs. Frances L. W. Harper tcolored)
addressed Grant meeting at city hall, Spring
field, last evening.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
Ranstord Roots three barns at Southampton
were burned Sunday night. Loss $4,000; in
sured for $500.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Ed Peters, the negro who committed an as
sault on Miss Warren, a summer boarder a
Chatham yesterday, and lodged in Jail in Pitts
field.
The Mansion house at Willamstown was
burned by an incendiary fire Sunday night.
Loss $4,000; insured for S18,500.
The immediate cause Of the accident at HOosac
tunnel, Thursday morning, was former blast,
one hole of which had not exploded; and in
preparing for a new blast the drill struck the
powder and caused the explosion. No glycer-
inc is used at this heading at present. Cunning
ham, who was killed, was about thirty years of
age, and leaves wife and two children.
An unknown woman, apparently Irish, was
struck by the afternoon train from North Adj
ans on the Boston and Albany railroad near
the Troy and Greenfield crossing at North Ad-
ans on Saturday, and fatally injured. She was
walking upon the track, and though the engin-
Ger whistled sharply, she paid no attention 10
the signal, Every effort was made to stop the
train, but before it could be done she was struck
by the engine and thrown down the bank crush.
ing in the upper part of her head. She was
taken on board the train, and carried back to
North Adams, still breathing, but with no posi-.
bility of recovery.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The monument which is TO be erected to the
memory Of David Leavitt, in Greenfield GENE
terry, by his associates on the Boston press, is
now completed. 1t is of pure Carrara marble,
and bears in bas-relief a handsome SCROLL with
the words, Boston Press, and the implements
OF the journalists profession, besides having a
few simple words of eulogy 1t will be placed
in position in few days.
MAINE.
Lubec complains Of a short herring catch,
only one-hith of that Of last year.
The Lewiston Journal says there was never
so little liquor drank in that vicinity as at pres
ent.
Bucksport has voted to take $4,000 add.
tional stock in the railroad from that town to
Bangor, making $500 of corporate subscrip-
tons 10 all. This is in addition to $4,000 in
private subscription, which is to be at once in
creased.
A Biddeford local editor writes: "a lady of
this city was surprised the other day to find a
BIRDS nest cuuningly wrought in hair ON the
window sill of her chamber, the material of
which the little warbler had stolen from the
dressing table of this lady" How did he know
she kept her false hair on the dressing tablet
The following card appears in the Augusta
Journal: whoever sells, or offers to sell TO me
any intoxicating liquors of whatever nature, or
whoever sells any in my presence will be prose-
euted to the full extent Of the law.-Sumner S.
Brick. few weeks ago, while under the in-
huence Of liquor, Mr.. Brick committed some
misdemcanor for which he suffered imprisoH-
ment, and has but just been liberated That
brick needs new baking; it is too clayey
sunday afternoon a large number of men as
sembled az Lovers Leap, near Bangor, TO wit
ness duel between two young men, but they
DID not put in an appearance, and the crowd dis.
persed. The affair, though much laughed at
was somewhat serious, there being a woman in
the case. A challenge had been sent and the
prellmlnaries arranged. The weapons were tC
be reVolVers.
During an alteration on board the steamer
Cry OF Richmond, at Bangor, Sunday, between
John Clark and Frank Leonard two colored
walters on the steamer, Clark attacked Leonard
with a razor, making a fearful wound across his
lace ana slashing his breast in several places.
Though dangerous, it is not thought that his
wounds VIII prove mortal. Clark was arrested
and committed 10 Jail
AS TWO runners, giving the names Of Frank s
administer and Frank S. Edwards. were walking
along the street in Belfast, the other evening,
WIN TWO young ladies with whom they had been
put lew minutes acquainted, Edwards was
struck a tremendous blow upon the head, which
knocked him senseess and cut an ugly cash in
ms scalp Herman Davis, friend of Edwards
lemale companion, was arrested and held TO
answer 10 the charge Of assault with intent 10
XII IL e4OO bail, for want of which he went TO
Jail
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Inc dwelling house aud barn of W. H. Hill
pee6 6 az hi, were burned yesterday noon. Loss
5000; supposed to be in sured.
Sunday night, about eight O'Clock widow
John Batchelder's dwelling house, two barns
ano out buildings located about a mile from
Meredith village, were DESTROYED by fire. together
with q lot OF hay, grain, four COWS and two boGs
Loss IRON $4,000 to $4,000; insurance $1,000
Cause Of fire not known.
VERMONT.
There viii be three days races al the Rutland
noitlng park from October 10 through the nth
CONNECTICUT
The water boy on the afternoon aecommoda.
ton train from Stonington, Ct, TO Boston
picked up package Of United States bonds last
Tuesday amounting TO $4,000. Giving them TO
his father, they were placed in the care Of J. b
Gardiner agent OF the road in Providence. and
the next day the owner Of the bonds, a gentle
man in Boston, reclaimed them. The bows
name is Henry J. Sanford, and the owner of the