Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-10-20
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
1t is reported that Mr. Henry Stevens of
London, an agent of the British Museum has
purchased entire the CrowninshieId Library
offered at auction for the last two weeks. This
valuable collection Of books comprised many
rare works early American history, and
many books among the first printed in the
country, and whose chief value consists in
their antiquity.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Capt. Isaac Knapp, aged eighty-one years,
was found dead at his residence in Salem on
Wednesday morning. He was discovered in
his room, and it is supposed he died of cunges-
ton of the lungs. Coroner Walton will inves-
tigate the case. Capt Knapp was formerly
well known shipmaster
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Andrew Caswcll, in Taunton, had consider
able money in his house. Some burglars tried
to get it a few days since and failed, because
he slept with it under his head. Two young
men named Howard and Freeman, have been
arrested on suspicion, and there was a hunt to
arrest another.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mr.. Moses Wait of Bernardston, was ar.
rested last Monday, charged with forging the
name of his brother-in-law, Mr.. Thaddeus Par
menter of Sunderland, to note of $50, which
was discounted by the Franklin County Bank
he was arraigned, and gave bonds for his APP
pearance for examination, but failed to appear
1t seems that he had before forged the name of
Mr.. p. to two notes which were discounted by
the Bank, and paid when due.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY
The length of completed tunnel is found to
be l457 feet; tie length of heading, in addi-
ton, is SCI feet, making total Of 20lS feet
James Campbell, a sophomore student at
Williams College, was badly burned a few
days since by the explosion of fluid lamp
which he was filling while lighted.
Lester Filley, a prominent citizen and law
yer of Berkshire county for many years, died
suddenly from a fit, just after eating his sup
per at Lee, on Sunday evening. Until within
few years he resided in Otis, of which town
he was long the most prominent Citizen being
its postmaster and justice OF the peace, and
filling many other local offices.
RHODE ISLAND.
The church edifice, in Providence, built and
owned by Perry Davis, and now occupied by
a Baptist society, has been purchased of Mr.
Davis, by the Trinity Methodist Society, Rev
VIM. Mcdonald, pastor. The building origi-
nally cost $50, 800, and is at present valued at
$4,000. 1t was sold for $4,000.
Some Warren fishermen set seine few
days since, for menhaden and caught bass
that weighed sixty-one pounds, which they
sold for five dollars.
Nathaniel Parker Hill, who has been engaged
in Brown University during the last four years
in instructing in chemistry applied to the arts,
has been appointed Professor in that depart,
| ment.
CONNECTICUT.
Last year, at the Connecticut State Fair, So
Ion Robinson, in an address, criticised the
present condition of the farming business in
that state, and said it could be improved and
made more attractive. Thereupon the demo-
cratic newspapers denounced him bitterly, he
being Republican. This year democrat
A. Hyde, Esq, delivered the address. and
spoke in the same strain, almost repeating the
very language used by Mr. Robinson on the
same topic, but the magic of political affinity
is now shown in the headong eagerness with
which the Hartford Times layshes on Mr.
Hyde's address the most unqualified praise,
| The preliminares Of the match between the
chess clubs of Hartford and New Haven, have
been arranged, and the game will commence
on Thursday evening of the present week. 1t
will be played by telegraph.
Mrs. Deborah Starr, Of Danbury, died a few
days since, aged ninety-six years. She wit.
messed the burning of Duxbury by the British
soldiers, aud related many of the incidents
connected with that event. She and her hus.
band had lived together seventy years on the
very spot where he was born and bred He
is still living.
MISCELLANEOUS.
About week ago II woman who reioices in
the cognomen of"Dancing Sail, stole horse
near Rochester, N. Y. A reward of 800 being
offered for her arrest she was pursued by a
constable, who overlook her and for safe keen
ing confined her in the third story Of a hotel.
rom whence she escaped during the night by
the aid Of her bedford and finding the officers
horse was superior to her own, exchanged
steeds, and made her escape.
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