Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-07-30
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY



In Lenox, Rev. f. K Alden has asked dis
mlssal from his pastoral charge Of the Con-
gregauonal Church in order to accent a call in
South Boston. Mr. Alden is one of the very
aDlest and most respected clergyman in Berk-
shire says the Pittsfeld Eagle and his remov-
al will be loss not only to the people of Len
OK, but to the whole county.
The Wicket Ball Club of this town, play on
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and play
good game. Seats have been placed over
looking the grounds, and ladies not unfreauent-
" occupy them to watch the exciting game.
On Tuesday a match was commenced be-
tween Young America members under SO
years. and Old America. The cold uns7
winning the first game, by 104 to SO. The
second of the three games will commence
about half past four this afternoon. PMs6eld
Eagle, July %.
Mr.. Elwell, the Springfield artist, has lately
produced a fine portrait of the late Rev. DIR.
Hyde Of Lee, which is to be placed in the new
Alumni Hall of Williams college. 1t gives
great satisfaction to DIR. Hyde's family, who
have seen it.
A base ball club, with 25 members, has been
organized at South Adams.
AS Gen. Lyman Hall of Lanesboro' was ret
ting off load of hay on Thursday Dist, he
made miss step and fell striking his side upon
the blunt end of a pitchfork handle. He was
injured internally and died on Monday follow
ing lie was sixty-seven years of age and long
been prominent citizen of the town.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
1t may be a qualification TO the thief, if he
should ever know the fact, that the young la
dy whose pocket he picked in this city, on
Saturday last, of between thirty and forty dol
lars, was school teacher from a neighboring
town, and that the sum he stole was the full
% LII, l.. 1 l.
her salary for the past six months, and that
she intended to expend it in visiting her rela-
tlves during her summer vacation.-Boston
Post, july 18th.
The Daily Advertiser says that quarterly
stated meeting of the Trustees of the Museum
OF Comparative Zoology, held in the Council
at the State House, Wednesday, July 81, DR..
Bigelow, in behalf of the Building Committee,
stated that a contract had been made for the
erection of the building for the sum of SAL
800; the work has been begun and satisfactory
progress made.
Miss Abby Goddard proposes to vindicate
her reputation by series of libel suits, one Of
which she has brought against the Boston
Traveller for $4,000, another against the
Transcript for $1,000, another against an Off
Ger for false Imprisonment, and two others
against Mr.. Huston of Roxbury, for false i'm
prisonment and SANDER. The alleged libelous
matter was the publication of the little rregu-
lar business transactions to which she had been
party.
Preparations are in progress at Nahant for
grand ocean regatta on the Goth of August
The New York Yacht Squadron has been in
vited. 1t is proposed to have three days iu-
bllee, including monster promenade concert
by band of at least eighty pieces, an ocean
regatta and ball.
Nv Tol, q N
Whittemore, d. d.. while riding in the bag
gage car on the Boston and Fitchburg Road,
Friday morning, near Somerville, thrust
his arm out of the door, and it Immediately
struck one of the iron rods of bridge with
such force as to draw him from the car and
throw him into the water, fifteen feet below
Strange to say, he escaped without injury
ESSEX COUNTY.
The thunder storm, which was quite severe
and tempestuous in Salem last Tuesday even
ing, was also severe in Newburyport at an
earlier hour. The barn of Simon Fogg, in
North Hampton, short distance from the
Eastern Railroad was struck by lightning and
consumed with the contents of
hay and tools. AT Portsmouth, the lightning
struck the new North Church spire.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Considerable amusement was created in
Fall river on Sunday, by the appearance of
an old codger from the rural districts at the
head of the North Pond, with load of hay
which he had brought i'll for sale in innocent
forgetfulness of the day.
NANTUCKET.
Blackberries and all such fruits must under
go something Of journey before they can
reach Nantucket. The Inquirer saws "Black-
berries are selling here at seventeen cents a
quart, and ready market at that Whortle-
berries bring eighteen cents, one cent more
than blackberries, which is new feature here"
The Nantucket Inquirer complains with I'M
wonted rhetoric and feeling, that the '.iudicious
dog law is of no more effect in Nantucket than
the leaf of an old almanac"
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
During severe thunder storm at Concord,
N. H., lightning struck shed at Loveioy's
Mills, under which three men had sought shell
ter, and killed young man named Ever, son
OF John Ever, owner of the mills. The others
escaped without any other injury than a tenn
porary shock.
MISCELLANEOUS.
a wool growers and manufacturer fair is
to be held at Cleveland, Ohio, on the 4th of
August Sixty specimens of wool have al
ready been entered One firm in Cleveland
has recently made a sale of $4,000 worth of
wool to a Massachusetts house, and they have
now in store over 100000 pounds of wool.
1he sale OF woods at the coming fair will be
held on the 9TH of August.
A lady in Buffalo, in attempting to throw
something out of window, somehow man
aged to drop herself at the same moment.
Down she went, a distance of eighteen feet,
to the pavement; but not with any ungraceful
Keeling over or heavy blow in striking She
sailed down, parachute fashion, presenting the
graceful form of an old-fashioned decanter-
her life was saved by the buoyancy of her
hoop skirt.
Public meetings have recently been held in
Missouri for the purpose of adopting measures
to prevent the driving of Texas cattle through
that State to the North 1t is alleged that
these droyes leave malignant diseases along
the route, ofwhich many Missouri cattle have
died
Senator Wade of Ohio has written letter
to the land reform committee in New York in
favor of giving the public lands in limited
quantities to actual settlers He thanks God
that he has never voted for any of the railroad
grants, except the Pacific Railroad, and be-
lieves that the game of the land monopolists is
nearly played out
Rev. Dr. Hawks of New York has been in
Vited to the protessorship ofhistory in the Uni
yersity Of North Carolina. The Doctor has
long been busy on a history of North Carolina.
PROSPERITY OF WooNsocKET.-Our vii
lage pres ents at this time the evidence of a