Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-11-02
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BANK IN Boston, after the model of the Momes
de P'ete OF Europe, is going ahead with some
vlgor Already $4,000 of the proposed $50
OOO capital stock have been subscribed, and it
is hoped to get the bank into operation by De-
cember LIST. 1t will take the place of pawmbro-
kers' offices, and being more reliable than
these, and under established rules, will no
doubt receive the patronage of those distress
ed people who are the patrons of such estab-
lishments.
| Charles Gould, a milkman, has been fined
$40 and costs in the Boston Police Court, for
selling watered milk
Judge Sprague of the United States District
Court has decided that where pilots render
salvage service, they are not to be limited to
the mere fees for piotage as compensation
The old green store, so long prominent
landmark at the corner of Central and India
streets, is being demolished, to make way for
more substantial and costly building. This
property belongs to Harvard University, and
the new structure, as we are informed, is to be
erected by the trustees of that institution
Commercial Bulletin.
ESSEX COUNTY
The yeritable boneet worn by Moll Pitcher
the fortune teller of Lynn, is now on exhibit
ton in the window of milliner's shop in that
city. 1t is n trihe larger than the little shells
worn by the ladies OF the present day, and
seems to have been made more for use than
ornament.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
In South Maiden, the effort of the Winthrop
Congregational Church and Society to bring
about union with the Chapel Church and So
clety lboth OF which are of the same order) has
failed. If they were united in one, such a So
ciety would be abundantly sustained
barn III Newton Centre, owned by widow
Hanback,, was set on fire Sunday, and
entirely consumed, together with considera-
BILE quantity of hay, thirty barrels of apples
and other articles. The same building has
been fired several times.
The Lynn Mechanics Association give no.
tice of their intention to petition the Legisa-
ture for an act of incorporation, including the
right to manufacture boots and shoes, the cap
ital not to exceed fifty thousand dollars, the
principal object of the association being to af-
ford protection to its members.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
An attempt was made last week to burn the
Episcopal Church in Quincy, but the fire went
out of itself before much damage was done.
On Monday last an unoccupied house, owned
by Mr.. Ella was set on fire and damaged to the
amount of several hundred dollars.
NANTUCKET.
The ship Planter, burnt on the stocks at
Nantucket, on Friday night was of three hun
dred and forty tons burthen and owned by Eli
sha Smith and others. 1t was insured for
$4,000 at the Quincy Mutual.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
q. I. & w. W. Carpenter of Shelburne have
sold their pair of black carriage horses to
Mayor Alexander II. Bullock of Worcester
for 5000. The horses took the first premiums
at the late Franklin County and Amherst cat
tie shows.
Scion Newton of Greenfield has caught
XHlN1 ito 1,ln,r cod ~
burne ociite red squirrel The skins are to
be sent to the Secretary of the Massachusetts
Board of Agriculture for the State House Mu-
scum.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Horace Greeley lectures in Northampton
Thanksgiving night (24th,) and in Greenfield
the next evening.
young man of Haydenville, last week, :
hired horse of Benjamin North of Leeds TO
go to Northampton, and was to return the
same day, but as yet has not been heard from
Morgan Pease of Middlefield has sold a yoke
OF steers, two years old last February which
took the third premium at the cattle show of
the Highland Agricultural Society last Sep.
TENDER, for SIC per pound, and calling them to
weigh 3,lO0 pounds Mr.. Pease received for
them $170
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
AS two gentlemen were riding home from
North Adams, one evening last week, their
buggy passed over something which startled
their horse so much that he endeavored to run
away. On stopping the horse, the gentlemen
went back and found they had run over a man,
the wheel having crossed his neck. On stir.
ring him up, he drew a six shooter from his
breast pocket and aimed at them, but the two
deprived him of the dangerous weapon, and
removing him from the road, left him to him
SELF unarmed.
young man in Pittsfed and one who
moved in the "firSt circles" took a doubtful
character over to Lebanon the other night,
when some of the "b'hoys" pursued him, ap-
propriated the horse and carriage, together
with the fair damsel, and left the gentleman of
morals in an adjoining mud-hoe, to make the
next ten miles as best he could. He didn't
care for the act itself, but is indignant because
he thinks it was meant for an insult
MAINE.
barn belonging to Mr. Jefferson Cham
berlain, in Brewer, Maine, together with thir-
tty tons OF hay, several hogs and lot of farm
ing tools, was destroyed by fire on the 26th.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
AT Great Falls, N. H., last Saturday night, a
company of respectable citizens" forciby en-
tered a "saloon" and made a wreck of it, Its
proprietor meanwhile was in the lookup on
account of a fight at the place 1t does not
appear how respectable" all this parties in
this affair claim to be-
CONNECTICUT.
A German in the employ of Charles john
son, of Franklin, was robbed of gold watch
Sl5 in money, buffalo robe, and whip last
Saturday, while on the road to a neighboring
town. Two young men and youngster, being
invited to ride with him, seem to have piled
HIM with chloroform, until "the next thing he
knew he was awakened by teamster passing
by, and found himself alone in the wagon, his
horse hitched by the roadside, and himself
robbed as above stated
Jeremiah Davis of Mason's Island, has rails
ed some big pumpkins. Four of them weigh
together 400 pounds, and the largest of the
lot weighs one hundred and fifty-eight and
half pounds He says he will do better next
year.
DIR. Ebenezer Osborn who was charged with