Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-10-04
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
ESSEX COUNTY.


ter, has signified his intention OF dissolving his
connection with the church over which he is
settled at the expiration of six months from the
date of the notice
The Newburyport Herald wants to know
what the sudden revival of newspaper articles
about the Hoosac tunnel means. Heretofore
such things have been the prelude to a new pc
tition for state assistance, and the Herald
thinks something of the sort is in embryo now
The Salem Register reports that Mr.. Joshua
Hawkes., a well known and respected citizen of
Lynnfield, was found dead in his cattle yard,
whittier he had gone to milk his cows, on
Thursday morning last. 1t is supposed the
death was occasioned by heart complaint. He
was nearly seventy years old
The engine house Of Volunteer, No. 8, at
Lynn, was burned to the ground Monday
morning. The engine was saved, though in a
damaged state.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The New Bedford Mercury says There
is pear tree Of the st. Chisholm species in
the garden of Thomas A Greene, Esq, of this
city, from which have been gathered, during
the season, no less than fourteen hundred and
Whg perfect pears.
BARNSTABLE COUNTY.
1t was stated in some of the newspapers
several weeks ago, that the cranberry crop OF
tiiS OepS llftu dll Dttu GllSdHGu ny MI. NuTllS
of Boston, at ST. per barrel This is not quite
correct. Mr. Curtis engaged a good many
berries in this vicinity, but quite large num-
Der of our growers preferred to hold on to their
crops. Some OF them have since sold their ber-
rles at 81, and in some cases as high as even
Sl3 per barrel. The crop this year has been
quite productive, and will bring good many
hard dollars on the Cape Yarmouth Reg.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Charles Butler of North Adams, lately de-
ceased, had an insurance upon his life of $1,000
the Connecticut company.
The Adams and Lee banks have each de-
clared a semiannual dividend of 4 per cent
The removal OF the county seat from Lenox
to Pittsfeld is again one OF the local agitations
of Berkshire, and petitions to the next Legis-
lature are already being signed for that pur.
pose in the northern part the county.
MAINE.
A Cambridge correspondent writes to us as
follows II have just returned from Haliow-
ell, which is quite fashionable resort this
summer. The new hotel at Togus Springs has
been crowded, and the Hallowell House at
Hallowell is full of strangers. The new bridge
across the river at Hallowell will be decided
Improvement. 1t is to be very substantially
built, with solid stone piers, and the work is
progressing rapidly. 1t will be completed
next spring. They had a small fair while |
was in town, and raised about 5000 for their
library"
On Friday, 23d ult., while two quarrymen,
James Brainard and Dennis Murphy, were
engaged in drilling out the tamping of charge
in the ledge at Dix Island, which had failed to
explode when fired, an explosion took place,
which so seriously mangled the two men that
they both died in a short time.
yEPMoNT
The temperature of the frozen well at Bran
don, a few days ago. 40 feet below the sur
face, was 81 degrees while in the open air it
was 81. From observations made in that vi
entity is shown that stratum of underground
frost exists there, extending over large area.
Chief Justice Redfield and one Of his asso-
ciates on the bench, are mourning some indig-
nant denuncation for telling disagreeing juries
that they must agree-that it is their duty to
do so, and that the minority must yield to the
majority.
Four members of the Vermont legislature
soon to meet three representatives and one
senator) married sisters, the daughters Of Da-
yid Cobb Of Windham, the present secretary
Of state also taking one of the family. AL
though this panel is exhausted" there are
lots more Of excellent Vermont girls left.
CONNECTICUT.
gathering timber in the woods, one day last
week, was seriously injured by the falling of
tree, crushing one of his legs i'll shocking
manner.
Saturday afternoon in Southington, the fac
tories of the Peck Smith Company were al
most wholly destroyed by fire. Loss $4,000
to 100000; insurance $4,000, mostly in
Hartford Offices Several of the adjoining
buildings including the railroad depot, caught
fire, but were all saved with slight damage.
A Shaker woman from Enfield bought a
snuff box in store in Springfield few days
since, because she thought the notices on it
would suit Nathan" Shaker women, it
seems, are not wholly incapable of tenderness
for their "Nathans'
MISCELLANEOUS.
A fast young Louisvillan named Henry
Shaffer, after running brief but stunning ca
reer of expensive clothes, fast horses, ct Get,
was arrested i'll Cincinnati few days since,
runaway from his father, from whom he had
stolen nearly five hundred dollars. On search
ing his person great part of the money was
found, together with a pistol and bowie
knife. This olive plant is but seventeen years
old
The celebration of the Gerry Rescue, took
place at Syracuse last week, in the presence
of somewhat diminished numbers and interest.
Frederick Douglass was chosen president
Gerritt Smith was subjected to serious criti-
cism on account of his refusal to participate
in the services, and an explanatory address
which he sent to them, was laid aside without
reading
''Stockbridge Chief" horse sired by Hills
Black Hawk OF Vermont, won the $1,000 prize
competed for by a ring of forty roadsters at
the Missouri State Fair. The regular prize of
500 was awarded to Green Mountain" who
was the most formidable competitor for the
$1,000 against ''Stockbridge Chief"
AT the Erie county, N. Y, fair, last week,
there was young girl, sixteen years of age,
who had with her a box of snakes, compre-
hending several rattesnakes, copper-heads,
California racers and others, all Of the most
venomous character. These snakes she han
died in the most fearless manner, winding
them about her neck, waist and arms.
tavern keeper of Harrisburg, Pa has been
arrested and held for trial, at the suit of
widow whose husband had died from the eff
fects Of drinking to excess at the tavern of the
defendant A civil suit for damages will also
be instituted