Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-05
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

lection. A letter was read from Miss Harriet
+. Stevenson, a member OF Theodore Parker
family for several years, giving an interesting
and touching account Of the last hours, the
death, and funeral of Mr.. Parker. Rev. Sam
uel j. May then delivered discourse in mem
DRY Of Mr.. Parker. At the conclusion of the
services, a meeting was held by the society
at which +. B. Sanborn, Esq, offered some
resolutions expressing the feelings of the so
ciety in regard to their great loss. which were
passed. and eulogies were spoken by severa
members of the society. Rev. Jas. Freeman
! Clark, at Freeman Place Chapel, Rev. W. r
Alger at Buliinch Street Church, and Rev Dr.
Hedge at Brookine, preached eloquent and
| appreciative diScourSes on the same theme
! Rev. w. f. Warren, at the Bromfield Street
M. E. Church, spoke of Mr.. Parker's death as
1.-THE cessation of one Of the most moral and
| immoral influences of the times"
The Boston reporters had a good time at the
Parker House Saturday evening. 1t was the
close of anniversary week, and out of respect
to the occasion, nearly every one wore white
cravat. H. r. Tracey delivered the address,
E. B. Haskell the annual sermon, and other in.
teresting exercises were had.
Henry Mason, editor of the Chelsea Tele-
graph, found a newborn female child at his
front door, on Monday evening. 1t was a case
worthy Of attention, and was taken in for a
neU dress
A small sloop boat, containing two men, Mr.
Henry A. Jones and Charles B. Pike, was
cepsized between Cambridge and Cragie's
bridges, and Mr. Pike was drowned. He was
20 years old and resided in Boston.
The ship now nearly completed for the pur-
poses of the nautical school established by rhe
last legislature is to be dedicated toda. On
Wednesday the vessel will be open to public
inspection. The ship has the capacity of 700
tons, and cost $4,000, and her accommoda-
tons are for one hundred and fifty boys, with
the necessary officers. The complete cost of
fitting it up will amount to about $50, 600 The
officers of the vessels are as follows Super.
intcndent, Richard Girdler; first mate, VIM.
II. Skinner of Nantucket; second mate, VIM.
A. ABBOT steward, William M. Emerson of
Boston; assistant steward, Charles B. Hall
OF Boston carpenter, Mr.. Dimond of Ply
mouth; boatswain, Mr. Thompson of East
Boston; head cook, John Williams.
Hon. Isaac Lvermore is the president of a
Lincoln club in Cambridge and Rev. Thomas
Whittemore, D. D., Hon John Sargent, and
Hon. j. M. S. Williams, are among the vice
presidents.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery cele-
brated yesterday their two hundred and twen-
ty-secOnd anniversary They turned out to
the number of about three hundred, and had
good time, being received at the State House
by the governor and his aids, dressed in their
new uniforms The exercises of the day were
a sermon by Rev. A. S. Nickerson of Chelsea,
a dinner at Faueul Hall, sc.
The locomotive Transport, while being
transported through the streets of Boston,
met with singular accident, being overturned
in the street. The accident was caused by
ground giving way under the wheels of the
truck which carried Con blo
damage was done to the locomotive, which
still blocks up the street.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
The census of Marlboro, taken the present
year shows population of $780, being an in
crease of 100 within the last five years.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The whole number of houses in Quincy is
! l, l04; number of horses, 49S; number of
cows, 6eo; number Of hogs, $50; number of
oxen, 90.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Fall River News has been shown some
Indian relics exhumed by Mr.. James Eddy,
on Gardeners Neck, in Swanzey They were
| found about three and hall feet below the
| surface, and consist of copper plate three
and half feet long and two inches wide, with
| small pieces OF wood attached, and a quantity
! OF small beads, made from bone, and a skull.
upper jaw and thigh bones of human frame
In the Jaw were several teeth in an excellent
state Of preservation. The place where these
relics were found is supposed to be near the
seat OF the chiettain Massasoit. Several rel
les Of "the sons of the forest" have been found
In the vicinity during years past. Mr.. Sher.
man has number Of arrows and tomahawks,
which were found in the vicinity.
The New Bedford republicans are to have a
ratification meeting this evening, at which
| DEXTER II parlknr iC N no Opo of tbo
NANTUCKET.
AT the annual meeting of the Nantucket
Boot and Shoe Con pany, on Monday evening,
it was shown that $4,000 pairs of shoes have
been made by the company during the past
year, employing % females, AZ men, and Al
boys; to whom $4,000 has been paid for
! labor
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
A box of matches carefully enclosed in a
round wooden box, were found in a bale of
cotton, received at the Dwight mills in Chico
pee, on Tuesday. They were intended to ig-
mite when the cotton came in contact with the
machinery, but this was evaded by returning
both matches and cotton to the parties from
whom they were purchased
| MAINE.
| Counterfeit twos on the Belfast Bank have
! just made their appearance, and are exactly
| like the genuine with the exception of red
stripe at each end of the bill.
A little girl at Golden Ridge had her clothes
| catch fire few DAYS since. and findinO that
she could not extinguish the flames, with great
presence of mind Invested herself of every
article of clothing she had on, thus saving her
life, though her hands were burned almost TO
the bone.
VERMONT.
The exercises connected with the Vermont
LODI.
Burlington, Friday evening, Prof. r. C, Stiles
| delivering the va ledictorv address Tho Inn