Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-11-27
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
M1nplEsEx COUNTY,.


the officers were surprised by seeing over the
front doors of the University buildings, Re
sistauce TO tyrauts is Obt dience to God"
Early Sunday morning, large wooden
building, at Stony Brook, about two miles
from Watham, owned by MIR. n. l.. Sibley,
was destroyed by an incendiary fire. The
fire was not discovered until the building was
nearly burned down. Mr.. Sibley's loss is
about $1,000, and he has no insurance.
ESSEX COUNTY.
John p. Sanborn OF Kingston, n. H., went
to Newburypprt last week with load of cider
and has not been seen since. 1t is cared he
became intoxicated and entered barn, which
was burned the same night. and he persisted in
the flames.
The bakery occupied by William White in
Ipswich, caught fire on Saturday, about mid
night, extending TO the Westinghouse owned
by the heirs OF the late Col. Harris, and Occu
pied by Miss Lucy Harris and Mr. N. F.
Smith; thence to the dwelling house owned
and occupied by Mr.. Nathaniel Harris, wi ich
was entirely consumed, together with most OF
the furniture BY the destruction Of the bak-
cry, several men are thrown out of employ
ment. There was no insurance on any OF the
property destroyed.
-Four deaths have occurred in Essex within
week, from tile dreadful throat complaint
which has returned with great severity. 1t
also prevails, we understand, in Hamilton,
Lynntied, and other places Twelve cases
were reported in Essex last week.
The lovers of skating in Lynn are to be pro.
vidcd with new skating park, About six
acres of meadow land lying between Chestnut
and Chatham streets, are to be flooded TO the
depth of Il few inches, and when the water is
frozen the surface is to be kept clear by the
city government
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The citizens of New Bedford are carrying
on very animated municipal canvass tne
republicans having decided To support a
straight party ticket while against them are
organized a strong body OF the opposition un-
der the lead OF Hon. Isaac c. Taber the pres
ent mayor, and the citizens" candidate.
NANTUCKET.
In Nantucket, on the I'D inst Mrs. Phebe
Fuller, widow OF Allen Fuller, was attacked in
her store by uegress, and beaten SO that her
life is dcspaired Of. Ii is Supposed the object
Of the negresS was to commit robbery.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The democrats in Springfield have nominated
Stephen G. Bemis for mayor and left the res,
of their ticket in the hands of a committee.
Homer Foot was an opposing candidate in the
caucus.
The trustees of the Monson academy will
petition the nj Xt legislature for assistance to
enable the school to be perpetuated according
to the original dc sign
j. NJ. Whitin, agent of the Holyoke machine
shop, was thrown from his carriage. by the
breaking of bolt, on Friday, and quite Sc
verely bruised about the head and arms.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Henry X. Strong, formerly OF Pittsfield, and
the original founder OF the Eagle newspaper,
then the Argus, died in Philadelphia OH
'HhurS6uV He huS hnat, twin Spua kpr Of tle.
Pennsylvania house of representatives, and AT
the time Of his death was member elect OF
the legislature.
Mr. and Mrs Lemue Parsons of Hnsda.e
have been married fifty years, and the event
was lately celebrated by a golden wedding,
Uncle Lem" is the oldest Congregational
church member in town.
MAINE.
Gen. Lock of Bloomfield, whose death &C.
Cured on Friday night last, is said to have
been the oldest postmaster i'll the United
States, having held that Office over forty nine
years.
The til Times says it is rumored that a
large gang OF men vino recently went from
Bath to cut timber in Virginia or Maryland,
have been obliged to turn their faces towards
the "norlh star"
The Peck investigating committee have
wound up their business and made final re-
port to the governor and council 1t is -nder-
stood no definite settlement has been made.
Joshua Cross OF Morrill,, thresh,d and win
wed Tor Robert Patterson of Belfast, 1880
bushels of oats in six days. These oats grew
on 80 acres ot land
The Aroostook Pioneer says that wolves,
which some twenty years ago seemed to have
all left that region, are getting round again.
VERMONT.
While Ira A Sou,u>ni, aul n Mr. P,.n,n,nr
were making some repairs upon IL bridge in
Powna one day last week, the staging gave
way and they fell violently upon rocky bed
20 ct below. Nh. Drummer lived but TWO
hours, and Mr.. Sampson cannot recover.
Not long since Messrs. Graves & Brals, min
ers in Plymouth gold diggilgs, found a mug
get worth ST 50, and the next day another
worth SO 70.
The public house occupied by Chas. NJ orse
at Hardscrabhie. Springfield, WAS burned on
Thursday evening, Every article OF clothing
and furniture was destroyed.
On Monday OF last week Mr. Peter May
nard was killed almost instantly while blast
ing rocks at the quarry OF the Brandon Lime
and Marble Company, near Whiting Depot.
The saw mill belonging to Eraslus Buck
Of East Char ston, was burned Oh the nom
lug of the 9Th inst. MIR. B ici will lose near
ly SlOOO, there being no Insurance.
RHODE ISLAND.
Miss Ormsbte OF Warren, r. l., has bean
deprived of sight and the power to articuae Il
single word Tor the last fifty.five years About
three wee ks ago without an extra effort on
her part, she began to converse, and now
holds conversation with all who visit her. 1t
seems to her as ifa new lite and new world
had been opened to her. Although she can
not say "whcleas I was blind now | see" yet
Sln ,.ou u,ri,, I I
speak. Miss Ormsbee is now seventy five
years old, and became dumb when she was
twenty years OF age.
CONNECTICUT.
The house of MIR. Nelson kellogg, in Suf
field, was burned down on Monday night. An
old man was hus king corn in the wood shed,
and. for the purpose OF warming his fingers
had brought out portable furnace, from
which heap Of corn husks caught fine and
communicated the flames to the dwelling
The barn, near by, was saved with difficulty.
Capt Uriah Scers OF North Krllugiy was
caught under the body of II cart he vas drlv
ing, last Friday, aud dragged some distance
before the oxen stopped. His right arm was
broken, the right shoulder dis0cated, and the
LETT arm paralyzed. He is slowly recovering
IRON his injuries.
Chester g. Corbin Of West Woodstock has
killed and sold, since the first of September,
1860, $3.50 worth of partridge, quail, and
woOdcock
MISCELLANEOUS.
DIR. Oberhoh, one OF the oldest citizens OF
Cincinnati, and associated with many OF the
great historical events of the century, died Il
few days ago. A soldier under Napoleon, he
followed his eagles in Italy, Egypt, and Rus.
STA. He was in the terrible passage OF The
bridge of Lodi, and was at Eyau, Austerlitz
Leipsc, and Saragossa.
The Charleston Mercury gives the following
description OF a bonnet worn by a South
Carolina lady :-"The bonnet is composed Of
al hlant