Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-09-07
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
MIpDLEsEX COUNTY.

MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
Hon. A. H. Bullock of Worcester, will de-
liver the address before the Middlesex South
Agricultural society, at Its annual exhibition
at birmingham, on the 18th inst.
The almshouse in Medford, with the barn
and outbuildings attached, was destroyed by
fire Wednesday night. The inmates of the
house were all got oat safe and taken to the.
Town Hall, where they remained through the
night. Two horses and several cows persisted
in the flames. The loss is estimated at from
$4,000 to $1,000. Insured for $4,000.
On Saturday last the house of Mr. Hart, in
Brighton was robbed of $3.50 in bank bills,
gold watch, and some silver change. A man
named John Henry Wilson, who worked for
Mr.. Hart, is suspected by him OF having COM
mitted the robbery.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Taunton Gazette says that the fiftieth
anniversary oil the marriage of Mr. and Mrs.
Ezekiel b. Leonard, occurred yesterday. Both
are hale and hearty, and have prospect of a
still continued lease of life.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The cattle commissioners were called upon
to visit the herd of Henry P. Lemon, in Ware,
on Monday last, where three animals had died
very singularly and suddenly The commits
sioners thought the disease "bloody murrain -
RHODE ISLAND.
The festivities which followed the COM
mencement exercises at Brown University
were Of very entertaining character. After
dinner speeches were made, among others, by
Hon. Benjamin +. Thomas Of Boston, Hon.
Henry Chaplin Of Worcester, and a poem which
gave great satisfaction was read by Hon. Chas.
Thurber, also of Worcester. The reunion at
DIR. Wayland's drew together an unusually
large number of the older graduates.
John Holden Ormsbee, one of the most ven
cradle and best known citizens of Providence,
president of the Manufacturers Mutual Insur-
ance Company, president of the Union Bank,
president Of the Marine Society, and agent of
the Hartford Aetna Insurance Company, died
in Providence, Wednesday morning, in the
eighty first year of his age
mad dog was killed in the streets of Prov.
idence, Thursday. 1t frothed at the mouth
and snapped at several people, but by the ex-
ercise of caution was knocked in the head with
Ratchet and killed before doing any harm.
CoNNECTICUT.
In Putnam, last Sunday, young woman
named Rose committed suicide by taking cor.
rosive sublimate. She was a member of the
Methodist church, and having attended a
meeting of the spirtualists with some friend,
she was communicated from the church to
which she belonged, and talked to in such
manner as to produce the serious consequences
above related.
The tobacco crop in Connecticut the present
season is said to be the best ever raised. The
plants are unusually large and the leaves very
perfect
The Adams Express Company has made
contract, for $4,000 a year, for the monopoly of
the book and newspaper sales upon the New
York and New Haven trains, and in the depots
OF the company. Last year the privilege sold
for $780,
PERSONAL
Father Mcguire, of st. Aloysius's church,
Washington, where Mrs Douglas worshps,
preached political sermon on Sunday, in de-
nunciation of Garibaldi and Queen Victoria,
and exhorted all good catholics to contribute
to the assistance of the pope.
Gov. Moore, of Alabama, has given new
direction to CALAMITY, and manifested his def
erence to the female sex in novel way. 1t is
reported that, finding the penitentiary at We
tumpka too full, he has discharged the female
convicts to make room for the males.
There is an old lady at Saratoga, from Geor.
gla, this season, who sixty years ago made the
Journey to Ballston, eight miles from Sar.
atoga, from her home at the south. thou
sand miles distant, in the family coach and
four.
Mrs. Chang, wife of the right.handed STA
mese, has been recently baptized, and he him
self has expressed a great interest in religious
matters, desiring the prayers of Christians
lie lately presented an elegant bible to Rev.
Mr. Taliataro, who has been laboring for
Changes spiritual benefit