Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-07-16
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

Judge Russell ruled that the particular offence
of which they were guilty should be described
in the complaint. They were accordingly
discharged.
The "home for aged men" has within a few
days received $4,000 in subscriptions. One
wealthy gentleman who had subscribed $1,000
in his own name, added $1,000 more in the
name OF his sons. There are several subscrip-
tons of $500 EACH
Major Ben. Perley Poore is to have an en-
campment OF the first battalion of rifemen at
Indian Hill Farm in September, and the camp
is to be called Camp Rogers" in honor of
Major Charles o. Rogers. The rifles will 90
into camp in earnest and will remain five days.
FreemasOn's Hall, at the Winthrop House
in Boston, was burgariousy entered one night
last week, and articles of the value of one
hundred dollars, mostly the property of Wins
low Lewis Lodge, were stolen. Among other
articles distracted were the jewels of the bible
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Nicholas G. Norcross. Esq. well known in
consequence of his extensive lumber opera
tons, died in Lowell early Saturday morning
of heart disease. His age was 3D.
ReY. Horatio Alger, for nearly sixteen years
located in Marlboro, has received and accept.
ed aicall to take charge of the Unitarian Church
at South Natick.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Mr.. Thomas Brown, the well known glue
manufacturer, ofSouth Danvers, died very sud
denly Friday night. He was about 81 years
OF age and leaves widow, but no children.
Disease of the heart was the cause of his
death
On Thursday night, James Colt, proprietor
OF the large steam bakery on Duncan street,
Gloucester, committed suicide by cutting his
throat with pair Of scissors. Mr.. Colt was
a native OF Gloucester, and formerly carried
Oh the baking business at Belfast.
While the schooner II. S. Barnes was going
out OF the harbor of Gloucester Wednesday,
John Silver, one of the crew, was TANNED be-
tween the sail and the boom, and has his entire
scalp peeled from his head Samuel Silvado,
another of the crew, had his leg broken, and
was internally injured.
Geo. w. Peckham of Salem has been sent
TO the State Prison for two years for marrying
one more wife than the law allows He had
been married to lady in Salem some four
years; went to Boston, and upon the spur of
the moment came before a clergyman with
one Miss Brown also a native of Salem and
was again united. His first wife hearing OF it
made instant complaint, resulting as above.
j. Porter Gould, butcher by occupation,
while standing last Thursday, on top of a load
OF hay on his farm in Topsfeld, was thrown
by the fright of his horses backward to the
ground, tracturing his spine in two places so
that he cannot survive.
Dungeon Rock, Lynn, has become somewhat
celebrated as scene in the great spiritual
drama, where MIR. Hiram Marble has been for
some eight or nine years, under direction of
the spirits, exploring solid rock, in expecta.
ton of finding pirates treasure beneath it,
tie has penetrated some seventy feet and still
works on, hopefully and trustingly.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The first Baptist church in Pawtucket pro-
pose to celebrate the semi.centenial anniyer-
sary of the establishment of the church on the
29th OF August next. The historical discourse
will be delivered by Rev. J. Barnard, and
addresses will be made by the former pastors,
all OF whom are living exc pit one.
The stockholders of the Wamsutta mills,
New Bedford, held a meeting Friday and
p"sSeu Fo.e 10 increase the capital stock OF
elle corporations Coz S4OO oO0, and to build mill
capaoie Vi running 1o,Ooo splndles.
H., BERKSHIRE COUNTY
oon!i oPehGer' baggage master at the west
sil raieoau 2ep0t IN flttsheld, has IN his gar
G Gen me barueu pear tree, full OF young
IluLt' W,iiIe the new wood OF the tree has
wv W. ~" ~ III d an aouhuahce OF young blossoms.
w H. v. 1dchus also mas Tree winch has fruit
on one slde and blossoms on the other
-, HAMPDEN COUNTY
oohl Irlnn OF Duckvllle (Palmer), is re-
tLineu ~ tiie census man as Deing one hun
uleu Years oiu' ne Is the 1ather OF numer-
o~p any tnoueh SOMEWHAT lhlrm, he
Enos Allen an inton1norot o o0 IS
in HoIvoke near tho Fastbari,,, nv t'e 1l
noison nm Monday Ivbib daatn,1 - ~: ' i:S
! He came home Nth bottIo - ~ Ea. i,,o me- ;
placed if on a shelf whore a bottIa nf ba5 Inv ,,u
poison was kont and On cow Wv VI DeJ ~
of liquor. he made mistaRo and tooi- + tI,n
| poison instead which oansod III J",t, NV
| Short time ''-' N0''A Ia d
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arrested and arraio,,"d go S,' Ill, Mho was
riding nm chiId3s tia,,ot e. .o''5Sins anu
! Rosten ono DO, ioS+ ,,arl .no ",'iiel "
tbo noI;co oon.+ En;l'- -l. "eo 'iIeu Deloie
"a nav sI fna WI fllu@y nlornIlIg, ana maze
| eI6 ~O'''' 'Ni0UiiVins III "ii u
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| Two vor,,,r MON - v,u.
wero orrostod IN c'Iln'' " 1.,"0I anu Aowe
for setting fire to bo 49, o i"sS weeK,
subsequently, aSconod b''t C"o "a 'heuu
fessed that if was tho;r ;nto" Ot"si con.
bnrning the horn ~ rroa"ad l''e', m aiter
toms st tha roxt bdnoo ~ W q vi 11eisii
take his horse onJ no,tio ~ p nluluel mn 10
thom and tbon - e. ~ ~ Daneor anu sen
DIundor ''N0 '''ei' e'o"pe WIN the
Roscn N.1so, lad Il
was drnwnod ". a., lau VI seventeen years,
dav lost Nil ponu III III aiel'ho on sun
SON who hos Loon ' dnd4 iie ~ tne thlru per
of that Iocoity, ~, tl,ra, "i'',i Jew mics
'O''''i'' 0i '''iee consecutive oaDoaths
| VERMONT.
~ hoiithu ana MS VIE, who keep a liquor
selilhg tavern IN West Brattleboro', VT, are
under arrest Tor firing the dwelling house of
LARK Jacobs In that village on the night of the
4tIl' JACOBS and others had caused Holland to
oe prosecuted Tor liquor selling hence the
motiye Tor the lncendiarism.
WINE TWO men were blasting rocks in the
wen connected with the new Catholic church