Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-11

church in Mediord, was laid with appropriate
ceremonies Thursday afternoon. The new
edifice will be 50 feet wide by so feet in length
with tower 14S feet in height, and is to cost,
exclusive OF land and the old foundation,
$4,000.
ESSEX COUNTY.
There is not church bell in the city of
Lawrence. The ringing of the factory bells
at the regular meeting hours, has been made
to answer the purpose of church bells.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
a barn in South Adams, belonging TO Fol
lett & Whipple, was destroyed by fire Monday
night. together with 40 tons of hay, fat hogs,
shoats, head of fat cattle, yoke of steers,
and other property. Loss about $4,000, no in
surance.
MAINE.
Mr.. W. II. Howe of Masardis, has threshed
S33 bushels of oats, raised on ten acres OF
land, on which the stumps, unburned log piles
and other vacancies made at least an acre.
The Laconia company at Bddeford, have
made large purchase Of cotton, which is to
come on the overland route, via the Illinois
! Central and Grand Trunk railroads to Port
land and thence by rail TO Biddetord.
The mild weather OF few weeks past was
fortunate for the large fleet of vessels and the
shippers of lumber in Bangor. The shipping
| business has been entirely finished up.
The foundry and machine shop of Prescott
& Fuller, in llallowell, was destroyed by fire,
Monday morning last The loss is estimated
at about $4,000, insured for $1,000
son Of p. I. llartnett, of Bath, aged II
was drowned in that city, recently. He broke
through the ice while skating. A son of JAS
North narrowly escaped the same fate. man
in attempting TO save the lads, came near los
ing his own life
The agent of the Androscoggin extension
Mr. Robinson, now in England, has already
contracted for $500 tons of iron, at 500 a ton,
TO be delivered in Bath in the months OF
March, April, and May next. This will Sc
cure the carly completion Of the road.
Fifteen months since, a man named Drink
water, living in North Yarmouth, was knocked
down and kicked by an OK, and injured in
such manner as to deprive him of all power
OF speech. He had never been able to utter a
word until few days since, when his horse
became suddenly frightened and ran away
with him, when the man, so long speechless
cried out as loudly and plainly as any one
could,-"Wh oa! whoa! whoaw Since then
he has been able to talk as well as ever, and
after having been so long tongue-tied, has me-
douot improved his recovered powers.
CONNECTICUT.
- JNN''s- iNAiNh IlOill lldIllUIu, lldUleu OSO
PATTERSON, passed himself off, in sport, on tht
fancy of Bratleboro'. last week, as Kavan
augh, the great billiard player, and astonisheC
them all by his tcats of skill with the cue
The laughter was frightful when the next ma
brought in the Spirit of the Times, with a cor
rect likeness OF the real Kavanaugh. The
sell was husled up by an oyster supper, but
leaked out, nevertheless.-Iioy Wing.
MISCELLANEOUS.
This year has been one of unprecedented
| prosperity for the New York canals. The
tolls have amounted to more than three mil
lions of dollars, which is an increase of more
than million over last year, The expenses
| have decreased
An extensive copper placer has been discov-
cred at ST. Flayen, in Canada East, near Que
bee. The veins have been traced for tul
mile, and everywhere the ore seems to be OF
great richness, while the quality is believed tc
be equal to that of the famous Acton mine
1t is owned by citizens in Quebec