Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-16
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

The Shawmut church and society of Bos-
ton have called Rev. L. B. Webb of Augusta,
Maine, to become their pastor, offering him a
salary of $4,000, and $1,000 to recompense any
losses occasioned by change of residence.
Counterfeit ten dollar bills on the State
Bank, Northampton, Vt, have recently been
put in circulation in Boston, and its vicinity
Elves" and two's' of similar device are also
in circulation.
The building in "Muskrat Hollow" near
Globe Hall Avenue, Roxbury, belonging to
Patrick Dunnihin, were on Thursday night
destroyed by fire. The loss was about 81 500.
The Boston police have arrested thief
named VIM. Straw for participation in the rob-
berry of Mr.. Gooding's jewelry store on the
9th ult. 1t was his brother who returned
portion of the stolen property and gave the
clue to the arrest of the guilty parties.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The first church in Bradford propose to cele-
brate the semi-centennial anniversary of the
institution of the American Board of Commits
sioners for Foreign Missions by the Massa-
chusetts General Association Of Congregation.
al Ministers. DIR. Worcester of Salem will de.
liver the commemorative address,
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The person indicted in Taunton for abduct-
ing young girl into marriage bears the name
Of Charles Henry Hood, the name of Seagrave
having been unwarTantably assumed.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
George w. Phelps, young man employed
in Howland's batting factory, In North Adams,
got his clothing caught in the machinery.
few days since, when by some mysterious
means it suddenly stopped, and saved his head
and body from separation. 1t was running at
the rate of one hundred revolutions per min.
ute and why ii stopped so fortunately is still
mystery.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Col. Solomon Warmer, an esteemed citizen
of Springfield, died on Thursday, at the ripe
age of eighty two years Col. Warmer serv.
ed his apprenticeship to bookbinder in
Worcester, and returned to Springfield in
1900, where he has since been eminent in the
estimation of all who knew him.
! A friend of j. w. Black writes to inform us
that the item which we published on the au-
thority of the Springfield Republican, that Mr..
| Black had been cheating the printers and "do.
ing" the hotel keepers of the Connecticut val.
ley, is chase SANDER" which originated in Il
disagreement between Mr.. Black and the
Springfield Republican. Mr.. Blacks friends
are indignant, and express themselves at
length concerning his Contemplate defam-
ers."
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The "good folks" at Wolfborough were
startled, on Friday afternoon, June Sth by
two reports in succession sounding like an ex-
plosion or an earthquake. Houses shook,
dishes ratified, and things generally became
noisy and excited The Eureka Powder
Works, at New Durham, Il few miles south,
were visited, but nothing had happened there.
The mystery is unexplained
The blacksmith shop of John II. Stevens OF
New Ipswich, was burned on Monday night
Loss $1,000, and no insurance.
The house at Exeter owned and occupied by
Nathaniel Churchill and DIR. Frank Fuller, was
burned on Wednesday morning. Insured for
$3400.
| RHODE ISLAND.
Emma Frances Schouler child of fourteen
years. disappeared from Woonsocket on the
18th Of May, ard has not since been heard
from. She was sent upon short errand, and
never returned.
CONNECTICUT.
In Hartford, al few nights since, a slSilful, cat.
footed burglar entered the house and robbed
the house Of Henry Bolles, taking valuable
Liverpool made gold hunting watch, $50 in
bank bills, and some other property. The
watch is numbered 1880
A respectable colored mason has been
awarded the contract for building the South
! Norwalk Episcopal Church.
Stephen Church, an aged and pious colored