Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-15
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

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BOSTON AND VICINITY.
VIM J. Brewster of Boston, who had been
spending a few weeks in Alabama, returned
home on Friday last, having been driven out
of that state on account of some supposed
anti slavery opinions. He had engaged to
take charge Of a private academy at Marys-
vile, where he was surprised by mob, who
broke open his trunks, and inflicted upon him
various ruilany indignities.
Ralph Farnham was taken out to Bunker
Hill, on Friday last, to witness the scene of
his exploits in his earlier days. Mayor Dana
made speech of welcome TO the old veteran,
at the base of the monument and Richard
rockingham, Jr., revived some of the remn-
lscences OF that trying time.
The tiftieth anniversary of the dedication of
the Hollis street church, in Boston, is to be
celebrated on the last day OF January next.
On the same day, the twenty.ffth anniversary
of the opening Of the Warren street Chapel
will be noticed with commemorative services,
An old lady and her daughter, named Esther
and Margaret Donovan, were lodged in the
city prison, Saturday evening, for shoplittiHg.
BY short career OF successful exploits in
some OF the dry goods stores of South Boston,
these two had collected near hundred dollars
worth Of small articles.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
While the minute men OF Cambridge were
out on parade Friday night, they saw 4 young
rascal throwing stones into the ranks. Two
or three of them rushed upon the offender,
and gave him mercileSs fogging SO that he
had to be carried to his home.
Rev. Thomas Whittemore d. D., editor of
the Trumpet is lying dangerously ill at his
residence in Cambridge. He some time since
withdrew from the active duties of the minis
try in consequence of failing health.
h. w. Bull Of Concord, member of the state
board OF agriculture, was unfortunate as to
lose his entire stock of Concord grapes, est.
mated at fifty bushels, by the severe trosts of
the 29th ult. and lst inst
James Willard, employed in the cigar factory
of l.. b. Moore in Lowell, was found drowned
Friday morning, in shallow brook, where the
water was but six inches deep
ESSEX COUNTY.
The house of VIM. IL. Little in South Dan
vers, was broken into Friday night, and robbed
of forty or fifty dollars worth OF clothing. The
rogues gained entrance by cutting through a
pane Of glass with diamond, and then unias-
tening door
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The residence of the late Abraham Jackson,
in Plymouth, was entered, Friday night, and
robbed of a valuable gold watch and small
amount of money. 1t is the second time the
same house has been burgariously entered
within fortnight.
Mr. Ezra Alden of South Arlington has an
apple measuring 145 inches in diameter, and
weighing % ounces, which he calls the Prince
of Wales, or the Gloria Mundi
MAINE.
While Mr.. Alfred McNear of Damariscotta
was picking apples last week, the limb on
which he was standing gave way, causing linn
to cross picket. The sharp points of the
fence entered his body, injuring him in seri-
GUS manner
Deacon ]. Colder of Lewiston exhibited a
COW at the late fair in that town, which he re-
CARDS worth over $4,000. He had been offered
70 cents pound for her She has produced
IA, l5k, and II pounds of butter week
Truxton Wood of Winthrop, who was run
over two or three weeks ago by an OK cart
loaded with bricks, and whose death has been
reported in the papers, is yet living. He had
all his ribs on one side crushed and broken,
but there are some hopes of his recovery.
Some rogue stole the tongue from the church
bell i'll Skowhegan a week ago last Sunday
and the people were behindhand in attending
church in consequence.
A steer, owned by Mr.. VIM. Ingersol of
Centervllle, was attacked and terribly muta-
ted by wolves on the night OF the Both ult
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The residence of Oliver l.. Sanborn of Con-
cord, one OF the most beautiful private resi-
dences in the state, was badly damaged by
FIRE, and drenched with water on Saturday
morning last The rich and costly furniture
was mostly removed.
Charles, son Of Samuel Clark, lad of four.
teen years, climbed, with the aid of the light.
ming rod on the Unitarian church in Nashua.
to the top of the spire upon that edtice, and
stood bolt upright upon its summit, one hun.
dred and sixty three feet in height 1t was a
surprising exhibition Of GOODNESS, daring, and
strength.
VERMONT.
DIR. Pettee, of Wilmington, Vt, is doing
considerable business in trapping bears in
Searsburg and Somerset lie has about tloz-
en- traps set, and Il short time since it was
found that one OF them had been sprung, ap.
parently by a large bear A cub has been
caught weighing rs to 80 pounds and is under
going tile process of civilization
The large squash raised by Mr. Durham of
Brattleboro', and which took the prize at the
last fair at Newtane, weighed ninety one lbs
Some OF the seeds have been sold for two cents
each, the squash itself having been attributed
among Mr.. Burnham's friends and neigh.
bors- Vermont Phanir
RHODE ISLAND.
George W. Palmer alias VIM H. Birch has
Deen arrested Tor fraud upon the firm of Lippitt
& Carpenter, Providence, in July last, by
which he obtained 1925 worth of goods for u
worthless check on the Lime Rock Bank. He
fled at the time, but the officers recently traced
him to the Sing Sing state prison, and arrest.
ed him Immediately on the expiration of his
term.
Before the celebrated Charter Oak was lev.
eled to the ground, a lady of Newport plucked
sprg from one of its richest branches, carried
it home, and placed in the ground 1t is now
thrifty sapling in Il fair way of attaining to
the proportions OF its illustriOus sire.
A gray eagle, measuring five feet four inches
between the tips Of his wings, few into the
rigging of schooner Sea Gull, when fifty miles
east OF Chincoteague, on her passage from
Baltimore to Providence, and breaking one
wing fell to the deck, when he was secured
Poor. Post.
CONNECTICUT.
The extensive paddock establishment of Da.
venport, Mallory, & Co., in East street New
Haven, was destroyed by fire early Saturday
morning The loss is not accurately known.
but it is estimated at $4,000 Forty hands
are thrown cut of employment.
Some anxiety is felt for the return of Mr..
Carpenter of Dayyille, who has kept livery
stable III that village since last March, and who
has recently left without informing several
friends to whom he was indebted from $l5O0
to $1,000, of his whereabouts
II has been ascertaned that the case of cat.
tie disease reported sometime since in Wood
stock was a true case Of the lung mwrain The