Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-18
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

BOoION AND VICINITY.
The anniversary OF the battle of Bunker Hill
is to be celebrated in CRarlestown and Boston
to-day. The regatta, under the auspices of
the Bunker Hill Boat Club, is one of the chief
features Of the occasion. The course is on
Mystic River, and very liberal prizes are to be
commended for. The military of the city of
Charleston will parade during the day.
Judge Sprague of the District Court, Bos
ton, has given a decree against the slave
barque Wanderer, by which that vessel is de
clared to be forfeited under the law against fit
ting out a vessel and sailing for the purpose Of
bringing slaves from Africa. The vessel is
now in the hands of its owners.
Patrick j. Brannon has been arrested in
Boston on suspicion Of having been associated
with j. Frank Bean in the robbery of Good
ings jewelry store, and is held in the sum of
$1,000 for examination He is supposed to
have entered the store while Bean kept watch
upon the outside.
The national sanitary convention adjourned
Saturday. The next annual meeting will be
held in Cincinnati. The members had a ban
quet at the Revere House after the adjourn
ment, the southern members leaving subse-
| quently for New York via Fall River.
There was sold at auction, Saturday, a
quarter of a million of Boston coupon stock,
five per cent due 1880, at 10l to 1911.
The fire early Sunday morning, was in the
drug store of Dr. NJ. S. Seymour, corner of
Beach street and Harrison avenue Damage
from $500 to $4,000 on stock, with probably
no insurance.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
On Friday last a stroing thief attempted
to enter the house of Stiman Nichols in Win.
chester, by one of the rear windows, when
Mrs. Nichols, who was alone in the house,
seized chair, and beat him over the head and
shoulders till he made his retreat.
The cricketers of Massachusetts propose to
hold convention at Lowell on the last Wed
nesday of this month, to make the preliminary
arrangements for the return match, New York
Club VS.. Massachusetts"
One of the memorable family gatherings at
the Marlboro celebration was that of tho chill.
dren of Mrs Otis Russell at the old homestead.
The children were sixteen in number, eight
sons and eight daughters, three of the sons and
four of the daughters being married. The
number of grandchildren was also sixteen.
The whole "kit," children and children's chill.
dren, are living, and were present at the fami-
ly gathering.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The annual meeting of the Taunton Baptist
Sabbath School Association was held in North
Attleboro', Wednesday, the exercises being OF
varied and interesting character. Rev. Mr..
Stowell of Seekonk read the address
In the central school district of the town OF
Norton an irrepressible conflict is going on be-
tween the friends Of the prudential and gener.
al committees. The district has voted to shut
up the school house rather than submit to the
teacher employed by the experimenting com.
mittee.
Rhoda Douglas Of Freetown completed her
one hundredth year on Friday last. Her
health is remarkably good and she is a fine
| specimen Of contenarian. She is the widow
OF Daniel Douglas, who died forty two years
ago.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Timothy Carpenter of Dedham, committed
suicide on Friday last by drowning. lie was