Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-10
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.

a suit arising from the will of the late Col.
John Wade of Woburn, is now being tried be-
fore Judge Bigelow in the Supreme Court at
Lowell, questioning the legality of his bequest
10 Tufts College at Medford, and the New
England Female College of Boston. His es-
tate is valued at 100000.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The little daughter of George Medon of
Salem, aged IL years, was seized with fit of
dizziness on Saturday last, while at the head
of a flight Of stairs at the sewing machine es-
adjustment of James Trefen, and fell to the
bottom, striking upon her head and shoulders
upon every stair and very severely injuring
her.
Proceedings fan interesting character, came
before the court now sitting in Salem, Wednes
day afternoon, in the dedication OF the portrait
of Chief Justice Shaw, by the Essex Bar As
ISOLATION Judge Lord, chairman of the COM
mttee presented the report in behalf of the
association
The Newburyport Herald hears of but three
families in Newburyport having small pox at
this time, but several new cases occurred last
week at West Amesbury, and several of the
bordering tow ms in New Hampshire are aff1ict-
ed with it,
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The number of dogs licensed in New Bed
ford up to May 9Th is 1856; up to the same Pc
Rod last year. $50; showing a falling off of
265. Many dog owners probably expect to
eyade the payment of the license fee, but the
mayor has given orders to have the law strict.
| ly enforced, and several unfortunate quadru-
peds have already been slaughtered.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The loss sustained by the sweeping away
of the dam of Williston, Knight & Co., in
Easthampton, last Saturday, is much greater
than was at first reported. The main building
is cracked in two or three places, and por
ton of it will have to be rebuilt. 1t is sup.
posed that the water following the course of
an intermittent spring, worked its way under
meath the dam so that it settled, and that be-
ing thus loosened, the great body of water
pressing against it swept it away. SO power
full was the rush of the water that the largest
blocks of stone were carried down the stream
a distance of 40 to so rods. The scene pre-
sents frighttuI appearance. The loss, says
the Hampshire Gazette, cannot be less than
100000 1t is proposed to build new dam,
above the present one, so as to be out Of the
reach of the misunderstanding spring. As the
| highway crosses upon the DAM the town eX-
peliencps a loss of about $1,000.
On Monday last, another council was held
at South Hadey Falls, by which the disms-
sion Of Rev. Richard H. Knight from the pas
torate of the Congregational church was dei-
nitely determined. 1t appeared before the
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of the church were for Mr.. Knights dismis
sion, majority of all the members were
against it, and it is the custom OF this church
to allow the women to vote. Mr. Knights
| friends are organizing society for him, which
| will meet for the present in hall. Rev Mr.
Knight and his friends deny the power of the
council to dismiss him from the pastorate of
the church, as the church did not unite in
calling the council, but they admit the right
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is therefore supposed TO remain under Mr..
Knights pastoral charge.
The Gilbert Manufacturing Company, of
Ware, have decided to erect forthwith a large
new brick factory, for the manufacture OF
wooden goods, on the site of paper mill de-
stroyed by fire nine or ten years ago, on Ware
| river, about three miles from Ware center, near
the Hardwick mills.
A turtle bearing upon its shell the words,
Paradise, Adam, year /, !" was recently found
in that part of Hatfield called "Sodom." The
turtles age is supposed to be somewhat less
than his shell indicates.
| MAINE.
The Bath Times says there are reports on
the street that the bondsmen of at least two
postmasters in that vicinity have called upon
the department for release from their respon-
sbility, but whether new bonds have been
dered, the Times is notiniormed. Uncle Sam
seems unfortunately to have distributed some
of his favors among very shaky individuals
The Maine people are endeavorng to turn
the attention of Swedish and Norwegian emf
grants to the unoccuped regions of AroostOok
county, the climate being good and well
adapted to their habits. 1t is thought many
will emigrate there tn summer.
RHODE ISLAND.
A singular death occurred in Providence
on Tuesday. A child ten months old, the son
of B. f. Thompson, living ON Smiths Hill,
was left asleep by the mother while she made
a call on neighbor During her absence one
of the two dogs belonging to the family, and
left in the room of the sleeping child, mounted
the bed, placed its paws on the little fellows
shoulders, and then drew his breath until he
was suffocated. The child was in feeble health,
and it is possible that the weight of the animal
upon its body may have induced spasm that
proved fatal
CONNECTICUT.
The funeral of George Beach, Esq, late
president OF the Phenx Bank, was one of the
largest ever seen in Hartford. A novel fea-
ture of the funeral was that six sons OF the
deceased acted as pail bearers, and bore their
father to the grave.
The Putnam Phalanx of Hartford have de.
cided to make an excursion to Mount Vernon
next December. They also voted TO visit the
grave of Putnam at Brooklyn on the 18th of
June, at which time Hon. Henry C. Deming is
expected to deliver his address on Putnam
The New Haven Palladium says that in
their city, which boasts about 10000 inhabi.
tants, there are SIR hundred and ten grog shops
many of which are open on Sunday No won
der the rowdes rule there at the polls on cleo
ton day, and scenes Of violence are so com.
mon.
The Norwich Bulletin, in an article upon
the growth of that city, estimates its present
population at 10000, showing growth OF
5000 in six years 1t en'arges upon the great
manufacturing facilities afforded by the nt-