Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-17
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.


Several new and dangerous countereits
have appeared IN Boston during the last two
or three days. Some are on the Bank of the
Republic, from ones to twenties. There are
also ones and twos of a Georgia bank, altered
to suit the Litchicld county Bank, Conn
the Shelburne Falls, the New Milford, and
other New England banks.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Several of the shoe manufacturers in MARI
bOro', having suspended manufacturing tor
the present, Il large number of employees,
mostly Frenchmen, have been thrown out of
work On Tuesday last they formed a pro-
cesson with victims and flies, and a black
apron for banner, and marched through the
principal streets. Hard Times" was the
burden of their song.
The large building in Medford, known as
American Hall, and owned by Hon. James NJ,
Usher, was destroyed by fire early Saturday
morning. 1t was occupied by II. w. Savage
for Il dry goods stoIe, by the Medtord Literary
Institute, the Lawrence Light Guard armory,
and the TUFTS College students had club
rooms in the building a building adjoining,
occupied by Irish families was also destroyed.
The entire loss is estimated at $4,000, and is
partially insured.
One of the school committee of Marlboro
has been fined one cent and costs in a justices
NOuiI IOl all assault CutIllHlltCu Oil one UUlll
II. Clark. The committee man appealed and
was bound over in the sum of $50 for trial at
the next term OF the superior court.
The Natick Observer gives discOuragng
account of business prospects in that vicinity.
The recent failures are estimated at half a
million dollars, and among laborers there is al
most an impossibility Of getting work at any
price.
ESSEN COUNTY
Last week, gang of five counterfeiters was
broken up in Lawrence, after having passed a
dozen or more of their bills at as many stores.
Two Of them named Crowell and Fuller ere
arrested.
BAREsTABLE COUNTY.
The storehouse Of S. Young & Co in Chat
ham, together with lot of blocks and stores,
was burnt Wednesday night The stock was
insured in the Quincy Office, and the building
SIS in the Barnstable office. Loss estimated
at about $4,000.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The mills in Palmer, Stafford, and Monson,
are suffering from the universal depression Of
business. ID. A. Calkns, in Monson, manu-.
iacturer of coarse tweed, has stopped alto,
gether, to await better times. The other mills
are running two-thirds time. The Palmer
mills propose to take the same step.
MAINE.
Several responsible parties in Maine propose
to erect a new line of tele graph from Calais,
through Ellsworth, Bangor, Belfast Rockland,
Bath, and Portland, to the western line Of the
state.
1t is announced that petition will be pre-
scEted TO the next legislature for the appoint
ment of commissioners to arrange for the an
neXation OF Maine to Canada.
he Belfast (Me.) Age says that a little
girl five Years of age, daughter Of George
Kelley of that city, was shuckngly burned by
the explosion OF fluid lamp, on Tuesday eve.
ming, and died in few hours
The son of Albert GObar of johnson, who
swallowed IL copper cent last summer, has
almost entirely lost the use OF his lower
limbs and is fast giving away to the effects OF
tie copper poison
Parties in Maine will petition the legislature
for a charter TO erect line OF telegraph from
Calais, through Ellsworth, Bangor, Belfast,
Rockiand Bath, and Portland, to the western
line OF the state.
AnappIe tree on the farm of Joseph Ben
son, in Hollis. it is said, blossOmed fre times
during the past season. and four crops Of ap.
pies were gathered SO says the Portland
Courier.
VERMONT.
The large and beautiful residence Of DIR. ].
II. Platt OF West Hartford together with his
medicines, library, and surgical apparatus was
destroyed by fire on the 9th inst. There was
Sl2OO Insurance Oh the property
hawk measuring four feet and three inch.
cs across the wings, fell dead from the air,
trOal some unknown cause at Burlington a
few days ago. lie was taken possession OF
by Prof. Marsh.
While II Mrs Phillips of Factory Point was
Hanging out Clothes" on the LIST inst, she
dropped dead from disease OF the heart.
GA Monlay, 10Th inst, couple who had
just been married IN Stamford and were going
home from the parsonage, ere arrested tur
obtaining goods under false pretenses The
offending pair rather than have their honey
moon interrupted, settled the bill.
CONNECTICUT.
Alfred Terry, Esq, native of Hartford, a
lawyer by profession, clerk of the town of
New Haven, from l843 to 1856, and a gentle
man of great probity of character, died on
Friday morning last after protracted illness
The dwelling-house Of Lucius Epson in
Wolcott, was destroyed by fire on Sunday,
9th inst, while the family were attending
church. The entire loss, including $50 in
bank bills, was about $1,000. No insurance
A strange explosion took place at the cal
len House" in Wolcottville, on Friday morn.
ing, 7th inst. Fires were being lit in fire.
place attached to chimney flue through which
the gas from coal stove passes. A loud ex-
ploson occurred, and the chimney was com
pletely torn apart from the garret to the
ground. An accumulation of las in the 1ue
from the coal stove is the only accountable
cause.
Four eve sheep belonging to William r.
May, Of Pomtret, during the last season, gave
six lambs, which lie sold for S2S they also
produced thirty.two pounds Of wool worth
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