Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-19

/ late Professor Cleaveland, has been purchased
for the use of Bowdon College, and is now
College property.
The Bangor Union states that the ground
will be broken for the Aroostook railroad
about the first of July.
A large bear weighing 425 pounds was shot
in North Woodstock last week.
VERMONT.
Henry Cobb a journeyman in the office of
| the Middlebury Register got his hand caught
in the power press, recently, between the cyl
| inder and shaft running parallel, so as to
smash the hand TO a jelly.
Some three or four thousand acres of valua-
BILE woodland in various towns Of Bennington
county w. have been overrun by fire, and
great damage caused. Serious fires have &C.
CURED in other parts of the state.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
VIM. Calef, flier maker and respectable
citizen of Manchester, was shot dead Wednes-
day evening, by Stephen, Corliss, a shoemaker,
in the shop of the latter. a domestic quarrel
was the cause of the tragedy.
A fire at New Ipswich, the 4th insl., destroy
ed several acres ofvaluable spruce timber, and
also a saw mill. Fires in other places over the
state destroyed much properly, and in some
cases the farmers only saved their homes by
blowing around them. The old Haseltine
house in Plymouth was burnt on the 9TH inst
The net proceeds OF the Cheshire Railroad
Tor the last year, over all expenses, including
interest paid, was 81, $40. 1t is announced
that the bonds due in July will be promptly
paid.
CONNECTICUT.
In this region the promise of fruit was never
more ABUNDANT. The trees are laden down
with blossoms, even the oldest and most chur-
llsh peach trees breaking out into youthful
bloom, The apple orchards have not for
years past hung so full OF pink and white
clouds OF blossoms. The whole country pre-
SCENTS an extraordinarily beautiful sight We
learn that the entire state is equally favored.
Though rain would be welcome on other ac-
counts, yet the delicate blossoms will do quite
as well tor a short time without it. From pre-
sent appearances, we shall have to resign our
selves to year marvellous for fruit and repub.
ican victories.-Ha1tord Press.
Rev. Giles a. Easton of Baltimore has been
called to the pastorate of Trinity Church, in
Hartford.
The New Haven Register says that Mr.. by
er, secretary Of the State Agricultural Society,
has received information Of twelve cases of
cattle distemper having been discovered in
Windham county, in towns bordering the
Massachusetts line. 1t is also reported by the
the Hartford Times to have made its appear
ance at Enfield.
Inc annual convention of the Connecticut
Medical Society will meet at Hartford, on
Wednesday, May 23d,
A little laughter of John Henry in Will
mantle, was attacked by ferocious dog be.
longing to tin peddlar, and severely if not
dangerously bitten. The dog and gun, and
man soon afterwards went into field near the
village. The gun and the man have returned,
but nothing has been seen of the dog, and it is
feared something has happened to him.
There has been considerable fire in the
woods on the mountains of Litchfield county.
The Enquirer says that in Salisbury and vicin-
ity on Monday of this week, the atmosphere
became so filled with smoke that at p. NJ,
night seemed approaching. The sun looked
like huge blood red ball, surrounded by
scarlet haze.
Two turtles, one weighing thirty-one and
the other sixty pounds, were captured in New
Milford by son of Constantine Ferris, last
Friday. They were engaged in fierce fight,
and the boy made drawn battle OF it by draw
ing off both parties.
MISCELLANEOUS.
At the Union Course, Long Island, on
Wednesday, the stations Geo. NJ. Patchen
and Ethan Allen were matched tor $1,000.
The race was won by the former. Time 225,
1924, 2:29, being better than was ever before
made by Ethan or any other stallion.
Mr.. Johns, delegate at large to the Chicago
convention from Iowa, walked $50 miles to
reach railroad, that he might be present at
the convention.
An immense fire is raging in the woods of
the celebrated 'John Browns Tract" in
Northern New York.