Worcester daily spy., 1860-10-01
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
| BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The semi centennial jubilee OF the American
Board Of Commis sioners for Foreign Missions
will be held in Boston, commencing Tuesday
and closing Friday of the present week. The
| annual sermon will be preached Tuesday even
ing by president Fisher, and the commemora
tive discourse on Wednesday evening by
president Hopkins, both in fremont Temple
The stockholders Of the "Air Line railroad
held a meeting in Boston, Saturday and
authorized the directors to issue mortgage
notes or bonds, not exceeding S400 900 for the
purpose OF aiding to complete the road and
cquippng the part to Woonsocket from Need
ham plain.
Richard II. Dana, Jr Esq, returned to
Boston, Friday, in fine health and spirits, after
his tour round the world. He was passen.
ger in the steamship Persia, at New York,
from Liverpool.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The executive council are giving hearing
to several petitioners from Natick for the re.
moVal of trial justice Geo. H. Stone. He is
charged with ruling contrary to law and evil
dence, with demanding excessive bail, with
refusing responsible parties as sureties, and
| with general unttness and incompetency.
n. G. Munson, Esq, of the firm of Go &
|
Bay lands, has presented fine organ, costing
| $1,000, to the Uniyersast society in Shirley
| Village.
The house of Rev b. f. Clark, at North
| Chelmsford, vas broken into on Tuesday eve
! ming, 25th ult., and robbed of money ana
! goods amounting to about 5000, while the
family were in attendance at prayer meeting
ESSEX COUNTY.
Two young men, named Henry Burltngame
and Henry Hall, who has also one or two other
names, have been arrested at Danicsonville,
| Ct, where they lived, for committing heavy
shoe robberies in Danvers and Haverhill, dur
ing the last fortnight. Much of the property
has been discovered and the robbers lodged
in Jail
On Tuesday, 25th inst, an old lady named
jackson left her home in Newburyport to pur-
| chase some light groceries, and did not return.
About midnight, person answering her de-
seription, and apparently insane, was wander.
ing about in the drenching rain, but the next
morning she again disappeared.
Three aged ladies Of Gloucester, whose uni
ted ages figure two hundred and sixty three
| years, celebrated their birth day on the 28th
ult. Their respective ages are 90, 30, and so
noble daughters of the cold school" now
fast passing away.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Bristol County Agricultural Society
having divided in consequence of a dispute
about policy, the two divisions hold their first
meetings this year The south division, or
Central Society" as they call it, has Just held
its meeting. 1t was successful and boasts to
its rivals of having cleared $1,000 net profits
from the exhibition. The Taunton Gazette
predicts that the other society will do bet
ter"
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The New Bedford Standard says that Henry
Fish, Esq, Of Falmouth, has raised on one
acre OF land the past season, 352 bush. onions,
10 do. potatoes, 10 do. beets, 5 do. carrots, so
pumpkins, 2 bush. beans, 5 do cucumbers, .
do parsnips, do. tomatoes, 30 heads OF cab
bages, 2 bush squashes, 2 do. corn 4 do peas,
and D lbs. onion seeds.
NANTUCKET.
On Monday 9th inst, four sisters left Nam
tucket whose respective ages were so, II, 90,
and 60 years They were going to visit 4 sis
ter living III Mattapoisett, whose age is 81
years.
Master Paul w. Bunker fell from set OF
parallel bars at the high school, Oh Tuesday
last, and dislocated one of the bones OF the
fore arm at the elbow joint
a barn on the farm of the late Edward
Chase, was burnt on Thursday evening. with
ilve tons OF hay belonging to VIM. H. Phin
ney.
MARIllA > VINEYARD.
Dr. Daniel Fisher OF Edgartown sowed an
acre of ground with onion seed this season,
and he las already harvested from 25ths Of
the same, 2O5 bushels Should the balance OF
the crop turn out as well. the total yield will
be 1921 bushels to the acre.
The people Of Holmes Hole have had
meeting TO take measures to suppress the spirit
OF insubordination manifested by the scholars
in the grammar school,
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Palmer journal says it is common re-
port that Mr.. Granger, postmaster, is TO be re-
moved, and G. G. Shaw will be appointed in
his place. Granger-Douglas; Shaw-Brecl-
inrdge The Thorndike postmaster is also a
Douglas man, while the Three Rivers and
Bondville postmasters have not defined their
positions.
The house Of Newell Taylor in Bondville,
palmer was struck by lightning, during the
violent thunder shower, Tuesday 25th ult. The
house was thoroughly riddled by the stroke and
several persons were stunned Trees were
broken down, and orchards badly damaged by
the wind.
MAINE.
One day last week Mrs. Emma Blair Miss
Melena Saunders of Perkins, Me-, and DIR.
Underwood OF Boston, were out ON the river
for a sail, when a sudden gust of wind arose
which upset the boat. The ladies, being GOOD
swimmers, saved themselves and the doctor
as The doctor could not swim.
The horse trot in connection with the Maine
state fair, Tor $500, mile heats, best three in
five between "Meddlesome" and "What is IT.
! Of Boston, "St. Lawrence" of Saco and "Gar-