Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-05
GENERAL NEWS SUNNI AIRY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Several boys, most of them having Celtic
prefixes to their names, were arrested in Bos-
ton, Wednesday night, for assaulting the Wide
Awakes with stones. One of them was SEN
fenced to thirty days Imprisonment. and 9th.
ers to $50 fine and costs
BRISTOL COUNTY
The Bristol county agricultural fair at Tam
ton has been highly successful necnniar;Iv
and otherwise. Ten thousand persons were.
present on the second day of the exhibition
The day was occupied with friendly trial
OF engines, several horse trots, a dinner and
congratulatory and festival addresses.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Capt. C w. Branin of Northampton has
erected cider mill at the southern end of
South street, on the Easthampton road
which has been put in full operation in one
week from the time the timber was growing in
the Hatfield forests. This is because apples
are so plenty.
A church is to be erected at Florence. a
thriving village in Northampton and $3.50
have been subscribed out of $500 needed.
The citizens of the village have not heretofore
had a church.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
AT the county fair held i'll Pittsfield, the
Judges chosen for the horse races are exJudge
Bishop, ex.Gov. Briggs and the venerable Dr.
tee of ''bhoys"
Luther H. Brown of Cheshire, is one of the
largest and most successful cuItivators of hops
in Berkshire. The value OF his crop this year
is estimated at $4,000. John B. Wells and
George b. Martin, of the same place, also
grows hops somewhat extensively. The hops
having been gathered in good order, chop
pickers' ball came off in Cheshire on Thurs
day evening, which is said to have been very
pleasant affair.
The wood house connected with the wooden
mills of the late Charles H. Plunkett, at Hns-
dale, was burnt on Friday afternoon, with
portion of the wool it contained. Loss on
building and stock about $4,000. The fire was
caused by detective chimney.
MAINE.
At the late horse show in Augusta, Qua
ker made his appearance as a competitor for
prize on the race course. He had grey mare
called Jane Gray" and went two heats with
the Butcher Boy" owned by N. C. Furbush
of New Sharon He was not exactly au fat
in matters pertaining to the turf, and went off
without the word "go" When told OF this
act he replied with the utmost simplicity,
"Verily, friend Robinson (who was driving
the horse against him. said 90 hP " He
drove with light webbing reins, that had no
"holders, such as are used by the profession
stretch, his attitude, with his arms extended
as far a part as he could reach, was extremely
comical He had mare, however, that was
capable OF dlstancing anything on the field.
RHODE ISLAND.
John Fuller of WOOnsocket, who lost 1865
which he had taken out of the bank to paw
for a house, and supposed it had been stolen,
has recovered the entire amount through a
source which he does not choose to make
public. He did not lose it at the "Union
buildings" as it was at first reported.
The building of VIM. B. Rider on Eddy
street, Providence, used for grinding dye
woods and grain, was damaged by fire, We'd
nesday, to the amount of $4,000 or $1,000. 1t
was the work Of an incendiary, and was par
TALLY insured.
CONNECTICUT q
Mr.. aud Mrs. Edward r. Warren of East
Lyme celebrated their golden wedding" on
the 18th ult the aged bride wearing the we'd
ding slippers and the bridegroom the wedding
gloves of fifty years ago. The ancient
wedding vest was also brought out for the de-
lectation Of the happy and blooming descend.
ants.
vi the ITO towns that elected town officers
last Monday, sc have been heard from, and 65
are republican and q democratic Some of
the republican towns have heretofore given
heavy democratic majorites.
The vote OF New London, Monday, was 466
republican, 2O0 Breckenridge democratic, 120
Douglas.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Some three or four weeks ago lunatic of
superior cultivation and prepossessing appear
ance escaped from the Indiana State ASYLUM,
borrowed money for a new suit of clothes