Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-24
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY

city
Counterfeit "Twos" on the Belfast Bank,
Belfast, Me-, are circulating in Boston. They
differ from the genuine only in having red
stripe across each end of the bill. Counter
felt "Twos" on the Norfolk Bank, Norfolk,
CT, are also in circulation. The word Nor
folk is printed with darker ink than the rest
of the bill.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
In West Newton, on Friday last, an inter.
esting daughter of Mr. Charles Jenis IN, aged
six years, was severely burned by her clothes
taking fire in lighting some shavings in stove.
Hopes are entertained OF her recovery, but it
is yet doubtful
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The annual census of Northampton lust
tafen, shows that the town now contains 6825
Inhabitants an increase of 29l during the past
year. There are 42l more females than males
in the place.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
A Scotchman named Duncan Buchanan an
overseer in the suspender factory at Easthamp.
ton, who had been missing since Wednesday
last, was found in the lower canal in Hoyoke
village, on Sunday, the Goth, while workmen
were drawing off the water for repairs to the
mill. Foul play is suspected.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A little daughter of Emery Ball of Deer
| field, tour years Of age, on Tuesday upset a
| teapot, emptying the contents npon her neck,
| chest, arms, and other parts of her body,
scalding her SO severely that after lingering
two days in great pain, she died on Thursday
night
Geo. Dodge of North Leverett killed black
snake on Thursday last, winch was five feet
five inches in length.
George S. Eddy of Greenfield has a copper
coin i'll his possession bearing the date of
1928.
The Franklin county Baptist Sabbath school
convention will hold its annual meeting with
the Baptist Sabbath school in Coleraine, on
Wednesday, June 18th.
MAINE.
Portland is to have another steam fire en-.
CINE.
The school house at West Gorham was de-
stroyed by fire on Sunday night last.
AT Hampden, Monday afternoon, during the
| firing Of republican salute, one of the cart
ridges exploded prematurely, blowing off anarm
from Mr.. Jeremiah Maxwell, and three fingers
from the hand OF Mr.. Stockwel, both of Ban.
gor Mr.. MaxwelPs injuries will probably
prove fatal.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The town authorities of Deering offer $500
reward "for the detection of the murderer or
murderers of the late Dudley X. Chase" Of
that town.
CONNECTICUT.
The Hartford Couranl in chronicling the
death in that city of Dea. Normand Goodrich,
in his SSth year, says he has lived in that city
nearly seventy years eve find his advertise
ment in the Courant of 1894, at which time he
was Carrying on the saddling business six rods
north Of the Court House In 1918 he com
menced sending saddles and harness to New
Orleans for a market. He has enjoyed
throughout long, active, and useful life, the
good will and respect of the whole community
i'll which he lived There must be large
though scattered band of men who were ap
prenticed at one period of their lives to Mr.
Smith, who can testify to his fidelity to all his
duties. lie has been an active member of the
North Congregational Church ever since its
formation, and is the last survivor of the TWEEN
ty men who called DIR. Joel Halves to the place
he fills in the Centre Church"
A large portion of the new Methodist
Church in the course of erection in Norwich
Connecticut, fell Friday, severely injuring
two workmen. The same edifice was nearly
destroyed, when near completed, during a Sc.
we're storm in February last
MISCELLANEOUS.
5. nj. Booth, the anttugitive sufferer in
) Milwaukee, attempted to escape from duress
on Wednesday last. The Wisconsin saws he
managed to lcck Mr.. Burke, his keeper, into the
room he (Booth) had been occupying, as
Burke entered the room for some purpose, and
then he started Oft down stairs Burke mean.
while got out of the window, and with great
risk and danger got from the room window to
the hall window, by crawling along on an
: outside projection, and got through into the
hall. He caught Booth before he could gel
out of the building.
The state department has received the bill
rendered by the Panama Railroad Company
against the United States for the passage
across the route Of the japanese embassy
They charged the federal government the
enormous sum of three thousand one hundred
dollars for simply carrying them across the
J lsthmus.
The ordination Of Mr.. c.. C. Carpenter, OF
Bernardston, Mass, missionary to the Labra
dor coast, took place at Montreal, on Wednes
) day, May 9th, in Zion Church. The Revds
5 Or. wilkes, DIR. Taylor, Mr.. Bonar, and Prof
{ cornish, OF were present, as well as
, the Rev. Mr.. Headley Of Greenfield, Mass
Mr.. Carpenters former pastor.
Among the circle Of excellent good fellows
who represented California in the Chicago con
Vention earnest, gallant gentlemen, loving
republicansm and Col. Fremont with euua
: zeal,-was Mr.. Staples, formerly of this state
B and this city. He is proud Of his origin, o.
4 his business as mechanic, and remembers
D with pleasure his two years service ('48 and
A 49) in the Springfield armOry. He is now d
prominent "ranchero" or farmer near Stock
ton, owning and cutivating eight hundred
acres OF land, three hundred of which are in
, wheat this year. Mr.. Staples was the bearer
of Col Fremont's very neat letter of with
, drawal, which we lately published
Republican.
''Ilonest Old Abe" stands six feet and foul
inches in hight, and one of his principal sup
porters in tie Chicago convention was Mr.
Buskirk, one of the delegates from Indiana
who measures six feet eleven inches in hi
stockings.
: The city of Hamburger has sent twelve swans
as present to the city OF New York, to b.