Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-11
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
ESSEX COUNTY.


James Whitney, a boy of eleven years was
run over and instantly killed by the cars, in
Lynn, on Wednesday last. He was trying to
show his companions how long he dared to
stand on the track when the cars were ap-
preaching. He stayed a moment too long
The churches Of the Christian connection in
New England held a convention in Salisbury,
last week. The society has now about two
hundred ministers, nearly fifty of whom were
present at the councils in Salisbury. This
branch of the church is comparatively young,
but is slowly extending its connections in va
rouS ways.
Edward Barker, young butcher in South
Danvers, disappeared from his home, recently,
under circumstances which lead to the suspi-
con of foul play. The mill ponds have been
dragged, and vigilant search instituted, but
without any satisfactory results.
The Gloucester Advertiser says that vessels
fitting away for the bay find much difficulty in
getting a suitable complement of men, This
is unusual, as there is generally an overplus of
seamen who are waiting for chance.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Fourteen OF the aged parishioners of Rev.
j.. Willard, In Fairhaven, met by invitation at
the house of their pastor, last Thursday, spent
the afternoon, and took tea with his family
Their united ages amounted to more than
eleven hundred years. Average age nearly
seventy-nine.
The friends of Mr.. Doty, late of New Bed
lord, who lost every thing he possessed by the
recent hurricane Iii Illinois, are making liberal
contributions for the relief of himself and fam.
lily. Some of the New Bedford merchants are
among the contributors.
MARTHA's VINEYARD.
Sam Manchester and n. Waterman, of New
Bedford, went to Marthas Vineyard, the other
day, and caught 40 trout. Eight of the beau.
ties weighed ten pounds, So says the New
Bedford Standard.
AT town meeting in Edgartown on June
LIST, the selectmen were authorized to exercise
all legal authority for preventing the spread of
the cattle disease
In Chilmark, on the 31st ult., it was voted
that all importation of neat cattle to the town
OF Chilmark be and is prohibited, until the
disease called pleuro-pneumOna becomes ex.
unct in the United States or the prohibition
be removed by a vote of the town.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
In the Superior Court at Northampton, last
week, Lucius w. Stone was ordered to pay to
Lydia French, whom he Lad courted five
years, the sum of 81, 800 for broken promise
OF marriage. The damages claimed were
$4,000, but Lydia grew merciful when the
trial was over and compromised for 81 ,245.
FLANKLIN COUNTY.
The httieth anniversary of the Welded life
OF Alpheus Clark and lady was celebrated b.
them and their children and friends at the old
homestead, in Sherborn, June 6. The presents
were numerous and varied among them was
cake encircled by fifty gold dollars, being EN-.
blematical Of fifty years of welded life
VERMONT.
The famous case of the two mothers and one
baby, which gave Solomon so fine a chance to
show his sagacity, has been repeated recently
Ill Rutland, VT, where woman charged an
other with stealing her child from the cradle
She brought suit for the baby, and the mags-
trate, after hearing a good deal of conflicting
testimony, decided in favor of the woman who
cried the most.
CONNECTICUT.
The dead bodies of a pair of twins were
lately found in North Goshen, and at post
norton examination it was asccrtained that
they died of starvation, their stomachs being
entirely empty. The mother is a woman Of
questionable character and the children were
| llegtimate.
A man giving the name of George Brown
has been bound over for trial for burglary, in
Danbury, for breaking into Hickock's shoe
store on Saturday night, ID inst.
The dwelling house of Charles Park of No.
Stonington, was struck by lightning on Fri.
day, which tore up portions of the floor and
did other damage. There was no one in the
house at the time but Mrs. Park who was re.
posing upon a bed and escaped injury.
Miss Electa Thayer of North Haven, an un.
married woman about " years old, committed
suicide, by drowning herself in the river near
the railroad bridge, in North New Haven,
Wednesday morning, 9th Cause not known.
Her body was found floating in the river. She
left letter informing her friends where her
property might be found She was taoress.
q pleasant social body, much liked by all who
knew her.
The borough of Danbury has completed the