Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-03
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


which escaped during the night. The house
was much shattered and Mr.. Greeley and his
daughter were badly injured,
| On "Wednesday last, young woman Of bad
fame leaped from the bridge of the Boston and
Maine railroad near the prison in Charlestown
with the intent Of ending her life. Her crinO-
line would not suffer her to sink, till she was
rescued and taken to the poor house.
The managers of the Great Eastern were
invited to send their boat to Boston, and offer
ed to do so on the following terms They
asked guarantee of $4,000 to pay expenses
of the passage to Boston, like sum for the
expense on the return passage, and 81, 800 for
each day she remained here. She will proba-
bly, not come to Boston.
Counterfeit 81 notes on the Phoenix Bank
Providence, are in circulation; also S3s on the
Windham county bank, Vermont The coun-
terfeits are carefully made, and likely to de.
ceive.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The anniversary exercises of the theological
seminary at Andover took place. Wednesday,
of those who graduated. William Crawford
of Barre delivered an Grafton on the affirmative
of the question "Can the heather be saved
without the preached gospel" Oratons were
also pronounced by George S. Biscoe of Graf
ton, on the Destruction of the Canaanites. y
and by A H. Ross of Winchendon, on the
Salvation of Infants" The class of graduates
was unusually large.
On Sunday, 10Th ult., child of Charles
Peabody of Newburyport, about one year old.
died from the effects Of a fall from a chair. 1t
was not deemed serious at the time it happened
but in a few days made such inroads upon the
tender constitution that nature gave way and
the child sank to its last sleep
PLYMOUTH COUNTY
The store of Lorenzo Wade, of North Bridge.
water, was broken open on Thursday night
and goods to the amount of S400 or $500 car
rled away by means of horse and wagon
stolen the same night from Charles H. Phillips.
The same night Mr.. N. Lincoln, of North
Easton, was awakened by noise on his pre-
misses, and on going to his barn he found three
men, one of whom was in custody of his dog.
The party were allowed to depart
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The first chop" of the season. at North Con-
way took place IN a fine barn. which was taste
fully decorated on the occasion. The hay
floors on each side of the centre were arranl ed
as balconies, and the beautiful girls present
made up for any deficiency in the elegance of
the hall. 1t was an unique affair.
BRISTOL COUNTY
The house owned and occupied by Miss
Hannah Grape and her mother, widow Han
nah Booth, was set on fire early Wednesday
morning, and nearly destroyed. Mrs. Booth
and her soa, a lad Of sixteen years, occupied
rooms in the third story, and were compelled
to escape by means of a rope secured at the
window.
On Monday George Dowland, keeper of a
saloon in Taunton, in drawing cork broke
the neck of the bnttle and with the glass sew.
cred an artery of one of his fingers, by which
he was in danger of bleeding to death, but by
proper treatment is doing we'll
RHODE ISLAND.
Some of the leading spiritnalists of New
England are holding a convention in Proyi.
dence, with a view to the dissemination of
their principles DIR. H. Gardner of Boston.
is the presiding officer of the convention, and
addresses have been made by H. B. Storer of
New Haven, DR.. d. B. Randolph, Rev j. d.
Loyeland, and other lights of the faith
CONNECTICUT.
James Skinner, son of Capt. Jas. T. Skin
ner, of New London, was drowned on the 29th
of March last, off Desolaton Islands his boat
being upset by whale which he had harpoon-
ed Two other men were lost at the same
time.
The new City Hall in New Haven 112 by 81
in dimensions, 35 feet high, and designed to
seat 5000 people, will soon be completed. The
block in which it is situated is being built by
Samuel Peck, at the cost of from $40, 900 to
$4,000
The census men in New London found a
woman who gave her own age at twenty-eight,
and that of her oldest son at twenty three ! A
thriving town..
Rev. Elihu Chesborough of Stonington, 95
years old, is still an example of physical and
intellectual vigor and is still active in his sa.
cred profession. He has always been a farmer
as well as minister, and his outdoor life,
doubtless, accounts for his remarkable health
and mental activity, in his exereme age.
MIR. Allen Northrop of West Haven found
common box turtle with the mark on his
shell, 81. b., 1850, n. Haven" The land on
which it was found belonged one hundred
years ago, to Mr.. Levi Bristol when West
Haven was part of New Haven't and this
turtle was no doubt marked by him, at that
time.
James Barker of Fairhaven, while confined
to his house for several months by Il wound
on his foot, constructed, with no other instru-
ment than small penknife lady's work box
composed of over 1900 pieces, embracing four,
teen different varieties of wood and ivory.
On the top are various Masonic embems, Mr..
Barker's initials, 1859, &C., &c.
Francis A. Rockwell of Ridgefed, made A
shipment of his domestic wines to one of the
missionary stations of India, about year and
half ago, since which time he has received
orders and made three shipments more to Cal.
cutta and point 300 miles in the interior.
The barn belonging to Mr. Pike of Middle
town was burned on Wednesday night. There
were eight or ten tons of hay destroyed. This
is the second barn Mr.. Pike has had burned
within Il month, and both were doubtless set
on fire.
MISCELLANEOUS.