Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-22
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.


| puDuC IuOSlIS the veal
| ESSEX COUNTY.
John NJ Cooper, a prominent citizen of
| Newburyport, died on Tuesday. Besides NIL
ing various municipal Offices he had been
representative in the general court and post
master of the city under President Pierce.
The carpenter shop of VIM. f. Gardner, in
Salem, was nearly destroyed by fire, Wednes-
day also considerable quantity OF stock
| The building was formerly the Friends meet
ing house.
Capt. Samuel Dodge, brother of master
Dodge" diedin Rowley, June l7th at the ad
vanced age of eighty two years. AS an in
stance OF his integrity it is stated that he sub
scribed and paid for the Salem Register dur
ing the long period of sixty years
NORFOLK COUNTY.
On Monday night, 18th inst, some scamps
broke into the vestry of the Baptist meeting
house, at Sheldonville, in the town of Wren
than, and stole the regalias belonging
to the Sons of Temperance, who hold their
weekly meetings there, scattered Cayenne
pepper about the floor, and committed other
depredations of a similar character
BRISTOL COUNTY.
In Taunton several things have occurred -
| The other night, drunken fellow came near
drowning in mud puddle on Mill street, but,
unfortunately, he was rolled out Of the mud
and saved.-Ope Fitzpatrick, a bod carrier,
was stabbed IN the head; at the head OF west
mlhster' C4urcii. ana [orter streets on tne
evening vi Juo otii' ne Deei a''"oheu'
10 nc s'y D " Sese;"i 'J l'li.
t ;' "a ar r. so Toh'' vi 2lnt .Ia
respectable John Burns who owns the old
academy J, having assaulted James Fitz Pat
rick, and being nuisance in the neighborhood
where one Molly Rock resides has been sent
p:i W. w W. nlo,i'nI,
VIM "iioN l"oy anu JAMES a'lIcN
Sone ~ 'iie e".iie P,"0e III "'iiii"' 'eiii'
lor nsii'lnS iiAe vicious 0Iutes.
m, BERN ShINL oooNlt'
os' G,. on tl Wv Pe,M III i'e
celiItr VI the pe1uIlul Flliase Vi 1 a 6tssneu-
%GJm III rS ,S us I%fu 40 eet III,
sn'-w ,u' s'IucN ny nsntnils uullns 'he
storm OF iueSuay evening, ana was deprived
Vi one 9i Ile clllei li'pos Vi slig rev wnicI re-
nl"ilieu " ~ al'el oe5is summary 'isl'eu OH
'iiG iilsiS Vi ouiie oo; iofl'
nd1y Juneau oI Au'his was run over =, anu
hlli9u on tT me Norm ADAMS ana rlusneIu nan
io""' 0h A"e'N"y' "Hl'e waning upon 'le
'r"cA'
hAMrShlkh CUNT
oh FRIDAY, io'n INST, IIlere was heaVy
storm with high wlnd IN Cummlngton, when
the canvass OIL van AmOurgh q 20. menag-
ere |hlcll was eHlllD5lllg at tllaI pace SuS
taiheu consiueraoie damage Two horSes
were struck by lightning while standing under
shed, and instantly killed, and another one
standing near them was seriously injured,
while some stage passengers fifty rods distant
felt the shock quite severely.
~, NEW HAMPSHIRE;
George of Littleton, N. H., was instantly kill
,vor, Of FrannGD;o Wodnosto,, at,orroo1,
So the animal mon which he was mounted
The reverend gentleman had but recently re-
turned to this state from Maine, where he had
been preaching for about two years. He was
generally known in that section as a Jealous
disciple of Christ, and was much beloved
On Sunday afternoon, the house of Samuel
Hodgman in Lyndeboro', N. H., was struck
by lightning, and Mr. Hodgman was killed
instantly Mrs Hodgman was slightly in.
iured, and girl about ten years old severely
injured The house was much shattered.
Although there were eleven persons in the
room, none of the others were seriously in.
jured
RHODE ISLAND.
Addison a. Winch, man well known in
sporting circles, died suddenly this morning, IN
his bed, at the resld ance OF Robert Anthony,
on the Fawtucket turnpike lie responded
when he was called to breakfast, and few
minutes later was found to be dead.-Pr00
Press, ZlSt.
Ihe police IN Providence have arrested an
OLD offender, named Patrick McSoley, for pass
ing counterfeit bills of the denomination Of five
and two, puTportlng to be on the Village
Bank, Woonsocket but really shabby alter
alton from broken bank.
CONNECTICUT.
The famous Putnam Pbaanx. of Hartford
celebrated the anniversary of the battle of |