Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-10-09
general NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
AT IL meeting OF the Numismatic society last
week Il curious series of Chinese coins were
shown They were arranged on seven sheets
of card board and date as far back as the birth
Of Christ a Hiudo0 gold com and coins found
on the island OF Gambia were exhibited one OF
the latter of which was small bronze image
OF the god Eros
1t cost the city of Boston $1,000 to entertain
the Prince Napoleon aud the Princess ClO-
thilde.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Hon Geo. Hodges Of North Andover has
recently disposed of all his factories at SuttOn's
Mills, to Eben Sutton, Esq.-the largest trans
fer of real estate which has taken place in this
vicinity for many years. Mr.. Sutton now has
the whole property in his hands, which, to-
gether with the factories owned and WORKED
by him before, makes him tue largest individ
ua mill owner in the county, it not i'll the
state-Nelcbmypoh Herald
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The fine large barn, one hundred feet in
length, on the Webster farm in Marshfeld,
was on Thursday last entirely consumed with
its contents consisting OF thirty tons of hay (,
a large assortment of farming tools, horse,
carriages, &c, &c. AT one time it was feared
the flames would extend to the dwelling
house, where resides the widow OF the la
mented statesman, together with the family of
his son. Several workmen, painters, and 9th
ers, were employed on the place at the time,
aud it is supposed the fire must have been
AUoH In SnIOKuls. r1Js5 Sc7e4af crJusttuT 1Itl!
lars sad to be partially insured.
RHODE ISLAND.
The Providence Children'S Friend Society
is in arrears $500, and its managers consider
this the darkest period OF their labors
The Providence Press is out with new ty pc,
giving evidences Of prosperity.
party OF sixty colored citizens of Provi
demce left their home last Monday night, to
seek new one in Hayt. They 90 out under
the auspices Of the llaytieu Bureau Of Emi-
grafton. Several families were of the mum
Der, ranging in age from five years to sixty.
May they find land where there is liberty,
equality, and fraternity
Clement Webster is lieutenant in new
artillery company now forming in Rhode Isl
and.
The second Rhode Island regiment receives
2i00 letters a week and sends home 1862
They have commenced to organize, for the
war, a full regiment of cavalry in Rhode Isl
and.
y CONNECTICUT.
The Windham county agricultural fair was
| quite successful The receipts were $1,000.
The show of cattle, sheep, swine and horses
was very me, ana lie trials OF speed were IN.
| teresting, Ethan Allen mining the race in
236, 2.4l3 2.36
! The shoe mandatory and store of VIM.
Case in Thompson, were destroyed by fire,
last Wednesday night. The post office was
kept in the store.
We are tantalized by the statement that
southern Connecticut bears more apples this
season than all the rest OF New England The
expectation of the trnit is considerable. Sew
eral yesseIr are loading at New fayen for
eastern ports, and others will take IN full car,
goes, The prices range from 20 to so cents II
bushel, but grow amazingly when the fruit has
Journeyed seventy miles
MISCELLANEOUS.
Here is an Incident, which, as it tried the
virtue of poor apple merchant, may well put
to the blush the integrity of older and richer
tIadesmen in all communities A gentleman
on the train westward from Albany bought of
boy, at one Of the way stations east of Roch
ester, two apples, tor which lie was charged
two cents. The cars passed on to Rochester,
where the person who had bought the apples re
;eived Geographic dispatch, telling him that
IN paying tor the fruit he had given Two ten dol.
lar gold pieces for two cents. The man i'm.
medntely return d received the money, and
gave the honest apple dealer dollar piece as
token OF his gratitude and es eem.