Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-10-16
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY



Mills" in Sudbury, consisting OF a large brick
factory building, S64 feet in length, II dwell.
ing houses, and other brick and wooden bud-
ings, with ample water power aud machinery
tor the manufacture OF carpets, and employing
upward of two hundred operatives. The orig
inal cost OF the property ut Il recent sale was
upward of 100000.
BARNsrABLE COUNTY.
Frederick Hallett, Esq, promising young
lawyer of Yarmouth, died very suddenly IA few
days since of typhoid fever.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The house OF DR.. Nahum Washburn of
| Bridgewlter, the well known dentist, was en-
tered on the day Of the cattle show in that
| place and robbed of more than $500 worth OF
| gold and dental work including a complete set
of teeth, just finished
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Taunton Gazette has been cut down
one half in cunsl quence OF "hard times
An epitaph on Il tombstone in RehobUth
runs thus -:
| s'Afy vile from me departed
| And robbed me- like a knayc.
| Which caused me- broken hcg rted
| SO descend into my grave;
| NV children took an active part,
And 10 doom me did cOntTiye,
| Which stuck daggerto my heart
That could not survive
Capt Martin Bowen OF fairllaEeh dled on
Sunday morning last under mysterious cir
cumstauces: He had been robbed Of his
watch, and suspicion rested upon stranger
who had been last seen in this company, vino
was arrested
John F. Emerson has resigned his position
as principal Of the New BedtO d High School,
on account of i'll health. lie has been CON
nected with the public schools OF that city for
thirty five years
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
p,r Tnec,, MnrSo who hnS bppu a
the Congregational church in Brmfield for
twelve years, died Monday morning, OF dip
| iberia, after an illness OF only three days.
lie was esteemed and beloved not only by his
own church but by all his townsmen.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The twenty-seventh regiment paraded
through Springfield streets on Mond lay
| They had four days ratons cooked yesterday,
and will probably leave ior Hampstead, Long
| Island, to-day.
Rev James Morse who has been pastor of
the Congregational Church in Brimtield for
twelve years, died Monday morning OF dipthe'
ria after an illness OF only three days He
was esteemed and beloved not only by his own
| church but by all his townsmen.
| BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Dr. A. Harvey. OF North Adams, has lately
| come into possession OF one of the horses OF
the famous "Back Horse Cavalry" The
| horse is OF beautiful black coer, and has
large scar Just in front of the left hip, and lie
excites great admiration when driven through
| the streets.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Salmon IIaskins of North Prescott died
auddenly on Monday evening. He had been
digging potatoes during the afternoon, milking
| his cows at SHUTDOWN, and on returning to his
house died without falling from his chair.
| john p Bemis, late of Mortified, and more
| recently of Boston, committed suicide at
| Montreal, by shooting himself through the
! hear few days since, while suffering from
| temporary arrangement. His remains were
returned to Mortified for burial.
| MAINE.
The force employed in the navy yard at
Kit,cry is 100 men and y yoke OF oxen.
RHODE ISLAND.
The cotton mill OF COOmtr Waterman, Esq,
| located in North SCituae, and containing
| about forty looms, was destroyed by fire IN
! Saturday night. 1t has been unemployed
about six months. The fire is supposed TO
| have been the work OF an incendiary. There
was no insurance on the property
Posi-.
The effort is being made to raise one hun
drel men, in Fall River, r. l., Tor special ser
vice on the Potomac. They will lie armed
with Burnsides rifles and French boarding
swords.
CoNNECTICUT.
Last week Il secession emissary tried to hire
man TO lurn factory in Colnsvie where
swords and bayonets for the United States
government are manufactured. Re agreed 10
nay $50 down A heated discussion ensued,
when the "secesher" made pass with dirk
aud fed. The citizens are after him.
MISCELLANEOUS
A beautiful young lady vino visited flour
mill in Perry, n. Y, approached too near the
machinery, was caught by the cog wheel, and
before she was rescued mad her right leg ii
most pulled from her body.
There are eight or ten thousand bales of cot
ton at Memphis, Tenu., awaiting confscaton
on the arrival OF the Union forces.
A new way Of collecting bad debt has been
most effectively tried in the Rue de la Seine,
il Paris, before the lodgings of a Somewhat
dssipated student. a nan was observed
walking up and down before the house. having
! upon his back large pacard, with the words
| Monsieur c. owes me tor thirty bottles
of Oin rouge-i am waiting until he pays Tor
them" He did not wait very long
Edwin Forrest, the distinguished tragedan,
! has recently received sum Of money from an
anonymous person, saying it was five dollars
and the interest accrung thereon Tor fourteen
years The person saw Mr.. Forrest drop this
bill while paying Il hackman, and after bear
has given up the nnney with interest
One of the New York churches which the
Princess Ciotilda graced with her presence
while staying in that city, is to have gift
from her, consisting OF a magnificent silver
ohalice, eleven inches high, and silver paten
four inches in diameter at cost of $3.50
A skilu housekeeper says that TIE un.
pleasant oder arising from boiling ham, cab
bage, etc, is completely corrected by throwing
a whole red pepper into the pot at the same
time the flavor OF the food is improved. 1t is
said that pieces of charcoal will produce tie
same effect.
Simiia Simihbus.-Spurgeon has gone from
preaching to lecturng on the Gorilla.
The toombs of the ports Keats and Shelley,
| buried at Rome, are about to be restored. Mr.
| Severn, the newly appointed British Consul
i'll that city, has resolved to give them his
early attention. They have fallen into great
| decay. 1t is proposed to substitute Greek
Altar" with medallion portrait on the front
| OF it, for the simple head.tone which was
| placed over Keats grave in 1921.
PIiny Martin, young lad in Utica, N Y,
died of diptheria on the 9th of August last
On the 9th of October his little playmate, Ste
phen Northrop, in his tenth year, died of til,
same disease. Among the last words h,
spoke were, "Wait, hubby Martin, wait; an,
coming"
From the indianapolis Journall
INFANTRY IN THE FIELD.-Eddy Black, son
: of George Ii. Black OF indianapolis, is sup
| posed to be the smallest and youngest, il no
the bravest soldier in the service of the Uniteo