Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-05-09
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY


Joseph Story, formerly of the town of Es-
sex. was recently drowned in Montery Bay,
CAL, by the upsettiug of boat. lie had
saved the lite Of his companion and returned
to the boat, but sank upon reaching, and rose
no more.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
James H. Pier, Is years of age, had his
arm broken in three places by getting caught
in belt at the Britannia Mill, in Taunton, on
Monday. He was carried over the shaft sew.
eral times.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The wealthy farmers of Hatfield are prepar.
ing to raise large crops of tobacco the present
season, notwithstanding the facts that the to.
bacco market is fiat, and there is likely to be a
greater demand for corn next fall than for the
weed.
The town of Northampton appropriates ten
thousand dollars for the support of the war,
and for aid to the volunteers Belchertown
has formed company. with full ranks, Capt
Bridgeman, an old commander, being re.
chosen to that place
RHODE ISLAND.
The child OF james Clancy, in Pawtucket
girl OF fourteen years, was fatally burned,
on Tuesday last by the explosion Of fluid
lamp, with which she was trying to kinde a
fire in stove.
In one of the churches at Newport, last
Sabbath, the organist closed the services by
playing the Star Spangled Banner. In an.
other, the morning service was closed by
"GOv. Sprague's March," and the evening
service BY the Grand Union March"
CONNECTICUT.
Abraham Nash of Ridgefeld and a daguer
rean artist named Fowler OF Hartford were
shot, on Saturday last, while hauling down a
secession flag. Nash received fifty shots in
his knee, and is dangerously hurt. Fowler
will recover. The shots were fired from the
grog shop OF Stephen Butery in Ridgefield.
Julius Pratt & Co.'S comb factory at Meri-
den was destroyed by an incendiary fire last
Saturday morning. Loss $50, 000-insured
$4,000, in eight different offices. The stock
and machinery were valuable-S4000 will
probably cover the luss on tn building.
In Middle Haddam, few days since, the
stars and stripes were raised on flagstaff near
the South Congregational church, by Mr.. ia
cob Hurd an old revolutionary soldier, now in
his Tooth year
The authorities of New London have ar.
rested a spy who was detected in deposting a
letter in the post office containing important
information relative to Fort Trumbull. The
envelope covered letter to Gen. Beauregard,
containing many important details.
In Norwalk, Saturday, a man was found
hanging by the heel, and head down to a
picket Of the fence round the Union factory
building. The man had been in this awful
position since one o'clock at night, when he
attempted TO get inside the grounds by climb
ing over the gate
MISCELLANEOUS.
The engineer of one of the trains on til
Grand Trunk railway. affixed the stars and
stripes to his engine the other day. which the
conductor. nameJ Latham. cut down. The
engineer replaced them. and promised La
than if he repeated the offence, to CUT HIM
DOWN. On arriving at headquarters the facts
were reported to the superintendent, who pre-
scented to the patriotie engineer a beautiful
silk flag, with orders to NAIL it to his engine
and then promptly discharged the conductor
The directors approved the act, and now every
car on the road bears the stars and str1pes.
John Hin, who was believed to be the old
est man in England. died at his residence in
Rochester. recently. in the one hundred and
fourth year of his ag,. He lived through the
reigns of five sovereigns; and frequently CON
versed of events which took place during the
first few wears of the reign of George III.