Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-06-29
GEN ERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The friends and admirers OF the late Sena
tor Douglas held a meeting in Boston, Friday
morning. for the benefit Of his family. 1t was
decided to appoint committee to make col
ections throughout Massachusetts for the
Douglas tund-subscription not to exceed 81
each. Several distinguished men were pres
ent to pay respect to his memory.
Messrs. VIM. Mnot and VIM. Minot, Jr.
executors of the will of the late Miss Town.
send, have made the liberal donation of four
thousand dollars TO the "Home for Aged Men"
The home will soCn be ready for occupation.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
In the horticultural exhibition in Lowell
Wednesday, there was one cherry on eXhibi-
ton, which attracted very general attraction,
on account of the scarcity OF the fruit this year.
This was the only cherry known to have
grown i'll the whole city 1t is OF the "white-
heart" variety, and the limb upon which it
grew rested upon the roof of a barn, and was
covered with SNOW during some of the coolest
weather OF last winter. This limb was full OF
blows in the spring, but all the rest were
blasted.
ESSEX COUNTY
Tweaty-seven West Newbury people turn
ed out and hoed L l.. fuckers coru field for
him, Tucker having gone to the war as a
drummer. He will put in the "doubIe ticks"
when he hears OF it, and never "tucker out"
William Hccock, native Of Boston, and
cigar maker by trade, was found dead on the
floor of his room, in New Ipswich, on Thurs
day morning, June 9Th He was about forty
five years old, and was unmarried.
In the Sixth Massachusetts regiment, ia.
nous for It's march through Bsltmore, on the
18th of April, there is a company OF sixty
seven men from Stoneham, OF whom fifty one
are ShoCmakers and two curriers'.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Geo Marguar of Rochester met his death on
the Ith inst. i'll a most extraordinary manner.
lie was engaged in moving grass with a
scythe, when he stumbled over Il chair with
a weight attached, used tor closing a gate. In
his tall lie broke bolt which was i'll one of
his pockets. He got up, and with an oath
drew the bottle from his pocket and threw IT
away. Shortly aiterward he was seen to sink
to the ground, and on examination it was
found that Il piece of the broken bottle had
severed tie lilac artery, from which he was
bleeding freely. Assistance was called, but
lie bled to death before it could be available.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The brick building in Holyoke, owned by
ii. Hutchins and occupied by him as dwell.
ing house, and by other tenants for business
purposes, caught fire shortly before daylight,
Thursday morning, and with much of its con-
tents was nearly destroyed. Inc estimated
loss on the building is about 5000, fully in
sured in the Worcester Mutual office; Ii. IL.
Bartlett, dry goods dealer, lost all his stock,
valued at $1,000 or more insured for $500.
clerk who was sleeping in the store narrow
ly escaped with his life. as did also the family
OF Mr.. Hutchins, on the floor above.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The town OF Lebanon, N H., has invited
her scattered sons and daughters to celebrate
with her her one hundredth anniversary on
the 4th Of July ensuing. The charter of the
town is dated July 4th, 1851. Rev. d. H.
Allen, d. d., of Walnut Hills, Ohio, will de-
liver an address, and Rev. G. IL. Fay of Prov.
idence will read poem.
The house of Jason A. Phillips OF Went
worth was struck by lightning on the 26th,
with singular results. The shock came 50
unpeasantly upon Mr.. p, who was holding
little girl in his lap, as to break the crystal of
his watch, but without harming him or his
child. The castors Of a bedstead, by the side
of which Mrs. Phillips was standing, were