Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-11-27
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.



BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Senator Sumner repeated his address upon
the rebellion, at the Fremont Temple. Monday
night, to an immense and highly enthusiastic
audience. His points against The peculiar
institution" as The handspring and strength
OF the conspiracy in opposition 10 tue unlo"'
were applauded to the echo. -Bostoa IRON
script.
ESSEN COUNTY.
Mrs. Deborah Saunders OF Gloucester ninc-
ty.siX years old, has recently finished ashlrt
for the soldiers, which she made without lie
use of speclacles, and is now knitting mem
stockings Mrs. Saunders was Old enough 10
do The same service in the revolutionary war,
in which her father aud brother were engaged,
and was equally active in the war OF lol2,
being then somewhat advanced in life In the
same town lives Mrs. Aun Wilson, more than
ninety four years old, who within lew days
has knit and sent to the army par Ut stock
ings. We NAV wish these venerable women
long lite yet; and God forbid that those who
were present at the nations birth should live
to see its iuneral.-NeTJmypoH Herald
MlDDLEsLX COUNTY
One half The looms Of the Lowell Carpet
Corporation, which have been lying lille,
started up on AIonday. Five OF the mills OF
the Merrimac corporation resume operations
on the second Monday in December and
part OF the works of the Suffolk corporation
are announced to start up again on Monday
next.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Hon Isaac c. Taber, present mayor OF New
Bedford, has been omina,ed for reelection at
Il Citizens" caucus.
The Fall River News says the Union mill
in that city, which has been running halt time,
will start on three quarters time, o. Monday
next. The cotton mill OF A. Robson, Jr.,
RESUMES operations this week, on half time.
The American Print Works and Globe Print
Works are running full time, with very fair
prospects for the winter.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Clara Elizabeth, daughter OF Rev. DR.. Por-
ter of the Baptist church IN PttSfield, died on
Sunday last. She as young lady of fine
literary talent, and was the author, among 9th
er things, of The beSutilul dirge read at eX-
Gov. Briggs funeral, begnning-"Honored
and loved, lie passed away.
While a. b. Fairfield Esq, with his two
daughters was driving span Of spirited colts
between the town vi Florida and North Ad-
ans, on the 10Th inst, the colts became fright
ened, and the three riders were thrown YiO-
lenty to the ground. Mr.. f. received nine
gashes upon his head and face, and was other
wise seriously injured.
Spurious ives of the Housatonic bank Of
Stockbridge printed in green tint, have re-
Gently been put in circulation. The princi-
pal vignette is of western scenery, a family
floating down stream on a RAFT two females
on the right end ;8farmers and fowls on the
left
VERMONT.
Geo Pratt, Of Bridport, a young man nine
teen years DID, caught his foot in the belt of Il
threshing machine, on the 18th inst, and was
thrown down and instantly killed by having
his neck broken. 4 sister OF tie young man
died on the 10Th, and both were buried Sun.
day, l7lh.
RHODE ISLAND.
Mrs. Hannah May died in Bristol R. l., on
Friday last, in the ninety. year OF her
age. For iorty-lour years, from 1871 to 1885,
she taught school in her native town, retiring
at last only on account of her increasing age
and infrmities.
The Rhode Island Society for the Encour-
agement OF Domestic Industry has received
encouraging assurances of ultimate success in
raising flax cotton fit for use on cotton ma
chinery.
MISCELLANEOUS.
1t is said that, after the battle of Belmont, a
wounded man, with both legs nearly Shot off,
was found in tue woods singing the "Star
Spangled Banner" But for this circumstance
the surgeons say they would not have discoY-
cred him.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis brought a new occu
pant into the rebel presidents mansion in
Rtchnlapd on the night Of the 10Th met. Both
--.e-elalnM well at last accounts-
1bera Is an ERRONEOUS ftiea abroad that the
climate of the Potomac valley is more kindly
than regions further north, whereas it is often
more severe even than New England. Ice
has been formed and fallen along the upper
Potomac within a week
One cent shin plasters have made their ap-
pearance in New Orleans, of which the follow
ing is as near facsimile as it can be made in
print, taken from traitor recently arrested in
Cincinnati -
ONE CENT,
Receivable in payment OF postage, and redeema-
BILE at the New Orleans post Office
j. L. RIDDELL, z. NJ. Ed. 5. RAPIER, Clerk.