Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-05-27
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
posroN AND VICINITY.

OOolON AND hICINlT1.
Rev. Mr. Palmer, an Episcopal clergyman
in Chelsea, who had used reasonable and bru.
tai language in relation to the death of Col
Ellsworth, was visited, Friday evening, by an
indignant party of forty or fifty citizens, and
compelled to retract his words, show his col
ors, and shout with them tor the Union. The
dlsl05 al minister was shrved while standing at
his second story window.
Geo. c. Ward, proprietor of Wards stables
in Bromtield street, was kicked by vicious
mare, Cn Friday last,-a instantly killed. He
was well known horse tancer, and was for
many years superintendent OF the extensive
stables on the spot now occupied by Niles
Block on School street.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Eliza A, youngest daughter of George W.
Reed Of Woburn, was poisoned, or fatally al.
iected, a day or two since by arichokes, which
she had gathered in neighborng garden aud
eaten.
George Kruder, a young lad employed in
the SAXonvllle mills, was caught in belt last
week, and thrown swiftly around il revolving
drum. His skull was fractured, his limbs
broken, and his body fearfully bruised and
torn.
ESSEX COUNTY.
One night last week residents near tie Gus
tom house in Gloucester were alarmed b. cries
OF murrer, aud OF some one apparently begging
pteously Tor his life Before they could rally
the parties from whom the cries escaped had
fled, leaving the fence near the custom house
and the steps OF the building sprinkled with
blood
Wm. Il. Webster and Hon. Timothy Davis.
OF Gloucester, have been appointed appraisers
at the Boston custom house.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Charles, son of John L. Smith of Fall River,
was instantly killed, Thursday evening, by the
discharge OF gun with which he was play
ing. The charge entered the lads forehead,
and was probably fired by his foot while he
was looking down the muzze.
1t is estimated that the entire loss by the
burning OF the fremont Nail Works, in Ware
ham, Thursday, was about $4,000. The
rolling and cutting mills, with long rows of
nail machines, and even the large water wheel
itself, were destroyed in half an hour, the
blackened stacks or chimnes being alone lett
Standing. The works were insured for $40,.
000
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
A. ID. Stevens OF Pittsteld is constantly re-
ceiving orders for druDs from various parts oI
the country, and is working to the full extent
OF his mandatory. The Stevens drums are
considered the best produced.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
AHe Aldinputu SOuHty TeSitlleHty WHICH is 10
serve for three years, will rendezvous on
Hampden park, the present week. 1t will
comprise four companies from Berkshire
county, together with the new company or
ganzed and uniformed in Westfield.
Tie shoddy mill of Ilolbrook & Bdwell,
situated in the northwest part Of Monson,
took fire on Wednesday morning and was con.
sumed. Loss about $500.
RHODE ISLAND.
Capt. VIM. Ellery, of Newport, II. l., son
of George Wanton Elery, Esq, and grandson
OF William Elery, one OF the Signers OF the
Declaration of Independence, has been an
pointed master in the navy, and assigned to
the sloop ot-war jamestown.
Gen. Christopher Rhodes died in Pawtux.
ct, Friday morning at the great age of eighty
five years. lie was for many years president
OF the Pawtuxet Bank, and, during his long
life, had held various civil and military trusts.
For sixty years he was in active business, and