Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-04
GENERAL NIws SUMMARY.



The loss of LYMAN Wheeler by the late fire
in Orange was about $4,000, on which he had
insurance for SIS. 650-Sl000 in the Peoples
Mutual, Worcester, and $1,000 in the Fitch.
burg. The loss of j. B. Whitney by the fire
at Griswoldville was SLIGO, insured at the
Peoples Mutual. and the Ema of HARTFORD
all of which was promptly PAID
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The cranberry crop will be small at liar-
wlch this year in consequence OF the raVages
of the fruit worm The fruit on mauy lots is
already more than three quarters destroyed,
and the worm is still at work.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Elder Samuel Il. Wilson OF Lee has cat
twenty-four years old, and thinks she must
have at least three hundred chi rem IN that
vicinity. The grandmother OF this cat adop--
ed rabbit that she caught i'll the field, ard
brought it up. She also made strange com
partnership with an insane man confined III
room, and would so at his bidding to catch
rats as often as ten times day IN nelghoor,
ing grist MILL The cat has taken Charge OF
four OF her grandchildren born in the house,
catching mice and birds for them ana looking
after their wants generally.
RHODE ISLAND.
The citizens Of Woonsocket assembled in
overlooking numbers at Harris Hall, Saturday
afternoon, expecting to hear q speech from
Gov Sprague Instead Of coming in person
he sent the following patriotic dispatch =
"This hours devotion TO country is worth
days hereafter. Now is the best time 10 de-
fend our fortunes our homes, and our lives.
No time must be lost. Let all rally around
one standard" A full company under Capt
Tourtellotte has been formed i'll WOonsocket
for the third r. |. regiment.
Frederick T. WhippIc, formerly of PrOvi-
tI,o
the Pacific railroad on the llth ut. The
train was moving through the woods in Mont
teau county, Mo, carry ing federal troops, and
was fired by rebels concealed in the woods.
One shot took effect in Whipples breast, caus-
ing his death. He was twenty nine years of
age, and left wife whom he married in Mis-
souri,.
Mrs. Fanny Burrows, aged ninety three,
native of Groton, who was twelve years old
at the time OF the battle OF Fort Griswold,
and assisted in making garments for the rev.
dictionary soldiers, is now knitting socks for
the Rhode Island volunteers in Providence.
CONNECTICUT
II. t. Bumsted, of Bloomfield, found on his
land, few days ago, turtle, which was
marked &c. H., 1870" fitty-one years ago.
rhe &c. H. stands for Dea. Caleb Hitchcock,
who died some two years ago, aged 73-show-
ing that he marked the turtle AZ years before
his death.
A stranger" succeeded in passing nine
counterfeit SO bills on merchants in Water
bury, on Friday evening, 23d ult., and four at
Naugatuck, two in Ansonia, and two in Der
by, on Saturday-Sl70 in all-and the rascal
escaped.
DIR. Phouts of Bristol whose professional"
activity excited the suspicion of an i'll used
wife, was arrested at her instigaton in Water.
bury, Saturday evening, for adultery with the
wife of ii worthy and industrious mechanic
The wife of James Gichrist of New Haven
was terribly burned Saturday evening, by the
explosion of a fluid lamp, with which she was
attempting TO light fire. She was fearfully
scorched and biistered before her clothes could
be torn from her person.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Two truculent looking individuals who were
proving about the house of Gov. PierpoGt of
Virginia, were arres ed on Saturday night on
suspicion of intending to take the life of the
governor, upon whose head price has been
set by the Richmond government One OF the
fellows was armed with bludgeon. lie had
made particular anquiries for the governor,
with whom he said he had business.
Mr.. j. ID. Prentiss, a native of Medfeld,
Mass, and a graduate Of Harvard University,
was instantlSY-k He'd, Sunday, on the railroad
track near Baltimore. He was firm friend
OF the Union, a fine scholar, and has been pres.
IdGnT OF the Baltimore College.