Worcester daily spy., 1861-12-17
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.


ESSEX COUNTY.
John W. Mason, a respected citizen Of Me
thuen, committed suicide last Thursday, by
hanging himself in his barn lie was dea.
con Of the Orthodox church, and had been tor
some time subject 10 frequent depression of
spirits.
The stove and tin ware store of j. w. Eaton
i'll Lynn, was damaged by fire, Saturday night
to the value of $1,000 or $1,000 The building
on the same spot and used for the same pur-
pose, was burned about two years since. 1t
was partially insured.
There are one hundred and eighty -four per-
sons in Salem whose average age IS seventy
seven years. EbeneZer Burnham, who is
ninety, is the oldest man the oldest woman
is Mrs. Abigail Nicholas, who is ninety -four.
She is the only female mentioned!
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Elijah B. Smith, who has for several months
lived i'll one Of the cranberry lodges iii West
port, disappeared about fortnight since and
nothing was heard of him till last Friday,
when search resulted in finding his body
where lie had been drowned near his landing
place.
Forman R. Whtwell of Fairhaven died in
that town last Friday evening, at the age OF
sixty-eight years. He has long occupied high
standing as merchant. and was one of the
wealthiest citizens Of that town He died of
cancer of tlga jaw.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The beautiful residence OF Charles a. Ste
vens, Esq, of Ware, proprietor of the extern
sive wonleu mills in that town. was nearly de-
stroyed by fire, Friday morning. The loss
was about $4,000, which was insured for $4,000,
of which the Peoples Mutual and the Mer
chants & Farmers companies, of Worcester,
held $1,000 each.
RHODE ISLAND.
all f,Ff oil,
corporal in the second Rhode Island volun-
teers, has been granted pension of Sc 50
month, tor five years, commencing July II
1861 He was killed at Bull Ran.
The summer residences at Newport of Peter
Parker of Boston, and w. W. DE Forest of
New York, were recently entered by burglars,
and robbed of every thing they could carry
away, including silver, upholstery, and choice
wines.
Jonathan Weaver, a seaman, OF Newport,
was stabbed on Saturday night, at the Ocean
Cottage, near the beach, and died instantly.
The parties who committed the murder were
promptly arrested.
CONNECTICUT.
Thomas Scott Williams, formerly chief JUS
tice of the supreme court of Connecticut, died
at his residence in Hartford, Sunday morning,
at the age of 81 years. lie was representa-
tive in congress from 1917 to 1919, was an.
pointed judge Of the superior court in 1929,
and chief justice of the supreme court in 1884
which place he held ior many years. lie was
long president Of the American Tract Society
of New York, and an active friend of the
American Board
Two brothers named Doran were fatally
stabbed in a fight al an Irish dance in Dan
bury, Saturday night, one of whom died in
stantly. The supposed murderers, named
Ryan and Alanon, fled
PERSONAL.
The venerable Justice Catron, of the su.
preme court, has been despoed OF property
in Tennessee by the rebel robbers to the value
of nearly one hundred thousand dollars, and the
true and upright Judge was driven from his
home by the mob.
Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania denies
the story which has been put in circulation,
concerning his speech at the republican caucus
in reference to Gen. Mcclellan.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The authors and artists of Paris are relOic-
ing in the death OF an old German in that
town, who celebrated the event OF lis dying
by "a division OF an estate worth f20, 900 among
the representatives of the guild, according to
the proportion OF pleasure each legatee had
afforded him.
Senator Wilson, with characteristic energy,
is dealing blows right and left at the dishonest
and exorbitant suffers who follow the path of
the army for purposes of gain. The profits
OF many of the regmental suffers are said to
be as high az from one to two thousand dol
lars 4 month, which is taken from the hard
earnings OF the soldiers.