Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-07-30
GEN ERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
lIDDLEsEx COUNTY.


cut from The coat of one who was made 10
bite the dust, before the gallant charge OF the
Fire Zouaves, bears the coat of arms of Vir-
ginia, with the memorable inscription, $40
Semper tyrannis--So always to tyrants; of which
the leaders in this pro-slavery rebellion may
learn the meaning sooner than they dream.
President FELTON, of Harvard is selected as
the Orator of the Phi Beta Kappa at Yale next
year, and Charles Tracy, of New York, his
substitute. Rev. Charles d. Helmer, Of the
class of 1852, is to deliver the poem.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Hon. N. B Borden states that the worms
which invaded his lots are rapidly devouring
each other, and the heads of the victims are
strewed around in large numbers.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Two wives of Lieut.. Smith of the Boston
Fusiliers, who was killed at Bulls Run, claim
the widows bounty due from the government.
His first and lawful wife, whom he deserted
years ago, resides in Pittsfield, where Smith
was formerly printer.
DIR. Ii. II. Childs, of Pittsfeld, recently re-
moved a cancerous tumor from the face of
Mrs Kemp OF Florida. Both the operator and
the patient are about seventy nine years of
age, yet the operation was well and expedi-
tiously performed, and borne with unfiinch-
ing firmness by the patient.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
One day last week the lightning struck the
dam at Byron Smiths grist mill, at South
Hadley, and gancing off, was diffused over
the pond. Soon after, the fish that had been
stunned rose to the surface Of the water aud
large pickerel, suckers, sinners and other fish
were taken by hand in large quantities.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Joseph M. Kelley, formerly of Chicopee,
and lately living in Iowa, is now cashier in
the army under paymaster general Mexican at
a salary of $1,000 a year, and holds the brevet
rank Of LIST lieutenant in the regular army.
The Lyman mills at Holyokc, have stopped
work for four or five weeks, and probably
longer, unless there should be some change in
national affairs The Hampden mills will run
two weeks longer and then stop for few
months.
VERMONT.
Two civilians who were with the Vermont
regiment, acting under the permission of the
Vermont colonel, put their revolvess at the
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give up their swords.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
George Perry, of Hopkinton, while fishing
in Contocook river, ON Saturday, was overta-
ken by shower and took refuge under some
trees. During the shower the trees were struck
bysghtning and he was instantly killed.
Josephine Morton, whose engagement to be
married to yGung man in Danbury was op.
posed by the parents of both, threw herself
into the river, last Friday, and was drowned.
RHODE ISLAND.
John Clark son of Benton j. Clark, was
fatally injured, on Sunday, while firing a
salute on the arrival of the Westerly voun-
teers. The cause of the accident was the pre-.
mature discharge of the gun. This is the
fourth person injured by the same gun.
Reuben Bartlett, who was among the first
who fell in the battle, went from Fruit Hill
r. l., with the second regiment, after failing
in his Jealous effort to join the first. He was
a young man of excellent moral character, and
Of high mental endowments.
Sergeant John NJ Duffee, who CALAMITY bore
| aott the standard of the second Rhode Island
| regiment, while it was being riddled with bull.
lets during the engagement at Bulls Run, has
been appointed lieutenant in the regular
army.
The town of Scituate has unanimously voted
to pay bounty of ten dollars per month for
three months, to all who have enlisted from
that town, or who may hereafter enlist for the
war The town. also. makes provision for me-
cessitous families OF volunteers
The Warren Telegraph has been compelled
to discontinue its publication. 1t is upwards
Newspaper was commenced in that town. The
Telegraph has been published for six years
under it bore, when it expired.
CONNECTICUT.
Joseph A. Adams OF the fifth Connecticut
regiment, now encamped at Hartford, was
drowned near Colts Ferry, Wednesday after
noon, the oath, while bathing.
PERSONAL.
Col. HeintZeman, vino was wounded receiV.
ed a minnie rifle ball in his sword arm. 1t
was extracted by the surgeon, during the bat.
tie, while the colonel was in his saddle at the
head of his column The wound was bandag-
ed and the colonel kept in his saddle, the last
to leave the field for twenty hours.
Col. Putnam OF Minnesota regiment, with
bail through his arm, kept the field all day,
and then brought his men back in order
marching himself nearly thirty miles.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Thomas A. Armstrong, OF Buffalo, met with
horrible death, on Thursday last, at Sew
mour & Wells elevator. He had been engaged
in oiing two enormous cog.wheels, and having
stood upon the side where the cogs were con
stantly whirling inward, instead OF outward, a
portion of his coat must have caught between
them, when he was drawn in and crushed to
fragments. His body from the ons upward
was so discovered that not even an intestine
was perfect. The features of the face were
utterly destroyed, and only small piece of
the skull remained intact.
The mansion at "Glen Lawrence" in Lin
coin, the country seat of well known citizen
of New York, was entered by a burglar one
night last week. Among the missing articles
are two fine pictures and pier glass. The
pictures were gems of art, and it s,hoped may
lead 10 the detection OF the burglar.-Boston
Transcript.
Mr.. Julius Bing, who went out among the
civil spectators of the battle Of Sunday, and
has not been heard of since, was Dane, who
had been for several years resident in Boston
and New York, and was well known among
literary and scientific people, He had contri.
buted largely 10 the American Cyclopedia.
DR.. LUTHER V. BELL-Dr. Bell was at the
hospital near the field of battle tor six hours