Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-21
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trict of over $4,000 by the cutting off and cut
ting down salaries.
NANTUCKET.
The amount raised by taxation in Nantuck-
ct is trifie over $4,000: OF which $1,000 are
appropriated for the support of schools.
HAMPDEN COUNTY
The mayor of Springfield has issued proc
lamation giving notice TO the citizens, that a
national salute will be fired and all the bells
of the city rung, on Saturday, the 22l inst at
sunrise, at noon, aud at sunset The City
Hal building will be illuminated from seven
to eight O'clock on the evening OF said day.
And al! citizens, who love their country and
its institutions and desire to manifest it, are
respectfully requested to illuminate their
houses and places of business from seven to
eight O'Clock on Saturday evening next.
y hashtul little man residing in Springfield
intending to get married on the sly, sent his
afianced bride to Chester by the noon train,
with the promise to follow her in the evening,
and have the silken moose linked around their
two willing hearts, But in his great anxiety
to escape the sight and quizzing Of his ac'
quaintanceS at the depot, he lodged about and
unluckly missed the evening train Tele-
graphic messages were Immediately sent to
the fair one, aud as last resort, the man,
bour d to get married, hired horse and Sleigh
and started on lonesome journey of twenty
FIVE miles.
At Westfeld there are now living seven
persons, the oldest aged SO years, and the
youngest 81, who were born within ten rods
of the places where they now reside and five
of them occupy the old homesteads where
their fathers and mothers lived. Their aver
age age is IS years. Last year they paid an
aggregate tax OF $500 81, ON about $4,000 Of
property.
Gordon NJ Fisk of Palmer, has been ap-
E.t.- 8 81, -t,ts, Inns,
house at Monsoon.
Isaac B. Broadway of South Wilbraham had
a child two years old scalded to death by pull
ing over kettle OF boiling wafer, the other
day. The child lived four days in great dis.
tress
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Edward Dickinson OF Amherst has been re
appointed one OF the trustees Of the Lunatic
Hospital at Northampton.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Henry S. Sabin of WilliamStown has been
appointed one OF the special justices OF the po-
lice court in said town.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Captain William Putnam of Wendell De-
pot has Just completed his Imprisonment of
three months for liquor selling, besides paying
a fine and costs of Sl55.
A. W, Streeter of Shelburne Falls is making
30 pairs OF handouts per day, and expects
soon to increase the number To 100, it traitors
continue to be caught Ia fort Douelson
VERMONT.
Mrs. Stockwell of Nottingham, between so
and 80 years of age, who was boarded by the
town, with her husband, in a private family,
was burned to death Il few days since by her
clothes catching fire from stove which she
was passing. She lived about twelve hours.
Her husband, an old man about 100 years old,
was burned considerably by endeavoring to
extinguish the flames.
The portable houses purchased by Governor
Holbrook for the use of the eighth regiment,
will be bought by government and taken TO
Ship Island for the use of the troops.
The Mddebury Register says several cases
of small pox have appeared IN Addison, in the
county OF Addison.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
There is lady in Deerteld, one hundred
and three years old, (NIrs. Jenkins She is
smart ard active, makes her own bed and
knits stockings. Last autumn she attended
| military muster was received with all the
honors due to the rank OF major general, re
viewed regiment, and was escorted to the
field and home by cavalry company COM
manded by Capt. Ring.
CONNECTICUT.
The City of New York, having been repair
ed and adorned, has res umed her place upon
the Norwich and New York line.
policeman of Hartford recently attended
ball in Middleton in company with two fe
| males Of doubtful character The Chief of po-
Lice had his name published in full in the
| Hartford COurant in order to save his brother
| policemen from suspicion.
reward of $500 has been offered for the
apprehension of incendiaries in New London.
Military stores of all descriptions pass
through New London almost daily, and guam.
t.fE
Mrs. Harriet j., wife of Austin NJ Babcock,
Esq, one OF the selectmen OF the town OF
Chester, alter performing hard days labor
on Tuesday, llth inst, was taken during the
| evening with violent pain in his head and
| was soon after seized with a fit and died on
Thursday morning.
WAR ITEMS.
Mississippi is perhaps Tie only state over
which the flag OF the Union does not float at
this moment 1t is probable that majority
| OF her whites, like those OF South Carolina,
will persist in the rebellion Till they learn that
| 1t has 'gone up"
There are 1868 prisoners in Fort LAT yette
at the present time
1t is feared that the strategy of Johnston
before the battle of Bull Run will be repeated
on larger scale by the same general at Man
assas, aud that some future Reconnaissance"
by the army Of the Potomac will disclose the
fact that the rebels have left US their deserted
Notifications. Gen Mcclellan will doubtless
take good care that he is not made to play the
role of Patterson.
WAR WIT.
Fort Henry-Uncle Sam had way of his
own TO put his Fooe in it,
u. S. GTant-We like that 1t means
either United States Grant or Union Saver
Grant both good names, says the New York
Commercial
The New Bedford Mercury suggests as a
reason for Floyd's running away with tLose
five thousand men, that they had been paid off
the day before
Gen. Pillow moves about so rapidly that he
may be called pillow of hops"
A work for the hour. Stanton on Cow.
ardice."
PERSONAL
Mr.. Charles Phillipon, who established the
Charivari aud other comic papers, has lately
died in Paris.
DR.. McIlvaine, bishop of Ohio is announc-
ed as one of the preachers in the special ser
vices" at ST. Pauls Cathedral in London dur
ing February.
Benz. Lindsey, Esq, of New Bedford arriv.
ed at ST. Catharues, at which place he is u.
S. consul, or the 9th OF December.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The share of prize money due to Command.
er Alden OF the South Carolina, which made
so many captures in the gulf, is over 500 900.
Nineteen times that sum is to be divided
among ms officers and men.
Washington's birthday will be celebrated in
Philadelphia by grand parade OF all the ma
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