Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-08-25
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HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The quota for Springfieldis filed under the
three years call. The Union Guard is also
full, which gives a start of one hundred to-
wards her quota of nine months men. No
difficulty is apprehended in securing the rest.
MAINE.
Two brothers named Hunt enlisted at Pitts
ton, Me, early in the war, one of whom was
killed at Bull Run and the other died in hos
pital at New York. Two younger brothers
have now taken their places under the call
for 100000 more" and gone into old regi-
ments.
The 18th Maine regiment is expected to
leave Bangor for Washington to-day. The
18th regiment will leave Bath on Wednesday,
and the goth, also nearly full, on Monday, the
lst of September next. The recruiting goes
on favorably.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
In East Concord two barns of John S. Tai
liant have been burned by fire kindled by a
child playing with matches. Thirty tons of
hay were destroyed. Loss $500.
Mr. Benjamin Gerrish, Jr., of Dover, as
sistant clerk of the house of representatives,
has been appointed assistant secretary of
state, in place of Mr.. George H. Chandler,
who has accepted the adjutancy of the 9Th reg
iment.
A Methodist camp meeting is to be held at
Lebanon commencing on the Sth of Septem-
Der and continuing through the week.
The Rockingham association of Universal
list will hold its annual session in Kensington
on the 9th and 2Sth of August.
VERMONT.
farmer in Orleans county recently sub
scribed to the recruiting fund $50 and a COW.
Some one suggested that better plan to re-
alize her worth than by selling her would be
to put the cow up at a rattle This was done,
and POS tickets sold at 81 each The winner
of the COW then put her up at auction and sold
her tor $50. But it was deemed pity that
COW so thoroughly patriotic should be sold so
cheap, and the result was that SIS was added
to the purchase money, making the cows ag
gregate contribution to the fund $3.50, besides
the $50 from her original owner.
RHODE ISLAND.
The school house in the Andrew district, in
Coventry, east Of Quidnick pond, was con-
sumed by fire on Thursday night. The fire is
supposed to have been the result of design, as
the building was not occupied.
CONNECTICUT.
The late Rev. DIR. Wheaton, second presi-
dent Of Trinity College, Hartford has left a
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creased to 100000 by the subscriptions of
its friends.
Two boys, sons of Marshall Smith of New
Milford, while roasting corn in a matched
cabin, last week Saturday, accidentally set it
on fire. The youngest, five years of age was
burned to death, and his brother, eight years
of age, was burned SO badly that his recovery
is doubtful.
Ralph G. Bartholomew, Harwinton ''se-
cesh," being unable to procure an exemption
certificate, has skedaddled. The people of
that town offer reward of three cents for his
return.
Three deserters from the Connecticut 9Th
were arrested on Thursday in Rhode Island.
They had enlisted in one of the regiments of
that state and received five hundred dollars
bounty each.
John Burnside, depot master at Greenville,
just above Norwich, on the Worcester rail
road, was killed Friday night by the steam
boat train.
MISCELLANEOUS.
VIM. Allen, eX- United States senator of the
democratic party under Van Buren, and Tyler,
eulogized Mr.. Lincoln at Chilicothe, on the
18th inst, for the favor he had always shown
democratic generals, and the reproofs he had
visited upon republican commanders.