Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-05
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


His oXceiency the governor, with the adj.
! vice o! the council, has re-appointed Moses
| WhlteLouse of Charlestown and john Wright
ut Boston, to be the draw tenders OF Charles
River aud Warren Bridges, respectively.
| Gov. Auirew, with the advice and consent
of the council, has appointed Lucius IL. War
rem, Esq, of Charlestown, notary public Tor
! MiddieseX.
Three or four coasting vessels went ashore
below Boston, during the storm OF Monday
night, but fortunately no lives were lost
The funeral services over the remains of
Cornelius Conway FELTON,, late president of
Harvard University, took place In the college
chapel, Tuesday forenoon aud we're attended
by 4 large number of the leading literary men
OF Boston and vicinity.
The public reception in Roxbury in honor
of Col. Lee comes off to-day.
The rebel generals express themselves as
much pleased with their reception in Boston.
il being more quiet than what they had met
with in any other place where they had lett
the cars.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The house OF E. Wimarth, i'll Reading, was
burned to the ground Monday night. Loss
S3500-insuFed for $500
EssLX COUNTY.
J5weu's steam mill, IN HavcrhilI, was dam
aged by fire on Friday to the extent Of 500
or S50O-no insurance.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Ihe pleasant Sung OF a robin was heard in
New Bediord Monday morning
n co"hiding affair came otf in Attleboro'
on Saturday evening last n fellow wrote a
scurrlous letter, concerning soldier at Roam
oke Island, aud sent it to local newspaper;
whereupon the wife OF the soldier visited the
maligner, and whipped him very handsomely
NORFOLK COUNTY.
An investigation into the accounts of the
treasurer of Dedh IN is progressing, because
OF reported deficiencies in his dep rtment of
town affairs. 1t is to be hoped that the in
quiry will show everything to be correct.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY
~ man named Jaucs FOlien, of North Beck
ct, arose from bed on Friday morning, about
o lock, by request, TO all in extrualing
passeug,r train on the Western railroad from
the snow distractions of that bnisler0us night
lie walked down the track, while several other
men rode on the engine Mr. Folen was
struck while in railroad bridge, about halt n
mile east of North Beckett. The accident was
not Immediately communicated to the engi
neer, named Alfred Riggs but when lie did
ascertain ii, on arriving at the train, he and
other employees OF the road neglected the or,
binary pr0niplngs of humanity and ran
through the bridge second time without
stopping to zee the nature of the accident
The body of Mr.. Follen was cat into fray
ments, and the parties subsequently hunting
Tor it were Mortified by finding bloody hand
and pieces OF flesh scattered around the local
| ity. AT a cOrOner's inquest, with Mark p
| Carter as foreman, held IN Beckett on the 18th
ult., tile foregoing facts were elected and the
conduct OF the railrOad employ ees was pro-
| nounced "reprrhenSible" i'll passing second
time over the body Of one who had turned out
to their assistance, aud in totally emitting to
show kindly care or sympathy Tor him, when
they did not know as death had taken place.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
small boy in North IIattiel; caught his
foot in his mothers hoops, few days since,
fell Gown, and broke his collar bone
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Lieut. j. w. Fletcher has opened a recruit
ing office in Greenfield for tile twenty first
regiment
The oil which exploded and burned to death
the wife Of Andrew BOdman of Greenfield
was not kerosene, but is called "Peiroieum and
Coal Oil, a superior Illuminating and iu6ricatinq
Olt, manufactured at New Bedford.
MAINE.
Samuel w. Brewster of Somerset was re.
Gently killed near MOosehead Lake, where he
was engaged as chopper, by the limb of a
tree striking him on the head
NEW HAMPSHIRE,
A young lad in Plerpont lost his hat short
time since, aud following it into field, per-
ished from exposure to the severe cold.
VERMONT.
The ST. Johnsbury Caledonian says that a
train on Passumpsic road was three days and
two nights in going from ST. Johnsbury to
Barton, a distance of twenty-nine miles, aud
back. A man near st. JohnsDury has DRIFT
in his barn-yard as large as "iorty.foot''
barn which he has been Obliged to tunnel in
order to get bis cattle to water.
CONNECTICUT.
A special agent has been appointed by the
post oillce department, to visit Hartford, with
view to inspect and examine the various
proposed locations of the post office in that
city. Three sites are suggested. The agent
will probably attend to the matter this week
The spleudd new screw steamer Thames,
recently launched at Mystic, has been char
tered by the government at $500 per diem
She is now ut Delamaler's yard, New York,
receiving her machinery aud fitting for ser
vice.
Capt. John NJ. Keeney of New London, has
been appointed TO the command OF the United