Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-11-14
General News Summary
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


Boston have been photographed. but the
fraud can be easily detected.
ESSEX COUNTY.
On the 10th, as Langdon Wilson of LYNN
field was riding on loaded wagon, he at
tempted to lump off. in doing which he fell
and the wheels passed over him, causing iniu-
ries from which he has since died,
The body of a man, supposed to be that of
John Wilson's. a Swede, was found on the
Ilth in the dock near Rust's wharf. Glou-
ccster.
The Lawrence Courier saws they have
place in that city where sewing girls are en-
ployed, whose compensation is only sixty
cents per week.
There are nearly as MANY persons en-
ployed in the mills at Lawrence. at the
present time, as there were in the fall of
1860, before the rebellion broke ont.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A very pleasant s'silver wedding" festival
was held at the residence of Mr.. RAYMOND G.
Burr, in Seekonk. on the evening of the 10th.
The worthy couple. Mr.. b. and lady, having
been happily united for % wears. were moved
to make a fraternal demonstration to relatives
and old acquaintauces on the occasion of this
anniversary. iustifving their silver wedding.
After preliminary saiutations, the COMPANY
assembled gave their attention to brief appro-
pirate services by Rev. J. G. Adams of Prov
ldence. after which A ssbridal hvmn'' was suno
by a guartette present.
The New Bedford people have long suffered
for want of a convenient and suitable most Of
fee. For wears efforts have heen mad to
remedy the evil. each succeeding most master
irving TO effect an imnrovement CoI Cbon-
man. the present nostmaster has matnrnd a
plan, by which, at trifiing cost To the GOVERN
ment, the desired facilities for the nost Office
NAV be secured, The matter is to he nre-
| scented to the proper commitree in congress-
early the coming session.
The New Bedford Mercury favorablv mem
tons the name of Hon. Jonathan f. Field.
of Stockbridge. in connection with the nresi-
dencv of the state senate.
The baroue James Andrews. lost with her
crew off Rarneoat. Nov. 9Th was commended
by George Edward Hathaway, of Dirbton
Nathaniel Marston was first. and yVarr9n w
Benton second mate both of Taunton. One
of the crew was Albert White. son of Darius
White of Digbtop. The Taunton Gazotto
EXPRESSES A hone that some Of the CROW nav
have been saved, but there is no reason to
believe that a sinple soul escaned
P1yWonTH corNTy.
The TTniversalist societv in North Rr;dga-
water have contracted IN huiId a bonse for
public worship. thirty eight hv tbirtv-six feet
to be completed by the first of January.
MAINE.
The herring business is carried on at Calais
with great profit the present season. Con
yerting them into oil is lust now more proft-
able than smoking them for packing. Three
hogsheads of fish make a barrel of nil which
is worth about Sl7. In some of the weirs
100 hogsheads are caught at a time. A boat
load constitutes from five to ten bogshoods
They are sailed before being boiled: the salt
ing occupies about "a hours, after which the
fish are nut into la Ties which hold about 70
gallons each. and placed over the furnace tho
boiling process usually occunving abont ono
hour. Fourteen hundred gallons of fish can
TINS be disposed of in a day in one establish.
ment. This would make 40 gallons If nil
The pressing process occupies but a short
time. and the oil is immediately fl far nso
At present the oil commands bigb nr;co
making it much more profitable Tins ta de-.
nose of the fish than to sell the smoled bar-
ring at 35 cents a box,
CoI Green at fort Profile. Portland b,rho.
bas.receiyed snch A SUNNY of no,ydpr baIl
&c., as will enable him to protect that MORT
from any ordinary war steamer, executing
thorough iron-clad vessel The colonel is
daily drilling his men at the guns. There are
% guns mounted at fort Scanned, and the
colonel's command. or n mart of If will nroh-
ably be detailed to garrison that fort. Cant.
Casey will be able to mount at least 40 heavy
Guns in his classmates at fort Gorges this fall
and a norton of these gums have already bcen
shpped and are on the way there.
coNNEcrIcur.