Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-10-09
General News Summary.


Tyler Batcheller, Esq, the senior partner
in the house of I. & L. Batcheller & Co., died
at his residence in Boston, Tuesday, in the
Goth year of his age. He was a native of
Brookfield, man of acknowledged integrity
and admirable business habits, and had been
for many years at the head of nearly, if not
quite, the largest shoe manufacturing estab-
lshment in New England.
Charles Henry Newell, formerly partner
in the house of Clark, Newell & Co., Boston,
and recently of the Gage, Newell & Co., of
New Orleans, died at West Cambridge, Tues
day, at the age of thirty three years. He was
merchant of unusual intelligence, activity,
and enterprise.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Ella, daughter of Albert Trask of Danvers,
child of ten years, was shockingly burned
on the Both ult., by the explosion of kero-
sene lamp. She was holding light while
her mother filled the lamp. Her face, neck,
shoulders, and arms were burned to a blister;
yet the little sufferer is likely to recover.
The dwelling house of William N. Breed
in Lynn, was entered by burglar Tuesday
night, who was prevented from securing very
valuable plumber by the bravery of a young
lady, who chased the fellow down stairs, out
of doors, and compelling him to drop his plum
der to secure his escape.
Matthew Burke, eighteen years of age, had
his hand caught in the picker in the Atlantic
Mills, Lawrence, on Saturday, which with his
arm were so badly lacerated that it was deem
ed necessary to amputate it between the ell
bow and shoulder. He was also injured in
the side, both lips split, and two teeth were
knocked out.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
One of the ShanghaiS in Fall River, owned
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ounces and measuring 8 IA inches in circum-
ference. Can any "biddy'' beat that ?-King
l.. Kennels of the same place also boasts of
a squash weighing one hundred nineteen and
one-hdlf pounds.
The largest number of sailing vessels ever
in Holmes Hole harbor at one time were seen
there Sunday-in all about 200, from 1900
Ston ship down. A great many sailing vessels
were seen in the sound when the Monohansett
passed on the following morning.
Gov. Andrew has appointed Humphrey A.
Clifford of Westport, to be commissioner of
wrecks and shipwrecked goods in the county
of Bristol, and Nathaniel Atwood, Joseph p.
johnson port warden at Provincetown.
The city council of New Bedford have elect
ed George Rowland, Jr., mayor, in place of
Isaac ID. Taber, deceased.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY
AT an election Of field and staff officers for
the Sd Massachusetts, volunteers, Tuesday,
Lieut.. Col. Sias p. Richmond of Freetown
was elected colonel, vice John II. Jennings.
honorably discharged. Major James Barton
of New Bedford was elected lieutenant col
onel and Hon. John Morrissey of Plymouth
was elected major.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Hamilton Kingsbury of Needham, who had
one of his arms terribly mangled and was 9th
erwise badly injured, by the premature dis
charge of cannon on the 4th of July, died
on Monday last He had never sufficiently re-
covered from his injuries to undergo amputa-
ton.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
At meeting of the stockholders of the
Hampshire Manufacturing Bank at Ware on
the 10th, for choice of directors, the following
persons were chosen: Hon. Grin Sage, of
Ware, Hon. VIM. Mixter, of Hardwick, Cole
j. Warner, of Greenwich, L. Carey, Esq, of
Enfield, j. b. Woods, of Barre John Ward,
of Palmer, Nathan Richardson, Esq, of War
rem, Emmons Twichell, of Brookfeld, Otis
Lane, Esq. of Ware, j. Hartwell OF Ware.
MAINE.
Some days ago difficulty occurred at Bow
doin College, resulting in the suspension or
expulsion Of the whole sophomore class.
Some of the refractory students backed down,
but eighteen members left the institution on
Friday laef