Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-28

the company Str thousand and SereH hlCRdIcd
dollnrS.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
The boiler at Larkin's steam saw MILL near
Townsend Centre, exploded on the 9th, and
John Hart and Edward Brogan were instantly
killed, and n. &. Foster seriously, and it is
feared fatally injured. The mill was much
damaged, one end being entirely blown out.
Essen COUNTY.
Marblehead already has seven hundred men
in the army and navy, but at the call of the
| governor, she sent three companies, number
| ing 60 men each, to Boston.
| BRISTOL COUNTY.
The call of Gov. Andrew upon the state
militia reached Taunton at o'clock on the
morning of the 10Th. At exactly IL O'Clock,
or in three hours time, the Taunton Light
| Guard, 100 strong left the depot for Boston.
| large tract Of wood land in North Rayn-
ham owned by Gardner Strange, Leonidas
Dean. Job Hall and others was burned over
on the 18th.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
A large barn and slaughter house in Bridge
water, owned by James w. Smith, was des-
troyed by fire on the 25th Loss $1,000.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Rev. w. c. Van Meter of the New York
Howard mission and home for little wander
ers, spoke in Springfield on the 25th, and
gathered on the next day, five large boxes of
clothing and 1922 in cash.
| FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A large three story wooden building at
Orange, in process of erection by David Hast
ings, fell in and was badly broken up, on the
22d. 1t was to have been occupied for shops,
dwellings, and Masonic hall in the third
story. -Four or five men, working on it at
the time, all escaped serious injury.
Tl,,r, g n 4s,ll
$3.50 to purchase more land for the agricul-
tural society's fair grounds; and there is no
doubt that other towns will fully make up the
sum needed, $4,000.
MAINE.
The Gardiner Journal says that in the town
| of Pittstield a woman was seen blowing She
was holding the pillow and driving the oxen
herself, no man or boy assisting her, nor any
in the field.
An important case is to be argued at the
law term ofthe supreme judicial court in Ban
gor, next week. 1t arises from the burning of
the ship Golden Rocket of Bangor by rebel
privateer, last summer. The question is
whether the rebels were pirates" within the
meaning Of the insurance policy.
The Bath Times says that at least ten ships
| Qncludlng one large steamer) are either in
process of construction in that city. or will be
as soon as the needful material can be brought
together. The Machas Union speaks of six
new vessels on the stocks in that vicinity.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
On the oath, the body of VIM. Koehler. a
German resident of Manchester. was found
IN the Merrimack river. He had been miss
ing about four weeks prior to the discovery of
the body.
RHODE ISLAND.
In Pawtucket on the 18th, a boy some eight
or ten years Of age, son of Mr.. James Molev.
was drowned while playing in the vicinity Of
the upper dam. Another boy in company
with him, gave the alarm as soon as poss;Lie
after he found his comrade in danger. bnt os-
sistance did not arrive until too late to save
life.
The general assembly of Rhode Island met
in Newport the 9th. David n. Gerald of
East Providence was chosen clerk of the sem
ate, and Francis w. Miner of Cranston was
elected speaker of the house.
On the 26th as the afternoon train, leaving
| Providence at l-2 o'clock, was within short
distance Of Pawtucket, Phlo Wright, a labor
er on the road ran in front of the locomotive.
was knocked down, and so badly injured that
he died in few hours His age was thirty
five years.
CONNECTICUT.
Hartford contains 1913 individuals and firms
VIM NV lu1NSu lpl tllS sum OF SZO,OUO and uD-
wards. The following are few of the heavi-
est: Colts patent firearm company. $3.50. 900 ::
Samuel Colts estate, $279,075; James Good
win, $349,43O; c. II. Brainard. S229 500 .
City gas company, S226, 200; Hungerford &
Cone, S2l6,2S5. There are Is names taxed
for sums between 100000 and 5000 600
The remaining names are each taxed for sums
ranging from S25, 900 to 100000.
During the heavy thunder storm of the Goth
the house of William Dean, near Falls VII
lage, was struck by lightning, and Mrs. Dean
VINO was sleeping with her child six or seven
years old, was killed. The child was min
jured.
President Woolsey has presented to the
Yale college library 900 volumes from his
Greek collection.
German woman at Winsted, thinks ''we
in this country don't know ANYTHING about war
yet" During the existence of war in Ger
many, she was compelled to work in n black
smiths shop for three years, so scarce were
men.
Mrs Mcclellan, who is visiting in Hartford.
was serenaded on the evening Of the Goth
One of the Hartford city banks lost a mack
age of $1,000 one day last week. II was
supposed to have been taken while the teller's
back was turned, by young man who came
in under pretense of writing at the check
desk. Six 800 bills were on the Cbiconoe
bank