Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-23
GENERAL News Summary,
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


| detailed as assistant medical director of the
4th corps darmee, under Gen. Mcclellan.
A portion of the passenger station of the
Eastern railroad, Causeway street, Boston,
was burned on Saturday. Five passenger and
two freight cars were also burned. The loss
is probably from $4,000 to $4,000.
In Boston, Friday, soldier named William
Pinkham, who was at home on a furlough,
took large dose of laudanum at his residence,
and for time it was thought that he would
recover from its effects. He was convened
to the Massachusetts General Hospital, where
he died. 1t is stated that Pinkham took the
poison rather than return to the seat of war
his furlough having expired.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Rev. Darwin Mott of Lowell has disappear-
ed rather mysteriously from that city. He
left behind him a letter of resignation ad.
dressed to the committee of the Freewill Bap-
fist church. The affair is to be investigated
by the church.
A large barn with its contents, belonging to
Harrison Eames in South birmingham, was
totally consumed by fire, Friday night 1t
was insured. The fire was the work of an in
cendiary.
ESSEX COUNTY.
| Thomas Young, young man in the en-
ploy of Robert Smith, in Newburyport, had
his collar bone broken, and suffered other Sc
we're injuries, by being run into by carriage
on Friday. Mr.. Young belongs in Ossipee.
| N. H.
At a meeting of the trustees of the Essex
| Agricultural Society, held on the 18th inst.
1t was voted that premium of one hundred
| dollars be offered by the society for new,
cheap, and etfectual remedy for the ravages of
the canker worms, to be decided by a COM
nnift ,,f o
| Newburyport, John NJ. Ives of Salem, and Jo-
sseph Howe of Methuen. Any person invent
ing or discovering such remedy as will pre-
vent the ravages of the canker worm, will, on
| practically demonstrating the same, be emit
| tied to the above named premium.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A boy in New Bedford, named George
Dady, was severely burned by the accidental
| explosion of gunpowder, with which he was
| playing.
| The Photographic saloon of g. NJ. Carlisle
in Fall River was entered Thursday night,
and two large camera tubes and many valu-
able pictures stolen.
Obed Reynolds Of Freetown was arrested,
Saturday morning, on suspicion of being the
murderer of Bullock. Appearances are very
much against Reynolds.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Rev. Dr. Eddy, pastor of the First church
at Northampton has sailed for Europe on ac-
count of his health, accompanied by brother
IN law. He will be absent about three months,
and his pulpit will be supplied in the mean
time by Prof. Seelye of Amherst.
Amherst has sent into the army about 100
persons, and there are now. in the town, by
the assessors returns, 57l persons who are
| liable to be called on to do military duty.
Miss Mamie Nelson of Palmer, has been APP
| pointed telegraph operator at Amherst.
Earl Aldrich, Of Ware, met with serious
accident on the 4th inst. While attempting
| to load an clubhouse upon some wheels, it fell
over upon him, breaking his leg badly just
below the thigh, crushing one knee and badly
| injuring one foot.
| HAMPDEN COUNTY.
| The usually quiet little town of Holland is
! just now thrown into a state of excitement
over a seduction case, in which a prominent
singer in the choir of the Congregational
church and lady singer in the Methodist
choir are brought before the public Both
belong to the first families of Holland, and
much sympathy is manifested for the girl
who is soon to become a mother Tar and
feathers are openly talked of for the deceiver
since his friends have compromised the mat
ter with money.-Pdlmer Journal.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The wounds Of Col. Briggs, who is still at
home in Pittsfeld are healing well, and his
| physician thinks he will be able to return to
his gallant regiment in about three weeks.
Three thirsty highwaymen relieved Deacon
Chambers of Williamstown, of load of beer
few evenings since, which he was Just tax
ing home from Adams. The deacon will have
to get another barrel to do his having with.
Charles, little boy, son of Mr. Seth Cobb
| OF West Stockbridge, some five years old,
fell from load of ore afew days since, and
the wagon, containing about Mirty-one hun
tired pounds, passed over his body. When
taken up he was as if dead, but shortly re-
covered under the treatment of timely medi-
cal aid.
MAINE.
On Thursday afternoon, VIM. Adams of
Pennington was found drowned in a well
which supplies the aqueduct leading to his
buildings. 1t is supposed he fell in while at
tempting some repairs.
The centennial celebration of the organiza-
ton of Windham will be held in that place
July 4th. Gov. Andrew was a native of this
town, and will give the address on the occa-
sion.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The London American remarks that the
washing machine, sent by the Canterbury
| Shakers TO the Worlds Fair, is attracting
much attention. A scheme is on foot for in.
Producing it into laundry on an extensive
scale, in London.
A dentist in Manchester recently extracted
thirty-two teeth at one sitting. The patient
was Mrs. ID. H. GoOdel of Antrim.
Friday evening two boys, Frank Moore,
sixteen years old and Calvin Dodge, fifteen
years old, went into the Merrimack river four