Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-16
General News summary.

The house Of Henry p. " il5ui in Roxl,ury
was entered early Thursday morning bv bur
glars, who stole a new dress coat worth 500
a velvet cape worth $50, and many other arti-
cles of value
In Boston, on the l4th inst, John Haugh-
ton, three years old, was run over by team
on Andover street, and killed.
MIDDLRsEX COUNTY.
The store of Nathaniel johnson. in Hopkin-
ton, was destroyed by fire Thursday morning.
The loss is mostly covered by insurance.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
In Plymouth, on the 18th inst, daughter
OF Samuel b. Raymond was very seriously
burned by her clothes taking fire. The ply
Slclan has hopes of her recovery.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
young fellow, calling himself Harry NJ
Williams, has absconded from Springfield.
leaving debts behind him to the amount of
several hundred dollars. He was employed
IN the I: 5. armory, and by pretending that
he could not obtain any pay, by promising to
give orders and by other tricks. he succeeded
IN cheating almost every one with whom he
had any business transactions.
&. C.. Chase, employed by the Wason man
utacturing company, in Springfield, willie run
mng belt on pulley, got his hand caught,
and before the engine could be stopped, sew
eral Of his fingers were badly crushed, and
his hand twisted and iammed, in some places
the bones being laid bare
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
-Four OF the sophomoreS at Amherst Col
lege, engaged in the recent ducking of a
freshman, have been suspended for the sum-
mer. The students naturally, and perhaps
justly, think this is altogether too severe a
punishment, as the suspended members were
among the best scholars in the class and of
uneXceptionable department, and were only
urged TO their share in the ducking perform
ance by course Of persistent insult on the
part OF the acknowledgment Republican.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
\ little girl named Addie Nutting, two and
half years old, daughter of Leander Nutting
OF Mason Village, died on the 10th inst She
had eaten matches two days before, vomiting
short time after eating them. The phospho-
rus, as it issued from her mouth, resembled a
stream Of fire. very much like that caused by
lighting matches on wall in the dark The
family physician, on being called short time
after. pronounced her recovery hopeless. She
had eaten nearly ninety matches.
RHODE ISLAND.
In Providence. on the 18th inst, the family
and particular friends of james Eamcs and
his wife met to offer their congratulations to
them, fifty years having passed since they
stood at the marriage altar and plighted, their
VOWS to each other, ''to live together accord
ing to Gods holy ordnance"
Between 600 and 700 acres of woodland
were burned over by the late fire in Smith
field. The wood was chestnut, oak, and ma
pie, chiefly Of fine growth
CONNECTICUT.
James T. Eagnig of New Haven, powder
flask maker, recently went home, took up the
newspaper and commenced reading, when he
exclaimed to his wife, Il am dying y fell back
ward, and shortly after expired. He was %
years Of age. His death was probably caused
by disease Of the heart.
good lady at Stamford performed deed
that is worth telling of and initiating. While
the train with wounded soldiers on board
stopped there few minutes, on the 18th inst,
she passed through the cars, and aided by her
two servants, distributed refreshments among
the suffering men, including a bottle of port
wine to each
\ meeting has been held at the town hall in
fairfield, and a committee OF three chosen, to
| devise some plan Of security against future
treShets \ general meeting of real estate
owners in the Connecticut river valley. who
are sufferers or liable to be such, from floods
will convene June ID.
PERSONAL
Wbiia NJ f,,tr.ss NIonrno tbo ,,r,s;lo,.
visited the hospitals, and spoke to every
wounded man in the crowded ward rooms,
where rebels and Unionists lie side by side on
beds Of pain. God bless him :" said many of
our wounded boys. ''Amen," responded
| family but fervently some rebel soldiers.
The father of Col Ellsworth has been APP
P'lil'eu ~ 'aAe ciIdI &c ol 'he arsenal at er-
SeIihesS' Vs. anu VIII Shortiy move TO That
pace
-, WAR ITEMS
Inc correspondent OF the New York Iri-
pune win McCIellanS army, writes that
when the con1ederates evacuated Williams
burg zen Masruder Drought away SIX women
VINO were suspected OF beng friendly to the
mon cause Ill oruer 10 guard against their
giving information. After being held cap
yves TWO or tHree days they were set at lib
erty' ana arrived al est FONT, where they
stated 10 zen; rankin that their persons had
been violated by Zen Magruder and other
officers high in rank.
~ our soldiers are largely foreigners"
sneered proud Nlrglnan' as Max Weber's
ZOth New DIX Nuerlliah( regiment marched
through inc streets Oh NoTlok' es' an
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