Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-08-20

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The young men of Park street church,
(Rev. A. l.. Stone's,) Boston, have determin-
ed to enlist full company from the congre-
CATION of that parish. The minister OF the
church has already advanced proposition
that regimentof clergymen ought to beforth-
coming
The Boston Transcript says that a new
weekly newspaper-of radical republican pol
itics--to be edited by Rev. NJ. d. Conway and
other pungent writers-will be started in that
city on the LIST of September.
The Boston and st. George cricket clubs
have a match game on Thursday and Friday,
the 2lst and 22d inst, at East Cambridge.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Fall River News states that the steamer
Bay State, of the Fall River line, has been
chartered by the government
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Hon. Edward A. Newton, one of the wor-
thiest citizens of Pittsfeld, and prominent
leader in the Episcopal church of Massachu-
sets, died on the 18th inst, aged rs.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The centennial celebration of the incorpora-
ton of the town of Bernardston takes place
to-day (20th). The historical address is to
be delivered by Hon. Henry w. Cushman,
and the poem by DR.. John Brooks, the octo-
genarian poet of Bernardstown.
The valuable barn owned by Major Miller
in Haydenville was destroyed by fire on Sat
urday last, together with stock, hay, and
grain of considerable value Whole loss es-
timated $500.
MAINE.
Under the auspices of the Maine Historical
Society the founding of the Popham colony,
at the mouth of the Kennebec river in Maine,
on the 18th of August, 1907, GO. ST. will be
celebrated August %, 1862. The most dis
tinguished men, not only of Maine, but OF
the United States, are invited, and there will
be delegations or representative men from
Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia. and
the other British provinces. The celebration
Is to be historical rather than local, and inter-
national so far as to embrace those who speak
the English language or live under English
Institutions.
VERMONT.
The 29th annual commencement of the
Norwich university took place on Wednesday
and Thursday, the 18th and I4th instS. Bish-
op Clark of Rhode Island gave an address
and Park Benjamin a poem. On Thursday
afternoon an immense war meeting was held
Degrees were conferred upon the graduating
class, all Of whom are with the Rhode Island
cavalry on the James. Two new professors
have been added to the institution, Prof
Bach of New York, and Edward Charnie1
from Paris. Many of its cadets have shone
conspicuously in the scenes of the war, show
ing the efficiency of the drill there received.
RHODE ISLAND.
Sixteen barrack buildings have been COM
pleted at Portsmouth Grove, also dispersal
ry, laundry, &C., making their military hospi-
tai the largest save one in the United States.
About six hundred cOnyalescents have lust
left for fortress Monroe, and another detach-
ment will leave for their regiments this week,
when about 600 invalids will be left. These
are soon to be joined by $500 more patients,
who will probably arrive in the course of a
fortnight.
On Monday evening ffty-fye recruits had
volunteered for the new colored regiment au-
thorized by Gov. Sprague. Many Of the towns
in Rhode Island are running mad on bounties
Warwick, Coventry, and Newport pay $500
bounty to each recruit. Newport negotiated
a loan of $4,000 at the Providence banks, at
4 per cent, to pay the bounties.