Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-11-10
General News Summary.


House, which were assigned to zen. Banks
and lady.
The number of deaths in Boston the past
week was 50, of which 10 were from consump-
ton. Only four Of the persons who died were
aged less than one year.
Mrs. Margaret Dudley, wife of Dennis
Dudley, was drowned in Charles river, near
the starch factory in Waterfowl, Wednesday.
She probably fell into the river while intoxi-
Gated.
The Cambridge police found man sitting
on the drivers seat of hearse, which was
standing in Kirkland street. Old Cambridge,
Friday evening, and on examining the man,
he was found to be not only very drunk, but
completely benumbed with cold and perfectly
helpless. He was taken to the station house
and properly cared for.
ESSEX COUNTY.
dispatch was received in Boston from
Rockport, Saturday, stating that the British
schooner Boston, from CORVALLIS, n S., for
New York, went ashore during the storm Fri
day night on Straitsmouth Island, Cape Ann,
and went to pieces. All the crew persisted.
The British schooner Z. S. Harding, of and
from Parrsboro', N. S., for Boston, with po-
tatoes, also went ashore on the same island,
and went to pieces. Crew saved.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The merchants of New Bedford have me-
morialized the president with regard to the
doingS Of the Alabama.
The New Bedford Mercury, and the Stan
dard have notified their readers that af-
ter Dec. LIST, there will be an advance in the
price of subscriptions to those journals.
Friday evening, the house of Andrew H.
Potter, in New Bedford, was badly damaged
by fire. Loss $2500. Insured.
RERESHIRE COUNTY
Rumor has it that woman in Pittsfield has
recently left her husband, peaceable and re-
spectacle man, and family of children, and
has gone off to New York with young I'M
married man with whom she has been long
acquainted, taking with her what money she
could find in her house, and getting some
notes cashed at the bank.
AT an ordination held in St. Stephens
church at Pittsfeld, on Sunday, the I'd inst,
Rev. S. j. Sawyer was admitted to the order
of deacons by Rt. Rev. Manton Eastburn,
bishop of the diocese. The sermon was
preached by the bishop, and the candidate.
presented by Rev. John Stearns of Stratford,
CT.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Springfield Republican says the past
season has been unusually prolific of new
buildings in that city. Every carpenter, ma
son, architect. and mechanic of all sorts, has
been In constant demand, and not few house
builders and masons have been brought in
from the neighboring towns to supply the call.
Most Of the buildings erected are dwelling
houses, and the majority of these costing from
$1,000 to $4,000, to suit the wants of workmen
in the armory, and others who have come to
the city to engage in government work The
influx Of population has been very great, and
the supply OF tenements far less than the de-
mand.
AT special meeting of the members of the
Eastern Hampden Agricultural Society, it
was voted to purchase the park in Palmer at
cost of S23O0, for the use of the society.
The society contemplate erecting ia building
on the ground, in which to hold its annual
fairs.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Hampshire county is the banner county of
western Massachusetts, 1t gave the largest
republican majority, all her senators and rep
resentatives are straight republican, and not
single town in the county gave Devens
majority over Andrew, which is more than
can be said of any other county in the state
except Bristol and Barnstable.-Free Press.
Some evil minded persons have amused
themselves for some time past by detacing the
monuments and grave-stones in the burying
ground in Amherst.
little Hibernian girl in Northampton,
few days since, went into grocery store and
procured some article, in payment for which
she produced postage stamps. The man of
trade took the stamps, and while examining
one of them more infinitely than the rest, the
little girl spoke up promptly and said, ''Thats
good, for we've washed all the black off"
MAINE.
The Lewiston journal says that Messrs. A.
G. Reed and A. X. Stevens of that town,
while blowing field belonging to the former,
few days since, turned out nest of 1872
snakes of all sizes and colors.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Monadnock cotton mills at Claremont
are putting their works in order for an early
starting of the wheels.
The Langdon mills in Manchester are to
start soon. They run on fine cotton goods
Though cotton is high, the goods are high
enough to warrant running the mills.
few days since, one of the hardshell per-
suasion from the rural districts, was in Ports
mouth, trading. One of his purchases amount
ed to about half dozen dollars; and after
he had roundly denounced ''this abolition
war" and stated, with emphasis in action and
language, that he wouldn't read any of the
blasted war papers, he pulled from his pocket
IL.
passing the gold at par!
Sixty-six applications for license to sell rum
have been received by the United States As
SCISSOR from that portion of Manchester, lying
south of the City Hall.
The cultivation of flax is urged upon the
people of New Hampshire by various authori-
ties worthy of attention.
The house, barn, sheds and shop, owned
and occupied by Jesse B. Hidden in Nashua,
were destroyed by fire Friday night. No in
surance.
VERMONT.
AS Major Danforth of Barnard was within
short distance of Woodstock, with q span
OF horses, he stopped at watering trough to
water them, but from some cause or other
they became frightened, and ran into Mr.. ia
cob Boyces wagon, and the pole of Mr.
Danforth's wagon, struck Mr.. Boyce in the
back, killing him almost instantly. There
was lady in each wagon, and, strange to say,
| both escaped unhurt. Mr.. Boyce was about
| 90 years Of age, and was well known and re-
| spccted.
CONNECTICUT.
Diptheria is prevailing quite extensively
among the children and some adults in the
| village of Plainfeld. In Central village there
are some twenty to thirty cases, and several
deaths have already occurred of children be-
tween the ages Of and ID years.
Morse's stone mill, on the west side of the
river, at Putnam, is to resume work immedi-
ately. 1t will run full time.