Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-01
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
One hundred and fity-nine first class car
penters were discharged from the CharIestown
navy yard, Saturday forenoon.
4 liquor store in Chelsea was broken into
Friday night, and all the liquors, decanters,
&C., were carried off.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The eighteenth semiannual meeting of the
MiddleseX County Teachers Association will
he held in Walgam Friday and Saturday.
, On Friday, little daughter of VIM. Moul-
ton of Natick, while playing with loaded
gun pointed it at a son Of VIM. Mann, who
was standing within five feet of the muzze.
The gun was discharged, and the charge en-
tered the childs neck, portion OF it coming
out at the side OF his face, under the ear. The
wound is a dangerous one.
A building at Brighton Corner, owned by
Cephas Bracket, was destroyed by fire Sat
urday night. Loss $1,000, insured Granville
FullcH occupied the building, and had from
$4,000 to $1,000 worth OF lumber destroyed,
which was fully insured
ESSEX COUNTY.
Martin f. Eldridge, the missing man from
West Andover, has returned home. He says
when he came to his senses he found himself
in Springfield, distance of one hundred miles,
having Travelled Oh foot the entire route. He
was compelled 10 walk the whole distance
back. He was suffering from alteration of
mind.
On Saturday we saw three Irish boys bare
footed. wading in the gutter. They would do
for disciples OF DE- NJ G. Smith-who, by the
way, has continued his cold water bathing
through the entire winter, rising mt 4 O'clock
in the morning, and running to Plum Island
10 take dive in the foam Frequently he has
gone round the entire island, and in some of
the coolest days has hathed in Ipswich river
before sunrise.-Neocbuypo Herald
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The New Bedford people seem 10 initiate
the Mexicans in their love OF cock fighting.
The Standard thus technically describes an
incident in the towl-fa hting line "A very
lively chicken dispute between game cocks
took place I'M this city last evenng-Proyi
dence, Fall River, aud New Bedford, severalIy
furnishing the fowl sthe matches being made
up independently Ola main. a large nun.b Der
Of birds weighed in, and thirteen matches
were fought, at SO II side, Providence coming
out ahead, winning seven, New Bedford four,
and Fall River two" Considerable money
changed hands.
The Fall River News says the Mr.. Reming
ton, who was recently aSsassnated in tile
streets OF Jacksonville, Florida, by rebel sol
diers for expressing Union sentiments, was
doubtless Mr.. Joseph Remington, brother of
Messrs. Hale aud Robert X Remington OF Fall
River.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Rev. Daniel Steele, pastor OF the Union
street Methodist church IN Springfield preach
/ ed his farewell Sermon Sunday. Rev. Mr.
| BarrOws, pastor of the Pynchon street church.
in Springfield, contemplates retiring from the
ministry this season on account OF i'll health
The pugnaciOus "hunter" OF Agdwam,
Fred. Dwight, who recently assaulted lawyer
| Bates in open court, got into quarrel, Salur
day, with j. &. Batty in Springfield, concern
| ing dog, and kicked him into the gutter
Dwight is under $500 bonds to keep the peace
and be OF good behavior.
Col. H. c Lee of the 9th Massachusetts
regiment has arrived in Springfield on fur.
Tough OF thirty days About four hundred
members Of his regiment are on the sick list in
consequence OF the bad and filthy water they
were Obliged to use. Two hundred more men
are required to Gil the 9th up to its original
| standard.
/ NEW HAMPSHIRE.
At Pennington, IA town OF about 100 inhab-
itauls, there were 70 men attended town meet.
ing and voted on the llth, who were all 70
years old and upwards, the oldest being &C.
| VERMONT
| vermont maple sugar makers are now in
| the midst OF their sugaring season, aud the
prospect is fair Tor good crop. Many of them
who have formerly made sugar are now turn.
ing their attention to the making of maple
syrup. This syrup is put up In airtight cans,
so that We can have fresh syrup all the year
round in future.
A little daughter nine years old of Green
| leaf Webb, fell from beam in his barn in
Guildhall, and broke her neck, killing her in.
stantJ.
Henry Scott Of Bennington, has barrel 100
years old, aud the slaves, of white oak, show
but little signs Of decay II has been rehoopod