Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-21
GENERAL NEWS sUMMAny
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

the Snclety OF Friends, is going about Boston
soliciting charity Tor himself and family, on
Inc ground That he is suffering He is pro
nounced by number OF friends an imposl,r
Karey The horse tanner visits Boston soon.
franklin Haven, Jr., OF Boston has received
an appointment on Gen. McDowelPs staff.
Secretary Welles promises that the Charles
town navy yard shall have its full share of
work.
The store of Timothy Dodd, dealer in fnr,
III Boston, was robbed ON Friday of large
amount IN bonds, notes, &c. man entered
the counting room between two and tbraa
O'Clock to purchase buffalo robe. and Mr.
Dodd, who was alone at the time, went into
the store to wait upon him. An accomrIica
then entered the counting room, aud stole A
pocket book, containg the property, which
will be Of no use to the thief
AT the Good Friday" service in Rev. DIR
Huntington's church, Boston, a collection WAS
taken up, and the boxes were deposited in the
usual place near the altar. After the csnnte.
CATION had retired, tie person acting in the
place of the regular sexton who was absent.
observed man collecting together the money
from the boxes, and supposed he w. rightlul
ly engaged. But the sequel proved, that the
individual was thief, who succeeded in car
rylng OIL the entire collection which amount.
Sd, A. 10 SupppoNu, W dOOul SZUU.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
John Mobiles OF Maiden, 90 wears of oua
in attempting to get ON a train of cars, before
ii had stopped, ON Saturday, fell on the track
and the wheels passed over his thighs, CAUSING
immediate death.
Two large shops for the mandatory of
shoes, are in process of construction in Mari.
borough.
The Lowell Citizen says: "On the 18Th
inst large boom Of logs, at "Isand Brook "
between north Chelmsford and Tyngsboroupb
belonging To OILS Allen of this city. brnk,
away and came down the river in fine slyle
After pitching over Pawtucket falls, the swift
current Of the Merrimack river soon carried
them down to Lawrence, and from thence to
the open sea at Newburyport. The boom con-
tanned million and half feet OF logs, and
three hundred thousand escabed, most of
which will be lost. The Merrimack river ia
now eight feet above the summer levnl
Part of the works upon tie Middesex como.
ration in Lowell, have been stopped, ON ae
count OF back water and other mills will SOM
he compelled to.
ESSEX COUNTY.
NOW thai the season has arrived for fifth U
out vessels Tor the bank fisheries, the absence
of so many of the JGung men in the army and
navy is sensibly felt SO much 50, that il is
almost impossible to get crews for them, those
at home preicrring TO stay at home aud take
advantage OF the Prospective advance in the
shoe business to rlsking a summers work at
fishing -lIm6ielead Ledger.
During the ear ending April 10Th, 1862
there were l2S arrivals at the polt of Danvers
-l22 schoOners and slUops.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mendall Of North Rochester,
on Friday, fell from rail fence in ATTEMPTING
to escape from a vicious COW, which was aJlas.
ing her, striking on her left shoulder with
such force as to break the bone of the arm
near the shoulder joint The shoulder was
also dislOcaed.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Gen. Touen OF the U. S engineer corps
after full examination of Provincetown ahdiIs
harbdr, advises that it be fortified, aud sub
mis plans"tor works of unusual STRENGTH
costing 500 600 to begin with.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Manufacturing at Palmer is improving. The
mill at Three Rivers has started up, and is
making summer goods for mems wear The
Thorndke Mill has been in operation during
the war. new mill is to be built at Duck
vile, one hundred fee llong by sixty wide.
silver platter from Belchertown visited
Palmer one day last we, k, got gloriously
drunk, and lost $50 from his pocket The
unfortunate man canB0t tell where he stopped
over night, and cannot get any track Of his
money
A Mr. Stebbins, of Alonson, has invented a
machine for adding up columns OF figures.
lady residing in Wibraham II years of
age, picked with her own hands, during the
past year, 36 quarts of straw berries, u of
raspberries, II OF blackberries, 40 OF whortle,
berries, l92 of crauberries, and ll2 of chest.
nuts.
Charles Buttrick, employed in the Holyoke
machine works, while grinding spindles for
spinning frames Il day or two ago, met with a
singular and painful accident lie had very
luxurious beard, which lie permitted to grow
excessively long, aud in STOPPING over il was
caught by swiftly revolving spindle, aud the
whole mass torn out OF his chin by the roots.
petition is in circulation in Springfield
for the restoration of the night mail between
Boston aud New York, through the principal
cities Of New England
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY,
John HaIlung OF Northamptop, fell and
fractured his right arm and knee-pan, 18th
INST, by the breaking of ladder.
The Northampton soldiers in the 9th repi.
ment have sent home sl093, making about
S4OOO since they enlisted.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Asa Raymond aud wife, OF Shutesburv
respectively ninety seven aud ninety six years
OF age, VINO had been man and wife Tor the
long period OF seventy.fve years, held The
diamond wedding festival Thursday.
MAINE
Gov. Washburne, who positively declines