Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-20

yearly. They employ about one hundred
hands, turn out IL 900 yards OF goods per day.
and have usually done an annual business Of
100000
The Union and Pocasset Banks, situated in
that part OF Fall River, which few weeks
ago formed part of Rhode Island, have de.
clded to remove to the central part of the CITY,
The New Bedford Standard says that opera
lions Tor the fitting out of the whaling fleet
from that port, have been commenced, and
that the vessels for this business will leave
during the coming month.
DUKES.
Capt. Abraham L. Littefeld of Edgartown
has been appointed an acting master in the
nav, and has been ordered to report at the
Brooklyn navy yard fOs duty.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The number of letters mailed at the Spring.
field post office on the 18th inst. was 1866, the
largest number ever mailed there in one day.
The number OF transient newspapers mailed
on the same day was AGO.
conference of several members of the
Chaplin family took place in Sprinfield, on the
18th inst 1t was resolved to hold family
conference OF all the Chapins in the land, at
Springfield, in September next. The follow.
ing committee OF arrangements was chosen,
with power to designate the day OF gathering
ana give notice of the same Stephen c.
Bems, Chester w. Chaplin, and DR. j G.
Holland of Springfield; Henry Chaplin OF
Worcester; George W Chaplin o Providence;
Marvin Chaplin and A. W. Chaplin of Spring.
field.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
AdJutanl Frazer Alden Stearns of the twen-
ty first regiment, who fell in the late battle at
Newb I'm, C., was twenty one years of age,
member OF the present junior class in Am
hrrst College, and son of Rev VIM A. Stearns.
president Of that Institution.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Several merchants in Manchester have been
annoyed of late by the loss of letters contain
ing money, drafts, SC. A boy, fourteen years
OF age, named Frank b. knOwtun, has been
arrested tor taking the letters from the most
Office, and $1,000 i'll checks, drafts, and money
recovered
VERMONT.
Rev. Rufus Childs of Berlin, who eloped
with lady in his parish, abandoning his vile
ami children, has been expelled from the
Montpelier association for this gross public
otfrnse.
Tne 100000 stock required to start the
new Rutland county bank was all subscribed
Tor in five days, and S57 900 over Directors
will be elected next month.
Patrick Ryan, a resident of Rutland. was
killed on the railroad near Bellows Falls, ON
snow thrown up by the snow pillow, fell toward
the track, aud was crushed by the corner of
car. lie was about iorty FIVE years of age,
and leaves a vile and iOm children
The dwelling house Of Patrick Murray, and
most OF lis contents of furniture and clothing,
at Rutland, were destroyed by fire on the I'm.
The flames caught from stove pine in the
chamber. Insurance 500.
At Burlington, during the last snow storm,
twenty inches of snow fell. The supply is
now so large, that sudden th2w would result
i'll serious freshets.
RHODE ISLAND.
Thomas S. Anthony OF Providence has been
appointed first lieutenant in the first regiment
OF Rhode Island Light Artillery, and will soon
commence recruiting new battery for that
regiment.
a girl named Sarah Briggs, sixteen wears
DID, who has been living as domestic in tbp
family of E. Rose. in Providence, went out
tor short walk, Sunday evening, and has not
been heard from since. 1t is feared she has
been entlced away by some evil disposed
person
The late Edward Barr of Providence has
bequeathe1 TO the Catholic Orphan Asylum in
that city the sum Of $4,000. A large and ele-
giant edIhce has just been completed, for the
shelter and education OF the orphans thrown
upon the charity of tie association.
CoNNECrICUT.
Lieut. Col A. w. Drake has been promoted
TO be colonel ofthe tenth Connecticut regiment,
and Mayor Ira IL. Pettibone has been promoted
to be lieutenant colonel Of the same
Capt. j. l.. Middleton is building at Middle
lladtlam tow boat tor service on the Con.
nectlcut river, between Saybr0Ok and Hart
ford. The new boat will cost about 5000.
The returns OF board of school visitors show
that the whole number of children between
the ages of four and sixteen years, in the
town OF New London, on the first Monday in
January, 1862, was 2,207
There have been two or three cases of small
poX IN WIlllmantir, recently one or two in
Chester, and one or two in Deep River.
In hauling up the smack Elisha Baker, on
the ways at New London, the vessel slid
back just as it was being fastened, the caDstan
flew around with great velocity, and the cross
bars struck and severely injured three men-
Ezra Beckwith, Humphrey Baker, and Alden
Harr on.
Capt. Robert B. Smith of New London has
been appointed master in the navy
Frank Bottom succeeds the late Capt Jon,
ATTAIN Pendleton as bOat-ket per Tor tie Stun.
ingtOn district.
The republicans of the seventh senatorial
district, in convention at New London on the
18th lust, nominated Erasmus D. Avery of
GiOtOn.
Capt. Robert Leggett of New London, of
the tenth Connecticut volunteers, arrived in
that city on the 17lh inst to recruit his health
lie was badly wounded at Roanoke Island in
the rightleg.
Ihe artesian well on the Colt estate at
Hartford has reached depth of 1881 feet. and
released stream of cold clear water which
flows up over the surface OF The ground. The
engine has run and the chsels have kent 90
ing night and day since tie work commenced.
The supreme court of errors has decided. in
case occurring at Norwich, that there is no
huly uevolving upon gas companies to supply
customers with gas, even though they are
ready To pay, but that company may arbi-
trarl refuse to supply any person.
MISCELLANEOUS.
An excited ers0n, pr obaby il maniac who
gave his name rs Jonn &. Yule has been ar
Rested IN Albany, on account of a. startling
revelation which h. made. lie said he resid
ed IN Leyden, Lewis county, and had muir.
defed his son, being commanded OF God TO no
so. lie was locked up injai
The lady residents of Laloga, Indiana, re.
Gently turned out aud dem isied the contents
OF every liquor store in the place. The la
dies retired, but upon further Information with
respect to the disposition OF liquor at the drug
stores they proceeded lhither and emutipd ali |
the casks OF liquor to he found on The nrem |
ses. F"'
Charles Mackay, the English poet, denies
mat he mas had anything whatever to do with
the cause of secession
GREAT EXPECTATIONS" Willie reo,,zed hrt,