Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-09

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
It is worthy Of note that our advertising
columns tonight announce the auction sale OF
the pews in three new churches in Boston-an
occurrence never before known in our local
history .-Bostou Transcript.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Empire Rock Oil Company Of Farha
ven suffered the loss by fire OF a portion of
their oil works, on Tuesday evening Loss
estimated at over $1,000.
The contract to furnish the government with
10000 gallons Of pure winter sperm oil has
been awarded to parties in this city. The
price to be paid has not transpired.-NeD Bed
ford Mercury.
Our venerable and esteemed townsman,
Hon. Marcus Morton, lies seriously ill at his
residence on Washington street-Iaunton Ga.
zette.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The old Hampshire Agricultural Society,
which met at Northampton, last week, chose
7. q. huntington Of Hadley as president; IL.
X. Starkweather, Jr., of Northampton, as Sec
rotary and ~ Perry Peck of Northampton.
as treasurer. The building of hail. although
strongly opposed, has proved an advantageous
measure-the reCe pts from the last fair being
about $500 larger than at any previous one It
was voted to accept the hall from the building
committee and borrow money to extinguish
the debt on the hall
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
a rascal by the name OF Tasker went to
Laconla Village, a few weeks ago, and OBJ
tanned board i'll respectable family. lie pre-
tended TO be a physician, Spiri:ualist, and
widower. He became acquainted with a
young woman in the village, whom he took
TO Il ride. Not returning in a reasonable time
they were traced to Franklin, " hen it appeared
they had been married, contrary to her most
distant tbnuubts nei,,
married man, having, at the present time, it is
said, three wives. He was arrested and taken
to the Jai at Concord. The young lady re.
turned 10 her friends at LacOnia.
y man calling himself L. p. Worcester, has
been arrested at Manchester, for stealing a
horse and buggy from stable keeper OF Ips.
wich Mass.
VERMONT.
a little boy about 10 years old, named Ord
way, was sent from his home at EnOsburg,
one terrible cold night last week, to procure
some candles for a party of Canadian French
who were carousing. He was dosed with
whisky before starting, to tortify him against
the weather; but the liquor Supplied the lad,
he wandered from the path, and persisted in
the snow, while the jewellers kept ON their irol
ic till morning.
A hard-featured man about So years old
calling himself q. w. Tabor, has been arrest
ed and jailed at Burlington, for passing coun-
terfeit So bill on the Bank of Commerce at
Carmel, n. T., and attempting to pass coun-
terteit $40 bill on the bank of Royalton. He
has been playing the same game at Middle
bury. Counterfeit bills and coin were found
on his person.
RHODE ISLAND.
Mr.. r. p. Boss Of Newport, has received
the appointment of masters mate in the u S
navy, and ordered to the steamer Hunchbach, to
be connected with the Burnside expedition.
CONNECTICUT.
The My site Pioneer says that the people of
that village are talking OF having new town
picked out OF Groton and St0nington, nclud
ing about equal portions of Groton and StOn-
ington, with the Mystic river for its centre
This will give to Mystic 1.-THE town that is to
be- population rising five thousand.
John Edwin Jones, Of Waterbury, has been
appointed Masters Mate in the U. s. Navy,
and assigned to the "Keystone State"
James Creed James Swift and George C.
Collins OF New Haven, whom it was feared
were lost IN the late gale, have turned up safe
ana well The little West Haven sloop they
were aboard Of, alter leaving New London
harpor, put IN again for safety, as she could
not stand the tornado.
John T. Brainards dwelling house at New
London was destroyed by fire ON Monday
morning. Insured for 5000
lie Hartford COurant has taken the nost
Office advertising from the Times, by establish.
ing the larger circulation.
WAR ITEMS
The Knoxville Register SAYS that Parso,
Brownlow, arrested for the publication of arti-
Giles against the confederate government, has
been released, aud ordered 10 be TRANSPORTED
beyond The rebel lines, whereat there WIS