Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-12
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
RoSTON AND VICINITY.

In Boston, Saturday evening, officer James
T. Hill arrested a drunken man and conveyed
him to the station house. On the officers re-
turn 10 the spot, where the man was arrested.
four or five Of his associates attacked the off
Ger. and beat him severely over the head.
Mr.. Hill drew his revolver and fred in the
air to ntimidate them. They seized the re-
volver; the officer succeeded in getting pos
session Of it again, but in so doing. andwmle
he was on the ground, it went off shooting
through the temple man named Morris
Buckley, who died in about ten minutes after
Hills injuries are so severe that he will not
be able to attend to his duties for some time
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
The Lowell Citizen is responsible for the
following "A citizen of Belvidere has one
young hen who Matched out this spring quite
a number OF chickens. and, after brooding
them for few weeks. left them. and for four
days they were without a mothers care. and
compelled to scratch for themselves. On
the fifth day, an elderly hen belonging to the
same gentleman, who had never been blessed
with family, took pity on their torlorn con-
diuon, called them to her, gathered them
under her wings and has brooded them ever
since. 'clucking' in the most natural manner
possible"
The boys connected with the Bartlett and
Mann grammar schools in Lowell have re-
Gently had several well-contestcd battles. in
which stones and clubs were freely used, and
| some have been severely injured They had
leaders, and went in for open field fights with
| out entertainments. The city marshal with
| the police force was obliged to interfere. and
the leaders of each faction have been arrested
The Boot mills in Lowell are to be stopped
| for two or three months, on account of the eX-
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made in the buildings and machinery.
ESSEN COUNTY.
Rev. A. d. Muzzey of the First Congrega-
tional church has voluntarily relinquished
$500 of his salary, wishing to share the hard
ness Of the times with his parishioners His
salary was $1,000, but Is now reducedto $500.
This is the second case of this kind among our
clergymen.-Nel cbuyypO1t Herald.
In Lynn, Friday, a twO-story wooden build
ing, owned by the heirs of the late Elisha
TOwle, was destroyed by fire.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Mrs. Julia \. Whipple of Monson has been
held in the sum of 5000. on a charge for the
larceny of $50 from Mrs. Anna Gage. The
Palmer journal says :-''Mrs. Whpple. who
roomed with Mrs. Gage, had been employed
in the Monson straw works, and had passed
herself off as single woman. Her cores
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which is easily deciphered, revealed the fac
that she was intimately acquainted with ;
Springfield man. She has had two husbands
the last of which has a divorce"
MAINE.
On the It'll, the ''Ewer" tavern and stable
at Bangor, were consumed by an incendiar,
fire. The stable and carriage shed were en-
urely consumed, and with them were burne,
eight horses, seven or eight wagons harness
l es, &c, Two other houses were nearly rl
ined.
! Counterfeit threcs of the Thomaston Bank
are in circulation. The bogus bills are we
calculated to deceive.
!. The barn Of Mr., John II. Perlev. about
a. - miles from Gray corner, on the Yarmout
. road, was consumed by fire on the 9th inst
and with 1t fourteen head Of cattle, one hors
e and colt 1t was one of the largest barns i
the town. 1t was insured for $3.50 Tber
10 was no insurance upon the cattle The origi
OF the tire Is unaccounted for.
> RHODE ISLAND.
r In Pawtucket the two mills adjoining tn
RS bridge, one on each side of the river. hay
of suspended operations in consequence of tn
exhaustion of their supply of cotton.
In Burrillyille Messrs Whipple & C,
have commenced the preparatory work for
$ new dam at their upper privilege at Mapl,
n VILE. The mill Of Mr.. c. II. Whppe. ;
Plainville, which has heretofore manufacture
T. satinets, will soon produce fancy cashmere
~ HarriSyille is evidently in prosperous cor
in htlon, despite the hard times Quite nun
IL. Der OF new buildings, dwellings and Other
wise, have beenput up within a twelye-montl
The mills at Pascoag and Laurel Ridge ar,
with single exception, in full operation. an
y doing successful business WoonSocEet Pa
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