Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-06
GENEKAL NEWS Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

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The total number of intentions of MARRIAGE
issued in Boston during the year 1861 was
2300, decrease of 31S from the previous
year. This decrease is doubtless the resuit
OF the civil war, and the consequent prostra-
ton of business which followed.
There were very interesting services held at
the church OF Rev. Edward Z. Hale, last Sum-
day. The society then took leave of their old
place of worship, preparatory to tine occupan-
cy of their new church on Union Park street
The services were the same as at the original
dedication, thirty four years ago. The new
church will be dedicated on Wednesday eve
ming
ESSEN COUNTY.
Two young lads, sons of L. c. Greenwood
OF Ipswich, were drowned at that place on
"Wednesday last.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The North BridgewaIer Gazette gives some
porcne statistics from East Bridgewater,
which are not without public interest. Mr..
w. X. hathaway has raised hog which has
lately been sold to be exhibited alive. whose
weight is $40 pounds, S. L. Alden has a hog
weighing 702 pounds; Bartlett Il. Alden, one
weighing 631 X. L Sheldon one weighing
565; and Benjamin Washburn, one weighing
$50. East Bridgewater must be Il very hog
gisl place.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Luddington, the tlieviSh baggage-maste ter,
who was arrested at S ringfcld on Thursday
escaped from the lookup on Friday, in man
ner not ertditable to the police. A suitable re
ward is offered for his delivery 70 officer Shaw,
at Springfield.
Geo. Hodges, Is years OF age, student OF
the academy in Wilbraham, died suddenly IN
his room at the boarding house Of that iusttu.
ton OIL Tuesday morning OF last week. He
was apparently as well as ever a few minutes
before his death, when he suddenly exclaimed
to his room. mate that he was going to die He
threw himself upon the bed and expired in a
short time. His parents live in Jencksyille.
MAINE.
Gov Washburn, in his message, says that,
at the tiule the rebellion broke out, there were
but thirty military companies in the state hav-
ing even the form Ut organization And yet
the troops already raised show an aggregate OF
Is 345 men-being 578 in excess of the quota,
The county of Aroostook, with a population
of little over 22,000 has organized eleven
companies, which is thought to be a higher
per centage than any other New England
county can show.
VERMONT.
The powder manufacturing company at
Bennington are fulfilling a secoud border for
one thousand barrels Of gunpowder for the
government.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
During the gale which prevailed on We'd
nesday night, the entire superstructure Of the
bridge across the Merrimac, near Sewalls
Falls, i'll this city, was blown from the piers,
and tossed, with a tremendous crash, upon the
ice of the river Such was the violence of the
wind, that the bridge seems TO nave been lifted
bodily from its supports, and hardly trag-
mn nj its
The bridge was erected in 1858, at Il cost of
about $500 1t was moi far from three hun
dred feet long, and in good serviceable con.
dition Concord Statesman
CONNECTICUT.
Lieut. j. Watson Webb Jr., of the regular
army, has been ordered from San francisco
to Fort Trumbull, New London, for duty as
adjutant to the United States third artillery.
Dir. |. G. Porter of New London has been an.
pointed surgeon OF the fort A splendid new
American flag was raised at the fort, New
Years Day, upon a flagstaff 10 feet high. a
supply OF ARMY clothing has just been received
at Fort Trumbull, and a heavy quaniily OF
ordnance stores, shot, shell, 81, Is ordered
and expected shortly to arrive from the gov
eminent arscnals at Watervleit, N. Y, and
Frankfort, Penn.
A boy twelve years old, named Fitzgerald,
was drowned in the Quinuebaug river, at
Danelsonville, by breaking through the ice,
Monday night, Dec. 80
Peter Laly ct New Haven had both legs
crushed in terrible MANNER Thursday after
noon, while attempting to jump off train on
the Canal railroad. lie died in the evening,
leaving a wife III feeble health and two chill
dren sick with scarlet fever.
1t is feared that the vessel sunk in the
Sound, as the steamboat City of New York
passed her in the gale, New Years night, was
sloop from New Haven, containing James
Swift, James Greed, and George c. Collins,
who lett that city on the 10Th OF December, on
fishing and cunning expedition. They
meant to return on Christmas Day, but
nothing has been heard from them since they
left home.
WAR ITEMS.
The tenth Massachusetts regiment have
gone into winter quarters, at an expense Of
$1,000, at Camp Brghtwood, where they have
been encamped since the middle of August.
Each company has chosen style of architec-
ture to suit its own fancy. Most of the huts
are built of logs, with board roofing. Com.
pany K, Captain Walkley of Westleld, has
built of lumber entire, finding it as cheap in
the end and less liable to damphess than those
made Of logs and boarded up. Their camp
now presents the appearance of new western
village. General good health prevails through
out the regiment
Commodore Dupont writes TO. e. D. Nor
gan, Esq, OF New York, that the ships he
purchased turn out remarkably well, specially
instancng the Bienviile, Augusta, Florida,
Adger, Alabama, and ST. Jago de Cuba. lie
says-"the tugs are worth their weight in
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