Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-08-23
General News Summary.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The centennial celebration at Bernardston.
Wednesday, drew together a great crowd of
sons and daughters and adopted children
| Hon II. w. Cushman proposes to enlarge his
address into a town history, for publication.
| He also donates $1,000 to the town to estab-
fish a free library, and $500 towards a fire
proof building for its preservation.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Edward Ncander, another of the gang of
counterfeiters, of the $40 bills on the Nation
al bank, has just been arrested in Pittsfeld,
and is now in LenoX Jail. 1t is supposed he
has several accompliceS in Berkshire, as large
sums have been passed in several towns in
the county.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Rev. E. B. Hinckley of bingham is another
OF the clergymen who has left his pastoral du-
ties to serve in the ranks of the army. He
has enlisted in the company forming for the
Tiger regiment at the office of the Zion Her
aid in Boston.
CONNECTICUT.
There is the greatest activity manifested in
Hartford in war matters. Two war gather
lngs were held, Wednesday and Thursday,
| completely filling the state house ground. at
which many additions were made to her quota
of nine months men. The Nth and 10Th reg
|
the city, both composed of fine looking and
earnest men.
One of the volunteers recently visited a
photograph gallery in Hartford, and seeing a
portrait of Tom Seymour hanging upon the
wall, deliberately threw it out of the window,
with the objurgation, "There, d-n you, 90
out. voted for you three or four times
God forgive mew Saying these things, the
indignant patriot paid for the picture and
walked away satisfied.
The wooden mills in Putnam have all
stopped with the exception of WiIkinson's
and one other, name not given.
l. II. Bromley, editor of the Norwich Bull
letin, having enlisted in the 18th Connecticut
regiment, and entered upon duty, bids the
readers of his journal ''gocd bye" They
will miss him, as will all who have been IA
miliar with the life, spirit, and good humor
which ne has always given to the Bulletin.
PERSONAL,
Died. in San Francisco, Cal, July 10, at the
residence of Bishop Kipp, Phebe 1enny, the
wife of Rev. Mr.. Keith, formerly connected
with the Episcopal Mission in China. Mr..
and Mrs. Keith were on their return from
China to Massachusetts Mrs. Keith being
quite unwel on their arrival in San Francis
co. Soon after her death, Mr.. Keith with the
dead body of his wife, took the steamer
Golden Gate" that he might return once
more to his native country, and bring the re-
mains of his partner, when he with most of
the passengers was lost by the sad disaster to
that vessel. Mrs. Keith was sister to Rev,
Mr.. Tenney, formerly of Lee street church.
and now of Marlborough.
Douglas f. ,Jerrold, son of the celebrated
| English author and wit, enlisted as private
in Captain Hawkins company, Col Porters
regiment, on the Sth of August. Mr. Jerrold
is a gentleman of ability, inheriting no small
portion of his fathers wit, and possessing
fine education. He occupied for five years
responsible position in the British commssa-
riat, which he resigned for the purpose of tax
ing up his abode in the United States.