Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-12-22
General News Summary
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


nent firms of that city have announced their in
tention to retire from business on the LIST of Jan
uary next.
A large sea gull was shot on the Cambridge
bridge one day last week, and in its mouth was
good So bill, which the sportsmen found no
difficulty in passing.
VIM. H. Gardner, foreman at the Suffolk cor
dage factory, in RoXbury, was instantly killed
Saturday morning, by being drawn around
shaft by belt. His body was shockingly man
gled: He was about 80 years old, and leaves a
child.
The Provident Institution for Savings in Bos-
ton has more than 81 600 900 deposits, standing
to the credit of more than thirty thousand de-
positors.
Several members of the Harvard college class
of 1861 held a meeting in this city last evening,
tor the purpose OF expressing their regret at the
death OF three of their classmates, all of whom
were connected with the army. The deceased
are Samuel Dunn Phillips, who died of fever at
Port Royal, on the 9th, aged "a; William Gates
Ghalson, Jr., a captain in the 106th Ohio, who
fell at Hausville, Tenn, on the 7th while rally-
ing his men, aged 81 Arthur Dehon, aid to Gen.
Meade of the Pennsy lvauia reserves, killed at
Fredericksburg on the 18th, aged %. Appropri-
ate resolutions were adopted, eXtolling the vr-
tues and characters of the deceased, and express
ing sympathy with their relatives and friends
Boston Journal 10th.
In RoXbury young man helped himself to a
drink from bottle of whiskey that was kept in
the room of a friend. He had drank from it be-
fore, by invitation, but this time it does not seem
that he had an invitation. He was soon taken
violently Ill, and an examination of the contents
of the bottle showed that they were strongly i'm
pregnated with croton oil. The friend" in
question being charged with having laid the trap,
confessed that he did it as a joke having no
idea that it would act so powerfully.
Manuel Cullens has been arrested in Charles
town, charged with eDticing Lizzie AYres, girl
Is years old, from her home. She has always
maintained good character, and in her associ-
atlonwi 18th Cullen supposed they were man and
wife, mock marriage ceremony having been
performed after their arrival in New York. Gull
len is held in $1,000 for trial
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
The boOt-bottomerS of Hcpkinton held meet
ing on the 10th inst, TO discuss the expedency
of a Strike"
ESSEX COUNTY.
The body of Mrs. Collins was found in the
canal at Lawrence, on Thursday last in which
she hal drowned herself, after having an alter
cation with her husband. She was of intemper-
ate habits
The total number of vessels in the Gloucester
districts upon which the national tax is to be
levied is 1888, So only of which are boats under
20 tons.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Boston Duck Company in Palmer pay
tax, for the month of October, amounting to
S2,l54 s., and the Palmer Company, at Three
Rivers, one of 81 $50 81.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
wealthy man lately died in Sheffield, lcay-
ing snug sum to a rebel nephew, now an officer
in the confederate army The question arises
among the other heirs whether or not the prop
erty shall be coniscated
The Berkshire Agricultural Society is likely to
lose its bounty from the state for the current
year, on account Of having held its fair the day
after the time appointed.
DUKES
The Vineyard Gazette states that the wonop IF
Edgartown are still engaged in the holy work of
sending clothing and other necessary articles to
our soldiers. The contents of their last box were
valued at S2S7.
MAINE.
The prof ct of building IA railroad from the Pc
nobscot river to the east line Of the state is to be
brought before the state legislature, and an at
tempt made 10 secure an appropriation OF SO 00O,-
OO0 for the purpose. Petitions are now being
circulated throughout the state
Eliphalet Foss of Brighton has goose which
attained the venerable age of sXty-eight wears
SAID goose is still active and in a good state of
preservation-for somebody's Christmas dinner.
John Rhoades of Northport, farmer in com
portable circumstances, committed suicide on the
18th, by hanging himself. His aye was 50 He
had been in low spirits, fearing that he might
come to want.
The wolves are making sad havoc among the
sheep in Pembroke
NEW HAMPSHIRE
man named Harry Hoadlev belonpinp in
Langdon, committed suicide on the l3tl He
went to II house he was accustomed to visit. in
the east part Of Alstead, but was refused admit
lance, whereupon he went to the barn, let out his
horse, killed it by cutting its throat, and then
went into the shed and hung himself with hal
ter
Hon. Edward H. Rollins of Concord, the pres-
ent member was nominated by accamation by
the republican congressional convention for the
second New Hampshire district.
Gov. Colby has DOStnOnpd tho draft In No.,
Hampshire to the Sth of January.
Joseph Plummer of Meredith well known to
many as "Od Joe Plummer, the Hermit who
has passed 81 years of his life by himself in n
Kind OF log house, situated in remote locality,
died on the Sd inst, aged 66 years
CONNECTICUT.
An infant child of James Lewis of StratCord
was burnt to death on Wednesday. its mother
LETT 1t alone in cradle few minutes while she
W.. wenI 10 store near by. A spark from the stove,
the door OF which was left open, set the child's
clothes on fire 1t lived ten hours in great suffe,
ing after being discovered
Seymour N. Case, of the Hartford county bar.
was placed on trial at bar meeting for adver
Using that he would attend to all business en-
trusted to him without keeping it eternally in
court, and would pay more attention TO iu;tice
than 10 fees. A decision has not been rendered
case of violation of the Sunday liquor law
mas been tried in the superior court at Hartford
Inc counsel for the defence based his argument
upon the new license law. The jury rendered n
verdict of mot guilty"
Milton A. Clyde Of Springfield Mass in con-
Junction with M. ii. Griffin of Middletown, has
the contract for building a railroad from the
Hartford and Providence road at Vernon station
70 Rockville, distance of four and half miles
Inc contract " at the rate Of $4,000 u mile;
and the road is TO be completed by the first Of
next July.