Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-10-15

EoSEA COONl1.
The Lynn Reporter states that on the 10Th
as horse and carriage belonging to Mark
Healey, Esq, and containing four young la
dies-the Misses Healey and Miss Child
was descending the steep hill near Dungeon
Rock, the harness gave way, and the horse
kicked and ran. The ladies were thrown with
great violence to the ground, and three of
them were seriously injured, gashes being cut
on their heads: besides extensive bruises upon
their limbs and bodies, caused by falling on
the rocks. One Of them only escaped serious
injury. The injured ones are doing we'll
NORFOLK COUNTY.
barn in Stoughton, belonging to Isaac
Swan, was entirely consumed by fire on the
llth. One carriage and large quantity of
hay was consumed.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The marine insurance companies of New
Bedford recently appointed committee to
confer in regard to insurance on the war risk
The committee have agreed to recommend
that the companies take the war risk on yes
sells in the Atlantic at an additional premium
of per cent for two years, with the proyis~
ion that that clause of the policy might be
cancelled at the end of the year: and on YES
sells in the Pacific and Indian Oceans at rate
less than the above.
Joseph +. Lindsey of Fall River has an ap-
pie weighing % ounces and measuring il
inches in circumference.
DUKES COUNTY
The storm of the 10th was very severe on
Martha's Vineyard. The barn of Mr.. David
Beetle of Edgartown was struck by lightning
and entirely consumed, with its contents con-
sisting of one horse, three or four cows, large
stock OF hay, farming utensils, &c.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
girl living with Thomas Greenough at
Deerfeld, while on her way to meeting, was
met by two men, who seized her, threw her
down and attempted to violate her. She
fought so bravely and cried so loudly that the
villains fled and escaped.
James S. Grennell of Greenfield, secreta-
ry Of the Franklin county agricultural society,
has been appointed to the bureau of statistics
in the new agricultural department at Wash
ton.
MAINE.
John L. Hunter, a lawyer of Gardiner, went
upon the camp ground at Augusta, and told
the soldiers they were not obliged to stay an
hour-that there was no law that could hold
them, and if he was in their place he would
leave whenever he chose to do so. The fell
low was arrested and lodged in Jail
The Kennebec House in Augusta. owned
by George w. Kicker, and occupied by VIM.
Thayer, together with the stables adjoining,
owned by Col Kicker and ID. r. Burbank of
Kentucky, also two large brick buildings,
owned and occupied by VIM. Wendcnburg as
confectionery store, and Charles +. Wingate
as variety store, were totally destroyed by
fire on the evening of the 18TH The entire
loss is estimated at $4,000.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
George ID. Blodget, pastor of the Congre-
gational church and society at Newmarket. was.
by a council of nelghboring clergymen, held
on Wednesday, last week, dismissed for con-
duct which rendered it utterly unfit that he
should longer hold the pastoral office
Hall Roberts, president of the State Capital
Bank, at Concord died suddenly on the 18th.
He was about fifty years ofage.
VERMONT.
Mrs II. Beard and Mrs. Curtis Beard of
Waterville, Lamoille county, whose hus-
bands have both gone to the war, having
harvested the corn raised on their farms,
made 'husklng bee," and invited some eight
or ten of the women of the neighborhood, and
husked out some thirty or forty bushels of
ears.
CONNECTICUT.
A few days since, a person from the coun-
try called at one of the New London banks,
and pulled a package of money out of his
pocket, amounting to several hundred dollars,
remarking that he did not "know about that
sort Of stuff" but he did know about the bills
OF that bank and wanted to "swap," if they
were willing. "Certainly," said the bank Of
ncer. The ''stuff" turned out to be Uncle
o ga green-back demand notes, worth 20 or
"a "a per cent premium. The countryman seized
tiie DIS OF the bank, and smile of satisfac-
tio', came over his face. He evidently thought
he had made big thing. '''''7"'
Joel H. Arnold of Willimantic has received
the appointment of aid on the staff Of Gen
hichard Busteed, and left for New York last
week, TO enter upon the duties of his new DO
The wife of Edward II. Dow Of South Co