Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-10-03


Mr., Lufkin of Gloucester was examining
loaded pistol, Wednesday afternoon. when it
was by some meaus discharged, the ball en-
terng the head of his daughter, Mrs Robin
son, who happened to be near. The lady was
alive the next morning, but it was feared she
would not recover
An old wooden house in Gloucester, owned
by Edward Burnham, and occupied as lodg-
ing place for seamen, was burned Wednesday
night two men who slept on the premises
pershing in the flames. 1t is supposed the
building was set on fire while they were in
toXicated.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The whole amount of taxable property in
New Bedford is S2l, 5SS, 800, on which the
tax levied is $230,99S OF. The number of
polls is 1868; the rate of taxation, $40 70 on
$1,000; poll tax, 50.
James b. Brayton of Fall River, for many
years clerk on the Bay State line of steam
ers, has been appointed by the secretary of
the navy, acting paymaster and clerk in the
United States navy.
The house of Samuel S. Manchester in
New Bedford was entered during his absence,
Monday night, and robbed of money, clothing,
all the cooked provisions, &C., SC. Two sus-
pected persons disappeared about the same
time, and were last heard from on their way
to the west.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The Obsequies of Lieut.. w. l.. Baker, kill
ed in the battle of Antietam were observed at
Northampton on the 9th ult. The stores
and places of business were closed, and all
flags were at half-mast, some of them appro-
prately draped in black.
The drug store of Charles DUEL of Amherst
was entered during the night of the oath ult.,
and robbed of various articles to the value of
5000
The ladies of Easthampton gave their nine
months volunteers supper at the town hail,
Friday evening. L. II. Sawyer presided, and
speeches were made by Rev. Messrs Stone
and Cotton, Prof. Hubbard, and others, after
which the ladies presented each volunteer with
a dressing case.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Brigadier General Henry S. Briggs of Pitts
field has been assigned to brigade composed
of the 37th and 99th Massachusetts, 10th
Vermont, and 124th New York regiments
They were stationed at last advices at Camp
Chase, near the end of Chain bridge, in Vir-
ginia.
MAINE.
1t is claimed that Mount Desert was settled
two years before Popham's settlement at the
mouth of the Kennebec, and that Catholic SER
vice was performed there by the Jesuits in
1905, being the first religious service ever
performed by Europeans in New England.
VERMONT.
The dwelling house, barn, and out build
ings, belonging to Willard Waterman in Brad
ford, were destroyed by fire on Monday last,
involving loss of about $4000-insured for
$2500.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Several houses on the Stark corporation in
Manchester have been recently visited by bur-
glars entering by night, and robbing them of
money and various articles
James DE Normandie of the last e,rod,,ot-
ing class OF the Cambridge Divinity School
has been ordained minister of the South
Church in Portsmouth-the successor of Rev
Dr. Peabody now acting president of Harvard
University. '''
RHODE ISLAND.
jonathan Prescott Hall, native of Wind
nam county, Connecticut, prominent New
York lawyer, president of the Jockey Club,
owner of yachts, and BON girant generally.
died recently at his residence in Newport
aged 81. He was Gen. Taylor's district at
torney, and was much respected as an able,
manly lawyer void Of can't lie was an early
aud wcighty defender of trials of speed be-
tween horses. lie owned the old Malborne
farm, near Miantnomo Hill, where he built
large stone house. The Providence journal
says "Mr. Hall was man of much genial
information aside from his profession, a pas