Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-04-29
General JseVvs Summary


The handsome sum Of 1925 was contributed
during the two hours visit Of Sergeant Plum
kett to the Merchants Reading Room on Sat
urday. Generosity always comes down when
it has an object.
Joseph Ferdinand has been committed for
trial i'll Boston On Il charge Of numbering
Emanuel Lawrence in an ailray on the 18th
inst.
The dwelling house of Mr.. Warren Hollis,
situated III Brighton, not far from Union
square, took fire between and o'clock on
Monday evening, 9th, from the gas appara-
tus in the cellar, and although the progress Of
the flames was speedily subdued by the efforts
of the tiremcn, the damage to the house by
smoke and water was very considerable. In
surance ample.
Judge Warren of Charlestown has received
from one company, the Stone Light Guard,
Co. l, 32d regiment, the sum of $1,000 for dis
tribution to the families of the men.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
In March, 1862, the selectmen of Whatcly
got two bushels OF potatoes Of LuciuS Graves,
on Sunday, for suffering family, consisting
of sick man, wife, and five small children.
Mr.. Graves Was offered 50 cents bushel for
the potatoes, but wanted so cents, which the
selectmen would not pay, so he sued the town.
On trial, the defendants admitted that they
had the potatoes, but claimed that the contract
was made on Sunday, and therefore void.
Judgment was given for the plaintiff for IS
cents debt, and costs amounting to 81 So
in all $l5 10. In other words, the town feeds
its paupers on potatoes at ST So a bushel.
The wood shed Of the Connecticut River
railroad company, at Deertield, caught fire
about II o'clock on Monday, being gnited, it
is supposed, by sparks from the locomotive
attached to the cattle train which passed a
short time before. The shed was consumed
with all its contents, consisting Of about 20
cords Of wood, and between 400 and 500 ties.
Loss between 500 and $780, mostly insured
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Peter Ward Of Longmeadow, while sailing
on Colton's pond Sunday afternoon, was
drowned by the upsetting Of the boat.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
From the Cape Cod Republican we learn
that fifty acres have been added to the Gram
berry ground in Harwich, the past winter,
and that the promise Of good crop is flatter-
ing.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Concord correspondent of the Boston
Journal says "There is a great religious in.
terest i'll the tlourishiug Baptist society at Fish
eryille. Twenty-Five have already been con-
verted, and seyenty-five have risen for pray
ers. Rev. j. Henry Gilmore is their devoted
and energetic pastor. He is graduate of
Brown university and of the Newton Mass
Theological seminary, and son of Hon. j.
A. Gilmore, the governor elect
RHODE ISLAND.
Mr.. Luther Kingsley, railroad contractor
residing in Providence, while riding near the
the Catholic church in South Providence. on
Sunday evening, suddenly dropped dead in
the bottom of his buggy. An inquest was
held, and verdict returned of death 'by the
visitation of God"
CONNECT CUT.
In the sophomore class in Yale college, the
first prize In composition in the second divis-
ion has been awarded to William Ii. Drury of
Worcester.
Great preparations are being made at Hart
ford for a handsome military display on the
occasion of the re-inauguration of Gov. Buck
ingham, Wednesday, May 6.
They have started a brass band of eighteen
pieces in Norfolk of whose instruments thir.
teen are secesh. They were captured by a
New London captain who went down on the
Peninsula with a steamboat load OF provisions
for our troops, and found them in the camp of
skedaddling regiment.
The store of IL. l.. Sturtevant & Co., of
Bridgeport, was robbed of about $500 worth
of fancy goods, on Wednesday night of last
week.
The Waterman in Chadwick's cartridge fac
tory, Hartford, was fired at on Friday night
The ball passed through his clothes near his
heart.
A bank, to be called the Commercial
bank" has been established at New Haven
under the national banking law, to go into