Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-02
General News Summary.

O0f w aShlngton street, were dedicated Mon
day evening. Speeches were made by Wen
dell Phillips, N. II. Whiting, and others, and
an original ode by Frank b. Sanborn was
sung to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne." The
dedicatory services closed with promenade
and dance, in which many ladies and gentle
men Of the society participated.
The Grand Junction railroad company pro-
pose to again petition the legislature for in
corporation, with capital stock of one mil
lion dollars.
The Journal says Mr.. Warren of North
Cambridge, government horse contractor,
while engaged about his stable in superin-
tending affairs, one day last week, dropped his
pocket book from his pocket book. A man
named John Armstrong, an employee about
the premises, was arrested, and after being
confined two days, on the assurance that he
would not be prosecuted, promised to obtain
the money, which he did by removing plank
in one of the stalls, where he had placed it.
1t contained $3.50 on the Safety Fund Bank,
and $4,000 i'll government drafts, all of
which were recovered
On the 29th inst. collection was taken up
at the church of the Immaculate Conception
on Harrison avenue, Boston, for the purpose
of relieving the church from temporary en-
barrassment. Andrew j. Carney of Boston
UZO.UUU,
which was swelled by Others to the amount of
$4,000.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
The Rev. Abbott L. Kittredge, pastor of the
Winthrop church at Charlestown, preached
his farewell discourse on the 29th ult. He
leaves for California to assume the charge of
church to which he has been called.
barn on the old jackson place. West
Newton, was destroyed by fire on the evening
OF the 18th ult, with all its contents. Sup
posed Ito be the work of an incendiary.
man named Corfett was arrested in Som
erville on the 30th ult., charged with beating
his wife to death between the 2Sth and Both
ult. The prisoner has been very Incorporate
for two or three years past, and has been in
the habit OF violently assaulting her whenever
intoxicated.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Essex Statesman reports that repre-
sentative to the next general conrt has been
elected from district in that county, who, in
the last year, has been aided as pauper; and
that mrny citizens voted for him in order to
provide for his support, and thus save it to the
town.
BRISTOL COUNTY
The New Bedford Mercury saws that Can't.
Hagar. just returned from a whaling cruise,
One of his boats after putting harpoon into
a lone whale, was stove to pieces by the an
cry whale, who next turned his attention to
the ship, lashing it furi0usly so as to tear off
the copper and cause it to tremble from stem
to stern like leaf Darkness came on, and
under protection of ''best beloved night the
good ship drew off.
petition will be sent to the next legisla-
tnre for a charter for railroad from New
Bedford to Fall River, with an authorized
capital of 100000.
cunning party from New Bedford picked
up, on Hog island, six miles from Wareham,
on the 9th ut., balloon, to which was at
tached the following:-
Providence, r. l., Nov. 26, 1S63-Please
report to the nearest newspaper when and
where found, and oblige your humble SER
wants, ALLEN & BROTHER, Aeronauts.
NANTUCKET.
Four silver quarters were exhibited in Nam
tucket a few days since, having been taken
the previous evening in the collection box at
the North church III that place.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The stockholders of the Conway bank will
hold a meeting on the 18th inst. to vote upon
the question of the removal of the bank to
northampton; also the proposed change from
a state to a national.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Chief Justice Cation of Illinois, and a bro
Their of the rebel general Pemberton, who be-
came acquainted with Gen. Grant at Vicks-
burg, were in Springfield on the Both uIt
The Florence sewing machine company at
Northampton, are to erect a new factory, 30
by 100 feet, and three stories high
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A. P. Wilder of Gill has stripped FIVE plants
of tobacco which bp raised thiS SnoSon tho
tobacco from which weighed three pounds and
two ounces.
Samuel Childs and William Sheldon of
Deerfeld, celebrated their silver weddings
with their respective wives and relations one
day last week.
VERMONT.
On the 9th ult, at Marlboro Center, the
barn connected with the parsonage, was de-
stroyed by fire. 1t was set by little boy five
years of age, who was playing with some
matches.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Capt. Blodgett OF Hudson, had a pocket
book and bag of change containing one hun
dred and twenty dollars, stolen from out his
trunk few days since, but large package
of bills amounting to three hundred and eighty
dollars, was left,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dennet of Rochester,
celebrated the fifteth anniversary of the mar.
riage on the lth ult., having resided during
that time in the house erected by Mr.. D. lust
previous to his marriage
The publication of the Manchester Ameri-
can was resumed on the Both inst, by S. d.
Farnsworth, proprietor, who will be assisted
editorially by Col. Walter Hartman of War
ner.
CONNECTICUT.
Horace johnson of Middle Haddam has
ground up 10000 bushels of apples at his
cider mill this fall, from which 100 barrels of
cider has been made.
Seventeen hundred dollars were realized for
the soldiers by an exhibition or tableaux vi
want at Hartford on tina 29th ult.
The picker house belonging to the Florence
mills at Rockville was partially destroyed bv
fire on the 30th ult
Of 1892 men drafted in Litchfeld and Fair
field counties, 7G9 were exempted for physi-
cal disability, $50 furnished substitutes, SO
went into camp, 5lS paid $500, and 3O5 failed
to report.
AT united meeting Of DIR. Bonds and Mr..
Gulliver's congregations in Norwich on
Thanksgiving day, collection of $l60 was
taken up for the Richmond prisoners.
The wife of John Bastick, Of South Wood
stock, last week, made an assault upon war
WIDOW living in the same house, evidently in
tehuihg to intiict blow upon her head with
ha'ehet' but was prevented by sudden dodge
oi ner victim, which caused the weapon to
MT her IN the side, cutting through her clothes
ana making flesh wound three or four inches
in length. Rum and iaoIous,, .,ouo a.. -,