Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-05-25

| BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Round pond in Savoy was frozen to IFS bot
tom last winter, and up to the first of Nav
teams crossed upon it. The temperature up
there the LIST of May must have been slightly
different from what it was hereabOuts.
Thomas Garety mistook the Baptist church
in North Adams for his bed chamber, Sunday
week, being tpsy, and was divesting himself
of his apparel when he was arrested.
William Bennett of Savoy, was the first
person buried in the soldiers burial lot of the
North Adams cemetery.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
"Arrow head" Mr.. Herman Melville's fine
summer residence in Pittsield, has been
sold to his brother, Allen Melville, of New
York.
The Baptist church in Lee has been bought
by S. V. r. Daniels of Pittsfield, for 81, 1925,
but it is still used by the society.
Dwight Kingsley, of Northampton, fell
down stairs a few days since, breaking one
Of his legs, so that amputation may be neces-
sary.
A cat in Southampton has adopted two
young squirrels, andtreats them in motherly
way.
| NEW HAMPSHIRE.
From the henery of Mrs. John C. Ray of
| Henniker we have received an enormous egg
which measures nine inches one way and six
the other. Such an egg would make very
| comfortable dinner. Manchester Mirror
Benjamin Mills of Chester, respectable
farmer Of 20 years, was burned to death on the
| LIST, while trying to stay the spread of burning
| brush and waste in his pasture.
Fort Constitution, winch protects Ports
mouth harbor and the Kittery navy yard, is to
be enlarged to double its present size. Near
~ one hundred men are now employed upon
the work.
Rev. j. NJ. Durgin of Gilmanton, who vol
unteered as private, AM was reported killed
in the battle at Charlottesville, is now ascer-
tanned to be alive and on his way home.
VERMONT.
little girl in birmingham was poisoned last
week by eating matches.
Samuel Ingalls, of North Adams has sold his
interest in the wooden manufacturing compa-
ny of ingalls,, Tyler & Co., to J. b. Tyler of
the firm.
The Burlington Free Press urges Mr.. Lee
vi Underwood of that town, for the next gov
ernor.
Mrs. Artemas Walker, 70 years old, was in
stantly kille6in Bridgewater by being thrown
from wagon.
The brick building adjoining the main wool
en- factory at Winooski Falls, has been burnt,
with 1000 pounds of wool. Loss twenty
NAOuohbd NOlidiss
CoNNECTICUT.
An Irishman disregardedadvice and walked
on the railroad track near Berlin. The next
morning his body was found on the track,
crushed and shapeess, run over by n train.
Hartford people are petitioning the legisla- |
ture for a new gas company.
A barn in Wethersfed owned by j. N. & !
j. Standish, was burned Thursday afternoon.
Insured for $500.
Samuel Z. Chappell of Norwich, on a
charge of forgery, has been committed for trigl
At the August term of the superior court III
default of $500 bonds.
The earnings of the New York and New
Haven railroad last year were 81 ,036, 427, |
expenses $S2,34l, profits S454,096. The |
lost by the canal road $20,440; |
coupons payable $l20, l2O, leaving the amount |
applicable dividends 1904, 626.
New London has voted city tax of four
mills on the dollar, and authorized the issue
of bonds to the amount of twenty-five thou
sand dollars.
Building is going ahead at surprising
rate this season in Meriden. More than
a hundred buildings, dwellings, ETC., are un-
der way, contract and contemplation.
The y goods stores in New Haven are to
be closed at o'clock in the evening, through
the summer.
On Friday evening, the 22d, an Irishman
named Thomas McShay, who had been in the
only four days, went in swimming at
New Haven, got beyond his depth, and was
drowned.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Albany Argus says that already some
of the returned volunteers have re-enlisted,
and it is quite probable that at least one hun
dred of those who have returned from the Sd
regiment contemplate going back into the
army at an early day.
William Robe, of Morgan county, Indiana,
was shot dead while at work in field on the
2lst instant, by "copperhead' named Bailey.
Robe had been collecting evidence against the
knights of the Golden Circle.