Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-09-23

Bos ON AND VICINITY
The annual exhibition of the Massachusett
horticultural society WIS opened on Tuesday
afternoon, at their hall corner of Washington
and Winter streets. The show of fruits, flow :
ers, plants and vegetables is most interest
my one, and every way worthy the occasion.
Inc exhibition will remain open until Friday
lhere will be music by the Germania Band
every evening.
span OF horses became in some way de-
tached from car near Chardon street on the
zlst, and ran turiOusly across Buwdoin SQUARE
striking against the window of Choate's apoth.
ecary store, smashing the glass and doing
other damage. A number of people who were
waiting on the walk for The cars had mar
row escape.
Gov. Andrew has received ample assurance
from the president that the government durs
not intend to retreat one jot from its position
relative to the exchange Of colored soldiers.
a teamSter named Sweeney, residing in
South Boston, was run over by the cars on
Lehigh street, on the Old Colony road. Sent.
2lst, and had both legs severed from his body.
while horse he was driving escaped with the
loss OF couple of shoes.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Mr. VIM. Berry of New Bedford is the own
er OF hens egg, of small size, and vet con.
tanning another egg, enclosed in its own shell.
This certainly is a remarkable freak of nature.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Kew. Andrew }. Clapp, vino graduated at
Amherst in 1858 and at Andover in 81. since
when he has been pastor of the Congregations
al church at Shutesbury, died at that place the
18th.
The annual cattle show of the Franklin
County Agricultural Society will! be held al
Greenfield on the 24th and 10Th.
Lewis NJ. Haupt Of Greenfield, son of Gen.
Haupt, has received an appointment as cadet
at West Point.
DUKES COUNTY.
The people mt the Vineyard are getting
frightened at a strange steamer which apppar-
ed of the south beach on the 18th They saw
The same one has been seen there before. 1t
is probably government vessel on the look
out for the wrong kind.
MAINE.
Capt. David Hinkley of North Livermore,
almost ninety-eight years old, rode six miles
ON election day to vote for Cony. He has
voted at every election since the Union was
formed
The Ellsworth American says the potato rot
will destroy more than half the crop in the
eastern section of the state.
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The Windsor journal says potatoes are rot
ting to quite al extent in that vicinity and in
some other parts Of the state.
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''ie Io'ii''''''""h' vi '"e pos' Vi
nv P''' "v Vi uei was "ileSteu' anu one
o VI tne S"oS' ""o "''e'np'eu u run II, hau
go: iou"u uPo" ms Pets"i, cpnuSca'eu' tile
l"''"i"i S""'u ieoei'l"S @loo Vi 1t as reward
~, ''is "onee'y'
one ol llie SUBSTITUTE brokers IN new haven
'i"' oee" oi"uSi'e up wit" rouhu TURN ne
presehteu man 10 tne provost hlarShal TO be
accepteu' VINO proved 10 De IL deserter' Ii was
also SHOWN that Inc broker was aware that the
man was "tSerter' ana ne was taken with
the latter ana placed IN lall.
Two iru'Il'iier boys Ia Tue lo'h Conhectl-
cut WINE zen FILLMORE was pounding fort
wagner 't'erihiileu ,,, 10 see "hat erect was
'l,aue upon 'le loft' ihey borrowed an opera
slass' anu ''au gone aooU' ''ree qoarlerS Oh
niie, WIG" '"e5 oa'ne suuueniy upon ouriy
Ieoei' WI" snapped MS gun az thenl; Out 1t
ulu nov eAPloue. oIe oi tne poys at tllat mo
~ i'N'' va 'e S"' 't" NV ' VIM"
nu"S ny MS sue the reoei tlou9ht ne was
awning ie'oi'ei' ana ih"'eui"tely tnreW
uo"n MS gum crying out SURRENDER!
ne boys immediately sprang forward, seized
ms gun ana at "charge oayonet drove the
oiS leilow INTO camp.
Ahurew WeIch OF Hartford was seriously II
not FATALLY injured on the 2lSt. A large stone
weighing over TWO IONS was holsted up by
crane ana TWO men were about pushing 1t
INTO wagon, when the chain broke and let it
down with tremendous force. WEIGH was in
the forward part Of the wagon, steadylng the
stone, and when 1t tell 1t came upon him, and
broke both his legs below the knee, crush
ing them IN terrible manner
Alexander Stephenson, copperhead COM
mon councilman OF Hartford, was arrested
and locked up In the station house, on the
18th, for gross drunkenness and wallowing in
the gutter.
A man appeared at the police station in
Hartford, on the 2lst, and said he wanted
lodgings The captain OF the watch gave him
bed IN cell, and locked him in. Pretty
soon the fellow, not liking the soft side OF
board to lie on, raped Tor the captain, who
went to him. and was informed by the ledger
that he didn't like the accommodations. He
calculated to pay, and thought it was hotel,
tor somebody sent HIM there. He was let out
and started for public house.
RHODE ISLAND.