Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-03

w. e. Clark, about thirteen years of age,
while In the act of jumping upon one of the
cars on the Newburyport and Davers railroad,
at IopSheld, on the night OF ire asth MI
missed his hold and fell against the wheel,
iniuring him so severely that he died next
morning.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Several Old wooden buildings were destroy
ed by fire at Chicopee on the evening of the
29th ult The rain of the previous day saved
the surrounding buildings.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Northampton has already secured thirty
six of her quota.
II. Q. Streeter, a hack driver in NortIiamp-
ton, was arrested on the 26th ult., for rape
upon a respectable young lady of 10, named
Fanny Harris, whom he had engaged take
to Hospital Hill. He makes, no denial other
than that no resistance was offered
MAINE.
The steam saw-mill at Bethel was totally
destroyed by fire on the night of the 29th ult.,
together with all its contents.
VERMONT.
Prosper Z. Fales of Brandon, mere strip
pling of a boy, the color bearer OF the battery,
but then acting as cannoneer No 3, armed
with printing wire and tube pouch, captur-
ed a six-toot rebel, armed with sabre bayonet,
and brought him to Port Hudson, distance
of fourteen miles, for which he was promoted
to corporal.
Henry Hinckly of Bradford accidentally
shot himself through the leg one day last
week, and died soon after it was amputated.
Rutland woman recently received let
ter from her son, who was an officer in the
rebel army, andis now prisoner of war, ask
ing that she would try to procure his liberia
ton. She replied that she would do anything
bar -l,,,, I,o,
allegiance to the government, but not before.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Quite a number of towns in Grafton county
have filled their quotas, and the recruiting
there is represented as continuing very brisk
A man living in West Concord, realized
eighty dollars from the sale of chestnuts
gathered by himself.
A serious accident occurred to the evening
express train on the Northern railroad, on the
night of Dec. lst near Canaan; two cars be-
ing thrown down an embankment. French
woman was badly burned and probably will
not live. small boy was seriously injured.
George L. Comins of Lowell, had a shoulder
dislocated. Fifteen others were bruised, but
not seriously injured The accident was oc-
casioned by the displacement of rail.
There was large fire in Amherst on the
night of Dec. l. The Hardy Hotel, Mr. Alb
bolts store, the post office, and several barns
and outbuildings were destroyed. Loss from
$1,000 to $4,000.
Prof. Packard, son of Prof. A. S. Packard
of Bowdoin College, has been transferred
from the chair of the modern languages to
that of Greek language and literature in Dart
mouth College.
CONNECTICUT. a..a
Gen. Ben. Butler is of Connecticut descent
His grandfather was Captain Zephaniah But
Ter of Woodbury., who fought with Wolfe at
Quebec.
The loss by fire in the picker room of the
Florence mill at Rockville, on the Both ult.
amounted to $4,000.
The nickel smelling furnace at Torrngtoil,
after being idle several months, has resumed
operations again.
Capt. Francis Amy, for forty years con-
nected with the StoningtOn bank, and treasu-
rer of the Stonington railroad from its organ
ization, died at Stonington on the 18th ult.,
aged 70.
The church at East Hartford has refused by
unanimous vote to dismiss its pastor, Rev.
theodore j. Holmes, to enable him to enlist,
put instead has granted him leave OF absence
LOT three years. Mr. Holmes told his people
thanksgiving day that one reason why he
"iSiieu 10 enlist was that he could not tell the
young men OF his church to 90 to the
war, but must be able to say to them
come. lie Is settled over a large church,
ana having an ample salary, few young men
relinqush so much as he by enlistinp. vet he
goes into the ranks as a private.
DAVID a. Carr, U. S. marshal for the dis.
trict of Connecticut, died suddenly in New
Haven on the LIST.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr., Hoes, jeweler OF Chicago, having Of
tered watch to the largest contributor to the
great sanitary fair in Chicago, has given tho