Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-08

BOSTON AND VICINITY.

A meeting of the officers OF the board OF
trade held Dec. 18th, voted to memorabilia
government for a subsidy in aid OF the South
American steamship company. The project
contemplates regular steam communication
with Brazil and intermediate points where
trade may be increased and developed
Henry Ward Beecher will give an address
on his European experiences, at fremont
Temple on Wednesday night Dec. 9Th
The sloop-ofwar Ticonderoga has gone
into commission, and will leave on foreign
cruise within few days
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Benjamin +. Freeman Of Weymouth was
brought before the Roxbury police court ON
the 9th, on the charge of enlisling a minor, a
SON Of Mrs. Mary l.. Rice of Boston, without
her consent, and bound over in the sum of
$500.
VIM b. Astor of New York is contemplat-
ing the idea OF building hotel in Roxbury.
A son OF Capt. G. l.. Doe of Quincy, only
five years Of age, fell backward INTO tub of
hot water while at play, recently, and was
badly scalded. AT the time Of the accident
his mother was iii an adjoining room, and he
being 50 young was unable to get out himself,
thus remaining some seconds in the water.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Mr.. Thomas Miller, the oldest citizen in
W "ieil"iii3 uieu last week. lie WlS ~ years
of age, and had lived in the same house 6S
years.
The UniverSalist society in Marlboro is
about to erect new meeting house. The
lower story will be used as lecture hall and
other purposes, and the upper story as the
church proper.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The house, barn, and shop, in Beverly,
known as the L0vett estate, was destroyed by
fire on the 4th.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
VIM. c. Taber, Jr., of New Bedford, sent
off on the 9th box of books, which weighed
ton, for the library at the convalescent camp
near Alexandria, Va.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The marble for the new court house in
New York will be taken from p Ii. Mobiles
quarry at Sheffield. Fifty men are now at
work there.
The stove factory in Standish, belonging to
Messrs. Davis Mitchell, 4 Chapman, of Port.
land, was burned on the 4th.
An Irish girl named Kate Murray, doing
Homework in Lewiston, unable to contribute
money IN aid of the sick soldiers, made a cake
and put IN 1T the only gold ring she had The
cake was sold at a leyee and brought seven
dollars.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
A fellow who called himself John Morgan,
has been arrested for causing the late rail- Dad
accident at Canaan, by loosening Il rail. He
was put off a train the day before, and is sup
posed to have done it out of revenge
Three men who were buried six feet deep
by the caving in of an embankment at New
port, the other day, were rescued in half an
hour, without serious injury.
VERMONT.
There are in Vermont five insurance com
panies, ten savings banks, and forty zone
banks; number of seminaries and academies,
fifty-tive total expenses of common schools
tor the past year, S376,000; population, 3I5,-
1926
There is grand lodge and fifty nine sub
ordinate lodges of Free Masons in this state.
besides grand royal arch chapter and ten
subordinate chapters.
There Is In Windham patriotic widow of
SO years, who has 81 grandchdren-SOm males.
10 of whom have been in the Union army.
One of her 20 grandchildren has also
enlisted. There is not a copperhead in all
the four generations, and the old lady now
keeps herself busy at work for the soldiers
CONNECTICUT.
The basement floor of II. c. Miles & Co.'s
store in AnsOnia, fell through on the I'd,
Will IL dDOul 10 barrels OF Hour,
winch fell into about five feet of water be-
meath
Parties are busy buying up the hay in the
Housatonic valley for the New York market.
1hey employ portable presses, take them Ill
rect to the barns and there bale it ready for
shipment.
Williams Duck factory in Moodus was to-
600. '"e 'N' -1'' WV
=, Joiln heehan, boot and shoe maker at
Mo I eloped with Mrs. Ringrose, war
WIDOW few days since She left three chill
dren behind, and on the morning of her de-
Parture the torsaken husband returned from
MS regiment Just in time to be too late.
Samuel r. Moredock has completed a new
WOODEN mil at South Coventry, in place of
the one burned some months since, and will
In the course of two or three weeks commence
operations. He will manufacture tweeds.
VIM. W. Williams killed silver grey fox