Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-09-24
General NEWS Summary.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.

al badly injured, but the only person hurt was
the fireman, who received slight wounds by
jumping off,
BRISTOL COUNTY
Mr.. Hiram Handy of New Bedford the
conductor of one of the freight trains on the
north road, was seriously if not fatally in
jured on the 22d, in Boston, by being jammed
between two cars while coupling them. He
is not expected to recover
The Unitarian society of New Bedford has
refused to accept the resignation of Rev.
| William j. Potter, who was conscripted, but
made him a present of $500, the estimated
difference between his salary and the cost of
supplying the pulpit in his absence.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Mr. Thomas Lewis, Jr., of Falmouth, rails
ed in his garden this year four tomatoes on
one stalk, which weighed in the aggregate
tifty-sX ounces.
special meeting of the stockholders of
the Cape Cod Central Railroad Company was
| held at Brewster ON the 18th, at which it was
voted to make the capital stock 100000. AT
a meeting of the directors on the 18th it was
voted to locate the road on the new route as
| surveyed by Thomas Doane, which has been
recently completed
| A democratic convention for the first con-
| greSslonal district will be held at Sandwich on
the 18th of October next, to choose delegates
from that district to the national convention in
1864.
| HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Mr.. Goodman of ldley, caught pickerel
on the 18th, that weighed over nine pounds.
1t was thrty'four inches long and measured
sixteen inches around the 'middle." Mr..
| Goodwin broke his pole while pulling it in,
and as he got it close to the shore, the line
gave way, but determined not to lose him he
event in" and pulled him out by the gils-
Selling him just as he was about to retreat for
deeper waters.
beautiful sight was seen on the 18th inst.
at the house of Prof. Edward Hitchcock, ID. ID.
| LII. ID. lie has one of those rare ana eX-
qui.ite plants-the might blooming Cereus,"
which was then in full bloom. The species
of Cactus flowers but one night in year, then
fades at the approach Of day.
Augustus Luce of Haydenheld has an apple
tree in full blossom. 1t has already borne
one crop OF apples this year
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
One of the best farmers in Gill had a sow
that had litter of ten pigs recently, and
in ten days after the first litter she had
another litter of seven, all of the pigs be-
ing alive and healthy at the time of birth.
This is II case worthy the attention of nal
turalists.
| MAINE.
President Woods of Bowdoin College voted
the full-hedged cOpperhea ticket. Does it
follow that the college has a copper head?---
| Portland Press.
The Lewiston Journal records the remarka-
Bile case of young man volunteering to go as
| a substi tute for man who had been drafted,
because that friend ought not to leave his
family, and the young men felt he owed per-
sonal service to his country. Having accu-
muated fifteen hundred dollars, he made a
will, devSing, in case he should not return
seven hundred dollars to the Maine Wesleyan
seminary, and three hundred dollars to the
American bible society, the rest to his broth
ers and sisters. Having thus arranged his
private affairs, the heroic youth left for the
field of battle.
John Phillips of Bangor, has been arrested
aT G % tRgt s3d E TO desert and lodged in the
There was quite a little furry of snow at
Island Pond on the 22d inst.
| Ira w. Clark of Boston, was arrested at
| Portland on the 22d inst. for passing counter
felt bills. He was committed to Jail to await
| an examination.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
| The freshman class of Dartmouth college
numbers 30-last year 81. The new class IN
the Chandler scientific school numbers IL.
The trial of Samuel V. b. Bennett for the
Hiuiuel vi MARY Anu GeDney, at manchester,
last January, by giving her strychnine has
been i'll progress this week at Nashua, and has
excited an unusual degree of public interest.
The prisoner is an Engishman by birth, and
is 80 years old.
| Capt. Robert L. Parrott, the inventor of the
gun known by his name, is citizen of Green
land, N H., and native of Portsmouth, be-
ing son OF the late Hon John +. PARROT,
M. c.
There is to be general muster of the vol
unteer militia of New Hampshire, at Ports
mouth, early in October.
The shop of Capt. Joseph Noyes, Of Plais-
tow, was broken open on the night of the 18th
inst, and n valuable chaise harness and bnf.
falo robe stolen therefrom.
Thomas S. Worthley of Antrim has pair
of ewes that brought eight lambs last spring,
four each Those from one of the ewes he
succeeded in raising The others died. At
four weeks old they weighed / 2 pounds, and
at four months old, POP l-2.
CONNECTICUT.
Deney w. Carroll, very careless man, had
his physicical condition passed upon by the
surgeon in the board of enrolment at New
Haven the other day, and when he came to
| resume his apparel took another mans shirt in
which were some valuable gold studs, and
fine overcOat, and didn't know it till he was
reminded by the police officer who arrested
him.
G. L. Daholl of New London has construct
ed fog steam whistle, and leaves with it this
week for England, being passed" by the Gu
nard company, to get permission to erect one
at Cape Race.
The president has appointed Augustus r.
5. Foote, son of the late Admiral Foote of
New Haven, to the United States naval acad-
envy.
A couple of dogs have fastened themselves
to the horse railroad company in Hartford.
One of them selected his car and commenced
to follow it ON each trip. The other then
picked out his car and followed suit Now
they both go over the track every day, fol-
lowing the cars they seem so much attached
to, every trip.
RHODE ISLAND.
regatta which has been talked of for
some time is to take place at Newport on the
25th.
Out of ten candidates for admissi on to the
naval school, examined for their scholastic
qualifications on the 21st,Ybut three passed.
Many of the candidates are pursuing pre-
paratory course of studies at the Choules In
stitute, and receive very material aid there
from in the way of polishing up" their mental
requirements.
Luther NJ. Bordan, Jr., of Warren, went to
Providence in the cars on the 10Th, and has
mt returned, nor have his friends been able
to obtain the least information respecting him
| aimee 10 loft tho 6onot of Drnvi1anca II A.