Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-01-14
MIDELEsEx COUNTY.


Orrison GlineS, of Stoneham, a deserter
from the navy, and afterward private in Col.
Maggi's regiment, from which he also desert
ed, after receiving his bounty, was taken in
hand, few days since, by his indignant neigh.
bors, ridden on a rail- and given till the Mon
day following to finish his business and leave
town forever.
The Mddlesex South Agricultural Society,
at the annual meeting at birmingham, Mon
day, elected the following officers Hon.
VIM. G. Lewis, presidents James Ballard and
Uriah Bowker, vice presidents VIM. Hast
ings, treasurer; DIR. James W. Brown, sec
retary
ESSEX COUNTY.
George w. Heard, representative from the
9th Essex district, has resigned his seat in the
general court, on account OF i'll health.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The tin ware mandatory of j. P. White,
in AcuShnet village, was consumed, with its
stock and tools, on Saturday last. Loss $30O0
Capt. Charles Potter of New Bedford, re-
Gently executive officer of the United States
steamer Magnolia, has been promoted to the
command of that fine vessel.
They arrest men for gambling down in New
Bedford. Bartholomew Rounds, Fred Rus
sell, Charles Sanderson, and James Paul, are
considerable sum from James Cunningham.
The New Bedford Mercury says that from
the lst of September, 1862, to the LIST of Jan
uary, 1868, there were 157 ,O24 gallons of Pc
troleum oil manufactured in that city, viz ::
AT the Seneca works, 1917 gallons; by
Weston Rowland, G,207 gallons, and by a.
H. Rowland 81, 100 gallons.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The name of Tom Thumbs pigmy bride is
said to be Bump (''Phebus," &C., and not
Warren. She is native of Middleboro, in
Plymouth county.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The following deputy sheritfs have been
appointed in Franklin county :-Chauncey
Bryant of Greenfield, Shubael B. Buck of
Coleraine, Norman Root of Shelburne Fails.
Reappointed: John Sprague of Ashtield,
Isaac Chenery OF Montague, Wilson Wheeler
of Orange, William Whittemore of North
New Salem.
Riley Maynard has been arraigned on the
charge of stealing the missing 81, 900 belong
ing to the Conway bank. There is yet a good
deal of mystery about the affair.
Joseph Griswold of Coleraine has bought
the water power, real estate, saw mill and
tools, known as the "Willis place" in that
town, with the view of erecting new works.
MAINE.
Enos Briggs of Freedom, some as years of
age, who had been living with a woman to
whom he was never married, sent her away
from home last week, procured two quarts of
rum, became helplessly intoxicated, set his
house on fire and persisted in the flames.
On the same day, in the sitme town, a man
named Leighton got drunk, beat his wife,
drove her from home, and when he became
sober cut his throat under the effects of re-
morse. Bad rum was the beginning and
the end"
VERMONT.
The ladies of East St. Johnsbury have
taken the enforcement of the liquor law into
their own hands, and recently drew up pc
tition and presented it to the states attorney,
that the ''bar' of certain person in that vii
lage might be ''abated," whereupon the tavern
keeper was arrested, arraigned, and pleading
guilty, was fined fifty dollars and costs.
All but five of the patients who were miss
ed after the burning of the insane asylum at
Brattleboro', have returned, and two OF them
have been heard from. The loss was covered
by insurance to the amount of nearly $50, 900.
On the 29th ult., Joseph Franklin of Yer