Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-15

BOSTON AND VICINITY.

The pirate Capt Parker" now in COM
mand of the Chesapeake, is "a man named
Locke, Nova Scotian, who formerly sailed
from Boston, having had Il vessel built for
him by Boston parties
Capt Willett, of the steamer Chesapeake,
arrived in Boston on the 18th by way of the
Boston and Maine railroad, with eight of his
crew, and proceeded at once to take the cars
for New York.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The Rev. Mr.. Dennis, pastor of the First
Uniyersalist church in Stoughton, died on the
18th, after long and painful illness.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Three of the oldest and most respectable
citizens Of Middesex county died last week:
Hon. Nathan Brooks OF Concord, Hon. Jas.
Russell OF West Cambridge, and DIR. Eben-
ezer Hobbs of Waltham, They were gentle
men of the old school, and commanded the
highest respect Of the community.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The venerable Benz. Cox died in Salem on
Saturday. On the Goth he ate his eightieth
thanksgiving dinner in the same room in
which he has eaten it on the successive thanks
givings since he was four years old.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Mr.. f. B. Dean of Taunton has fatted
yoke of oxen, which were slaughtered few
days since, whose weight was 1867 pounds.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The twenty-eighth annual meeting of the
plymouth County Teachers Association was
held in Campeno, last week. An essay on
individual action" was read by w. c. Ryder.
Lectures were also given by Rev A. F. Put
nam and Rev. j. z. Rodman-the latter on
permanent antiquity"
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The young men OF the christian commits
sion in Springfield are making arrangements
to assist the families of soldiers at the war,
who are in want Of assistance They do it
not as charity, but as the Just due TO the
families OF the brave men.
Subscriptions for third national bank at
Springfield are now solicited The capital
now proposed to be raised is 100000
A new national bank with capital of $780,
OOO, Is about starting in WeSthed.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
poor counterfeit OF the Northampton bank
has lately been put in circulation, but it is so
coarse that none who are acquainted with the
genuine need be deceived.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY
Forty-tiye men have enlisted on the quota
of Pittsfeld.
Lydia Ferris JOY, colored woman of re-
markatly free speech and OF so much note as
to have been for long time one of the pecu-
n.
that place on the 10Th.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
"A man residing in Carol county has to ira
A man has Just been removed to the insane
hospital i'll Concord, who buried two children
in September last, and now feels impelled to
stand sentinel by their graves during the mid
night watches, to save them from imaginary
intruders.
VERMONT.
The town of Rutland has raised fifty two
men on her quota.
Two men, who were convicted at the Chit
tenden county court of MURDER will be hung
at the state prison, in Windsor, on the 18th.
CONNECTICUT.
Henry hammond, Esq. of Killingy, has
received the appointment of United States
marshal for Connecticut, in place of Mr.. Carr
deceased.
There is a gentleman residing in New Ha-
ven county who is seventh son, an elder son,
youngest son, and an only son.
Rev. N. I, Allen last Sunday closed his
labors as pastor Of the Baptist church in jew
EFT city.
Sixteen were admitted into the Methodist
church, in Danielsonvile, on Sunday after
noon. They were nearly all young persons,
who made Il profession of religion during the
recent revival.
The Episcopal bishops of Connecticut are
out with an address, recommending the par
isles to raise the salaries of the clergy, owing
to the advanced prices.
The Congregational church in Goshen, by
unanimous vote, have called the Rev Mr..
Doubleday, of Binghampton, to settle with
them in the gospel ministry.
The work of raising recruits in Wndham
county is carried on briskly, under the direc-
ton OF the agents appointed by the different
towns.
Mrs. VIM. Prince of New Haven wrapped
up her babe very carefully on the evening of
the 10th, to leave it for short absence. On
her return it was dead, having become enyel-
oped in the clothes and smothered.
In East Thompson, one day last week,
lady gave birth to a big bouncing boy, which
weighed precisely eighteen pounds.
The residence of VIM. NJ. Converse, in
Norwich, was consumed by fire on the Ilth
Fifty-tour members of the congregation
and Sabbath school of the First Methodist
church in New Haven are in the army.
A schooner, laden with flour, sprung aIeak
at New London, on the 9th, and sunk.
Altered ones on the Exchange Bank of
Hartford, and an imitation of the twos on the
Stamford Bank, have lately been issued.
Thomas Cleary was stabbed by John Doran
tory of j. A. Preston, in New Haven. The
afiray was occasioned by dispute in refer
enGe to turning off the gas. The condition of
Cleary is critical.
A man answering to the name of Charles
Douglass was arrested in New York, few
days since, for stealing horses in Connect
cut, and taking them to New York for dis
posal. He was placed in $1,000 bonds.
Rev. Jacob Eaton of Meriden has been ten
dered the cIiaplaincy of the 29th (colored)
regiment
The great boiler explosion in Worcester two
years ago is nearly rivalled by an explosion
last week at the suspender factory in Water
bury One end of the boiler was forced into
the main factory, carrying with it large
quantity of burning Goals, which soon set the
building on fire. The entire boiler, with this
exception, shot through the roof thirty feet in
the air, carrying away the dye-house, and
scattering bricks and timber far and wide, and
landed some distance off. Two stories Of the
buildings were nearly destroyed. 1t was
noon; no one was killed, though several legs
and arms were broken.
rebel owl, taken from Gen. Lees farm,
on Arlington Heights, was placed by its own
er, barber in Hartford, in a coop with
large Shanghai rooster, for safe keeping, on
the night OF the 18th, and the next morning
the rooster was found torn to shreds. The
next night he was placed in the office of
taxidermist, but before day he broke from his
fastenlngs, shivered large French plate