Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-09-25
General News Summary .
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Hon. Samuel Haynes jerks, many years
editor of the Nantucket Inquirer, and recent
ly editor of the South Boston Register, died
at his residence in South Boston, on the 23d,
at the age of "a.
The body of the man found in the water on
the 23d, at Boston, has been identified as that
of Philip Heating Of n aJCP ?
Twenty-one Gillihower apples grew this
year on twig less than half an inch in diam
eter, and nine Baldwins on branch consid-
erably smaller, on the premises OF Mrs. Mary
Hathaway, in New Bedford.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Geo. D. Ogden, who for many yerrs has
been employed at the paper mill of William
Clark Sons at Northampton was caught by
the shaft in the mill on the 22d, and carried
several times around, passing through a space
but seven inches between a beam and shaft.
Several Of his ribs were broken, and he re-
ceived other internal injuries, from which he
diedin the afternoon OF the same day.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The total valuation Of personal estate in
Wilbraham for 1868 is $l57, S47; real estate.
$3.50, 1872; whole number of polls, 475 poll
tax, 50; rate of taxation per 800, 81 so.
MAINE.
The Universalist church in Freeport was
destroyed by fire on the 10Th, supposed to be
the work of an incendiary.
Some villain lately entered the church
yard in Bethel, and battered and distorted the
head stone over the grave of child buried
there, out of spite to its parents.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Mr.. Melvin of Weare, the great sheep
raiser has sold three bucks, Merinos, to 90
20 Colorado. He got 800 for one of them,
and little discount was made on the other
two. They go $50 miles beyond the line of
railroads.
The trial of Samuel " B. Bennett at Nash
ua, for the murder of Mary Ann Gibney, re-
suited, on the 23d, in the disagreement of the
jury, who stood nine for conviction of murder
in the second degree, and three for acquittal.
The jury were discharged, and the accused
remanded to prison.
VERMONT.
new counterfeit So bill on the Brandon
Bank has made its appearance.
The Bennington Banner says large quaint.
ties OF tobacco seed were sent from Washing
ton, Through our member of congress and
others, into the region of Bennington. and
in two instances most of the seed proved 10 be
mullen!
Orleans county is afflicted with horse
thieves. -Four horses were stolen at Barton,
Sept. s.
Artemas Elwell of SALISBURY, while in the
woods on the Sd, found a tree from which he
took l50pounds eff honey.
ID. Webster of West Charleston informs the
News that very extensive copper mine has
Just been opened on the farm of Mr. Nathan
Chase of that place.
CONNECTICUT.
Rev j. Dockery, the pastor of the Baptist
church in Eastford has been forced to leave,
on account of his preaching too much 10y
atty and temperance for | S influential hear
erS.'
Solomon Porter, one of the oldest and most
prominent citizens of Hartford, died on the
23d, at the age Of seventy-four. He was well
known as merchant even before the war of
1872, and of late years his name has been con-
nected with several Of the public enterprises
of that city. 1t is understood that he leaves
an estate Of nearly Sl,000,C00,
On the 22d, while some little boys were
playing about platform car at Baltic, one of
them named Dennis McCarty, was pushed on
to the track, when one wheel of the cars
passed nearly over his body. 1t is thought he
cannot recover. While this was happening
at the depot, the father of the lad entered his
home and threw himself upon the floor with
his throat horrible mangl9d. No cause is as
signed for the attempted suicide.
RHODE ISLAND.
A company of midShipmen who have been
on board the Macedonian during its cruise to
Europe, arrived at Newport on the oath.
They report all well on board, and speak in
the highest terms OF the summer voyage to
the principal seaports and navy yards of
Europe.
The late Nathaniel Smith of Providence,
left by his will his homestead estate, including
the furniture, and five thousand dollars in
stocks, to Hugh Ii. Brown, an old printer,
formerly of that city. This is one of those
rare instances where ''poor printer is re-
membered by departing friend
MISCELLANEOUS.
George w. Brown, the. first to establish
cheap eatlng-houses in New York, died in
that city on the 2lst inst, aged IA years.
The cranberry and buckwheat crops in New