Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-06-11
General News Summary


ly served on board the slave ship Tahmaroo,
was sentenced by Judge Clifford to two ears
imprisonment in the Jail in New Bedford.
Charles l.. Flint, Esq, secretary of the
board of agriculture, left Boston on the 10th
in the steamer Asia, to attend the internation-
al exhibition at Hamburg
Dennis Murphy of Boston fell from gravel
tram upon the Back Bay territory on the 9Th
inst, and was run over by the cars and in
stantly killed.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The freshman class of TUFTS college have
chosen the following officers for a class sup
per which is to take place at the end Of the
collegiate year Orator. l.. l.. Burlington,
| Burke, VT; poet, George H. Lane, New
York city; historian, Herbert Elliot, Hall
fax, N. S.. prophet, V. G. Curtis, Column
| bus, Penn. toast master, Charles E. Rider,
| Boston.
ESSEN COUNTY.
The canker worms are committing great
havoc among the apple trees near Newbury-
port.
John w. Robinson of Bradford was drowned
on Sunday, by the upsetting of a boat.
NANTUCKET.
Patience Cooper has been convicted be-
fore the Supreme Court at Nantucket of the
homicide of Phebe Fuller, and sentenced to
Imprisonment in the house of correction for
ten years.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The anniversary of the Wesleyan Academy
at Wilbraham will occur on June 22d, 23d
and oath. On Wednesday, the 23d, will
occur the ladies exhibition, consisting Of es-
says from the graduates and representatives
from the other classes, with Miss Lizzie Nor
gan as Salutatorian and Miss Rachel Upper
as valedictoran. In the afternoon, the gen.
tlemen's exhibition, orations from the gradu-
ating class with some from the other classes
w. IL. White, salutatorian and w. Brown,
valedictoran.
The Connecticut is now only two feet and
half above low water mark and it will need
a heavier rain than that of yesterday and day
before to bring it up respectfully.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The amount ofmoney to be raised for town,
county, and state taxes, in Northampton this
year, is S366l7.50. The per cent. rate on
| the $1,000 is $3.50. The number of polls is
1921
The speakers for the Sweetser prize exhi-
bition at Amherst college, on Monday evening
of commencement week, are A. G. Abbott,
Andover George d. Gray, Amherst; c. ID.
Lane, South Newmarket, N. H.; c. w. Tur
ner, Newton; IL. NJ. Tyler Amherst, Fresh
men-H. l.. Bridgman, Amherst; G.. Noyes,
Andover; c. r. Phipps, Webster; IL. II.
| Wheeler, Jr., South Butler, n. Y; j. w.
Wood, Chester, n. Y.
A sprout from shrub oak has been pro-
duced in Northampton, which measures three
feet this years growth.
The class day exercises of the senior class
of Amherst College occurred on the 10th inst
in the village church. The Mendelssohn
Quintette Club Of Boston furnished the music ;
the Grafton was delivered by C.. ID. Adams of
Amherst; the poem by G. f. Stanton; and
the Grafton in the grove by George II. Wells.
The present number of depositOrs in the
| Ware savings bank is III, and the amount
of deposits 1895, 1902
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Michael Donnelly of Wendell was arrested
for assaulting, with an ak, Benjamin Davis,
who was trying to collect his tax, but was not
convicted.
Dwight A. Orcutt son of Hiram Orcutt, Of
Orange, was run over by hand car below
Erving, June Pad, and so badly injured
that he died the next day He was Is years
old.
A few member of the Congregational
church at Orange, have purchased the house
Iur 9IUUU.
Warned by numerous fires, Shelburne
Falls Is trying to raise $4,000 to purchase
sunni iliS tlSialtS.
MAINE.
The young lady who eloped from Bath with
one of Woods MINISTRIES, became dsgusted
with her partner, and went to work in one of
the Lewiston mills under an assumed name,
where she was arrested and her father sent
for.
Altered bills on the Mercantile bank of
Bangor are in circulation
Marshman Hall, son of William Hall of
East Dixtield, was killed June 9th by the
accidental discharge of Il gun.
The Lewiston Falls manufacturing compa-
ny have worked up during the past year
about 100000 pounds of wool. They have
made lSl, 900 yards of fine indigo blue blouse
fannels; also, "a, 597 yards of sky blue kerr
seys.
The number of commissions issued from the
adjutant generals Office to officers of Maine
regiments, since the commencement OF the
rebellion is 1887.
John w. Palmers was found drowned in
the river at Bath, June 9Th He evidently
intended to commit suicide, as his hands
were fastened together and a stone attached
to them. Mr.. Palmer was sixty two years of
age.
Sixty thousand dollars stock has been sub
scribed toward horse railroad in Portland to
Westbrook. The work thereon will COM
mence Immediately.
The Uniyersalists at Mechanic Falls are
erecting new and commodous house of
worship, which will be ready for occupancy
next autumn.
A M estling club has been formed at Bow
doin college, for gymnastic exercise. Why
not establish ring and regular series of
prize fights? 1t would scarcely be more
dangerous to ones limbs
The Gardiner journal says n. 0. Mitchell
is now loading vessel with lumber to 90 into
bridge at Washington. Said bridge will
take eight hundred and sixty-six thousand
feet Of pine lumber.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
DIR. Albert Smith, who has been popular
professor in the medical school at Dartmouth,
has received the appointment as one of the
board of visitors ut West Point.
Professor Hubbard of Hanover, member
of the present legislature, is one of the visit
ors at West Point during the present examin-
alton.
CONNECTICUT.
The large charter oak chair in the senate
chamber has been provided with handsome
Russian cushion, so the chair is now both
useful and ornamental
Phineas Talcott, of Rockville fell from an
abutment near the branch railroad Office.
striking on bridge many feet below, and was
SO mangled that he lived but a short time af
forwards.
-Four soldiers who deserted from fort Trum-
DULL at New London, June 4th, just previous
TO the departure of a detachment for the seat