Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-22

Miss Abby j. Cox, young lady twenty
years of age. was instantly killed at the rail
road crossing near MIR. William Wakefields
| rattan factory, South Reading, on the 10th
inst.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Newburyport Herald speaks of the I'M
mense sickness in that city since the draft
was made. 1t is confined chiefly to single
men from twenty to torty-five, and married
men below thirtyfve.
Rev. Charles b. Rice of Conway accepts
the call of the Congregational church in Dan
vers.
Lieut. Col. Macomb, commandant at Ports
mouth, visited Newburyport on the 10Th and
informed the mayor that temporary batteries
would be commenced Immediately on Sails
bury beach, just below Black Rocks, to he
completed in two months. Eight 32-pounder
rl1ed guns are to be mounted, and a garrison
of one hundred men will hold them.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
In CohasSett the young men undertook to
ring the bells on account of the surrender of
Vieksburg, but the old fogies scared them out
of it. The next night the bellies themselves
took the matter in hand and a merry chime
was peaed from the church towers.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Mrs. Quillan, seventy-five years of age, was
drowned at Taunton on the 10Th. She was
supposed to have fallen into the river by
accident
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The town of Harwick has rescnded for
mer vote of the town subscribing $4,000 to
the stock of the Cape Cod Central railroad
company.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
A little son OF Thomas Nash, of Hayden
vilia ranantIv cwallownH a dnSn nf pOrrnSivp
sublimate, but an emetic saved his lite after
great suffering.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The farmers at Franklin who had a good
deal of hay down at the commencement of the
rainy "spell," have suffered considerably.
One estimates his loss at $500.
The Cushman library and Bernardston are
to be dedicated on the l0lst birthday Of the
town-Aug. 20. George Il. Davis of Green
field will deliver an address, and Fred 2.
Brown of Jacksonville, VT, poem
Joseph Rankin's char shop at Erving, a
building 20 by 35 feet, and two stories high
was destroyed by fire, with all the machinery
and stock on hand, on the l4th.
II. Woods of Greenfield makes all the other
trout men hide their diminished heads, with a
story of 1889 trout caught in fifteen times
trying. We shall believe this is the largest
story that can be told, till we hear larger
one.
e. M. Smith of Buckland has sheep two
years old, that has raised fine lamb the pres
ent season, which sheared 10 IA pounds of
wool OF one year's growth.
MAINE.
A sewer caved in at Portland the other day,
and a lad was buried alive, but was rescued
nearly exhausted after twelve minutes dig
ging.
Capt. Casey, U. S. Engineer, is at Rock
land for the purpose of locating two batteries
to protect the entrance to that harbor.
A lady has been drafted in Lewiston. The
enrolling officer, in visiting boarding house,
asked for the list of names of the boarders.
One of them was Frances Parker, signed Frank
Parker. Frank was accordingly enrolled and
is now drafted.
The anniversary exercises of the literary
societies of Waterville college, will take place
on the 18th inst. Orator, Ralph Waldo En-.
erson; poet, ''Samuel Francis Smith.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Warren celebrated her centennial with ap.
propriate exercises, on Tuesday of the pas
week.
Caleb M. Dyer, was shot at Concord, or
the both, by a soldier named Thomas Weir
and probably will not survive. The trouble
was in regard to Weir's children, entrusted tC
the care of Dyer.
| CONNECTICUT.
Mr.. VIM. B. Watson of Washingford haC
his leg broken in horrible manner few