Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-11-04

Col. Lang, of Vassalboro, has sold his
horse "Cloudman" to Mr.. Bonner of the
New York Ledger, for the handsome sum of
100000. 1t is said that this horse has made
the fastest half mile time on record.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Mr.. Joseph L. Merrill of South Hampton,
picked four quarts of wild raspberries on his
farm last week.
Two women in Antrim, whose only sons
are in the second regiment, dug six bushels of
potatoes in one half day, working together,
last week.
Mr.. Aaron Blake and his wife, of Plaistow
were seriously injured on the Goth. by being
thrown out of a chaise while on a visit to their
daughter in Atkinson.
VERMONT
Stephen Luce of Braintree has had six sons
in the army. Five are still in service; one
having been discharged for disability. All
except one, who went from Illinois, enlisted
in Vermont regiments. One son was desper-
ately wounded in the head at Gettysburg-a
ball passing through the temple, rendering
him utterly blind.
A Vermont farmer sent to an orphan asy-
lum for boy that was smart active, brave,
tractable, prompt, industrious, clean, pious,
intelligent, good looking, reserved and modest.
The superintendent replied that their boys
were all human, though they were orphans,
and referred him to the New Jerusalem if he
wanted to get his order filled.
Gov. Smith of Vermont has issued pro-
clamation, urging the people to volunteer and
So cvade the draft.
The dwelling of Lemuel Smith, in South
Halifax, was recently destroyed by fire. The
contents were mostly saved.
CONNECTICUT.
Col. j. r. Hawley, of the 9TH Connecticut
regiment formerly the editor OF the Hartford
Press, has obtained permission from the war
department to arm his command in South
Carolina with the Spencer breech loading
rifle, made in Boston, and the best breech
loader in the world
A thousand gallons of molasses from sor-
ghum and African cane will be made at New
Britain this year, and sold readily at one dol
lar gallon. For ''slap jacks" the Hartford
Times says that is as good as sugar house mo-
laSseS
The annual review and regatta of the Yale
college navy, took place in New Haven har-
Dor on the 3lst. The Glyuna won the first
prize for she'll boats, the Avon for barges, and
the crew OF the Varuna took the first prize for
good drilling.
In CollnSv,lle. at the Collins company's
works, with Edward Lamb for helper, l.. T.
Richardson made from the bar 10, 900 bayonet
blades in October, and challenges any man to
beat it.
Mrs. VIM. Sizer of Meriden, who has been
in ill-health for some time, on Monday of last
week procured bottle of laudanum and per-
suaded her little daughter Of i've years to take
Il large dose, which produced death in Il few
hours. She tried to have her lttla boy take
some, but he couldn't see it. She then took
large quantity herself, 50 large that her stom-
at,h ,,4p 4 l., 70
She was laboring under fit of insanity al the
time.
Mr.. Robert Beebe, of Waterford, on the
night of the 3lst ult., fired upon two thieves
who were stealing corn from his field, and
wounded one Of them, whereupon the other
attacked Mr. b., who was only saved by the
timely interference of a faithful watch dog
An old man named Lawrence Pagan, en-
ployed in drawing broken stone for the streets,
was accidentally killed near the Rocky Hill
stone pits at Hartford on the ID inst lie was
riding on load Of stone, when he fell off and
the wheel passed over his head, killing him
instantly.
The body of David Gilmore, who committed
suicide near Hartford on the 30lh by hanging
himself oG tree, has been taken possession
of by lis friends from Great Darlington. The
deceased was 4S years old, leaves wife and
seven children, and has beon in the employ of
the Berkshire wooden company at Great Bar
rington. He left home two weeks ago last
Friday, and was supposed at that time to be
partially deranged
The Connecticut legislature met in extra
session at Hartford on the 3D. inst to consld-
er the subject of raising soldiers.
Michael DALEY OF New Haven was run over
and fatally injured by train on the Canal
railroad near that place on the 3lst ult lie