Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-01-22
General news Summary
nosroN AND VICINITY.

Co., hardware and commission merchants,
died very suddenly OF apopleXy on Monday
morning, at the age of seyenty-siX years. He
was at the time OF his death, president of the
! city missionary society, and was one of the
! founders and lifelong members of the Essex
/ street (Rev. DIR. Adams congregational
! church.
Intelligence was received few days since
of the drowning of David scudder, a mission
AIRY in India, and son Of Charles Scudder,
whose death is above mentioned, He was
drowned while crossing river in pursuit of
his missionary labors. The family has been
! conspicuous for its connection with mission
airy work.
The first of the series of legislative tenn
perance meetings was held at the state house
Thursday evening. Mr.. II. ID. Cushing of
Boston gave gloomy account of the temper
ance cause in that city, and urged the adop-
ton Of the metropolitan police project.
Hon. William ID. Forbes, recently elected
president OF the Bank OF Mutual Redemption,
has sent in his resignation as one Of the bank
| commissioners.
E.A detachment of the seventh Maine regi-
ment, under command of Lieutenant Colonel
Conner, received warm welcome in Boston
yesterday, on their way back to the seat of
war. They were escorted through the city
by procession of the sons Of Maine and the
Boston light infantry association, under COM
mand of Major Charles 0. Rogers, to the
Fall River depot. This regiment has been in
all the battles and was allowed to go home in
order to fill up its decimated ranks
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
DR.. George Cutter Il well known physician
and apothecary in Charlestown, died on Satur-
day last, his funeral being attended Monday
by nearly every physician in the city, and
many prominent citizens.
George Gowng and his wife of Whining
ton, were drowned, Tuesday, while skating.
Mrs. Gowing skated through the ice and the
husband attempted to rescue her, when he
also fell in, and both were drowned. They
leave four children Mr.. Gowing was a Sc
lectman of the town, and superintendent of a
Sabbath school.
Daniel Stone of Melrose, an employee at
the navy yard, dropped dead in the machine
shop, Wednesday morning, very soon after
having responded to the roll call in perfect
health.
ESSEN COUNTY.
Mr.. James Evans Falon of Lawrence has
been appointed assistant engineer in the L. S
navy, aud has received orders to report to
rear admiral Fauagut for duty on the steam
sloop- of-war Mississippi, at New Orleans.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Charles Richardson, private in the 9TH
Massachusetts regiment, died suddenly in
car, Wednesday morning, while on his way
home to toXboro from Providence. He died
sitting upright in his seat, and without strug-
gle.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Rev. Mr.. Iewett of South Weymouth,
while crossing Guerney's pond in Abingdon,
Tuesday morning, broke through the ice,
where he remained twenty minutes, cnging
tn tho p6uaS bnfi,ra la, ,nul1 ,o r.eouoJ
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The diptheria is prevailing to an alarming
extent in Easthampton. Five persons died
with the disease on Thursday, and two on
Saturday, and many more are sick.
Francis Dewitt Of Ware, has been appoint
ed assistant commissary in the United States
army with the rank of captain, and reported
for orders at Washington on Saturday last.
Franklin d. Richards of Ware, has been
appointed trial justice for Hampshire county
in place of Francis Dewitt resigned
Prof. j. H. Seelye of Amherst college has
assumed the charge of the college library, in
place OF L. NJ. Boltwood, who has held the
office for a number Of years.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
An ''old ladies tea-party" in Chicopee last
week, realized $+35 for the soldiers aid socie-
B-to which other friends added the hand
some sum of Sl20 for the same object.
Porter Thayer, for a number of years the
keeper OF notorious drinking house in
Springfield, known as the Five Mile House."
cut his throat Tuesday morning while in a.
fit of delirium tremens.
MAINE.
Mr.. Jessie Harding of Skowhegan was
killed a few days since, by two boys who were
coastng down Locke'S Hill. 1t is said the
boys run him down on purpose. He was so
badly injured that he died in a day or two af-
terward.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Miss Rosna Delight Richardson, only
daughter OF Nathaniel Richardson, of East Al
stead, has attracted the admiring eyes of Gu
riosity seekers. She is 10 years Of age, is 5
feet inches in hight, measuring fcet.3 IA
inches round the waist, and 2 feet 10 inches
in straight line across the shoulders. Her
weight is 478 pounds. For full rugged dress
on winters day, she requires % l-2 yards
OF Sd yard wide cloth.
CONNECTICUT.
Mary Marley girl of 10 years. was last
week drowned by slipping off the causeway
near the Union Manufacturing Company's
mills, in Manchester 1t is the fourth acct.
dent in the same place, from the same cause
within few months.
Edison IIotchkiss of Bethany was found
dead last Monday near the center of the viii
lagoon whom a jury of inquest found that he
had probably died Of too much rum and cold
weather.
Burglars are busy in Bristol-sevcral stores
and offices having been recently entered. The
spoon mandatory was robbed of Sl33 in
money taken from the safe.
The oldest son of Augustus Putnam of
Mlddletown drowned on Friday He was
skating and broke through the ice He was
about sixteen years old.