Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-02-16
General News Summary
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
John H. OyIatt, a broker of Boston, was
found drowned near the Federal street bridge
on Saturday afternoon. He leaves a wife
and four children
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
Mr.. Stowe Hildreth, of Groton, a man fifty
years of age, was killed between Groton juno
ton and Haverhill, on Thursday. A team,
which he was driving, came home without
him, and on search being made, his body was
found in the road. 1t is probable that he fell
in such position that one of the cart wheels
passed over his head in such manner as to
cause his death.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
On Sunday, Feb. l, Rev. Joseph Richard
son, the venerable senior pastor of the First
Church in bingham, reached his eighty fifth
birthday anniversary. The occasion was eel
ebrated by a sermon adapted to the OCCASION
the text being the same used by Rev Dr.
Gay from the same pulpit on a similar occa-
sion, 'This day am fourscore and five years
old" He still enjoys an excellent and vigor-
GUS old age.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Mr.. Alvan Fisher, an artist who has long
held high position among the landscape
painters of this country, died at his resi-
dence in Dedham, on the 18th inst, aged 70
years.
MAINE.
A suit for libel brought by John Babson of
Wiscasset, claiming five hundred dollars dam
ages for the publication of an article by j. 7.
Gillian in the Bath Daily Times in January,
1860 has been tried, and Mr.. Gillian has been
decided ''not guilty"
Col. Lakeman, Of the third Maine regiment,
has sent to tie governor of the state for pres.
ervation, the cold and battle-worn flag Of the
regiment. 1t is but the tattered remnant of
the beautiful silken banner presented to the
regiment ere it left Maine. at has BEEN"
says the gallant colonel sin the battles at
Bailey's cross roads, seige of Yorktown, bat
tie Of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, White Oak
Swamp, Charles City cross roads, Malvern
Hill, second Bull Run, Groveton, Chantily,
skirmsh at Monocacy, and lastly at Freder-
icksburg."
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The New Hampshire republican state COM
mittee have completed their canvass, and re-
port the probable result of the vote for. gov
ernor at the approaching election Gilmore,
republican, 35,03G; Eastman, sham, 32,l76.
Republican majority 2,S60.
VERMONT.
The sixtieth anniversary of the marriage of
DIR. Willard Ames and wife was celebrated at
West Brattleboro, on the 7th inst, by the
congratulations of very many Of their friends
and neighbors. The good doctor is SO and
his wife IS years old.
CONNECTICUT.
The town of Wolcott has furnished some
thirty-three men for the war, being about five
or six more than her quota called for by the
government, not one of whom has died from
sickness, or been killed in battle, though they
have been i'll some hard battles, like Antietam.
Burglars entered the establishment of Geo.
Gardner, dealer in hair work, hair jewelry,
&C., at New Haven on Thursday night, and
carried off goods valued at some 5000.
Durham OK, raised by Mr.. Sumner of
Woodstock, Ct, was exhibited in New York
last week. 1t weight was three thousand
three hundred and ninety pounds, and it was
over six feet high.
RHODE ISLAND.
On Friday forenoon, a woman named Mary
Collins was severely injured at a mill in