Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-09-12
General News Summary.


A gang of men who were at work on the 9th
inst, rigging the new ship Topgallant, lying
at Grand junction wharf, Boston, were
threatened and abused by other Triggers who
were on strike, but after while they left
the spot and allowed them to go on with their
work.
On the 10th inst. the machine shop con-
nected with the Globe Works, on Boston
wharf South Boston-tiled with new machin-
cry for the purpose of making the heavy
work of two monitors together with the black
smiths boiler, Hanging and planning shops, all
OF which, with their contents, were DESTROYED
by the fire.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The annual firemen's muster ut Lowell is
to take place on October 30th. The trumpet
will be contended for this year, as usual.
There was quite a severe frost in several
parts of birmingham on the night of the 10th
inst.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Anselm Bassett Esq, who was at the time
of his retirement from. the active pursuit of
his profession, in January last, the oldest
practicing member of the bar of Bristol coun-
ty, If not in the state, died in Taunton on the
10th, in the S0th year Of his age. He gradu-
ated at Brown University in the class of 1903.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Col. Ezra Alien of Holland, celebrated his
ninetieth birth day and golden wedding on the
9TH, it being the fiftieth anniversary of his
second marriage There were twenty chill
prem and grand children, and thirty great
grandchildren present.
The governor has appointed William S.
Shurtlef, of Springfield, judge of the
court of probate and insolvency for tlamp-
den county, in place of Judge John Wells,
resigned.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The fall term at Williams college COM
menced on the 10th. The new freshman
class numbers thirty-fve, and there are con.
siderable accessiOns to each of the other
classes. Several patriotic young men who
LETT college year ago to vn,t in the nine
months regiments, have now reioined their
classes. james f. Spalding of the class of
1862, is to be tutor in Greek, and Charles F.
Gibson has been appointed instructor in
French.
Ihe man who collects the names of soldiers
for the town records of Adams was recently
the queStioner in the following conversation,
the lady of the house" replying; "Have you
any friends in the war MADAME" "No."
ANY relations?" NO" "Do YOU know
anybody from this neighborhood who is in the
army mo. AS lie was leaving bright
thought struck her, and she rushed to the
door, eXclaiming son, my husband has gone
to the WARP
The front room of the post Office at Will
Jamestown WIS entered on the ID, and the mail
cut open and It's contents appropriated. The
driver brought the bag to North Adams next
morning without discovering it had been rihed.
The whole number of deaths in the 49th
regiment is l0l, of which % occurred in bat
tie or from wounds received in battle.
The cheese factory Of Lincoln & Card, at
Cheshire the first in the county, has been do
ing smashing business this season. Three
hundred pounds of cheese are produced DALI
from the milk OF one hundred COWS.
State engineer Fields has taken an office at
North Adams, and there is talk of AN immedi-
ate re-survey OF the railroad route from Adams
to Hoosac mountain and new entrance to
the tunnel.