Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-05-13
general News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

The allotment OF seats 10 lilC HlSlhoNi9 VI
the Boston brokers board in the new aud spa
ciouS apartments they now occupy OCCASION
cd some embarrassment. Several plans were ,
named for settling the difficulty, but none met |
with general approval, when it was suggested |
that the choice of seats be sold by auction, |
and the proceeds PRESENTED to sergeant Plum
kett. This plan was approved, and the sale
took place Monday afternoon. titty-two DOL
lars was the Highest price paid for single
seat, and the aggregate sum received VIII be
about $500.
A mad dog was killed in Boston on Sunday,
the 10th The animal had not done any dam
age.
The adjourned annual meeting of the pro
prietors of the Mount Auburn Cemetery was
held Monday afternoon, the llth, at 80 School
street, the president, DIR. Jacob Blgelow, i'll
the chair. The report of the treasurer, Mr..
George w. Bond, was presented. From this
document it appears that the receipts Tor the
year ending January |, were S42,93j,3i 81.
OF this sum, $1,000 81 was for materials and
labor on lots The expenditures were $751;
507 80, leaving a balance of S5,445 AZ. The
fund for repairs is $3.50 IL. The cemetery
is valued at S3l S ,O32 SO, and it has in stocks
and other outside property, $52,949 SO. The
report of the treasurer, after somewhat sharp
debate, was accepted. The lawsuit brought
by Il former superintendent against the cor
poration was made the subject OF animated
discussion. The annual meetings show that
while the cemetery is prosperous, the corpo-
ration is not altogethera unit.
DIR. Hooker, assistant surgeon generally
removed from the neck of MAJOR Chamber
lain, of the First Massachusetts cavalry, at
Cambridge, on Wednesday, the llth, the bull
let with which he was struck III the affair at
Kelly's Ford, some weeks since. 1t proved
to be large-sized Enfield rifle ball.
A petition was recently presented to the
Cambridge city council, praying for the APP
pointment Of a certain person to be driver Of
a steam fire engine. The petitioners state
their belief that the party named was ''compl-
tent Of the birth.' and after the citizens Of
Cambridge had appended their names to it in
goodly numbers there appeared also what pur-
ported to be the signatures OF "Mr. Nallan-
digham," George b. McLelIan,' William
Seward and last, (but perhaps not least)
Fits John Porter" That petition ought to
be successful.
ESSEN COUNTY.
Hiram Hardy, man 81 years Of age, COM
mitted suicide in North Andoyer, Sunday, by
hanging himself in the barn of Eben Sutton,
in whose employ he was at the time.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Seth Turner, for 81 years cashier of the
Randolph Bank, has been unanimously elect
ed president of the institution, in place Of his
father, Royal Turner. recently deceased.
Henry Stephens has been appointed cashier.
For several years this bank has regularly de-
clared an annual dividend of 10 per cent.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Shad have become very plenty Mt South
Hadley, where they are getting three hundred
at a haul.
The following have been chosen speakers
for the freshman prize exhibition of the Alex
andrian society Of Amherst college: A. II.
Ball. Amhert L. II. Barlow, Lee; George
Brayton, Westernyille, n. y; j. w. Fair
banks, Ashburnham: j. E. Spear, Shutes-
bury; T. S. Smith, Jatfna, Ceyon; NJ. q.
Blake, Concord, n. II.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Al, ....- 81 R,,ishirer tho rrrar and (sraa,7-
OOo, the new state grant will leave 100000
with which to prosecute the tunnel until
further loan is made by the state-say in two
years. y. r. Field, agent for the state. has
paid $4,000 during the last ten DAYS for land
damages on the line Of the railroad and has
about $4,000 more which he will pay within Il
few days.
CoNNECTCU
Col. Noble of the 18th regiment wounded
In the late battles in Virginia, has reached his
home at Bridgeport.
The daatb Of 1I.;or g,,,o,,,,.,. DBL
sharon I,st ,yool, ~ ! 81 uGe VI
name of pordoo in +bo te,,., PNI 1917 VI ! '''e
first sattIor, nf 49, .a,, iHionS '''G
twont, vaors .,ao ;,, u'ie "unuIeu ana
who bod civ, -, III - - ~ "!uee'
bnt the name is nav boro ,J,' li"u it,iiIeS'
OF seventy years Of age.
Mace chnrcb New uavn,, l,n1 ,,. w ~.
fine residence NJ Chas CnaI1'opp we
Chanel street and Wnos+or ,,i.,,o f oIo 900 VI
There was serons rnn,,ya, $500 ot
Hartford Saturdov o,.orinr .,,| OIL, , "'
which Mr. Vbitnb,l ia4i '"e 'ti, oy
wife so,;o,,si,, I,n,,;.i '0N~"' anu i'S
IN ErilIo,- ~ 81, -
u, ol,,,t ~ oS' 'ii"u' "PP"fenI-
c,nrtnntait 593 LIN e"io ~ "Se' passed. a
IF Wortt,rd ~ 'li. o,i tne neiclianIS BANK
Vi Lar 'iolu' ~ store Ill Norwich. 1t was
80 i,i'i'"'i"l Vi inc genuine Din
Dut was Pilii'eu o" poor paper. Inc same
paiY subsequently PasSed a similar Dill at the
uckct once OF the New London railroad in
.ne same cry from telegraph reports coun-
VI aei,S oii ''iiS O''N appear TO De extensively
cilcuiatlh9'
:, AS tle steamer traveller came up New
ll"TGH H'roor' saturday night, the 9Th, the
sven caused from her passage broke up a
rant OF logs, near the cove, which were in
lehueu 1or plles Tor the new wharf near
!; steamboat uocK' About one hundred and fifty
ioSS were 'IIuS temporarily lost, the larger
portion OF which were recovered Sunday
by tug.