Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-06-08
NIDDIFsEN COUNTY,

a toper's Utopia!
Mr.. Warren Giffard of South Dartmouth
has a well.formed hearty, black calf, about
ten days old, covered with wool instead of
hair Its skin is loose like a lambs, and the
ears and tail are like lambs. 1t bleats, the
same as any other calf.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The Plymouth Memorial intimates that
number of the residents of Plymouth, who
lett secretly to avoid the draft. were stopped
at the Canada line, and ordered to report
to Assistant Provost Marshal Weston of that
town.
Lewis Leach of Scituate, was returning to
his residence, on June I'd, when he fell for
ward from his wagon against the horse, and
was so badly kicked that he lived but short
time.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The town of Orleans voted, on the 9th, to
retain its subscription of $4,000 in the Cape
Cod railroad extension, provided it is built
on the line originally surveyed. On the con-
trary, Chatham withdraws its subscription,
unless the route is changed.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Hampden West association OF Congre
gational ministers will meet at the house OF
Rev. Mr.. Gardner, in West Granville, on
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
A yellow birch tree in the southwest corner
of Belchertown stands in four townships and
two counties.
A. f. Bellows, the artist, has been spending
some weeks in Amherst, engaged in making
a copy of his last and greatest paintings, the
series known as Life's Day, before transfer
ring them to their purchaser, the tragedian
Forrest. The copies are to be sent to Lon
don, where engravings are to be made from
them
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The negro hoy who was sent to the state
reform school, for placing Instructions on the
Housatonic railroad track at New LenoX, said
he did it to see the Gears bob up and down"
Nathan jackson Of New York offered the
town of Stockbridge $4,000 for educational
purposes, and $1,000 for public library, if
the citizens would erect building and sub
scribe $1,000 more for the library. Hon. j.
Il. Goodrich agreed to erect the building at a
cost of not less than $4,000, and Mrs Francis
F. Dwight gave beautiful lot for its location.
The citizens have already subscribed $500,
and this subscription will be largely increased
during the summer. Work has begun upon
the building, the size of which will be so by
80 feet 1t will be two stories high, the upper
story being fitted up as an audience room for
200 persons.
By the will of Daniel Crofoot of Pittsfeld,
who died more than twenty-five years ago,
his estate, after his wite's death, was to be d.
vided as follows: Five hundred dollars each
to the Congregational ministerial fund of
Pittsteld (irst parish), American board of
commissioners for foreign missions, and the
American home missionary society; the pro-
off 90 =, ho
divided between the American Education,
Tract and Bible societies. Mrs Crofoot has
been dead several months, and the requests
will soon be available. The ministerial fund
of the first church amounted before this be-
quest to about one thousand and nine hun
dred dollars-which is invested in the par
MAINE.
Parties have commenced shipping ice from
Gardiner, Maine, in great quantities TO the
army and various southern ports Between
TWO and three hundred schooners of three
hundred tons each will be required in the
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
VIM. E. Chandler, newly elected speaker of
The New Hampshire house of representatives,
- No ,.orouaot
person ever chosen to the position in that
state.
towhs G around Concord.
VERMONT.
farm in CaSteton, containing 9S3 acres,
has recently been sold for SIG, 900, and anoth
er of 200 acres for $4,000.
Daniel Needham of Hartford will represent
the state at the Hamburg worlds fair
Gov. Holbrook has invented pillow which
holds itself and works well.
Henry n. Coolidge of Keene, freight con-
ductor on the Cheshire railroad, was killed
near North AShburnham station on the after
noon of June Sd.
Ambrose Arnold, for several years con-
ductor on the Vermont Central railroad, has
become superintendent OF the Farnham rail
road in Canada.
Mr.. Campbell, the station agent and tele-
graph operator at North Bennington, fell from
the cars in attempting to get on while they
were in motion, and broke his leg, on the
morning of June Sd.
CONNECTICUT.
The senate has commenced the good work
OF reforming the judiciary, by the election
OF Messrs. Pardee and Phelps, in the place
OF Waldo and Seymour. The election in
the house is postponed until Wednesday :;
but it will most unquestionably complete the
choice.
Judge Talcott, of Rockville, was seriously
injured Thursday night by fall from a ter
race.
An act has passed both branches of the
general assembly incorporating the '.Connec-
ucut Arms and Manufacturing Company."
The capital stock Of the company is fixed at
S30O,000, with liberty to increase the same TO
an amount not exceeding $500 900. They
contemplate locating their principal place of
business in or near Hartford.
The election for Campaign officers" in the
Linonia society, Yale college, took place
June Sd. John W. Hicks was elected secre-
tary, and Henry P. Boyden senior orator.
Both are from Worcester
Mr.. Jeffrey o. Phelps of Simsbury has a
field of two acres of rye, which it is estimated
will average seven feet. Several stalks meas
ure l-2 feet.
A silver mounted gavel, made of Charter
Oak, is to be presented to the National Divis-
ION Sons OF Temperance-which meets in Hal
flax, Nova Scotia, the 1lth inst-by the
South Meadow Division of Hartford.
RHODE ISLAND.
Among the cOnyalescent soldiers recently
sent from the hospital at Portsmouth Grove,
r. l., to join their regiments, are Franklin L.
Bullard of the 18th Massachusetts regiment
and Cornelius Brscoll, of the DIST.
William Appleton, of Providence, has re-
ce!ved the first prize for Greek prose compo-
sltlon in Harvard University; and George w.
Carpenter has taken the first prize in Greek
in Brown University.
MISCELLANEOUS.
On the morning of June Sd, a train of
twenty-three cars, containing Mormon emf
grants, passed along the Central road on the
WaV for the Salt alra nOOptry