Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-19


cows through the season. When the pigs
were little more than a year old, he slaugh
tered them, and found their net weight 3Sfl
pounds, and received for them 1907 IS. Du-
ring the year he made with them 60 cart loads
OF manure, reckoned to be worth 500 to his
crops. His labor, cartage, &C., taken into
consideration, the net profits come out
$l75 2S.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Thirtyone of the 80 men called for from
Great Darlington have already volunteered.
Miles Avery of Great Darlington has a
yoke of ''two year olds" that weigh $3.50.
Capt. Willie w. Rockwell, of the 3lst
Massachusetts regiment, son Of Hon. julius
Rockwell OF Plttsfeld, died at Baton Rouge
on the 30th inst, of typhoid fever. He was a
brave young officer Of only twenty-five years,
and faithfully kept the last pledge he gave his
mother at parting, Il will not disgrace you"
BRISTOL COUNTY.
On the llth, at Atteboro, Henry w. Man
chester, aged fifteen years, son of Mr.. Wyatt
Manchester, was drowned while crossing a
pond on his way to school.
MAINE.
The Lewiston journal says that it has been
estimated that the sum paid out in that city
annually for tobacco and segars is more than
the whole tax assessed by the city govern
mcnt
Three thousand men have already enlisted
who Will count on the quota of Maine under
the late call.
The wife of GOV. j. W. Dana of Maine,
died in Fryebufg on the 18th, quite suddenly,
Of pneumonia.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
precocious pullet in New Hampshire re-
Gently commenced laying when only 1--WE
mouths old, and produced thirty five eggs
without stopping to ''set.'
Keene is represented at the great Boston
fair by sleighs, fannes, shoe-pegs, crackers
soap, harnesses, and such things.
VERMONT.
The annual meeting of the State Teachers
Association will be held in Montpelier on the
18th, 18th, and I4th of January. Teachers,
superintendents, and friends of education,
throughout the state, will attend and partici-
pate.
Gov. Smith has postponed the execution of
Barnett & Kayanagh, which was to occur on
Friday of this week, I'LL Jan. 20.
Over 500 recruits have come into the Brat
tlcboro camp, and every day adds to the num-
Der; SO there is little doubt that the quota of
the state will be filled by volunteers. They
are being clothed, mustered in, paid, and for
walueu 10 'nIlF respective regiments as rap
iu'y "S PoSsi0ie'
nv CoNNECrlcuT.
Two young Scouqdreis OF moosup have
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us In n@iii''y - connexions, 49,
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Tue I'll, aV Tue eN'raoruihary age ol one nun
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- 100
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