Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-08-19

both sank twice when their cries were heard
by Mr.. Caldwell, who with much difficulty
succeeded in placing both boys, nearly eX.
hausted, on the spars.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Mr.. Daniel L. Morrison, one of the select
men of Methuen, picked bueberry the past
week that measured tIco inches in circumfer-
ence, and asks who can beat it.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Mr.. A. Robinson of Attleboro had two
horses killed by lightning on the 10th.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Last week the bell at CRANKY tolled for
deaths four days in succession, an event new
er known before in the history of the town.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Joshua Thornily has raised ripe tomato
weighing two pounds.
S. Gaige, of Jonesvile, Mich, and Mat
thew Chapman, of Greenfield, one day last
week caught $50 trout up Fall river in Yer
mont.
Hon. Sanford Goddard, of Montague, had
two cows killed by lightning on the 18th.
John Morrissey, the noted New York pugi-
! list, has been in Greenfield the past week, fur
nishing substitutes for drafted men. The
| substitute business appears to be brisk. No
| less than seven persons are engaged in fur-
| nishing them.
The tobacco crop promises better than
month ago, but in many towns will fail con-
siderably behind the average yield. Many of
| the towns back from the Connecticut valley
are making attempts to raise 'the weed" this
year, but the land is so poor it will hardly get
started before frost comes.
Daniel Chaplin, of Mortified, fell to the
floor and instantly expired, after his usual
| days work, few days since
The Cushman library at Bernarlston, will be
dedicated August 20th, There will be an ad-
dress delivered by Hon. George 7. Davis, of
Greenfield and poem by Mr.. 2. p. Brown
| of jacksonville, VT. Dr. NUyes Barstow will
| be the librarian.
The recent rains were unusually heavy in
| some towns of Franklin county, especially in
| New Salem, Leverett and Coloraine. Roads
and bridges were washed away, also one or
| two mills.
| AT Gill on the 18th, Edgar Davenport fell
from load Of hay and one of the cartstakes
penetrated the left side of his face, tearing
away almost the entire cheek.
MAINE.
Two ladies of Houlton. the other day, when
engaged in blueberryihg, were surprised at
| the sudden appearance of a bear in the
bushes, not two rods from them. Bruin gave
| growl, and the way crnoine skedaddled from
that place wasn't slow.
| VERMONT.
There is a stone in the cemetery at Ben
| nington Center which was erected one hun
dred years ago, and is yet in good state of
preservation.
The anniversary Of the battle of Bennington
was celebrated ON the 18th with burlesoue
military display.
Commencement occurred at Norwich (mlli-
tAry) University. Besides the addresses of
the seven cadets who graduated there were
addresses during the week by Rev. James d.
Butler of Madison, Wis, George w. Bungay
and Rev. Francis Vinton, d. D., of New
York, and a poem by VIM. Winter of New
York. There are now about one hundred ca
diets at the university.
One Loomis. Misunderstanding of tho ''a"Ul-
Implicated and arrested.
CONNECTICUT.
Joseph Stllman Hubbard, professor of
mathematics in the United States navy, and
one of the officers of the National Observatory
at Washington since its foundation, died at the
residence of his MOTHER in New Haven Aug
ust 10Th, 1868, aged 40 years.
An old copy of a bible was discovered in one
of the bookstores at Hartford day or two
since 1t was ''Implfnted at London by Rob
ert Barker, Printer to the Kings mott Excel
lent Majestic, 1911" In the family index the
first name which appears is ''Wm. Burton,
born Friday, Dec. II, 1913" Several per-
sons of the same name are mentioned, and the
generation runs into the family name Of Love.
The text in this and our bibles differs in sew
eral places Our bible says that Adam and
Eve, discovering they were naked, made them
selves aprons of fig leaves. This book says
they made breeches. According to this, Eve
wore breeches well as some women of our
day. In the l4th verse of the 9th chapter of
Genesis our bible says, ''Make thee an ark of
gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the
ark" This book reads, "Make the ark Of
pine treeS-thou shalt make cabins in the ark"
Buckland'S paper mill at Pequ mock was
destroyed by fire on the 10th, with $1,000
worth of finished paper. Loss $4,000; in
sured for SIS, 500. The Waterman of the mills
is missing, and it is supposed he persisted in
the flames.
hard story is told of a returned soldier,
who had had a leg twice amputated as the re-
suit of battle wounds, from which he had not
recovered. When he reached Hartford the
other day, not a hackman could be found will
ling to take hi.n to his ONE, and he started
out on crntches, till his strength failed entire
ly, and he was cared for by some charitable
citizens.
Horatio Ames of Falls Village, proposes to
make fifty 800 FOUNDER wrought iron riled
cannon, of ten inch calibre, to weigh about
$4,000 pounds, to carry 100 pounds of powder
and 800 pound ball to the charge. The gun
selected for trial shall stand 1000 rounds with
ont bursting.
Mr.. Hillyer, the cashier of the Etna bank
at Hartford, shot an American bittern, on
the l4th instant, in a pond near his resi-
dence.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Indiana has sent 102, 1913 troops into the
field since the war began. She has also or.
ganized an active militia force, called the In
diana Legion, for home defense.
new disease has made its appearance
among horses in the federal camps in Vir-
ginia. The horses are well in the morning,
refuse a portion of their GA 5 at midday at
evening cannot swallow at all, and in few
hours after they die. Examination goes to
show that their trouble is very much like the
diptheria.
The New York Herald says the genuine cop
perhead platform is, ''The Union as it was I'M
der Buchanan, the constitution as it is under
JEFF. Davis
A raft containing 10000 feet of lumber
was lately tow ed across Lake Michigan and
consigned to some of the largest lumber yards
in Chicago.
A party OF Bedouin Arabs arrived in New
York by the steamer Hecla. They propose
giving exhibitions in that city, showing the pc
culiarties of their sports and other social in
situations.
Hon. Charles Sumner has accepted an invi-
taton to deliver an address in New York city
l.