Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-01
General News summary.


| BOSTON AND VICINITY.
very large meeting was held at the ole
south church on Sunday evening, Goth, in
| behalf of the freedmen Of the Mississippi val
| ley. Gov. Andrew presided, and addresses
were made by him. Rev. Mr.. Flicker, chap
LAIN of the Kanses cavalry, Rev. Edward E
Hale, Charles Demand and Hon. Jos. Hill
lard
The ancient and NEST lovely of the Boston
churches, Kings chapel, is to boast of some
beautiful and costly stained glass windows,
made in Munich; the present of John A. Low
ell. The workmen are putting them up, and
they will be first uncovered on Christmas day.
Charles l.. Whitcomb and Harlan p Will
son, who were accidentally drowned near Ne
ponset last week, were young men of the
highest character. They had a passion for
boating, and last year made trip round Bos-
ton. Starting from South Boston IN their
canoe, they went to Neponset, up the Nepon-
set river through Milton, Mattapan, Fair
mount and Hyde Park-up Mother brook to
Mill Village and Dedham, and SO through
WATERFOWL to Charles river, and thence to
Charlestown and the harbor again, camping
out two nights, and making the trip in fifty
two hours.
Capt. John Clark, who has been at Long
Island for some time past has been ordered to
report to Maj. Gen. Butler, with whom he
servedin New Orleans.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The New Bedford Mercury SAYS WIN.
Thompson, colored man about sixty years
OF age, well known to many of our citizens as
"Stuttering William" was found dead in his
bed on Saturday morning in a small house
occupied by him on Kempton street. Kind
hearted, faithful, and honest, he was also a
periodical drunkard, squandering in few
Gays revel the earnings of months. This is
the secret of poor Williams lonely death.
Charles Randall of Taunton; brakeman
on the Middleboro and Taunton railroad, fell
between the cars near Weir Station, on the
evening of the 2Sth inst, and was instantly
killed.
Robert Whitefeld, (colored) aged fifteen
years, was arrested at FairlIaven on the eve
ming of the 29th, for stealing quite sum of
money from Daniel Shove of New Bedford.
He had spent nearly all the funds when cap.
tured, and is said to be an old hand at the
business, as he was boarding at the house of
correction but short time since.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
A little girl in Hyanns gathered twelve
bushels of cranberres in the short period of
eight days.
Mr.. f. Z. Tobey, well-known trader in
Hyannis, while in Boston day or two since,
was taken with a sudden profuse bleeding at
the nose, from the effects of which he died a
short time after.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
bale OF cotton recently received by VIM.
Pollock of South Adams, contained stick of
yellow pine weighing 1856 pounds, which at 80
cents per pound cost Sl6S.40.
party of sportsmen shot fourteen rabbits
In West Mountain, Pitts6eld, on the 26th.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
H. A. hinge, OF Monson, has raised, this
year, 275 bushels of turnips on 70 rods of
ground. The seed was sown July 80.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The day brothers, who are the most extern
sive farmers in the vicinity of Northampton.
have increased their flock of sheep from three
to eight hundred. They are fatting sixty head
of cattle, some of which are promising follow
ers OF the great Day oxen, These monstrous
animals weigh considerable over 5000 pounds,
and are still growing. Their diet is a BUSH
ell of corn meal and all the hay they can eat
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
David Putnam, Dr., of South Lyndeboro,
raised this season, pumpkin which weighed
one hundred and twelve pounds. 1t measured
six feet around it one way and five and half
the other.
call has been issued for a Union state
SOifVhtibH. u Dt HOtubn on w euneSQdV,
Jan. g. 1864 at the Phenix Hall, Concord, Of
delegates representing all the people of the
state of New Hampshire in favor of sus-
tanning the national administration in the
vigorous and effective prosecution of the
war against treason and rebellion, and of
maintaining at all hazards in their original
integrity, the constitution and Union of the
United States, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for governor and railroad commits
sloner, to be supported at the ensuing state
election.
VERMONT.
Halt dozen men have been arrested in
Rutland, for carrying on a systematic course
of thieving About $1,000 worth of goods of
every Sort from cheese to hoop skirts, were
recovered.
John A. Darling hotel keeper in Lyndon,
was recently fined $50 and costs, amounting
to over 500, for violating the liquor law.
RHODE ISLAND.
Two trains on the Stonington railroad col
lided on the evening of the 2Sth, near Groton.
Fortunately, none OF the passengers were in
Jured, though the cars were badly broken up
Mr. Frank G. Rice of Newport was so Sc
verely injured internally, one day last week,
in consequence of his horse taking fright, that
his recovery is considered very doubtful.
Hon. VIM. p. Sheffield of Newport has been
awarded $4,000 damages by the U. S. circuit
court for injuries received in New York city,
few years ago, by reason of defective
street.
The Providence aid society has, during the
past year, rendered assistance to 1878 fami-
lies, numbering 4466 persons. The available
funds of the society have amounted for the
year to S3l66 %, OF which the sum of 2849 SO
has been expended.
CONNECTICUT.
The Hook and Eye Company in Waterbury
contemplate moving to Walcottville. next
spring. Its capital is $50 ,000
New Haven, at the town election on the
9th, gave republican majority. Since 1856
it has been strongly democratic, but this year
the republican gain was GAO.
A young man living in Hartland, with a
family which brought him up, recently died,
and to save the expenses both of coffin and