Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-06-01
General News Summary

The semi-annual supper of the Boston re-
porters which to them is the brightest fea-
ture of anniversary week-was held at the
Parker House Saturday evening.
The Hancock House is to be taken down
with care and rebuilt upon lot of land on
the Back Bay, given by the city for the pur-
pose.
The boating season upon Charles river has
now fairly begun. The races for the Beacon
cup with 5000 in prizes, will take place on
the 18th inst. For the city regatta of July
4th, prizes to the amount of $775 are offered.
Samuel Hatch sold at auction on Saturday,
the estate on the corner of fremont and
Bromfield streets, known as the "Studio
Building" to Mr.. c. T. Childs of Providence,
Il. l., for $257 900.
Gov. Andrew sent to Washington one hun
bred dollars worth of oranges and lemons, on
Saturday, for the use of Massachusetts SOL
diers in the hospitals.
1t has been decided to expend one omar
ter of the million dollars appropriated at the
last session of the state legislature for coast
defences, to the purchase of the Whitworth
and Bakely guns, provided that they can be
obtained.
The teachers of New Hampshire propose to
visit Boston and Cambridge on Friday and
Saturday. On Friday they will examine the
Boston schools under the direction of the SUI
perntendent, Mr.. Philbrick. They have been
invited to visit Prof. Agassiz's museum of
comparative zoology at Cambridge on Satur-
day morning and at one o'clock P. NJ on Sat-
urday, the Brooklne Rites-a boys company,
number 70 members-will give an illustration
of their drills in Faneul Hail. 1t is thought
that about three hundred will attend.
Telegraphic communication is to be estab-
lished between Fort Warren and Bosten.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY
James Black, eight years of age, was
drowned on the 2Sth ult. in the Suffolk canal,
Low ell. He was playing on a tree, the
branches of which hung over the water.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The extensive baking establishment of
Thomas Austin & Co., in West Lynn was
entirely destroyed by fire on Saturday.
Messrs. Austin & Co. had government con-
tract for furnishing hard bread for the army
and navy, and lost one thousand barrels of
bread and six hundred of flour.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The amount of United States taxes submit
ted to the collector of the eastern Hampden
district is $Gl20 81.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
a distressing accident occurred at Wesl
Worthington, on the evening of Nav 9th,
about O'Clock, which caused the death of
three ladies. ID. w. Beals, a Miss Beals,
Cornella Brown, and two children of David
Jones, went sailing on Gaylord's pond, and
by some cause the boat sunk, and all were
drowned hut Mr.. Beals and the two cbildren
The town census of Easthampton shows
that place to be in a thriving condition. The
population numbers 1852, Of whom l1O5 are
males and l347 females.
MAINE.
The man who has been robbing the mails
between Bangor and CALAIS for the last month
or two was arrested in Wesley on Thursday. 4
The Machas Union publishes an account
of the celebration of the one hundredth ami
versary of that city. The usual ringing of
bells, the firing of cannon, speeches, and a
great procession were the order of the day.
Prominent in the procession was large ket-
tie containing fourteen bushels of clans,
drawn Oh cart by pair of oxen, which CLAIMS
were made into can enormous chowder."
The Portland papers say that, at the store
of prominent merchant there, there is win
dow which will shake violently at the word OF
command from the book-keeper employed in
the establishment, and stop shaking at his will
1t will shake long time or short, affirmative
ly or negatively, in answer to questions
William Greenlow of Presque Isle was
drowned May 18th, on the Baskahegan stream