Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-06-03

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Thomas Price, for many years connected
with the theatres of Boston and New York.
both as actor and prompter, died in Cambridge
the 30th ult
A lad named Charles Gibson was drowned
while bathing in Chelsea on the evening of
June LIST.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The main building of the high school house
which is soon to be erected at Northampton,
will be forty-sx by seventy eight feet, three
stories high, besides basement, with two
story wings on the east and west sides, each
twenty by thirty-siX feet Two cupolas will
surmount the main building. The three school
rooms will seat three hundred and sixty-three
pupils.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
John w. Adair, OF Deerfield, Cheapside,
has been pardoned out of the house of cor
rection, where he was sentenced for one
year. He had served out about half of his
term.
Since the fifty-second regiment left Camp
Miller at Greenfield, there have been forty
five deaths in the regiment, all of them
from disease. Eleven of these were in COM
pany d.
The name of Rowe originally was Nyrifeld.
At the time of its incorporation in 1885, it
WIN
of the same name, who was then president
OF the senate, and who promised to give
the town a bell, but he failed to redeem his
promise.
Four persons were drowned in Moosehead
lake June LIST, by the capszing of canoe.
VERMONT.
The Passumpsic river railroad from Barton
to Newport is nearly completed.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
1t is proposed to light the factories in New
market, by gas brought eight miles in pipes
from Exeter.
New Hampshire has filled her quotas in
full under all of the previous calls for
troops, and has a surplus Of over one hun
dred men.
They tell big stories up in New Hampshire.
Here is one 1.-THE editor of the Dover Ga
zette has seen some string beans which were
raised in that city in the open air. In some
of the pods were beans almost full grown"
Here is another &C. W. Clark of Exeter
has trained pig, abont six weeks old, in the
way he shonld co. He is one of the wonders
of the world. At the sound of Mr.. CTS voice
the pig is on hand, and will follow him for
miles like dog. He will go in thewoods and
swamps, and is always on hand for frolic.
Mr.. G. thinks he can learn him to jump the
rope, bring in wood, and learn the alphabet"
That will do"
CONNECTICUT.
The Hartford Courant says counterfeit fifty
cent postal currency notes are in general cir
culatlon in that city. 1t is well to look out
for them. 1t says the engraving is rather
coarse and blurred, but the appearance is such
as not to excite suspicion. On the right hand
lower corner are the words ''postoffce" run
together; in the genuine the words are di-
vided thus: "post-office."
The report that the old Mansfield homestead
in New Haven was to be demolished is untrue.
The house was built in 1880. When the Brit
ish came to New Haven in 1879 they were
fred upon by some of our soldiers from be-
hind this house, and the marks of some of the
bullets which were sent back are still visible.
A gentleman thought he was robbed of $500
at the Naugatuck railroad station on Monday
week. Two men were suspected and arrest
ed, and while talking the matter over the loser
put his hand in an outside pocket, where he
found the identical pocket book, with the
money in it.
William Daily, steam fire engineman in
New Haven, can, the word being given, start
from bed, dress himself, light the gas, bride
the horses, hitch them to the engine, and drive
out of doors, ready for action, in exactly so
seconds. He'll do
RHODE ISLAND.
A young man who had been residing in
Pawtucket, was on the Both ult arrested for
deserton from the 29th Massachusetts regi-
ment. During the peninsula campaign, he
was hurt, allowed to come home, and it was
supposed had obtained discharge on account
Of physical inability. He neglected to do so,
whatever might have been his claims for one,
and made no attempt to conceal himself.
The new city government of Providence
was organized on June LIST, when mayor
Knight delivered the annual address to the
city council. James S. Ham was elected
president of the board Of aldermen, and VIM.
Binney president of the common council.
Mrs. Peter Parker of Boston died suddenly
on the night ofthe 3lst ut., at the Aquidneck
House, Newport, r. l. She attended church
during the day, and retired in her usual
health.
RHODE ISLAND.
An agent has been sent to Kansas to select
the 10000 acres recently given to Brown
University.
The city clerk of Providence, in his quar-
terly report of moneys received tor licenses,
showed the receipts to have been SIS, $50, of
which 1924 were from liquor dealers. He
should give the pauper and criminal expenses
next.
The examining board of the naval academy
at Newport continued to hold their sessions
during last week. On the 2Sth ult. the mid
shipmen were addressed by Hon. Edward Ev-
erett. After the address, Commodore Blake
presented each of the graduating class with
diploma The following were from New Eng
land George H. Wardligh of New Hamp-
shire; Charles H. Cravan of Maine; Frank
Wildes of Massachusetts.
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A CARD,-The Soldiers Relief Committee would ex-
thanks 10 Iizzie Racon Grace whit.