Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-30
0Oreester 4ailg Spp.
New England News summary.

Thomas Carrigg, in the police court at
Charlestown ON the 2Sth, was fined te N dollars
and costs, sentenced to twenty days impris-
onnlent in the house of correction, and was
ordered to give $1,000 bonds, for selling IL
qu0r.
The sum of $4,000, necessary to secure a
like amount rendered by a gentleman OF New
port, r. l., in behalf of Tufts college, has
been subscribed-three fourths of the amount
was presented by the members of the School
street church, Boston.
Matters at the navy yard are active. The
gunboats Saco, Troy and Acacia will 90 to
sea in IA short lime, also the sloop of war Sac
ramento. The Ella and Annie, TO be called
the Malvern, is in the dry dock, also the Har-
vest Moon is being rapidly equipped.
On the day before Christmas the city regis
trar Of Boston supplied twenty-four couples
with marriage certificates, being ten more
than were issued on the corresponding day of
last year.
iona. Dunbar and wife of Boston celebrated
their golden wedding and his seventy eighth
birthday on the evening of the 25th.
Nm Mccarthy, an assistant messenger of
the governor and council, received from these
Officials a Christmas gift of Sl20 for fidelity
displayed in the discharge of his duties.
Tie lliberna sailed for Galway. Tuesday
afternoon, with Is passengers and SIC, 900 in
specie.
Arrangements are under way to give the
Massachusetts 18th regiment, which has re-
enlisted tor the war, grand reception in Bos
ton.
Mr.. n. Pierce Of East Lexington has car
rled milk to Boston tor sXty-three years. ris-
ing at four o'clock every morning. For six
teen years he has never missed day in the
personal delivery Of his milk, and he still
keeps at it.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The Traveller says there is a deed in pre-
paraton at Dedham, which will require gov
eminent stamps to the extent of one thousand
dollars. 1t is the document which CONVEYS
the Midland railroad from its present prOpri-
etorS to its new owners, the company organ
lied to construct another railroad route be-
tween this city and New York-connecting
there with the Erie railroad and the west
ESSEX COUNTY.
white ermine was caught in the Rowly
woods a few days since. 1t was quite prize
as it is Il rare animal.
Israel Ii. Putnam, an extensive shoe man.
ufacturer iii Danvers, met with mauy losses
two years ago, and became solvent. He set
tied up for fifty cents on a dollar. But being
determined that none of his creditors should
lose by his misfOrtunes, he has since paid his
creditors the balance Of their demands, to-
gether with interest upon the same from the
time of his failure
The house OF S. N. Bray at Gloucester was
badly damaged by fire IN the 24th
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Rev. Mr.. Buck, recently of Plymouth, is to
be installed pastor Of the Unitarian church in
Fall River on the 3lst
Morse'S tack factory in Taunton has been
sold to Croker Brothers & Co., and will here
after be used for the manufacture of copper
nails.
The handsome collection of shells, valued
at $40, and drawn by gentleman of New
Bedford at the recent fair in Boston, has been
generously given 10y him to the high school
cabinet of that place.
Oliver NJ. Brownell and wife of New Bed
ford celebrated their silver wedding ON the
25th.
Hon. Ira Crockets, an influential citizen of
Portland, died on the 10Th, at the age of II
years.
The total value of foreign exports from
Portland last week was Sl64 GA 5o
One hundred and thirteen men, with nine
ty.two horses and oxen, put up al the two
hotels in the town of Princeton, on the 2lst
inst, on their way to the Numbering woods.
In the city of New Bedford, recently, the
wife Of one of the city fathers presented her
husband with three children at Il birth. The
delighted father took his little daughter, four
years old, to the new corners, when she
inquired, Spa, which one are you going to
keep?
The first sleigh of the season at New Bed
ford was seen on the afternoon of the 2Sth,
but that disappeared ut short notice.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
A fire broke out in building belonging to
the Springfield in sttution for savings in
Springfield on the night OF the 2Sth, damag-
ing the building and the property of Its occu-
pants to the amount Of $4,000.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
On the 10th, as three men were building a
road on Mt. Toby they found pair Of stone
boots, supposed to have been worn by old
Toby in the days of his youth.
MAINE.
The wife of Orlando Vittener of Concord
wandered from home in her night clothes, a
few nights since, and was found frozen to
death. She had been insane for some time.
Mr.. Reuben Simpson of Winslow. has
boards on his barn that were sawed at Fort
Point with whip saw, at the time Fort Hall
fax was built. They still in good state
of preservation.
An infant was frozen to death one day last
week, in Pittston, while both its parents lay
drunk
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Mr.. J. d. Farnsworth, editor of the Man
chester American, having been appointed
paymaster in the army, has sold his paper to
the Mirror, which will be published hereafter
by j. B. Clarke, under the title of the "Daily
Mirror and American"
VERMONT.
Since the last call, 400 recruits have en-
listed in old Vermont regiments and 40 in a
new regiment and battery.
CONNECTICUT.
Six hundred and twenty men have been on