Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-11-18
MIppLEsEX COUNTY.


Phillip McGowan of LOWELL young man
OF eighteen years, became involved in fight
with Michael Mcdonald in that city. on the
evening of the 18th, when the latter drew a
knife and stabbed McGowan, from the effect
OF which he lived only few minutes.
On the night OF the 18th, the shoe store
OF Daniel Kittredge of Lowell, was entered
by rogueS, but nothing of value was taken.
The store of Stephen Barker, of the same
place, was entered on the same night, and
sixteen dollars in postal currency was taken.
An attempt was made on a junk store be-
longing to ono Longlcy, but without any sue
cess.
The enforcement of recent order from
Washington, requiring the discharge of tif-
teen per cent of the wOrkmen in the navy
yard, was commenced on the 10th. Some
OF the leaders i'll the late movement and
meetings Of the workmen, are said to be of
those already discharged.
Brig. Gen. George IL. Gordon was enthus-
astcally received at the reception rendered
nm In Framingham, on the evening of the
10th. Hon. Charles Il. Train presided, and
made brief but appropriate address. He
said that out of the eleven pupils VINO had
studied law with him (of which number Gen.
Gordon was one), nine had gone to the war.
Gen. Gordon was then introduced, who made
an eloquent address, urging the necessity of
more earneStness on the part of the north in
the war, IN order that it may be carried on
successfully.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Since the commencement of the present
month there have been recruited at Glouces-
ter for the United States steamer Niagara
about fifty men; the number of recruits for
the last five or six days averaging about six
daily.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
counterfeit So bill on the Western bank
OF Warren City, Pa, passed i'll spring
field on the 10th. The fellow attempted to
pass another one but they hadn't the change.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The new Congregational church at Hunt
ington was dedicated on the 11th, with appro~
pirate exercises.
A staging on j. Williams barn at Belcher-
town gave way on the 18th, and several men
who were at work upon it were precipitated
to the ground. One of them Thomas White,
struck the back of his head upon a rock, trac-
turing his skull SO badly that his life was de-
SPARED of; and another named George Keyes
had three ribs broken. The other men re-
ceiyed only slight injuries.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Willie II. Mum, six years of age, was run
over by horse and buggy IN Greenfield Il
few days ago. The wheel of the vehicle
passed over his skull, and other parts of his
body were seriously injured.
E. &. Crafts, of Whately, recently took up
swarm of bees that yielded 1870 pounds of
honey.
Alfred S. Belden, of Whately, purchased
eight acres of land, last spring, together with
twenty i've tons of manure, for $3.50. Two
6 Al,
two acres he applied the twenty-five loads of
manure and one ton of castor pomace, cost
ing S25, and set tobacco. AT harvest time he
obtained two tons of tobacco, worth $1,000,
forty bushels of corn worth $40, and ten tons
of hay worth Sl20, in all $ll60-thus paying
for the land in one year, and leaving $50 to
pay the work, profit, sc.
As Mr.. H. Osgood of Boston, and Miss
Abby Burrows of Bernardston. were amusing
themselves in skitf upon the mill dam at
Ashuelot Village on the 9th, the skiff went
over the dam, punging under the water and
striking against rock The persons were
uniniured, but they received thorough wet
ting
One day last week Katie Z. Pierce of Lev
erett, two and half years old, broke through
the covering of well, and fell twenty feet to
the bottom into four feet of water. There
were two supporters in the well, which divid-
ed it into equal parts 4; yet she was taken out
unhurt, though she was under water when as
sstance was rendered.
A flock Of about nine hunded sheep passed
through Greenfield one day last week. They
were from the northern part Of Vermont.
The Jury in the case of Amos Il. Reed
against the town of Deerfeld for damages re-
ceived on account of defective highway,
brought in a verdict on the l4th of $1,000 for
the plaintiff.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
In the of Lee alone twenty five extern
sive paper mills are located, all driven to
their tull capacity.
The down express train on the New York
Central railroad, while at full speed, on the
18th, was thrown off the track near Stock
port in consequence of the displacement of a
| switch. The engine was thrown into the bay
inside the track and the tender INTO the river
Several passengers were injured, but proba-
| bly, none fatally. Some of the cars were shat
tered. George Lyon, the engineer, was seri
ously injured, but he will probably recover.
MAINE.
S. w. Townsend OF Gardiner raised pig
4 this season, which at seven months and foul
dajs old weighed three hundred and thirty
! eight pounds, dressed.
j There have been three murder trials in tins
state within the last month-two at Farming
ton and one at Machias.
A Soldiers Monument Association ha
been organized at Norridgewock, of which
Judge Tenney is president.
The Skowhegan Bank was broken open oil
the 18th, bat the burglars became frightened
and left without any booty.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
A few nights since, large owl was caugf
in steel trap by Mr.. George L. Shepard [
Bedford. 1t measured five feet from tip t
tip of its wings.
The Nashua manufacturing company hav
recently received contract to furnish tn
government with 3l5, 200 army drawers.
A man who gave his name as Samuel A
Faulkner, and says he is from Wayne county