Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-11

The legislature will be petitioned at the
next session by Chauncey Page and others OF
Boston, for an act of incorporation as the
Mattapan Horse Railroad Company, to run
from Boston to the navy yard in Charlestown.
Samuel r. Spinney has been nominated
for mayor Of Boston, by men who are trying
to engineer their way under the guise of Pc
culiar friendship to the trades union.
Michael Kelley of Boston, beat his wife on
the Sth, and then threw a flat iron at the Off
Ger who arrested him, fatally niuring him.
He is now confined and will be tried for as
saut with intent to kill
Boston merchants are trying to have a line
of mail steamers between the "city of no.
tons" and Buenos Ayres via Rio Janeiro.
They will apply to congress for aid.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
At the annual meeting of the MiddleSex
North agricultural Society, held in Lowell,
on the Sth, George w. Coburn of Dracut was
elected president for the ensuing year, W. f.
Salmon of Lowell, secretary, and A. w. But
trick of Lowell, treasurer.
Rev. Carlton Parker, formerly representa-
tive in the legislature from birmingham, but
for seven years settled in Hebron, Maine, has
gone south to labor among the freedme.I.
Mr.. Silver, of Lowell, working with cir
cular saw, on the 9Th, was fatally injured BY
piece of wood that was thrown off from the
saw.
ESSEX COUNTY.
On Monday last a smart young mare, be-
longing to Mr.. l. w. Andrews of Bedford,
having been left united, startedavith a light,
open sulky and ran seven miles, in the course
of which she turned six corners, without do
ing the least damage to herself or the carriage
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
I,put Gov Hrask has Unnn IN tho potouoo
army to see how many Springfield men will
Te-enlist.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
John Dickinson of Amherst, father in law
OF l.. Il. Bottwood, postmaster of that place,
died very suddenly on the Sd. He was once
Judge OF probate for Washington county, Me-,
and removed to Amherst in 1910. He leaves
a large estate.
Samuel Wiliston has added $4,000 to the
PERMANENT funds of Wiliston seminary
This, together with the gymnasium, which is
in process OF construction, at cost of not
less than $4,000, will make the magnificent
sum Of $4,000, which Mr.. Willston has
given to this single institution.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
house belonging to Aaron J. Kidder, in
Warwick, which was unoccupied, was de-
stroyed by fire few nights since.
Thieves who steal cider at South Deerfeld
have funny way of leaving brief moral max
inns tor the benefit of their victimS-probably
considering the advice worth as much as the
cider.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
1t is magnificent skating in old Berkshire,
and the winter sport OF fishing through the ice
has commenced Quantities of pickerel are
taken daily from ponds in different parts of
the county.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
1t cost, says the Dover Gazette, $3.50, re-
Gently, to get the body of New Hampshire
soldier from Baton Rouge to New Hampshire,
and regular charges at that.
In Tamworth there are five persons who
have entered on the tenth decade OF life.
jonathan Moulton who is 95 years old, Ste
phen Philbrick who is SO, Henry Wiggn 90,
and Mrs. Sally Mason 81.
MAINE.
In Augusta, on the 7th, there was fire at
the barracks at Camp Reyes by which two sol
diers, who could not escape in season, were
burned to death.
VERMONT.
Fourteen buildings are to be Immediately
erected at Montpelier, for barracks and hos
pitfalls.
man named Abijah Gardner was found
dead, with his face covered with blood, in st.
Adams, on Friday. Foul play is susp ected.
Major Charles Jarvis, of the 9th Vermont,
killed by the rebels ins North Carolina, was a
son of the late consul sJarvis, of Weathers-
field, and graduate of the University of Ver-
mont, class of 1899.
There are titty-ive seminaries and acade-
mics in Vermont.
CONNECTICUT.
Gen. Williams of Norwich was run into on
the Sth, by hack, and received injuries%of
serious character, which was attributed to the
carelessness of the driver.
The Merchants and Manufacturers Bank of
Hartford contemplate the idea of changing
their corporation to a national bank.
The famous Stanley will case, involving
considerable property in Hartford, including
the homestead Of the late Col. Colt has been
decided in favor of the defendants, i. e. Mrs.
Colt, &C., by the United States circuit court.
RHODE ISLAND.
The watch which belonged to Commodore
o. II. Perry, who was native Of Newport,
has been found in Iowa. 1t is heavy bull
bous, English affair, and is inscribed, "Pre-
scented to Oliver H. Perry by his father, 1904"
Abraham Fields farm house at Bull Hill,
South Sctuate, was burned down on the eve
ming of the 9th.
The colored madens of Providence and vi
cinity on the 8th presented to the LIST battal-
ion l4th Rhode Island regiment (artillery)
handsome yellow silk flag. The governor
and many distinguished persons were pres
emf John &. Waugh, (colored,) Virgin
ian, made the speech of presentation.
Elder Joshua Clarke of the LIST Seventh
day Baptist church in lIopkinton, has accept
ed a call to the pastoral care of the church III
Albion, Wisconsin.