Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-31
MOrtester Dailp Syn.
New EngIand news summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY

INC custom mouse at Boston Will be CLOSED
on New Years day for the completion of re
pairs.
John Hawthorn, sailor belonging on board
the U. S. ship Ticonderoga, was found MUIR
dered on Prince street, Boston, at | o'clock
A. II. on the Both.
j. Albert Sprague fell through an aperture
of the floor of the lower story of the unfin-
ished City Hall in Boston, distance of 70
feet, from the effects of which he died about
an hour after.
Mrs Church of Newtonvlle, while shop
ping in Boston, on Tuesday, met with an
extraordinary accident which is described in
the Journal. frightened horse suddenly
turned corner on Court street, coming on
the sidewalk. The hoop skirt of Mrs. C.
caught in the runaway carriage, and she was
dragged with lightning speed on the ice and
pavement from Court street through Bowdon
square, and down Cambridge street past
Stamford street, when the horse was stopped
and the lady eXtricated. She was not killed,
but feartully bruised.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Isaac Ariel, formerly Of Squawbetty, in the
vicinity Of Taunton, has just received a sem
tence, in Washington, of two years hard la
Dor on the government works, for desertion
from the 9TH regiment.
ceiveG on Christmas, from his parishiouers,
valuable gifts OF furniture 10 the amount of
$500.
vi eleven obituary notices in the New Bed
ford Mercury, on the 10Th, the ages average
eighty years and ten months. The oldest
person was ninety-two years, seven months,
and all but four were over eighty years old
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The managers of the Christmas ball at
Belchertown didn't want to show partially
and so invited all the clergymen in town.
The receipts were Sl92.
The unusual number of 66 deaths have oc-
Cured at Belchertown this year, or one to
ABOUT every AZ inhabitants. Three parsons
have died who were over 90, and twenty-one
who were under 20 years of age.
Arms Bardwell, hoop-skirt and port mon
ale manufactures in Northampton, sold lot
of goods to firm in St. Louis, in 1860. The
breaking out, all business was destroyed in
that vicinity, and the firm settled up their ac-
counts for fifty cents on the dollar. A day or
two since Arms 6 Bardwell received a check
for the balance Of the principle, together with
interest, The members of the firm are Ger
mans, and they took an active part in sustain
ing the government, when loyalty in that
city meant something more than mere empty
words.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
A house at PiltSfeld, belonging to Norton
Packard. was destroyed by fire on the night
of the 23d.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Eight citizens in the north part of Sunder-
land will petition the legislature to be set off
to Montague: They are aggrieved because
Sunderland has abolished school districts.
MAINE.
The Lewiston journal tells the story of a
chap without money, travelling on the Grand
Trunk Railroad, pledging his trunk, (Which
was very heavy) to the conductor, for his
fare, and leaving it at the Danville juno
ton. After keeping it tor a year, it was
opened and found to contain a good chunk
of wood
Spurious threes upon the Manufacturers
and Traders bank, Portland, are in circu.
lation.
Rev W. Lovejoy, Universaist minister of
Dexter, has enlisted as private in the LIST
Maine cavalry, and leaves for the seat of
war next week.
The Portland glass works, which have re-
Gently gone into operation, have erected four
buildings, and have already successful bust
ness.s The company has a hundred thousand
dollars invested.
On the 2fth, Edwin Jones, II years, Jos.
Huston q veprs and r. Tittle 7 years
were droyna5 in thn Damariscntta rivcr n,m'
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foo near lha channel
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Of Waldo. containinp twenty f We tons Of hav
with all his grain and farminp fools were con-
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