Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-01-05

BOSTON AND VICINITY.

vessel from Boston, to be commanded by Cap
tain G. L. Tyler, with VIM. Gibbs of Wal
than as general agent. 1t is expected the
vessel will sail Wednesday afternoon.
The California residents in Boston held Z
meeting, Saturday, preparatory to a CRANE
welcome Of the California cavalry company
The company under military orders will en-
camp at Readville, but will probably be allow
ed to receive a public reception at Faneui
Hall.
The value OF the property of the Massachu
sets Horticultural Society is estimated al
| 500, 625 81. 1t is proposed by the society, in
cooperation with the corporators of Mount
Auburn cemetery, to convert portion of the
cemetery, now worthless, into ornamental
grounds, to be kept for these uses forever.
The prologue" read by Mr.. Emerson, al
the jubilee concert in Music Hall, on New
Years day, will appear in the next number o.
the Atlantic Monthly.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Salem Light Infantry, which has beer
on duty at fort Warren for six months, was
mustered out of service last week, and came
up to Boston with full band, attracting
much attention as they marched through the
streets to take the cars for Salem.
One hundred guns were fired in Haverhill
Saturday, and the bells rung for one hour, in
honor of the presidents proclamation.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
S. ii. Roper, of RoXbury, has invented a
steam wagon for common roads, which stops,
turns corners, backs, ''keeps to the right as
the law directs" and does many other intelli-
gent things under the hands of skilful driver.
1t will carry coal enough for days ride of
eighty miles.
BARNSTABLE COUNTY.
The usual fall school of mackerel did not
come into Barnstable bay this season. The
fishermen kept their nets down, however,
until within few days, getting more cold
fingers IN drawing the nets, than there were
mackerel taken.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Two boys, eleven and twelve years old,
named Thomas Clark and Albert Bangs,
broke through the ice, Friday, while skating
on Agawam river in Springfield, and were
drowned They were seen going down, but
could not be rescued.
The midnight express train west from Bos-
ton was thrown from the track, except the
sleeping car, Friday night, near Palmer, by
the breaking of truck. No one was injur-
ed. A special train went out from Spring
field for the passengers.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Gen. H. S. Briggs, who has beenill at Pitts
field, has suffered a relapse, induced by over
exertion with FESTIVE horse.-The inhabitants
of Williamstown hold town meeting on the
9th inst, to see about filling their quota under
the last call for troops.-Senator Pomeroy of
Kansas, is visiting at Pittsfield.
DIR. Collins of Great Darlington, stated at
the last meeting of the Berkshire district med
ical society, that he had received four hun
dred dollars for examining exempts, to which
he proposed to add six hundred dollars, and
distribute the whole with his own hands among
the sick and wounded soldiers.
MAINE.
Gen. Caldwell, who was wounded at Fred
ericksburg, is at his home in Bangor.-It is
expected that Generals Howard and Berry of
Maine will soon be appointed major generals.
The 9TH Maine regiment, reduced by. hard
service to twenty-five men, has not returned
home, as common report had it.
Rev. John Buzzell of Parsonsfeld, an
Evangelist preacher, now 95 years of age,
has recently had CHS youth renewed like the
eagles" receiving, by some strange trans
formation, new hair-the hair of his youth
new teeth, and new eyesight.
Nathan Nutter, Esq, venerable and emf
nent citizen of Portland, died suddenly, OF
heart disease, on Wednesday last. He wa,
for many years president of the Bank of Cum.
| berand, and was rs years of age.
| Thomas Rogers of Topsham has shot, since
last September, 1913 wild ducks at 80 shots
Once he shot at 8, once at IL, and once at ID
killing them all at the first shot.
VERMONT.
John Smith of Concord, an old man of sew
enty years, is under arrest for causing the
death of his wife, by pushing her down the
cellar stairs. She was found by her neighbor'
on Monday last, lying at the foot of the stairs
with her neck broken.
The son of Calvin j. Wright of St. Johns
bury some time since stepped on rusty nail
| which penetrated his foot. The wound ha(
| apparently healed; but on Friday last he wa
seized with lockjaw, and died in great agony
| CONNECTICUT.
The Hartford Times notices curiosity O
the war of 1912 in the shape OF red cottor
handkerchief taking OFF, the sutferings of thu
| people under the war taxes. In each corne
are grim-looking men with keys, rods, o.
other insignia of strong armed power and op
| pression-one of them, with paddock on his
| lips. In the middle is a large central figure
OF a fat man swelling out and bending unde
an enormous pile of documents on his head
| each labelled--thus -
Tax on Hearing, Seeing, Thinking, Walking, Cry
| ing, Children. sc.
|
Tax on Tiles. Windows, Doors, Bricks Goals, Salt
| Butter, Barley
| National Debt. New Loan.
| Tax on Tobacco-Malt Tax-Breeches Tax-Tax OIL
Hair Powder
Places Pensions = Sinecures - Secret Service
| Spies
| Out of the mouth of this obese suffere
| proceeds these words -
III they squeeze me much more, shall burst"
| The widow Lucy Bromley-sayS the Nor
witch Bulletin-who died at Jewett City, Oct
18th, 1882 was born June Goth, 1875. Sh'
had the time OF her death, one son, thirteel
grandsons, and three great grandsons, en-
gagged in the present war. One of her grand
sons served in the Mexican war, under la
Taylor, was wounded, and is now in command
| of fort Miff1in, Penn.
| Calvin Day, prominent merchant in Hart
| ford since 1924 has retired from business
| Frederick Tyler retires from the coal trade il
the same city after "a years experience
| Dwight McPardee of Hartford, treasurer o
the Hartford and New Haven railroad compa
ny, is succeeded by Charles M. Pond.
L. L. Thompson, young man seventeen
years of age, committed suicide at West Avor
on Sunday 9th ult., while laboring unde
temporary depression of mind. He was
promising youth with fair prospects, and host
of friends.
| RHODE ISLAND.
The Providence Post says serious affra,
occurred between two workmen in Fletcher
factory, Friday, in which one of them wa
dangerously injured-the trouble growing GU
of disagreement about the presidents pro
clamation.
William Jenny, living at Drownville, ha
| fbo