Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-10-26
WORCESTER:

inns spirit of characterization is also mani
rested towards the principal of the school a
prayer time. SO says our correspondent, wht
also writes us long account of a chicken
stealing adventure by the Students Paine,
Journal.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Inc house of Calvin Carver in Pittsfeld
was entered on the night of the 2lst inst. b,
burglars and $3.50 taken from the pantaloon,
of Mr. Carver, in his bedroom.
An unlucky Friday in Cheshire, last week
brought all this: A bridge with James MahaI
and some cattle on it broke down and til,
driver was injured; son of Richard Prou
was badly burned by glass cylinder at tn,
glass factory; John Drscoll got caught in tn,
gearing of Dean & Martins mill, and was
good deal bruised; and valuable OK owne,
| by THOMAS DIN ran away and tore off boil
his horns.
There were six funerals in Pittsfeld on the
22d inst. There Is an unusual amount O
| sickness in that place
Mr.. b. f. Mills of Williamstown celebrated
his silver wedding on the evening of the 18th
inst
Shenff Root has scores of applications for
tickets to the jail yard at LcXoX, November 6,
when James Calender will be hung
j. M. Anthony and Henry Prentice, saloon
Keepers at PittSfeltl, were arrested on the
2l't inst. charged with aiding and advising a
soldier to desert.
Israel johnson, who has lived on Wilcox's
mountain, in the northwestern part of Pitts
held, has been engaged IN drvug Oft cattle
III the nelghborh0od belonging to various per-
sons, and selling them for his own benefit, and
mas thus far successfully evaded arrest.
MAINE.
The bell of BOwdpin college, weighing 200
pounds, was mysteriousy carried off a few
nights ago by the boys OF the college.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
On the 18th inst, as two men were out M.
on a hunting excursion in ,nway, one of
them, Leander Afford, attempted to part two
dogs who were fighting, by using the breech
OF his gun, when the charge exploded and
was lodged in his abdomen, causing death
On the 18th inst. the remains of Peter Mes
roe OF Freedom, who has been missing since
the 81 inst, were recovered from a body of
water near that place. There were strong
evidences of foul play, as blow had been in.
ll'cted upon his head and his wallet contain
ing some two hundred dollars, was missing.
Inc Jewelry store OF MIR. Elijah knights, at
concord, ON the q inst, was entered, and
quite an amount OF silver and plated ware was
taken.
little Irish woman in Exeter, carried
pumpkin, weighing forty four and half lbs,
nome on her head, "A few days since, it being
given t" her on condition that she should car
ry 1t home without touching her hands to 1t.
VERMONT.
The marry-in.hasie people are pettioning
the legislature to repeal the law requiring
public notice of intention of marriage.
The ill health of Edward Kirkland of Brat.
teb0ro will probably keep him out of the
senate tins season, so that only one senator
will represent Windham county.
A vicious horse kicked little daughter of
Louis Fournier Of Burlington ON the temple,
few days since, injuring her SO badly that
she is not expected to 1--we.
CONNECTICUT.
The Norwich Arms Company made a pres
ent ON the evening Of the 22d to Mr. Hall,
the superintendent Of the institution, which
consisted of solid silver tea set, costing five
hundred dollars
Bradley 4 Hubbard of Meriden, employ
over one hundred and fifty men in making
clocks plated ware, lamp trimmings. &c.
flock of thiry-tour fat sheep belonging to
Messrs. StetsOn OF Hartford, were nearly all
destroyed by set OF fcrOcoGs dogs on the
night of the 22d inst y valuable watch dog
chained in the inclosure was also killed by
them
Somebody sailing under the name of Har-
rls, Adams u Co., has been playing a conf
drnce game at New London, bv ordering ex-
tensivc shipments of leather from New York
and forgetting to pay for them.
They say that Beckwith, the owner of the
trottng horse, Prince, has been offered and
refused $751; 900 for him.
MONT fOur thouSnud nius nor lninutn arp
made Got from through Twelve hours every
day at the mandatory in Wihs!ed.
counterfeit ''tve" on the Oswegatchie
Bank of Ogdensburg N. Y, is in circulation
at Norwich. 1t is an imitation OF the genu-
inc, is well done, and calculated to deceive.
Gov. buckingham has appointed the goth
of November the day for the annual thanks
giving in Connecticut.
Two hundred and six conscripts' ''substi-
tutes" were sent from New Haven to South
Carolina tor the 10Th regiment, on the 22d
inst.
A girl named Margaret Mskll went to the
house Of Samuel Austin in Sutfitld, by whom
she had been formerly employed few days
since, filled her trunk with clothing, photo
graph album, &C., and LETT for New Haven.
An officer was put on her track, who succeed
ed in arrested her and securing most OF the
property.
young lady was in New Haven last week
who Is in the employ OF the United States
government, and belongs to the secret army
police. She is perfectly familiar with affairs
at Richmond has been an inmate OF Libby
Prison, and also connected with the prison at
Salisbury, y. c., and on many occasions has
furnished our army with much valuable intor-
nation.
While the City Guard of Hartford were on