Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-09-08
General news summary.

down on the 9th inst, under the weight of
wood and coal placed upon it, and some seven
or eight hundred tons of coal fell into the
dock.
A colored man named Turner, engaged in
washing windows of the Bowdoin Square Bap-
fist church, Boston, on the 9th inst, fell some
twenty feet to the sidewalk, and was so seri-
ously injured that it is doubtful whether he
survives.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The cabinet factory of L. j. and e. NJ
Clapp of Milton, was destroyed by fire on tile
31inst. Loss $1,000.
Mr.. Ebon Tolman, whose death took place
at Dorchester on the 9th inst, was town clerk
there. His grandfather, father and himself
have held the same office about sixty years.
with the exception of one year only. Mr.
Tolman was a worthy and highly esteemed
citizens.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Brig Gen. L. w. Kinks was married to
Miss Elizabeth Nichols of Cambridge, on the
Sd inst. Gen. Devens, Major Cross of the
9th New Hampshire regiment, Major Rice of
the 18th Massachusetts, and Lieut.. White of
the I'd heavy artillery, acted a groomsmen.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Purlin Shearer of Palmer has an apple
tree, the limbs of which have successfully
put forth blossome during the past few weeks.
Enoch Houston, workman in the Water
Shops at Springfield, was wounded in the eye
while at work on the 9Th, by small piece of
steel which flew from under his hammer The
opening made was quite small, but Il portion
the eye passed out, and the result will be loss
of vision, if not loss of the eye. The steel
yet remains, having entered in such way
that it could not be taken out.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Spencer Parsons of Northampton had four
valuable sheep killed on the 4th, belonging to
Elias Branan
The camp meeting of the Second Advents
commenced at Alton bay on the 1th inst, and
Will continue through the week.
The tobacco crop in Winchester, which is
now being harvested, is above the average
yield and will bring the producer large
profit
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Winter is coming. The White mountains
have been visited by snow storm.
VERMONT.
Two towns in this county are utterly desti-
tute of coppcTheads. The vote in Poultney
and Ira was as follows :-Poultney for Smith,
lGG; Redtield none. Ira, Smith, 81; Redfcld
unconstitutional Herald.
One of the two members elect of the Ver-
turns out to be an unqualified Union man
The returns from one hundred and forty
one towns give Smith (Union republican,
20,75S votes, and Redfeld (democrat) 773S,
making Smiths majority SO tar 1000.
C0NNECrIcuT.
The Meriden Recorder is the name of a
new weekly published in West Mcriden.
Among the new counterfeits detected dur
ing the past week, the following is mentioned ::
Bank of New England GoUdspead's Landing,
COnn.-hves, spurious. Wig, steamboat I'M
der Roadway; portrait eacii end pasted on
upper corners.
The store mill erecting at Stafford Springs
by G. Fox 4 Co., and that of that of the Con-
verseville company, are nearly completed.
The Hope mill az Staff lr,iville i, also arisin g
out of its ashes. The Eagle furnace property
at the Old Furnace village has been purchased
by Bolton, Fairman Harvey, who will en-
large the buildings, and put in steam power
for manufacturing purposes.
The college students have recently return
ed from pedestrian trip from New Haven to
the White Mountains, upon which they start
ed July LIST. They slept under a roof only
one night during the time. They had the APP
pearance of raw recruits or conscripts, and
were stopped as deserters a few times on the
road by government officers, but after show
ing their passes signed by the mayor and other
gentlemen of New Haven, they were allowed
to go on their way rejoicing.
A pleasant and Guite remarkable family
gathering took place last week in Enfield,
seven brothers and three sisters, all the child
rem of the family, meeting at the residence of
one of their number, j. ID. White. Their
ages range between 81 and so years, and the
meeting after many years of separation was
indeed happy one.
Albert Fosher, boy about fourteen wears
of age was arrested on the 9th inst. for steal
ing money from the pockets of workmen in
the employ of o. S. Kelsey of Hartford.
RHODE ,s,.Np
Rrio Cen Anderson has assup,ed ,.o,, ,p,.,,d
of Fort Adams. IN place of Lient CnI San.
derson. who has been transferred and ,,ron,n-
ted to colonel of the 1911, infantry in The reon-
lar army He is At nrnsant oss;1nod a nIsno
as chief of Gen. Rosecrans' staff,
Timothy M. Rahellev of Newnort exnired
on the 18th ultimo. at the great age of IO3
wears and ten months ME- RnbeIIev was
native of Ireland and FIR forty vears was in
the employ of the great li6erator DANIEL
O'Conncll.
Two bows were plaving in n Iumber YARD at
Pawtucket ON the bth inst. when n milo of
lumber fell over on them One how was ex-
treated unburt. tho nthor a son of Mr. Roh-
ert Uumnhrnv was annarnntlv bollv bnrt
Part of the boards Law arro.s his neck IN snch
n manner MS tn nrod,Ice strangulation II ;s
honed he will recover
The iail at Newnnrt is ,Vithout a tenapt
Better iii II with same of the thieves onerat.
inc So extnnsiveIv in that v;ri,;tv