Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-18

The Boston Transcript says lady has Of
tered the managers ofthe sanitary fair goat.
but the gift was declined because he would
not Support the government without an if or
but" and they think that "we must draw the
line somewhere"
As young man named Sylvester, in the
employ of Dodge & Co., of Boston, was re-
turning home from collecting tour in Maine
on the 18th, he was robbed by some one in
the cars between Bangor and Portland of four
thousand dollars.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The Lowell Courier saw that the cattle
disease has made its appearance in l..,tlet,,n.
within few days. One man, Mn Andrew
Priest has been obliged, within day or two,
to kill sixteen head of cattle, and others are
fearful Of being obliged to make sacrifices of
the same character.
ESSEN COUNTY
Miss Lander is about to exhibit in Salem
her statue Of Virginia Dare, the first Child of
English parentage born in America This
statue has an eyentful history. 1t was sculp.
tered IN Italy, eiippedat Leghorn, and wreck.
ed on the coast OF op ~, off the harbor Of
Pdlos, the port from which Columbus set sail.
Alter lying for a time in the ''mysterious
main it was ia,iSat = s',s.u. ,,rrg ,-,s4.i
y VI is+ i>s2As x ne inner n.I,ers. anu Is
the public view.
X. S. Spoliord of Newburyport, at a ioli-
ticauOn over the democratic triumph at the
Newbaryport municipal election, gave as
toast:-"Old Newburyport; the only demo-
cratic city in the State
"iler beauty hangs upon the check Of night
Like rich jewel in AN EthiOp'S ear
Three hundred and fourteen applications
for fishing bounty, amounting to upwards of
$4,000, have been made at the custom house
in Gloucester.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Chester has raised IL men of her quota of
II, and the way they are still rushing in in
dicates that there will be some to spare by the
9th of January.
Two hundred and twenty-five conscripts
passed through Springfield on the night of the
10th, en- route from Boston to Cincinnati,
whence they will go to join the army of the
Cumberland.
young man named Fenton, who has been
in the employ of the Canal railroad, at their
depot in Westfed absconded last week with
$500 of the roads money, and eludes pur.
SUIT.
The quota of Tolland is seven, and six
have already enlisted.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The town of Amherst has chosen |. f.
Conkey to represent its interest before the
legislature, on the petition of the trustees OF
Amherst academy.
The church of Rev. j. H. Bshee, of Wor-
thington, will celebrate the twenty.fifth ami
niversary of his settlement in that place, on
the 18th.
The state committee on the location of the
proposed agricultural college will visit North
ampton, next week, to examine the Fairbanks
farm, dear Florence, and the farm of DIR.
Prince, ON Park Ill., both of which nave been
proposed as good locations.
The majority of the stock of the Amherst
and Palmer railroad is now owned by the con.
trolling parties in the New London and Palmer
road; and the two will be united, and their
track pushed north thirteen miles, through
Leverett to the Vermont and Massachusetts
road at Montague, after obtaining the neces-
sary authority from the legislature, this win
ter.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
S. A. Churchill of Pittsfeld has sheared
from As sheep, 253 l-2 pounds of WOOL which
he sold at Use per pound, making $50 o.
Williamstown has filed her quota under the
last call tor troops, and this time is ahead of
all the other towns in the county.
MAINE.
man OF "hoy calling, thorough educa-
ton, and honorable position, and who has
filled responsible position in the state" was
picked up in Portland 1.-THE night Of the 18th
beastly. drunk, and lodged in the watch house.
VERMONT.
Vermont contributed to the American Bible
society, during the month of October, 81 ,23S,
and to the Boston branch of the American
tract society, during the same month, $34 81.
A fair held in Burlington by the sisters of
charity for the orphans of st. Joseph's asylum
at that place, realized nearly $500.
Vermont contributed $l455 to the christian
commission from September 20 to December
9th.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The water was so high and full Of ice in
the river and canals at Manchester on the 18th
and 10th that the mills were compelled to
stop.
CONNECTICUT.
L ne otar urges upon the people of New
LONDON the Importance of offering to the vavy
department land sufficient for the proposed
navy yard, as free gift, to offset the cele-
brated donation of League Island by the Phil
adelphians. This is sensible idea. and the
New Lpndoners should be equal to carving it
out.
The Norwich Bulletil says that of the ouo.
ia Of HOS men demanded of Windbam and
New London counties only I5S have as vet
volunteered. 1t calls for a ''long null n
strong pull, and apull altogether"