Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-01-12

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
George G. Trumbull has beenappointed act
ing master of ordnance in place of Colonel
AmOry, resigned
The stockholders of the bank of Mutual Re-
demption, at an adjourned meeting, Friday,
elected the old board of directors unanimously
with the following exceptions u. N. Turner,
president of the Eliot bank, Boston, in place
of James g. Carney (ex-president); VIM.
ID. Fobes of Boston, in place of Ezra Farms
WORTH and Samuel Hall of Boston, in place
of Thomas w. Pierce. The directors subse-
quently elected George w. Thayer, presi-
dent of the Exchange bank. Boston. president
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The large three story double house and
shed in Weston, occupied by Charles Warren,
was burned to the ground, Friday morning,
with part of the household furniture. Loss
about $500, partly insured.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Newburyport Herald knows man in
that town who became so absorbed in a
skating "rink'' last week, that he forgot to go
and get married, keeping his affianced waiting
long while at the clergyman's, and it was
not till he had been called again and again
that he could be reached and reminded of his
engagement. There" says he, 81 had for
gotten all about that business but I'll be there
in moments" and up he came to fulfil his
promises.
While two young ladies', Misses Winslow
and Brown, were skating in Marblehead last
week, they came in collision, and were both
thrown violently upon the ice. Miss Brown
was taken up insensible, and doubts are en-
tertained of her recovery.
BRISTOL COUNTY
The Old Colony Historical Society have
elected the fnllnwinU officarS for tho
year: President Hon. John Daggett of At
tleboro; vice presidents, Hon. S. l.. Croker
and Rev Mortimer Blake of Taunton; cor
responding secretary, Rev. c. H. Brigham;
recording secretary, E. II. Reed, Esq; libra
rian, L. Devol, Esq.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The confession of one of the Callenders Of
Otis, of the murder of Mrs. Jones and chill
dren, was made in full on the 3lst ult The
father, James, denies completely with the act
entirely. The son states that his father and
himself were intending to go sheep stealing
excursion that Sunday; that his father went
to get quart of whiskey, they agreeing to
meet at place near where the murder was
committed After meeting there they drank
the liquor, and about that time Mrs. Jones
and her two children came along in search of
berries. Maddened by the liquor they drank,
and made desperate by their brutal passions,
they ravished the unfortunate woman, and
then rejecting upon the certainty of their dis
covery and punishment, they decided to kill
the woman and her children. The father
agreed to kill Mrs. Jones if James would kill
the children. The little boy and girl being
frightened by the terrible scene, had gone
away a few rods, and were standing by the
fence, unable to realize the awful fate await
ing them. The narrator says he dashed their
brains out against a stone, while his father
engaged in numbering their mother, and after
completing his fearful task he passed by the
body OF the woman, and seeing that life was
not extinct, he raised a large stone and dash
ed it upon her head.
CONNECTICUT.
Nathan B. Hughes, a Lad of thirteen years,
met with a shocking accident at the bolt shot
of e. Cowles & Co., New Haven, on Friday
last. While holding loosened bolt upon a
revolving shaft, he in some manner became
entangled and was drawn into the machinery,
breaking both thighs, and his right arm in two
places.
The upper wheel mill of the Hazard Co.'s
powder works in East. Hartford exploded or
Friday night, destroying the building, but
without loss to life or limb. The works were
running night and day. and it was pure good
fortune that no one was in the mill at the time
Of the explosion.
The paper mill at Windsor Locks has been
purchased by several New York and Philadel-
phia capitalists, who will manufacture paper
from fibre, with which successful experiments
have been made.
The barn and tobacco shed of L. B. Chap
man at Windsor Locks, with their contents of
gram and tobacco, were destroyed by fire
Saturday morning. The fire was caused by
an incendiary, and the loss about $500; in
sured for $1,000.
1t is estimated that 2OO0 pounds of pickerel
have been taken out of the lake in Winsted,
during the past week of warm weather.
RHODE ISLAND.
Hon. Albert c. Greene died in Providence,
Thursday, aged seventy-one years. He was
nephew of General Nathaniel Greene, and