Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-05-20

All the above was for building the saWinlll BRIDGE
"Miss Flora" who has been advertising for
''an honest and noble young farmer" for
husband, has sixteen more letters advertised
at the Springfield post office.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
An aged citizen of Plttsfeld, who is in i'll
health, recently called, in his night clothes,
upon neighbor, and invited him to his fun
eral.
DR.. Green of Pittsfeld, aided by chloro-
form, successfully removed a large tumor
from the breast of Mrs. Benjamin CHECKER
Dr. George CIarh, the ann, u ,.,..4.,
Cole, & Powell, of Pittslield, wandered from
his residence in a fit Of temporary derange-
ment on Thursday, and was found by some
members of his family in West pond, in sit
ting posture, and in an entirely insensible and
unconscious condition, but by medical treat
ment he has been partially restored, though
remaining in very critical condition.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Patrick Bullmans dwelling house and barn
at Mortified, were destroyed by fire on the
18th instant. Loss about $600-insured for
1925.
Henry Pierce has been appointed postmas-
ter of Shutesbury, in place of Jabez G. Reed,
and Moses G. Cook has received similar APP
pointment at Ash1eld, vice Geo. G. Hall, re-
signed.
At present the Jail in Greenfield holds but
five prisoners, and none of them are citizens
Of Greenfield.
Ayoung scamp whom Levi Stetson of Buck
land, had employed, stole one hundred dol
lars from him and decamped one day last
week.
John Peck of Shelburne, has had forty
acres of woodland burned over by fire,
accidentally set by some one fishing in the vi.
cinity.
DR.. Church of New London has gone to
Jail for want of three thousand dollar bonds,
to answer to the charge of being an abortion
ist.
Lieut.. James L. Francis of Berlin, belong
in J to the 18th Connecticut regiment, who was
reported killed, has been heard from, alive
and getting well. He was shot through the
lungs.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hitler of New Haven,
were both wounded night or two since, by
some rascal who fired gun through the bed
room window.
Dr. S. g. Hubbard of New Haven, has been
appointed examining surgeon for the district,
under the United States enrolment law; but
we regret to say that he declines the place.
His experience would be of great value in such
position.
AAdltAOIu has just ldlSCu dDOuG OIle lIlOu-
sand dollars for the benefit of the Christian
commission.
Rev. Henry Clay Trumbull, chaplain of
the tenth regiment in the South Carolina
department, is at home on a brief visit, and
he addressed great crowd of people in
Hartford on Sunday evening, upon the NOR
al and spiritual condition and necessities of
the soldiers.
The elm Leaf" is the title of small
monthly which has made its appearance in
East Hartford.
A family of southern refugees, consisting of
two daughters, mother, and grandmother,
the last 50 years old, has recently arrived in
Stonington- They are natives of Fredericks-
burg, Va, but were strong Unionists, and
therefore the subjects of persecution. After
the bombardment of the city they came into
our lines, and were furnished the means of
coming north.
Goshen, which polls $50 votes, has % in
habitants between the ages of II and II; and
Andover, polling ll9 votes, has 80 between
the same ages. The last fact is accounted for
by the fact that no physician resides in the
| town.
The subscriptions to the Irish relief fund in
New Haven amounts to $500.
Barnum's furnace at North Canaan is in
full blast, producing from six to eight tons of
iron per day. Some of the ore for this and
other furnaces in the vicinity is carted TWEEN
ty-fve miles. The Salisbury ore bed yields
$4,000 tons per annum.