Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-09-26
General News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


One of the banks in Boston, day or two
ago, presented each of their clerks with 5000,
as a mark of appreciation for the faithful dis
charge Of their duties for the past year.
Hoelan who acted as an interpreter for a
Russian named Werner in July last in Boston,
and who robbed Werner of $1,000, has been
arrested in London, but was released on the
ground that the robbery complained of is mot
one of the offenses mentioned in the extradi-
ton treaty between England and the United
States of America
Joshua Hobart on the oath inst, was tried
before the superior court at Boston, for selling
adulterated milk, but the jury returned IA YER
diet of not guilty.
Messrs. Benedict, Ball & Co., of Boston,
have recently manufactured pair of shoes
for Norwegian, a man Of gigantic proper
tions. The size is No. 20, and the measure
as follows Heel l6 inches, ankle II inches,
iustep II inches, toes IL 3-4 inches. He is
color sergeant in an artillery regiment, and
is at present at Fort Hamilton, in New York
harbor.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
G. Waterman of Middeboro has in his gar
den pear tree, which under a lead of rich
fruit adorns itself with fair array of bios
SONS.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
house in Taunton, belonging to Thomas
Gay OF AttlebOru, was almost entirely de-
stroyed by fire on the 9th.
Zeno Kelley of New Bedford was arrested
and taken to Boston on the oath, upon a war;
rant for being engaged in fitting out a vessel
for the slLve trade. He was ordered to Iecog-
nize with sureties in the sum of $4,000 to APP
pear before the United States circuit court, to
be holden in Boston next months.
A boat regatta is in contemplation, to take
place in the outer part OF New Bedford har-
Dor, some time next week.
At the Bristol County Central Agricultural
Society on the 24th six thousand persons were
present. The show of fruit was small, but Of
cattle and horses it was fine. Among the en-
tertainments of the day wrs foot race, spad-
ing match, and grand trial of speed.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
A fast horse attempted to 90 up stairs into
the telegraph Office in Springfield, on the oath
inst, but couldn't come it, Pretty fast nag,
but not quite fast enough to go by telegraph
yet.
There was narrow escape at the depot in
Springfield, on the 23d. A teamster careless.
ly drove upon the track with pair of horses,
when the train was but short distance from
the crossing, but he woke up enough to turn
them so that the engine just struck the pole
and barely grazed one Of the horses. He
came uncomfortably near being hundred OF
two tout"
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
sheep will be plenty at the Great Barring
ton cattle show next week, and one man viii
offer thousand for sale.
some gentleman, whose name is unknown
TO the faculty of Williams college or to thu
pubic mas generously offered to pay the bill
1or the large stone building about to be erect
cd partly for gymnastic and partly for literar,
purposes. He only suggests that perhaps tn
building had better not cost over $4,000
steps have already been taken to obtain tn
plan, and the ground will soon be broken TO
the building.
On the 10Th, Michael Murphy, employees
on the Pontoosuc wooden mills, fell forwar,