Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-04-18

The Boston Transcript states that Benja-
min Carter, promising lad Of IL years, son
of the late Richard Il. Carter of Boston, acct
dentally shot himself in Brooklne Thursday
evening. As the unfortunate Young man was
taking down breech-loading rife, the piece
was discharged and he received the contents
| of the barrel in the head causing instant
| death. The deceased was a pupil in the
Brookine high school, and was great favor
lite with both scholars and teachers, broth
er of young Carter was killed on the Worces-
ter Railroad in Newton, few years since,
under distressing circumstances.
j. Huntington Wolcott, treasurer of the
| Boston branch OF the United States sanitary
commission, acknowledges the receipt of one
thousand dollars from the estate of the late
| Benjamin ID. Greene, Esq, by Josiah Quin-
| cy, Jr., executor, in aid of the funds of the
commission.
Thurlow Weed has returned to his old trade
Of 'ppe-laying,' having, in company with a
Boston gentleman, purchased certain patents
| for manufacturing water and gas pipes Of pc
| culiar properties
Gov. Andrew has received an order from
the ft 6 to r n the h course Of ort
| night
Thomas Stack, furrier was drowned
Thursday evening in drain which had been
| opened for repairs, and which the storm had
filled with water.
AnDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Willie Crowther, about eight years of age,
was drowned in the Merrimac river at Lowell.
on Tuesday evening. He was PLAYING on
the bank of the river with some companions.
when he fell into the water and was borne
away by the swift current before aid could
reach him.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The postmaster general has ordered the APP
pointment Of David Wyman as postmaster of
East FoXboro, in place of Charles Dunbar.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Goodrich < Co., OF Glendale, (Stockbridge)
in settling with the men in their wooden mill,
recently, informed them that every man that
should be guilty Of uttering reasonable lam
guage, or doing anything calculated to en-
courage incipient treason, would be promptly
discharged.
Mrs. Bridget Daley, an Irish woman about
sixty years old, fell through the railroad
bridge over the Housatonic, at Pittsfeld on
Saturday last, and was drowned Her
body was recovered after it had been carried
tar below by the current
Titus Grant, of Lanesboro', a colored man,
between sixty and seventy years of age,
was found dead in a lot near the Pontoo-
sue lake, on Sunday. A bottle of liquor
was found in his pocket, and seventy cents
in money.
Mrs. f. lIolcomb, an old lady of ninety
four years, fell through the floor into eel
lar, at Sheffield, on Monday, together with
five cords of wood. She came out safe and
sound.
MAINE.
The Machias Union (copperhead) suggests
to the Belfast journal (copperhead that while
cleaning out the dead-head advertisements
from its columns, it had better take out the one
which reads, For president, George B. Nc
Clellan.
The masquerade ball at Portland, Wednes
day evening, for the benefit of sick and
wounded soldiers, was grand success. The
gorgeous dresses worn in the courts of the
French monarchs, the piquant costume of the
TfUdndiere the monks robe and cowl the
Dromios, Pierrots, clowns, queens, princes,
and sages, all together made as bizarre and
gay a crowd as ever assembled in that city.
Its pecuniary success was equally gratifying
and satisfactory.
Mr.. Allen Jack was accidentally shot on
Tuesday last by Mr.. Brown, at Abagadaset
They had been cunning, and Brown, who is a
returned soldier, was exhibiting to Jack the
manual exercise, and his gun was accidentally
discharged, lodging its contents in the breast
of his friend.
The ladies of the different religious socie-
ties at Augusta held levees on Thursday and
Friday evenings of last week, realizing the
pleasant little sum of $1,000. The proceeds
go to the sick and wounded soldiers.
Joshua Small of Danville lost four children
within four days, by diptheria, the last dying
on the 18th instant; two others remaining
are sick.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
In the village of Hanover, with population
of over one thousand, there has been but one
death of a citizen, old or young, for over one
year, and that one, Mr.. Markham, formerly
and for many years known as the proprietor
OF the Dartmouth hotel, was nearly 90 years
of age.
CONNECTICUT.
The borough election in Kllingly, Monday,
resulted In the choice of a clean Union tick
et.-Rey. P. Mathewson has closed his labors
as pastor OF the Batst church in East Thomp-
son.-key Mr.. Hall, Episcopal clergyman at
central Village. has accepted the pastorate of
a church in Philadelphia.
The Middetown war loan of SAL. 900 was
taken on Wednesday as follows George w.
Morton, of Rocky Hill, $4,000 at SIP 90;
Daniel M. Bacon, of Middletown, 81 900 at
ITO: Gilbert Ward Of Middloto,,, o. ono |