Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-04-12
(For the Spy.)
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Business and its People.

LEoMINsTER, April Z.
NJ. Editor-Dear Sir:-Leaving our ever
thriving and enterprising city of Worcester,
Tuesday morning, 81 hours ride over the
Worcester and Fitchburg railroad, brought me
to the pleasant and quiet town of Leominster;
where the people live in greater harmony,
and enjoy the pleasures and comforts of social
life, to greater extent, than in some of our
country towns.
Leomilster is not so much of an agricultur-
al, as manufacturing town; although there
are some most excellent farms, conducted with
skill and economy, which reflect much
credit upon the hardy farmers, and renders
them worthy of example. But the life and
glory of the town is in her manufactures.
Leominster, with population of $500 in
habitants, has about twenty-five shops, for
manufacturing combs Many of these shops
are owned, and the business is carried on, by
single individuals. The largest and most con-
siderable firm is that ofMessrs. q. g. A. Morse.
Their place of business is situated in the
north westerly part of the village, known by
the name of Morsevile. Here, the water
power being insufficient, this enterprising firm
has overcome the difficulty by substituting
steam, which very much facilitates their bust
ness.
1t is really worth the time of any one, TO ex-
with this noted comb mandatory. Here the
horns that once graced the head of the noble
buffalo, as he roamed at will over the western
prairies; and those of the OK, whose sleek and
glossy coat drew around him so many admir-
ers are taken in their rough state, bleached,
sawed into combs polished. stamped, boxed
up and sent fnto all parts of the country, to
beautify and adorn the heads of more intellect
ual beings, and thus add a new grace to the
many natural charms of female loneliness.
The manufacture of piano-fortes is also
source of wealth aud enterprise to the town.
The most important Of these are Messrs Hus-
tice & Co., Lane, Jockey, and Messrs. Cove
s. Howard. At their several shops, the lum-
Der is taken in its rough state, sawed into
proper dimensions, and made into pianos, for
the Boston market, where the musical part is
attached to them, and they are tuned for use.
1t would be doing injustice othe enterpris-
ing people of Leominster, for me to close with
out saying word in respect to their schools.
The parents, believing the prosperity of the
town lies in the education, and the proper de-
velopment of the minds of their children,
spare neither pains nor money in securing the
services of the best teachers. Aside from their
common district schools, they have a high
school, with valuable philosophical apparatus.
AT this school, all classes OF scholars, Of prop
er age and requirements, are admitted, where
they can acquire thorough business educn-
ton or, if they choose can ascend one step
higher OH the ladder of learning, and store
their minds which classic lore, sufficient for
entering college. So much for my obserya-
tons Tuesday aud Wednesday.
Thursday morning the sun rose in all his
wonted splendor, to beautify the day set apart
by Gov. Washburn, E" for fasting humiliation
oh
while, in the morning, curiosity led me to at
tend church, for the purpose of observing the
day as directed by our Governor, and to know
how ministers in the country preached. My
curiosity was still more excited when / was
informed that the meeting was to be united
service, and to be holden in the Unitarian
church. On entering this beautiful edifce, l
found it well filled with attentive hearers,
while the clergymen of the four different soci-
eties viz Methodist, Congregationalist, Uni
tartan, and Baptist, occupied the sacred desk.
The singing was well executed by the united
choirs; the prayer, by the Unitarian pastor,
was excellent, and the sermon, by the Rev.
Mr.. Swain, (Baptist,) was superior produc-
ton. He made clear exposition of the re-
lgion, as taught by Christ, and showed con-
clusively that the religion which our Divine
Master taught is Numerically opposed to
slavery.
was pleased to see the reverend gentleman
stand forth fearlessly and boldly, and eloquent
ly express his own honest views in respect
to that accused institution, (slavery,) which
acts like blighting mildew upon all the en-
terprise ofthe South. Ibeheve he spoke the
words of truth and soberness, when he said.
"The curse of the Almighty is ever found in
the track Of slavery" Would that many
kindred spirits might rise up, and utter from
the pulpit similar sentiments. Let the clergy
strive to loose the bands of wickedness.
undo the heavy burdens, break every yoke,
and let the oppressed go free." Then shall
their light rise in obscurity, and dispel the
dark clouds of slavery, that have SO long low
cred over our happy country.
Yours, &c., ALPnA.