Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-16
COUNTY NEWS.

Winchendon was 1O7 years of age the 14th
inst.
The annual reunion of Co. B 18th regiment
Massachusetts volunteers will be held at the
Rollstone house, Fitchburg, on the 2Sth.
Willow cottage, that popular summer resort
at Coldbrook springs, is now open and will as
formerly, be conducted by Mr. b. P. Clark.
The Ashburnham military company has
elected Lieut.. William H. Lindley captain, vice
Geo. E. Davis, resigned.
His excellency, Gov. Clafin, has recently ap-
pointed both Mr.. Henry S. Pierce and F. B.
Spalter of Winchendon, justices of the peace for
the county of Worcester.
On Monday, the 9Th inst, Mr.. and Mrs. Luz
ther R. Clark of Leominster, celebrated the 50th
anniversary of their marriage, the company
representing four generations in all.
During the trial of the new "Jucket" steam
fire engine in Athol, last week, the hose burst,
and the stream struck young man sitting on a
fence with such force as to knock him into
Stratton's mill pond. He was not extinguished
however.
The Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg railroad
company have recently put on the road 100 new
dump cars, 100 fat do, and SO box do; also a
new % ton engine called the Trump" built by
Hinckley Of Boston. They are now running
two cattle trains per week. The cattle come
from Chicago, and some as far as Missouri, and
are destined for Providence, R. l. They are
about seven days on the road.
Ten pure blooded Jersey cattle, from the
stock of Mr. c. B. Aldrich, of Blackstone, were
sold at auction, in Boston, Wednesday. The
highest price realized was for fawn and white
COW, eva" four years old, $3.50. A five year
old brought $145, two three year ODDS brought
$1O5 each, two year old sold for $40, and a
yearling sold for $3.50 A two year old bull,
Bismarck" sold for $45.
SUPERIOR CoURT-CIvIL TERM-BRIGHAM,
@. J.-Fitchburg, June Is, 1S71.-No. s91,
Charles B. Ford VS. Fitchburg railroad company.
An action to recover damages for injuries from
boiler explosion, March 80, 1871. The evil
dence for the plaintiff is all in, comprising the
following testimony: That of the plaintiff him
self, Charles b. Ford; Jacob w Lakin, boiler
maker and machinist in the Vermont and Mas
sachusetts railroad repair shop at Fitchburg
Lucian p. Barnes, foreman in the above shop
A. B. Cleveland, machnist in that shop: Byron
Hollingsworth, machinist in the Putnam ma.
chine shop, and John Webster, master mechanic
Of the Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg railroad
all of whom testified to the boiler being in an
unfit condition to be used, before the accident,
Also, Drs. Hitchcock Rice and Colony, of Fitch.
burg, and Gage of Worcester, who testified
from examination of the plaintiffs present
physical condition, that they find no injuries,
however severe they might have been at the
time, but such as he may ultimately fully re.
cover from.
1t appears that the plaintiff was very severely
scalded and burned, and confined to his house,
about two months after the accident His reg.
ular pay, as locomotive engineer, was con
tinued till July following, and expenses for med
icaI attendance, &c., paid by the corporation.
But the plaintiff alleges having received injuries
of permanent nature incapacltating him from
pursuing his regular calling, and claims DANA