Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-25
COUNTY NEWS.

John p. BGzzel of Clinton, assienor to "Bige-
low carpet company" same place, has received
patent for weaving Brussels and other pile cur
pets.
Rev. Dewitt S. Clark, of Clinton, has returned
from Europe in good health, after three months
absence. Rev. A. Emerson of Lancaster, has
supplied the pulpit during his absence.
The Congregational church in Paxton, re-
ceived forty-siX new members at its last commun-
ion service the fruit OF the rcceut revival which
is said to have been more powerful than any
thing known in the church for thirty years. The
society has paid all its debts improved its house
ofworship, and engaged Rev. I. L. Ellis, of Scit-
uate, as pastor, at a salary of $1,000
The family gathering OF the descendants Of
Tyrus Newton took place Thursday, Aug. II,
in grove at the old homestead in Upton.
Eighty persons were present, including a good
number of children Of the fifth generation.
After the MANY pleasant greetings were inter
changed, and the bounties of well filled table
partaken of, the time was passed very pleas
antly by all in singing, speaking, swinging and
croqueting.
A new steam fire engine, weighing $3.50
pounds, with an elegant four wheel hose car
riage, has Just been completed and was deliv-
cred to the town of Natck, last Friday, by the
Union machine company of Fitchburg. This
company began business about four years ago,
and employ at the present time seventy-ive
men. The fire engine department is under the
charge of Mr.. L. Is. Juckett, who has built and
delivered six engines, the past year, and six
more are now building, three OF which are sold,
aud are to be finished in nickel plate and Ger
man silver.
Boy DROWNED IN STBRLING.-Great excite
ment was caused upon the camp meeting ground
yesterday morning, by the news of the drown
ing Of boy about nine years old, named Eu-
gene Martin, son of George p Martin of this
city. He was in a small row boat, upon Lake
Waushacum, with another boy named Frank
Brown, about IA yeas old, son of Benjamin
Brown of Oxford. The oldest boy hired the
boat, and asked the other one to 90 with him.
When near the island, as the Brown boy was
rowing towards the shore, with their backs
turned toward each other, the survivor states
that he heard splash in the water, and looked
around and found his mate had fallen over
board, but he was unable to do any thing
to rescue him. The deceased bad hold
of steering oar as he fell into
the water, and a man named Lucian
Stuart who was propelling another boalbut a
few feet distant, says he saw the oar in the wa
ter pointing upward the lower end of which the
deceased had hold of, but that the coming along
Of another boat between them prevented his tax
ing hold OF the oar to rescue the unfortunate lit
tie fellow. 1t would seem that some Of the
lockers on or passers by might have done some
thing, if they had tried sufficiently. The affair
took place between nine and ten O'Clock. The
father of the deceased went up in the II is
train, and operations were Immediately be-
gan for dragging the pond in search
OF the body, but it had not been
recovered, at late hour last night. The de-
ceased was the only child of his parents, and
the case excies the greatest sympathy. Both
the boys had been upon the camp meeting
grounds for two or three days, the oldest one as
occupant of the Oxford tent, and the youngest
with the Trinity society.