Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-09
COUNTY NEWS.

John B. Cough will lecture in Webster on
Tuesday evening
AAliudstone at the GiIboa axe shops, Doug
las, exploded on Saturday, the 3Oth ult., killing
Il Frenchman named Joseph Rouard.
Rev G. II. Hickoll will close his labors with
the Baptist church in Sterling, the third Sabbath
in November.
Rev. II. V. Dexter, d. D., late of Kennebun5.
port, Me-, accepts the call to the pastorate OF
the Baptist church in Baldwinvillc.
The steam saw mill in Westtord, owhed by |.
W. & II. NJ. Hutchins of Templetou, was de
stroycd by fire on Saturday night, September
%, Loss $500; insured for $500
In the village of Millvilc (Blackstone) the
building of the large scythe factory of II. 5.
Mansfield is progressing rapidly. 1t is estima.
ted that this enterprise will add seven hundred
to the population of that village.
Mr. Alexander Young of Whitiusville, who
was run over by the cars some two weeks ago,
whereby he lost a leg, died on the LIST inst. He
had been apparently doing well until within a
day or two Of his decease, when he was taken
with lockjaw, which speedily terminated his life.
Four races will come off at the Union driving
park, in Webster, on Thursday and Friday,
October 10 and 20. Six hundred dollars are
offered as premiums. The largest purse is 5000,
open to all horses, 500 to first, $40 to second,
$50 to third, the last race.
Forty-fouryears ago the population of the vii
lage of Whtinsville was only three hundred
now it is over two thousand, which is a fact re.
Gently remarked by Daa. Andrus of that vii
lage, who has lived there during that period.
The tax collector in Dudley is stirring up the
people by posters, telling them that "Butler is
defeated, but taxes must be paid in Dudley"
for "time and tax collectors wait for no man.
which he considers much funnier than the old
way of issuing the notice, Give miles TO farley S
wax works." sc.
Rev. E. A. Horton, of LeOminster having OBJ
tanned leave of absence from his parish, sails
on Saturday next for years trip to the old
world, in which he will take occasion to visit
the principal cities and places of interest for
the furtherancc of studies connected with his
profession.
At recent meeting of the Washington Guards
of Fitchburg, Sergeant William Even was
elected second lieutenant vice Isaac p. CONG
resigned and discharged. AT the same time it
was voted to have fall parade and target
shoot on the afternoon of Oct 25th, closing with
a grand military bail in the evening.
Mrs. Mary Bridge, of Gardner, Jared hard the
other day-one Rose Fourier struck her in the
face, Immediately after which Charles Fournier
threw a pail of swll, which also took effect
among her features. She didn't propose to be
treated like hog without making complaint to
Justice Glazier, who fined the female striker and
the swill-slinger two dollars and costs each.
The Gardner News says: "There is an I'M
necessary and foolish excitement in this town
about the smallpox. All sorts of rumors have
been adoat during the week, none of which have
the slightest foundation We have taken spe-
cial pains to inform ourselves upon the subject,
and find that there is not single case in town
at the present time. The children of the late A.
J. Robbins are more or less sick with the vario-
lOid, and the youngest died on Friday afternoon;
but there is no appearance of the varioloid or
smallpox in any other part of the town. Every
thing we need to do is to keep quiet, not get eX-
citci over the matter, and the authorities will
attend to the contagion."