Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-02

also portion Of the dam and old mill OF the
West Bovlston company at Oakdale.
1Sth-Lewis Flagg of Barre committed suicide
by hanging.
19th-Thomas Mitchell of Clinton drowned at
the Lancaster mills.
Clubhouse of Patrick Conlau in Grafton
burned.
23d-Benjamin D. Phelps of Hubbardston
committed suicide by hanging.
24th-Barn Of L. W. Matf1tt in Fiskdale
burned.
May t0th-The house and barn of Mr.. Ray
mond in Royalston burned.
June 3d-John Moriarty killed by the caving
of bank near Gilbertyllle, on the Ware River
railroad
6th-Georgc G. Gould of Leominster fatally
injured on the Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg
railroad.
9th-Owen T. Marsh drowned in Dudley.
| Temperance convention in Oxford,
11th-House and barn of R. W. Waterman of
| Athol burned.
14th - Leonard Lawrence of Ashburnham
| found dead in the road.
16th-Accident on the Vermont and Massa-
chusetts railroad; a train falling through
| bridge between Athol and Royalston, killing
| three persons, and injuring twenty others.
| 1Sth-Hon, James Allen of 0akham, died.
2Oth.-Barn OF Capt. Alfred White of Fitch
| burg burned. Heavy storm of thunder and
| lightning in all parts of the county.
| july 14th-The carpenter shop of Mr.. Lewis
| Stockwell and the dwelling house of Henry In
| graham of Oxford struck by lightning.
17th-Donald Grant drowned in Westboro.
1Sth-Laying of the corner stone of the Church
| of the Reconciliation in Webster.
21st-Heywood chair factory in Fitchburg
| burned
22d-Aaron Stocllwell of Sutton found dead,
| his body hung on tree.
26th-The safe of the Blackstone manufacture
ing company robbed of three thousand dollars,
27th-Wilam Henry killed by the cars in
| Oxford.
august 4th-House and barn of Cyrus P.
Phelps in Holden struck by lightning
| 10th-A little daughter of Mowry Lee of Tx
bridge killed by lightning.
| 13th-Litte son of Mr. A. Allen of Hubbard
ston drowned.
11th-House of Charles D. Mason in Stur-
bridge struck by lightning.
17th-Dr. Rising of Westboro thrown from
| his carriage and killed.
19tb-Daniel Cheever of Princeton found dead
| in his bed.
2Oth-The barn of Welcome Hall in Uxbridge
struck by lightning and burned.
| 21st-Shoddy mill of d. & Il. Gates in Oxford
| burned.
24th-Wm. O'Donnel of Fitchburg shot him
self while carelessly holding a revolver.
25th-House Of j. NJ. Bryant Of North Brook
field struck by lightning, but not set on fire.
| Barn of Elijah Dean If Oakham struck by light
killed by fall in the barn Of S. B. Hubbard of
Holden. Baker & Larned's satinet mill in Au-
burn burned.
26th-Chares Chase of Paxton killed while
Stacking cars at Oakdale. Last day of the
| Sterling camp meeting.
2Sth-Uxbridge poor house burned.
September 1st-The old town house in Leon
| mister destroyed bv fire.
2d-Thc barn of Freeland Bemis in Sturbridge
destroyed by fire. The Old jerks tavern in
Spencer, owned by Wan. G. Watson, destroyed
by fire.
Sth-Agrcultural fair at Sturbridge opened.
11th-W. T. RosebrokS of North Oxford COM
mitted suicide by drowning in hOgshead of
water. Heavy fire in Douglas woods.
14th-Methodist church in Gardner dedicated.
15th-Lancaster cattle fair held
19th-Soldiers monument dedicated in North
horo.
2Oth-Leominster and Westboro agricultural
| exhibitions held.
21st-Stelling agricultural exhibition held
27th-Alillord and Fitchburg agricultural fairs
opened.
2Sth-Rutland town fair held.
29th-Barre agricultural fair began.
30th-Frank Lowell instantly killed on the
Nashua railroad at Leominster. Lunenburg ag-
rcultural fair held.
October 2d-Catharne Theide found dead in the
woods at Clinton, from poison taken on account
of disappointment in love.
5th-Holden town fair held. Rev. A. j. Rich
installed over the Unitarian church at Brook
field.
12th-Democratic state convention held at
Fitchburg.
14th-John Callihan killed by the caving of a
bank at the Leicester reservoir.
17th-Emerson Prescott, of Leominster, killed
by accidental poisoning.
23d-Lucius s. Harris, of Webster, committed
suicide.
255h-Frst national bank of Grafton robbed
of 100000, including cash, individual deposits,
bonds and notes.
3Oth-Dwelling house owned by Otis Howe
burned in Sterling.
November 9th-rhe shoddy mill of the West
Boyston manufacturing company, at Oakdale,
burned
15th-John Mason died suddenly in Fitchburg.
Silas Gallup killed by the cars at East Brook
field station
27th-Ezra Batcheller, of North Brookfield
died.
30th-James Duncan's barn burned in North
Brookfeld. Rev. John P. Cushmau installed
over the First Congregational church in Royals
ton.
December 1st-Marshall Fuller, of Fitchburg,
committed suicide by drowning.
1Sth-John Welch died suddenly, in Athol of