Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-07
COUNTY NEWS.

1iOIs luOUlIo Altt VI niltNHUulN Is ldlhNNl VI
as candidate for councillor in the third district.
Edward Clark, young man residing in Tx
bridge, attempted suicide 10y cutting his throat
last Sunday, while temporarily insane.
Abul Vinton, of Dudley, was before Judge
JilSon, at Southbridge. yesterday, on two
chargeS-one of disturbing the peace and the
other for assault on Officer Spencer; he paid
fines OF So and costs for each offence.
At the trial OF steam fire engines at the Clin-
ton tircmcn's muster, Thursday, the Newton
No. 1, of Newton, an Amoskeag engine, won the
first prize, SIS, playing 24S feet inches. The
prize was awarded 10 it by the committee, al
though protested against by some of the other
engine companies, on account of its being just
from the shop, and not having been delivered to
the company at Newton.
Thirteen hundred dollars in prizes have been
offered at the fircmcn's muster in Fltchburg,
Tuesday and Wednesday next: 500 in three
prizes for hand engines; $50 for hook and lad
der companies; $3.50 in TOUR prizes for steamers;
and 800 in two prizes for hose companies. The
first day will be devoted to a short parade and
trial Of hand engines, and hook and ladder
trucks; and the trial of steamers and hose com
panes the second day
One of the directors of the Massachusetts
Central railroad made suggestion to the Barre
Gazette few days ago, which that paper hopes
will be carried into effect: "IIe said it was prob
able that work would soon be commenced on
this road, and in view of the magnitude of the
| enterprise he was in favor of having public
celebration at the time of breaking ground; and
he thought Barre was the place where the cere-
mony should take place"
police officer from Charlestown went to
| Barre the other day in search of a fellow who
had stolen a suit of clothes in that city short
time ago TWAS suspected that the fellow was
in the crowd at the town hall, witnessing the
| theatrical exhibition, and stratagem was resort
ed to to draw him out" 1t was announced
that there was letter in the post office for him,
"to be delivered forthwith The bait was taken
the fellow event for" his letter, and the Off
GERS, at the same time, event for" him, and
made him a prisoner.
Among the patents issued during the week
ending Oct. 81 were the following TO parties in
this county: Asa Bee of Lancaster, for turbine
water wheels; Nathan Chapman of Hopcdalc,
| for balng press; Warren ID. Hatch of Antrim,
| N. H., assignor to himself Shepard Russell of
| Boston and Henry O. Goodrich of Worcester,
| for caster for sewing machines. Reissues
| Charles A, Cummings and f. NJ. Swallow of
| Worcester, asSignors by mcsnc assignments TO
| Metropolitan washing machine company Mid
| dlcfcld, Conn, for clothes wringer; George L.
| Burt of Harvard and Abram Wright and Geo.
| F. Wright of Clinton, for improvement in
horse powers.
The "hcalthy rivalry" which is from time to
| time noticeable between the two Athol papers,
| crops out this week in Il new strain: First, the
| Transcript comes out with an article congratu-
lating itself on having done so well, and in its
eXuberance of Joy, offering to furnish the paper
to subscribers for the new year. free for the three
last months OF II. The Chronicle, which is
published few days later in the week, follows
suit, making the payment Of arrearages a con-
| dition. This is similar 10 the course taken by
two rival coach lines between Frankfort and
| Lexington, Ky, several years ago: They began
| lowering the rates to secure all the passengers
until each line made the announcement one
morning that pass engcrs would be carried free
the entire distance. This, at first, staggered the
rivals, the only question being one of capital
the shortest pocket-book going off the road first
but one more appeal suggested itself TO the
managers of ono of the lines, and be according
| ly announced few mornings later, that pasSen-
gers by his line would be carried free and FUR
nished with fine cigar and a drink at the end
of the trip. That settled the matter and the
| other coach left the road