Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-24

The people Of Clinton were favored last eve
ming by an entertainment by Messrs. Barnabee
and Dow. Mr.. Barnabee gave series of his
characteristic speeches, prologues and songs,
both sentimental and comic Mr.. Dow ofliciated
as pianist, and gave as solo, "The Prayer of
Moses" which was warmly encored.
ACCIDENT AT CLINTON. - Mr.. Edwin II e.
Rice, of Clinton was severely injured by the
passenger train leaving Clinton on the Boston,
Clinton and Fitchburg railroad, at one o'clock
Saturday noon. He tried to get upon the plat
form of the baggage car after the train had
started, but he fell, and one wheel passed over
his right foot. He drew it away, however, be-
fore the other wheels could run over it, and was
Immediately taken up and cared for DR..
Hitchcock, of Fitchburg, was telegraped for
and came down on a special locomotive. He
found it necessary to cut the foot off six inches
below the knee, in which operation he was as
sisted by Drs. Morse and Brooks of Clinton. Mr..
Rice is doing as well as is possible to expect.
Disastrous Fire in NlIlford-A Woman
Burned TO Death-Ten stores Consumed
and Seven Horses suGOcnIcd.
At three O'Clock yesterday morning fire was
discovered in the livery stable of Bliss & Bates
in Jefferson street, Milford, and in less than
three hours the whole row of wooden buildings
from Alhambra block TO Jefferson block, were
destroyed. The intense cold hindered the ready
working of the steam fire engine, but the firemen
worked nobly, and saved many threatened
buildings, for the burned district is in
the center of business, and It was seriously
feared for a while that all the houses on the
street would be consumed. By accounts re-
celved from there, it appears that Mrs Sarah
Newton persisted in the flames, while her two
children escaped Seven horses, in the stable
where the fire started, persisted in the flames,
and ten stores were burned out. The loss will
be heavily felt in Milford, and several business
men are ruined.
In the block owned by Mr.. VIM. Heath, were
Wilson's apothecary store, jewelrv store kept
by Mr.. Goodspeed, a dry goods store kept by
Mr.. Heath, Charles W. Wilcox's jewelry store,
Knights meat market, Whites picture frame
store and Angels grocery store. The upper
floors of the block were used as chambers and
offices. The premises and their contents were
lOldIly ueSIToyeuJ many OI lne occupants barely
escaping with their lives. The next block to
this was leased by Mr.. Blunt, and contained the
Western Union telegraph office, several dry
goods stores, &C., all of which were totally de-
stroyed. Several families have been rendered
homeless and their entire property destroyed.
The following is a list of the losers: A. Saun-
ders, boots and shoes; C. B. Knight, meat mar
ket; H. A. Groodrich, grocer; G. W. Wilcox,
Jeweler; Morse & Blood, boots and shoes; Miss
II. NJ. Pond, milliner; John O'Leary, dry goods !;
w. P. Haven, fish market; Z. Canton, boots
and shoes, and j. P. Onion, oyster market. All
these were on the main floors. Over several of
the stores were shops of varions kinds, and resi-
dences; Willis & Fisher, photographers; Mrs.
NJ. E. Spencer, dressmaker; Miss R, B. Wood,
fancy wax works; j. B. Cross, musical instru-
ments; 0. NJ. Adams, sewing machines; Waller,
barber shop. The families of S. A. Fisher and
J. Lewis were burned out, losing nearly every
thing Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis were in Boston at
the time.