Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-06

Douglas woods burnt over recently, with large
quantity of corded wood. The losers are A. F.
Brown, ]. NJ. Aldrch, Lovel Southwick, Retus
Walling, Chase & Taft, and Hiram Ward. The
fire caught from sparks from the boat train.
The state constables made an extensive
seizure of liquor from Fitchburg sellers on the
ID inst. Eleven places were found where the
liquor selling business was carried on, and the
entire stock in each was seized -Four suspected
places were visited where none was found. The
dealers Of Fitchburg never met with such a
sweeping visitation and loss before.
A young Freuchman, in the employ of Baker
6 Co., in the wooden factory at Southvine, while
amusing himself few days ago by drawing
his body, with his hands, up to a revolving
shaft, lost his power of control and was mangled
in q frightful manner one of his legs was
broken in several places and he was otherwise
so badly hurt that he died the next day
family gathering of the children, grand
children and great-grand children of Capt. John
d. Merrill, was held at his residence on Wheeler
hill, Berlin, on Saturday evening, October %,
all Of the children and gran 1-chdren but one
being present, making a family of fifty-eight
persons.
At the republican convention of the fifth
Worcester representative district, held at Fitch
burg Saturday, the following gentlemen were
unanimously nominated candidates for the house
of representatives: Geo. f. Towne and j. W.
Kimball of Fitchburg, and Lucien A. Cook of
LeOminSter. The convention unanimously de-
Clared in favor of the present prohibitory law.
Joseph Dargon, Fichburg house carpenter,
died suddenly last Thursday. He was at work
on a new house, and put on his coat and
went down stairs, to go home to dinner, appar-
emily in his usual health. While passing
through the lower room he complained of feel
ing faint, sank down, and died in less than five
minutes. He was man 81 years old, and leaves
wife and children.
John Syncs was before a Leominster justice,
Saturday week, for assault upon his wife, fined
$40 and costs, amounting to $40 49, which he
paid. John came home from Jail the week be-
fore, where he had been for the same offence,
but with little whiskey inside he could not re-
sist the temptation to try the sport again.
Mr. Joab Barnard, Of Bolton, aged seventy
eight twin brother of the late Joel Barnard,
who died on the 4th of July LAST, died on the
23d ult. They married sisters, daughters of the
late Oliver Nourse and both pairs, as one fam
lily, lived together for many years under the
same roof. Mr. Joab had no children, while
Mr.. joel had two, a son and a daughter. OF
these, the latter, Mrs. Calvin Nourse, together
with her husband, has been dead some years;
while the former, Mr.. Joel Barnard, the younger,
now an influential citizen of WATERFOWL is cx-
pecting to return with his family to the old
house in his native town. Mrs. Abigail, wife of
Mr.. JOab Barnard, died last January; while Mrs.
Mary, wife of the late Joel, still survives.
THE WEBSTER Posi- OFFICE QUESTION
Another attempt to determine who shall be
postmaster at Webster has been arranged.
When the question was up, year ago, the con-
greSsional district committee proposed that Mr.
Day should keep the Office until the end of this
year, and then resign; and that the republicans
of Webster should determine by ballot whether
E. P. Carter or some other republican should be
his successor. The end of the year approaches;
and Mr.. Hoar, having consulted the committee,
asks Judge Jillson and Mr.. Bartholomew to call
and hold a meeting for such ballot. First, the
republicans are to say by ballot whether they
desire change in the office. Second, if they
say yes, they will be required to vote for can
didate, The balloting will take place after the
state election.