Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-08
COUNTY NEWS.

lnere is small pOX case IN Barre.
The Worcester South association of congre-
gationa churches will meet at East Douglas, |
Tuesday, July II.
Thrty-sX persons were added to the member
ship of the Congregational church in Barre, on
the I'd inst.
The stage from Oakdale to Princeton was
heavily laden yesterday afternoon, with passen-
gers from the Nashua road for the mountain.
Messrs. S. Slater & Sons of Webster are build
ing new mill in the North Village 1t will be 1870
by IS feet, and two stories in height.
Mr.. Amos Cheney, an old resident of Athol
paid his first visit to the neghboring town of
Dana on the Fourth of July. He waited until
he could 60 by railroad.
Quite an interest is being manifested in Mil
ford in reference to the redistribution Of Tisquan-
tum lodge No. 46 of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows. petition to the grand lodge is
being prepared, and will probably be presented at
the session in August next, and it is confidently
expected that the petition will be granted.
The question of purchasing steam fire engine,
which came up at the town meeting in Barre,
last week, was referred to committee of five cti-
zens, who were instructed to investigate the
subject, including the merits of the self-acting
fire extinguisher, and report the results to the
town at a meeting to be called for the purpose.
A number Of years since the lodge of Odd Eel
lows which was located in Clinton surrendered
its charter to the grand lodge. The members OF
the order are now very Dnsy in making the nee
essary arrangements for its redistribution. All of
the former members who are now in town have
tbo a g. A.
will start under very favorable auspices.
The Athol Transcript printed an extra on the
morning of the fourth, in which an account
was given of the breaking of a bridge, by which
nine persons were precptated into the water
and narrowly escaped drowning. The Chroni-
Gle sneers at the extra, calling it a great cry
and little WOOL" 1t evidently thinks that the
falling of nine young people into river
amounts to very little.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT IN FIToHBURG.
Michael O'Harra, a young man about twenty
two years of age, in the employ of the Vermont
and Massachusetts, road, was instantly killed
Thursday morning about nine o'clock, by being
run over by an engine of that road which was
backing across the highway in front of the de-
pot, as the deceased was walking across the
street from one repair shop to the other unob-
servant of what was approaching. His body
was horribly mutilated
THE New LAW IN SPENcER.-Some ten or
twelve barrels of beer were seized in Spencer on
the 3D. of July, the sale of that beverage being
illegal after the list, and yesterday fifteen fines
were paid on as many complaints made by Dep
uty Constable Russell of this city. The parties
were fined SO and costs on each complaint,
which they paid. Daniel Forrest was fined for
both keeping and selling, Richard Forrest for
selling, Peter Sturgeon, Charles Chaltrie, Pros
per Yetter, Peter Brow, Frank Cassernan and
Thomas Sinnott for keeping and selling, and
Patrick Casey for selling. They were tried be-
fore Justice Hill of Spencer, who also fined Luke
Moogee 81 and costs for drunkenness. Mr..
Russell seized three barrels of beer at the Spen-
Ger depot yesterday also.
OFFICERS DRILL.-The commissioned and
non-cOmmissoned officers of the 10th regiment
NJ, V. NJ, had an elementary drill at Sterling
Centre, yesterday, Col May commanding.
There was a pretty full attendance, about 1875
being present, who went through with the vari-
Gus exercises with excellent precision. AT noon
they sat down to capital dinner, provided in
the town hall, by Mr.. l.. j. Priest of the Central
hotel. The regimenti is now differed as follows
Colonel, James May of Fitchburg; lieut. col
onel, Willard Clark of Milford; major, James
Nj. brennan of Worcester; adutant George +.
Merriam of Fitchburg; quartermaster, Richard
Fucker of Fitchburg; surgeon, Geo. Jewett of
Fitchburg; chaplain, George S. Ball of Upton;
assistant surgeon, William H. Hildreth of
Fitchburg; sergeant major, Herbert o. Morse of
Fitchburg; quartermaster sergeant, Benjamin
+. Marshall of Fitchburg; commssary SER
geant Warren p. Boutwell, Of Fitchburg. Mu-
sic was furnished by the regimental band, Geo.
Rich, leader
The commissioned officers of the various com
panies are:
Co. A, Worcester-Ca Captain William H. King;
list lieutenant, Frank E. Hall; I'd lieutenant,
Justin B. Willard.
Co. B, Fitchburg-Captain, George Z. Good
rich; LIST lieutenant, George L. Lawrence; I'd
lieutenant, r. o. Houghtou.
Co. G, Worcester-First lieutenant Asa NJ
Wheeler, commanding; 2dleutenant, Harrison
II. Comings.
Co. D, Fitchburg-Captain, George A. Whit
comb; list lieutenant, George R. Lawrence; I'd
lieutenant, Isaac p. Coming.
Co L, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, VIM. H. Lind
ley LIST lieutenant, o. Parker; I'd lieuten-
ant, Michael Fitzgibbon.
Co. +, Mford-Captain, John g. McCarter
LIST lieutenant, Henry j, Bailey; I'd lieutenant,
Henry L. Fales.
Co. G, Grafton-Captain, John F. Searle; LIST
lieutenant, James Gleason; I'd lieutenant, George
W. Walcott.
Co. H, Westminster-Captain, Ethan W. Hol-
den; 1st lieutenant, James H. Miller; I'd lieuteu-
ant, Edward p Miller.
Co. |, SteTliDg-Captain, Fordyce May; list
lieutenant, Charles A. Tenney; I'd lieutenant,
William IL. Sawyer.
20. X, Leominster-Captain, Luceu A, Cook
LIST lieutenant, Charles F. Carter; I'd lieutenant,