Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-25
COUNTY NEWS.


James I, Allen, of New York, last Wednesday
sent to the public library in Sterling an elegant
framed portrait of himself, which picture will
hereafter adoru the library rooms.
The "Clinton house, sign was elevated to its
former position last Thursday afternoon, hav-
Ing been down, and Clinton having had 'no ho-
tel, for the exact time of IS days, hours and
10 minutes.
The Ftchburg Fuslicrs will visit the Peabody
Guards of Springfield on the 18th of October,
accompanied by the Fitchburg band, and will be
absent two or three days.
On Sunday, the 17th Rev. Mr. johnson, for
over four years pastor of the Baptist society in
Westminster, preached his farewell discourse,
and is to take charge OF the church in Holliston
There is a Butler club in Milford, with room
over the Office of the Milford Journal. 1t is
Jolly club, and uses gas from the Journal office
meter, but the editor is good natured aud don't
mind it much. Another sort of gas is generated
10y the means.
William d. Hilton, Esq, the efficient supcrn-
lendent of the Providence and Worcester rail-
road, OWNS fine farm in Sutton, supplied with
superior stock. He is doing great deal of work
in improving the land.
In the first district cOurtof Southern Worces-
ter, at Webster, SATURDAY, Joseph Pelca for
drunkenness was fined three dollars aud costs,
and committed to Jail on non-payment. Lewis
Jaynes for keeping Il liquor nuisance was fined
S75 and costs, which he paid.
1t is expected that the Rev. James B. Moore,
Of ,,,;n
Sterling on the evening of October 18th. The
course will comprise six lectures, and the list of
speakers includes the names of Mrs. Livermore,
Rev. L. L. Hale, of Boston, Rev. S. L Denncn of
Woburn, aud others.
Mr., F. p. Hutchins, of Oxford, has on his
grounds at Fort hill, grape vine that is, prob
ably, nearly two hundred years old. 1t stood
there, an old vine, hundred and twenty-five
years ago; and tradition says twas brought
from France aud set out there 10y some French
people who were among the early settlers. 1t
bore about four bushels, this year. The grapes
are sweet and good; but the skin, pulp and
flavor do not remind us of France.
Rev. Thomas L. Ellis will be installed over
the First Congregational church at Paxton on
Tuesday, Sept. Goth. Sermon by Rev. Geo. II
Gould, d. ID. of Worcester; services at two P. NJ.
Joseph Wright, Esq, died in Gardner Sept.
18th, aged scventy-scven years. Mr. Wright
was long prominent citizen in Gardner, and
representative to the legislature for nearly the
whole term of Gov. Briggs administration. He
held town office for many years, and was faith
full in all of his duties, and died in hopes of a
blessed resurrection.
A correspondent in Leominstcr sends us an
account of a rape committed in that town
few days ago The facts, as they appear, are
that man by the name of Brown drove up to
where girl named Murphy, thirteen years of
age, was standing with her little brother, and
asked her if she didn't want to ride around the
corner with him. She got into the carriage,
when he suddenly drove off towards the woods
and committed a rape upon her person. The
boy knew the team; and when the father came
for the children, they followed and caught
Brown. He was tried before Justice Merriam
and bound over TO the superior court,