Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-22
COUNTY NEWS.


COUNTY NEWS.
Lcomnster cattle show will take place Sept.
81. Rev. Joel D. Miller will deliver the address.
The Worcester and Nashua cars began rum
ming on both tracks, between this city and Ster-
ling Junction, yesterday.
d. C. Sumner of Millhury died of heart di-
sease, suddenly, at eight o'clock Sunday even
ing. He was II years of age, and leaves a wife
and one child.
The blacksmith shop on Leicester Hill owned by
Edward Sargent, Esq, and occupied by William
Brophy, was entirely destroyed by fire about
eleven o'clock on Saturday evening, with all its
contents.
Messrs. George A. Parker, Jacob Fisher, Solo
man II. Howe, Francis W. Warner, Charles H.
Waters, Winthrop +. Faulkner, and Charles l.
Wilder are elected directors OF the Lancaster
railroad, and are authorized to go on and com
plete the arrangements for the building of the
road.
Superintendent Blood, of the Boston, Clinton
and Fitchburg railroad, has surpassed all Others
in pleasing travellers by carpcting one of his ele
giant passenger cars with the best imported Will
ton carpeting. The pleasure of entering and
riding in a car thus furnished can only be en-
joyed in New England ON the Boston, Citation
and Fitchburg road.
Messrs. c. d. Morse & Co., of Milbury,
whose sash, blind and door mandatory, was
burned four weeks ago yesterday morning, rails
ed the frame of the new building, 1876 ~ feet,
the two stories and a French root, yesterday al-
ternoOn, in the presence and by the help of a
large number of Millbury people; and Mr..
Morse announces that in one week the machine
ry will be all in, and he will be ready to make
contracts. The timber for the building was fur
nished by L. C. Kenney & Co., of this city, and
has been framed by Mr. Jabez Ellis; the machine
ry is from the well known firms of K. Ball &
Co., and Witherby, Rugg & Richardson, of this
city.
The latest in relation to the muster of the
third brigade at Sterling next week, is the
following order just issued:
HEAD QUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, NJ. v. NJ
WORCESTER, Aug. ~, 1871
General Order No. a.
l. Iu honor of the veteran soldier and efficient
officer, Gen. james A. Cunningham, the present
adjutant general Of Massachusetts, the camp of the
third brigade has been designated Camp Gun
ningham."
2. During the tour of camp duty the general COM
mandng will expect and demand the unreserved
time and attention of officers and men for the es-
tablished routine of duty Officers will not leave
camp except under the most urgent necesS ity and
only with the permission of their regimental or
battery commanders; No non-commissioned of
ticer or private will be allowed outside the lines
without pass by his company and regimental or
battery commander, and cOuntersigned by the COM
handing general
g. Roll calls will be had at stated times invaria-
bly, TO be superintendent by commissioned officer.
Roll calls may be ordered at any time whenever it
may appear that men are absent who should be on
duty. Any soldier absenting himself from roll call
and not properly accounted for will not be returned
for pay.
in the lines at proper times, but no soldier must
allow the visits of friends to interfere with the full
discharge of his duties Soldiers and visitors must
remember that the camp is established by and at
the expense of the commonwealth for instruction
and discipline, and unless the intended object is
sought by strict attention to duty, the place will
furnish no proper entertainment for visitors
Every nOn-commissioned officer and private de-
tailed for guard duty will be required to remain at
guard headquarters at all times during his tour of
duty, except he be on his post as sentinel OF re-
lieved for ratOns.
g.. Commanders of regiments and batteries are
hereby charged with the PRONUNCIATION of this or,
der throughout their respective commands, and
will cause copy thereof to be posted IN each COM
panty tent during the encampment.
BY command of
Jos. A. TITUS, Lieut.. Col. and A. A. G.
STERLING CAMP MEETING.-The crowded
trains of yesterday produced quite revolution
in the numbers upon the ground, although
quite large gathering was present on Sunday
to listen to the preaching by Rev. George +.
Eaton of WinchendOn. The shower of yeSter-
day morning was followed by as comfortable a
day as was ever spent upon the ground. The
day was very busy one with all concerned as
all secular labor connected with the work upon
the cottages, the putting of the tents in order,
&C., by the rules, is to cease at the commence
ment of the regular camp meeting exercises,
which begin Monday evening at O'Clock. The
sermon last evening was by Rev. VIM. J.
Pomfret of Monson. The sermon this
forenoon is to be delivered by Rev.
W. A. Braman, formerly of this city.
The religious services at the stand are TO begin
at 10 a. M, and 2 and P. NJ, including three
sermons each day. The hour of retiring to rest
at night is 10 o'clock, and of rising in the morn
ing O'Clock. Hours of meals, breakfast 81 A.
NJ, dinner at II, and supper at 8.
The Worcester and Nashua and Fitchburg and
Worcester railroad companies, whose trains
we've yesterday heavily laden with passengers
for the camp meeting, aud will be still more
crowded to-day, will run extra trains tomorrow
to accommodate the multtudes. The regular
Trains leave Foster street station at 81 and lit A.
NJ. and 20 p. NJ, and the extra trains at 81 and
lot A. NJ, and 81 and 81 P. NJ. the fare being
greatly reduced for the occasion. Bro. Wellman
will have an eye to the feeding of all who at
tend camp meeting
SUPERIOR COURT AT FITcHBURG.-.
ddy, dug. 2l.-ln the case of James Lee,
indicted for breaking and entering the store of
Charles W. lockwood in Warren, on the night
of April %, and larceny of goods therefrom the
jury returned a verdict of guilty on both counts.
Andrew A. Williams and Mary Ann Barry. of
Worcester Tor lascivious Capitalization. verdict
guilty, and sentenced to the house of correction
for one year and eight months respectively.
Patrick 0'Brien of Worcester for assault ON
officers Johnson and Sheague, with weapon.
and drunkenness, four indictments, verdict
guilty on each, and sentenced to the house of
correction for one year on all.
Timothy Gates of Fitchburg, for assault on
his wifes sister; verdict, guilty; fined S125 and
costs.
Stephen Lee pleaded guilty of drunkenness,
and was sentenced to the house of correction for
two months.
Alexander Benton of Worcester, indicted for
assault with n knife, retracted and pleaded
"uilty, and was sentenced to the house OF cor
for one year.
re Berry OF Charlton, for various lar