Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-02
summary of Local Events in 1870


prominent men, &c:
| January 2d-Edward Hamilton died. Heavy
| rain storm.
Instrumentation of the city government for
| 1870; address of Mayor Blake.
7th-Pierre McGrath killed by the caving OF
bank at the corner of Main and Corbet streets;
| Mrs. Johanna Hacker found dead in her house
| on SouthgatC street.
9th-Meeting of the Worcester county Bible
association at Mechanics hall.
| 10th-Female suffrage county convention in
| Mechanics hall.
1Sth-Dcad body of Arthur McKeon found in
Mill Brook near Lamartine street.
22d-Dead body of VIM. Seaver found near
| Lake Quinsgamond.
S1st~Bourne Gleason found dead in his
dwelling near Lake Quinsigamond. Explosion
of the boiler in Follansbee's building on Central
street.
March Sth--Sixth annual exhibition of the
New England poultry club at Horticultural
hall
12th-Mrs. Emma +. Barton committed sui
eide by throwing herself under freight tram
! on Lincoln square.
10th Giambatistta LaCava, little Italian
street fiddler, killed by the cars near the wash
| ington square depot
f3th-Heavy snow storm. George Anthony
of Philadelphia found dead on Bloomingdale
road.
| Washington street.
22d-Loring & Blake's organ mandatory
| burned.
Apra 2d-NIrs. Margaret Leonard killed by
falling into hogshead of water in the rear OF
her house on Southbridge street.
19th-Reunion of the old sixth regiment
21st-Wm. Boyle committed suicide at his
residence on Gold street.
23d--Public reception of Hon. Alexander H.
| Bullock in honor of his return from Europe.
| 0Sth--A littla child Of Il g Parker killed
the Boston and Albany railroad.
26th-Daniel Cahill fatally stabbed by Ber-
nard Conf n.
27th-The Methodist church at Webster square
| dedicated.
May 21-Danie O'COnnell was killed by fall
| ing down stairs III a house on Church street.
30th-Decoration day observed by strewing
flowers on the graves of soldiers buried in the
several cemeteries OF the city.
June 3d-The jewelry store of ). N. Story rob-
bed of money and goods to the amount OF $4,000,
| by two boys, Andrew N. Hewett and Frank
Wood, who were captured the next day.
6th-The body of Patrick Hughes found in the
canal near Lamartine street.
Sth-Corner stone of the new UniverSalist
church on Pleasant street laid.
15th-Hosea B. Searle of this city instantig
killed at Keene, N. H., by the falling of a der
rick.
18th-The first oppressively warm day of the
season.
2Oth-H avy thunder storm-several points in
the city struck by lightning, but no serious
damage done.
23d-Explosion of dualin in a car on the Bos-
ton and Albany railroad near the Jun ton ;
Timothy Cronan torn in atoms, and some TWEEN
ty houses nearly destroyed
29th-St Johns day celebrated Coroner's jury
brought to a close, after five days session on
the body Of Timothy Cronan-the blame not
| fixed.
3Oth-Commencement at Holy Cross college.
Closing exercises at Highland military school,
with alumni supper in the evening.
july 4th-No celebration of importance took
place. The monument to Capt. Slater was dedi-
Gated in the morning.
12th-The corner stone of the Trinity Metho-
dist church on Chandler street laid.
16th-Celebration of the one hundredth ami
versary of the Spy
22d-CoIlege regatta at Lake Qunsigamond
four races pulled: list, single scull, between
JLeary and Hamilton, won by O'Leary; ID, be-
tween the Bay State, Union and Nathan Wash
burn (foul-oared) crews, won by the Union; 3D.
Freshman race between Brown, Harvard and
Yale won by Brown; 4th, University race be-
tween Harvard ana Yale, Harvard wins by a
foul.
27th-Forty-frst annual meeting of the Amer
lean institute of instruction in Washbum hall.
august 3d-Dwelling house of August Kim
mer OH Bowdoin street, burned.
4th-A girl named Karie Pollard instantly
killed by lightning in South Worcester.
9th-A scdffold in Mechanics hall, on which
1850 children were seated, practising for con
cert under the direction of Harley N.wcomb
fell, and precipitated the children to the floor,
severely injuring several Of them.
15th-Thomas McGrath killed in the freight
yard of the Norwich and Worcester railroad.
16th-Thomas Ford killed on the track of the
Nashua road, above Worthwhile.
| 17th-A little son of Patrick Flynn drowned in
Il tub of water
2Sd-Inquest on the body of Dennis McGerrell
who died from injuries received at the hands OF
IA Al, s.,l,A
August 4th.
28th-Disastrous fire on the corner of Bridge
and Mechanic street. rhirty-two families
burned out and their household goods de-
stroyed.
September list - The slaughter house of
Charles Thayer, on Bloomingdale road, de-
stroyed by fire.
6th-Worcester voted in favor of allowing the
sale of ale and beer. Henry Pierce killed at
Lincoln square, on the Nashua railroad.
14th-Boat race on Lake Quinsigamondr be-
tween 0'Leary of this city aud Harrington of
Springfield. 0Leary wins, making the two
miles in % 05.
2Oth-Worcester county horticultural fair
began.
23d-Worcester agricultural fair began
25th-Rey. Merrill Richardson preached his
farewell discourse, previous to leaving for New
York.
27th-Patrick Kennedy killed on the Boston
and Albany railroad at South Worcester.
October 1st-Corner stone of the new Metho-
dist church on Walnut street laid
5th-Republican state convention held in Me-
chanics hall.
1Oth--Worcester county musical convention
began its session in Mechanics hall.
23d-Beniamin Westwell stabbed and killed
| by Francis DOran.
November 9th-Felix Girard killed on the
track of the Providence railroad.
10th-0Leary wins a single scull race 1.-TWO
miles,) on Lake Quinsigamond in % 16, defeat
| inp Landels of Lowell.
December 6th-Judge VIM. N. Green died.
12th-City election; Hon. James b. Blake re-
eected mayor for the sixth time.
16th-Terrible explosion at the gas works;
Mayor Blake badly injured.
| 1Sth-Mayor Blake died.
19th-Hon. Henry Chaplin elected to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Mayor Blake.
21st-House of John Nugent, on Southbridge
| street, burned. Pilgrims memorial Jubilee in
| Mechanics hall.
22d-Funeral services Of Mayor Blake held in
Mechanics hall.
24th-Boiler works of Charles Stewart, on
Cypress street, badly damaged by fire.
27th-Moulding shop of Russ & Eddy, on
Manchester street, damaged $4,000 by fire,
I'M THE COUNTY.
January 2d-Dam of Samuel Putnam at New
England Village carried away by the heavy rain,
also the dam at Stones mills in Northboro
| part of the old mill of the West Boylston man
ufacturng company at Oakdale house of Mrs
Wright undermined and demolished, four dams
in Holden on the Asnebumskit river carried
away, also dam at French'S Woods on the
Quinepoxet river, Gibson's dam in Leomnster
washed away and several buildings on the stream
below considerably damaged.
6th-rhc Orthodox Congregational church in
Westboro re.dedicated.
11th--Mcetng of the Worcester county con.
ference OF Congregational and other Christian
churches at Sterling Centre; schoolhouse in
Sterling burned.
16th-Brigham Bannisters grocery, in Gin
ton, burned.
Rehabilitation Of the North Brookfeld SOL
diers' monument
21st-Heury Chesterney killed at the Gilboa
works, in Douglas, by the bursting Of a grind
stone.
22d-Iown hall in Webster destroyed by fire.
26th-Bernard 0'Brien, of Grafton, while
skating, broke through the ice and was drowned.
2Sth-Charles Pero Instantly killed at Roch-
dale while walking on the track of the Boston
and Albany road. Mary A. Forbnsh, of West
minister, committed suicide by hanging.
February 8d-Shoddy factory of j. c. Hill &
Co., Of Templeton, burned; loss $4,000.