Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-29
COUNTY NEWS.

The Rolstone national bank of Fitchburg
has declared a dividend of six per cent, paya-
bic April l.
Rev. Lucien Drurey has resigned his pastorate
of the Baptist church in Winchcndon, to take
effect the first ofJune.
A son of David II, Wilsonrof Fitchburg, five
years Of age, fell from shed at his fathers resi-
dence, on Monday, receiving injuries from which
he died in about three hours.
The Athol Transcript has the following, prob.
ably intended as a humorous paragraph: "The
scholars will be pleased to learn that their long
vacation is over" The children in that part of
the country must be of different nature from
those about here, if such prospect is pleasant
to them.
Mr.. A. F. Fletcher and an Irishmau in his en-
ploy were engaged in clearing out well in
Ware last week, when the walling gave way,
and large quantity Iof earth and stones fell
upon them. The Irishman escaped uniniured
but Mr.. Fletcher was severely bruised in one
arm and leg. The ladder being broken, he
drew himself up rope by one arm, a distance
of thirty-three feet.
State Constables Brown of Clinton, brennan
of Worcester, and Rich of Groton Junction,
paid an official visit to the house of Peter
O'Toole, in Clinton, yesterday morning. Moth
ing contraband being found in the house, they
proceeded to the barn, where, after a diligent
search, they discovered three barrels of rum,
neatly concealed in a place over the scaffold.
under the hay, which they took away with them,
and will call upon Peter to tell what they were
there for.
THE GOLDEN WEDDING of Mr.. and Mrs.
Simeon Stockwell, was celebrated at their resi-.
dence in Sutton, in a very pleasant manner,
Friday evening, March ODD. Relatives and
friends numbering about one hundred and fifty
were present
The usual idea accompanying golden we'd
ding is old age, and in usual circumstances one
or both parties are hardly able to enjoy such an
occasion because of the WEAKNESS attendant.
but here the infirmaties of age were not prom
inent-the loss of sight or hearing the feeble
step, the weakened body, were not apparent to de-
tract from the festivities of the occasion. Though
Mr.. S. is 70 and Mrs. S. 81 years of age, life
has left slight marks on their brows-their eyes
not dimmed, nor their natural force abated We
could heartily wish them length of days and
continuance of the happiness so evidently
theirs.
This is one of the old-fashioned families of
nine children, five of whom are living and were
present, besides the grandchildren; but the
experimentation TO represent the fourth
generation, were absent on account of sickness.
II is worthy OF note that the wedding fifty years
ago was celebrated at the same place, and they
have always resided there, and more, the bride
was born there.
Refreshments were served, letters from absent
friends were read, appropriate remarks made by
Rev. II. A. Tracy, who has recently returned TO
Sutton, and who was the pastor of the church
from 1888 to 1851, and Rev. George Lyman of
South Amherst, who was pastor of the same
church from 1851 to 1867. To these remarks
Mr.. Slockwell responded in the most happy man
ner. The choir added much to the pleasure by
appropriate music
AT an early hour the company dispersed,
leaving with their venerable friends many valu-
able and costly tokens of love. The estimated
value of these tokens were three hundred and
fifty dollars. This surely represents the love
aud esteem of friends, and as such will be,
doubt not cherished, and the remembrance OF
this occasion gild with golden light the sunset Of
their days. DIT.