Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-08

Elliot national Dauk Of Boston ana the Mlllet
River national bank of Athol.
\ festival will be held in Boylston Center to-
morrow night, in connection with which con
cert will he oycu under the direction of Arden |
White of this city. The services Of quartctte, |
consisting of Mrs. j. Il. Gardiner, Miss Lucy A. |
Moore, Messrs. John d. n. Morse and GeorgcD. |
Davis, have been secured, with Miss Annie NJ.
Dalton as pianist.
The young pcopleconnectcd with the Boslston
Center high school held an exhibition at the town
ball on Saturday evening. Much praise is ex-
pressed Tor the perfect manner in which the ex-
erciSes passed off, and all who were actors on
the occasion did themselves credit when it is
considered that the programme in every part
was original.
At the annual meeting of the Sterling farmers
club held at the town hall Jan ?, 1872, the fol-
lowing officers were chosen for the year en-
suing; President, Joseph Whitney; Vice Presi
dent, G. II. Loring; Secretary, Ezra Sawyer;
Treasurer, VIM. D. Peck Trustees, VIM. GoSs,
Franklin Nourse, Sam'l Osaood, Josiah Phelps,
Chas. Flagg, Chas. c. Brock, Tavor Ross, NJ.
B. Hayward Geo. Kendall, Geo. Goss, james
Burpee, VIM. S. Walker. The amouns of funds
in the treasury Of the club is s53319.
Lest Monday evening, while Mr.. Webster NJ,
Fagg and family, Of Ncrthhoro, were at Hon,
Milo IIidrcth's silver Wedding, their residence
on Main street was broken into, and some $3.50
in money taken there(rom. The entrance was
made by breaking the glass in window and re-
moving the fastening, the money beng found in
a bureau DIR aver. Mr.. Flagg was absent from
m house Inf n inn hut tbn
was probably committed by parties who waited
forl his departure. Mr.. F. was one OF the I'M
fortunates who was burned out in the confa-
grafton last season,
At the annual meeting of the Westboro agli.
| cultural society, officers for the ensuing year
were chosen as follows: President H. L. Broad
| crs; vice presidents, Jasper Fay and Samuel
| Chamberlain; directors, S, A. Howe, L. d,
| White Jr., B J. Stone, VIM. H. Siblcy, and ].
! P. Yinal of WeStboro, George A. Fay of Graf
tom, VIM. L. Maynard OF Shrewsbury, c. E Fay
| crwcasher Of Northboro, and Henry Colman of
| HopkintGp; cr.ckcry committee, Jonas Stone,
| G. w. Parker, aud J. W. Fairbanks; festival
committee, tiGoEge Z. Fitch, G. w. Parker, Jas
| per Fay, Arson W,S5ren, and +, j. Forbush. The
society voted to holo ~ festival during the pres
ent winters also to hold a, fair next fall and that
the sum Of three hundred dNllars be expended
in premiums. At the next meefiaS of the So
| cicty, the following resolution will Ne offered
| for discussion: Resolved, that the welfare Of
| this community demands that our village SHOULD
be supplied at once with water by aqueduct Npm
| some one of the ponds in the vicinity"
The foil owing complimentary notice of Hon,
| AlyAh Croker comes from the democratic organ
Of the state. Taken into account along with
his nearly unanimous election to congress as a
republican member to ill the vacancy caused by
| the resignation Of Coy. Washburn it is a good
| expression Of the confidence with which the
people Of the state send him TO Washngton
"Mr Cr1ckcr, who has been elected, almost
| without opposition, is Il thoroughly practical
| man, of tried integrtT, sound common sense,
| glcat energy and perseverance of character.
| lie is Paper-maker, in which profession he has
| achieved Il good reputation ana success, His
| public spirit activity and enterpIiSe have led
| him to an earnest and effeCtua participation in
| works OF public improvement generally, and
! particularly in railroad enterprises connected
| more or less intimately with the interests and
development OF the northern part OF Worcester
county, and OF Filchburr, the place of his resi-
| dence. He is what is called sef-cducated man,
| well trained in the business of life, practical
rather than theoretical and a man of action
| rather than Of words; and will max, a good
| representative. The paper-makers have been
| among the honored men of his district, and have
1 honored the district in their turn as successful
| representatives in congress. The Kendall family
OF Leominstcr were, like the Crocker family of
tilchburg, distinguished as papCI-makers as well
rs law makers. Jonas Kendall represented the
northern Worcester district in congress in 1921
and his son, }. G. Kendall, the same district in
lS29-33"
p N prr TO I
TER ACCIDENTAL few days ago we published
the fact that Mrs. Thomas Muller of Lancaster
was burned to death on the ID, under circum-
stances that led to the belief that she had been
qgarreling with her husband while both were
under the influence of liquor The Clinton Cou-
rant (Mr. Muller lives near the Clinton line,)
| gives the particulars Of the terrible affair, and
corrcets the impression that quarrel or intoXi-
cation caused the accident. We quote:
Mr. Nj. aud wife were not far from sixty
| years of age, and resided alone in the house.
| Last Tuesday night about nine O'Clock Mrs.
| Muller was engaged in preparing over the fire
| ONE OF Woods linment composed in part of
alcohol and spirits of turpenhne, when the COM
! pound exploded, filing the room with flames
| Mrs. NJ. rushed out Of the house crying "mur-
der" and her husband, whose hands were badly
| burned, az once proceeded to eXtinguish the
| flames. His wife did not return, and hC went 10
a ncighbOr, who by his request went for DR..
| Symonds, who dressed the mans wounds re-
manning with him about an hour. Mrs Muller
did not return, and Mr.. NJ said he presumed
| she was nj one of the neighbours houses, as she
frequently went and staid ont evenings until Il
| late hour; besides, he said, his wife's clothing
was not burned when she went out, and that
| she would probably come back soon. The doc
tor went home, but Mrs NJ. did not return.
| AT an early hour in the morning Mr. Muller
| npeOmur nuZiDuS took n lantern and