Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-05

cars S11S,221; passenger and baggage ears
81, s37; locomotives SS6,365; bridges s24 $50;
interest and discount on bonds S107 ,091; en-
gineering, agencies and other expenses S72, $780,
Since the last annual report of the directors
the second track of this road has been extended
from Worcester to Sterling junction and put to
use; and another section, ending at Clinton, is
IN process of construction, and will be finished
and open for business the coming spring. The
wooden bridges over the QuinepoXet and Still
rivers at West Boylston have been removed, and
stone arches, one OF thirtyeight and the other
Of fifty feet span, substituted, great improve
ment, both on the ground of durability and
safety fom destruction by fire. A new and
commodi us station house. with offices conven-
ientlv arranged, has been erected at Gr0ton
Junction, for the joint use and at the joint
expense of the Fitchburg railroad COM
pany and this corporation. Various i'm.
proyements OF permanent character have also
been made at several stations on the line of the
road, and the buildings and personal property of
the company, generally, ere in a good and salts
factory condition. Within the year, SAG tons of
rails equal 10 six miles ofroad) have been taken
up, srerollednand re-laid, and II $50 cross-ties
have been used in repairs of road; 5000 feet of
turnOuts and sidings have also been built at
different points on the line of the road, The
cquipmentofthe road has also been improved and
increased by various additions and renewals;
~ eight-wheel box eight-wheel platform and
hay caIs and two 6rStclass freight engines
have been added 10 the rolling stock. The COM
Oany have rebuilt at their shops four eghi-wheel
box, eight four wheel box three eght-wheeI plat
form, and three four wheel dump cars, and one
first class pas senger car, which have been sub =
Stltuted for others worn out and broken up. To
provide for the payment OF the construction of
'he second track aud other needed expenditures,
the directors issued $780, 900 of coupon bonds,
payable IN ten years from Jan. 1, 1871, which
have all been sold at par, $4,000 hearing inter
est at seven per cent, and S. 5000 at six per
cent. The required subscription to the capital
stock of the Nashua and Rochester road having
been mostly obtained, insures the construction
Of that road When completed, important buSi-
ness connexions will be made with the Wor-
cester and Nashua road, thus adding largely TO
its business and prosperity, which at no pre-
vouS time have increased more rapi lily than
under the conduct of It's present able and eff
Cient mana -erS.
PROBATE CoURT-CHAPIN, 1.-The following
business was transacted at the session of the
probate court held in this city January 2, 1872:
WIS Proced-Of Windsor N. White OF Win
chendon, Elizabeth A. and Nelson ID. White ex-
,cutorS, valuation Of estate $4,000 real and $1,000
personal; of Peatiah Sh, ldOn OF LeOminSter
Charles ii. Merriam administrator NTH the Will
annexed, $4,000 real aud $4,000 personal; of
istrator with the will annexed, $1,000; Dlnah
Kimmins of Berlin Reuben A. Wheeler and
Paul A. Randall executors, $1,000 personal, $1,000
real; OF Nancy Baldwin OF Spencer, Russell
Slbley executor, $500 personals; Mary T. F.
Mason az pointed trustee under Will Of Mary w.
King of Sutton; A. p. Marvin, DAVIS Foster and
Orlando Mason, trustees under will Of EbeneZer
Butler of Winchendon.
administrators AppOjhted.-Sophia Anthony
and Mander A. Maynard on estate Of Arnold
itntt ,,tA .fV,.aVT
$1,000; personal; Gavin c. Chaplin of Royalston
on estate OF Berah ii. Chaplin OF Elma, N. J.
$1,000 real, $500 pei sonal; Elizabeth Bancroft on
estate OF Charles o, Bancroft of Athol, $1,000
real, $1,000 personal; George l.. Bdtlelle on es-
tate of Mary L. Batellc Of Worct ster, $500 per
sona $1,000 real Charles II Baldwin of West
Boyston on estateof Henry Baldwin of Shrews-
bury, $500 real, $1,000 personal; Charles J..
Warren on estate of Huldah T.. Warren of Graf
ton, 500 personal; Joel Carter on estate of
Polly Carter OF Auburn, $500 personal; John B.
Hasler on estate Of Henry Seilig OF Webster,
$500 personal; Lyman V. b. Cook on estate of
Eliza Cook of AthUl, 5000 personal; VIM. Perry on
e5rate'of Abner Perry OfDudley, 5000 real $4,000
personal; Samuel JenniSon on estate of Lydia
Stone of Auburn $500 personal; Patrick Burke
on estate Of Michael S. j. Burke of Clinton,
So, 900 personal; Ptiny IL. Babbitt on estate OF
Mary Ann Hodges OF Barre, $50 personal !;
james Minis on estate of Margaret Minis of Web
ster, $500 personal; Austin Wood on estate
of George l.. Willard Of UXbridge, $500 real,
$500 personal; VIM. Ainley on estate Of Sarah
Arnley of Spencer, 5000 personal; Geo. NJ,
Brooks CT Concord, administrator with the will
annexed de bonjS non OF Phebe Wheeler, late of
Fitchburg, deceased, $4,000 personal.
Guardians Of Minors Appointed.-Laura A.
Stratt0n OF Cora L., Carrie j., and VIM. II
StraltOn OF Petersham Kenmore Clark, Of Alb
ner Z. Clark OF SturOridIe. Charles +. Mer-
ran, guardian OF Read Merriam Of WestminS ter,
an insane person.