Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-22

Within few minutes walk of Prouty's mills
is thriving village, where wire alone is pro.
duced, and it has appropriately been named
Wire Village Here, in 1928, Myrick q Sugden
started in the wire business, and since that time
the former and present firm, which is r. Sug-
den Co., have been compelled to erect four
large factories. The senior partner of the firm
is one of the members of the original who start
ed the business. The wire is drawn from the
rods to various sizes, No. 80 being the finest A
new mill just completed, is to be occupied by
machinery for drawing coarse wire. Water fur.
nishes the power, and forty-fiye employees are
kept busy. The productions arc disposed OF
throughout the state, and used principally in
the manufacture of machine cards.
Both of the above firms have, until recently
purchased from other manufacturers and not
attempted to draw from the rods, but experience
has shown them that it was practicable to begin
at the beginning and not rely upon other dealers
for their material, and they intend, in the future
to manufacture from the raw material
The only shoe shop in the town is operated
by Kent, Bacon < Lamb. and here eight persons
find employment. The shoes manufactured Iare
for ladies and children, and find market in
Boston and the west.
}. Goddard is engaged in the manufacture Of
light and heavy carriages, and several small
establishments furnish employment to a large
number of operatives.
The box factories, owned by L. Howe and w
]. Liyermorc, supply the different boot shops
with boxes, and also furnish a large number 10
adjoining towns.
In the new and handsome town hall is the
public library, which is open every Tuesday eve
ming, and the various town offices. The fire dc.
partment also find accommodations for theil
apparatus here.
The new hotel is rapidly approaching compile
ton, and will be ready for occupancy in a few
days. The building stands upon the site for
merly occupied by the Watson house, and is,
with the exception of the town hail. the hand.
soonest structure in the place. 1t is three stories
in height, surmounted by Mansard roof, fur
nishing sixty sleeping rooms, large hall
commodiouS dining room, ample parlors and a
well appointed Kitchen On the lower floor are
five large stores. The entire building is to be
lighted by gas and heated by steam. In connec.
ton with the hotel is large and conveniently
arranged stable, with accommodations for thirty
horses. The buildings have been erected by r.
F. Howe for stock company, which embraces
many Of the business men Of the place. at cost
of nearly $780, 900.
The present topic of conversation among the
business men and voters, is the post office. For
several years 1t has been located in Union block
which is situated near Itheiceutre of the town,
upon side hill, very steep and uneasy of access
either by teams or persons on foot. The accom-
modations were also considered as inadequate
to the demands of the business aud movement
was inaugurated TO have the office removed to
the new hotel building, where ample accommo-
dations could be obtained. AS soon as the pro
ject was proposed the approaches to the present
location were improved and the number of boxes
increased, A petition for the removal was be-
ing circulated and freely signed, when a counter
petition was presented in favor of allowing it to
remain, and it is claimed by those who are in
favor OF removal, that people were deceived
in order to obtain signatures to the latter Fol
lowing these two petitions was another for The
purpose of obtaining names of those who
failed to take sides in the matter,
which, it is claimed, was for the purpose of
preventing the signing of the petition in favor
of removal. Those in favor of the new location
are willing that a town meeting shall be called
and the question there decided. Both sides are
earnestly discussing the question, which seems
to be in fair way to be thoroughly canvassed
A stone bridge over the Seven Mile river near
Prouty's wire mills, has just been completed,
and is now open 10 the public
Several of the small ponds in the town are
covered with ice of a sufficient strength to bear
the weight of a person, and several boys were
trying to get ducking by playing upon it yes
terday.