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


earth clyiug in.
21st. Mrs Elvira }. Powers, Worcester, died.
25th A. G. Robbins Gardner, died of small
poX contracted at the Lowell New England agri-
cultural fair.
26th James NJ Scofed Worcester, died.
Sept. 30. Joseph Ronard killed by explosion
of Il grindstone in Douglas.
Oct 1. Alexander Young, Whitinsyille, died
from being run over by theicars.
18th. David DenSmOre NorthborO, died in
his barn of apopleXy.
18Th. Ariel H. Davenport killed in Fitchburg
by fall from building.
14th. Lowell Sylvester of Westminster, acci
dentaly shot himself while out cunning in
Winchester, \. H
25th. Charles W. Warren, in East Brookfeld
and Herbert Hilton, in Worcester, accidentally
shot while out hunting
2Sth. Rev. Stephen Sanford Smith of Chicago,
found dead in his bed at the house of Rev. VIM.
H. Sanford, in Worcester.
Goth. Michael Brown, aged ten, found dead in
his bed
3Oth. Wilbur Clark, Dana, killed by acciden-
tai discharge Of a gun while out hunting.
Nov. 1. A Frenchmau was killed in Baker &
Co.'S WOODEN factory, in Southboro
ID. Joseph Durgon, Fitchburg, died of apo
plexy.
3D.. Patrick Griffin, Worcester, died very sud-
denly of apopleXy.
10th. John Webster, Mechanic street, Worces-
ter, died suddenly OF heart disease,
10th. Mrs f. Warfield, Blackstone an insane
woman, killed her child with an ak She was
put in the lunatC aSylum.
Daniel DOnahoe and Bartholomew King, Of
Worcester killed by cars of Nashua road, one
mile above Lincoln square.
26th Mrs, Daniel f. Johnson, Worcester,
found dead in her bed.
Patrick NeyinS, seven years old killed by Nash
ua cars between Thomas and School streets,
Worcester.
2Sth Rev. J. s. Burke killed by B. & A. cars
near Worcester Junction
Dec. 1. Dea. Cyrus Perry, Holden, died from
effects OF a fall from sCatfold in his barn.
VIM. II. Davis convict i'll state prison for
burglary in West Boylslon, died Of consump
ton.
Sth. Henry Brownell fell down dead, on FIX
change street, Worcester.
18th. -Four little children of Asa V. Walker
died within week of each other.
| Sfh, Wm. Ford, brakeman, killed on Boston,
Hartford and Erie railroad at Webster, by being
knocked off the train while passing under Il
| bridge.
Dexter Stowell, 2etersham, aged eighy-wo,
died suddenly in his char.
| MISCELLANEOUS
Jan. 2. City government for 1871 organized;
address by Mayor Chaplin.
18th. John ID. StOddmd dangerously injured
| by falling from staging in North Brookf-ld.
Lysander Brewer injured by falling from a
staging in North Brookfeld.
Feb. 8. Barn of Daniel Scannel in Sutton,
blown down by high winds, also chimney OF
| Dea. S b. King
4th. Funeral of Rev. DR.. HILL in Worcester.
Temporary waterworks at New Worcester de
molished by high wind. Several cmmneys
also blown down.
Feb 6. Hon. Edward Earle inaugurated
mayor,
14th Peoples club rooms in Peoples Insur-
ance block first opened.
Freshets in North Webster and Dudley
Dist. Cars thrown from railroad track be-
| tween Northboro and Southboro, and several
persons injured.
Annual show of the New England poultry
club began at Horticultural hall, Worcester.
9th. Railroad depot at Mibury was broken
14th Co. Fl, 25th regiment, reunion at Lin
| coin house. Co. B reunion at Milford.
10Th. VIM. Mitchell bad his arm blown off by
cannon on Worcester common, fired to cele-
hrate the democratic victory in New Hamp-
shire.
nth. Imposing celebration Of ST. Patrick 5
| day in Worcester, Fltchburg, &c.
Mlrch 20. Funeral of Rev. VIM. c. Scandlin
| in Grafton
21st. Reunion Of Worcester county mechan-
| les ASSOCIATION.
28d. Charles May qeriously injured at West
| Fitchhurg.
| 24th. Thomas Carney, Il brakeman, seriously
injured on the railroad near Worcester Junction.
2jth. Freight brakeman on the Boston & AL
| bany road arrested for burglary from the cars
18th. Rev. G. N. Smith preached his farewell
| discourse at Trinity NJ. f. church, Worcester.
| 9th. Several cars of a freight train on the
Nashua road thrown off the track at the Sum
nit station, Worcester
| 29th. Legislative railway committee visited
| Worcester to investigate the Union depot matter
April l. Strike at Washburn & Moen WIRE
works.
5th Water works pipe at Newtonville blown
over again, by high wind.
Goth. A. c. & j. S. Geason's store in West
| BroOkheld broken open and SIS 20 stolen.
24th. Old South parish, meeting, voted to re-
| organize and rcht their church edlce, at an eX.
pense of $1,000,
2Sth. Dry goods store of lockwood & Co. at
Warren entered by thieves and $1,000 worth of
| goods stolen
May 7rh. 57th regiment reunion at Wor.
cester.
10th. The Grafton bank robbers arrested.
The roof the old railroad freight house at
South Brookfcld blown off by the high wind
21st Daniel Dockcrty, Grafton bank rObber,
| arrested. Five of them arraigned in superior
court.
22d Charles Goddard seriously injured by
| powder explosion on Milestone hill Worcester
23d Oscar Collins, brakeman, had his arm
| cut off in Nashua freight yard, Worcester.
$1,000 stolen from Osgood express by Walter
| Sherman
22d. First spike driven at Athol on Enfield
| and Athol railroad.
| 26th. An old grave yard eXcavated at Hard
wick by workmen on the railroad.
10Th. Lafayette E. Batty robbed in North Ok
| ford of $1,000 in the highway.
| June 2. Co. A, 25th Massachusetts, regiment
reunion at Lake Qunsigamond
4th Heavy thunder shower; several houses
struck by lightning in Worcester and other
places
Daniel Dockerty, Chas. Gleason and Sam
ferris, convicted of robbng the Grafton bank
by the superior court.
18th. James Lee and and WIN. J. Sutherland
noted burglars, arrested.
Sth. Gilt Of $4,000 to the technical school by
Hon. Stephen Salisbury.
18th. Terrible tornado in Holden