Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-15
COUNTY NEWS.

new wooden bridge is TO be built over the
Nashua river between Harvard and Lancaster.
Lyman Parsons has received his appointment
as postmaster at East Douglas, in place of c, W.
Spencer, resigned.
Rev. A. P. Marvin has received unanimous
call from the Evangelical church and parish in
Lancaster, to become their settled pastor.
pr. G. w, Symonds, of Clinton, has been APP
pointed Justice of the peace for the county of
Worcester by Governor Washburn and Council.
The town of Lancaster has presented its
thanks and 5000 in money to the Clinton FIRE de
partment for services rendered at Ores 10 Lam
caster,
The Unyersaiist society in Gardner are with
out a pastor and meetings will be diseontim.
ucd till a fund is raised to deffay the necessary
| expenses of preaching
Rev. l. r, Warehouse, of Clinton, is engaged
to deliver the address on the occasion of the
dedication of the soldiers monument in Milford,
on Decoration day.
During the severe thunder storm on Tuesday
night, the dume of the cotton mill of II. W,
Pitts, in Fitchburg, was swept away, involving
a loss of about $4,000,
On Wednesday last, Mr.. James Otis, a work
man in the box manulaetury OF J. n, Davis, at
Milford, had three of the dugers of his right
hand cut off by circular saw.
1t is cUrrently reported that Mr.. Charles J..
Wilder intends, during the present season, to
enlarge his factory at fonikin, by building a
brick mill, Of some 300 feet in length, short
distance west of the present mill.
Mrs. Foley, an aged lady, fell down fight of
stairs-iu Webster, early Thursday morning,
severely hurting hef knee and breaking her
wrist, The shock was so great it is feared by
| her frieudi she will not recover.
The work on the foundation Of the new Ortho-
doX church at Leominstef has been begun. The
society has been offered the use of the Unitarian
church, and will hold meetings there on Sunday
afternoons till their new building is completed
| The town of Lancaster last year appropriated
S1S.1s for the purposes of education, for each
child 10 the town, between the ages of Ave and
| fifteen yearS-a larger amount SO appropriated
than in any other of the ifty-eight towns in the
county.
| The twenty-Afth anniversary of the organiza-
ton of the Baptist church in Clinton, and also
of the commencement OF the services of Rev. DIR.
Bowers, as pastor occurs on the 24th inst. Ar.
| rangemcnls are being made for an appropriate
observance of this scm-centennial, and numer-
| Gus guests from abroad are expected to be pres
! ent
Among the patents issued during the week
| ending April 9th, were the following to parties
| in this county Samuel N. Weston, of Fitcheurg,
for sash holder; Gustav us L. Taft, of North
| = H..
Works. of WhitinsvilIe, for card-stripping
| mechanism; Smith Entwiste, of AIiLbury. for
washing machine.
| A young man was arrested at the hotel in
WeStboro, early Wednesday morning, on the
charge of burglary, and committed to Jail in
this city, to await trial. He confessed that he
broke into the Westboro depot on the night be.
fore, obtaining small amount of money, also,
that he entered the depot in Cordaville on Mon
day night, and took about forty dollars.
WEsrBoRo was visited by the most destrue-
tive CONGREGATIONS it has known for many years
yesterday morning, between the hours of one
and two. Unen block, one of the largest and
most centrally located business establishments
in the town, together with large boarding
mouse, was completely destroyed The block
was occupied by grain store, furniture ware
rooms, billiard room, Young mems debating So
ciety, who had rooms in the upper part of the
block elegantly fitted up, and the Chronotype
| office The clothing store was owned by Newton
K Stocking, whose loss will be eight Or nine
thousand dollars, insured for six thousand. The
fire originated in the clothing store from some
unknown cause, but the fact that the hose was
cut several times while the building was burn.
ing, looks as though it was the work of an in
cendiary. Five of the wires of the Western
Union telegraph company were broken, render
ing communication with this city impossible
until a late hour last evening. The building
was owned by Davenport & Burnett