Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-01
COUNTY NEWS.

The Milford journal came TO hand last week
enlarged in size and improved in general APP
pearance.
The scarlet fever in its malignant form has
recently appeared in Leominster, and has proved
fatal in several cases.
The Bigelow carpet company of Clinton have
recently presented the sum of $500 TO each of
the five religious societies in town.
The Boston, Barre and Gardner road have ar
ranged for agrade crossing over the tracks of the
Vermont and Massachusetts, company at Gard
ner
Mr.. C. Orvle Wheeler of Fitchburg, whose
sudden disappearance few week ago created
sensation, las returned to his home safe and
sound.
The Fitchburg young mems Christian associa-
ton have accepted the act of the legislature au-
tborizing them to hold real estate 10 the value
OF 900.
1t is reported that Mr.. Chester A. Dresser,
who has just erected fine hotel in South
bridge. has purchased the Edwards house in
that town.
MIR. George Mills of Westminster was thrown
from his wagon by runaway horse a few days
ago, and received injuries from which he died
shortly after
Worcester county has two representatives in
Amherst college crew entered for the July re-
gatta, Messrs. g. f. Brewer of Southboro, and
b. f. Brown OF Fitchburg.
The post office department has recently leased
the Trinitaran church building, on the corner
of Church and Main streets in Fitchburg, and it
is now being fitted up for city post office.
The arrangements for celebrations of the
fourth in the towns in the county are not on
very extensive scale this year, and will be most
ly confined to the ringing of bells and burning
| of powder
Southbridge, after being kept out in the cold
for nearly three years, is once more provided
with tclegraphic communication. The new line
TO Webster was completed last week and will be
opened for business to-day.
The new third district court of southern Wor-
cester begins its operations at Milford to-day
Judge Dewey has been appointed trial Justice in
the cases OF juvenile offenders, who were former
ly sent to this city for trial
The Massachusetts Central railroad company
are making good progress in building their road
through the town of Boylston. They have
cut about sixty feet deep under the West Boyl-
ston road near Rays mill.
young girl bought a bogus gold chain,
worth about fifteen cents, of swindling peddler
in Fitchburg the other day, for which she paid
four dollars, and the local papers are consider
| ably exercised over the circumstance
Lucien Thayer, a gas filter in the employ of
S. Slater & Sons at Webster, had his collar bone
broken, and received other severe injuries about
the head and shoulders, by getting inside a
large fly wheel at their works on Wednesday
last. The wheel was still when he got inside of
it, but his weight started it, and a small amount
OF steam left in the cylinder carried it around
several times, dashing him violently against the
rim He will probably recover
MIR. Benjamin Olcott of Sterling, who had his
house furnished with lightning rods bv the
Union rod company, about two years ago. and
| paid for the work on its completion, was after
ward presented with second bill, of Ss6.
which he declined to pay; suit followed, and
the case came before the courts in NORTHAMPTON
| last week. when the counsel for the plaintiffs at
first moved for postponement, but finally con
cluded to abandon the suit and pay the costs,
which amounted to $3.50. The same game
was tried with better success in some instances,
as many persons paid the second bill rather
than contest the matter in the courts.