The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-12
Bella j. STONE.
Death of Well Known Westbaro Resi-
dent at Advanced Age.


dent at Advanced Age.
Westboro, Oct 11.-Bela ]. Stone died
at his residence on the old Fay place
Northboro road, at o'clock yesterday
morning, after an illness lasting two
years, of stomach. trouble He was
born in Southbridge in 1926 and was
the son of Christie and Nancy Vinton
Stone. At the age Of three years he
moved with his parents to Sturbridge,
where he received his education in the
public schools there. He moved to
Westboro in 1871, and bought farm of
100 acres, the present site of the State
Lyman School for boys. In 1885 he sold
this farm to the state, to be used for
a reformatory for boys, and moved in
to the Fay mansion, directly opposite.
He leaves one sister, Mrs. John Me
Gregory, of Southbridge, a wife and
five children, Henry d. Stone, James,
town, N. T.. Mrs. D. Augustine New
ton, Winchester; Miss G. z. Stone, Bos-
ton; Alice P. Stone, Providence, and
Mrs. I. G. Nourse, Westboro, and six
place at his residence at O'clock
Tuesday afternoon. Interment in the
family lot at Sturbridge.
CHILD FEARFULLY BURNED.
Marian, the two-year-old daughter of
Mrs. F. A. Bennett who resides on
South street, was badly burned this
morning. Mrs. Bennett had occasion to
leave the kitchen and left the little one
playing near the stove. When she re-
turned a few moments later she found
Marian in the wood box with her cloth
ing ablaze. Quickly snatching the child
up she sought to eXtinguish the flames
by tearing her clothing off. The cloth
ing caught in some way and the mother
ran with the child to the sink and
turned the water from a faucet on ia
her, Quenching the flames. DIR. Charles
S. Knight was summoned and found
that the child's injuries were very Sc
we're. She was badly burned on the
chin, right arm and body. How the
clothing caught fire cannot be deter
mined, as there seems to be no way
possible for the child to have obtained
matches.
FUNERAL OF MRS. SLATTERY.
The funeral services of Mrs. Maria
Slattery took place in st. Lukes church
yesterday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock
Friends and relatives were present
from Brooklyn, N. Y, Boston, Ashland
Worcester and surrounding towns. In
terment in st. Luke's cemetery.
IMPORTANT MEETING.
The 191st regular meeting of Bethany
Chapter is to be held in Masonic hall
Westboro, Friday evening, October 14th
at 7.45 o'clock. Business consists OF
balloting for candidates, exempliflca-
ton Of the work. and the guiding
light" On this occasion the chapter
is to be honerd with the presence Of
Nellie t. Hosmer, deputy grand matror
of the Grand Chapter, o. e. s., of Mas
sachusetts, who, with her suite, will
make her official visit and inspection
Supper will be served in the banquet
hall at $50 o'clock.
MAIL CONTRACT AWARDED.
John Henry has received the contract
for carrying the mail between the new
depot and the post office. The amount
of his bid was 1870 a year. A good many
townspeople think that the amount bic
amounts to about a dollar day, g
days work being from in the morning
until at night
Miss Cassie Young Of Gardner, CT.
is spending a few days with Miss Civ
en- on Charles street.
DIED IN THE ASYLUM.
George B. Emery, aged 81 years, dice
at the Westboro insane asylum today
Mr. Emery was the father Of nine chill
dren all of whom are living.
Prayers will be offered at the home
of Mr.. w. G. Curtis on West street to.
morrow afternoon at 1.30, after which
the body will be taken to Fairfield, Me.
where funeral services will be held a.
the home Of his son, Preston Emery.
Mrs. " NJ Richards and son, Earle
and Willie Eaton of Warren were II
town today.
DR. and Mrs. Z. P Harvey are away
visiting at Poland Springs, Me, for {
| few days.