The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-08
Can of Powder
in Rubbish.
SERIOUS RESULTS.
Boy Was Playing Near Fire
and Badly Burned.

Barre, Nov dudley, an eight-year-
old son of Editor Rogers of the Ga
zette, met with a severe accident last
Saturday forenoon. 1t has been the
custom Of some of the merchants to
cart their rubbish to a vacant lot near
the village and burn it. This has at
traeted the attention of some of the
small boys who go to the place to see
the fire and to pick nails and other ar
ticles from the debris.
AT fire of this kind, the Rogers boy
and q companion were present, and
We're playing In the fire when a terrific
explosion occurred. sufficient to shake
windows in the houses nearby. BY this
explosion which was caused by half q
pound or more of gun powder, the boy
was thrown down and considerably
burned about his face and body, but
not so severely as to injure his sight. A
cash was cut near his thumb, on the
right hand which required several
stitches to close. How the can of
powder was in the rubbish is a mys-
terry as the merchant who sent the
rubbish states that he never had a car
of that shape in his store, and it is
presumed that it was placed there by
the ashes of other fires. so that when
another lot Of rubbish was burned an
explosion would ensue.
This accident is especially sad as
only few days previous a tep-year- old
son Of Mr.. Rogers was severely injured
by an explosion. On that occasion the
boy. who had taken considerable inter
est in the Cuban war, had procured a
piece of gas pipe and, plugging up one
10 mi
loaded with a heavy charge of powder
This was touched off by the boy, but as
| IT hung fire he began to handle it, when
the charge went off, blowing out the
plug, and lacerating one hand and
filling his face with grains of the
powder. Both boys are doing well, and
no serious results will ensue.
The annual meeting of the Worcester
County West Agricultural Society will
be held at the town hall next week
| Wednesday, when the treasurer's report
will be presented and officers elected
for the ensuing year. The society will
also elect delegate to the state board
of agriculture for the term of three
years, in place of Z. A. HARDWOOD OF
( North Broolkheld, who has very accept.
ably filled the position for the last tive
! terms
c. H. Osgood has contracted with r
/ IL W itttetlAio " 6ICCI Il mouse IOf nm
| near Grove street, on land which Mr.
| Williams has owned for several years
| The Ladies' Benevolent Society con.
nected with the Unitarian parish viii
| hold their annual harvest supper in tht
| vestry of the church Wednesday even.
| ing. Supper will be served from Il
8 o'clock, and ice cream and cake unit
! a late hour There will be seyera
! booths and tables for the sale of fancy
and other articles and other attractions
| will be presented.
/ e. j. Clark. who has recently cut off g
heavy growth Of pine on the Henry T.
Rice farm, has purchased an extensive
acreage of timber on the adioinhe
farm Of VIM. 3. Wallace, and Mas
moved portable saw min on to the
premises.
Hotel Barre is having an extensive
patronage. The summer guests ex-
! ceeded those of former years, and the
number Of fall visitors has been greater
than anticipated. Landlord TIarwood' &
efforts in behalf of his guests are ap-
preciated and are being abuLvlantly re-
warded. The Massasoit hotel, under
the management of F. J. Haven, is
filled with boarders and guests, and
the village has Quite lively appear
ance.