Identifier: collectionsofworv16worc (find matches)
Title: Collections of the Worcester Society of Antiquity
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Worcester Society of Antiquity (Mass.)
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Publisher: Worcester, Mass. : The Society
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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terminus of that famouswater-way connecting Worcester with the sea from 1828 to 1848. On the north corner of Main and Central streets, fronting onMain street, stood a large brick block two stories high, ownedand occupied by Samuel D. Spurr as a dry-goods store. In therear of this block was a large square house of wood, also twostories high, and painted white. This was the residence of Mr.Spurr. I do not remember much about the family. One daugh-ter (Louisa) married Hon. George F. Hoar, and was the motherof General Rockwood Hoar, now our District Attorney. A fewrods east of Mr. Spurrs house, Mill brook crossed the street,and was covered by a wooden bridge. The next building wasacross the stream and on a line with the street. It was of wood, Note.—In my paper on Exchange street, read before this Society, I shouldhave stated that the street was originally named Columbia avenue, afterwardschanged to New Market street, and later to Exchange street.—F. G. Stiles. ^JcneiGr:. dpi jBtik*,
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cSgcIioti of tifore&ster/SSO ?o> /SfO tjGT- /d Central and Thomas Streets, 543 one story high, and extending back about seventy-five feet. Inthe front half was the gun manufactory of Orlando and JosephWare, who were noted for the superior shotguns and target-riflesthey made. Orlando had two sons, John and Joseph, and onedaughter, Hattie. The rear part of this building was occupied bya Mr. Farrer, a blacksmith and shoer of horses. Next to this wasa very large barn for stages, built of wood and set back quitea distance from the street. It was occupied by Messrs. AnsonJohnson and Aaron White, who were the proprietors of the stage-line running between Worcester and Providence. They drovethe coaches themselves, Mr. Johnson starting from Worcester onMonday morning for Providence, and Mr. White from Providenceon the same day and hour, and so on through the week. It tookabout eight hours to make the trip between the two towns. Theydid a splendid business until the Providence & Worc

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