The Virginia Gazette

BOSTON, November 29.

We have the following very sorrowful Relation from Westborough in the County of Worcester, in a Letter thence, dated the 18th Instant, viz.

That on the 16th Instant, Mr. Joshua Harrington, (late of Watertown, and who had removed with his Family to Westborough but Three Weeks) was gone about some Business to a Neighbour's House, when a Servant Boy one John Chubb (in the 15th Year of his Age) was carrying a Gun up Stairs upon his Arm, which, it can't be said how, went off and shot his Mistress, Mr. Harrington's Wife, a little above the Ear on the Left Side of her Head; at which she fell, and dy'd immediately. The Boy ran to the nearest Neighbours crying, informing them what he had done, leaving only Two Children, the Eldest but about Three Years old in the House. The poor Father returning, was met by the little Children Hand in Hand, crying to him that John had kill'd their Mother. The Coroner's Inquest sat on the Body, and brought in their Verdict Accidental Death. She was a Woman of a religious Character, Twenty Seven Years of Age last March, and Daughter of Mr. Samuel Trowbridge of Newton. Her Funeral was attended by many, and with an apparent Sense of so peculiarly awful Dispensation of Divine Providence.
It is remarkable, that the Gun above said, cannot be made to stand upon the Cock: it had been tried 7 or 8 Times in the Day, but could not be got off; was snapp'd at the Door as the Lad was going up into the Chamber with it; nor had it any Priming.