The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-05

the records of his bravery, although
sometimes the stories told about his
daring were exaggerated
Holt was born in Lancaster, England,
July Is, 1850. He crossed the big pond
and came to this country in 1852, settl-
ing in Northampton. He worked in the
shoe business in Providence and Black
stone. In 1871 he came to Webster and
entered the employ of H. N. Slater, I'M
der Capt. L. K. Bates at North Webster
Where he made the gas and ran the en-
gine.
When the first call came for volun-
teers in 1861, Holt was in Masonville
now called North GrosvenordaIe, and on
Aug. Il, 1851, he enlisted in Company A..
SIXTH Connecticut regiment. He served
four years and three months. when. on
account of sickness he was discharged
lie volunteered his services the second
Time ana was accepted and on August
q, 1865, he was honorably discharged.
OF late years Jim" has been some
What depressed in spirits The recent
death of his wife added to the ex-sol-
dlers troubles, until he was glad to
seek permanent security in the Soldiers
nome, far from his native place. Jim"
always had good word for young and
old alike, and will be missed by Web
ster tewnspeople
When Superintendent J. M. Fuller.
who has charge of block paving Pleas
ant street for f. It. Ley & Company of
Springfield, went to see how the work
was progressing this morning, he found
not man at work on the thoroughfare.
An investigation proved that the expert
PAYERS had gone on a drunk last night,
and through misunderstanding they
refused to go to work today. Captain
Lansfield has gone to Boston to secure
a new gang of PAYERS.
Mrs. Emma ShawCaldeugh, the dis
tlnguished lecturer, viii deliver a lee
ture on Hawaii in the Congregational
church, Thursday evening, November
10.
William ]. Dugan, g. volunteer with
the First Massachusetts heavy artil-,
lery, who has been spending a portion
of his 80 days furlough With his mother
on North Main street, returned this
noon to Boston. He will report at the
Boston arnlory, where he expects that
the regiment will be mustered out
The board of directors of the electric
road in assembly this afternoon award
ed the contract Of building the North
Webster extension to F. T. Ley & Co.
OF Springfield. The price will be about
$4,000. There were two other bidders,
Worcester Construction Company and
the New England Construction Com
pany. The extension is 1900 feet long,
and is from East Main street, over SIa-
ter street to North Webster
John W. Isham's Octoroons play af-
ternoon and evening in Music Hall,
Friday, Nov. II.
Grocermen f. c. Bley James Pur-
tell, Edward Phoenix and Joseph Gil
roux assembled in Joseph Labarre's
grocery store last night, to perfect a
union of grocermen, but as others in
terested in the organization were not
present, the meeting was adjourned
until Monday next.
Mrs. f. f. Chase and Mrs. George
Tracy visited in Worcester today.
Twenty-Five loads of gravel arrived
today to grade around the Boston and
Albany Railroad station.
Henry Dragon, who has been work
ing in Brockton, has returned home.
Ralph Hill and Willie Papineau shot
several ducks today.
Sheriff Maurice p. Glare was in Wor-
cester today.
Hector Dupre visited in Worcester on
business today.