The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-09
Water Commissioners Com
plete Bridge at Lake.

Webster Dec. S.-The public evening
schools closed this evening, after
successful run. Tomorrow the school
committee convene in secret session
and settle the affairs of the depart
ment.
The school under the supervision of
George F. Babb, sub-master of the To-
cal high school, commenced holding
sessions on September 8 and have con-
tinued holding evening sessions ON
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings Of each week until
they closed tonight.
The attendance this year has been in
excess of former years. The number
| of scholars was about 250. The eX-
pense of maintaining the school has
| been about $500. Providing an extra
appropriation can be raised in 1893, the
department will be enlarged in many
respects A high grade will be estab-
| lished with additional instructors ana
more studies taught. Mr.. Babb was
principal of the school His teachers
were Joseph w. Berger, George f. FL
! lenwood, T. r. LeBeuf, Miss Mary Ar
nell, Miss Isabel Gardner Miss Mabel
Blackman and Miss Joslin The work
accomplished this year is highly salts
factory, both to the teachers and the
board of school committee.
Water Commissioner John Flint, Ly-
man r. Eddy and E. N. BigeloW drove
to the lake today and were witnesses
of the finishing touches to their bridge
The bridge was completed today, and
all are now rejoicing that at last pas
Ievftr 10, ,ff.ts
station, and the commissioners Will not
be obliged to trespass on Mr.. Hills
Hand to reach their property.
AS the bridge spans the East Thomp-
son division of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad the al
ticials of the road at first fought
against it, but the law upheld the COM
Imissioners, and they erected the bridge.
!. The bridge is 80 feet in length, 16 feet
wide and 10 feet and 8 inches above
the railroad tracks, a foot higher than
is required by law. The cost is in the
neighborhood Of $4,000, so said Commits
sioner BigelOW to the local correspond
ent of The Spy today. The abutments
, were built by Contractor George S
, Corbin, while the body of the bridge
was furnished and placed in position
by the Groton Bridge Company Of Gro
ton, n. Y. The new passage was built
exclusively for the use of the water
men,
There was a large attendance at meet
r of the St. Jean Baptiste Society, in the
opera house, last night. The meeting
was called to order by President Joseph
5 l.. Brissette. The following nomina-
r tons were made. and the election Will
take place Dec a. Chan'atr Re- J.
A. Legris; president, Louis e. Cler-
1 mont, Arthur Parent, gisO Vaae-p4 4at-
dent Joseph NJ Arsenault, Daniel
- MarUis; second Vice-president, Edmund
/ and George FOrand, brothers; record
8 ing secretary, Albert Remie; assist
ant, Peter Belleville; corresponding sec
- rotary, l.. NJ. Barrette; financial secre-
tary, Timothy Marion, John Morgan;
e treasurer, Charles A. Woisard; marshal
- Louis Forand: assistant Clement De
p Viau; directors, Napoleon Guerin John
Duval, Albert Dumouchel, Frank Coy
4 cite and AlDhonse Gagnon.
o The members of the A. O. II. society
met last night for the purpose of elect
ing officers for the ensuing year. The
members, or at least a majority OF
them. received a sudden setback, wher
President John e. Hickey read a. papel
< to the effect that by a recent law passed
i by the grand council, the suburban
councils can not elect their officers
uGIGtl Ter until AFTER the Injecting VI tAl'
state convention, which will be helc
d next April, The same officers will re
main in force until that time.
$. Today was a general holiday among
S the Catholic churches. 1t was the eel
ebration of the feast Of the Immaculate
- Conception, and the masses held a
3. the St Louis, Sacred Heart and St
t Josephs churches were well attend
e ed.
The production of THE Worlt
e Against Her" as played by Agnes Wal
# lace Villa, in Music Hall, tonight was
n All right" On Saturday evening
), Salisbury's MINISTRIES are billed. Ad
vance Agent c. J.. Knight was in towr
T. today, and perfected the details.
g The scholars of the st. Louis paro
chial schools are arranging to present
S an entertainment about Christmas. A
e dialogue will be given by the Misses
k Lizzie Hetherman, Katy Purlett, Mel
p lie Ryan, Sue Sebright and Mary Mi
liza.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Chronler of
= West street are lamenting the death OF
= their three-year-ol child.
e Information was received today OF
|, the death of J. E. Judd in the city OF
e Chicago, on Oct. 8 last. Local people
d will remember him as a cymbal anc
r base drum player in the old Webster
- Brass Band of years ago.
The first skating of the year was en-
joyed last night on Chases pond and
many youngster took advantage OF
it,