Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-10
ANTS MEET.
Run Together Of Opposition to
Leicester Board of Selectmen.
Meeting Thought to Settle on a Board
for le9e-Harry sanderson Of Main
Street Has a Surprise.

Leicester, Feb. "a quiet run together
OF some of the leading spirits of the OPP
position to the present board of selectmen
was held at the home of H. o. Smith,
Tuesday evening. Among those present
were Jerome Bottomly of Cherry Valley,
Henry Warren Of Warrenville, Amos A.
Could, A f. Estabrook and H. o. Smith
According to some who heard snatches of
the talk while passing by it was quite ami
mated. An opposition board, with Jerome
Bottomly of Cherry Valley, Henry War
rem of Leicester and AloySius b. Kennedy
of Rochdale, has been talked Of on the
quiet for some time, and the meeting
seemed to be TO settle on the opposition
board for 1898. There has been much talk
about leaving the Irish element unrepre-
sented on last years opposition board,
and Mr.. Kennedy's name would give the
| Irish a representative.
TOWN CLERKS REPORT.
Town Clerk Henry C. Evans has pre-
pared a complete list of the events in his
department for 1897. During 1897 there
were Sc births, "a marriages and SO deaths
recorded in Leicester. Three persons over
| 80 years of age have died, and "a over 60.
In 1896 there We're 70, deaths, with tota-
| of "A over go years old.
A CURIOUS AFFAIR.
} A Miss Holbrook Of Lakeside, who is
|
to Harry Sanderson of Main street yes
| terday morning. She was seen on the
streets about 730, and walked down oppc.
site Sanderson's house. Happening tc
| look into the yard, its familiar appearance
reminded her of something, and, with
| feelings like those Of the prodigal son, She
raped on the door: When Mr.. Sandersor
! opened the door he was informed that
she owned the house, and that if he would
| kindly oblige by turning all his goods Out
| in the road, she would walk in and make
! herself at home. She had an armful oil
| trash old wood, etc, with which to set VI
| housekeeping, and, falling to make Mr.,
tSandersen grant her humble request, She
| deposited her baggage under a grapevine
promise Of shade and fruit next summer
| John Gagen, who is a constable, was noti-
| fed, and took her to her home at Lake.
| side
She boards with brother, Joseph E
! HolbrooS, about a mile or more from
town. The family have had to bear a good
deal from her, as, though perfectly harm.
| has fancy for carrying around every
thing in the house.
ABOUT TOWN.
The L. C. v. Social Club will have q
sleigh ride to Rochdale tomorrow night
weather permitting, with a dance at Liv.
ermore Hall. A sleigh will leave the
corner of Pleasant street at Z &c. and an.
other will start from Cherry Valley about
the same time.
The Cherry Valley Epworth League me
| Tuesday, and appointed a committee t
arrange for their annual banquet il
March. as follows Mrs. Frank Collier
Mrs. Robert Ashworth, Mrs. R. H. Lo
gan, Mrs. Alpha Moore, Miss Mary Ash
! worth. The entertainment villa be II
charge OF the literary and social commit
| tees.
The Leicester schools commenced thi!
week, closing Is minutes later in the after
| noon.
The school committee will hold thei
last meeting before the March election to
morrow evening at 7.
With good roads to aid, the Excelsior
Club will have sleigh ride to Paxtoi
Inn, with a turkey supper, tomorrow eve
| ming.
j. I. Jordan returned yesterday from
the G. A. r. encampment at Boston
where he was delegate for George H
Thomas Post 13l. Mrs. w. G. Watson
delegate from Corps 1862, w. r. c.. re
turns home today.
| The Worcester and Suburban have de
cided to run ten-minute cars from tn
/ Union depot to the city line every after
noon and tenrminute cars from Leiceste
to the Union depot Saturday afternoons.