The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-04
WAS IT REED !?
Man Who Looks Like His
Picture Stopped in Upton

Upton. Nov. 3.-If John Reed, the
bunco steerer, who escaped from Wor-
cester, looks anything like his picture,
the much wanted gentleman spent
Tuesday night in town. Tuesday eve
ming about o'clock man came to
the home of George H. Stoddard, Mil
ford street, Upton, and applied for
lodging. Mr.. Stoddard gave him a
room and that was the last he saw OF
the man. In the morning he failed to
show up for breakfast, and invostiga-
ton showed he had taken a hurried
departure Mr.. Stoddard thought
nothing of the matter at the time, put
as he was looking over some sunday
papers, he spied the picture which tai
lied in every respect with the man ne
had lodged Tuesday night.
Reed left no trace of where he came
from or where he was going.
The first rehearsal Of 'Haymakers
will be held Friday evening at $50
o'clock in Unitarian Church Nestry-
Mrs. Burton Lassell has the manage
ment Of the opera and Miss Lizzie IL.
Ball is musical director.
Henry Aldrich captured four coons
last night about 10 o'clock. The men
got into a swamp and wandered about
until this morning, before they found
their way out.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin RidgeWay
have returned to their home after an
extended visit in Maine.
Mrs. William Davenport went to Hol-
liston tonight to inspect the relief
corps Of that town.
-Four teams are busily at work on
the Upton division OF the electric rail-
road near Fishes mill.
Mrs. Edward J. O'Connell is visiting
at the parental home in Grafton.
| James German, Main street. has re-
turned from q visit to Aver Junction
among relatives.
| Mrs. Josephine O'Day has returned
from a visit in Providence.
Mrs. Robert Tate is visiting friends
| and relatives in Boston.
The Unitarian Ladies' Sewing circle
held their second bean supper in the
vestry of Unitarian church at $50 last
evening. The tables were neatly adorn-
ed with paper napkins while Mrs. EN-
ma Fits, Mrs. Fred Hatch Mrs Fred
Clark, Mrs. George Wood and Mrs. Will
liam Turner looked after the food, Miss
Lizzie Ball and Bessie McAslin had
charge of the entertainment, which
took the form of a miscellaneous en-
tertainment, and was heartily received
by the audience.
Five new pictures have arrived to
adorn the walls of the assembly hall of
the new Upton high school, The pic
lures are: At the Watering Trough, -
Dupre; Feeding the Birds" Miilet;
Milan cathedral at Florence: Notre
Dame, Paris; Reading from Homer. 81
Alanatedana. There are seven more to
come and are expected every day, as
they are at the trainers in Worcester
Miss Eliza Wood has returned from
a short visit among relatives in South
birmingham.
The baskets have been put up for the
girls team at Upton high. The team
promises to be one of the fastest and
strongest in the county.
Tomorrow evening at o'clock the
democrats of Upton hold a rally in town
nall. The speakers of the evening are
y: J. Gallagher, Esq, of Newton. DIR.
William j. WEIGH of Milford, candidate
FOR representative to general court from
10th Worcester district; Thomas T.
Riley. of Westboro, candidate for SEN
ator from 5th Worcester senatorial dis
trict. -i9