The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-05
Hitch
In Spencer.
TRIMMERS OUT.
misunderstanding the
Probable Cause.

Spencer Oct. 4.-As was stated in
Ths Spy this morning, concerning the
conference yesterday forenoon between
the trimmers and C. N. Prouty, super
lntendent Of the Isaac Prouty Com
pany boot and shoe factory Mr.. Prou-
ty agreed to restore rhe reduction in
prices to the trimmers if they would
go in and begin work this morning.
AS was agreed, the trimmers all went
in to begin work at o'clock this NOM
ing, expecting to see their same old
price lists restored. but alas! They no
ticed on the price list that there was
one grade of work on which the cent
per case cut down had not been re-
stored.
They got their heads together and
decided that as Mr.. Prouty had not
lived up to his agreement they had
better leave the factory. Every trim
mer throughout the shop then put on
his coat and hat and left the shop. The
trimmers feel very vexed about it and
say they will not begin the new run
until every former price is restored. 1t
is thought around town generally,
however that this one cent reduction
was an oversight by Mr.. Prouty, and
will be Immediately rectified, so that
the trimmers can begin work tomor-
row morning.
MET IN WORCESTER.
Foreman John j. O'Brien of the John
OGara hose company received a tele-
gram this morning from Capt. Fay of
| n a ell nd he
two other members Of the racing COM
mittee to meet him at Hotel Kennedy,
Worcester. at IL o'clock, TO make par
tial arrangements for the coming race
between the John O'Gara hose com
pany and Hose No. l of Marlboro.
Foreman O'Brien and the two other
members of the committee, John B.
Rogan and Fred Millet, left Spencer
on the 11.40 car for Worcester in or
der to meet Capt Fay. Many arrange
ments were made, but the final ar
rangements will not be made until the
early part of next week. The two cap
tains decided at their meeting today
not to run at Clinton, but Worcester
instead, the date being set at October
20. The race will be run at Agricul-
tuFal park, all the gate receipts to go
to the winner
GEORGE jerks DEAD.
George jerks of Cherry street passed
away this evening. Mr.. jerks is an
old inhabitant of Spencer, and has
been in poor health for some time
The funeral Of the late David H.
Barnes took place this afternoon at
o'clock from his late home on Main
street. Rev. Sherman W. Brown Of
the First Congregational Church paid
the last tributes to the deceased before
large number of friends and relatives.
At oclocl, this morning the funeral
of the late Pierre Duhamel took place
from the st. Mary's Church. Rev. A.
A. Lamy officieted.
The state railroad inspectors paid
about a minutes visit to Spencer this
afternoon at 4.30 o'clock.
Again this afternoon many Spencer
people were disappointed at the nom
appearance of Mrs Anna NJ. @. Allen
of Worcester, who was due in Spencer
at 4.30, on her record run from New
York to Boston. The crowd began to
assemble on the streets as early as 8
o'clock and kept increasing until 4. 30.
Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Foster and Misses Chenworth and
Smith Of North Brookheld, who are
| greatly interested in old historical
relics, paid a visit tonight to Miss
Annie Ward of High street, who is the
| possessor of some of the finest his
torical relics in this part of the coun-
| try.
A large number Of congregational
people attended the first day of the
Sunday school convention today which
is being held at the Union Church,
| Worcester.
Lucien Hobbs Of Spencer has received
the contract for building the new addi-
ton to Taft's No. wooden MILL
| Peter Duplien will open new
4 TnV1nla
week.
! H. w. Patterson of Worcester COM
menced this morning to drill the large
artesian well about 200 yards in the
rear of the Guerney stock farm, on
| Pleasant street
Private Alfred Forrest of Mechanic
street rejoined his regiment at Boston
today.
BOYS HELD UP.
Eddie Brigham and Andrew Bour-
rette, two young Spencer boys, We're
night by an oldish man wearing gray
mustache. The boys had been chest
nutting and as it was getting dusk
| were hurrying home, when they were
| held up. Eddie Brigham happened to
have soc. in his pocket. which the old
gentleman kindly relieved him of.
Misses Sue NJ. s. Morse and Addie
| 1OIlinSt DOLH CI ASH Street, are VISIT
| ing Mrs. Arthur johnson of Mt. Yer
lion, New York.
| Mrs l1. u. Lazell is visiting Hon.
Erastus Z. Jones and family of Main
street.
George Caisons of Greenville street
| has returned home from a years trip
t. Nova Scotia.
Rev. Sherman w. Brown and Deacon
Gilbert e. Manley of the Congregation
al Church attended the installation Of
the Rev. Mr. Oleson at Warren.
| The prizes offered at the c. T. A.
| fair were won by Miss Mary Heffer-
nan and Isaac Larose, Miss Heffernan
receiving a silk umbrella, and Mr.. La
rose pair of gentlemen's slippers.
SAID HE WAS ASSAULTED.
Harry Jackson, who works for ]. P.
De Wolfe, was fired upon by unknown
parties tonight He was returning to
his home in South Spencer on the rail-
road tracks, and when passing through
| the woods was attacked by two men,
| A scrimmage ensued and all three
rolled down the railroad cmbankment
Jackson gained his freedom and took
to his heels. Then, according to Jack
sons story, the men fired upon him.
one bullet passing near his head and
another went through hts dinner pail
The police are working on the case.
HARMONIOUS CONVENTION.