The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-04
The Webster
School Plans.
THE LUCKY MAN.
VIII be One of the Best
Buildings in the Country.


Webster, Oct. S.-The board of Sc
iectmen and the school committee held
a joint meeting this noon, and award
ed. the contract to build the East Main
street school house to Frank A. Upham
of this town for SIG, 900. He bid $14, 442.
There was difference of $2657 be-
tween Upham and the lowest Woods
exceedingly low bid of S11,7s5 was
looked upon with suspicion, as the av-
erage bid was $4,000. There was a
difference of $6454.12 between the high
est and lowest bidders
The bids were as follows: Wiley &
Foss, Fitchburg, $1S,2Ss.12; ]. A Nc
Dermott, Worcester, s16,S63; ]. Edward
Fuller, Worcester, $4,000; R. H. Beth
ell, New York city, S15,9OO; Lyman
Leighton, Clinton, $t5,597.40; MoIntire
& Mark, Worcester, $14, 900; Frank A
Upham. Webster, $14,442; w. A. Beau
dette, Worcester, $18,99O; H. P. Com
ings, Ware, $i3,990; H. c. Wood, West
field. 81, 1855.
DR.. Frederick A. Brown, chairman
of the school board, told Spy report
er that work will be commenced at
ing viii be completed, and that before
the next town meeting, it will be ready
for occupancy
The new school viii be situated in
East Main street, and will be
built of red fret proof brick,
and will contain four grades. The
trimmings will be of grey, with torose
and moulded brick The roof will be
slated. The porch will be of iron and
brick
The sanitary conditions will be the
best, and modern system of heating
and ventilation will be introduced.
Electricity and gas win furnish the
lighting and electric bells and annun-
ciators viii be placed all over the
building. The partitions win be built
of brick throughout and the stairways
will be of iron. The floors will be the
only woodwork in the structure. The
blackboards are of natural slate. There
are also teachers and supply rooms
with a library. The plumbing is up to
date. The designing engineer, Wilson
Potter of New York city, will soon ar
rive in town and supervise the con-
struction. Inspector Dyson of Worces-
ter has gone over the plans, and in an
swer to question, replied that the
school house beat any of the common
schools in Worcester. The inspector,
as well as Webster people, are well
pleased with the plans.
FRIGHTENED BY CARS.
Conductor Clare's car of the electric
road while running to Perryvilie Sun
day afternoon, frightened the horse
driven by c. w. Webster Of Wilsonville,
and Mr.. Webster and his wife were
painfully injured. 1t was the horses
first sight of an electric car. Mr. Web
ster. who is nearing the seventies, was
unable to hold the horse, and the re-
suit was that he and his wife found
themselves in the road.
The horse dragged the overturned
buggy down the street for nearly 100
yards after Conductor Clare had made
a brave attempt to stop the animal.
The carriage was totally wrecked.
Mr.. Webster and wife were consider
ably bruised His right hand was cut
and one of the fingers broken. Mrs,
Webster was carried into the residence
of Alexander Marsh, and DR.. Sargent
dressed the wounds
A STEEPLE RIVAL.
John Stevens, the veteran steeple
climber, who has done work in Web
ster and vicinity for the past 20 years,
and was known to nearly every one as
"Steeple John,' is now suddenly con-
fronted with a rival in the business.
He is Michael Shovan, Jr., and is a
man of daring and courage. He has
been engaged by B. F. Coville, contract
paluLeFs anu ne Will De utilized IOr all
dangerous jobs. Mr.. Coville has the
contract for painting the Oxford Meth
odist church and now young Shovan is
getting his arm in. Last Saturday he
was on the steeple, which is exactly 1873
feet high Crowds gathered around the
church, watching him in his perilous
work. 1t is thought that Stevens will
come out with a challenge soon.
DIRECTORS WE'RE HAPPY.
Business on the local road yesterday
gladdened the heart of every director,
and, on the quiet, added a trifie to the
running expenses. 1t was quite re-
lief to see more than one car on the
road and to see the cars filled with
passengers. For the past week only one
car has been in service and on many
trips it was not needed, as there were
no passengers. When the road was
first started everybody nearly went
crazy for a position, either as motor
man or conductor. Treasurer John
Flint was besieged by hundreds Of ap-
plications. Many left good jobs to go
to work ON the Sunshine railroad" as
It was then called.
Those who left their jobs are now sor-
~ In conversation with an employee,
who has now been forced out of ser
vice by the one car system, he said
that he was sorry he ever left his Job
to work on the road. The Job he left
netted him SO a week, but on the road
he could hardly pay his board.
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.
After shutdown Of two weeks the
mills at South Webster started again
this morning.
William ]. Lonergan has returned
from a vacation in Willimantic.
Ike Shea is in New York city pur-
chasing fall styles.
Mrs. J. S. German of Waterford Ct,
IS visiting Miss Kate Carney for a
week.
Edward Hoyle last night in the
Charlton woods shot a % pound COON
The high school foot ball eleven will