Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-19

was with Miss Irene Eames of Upton,
in 1888; the second, with Miss Julia
Barber Of Sherborn, in 1S40 and the
third union was with Miss Caroline
BigeloW of Grafton, all Of whom he sur
wives. One child blessed each union, all
three Of which have passed away
/ - In 1886, Mr.. Waterman bought the
farm where he now resides He was
engaged in the meat business in Graf
ton for about % years, part Of the time
alone, and part Of the time in partner
ship. He always took an active inter-
est in town affairs, and was on the
board of selectmen three different times
for several years at a time. He was
chairman of the board in 1851 and 1852,
and overseer of the poor for a number
of years.
He has always been favored with
good health, and has Jared well in
general. He is exceedingly well pre-
served for one of his years, and looks
after the interests of his farm with
comparative ease, and from general APP
pearances bids fair to continue for
and he tells of Worcester when it was
a town with frame buildings on each
side of Main street in what is now
the heart Of the city, and also of the
graveyard over which Mechanic street
is laid out Grafton, when ne first saw
it, was not town of picturesque seem
cry, Astounding with stately elms, hand
some rows Of NAPLES and pleasant
streets, but was very much scattered
there not being house within a mile
of the one in which he now lives He
has but one American senior in town,
and that one is the venerable mother
of William T. Barker of North Grafton
Relatives from Boylston and Worces-
Ter will be present at the anniversary
nd ict Ia,
unusually happy day for the old gen.
tleman, who, year ago, showed his
friends that he could still do well at the
standing jump.
-- TOMORROW'S MEETING.
Grafton, March 1S.-The second post
poned town meeting will be held in the
town hall tomorrow afternoon. The
meeting will be called to order at /. 80,
and the only question to come before the
house which will cause much debate is
that of reducing the number of select
men. At the meeting a week ago, this
matter was hotly discussed for an hour
and a repetition of the scenes at that
meeting are expected tomorrow. While
a few are earnest in their belief that
three constitute a sufficient board, the
large majority are opposed to it.
NEW PETITION FILED.
AS has been foreshadowed in the Spy,
the Worcester Consolidated Street Rail
way Company have filed with the
board of selectmen of Grafton, new
petition for a franchise to run their
lines into this town, 1t viii be remem-
bered that the petition, as granted bv
the board of selectmen, previous to
election, was not satisfactory to the old
board. Hence new petition in a modi-
fed form has been filed.
VISITORS FROM MERRIMAC.
The Merrimac town officials recently
investigated the workings of the Graf
ton electric light plant, with view to
the improvements to be made in street
| lighting in that town before long.
BRANSFIELD HONORED.
The Grafton Base Ball Association
gave an entertainment in the club rooms
this evening in honor of William E.
Brans6eld, who was with the Grafton
boys last season, and is soon 10 become
player in the National League.
| The association has a large number
of applications for positions on the team
this season, and, although as yet none
| Of the players. are selected, there is no
1 DOUBT out IndI. oWeEl dtlu I1IChey Will
| be 1.-The winning team" again this year.
| The Grafton magnates are not very
| strongly impressed with the likelihood
of the Central Massachusetts, League
being a success; but nothing would
! please them better than to have it prove
such, that the Graftons might have the
! opportunity of winning from the lead
| ing league team the last of the sea-
/ son. - 80
HIGH SCHOOL SOLONS.
The Grafton high school scholars re-
uewed their mock town meeting this af-
ternoon, and although the principal
'.wrangle" was over point of parlia-
mentary law, the curfew came in forl
/ considera bic discussion, as did also the
perplexing matter of reducing the num-
! Der of selectmen. On the latter ques-
7 ton. the ground covered was princi-
pally that of last weeks mock meet
/ ing
i The Worcester business of Frank f.
Fisher q Son, florists, has so increased
/ that they are to move into larger and
! more convenient rooms next week The
| new store is but a few doors south of
their present quarters
| The engagement of Napoleon Gaudette |
| OF this town and Miss Jennie b. Harper
| of Brookfield Is announced.
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