The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27
10 Sensation
Caused
BY AN ATTACHMENT
Spencer Has Choice Nor
sci Of Gossip in Hand.

Spencer. Nov 26.-Deputy Sheriff
Henry P. Draper attached the property
of Mrs, Jane Vinton, Holmes street,
this forenoon for the amount of $4,000.
The attachment was placed upon the
property by the heirs of the late Paul
Demerrit for breach of contract by
Mrs Vinton. This attachment bids
fair to bring out one of the most SEN
sational cases which ever came about
in Spencer.
The Vinton family, including Mrs
Jane Ninton and two daughters, E9ie
and Maud. came to Spencer from Fitch
burg and purchased the house of
Frank Prouty on Holmes street where
they at the present time reside. When
they came to Spencer, with them came
an old man of about 10 years. named
Paul Demerrit. These people arrived in
Spencer just two years ago next
March, and since their arrival here
have associated with scarcely any
Spencer people. A year ago last
August Mrs. Jane Haynes was mar
ried to Mr. Alonzo Vinton, who claimed
his residence to be in Worcester. Baul
Demerrit, who was above mentioned.
middle of this past summer, when he
suddenly disappeared from Spencer
and has never been heard from until
the past week, when through his heirs,
it is learned that he has just died in
Boston.
The heirs claim that Mrs. Haynes.
now Mrs. Vinton, took MIR. DemerriJ
to board on a contract that she should
take him for his money and support
him until he died.
II is claimed that she has not lived
up to her contract, but instead, turned
the old gentleman cut of house and
home last summer When she first took
him, the house in which the Vlnton
family now live was bought by them
for $4,000, and deed to Mrs. VintoE, The
remainder of the old gentleu'au' $
money, which amounted to $1,000, was
also turned over to Mrs. Vinton.
When the warrant was served on Mrs.
Vinton this morning, she did not make
any talk about Mr.. Demerrit, but sim
ply said. THAT the place that the heirs
have attached, is now mortgaged for
more than it is worth, and the other
thousand dollars of the old gentleman
money 1 have spent, and so l hardly
see how they will get anything Tor
their trouble.
About month ago Alonzo Vinton
was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Draper
and Officer c. L. Billiard, for assault
ing Effie Haynes, his daughter in-law
and was found guilty, being obliged tc
pay $40 for the offense. At the time
Vinton said that Efie spat in his face
and swore at him, which so angered
him that he knocked her down three
time. At that time he told The Spy
man THE aGst chance that 1 get
viii show thos= people UP SO that Spen.
GER people VIII be surprised" He thel
added: And it won't be long before
/ will have a chance, either"
The very next morning after this
FAMILY quarrel, Vinton packed up his
belongings and left the town. He has
not been heard from since. and it was
not known where ne was until this af-
ternoon, when The Spy man located
him in Worcester, where he is employed
as motorman.
Lawyer Hutchinson Of Boston is at
torney for the Demeritt heirs, and
came to Spencer about three months
ago, on tour of investigation, and il
was through him that the writ was
served.
Notices were posted all over town thf.
afternoon by Superintendent Dexter
Billiard of the water works, stating
that the Shaw pond water supply vii
be shut off at o'clock tomorrow morn.
ing, If pleasant. and if not will be shu
off the next pleasant day. Quite a large
leak has been discovered in the main
pipe west Of the pond, around which
when discovered the wafer was so deel
that it could not be repaired Sine,
Wednesday Superintendent Billiard ant
men have been busy building a larg,
dam around the leak, and this after
noon pumped out the water, so tina
they can make short job of the leal
tomorrow morning.
The fire engineers have tonight got al
the fire apparatus in town in readiness
for instant use in case Of an alarm. ]
was Just five years ago that the fir
which destroyed thousands of dollar
worth of property, occurred.
About % couples Of Spencer Frencl
society people held a most enjoyabl
hop in the Odd Fellows hall tonight
Considerable interest is being mani
Tested by Spencer people in the lectur
Peter MacQueen, the correspondent TO
Frank Leslie's, during the Cuban war
will give in the town hall next Tuesda.
evening.
The funeral of the late Adelar,
RaQue took place at o'clock this after
noon from the st. Mary's Church
BY the will of the late Mary Canary
of Spencer, which has lust been filed
the sum of $500 was left to Rev G. H
Dolan, rector of the Church of the Hol,
Rosary, to use for the needs of tn
church and its charitable purposes. an,
Thomas Griffin, Of the st. John
Church, Worcester, received 500 to b
used for the care of the family lot.
The happiest persons in town toda.
are the blacksmiths, who have bee
making money hand over fist.
Principal K. S. Tirrell, wife an
daughter Ethel returned home to