The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-10
RACE OFF.
Firen1en Fail
To Agree.
HUB AND HUB
Bone Of Contention Between
Spencer and Marlboro.

was called this afternoon al Hotel
Kennedy between the committee of the
John O'Gara Hose Company racing
team, consisting of Captain John j.
O'Brien, John B. Rogan and Fred Mil
lette, and the committee Of the Marl-
boro Hose team, consisting Of Cap
tain John F. Fay. and Edward Brew
in proved one of the biggest disap-
pointments that the members Of the
O'Gara Company ever experienced
These committees met last Tuesday al
ternoon to make the preliminary ar
engagements for one Of the fastest hose
races that ever took place in this part
of the country, and arranged for an
other meeting this afternoon to COM
plete the arrangements.
Tuesday 1t seemed as if the race
was q sure thing. and the committees
even went as far as TO arrange for
the date of the race, and the place that
it should take place. Today the O'Gara
men left for Worcester as they sup
posed to complete the arrangements,
but alas! the two committees could
not agree on the rules, and the race
was declared off.
At the meet in Clinton, at which the
Marlboro men made so much talk,
they said to the O'Gara men:
I'VE are willing to run any
kind of a race, hub and hub, wet or
dry, on any neutral grounds, any dis
tance. and for any amount Of money"
The O'Gara men said that the MARI
boro people were a little excited, and
paid no attention to them, but few
days after the Marlboro people gave
Spencer to understand that they were
not fooling, and Capt. Fay came out
in long letter in The Worcester Spy,
asking if the Marlboro team
wished to make a race with the John
O'Gara team, on any neutral grounds
for purse of from 500 10 $780, The
Spencer boys began to think, and after
exchanging a few letters with the
Marlboro people, met at Hotel Ken
nedy last Tuesday to begin the ar
rangements. At the meeting last
Tuesday the 0'Gara men said that
they would run hub and hub race,
and no other. The Marlboro men at
that time admitted that that was the
only fair way to run. ard thought
that it was the best The Marlboro
men stated last Tuesday they were
willing to run by the Clinton rules, to
which the O'Gara men agreed.
At the meeting today, however, the
Marlboro men played an entirely diff
ferent tune, and refused to run hub
and hub race, point blank
cred that the hub and hub race was
the only fair one and would run no
other They were so anxious to run
that they even went as far as to let
the Marlboro team run with carriage
fifty pounds lighter than their own
The Marlboro men nevertheless would
not run a hub and hub race under any
considerations, and so the race was de-
clared off
1,c Ia1
little to say, only that they are much
disappointed. Aside from the O'Gara
men, all other Spencer people are dis
appointed, as they thought without
doubt the race was a sure thing.
RALLY WEEK.
Great preparations have been made
at the First Congregational Church for
rally week, which begun today with
special services. The attendance today
was the largest on record this year. The
morning service was largely attended.
the pastor, Rev. Sherman w. Brown,
taking for his subject Building up the
church A special program for the
Sunday school session was also in or
der. Tuesday evening there will be a
rally reception and entertainment All
the reception, which will be held at Z
o'clock. Mr.. and Mrs Sherman W
Brown will be glad to meet all mem ers
I0Glf
friends as may be able to be present.
After the reception at $50. Mr. ]. S
X. Coy the church organist, will give
one of his famous organ recitals. il
which he win be assisted by large
selected chorus. The program will be
carried out as follows: March in c
major by Valent: prize song Wagner,
Palm branches (chorus). Faure: offer
toire in e fiat, Allen, n. H.: La Gin.
quantime gavotte, Maine; fantasia in +
fiat, Scotson Clark; chorus of Bacchan.
tes, Gounod; overture to Poet anC
Peasant, Drummer; andante in D fiat
Lemare; Soldiers chorus, Faust
Gounod; Russian march, Scotson Clark
Thursday evening there will be tn,
rally church social and rofl-call At 33l
there will be social greetings, followed
by church supper al $50, to which al
members of the church and friends ar,
cordially invited. At 730 there will b.
roll-call and conservation. Rev. Alex
ander Lewis. Phi. D.. of Pilgrim Church
Worcester at today's evening service
OTHER CHURCH NEWS.
Rev. Robert F. Smith officiated toda,
at both morning and evening services
at the Methodist Church.
The Salvation Army will hold service
in this church every evening through
the coming week. Services will also b.
held every afternoon, except Monda.
at o'clock.
Rev. E. L. Downey officiated at boil
services at the Universalist Church
Sunday school and the Young People
meeting were held at the usual time.
Rev. f. z. Heath supplied the pulpi
at the Baptist Church today at boil
morning and evening services.
At the Church of the Holy Rosary
Rev. g. Fl. Dolan celebrated low mas
at and high mass at $50 o'clock. TIL
engagement of George Condor of Bos
ton, formerly Of Spencer. and Moral
Calvin of Bell street was announce,
this morning for the first time
SCARLET FEVER CASE.
The first case of scarlet fever in Spen
Ger this fall occurred at Or. W. ]
Meloche's mouse on CherrxD street, MI
Meloche's little girl beingfthe Victim
DR.. q. r. Wheeler, the attending ply
stefan, told The Spy man this evening
that the case was exceedingly mild
Deputy Sheriff H. P. Draper placarde,
the house yesterday afternoon.
AN OBSTINATE ROOSTER.
An unknown bicycle rider hailini
from Warren, came in contact with al
obstinate rooster this afternoon Will
scorching along in front of Bemis' girls
mill on lower Main street, and wa
thrown violently to the ground. AS
result Of the fall the rider received
large ugly cut on the right side Of hi
face The victim pluclSily rode to d.
+. J. Sanborn's office, where the Gu
was sewed up.
James Mccormick OF Spencer tn
crack Lewiston third baseman, will D
married next Tuesday afternoon q
Lewiston to young lady of that city