Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-23
SIGNS OF SPRING.
Suburban Roads Preparing for
Coming Traffic.
Warren Road May Open Park at Wicka-
boag Lake-Coming Spencer cau-
cuses-other Notes.

Spencer, March 22-The Warren
Brookded and Spencer Electric Road
Company viii commence in a few days
to build a long siding track near West
vile, a little to the west of the bridge
over the Seven Mile river. Supt. c. A.
Jefts, accompanied by Selectmen II. II.
Capen, A. w. Curtis, George H. Ramer
and G. T. Allen, laid out the location of
the side track this forenoon. Work on
the North Brookfseld branch will begin
soon after the 1st of April. 1t is not
probable that a spur track will be built
to Lashaway park this season. The w.
b. & S. Company contemplate laying
out park at Wickaboag Lake, West
Brool1ield, this season, for the accom-
mediation of the towns at the western
terminus of the road.
COMING CAUCUSES
The caucuses to be held this week
bid fair to be interesting. The no-ll-
cense party will meet at caucus in town
hall Thursday evening. 1t is expected
that this caucus will be rather one-sid-
ed owing to the fact that the committee
has held several secret meetings for the
purpose of making out slate. At the
Saturday evenings run together, in
Stating the selectmen, the names of A,
w. Curtis and DR.. c. p. Barton were
crossed off the list H. P. Draper will
doubtless be nominated as tax collect
or and constable.
The citizens caucus will be held at
town hall Friday evening, and as nc
slate is prepared beforehand, it will
give the party followers a chance to
take a more prominent part in the NOM
nations.
MAKING CITIZENS.
The Naturalization Club met tonight
at Fontaine hall The registration COM
dnittee reported and 1t appears that ex-
cry available French citizen in Spencer
will have his name on the voting list
and be on hand at town election.
C. T. A. ATHLETICS.
The C. T. A. mas secured the use o.
Railroad Park of John O'Gara. Tht
ball team will go into training early ii
May, and the first game will be played
at the park May %. The c. 7. A. team
will be entitled to use the park every
alternate Saturday.
Next Monday evening the society will
debate on the time-worn question, IRE
| solved, that the pen is mightier thar
] Tie SWOIQ- Ilti1L lfGe oAliA <A1 "a VI
Plante will argue the affirmative; VII
| liam Bonlin and Charles O'Gara viii
! talk on the negative side,
LONGER SCHOOL YEAR.
The school committee are discussing
the feasibility of adding two weeks
schooling to the present 36 weeks for ths
| ensuing year The additional cost j!
| estimated at $1,000. 1t has been sug
gested by Miss Elida NJ. Capen, a mem
Der of the board, that the extra school
| ing be added to the winter term,
GRANGE DISCUSSION.
An interesting grange meeting wa
held tonight at Grand Army Hall. Sew
eral topics were up for discussion, bu
the one which excited the most interes
was: rs it desirable for the Unite
States to acquire more territory?'' Tn
speakers were Ethel Jones, A 3. Wat
son and Joseph Nichols
TOWN NEWS NOTES.
Twelve members of the Knights of Co
lumbus attended the degree workings o
the Alhambra X. Of c., at Worcester
last evening.
| A. E. Kingsley win open his store Il
the new Kingsley block, to the publit
! Thursday evening.
| Mrs. Arthur White, who has been dan
| gerously i'll at her home on Maple street
| is reported more comfortable today.