Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-07
FOR FREE SERVICE.
Postmaster Marble Seeking Mail
Carriers for Webster.
Letter Received from Congressman
WaIker-Petitions to be Placed
in Circulation.

day Postmaster William 1. Marble re-
ceived a letter from Hon. Joseph H.
Walker, who Is now at Washington, rel
ative to the matter The letter sug-
gested that Mr.. Marble secure all the
names of prominence and influence, and
mail as quickly as possible to the post
master general in Washington, asking
for free delivery.
Ever since Mr.. Marble accepted the
office of postmaster. a few months ago.
he has been working hard to pilot this
enterprise safely through all obsta-
cles.
Mr.. Marble has many claims why the
town of Webster and it's surrounding
villages should have free delivery ser
vice. He will at once have the petitions
ready, intending to hang one in the post
office and to place several around in the
different stores. He thinks it is a bet
ter plan to thus distribute them, for then
more signatures can be secured and in
quicker time.
The town does not contain the re-
quired population necessary for a de-
livery service, nor has it's post office dur
ing any previous year taken in the re-
quired amount-$10, ,000-but at the close
of the fiscal year, the receipts at the
office were $780, Mr.. Marble acknowl-
edges that Webster has not a popula-
ton of 10000 inhabitants, but claims
that his office supplies all of the sur
rounding villages, which figures up a
populated vicinity of 11,000.
Mr.. Marble assumes that a strong
point in favor of securing the free de-
livery service is the large money order
business that is conducted through his
office. More business in that direction
is transacted by the local office than in
many larger towns and cities. Al
though the population of Southbridge
and Putnam is larger than Webster.
still the local money order business is
twice as large as either of these tWN
named towns. The city of Woonsocket,
r. l., although it has a population of
10000, does not transact as much busi-
ness in the money order department as
does Webster.
Webster's post Office is a second-class
office, and great deal of business in
the money order department as well as
in other branches Of the office, is tran
sacted with all classes of foreigners,
many of wEcin cannot speak, read or
write. This makes it very trouble
some for the clerks in many Ways. The
money order department has no rating
III the free delivery service, and causes
considerable extra work that is not COM
pensated. --.,
would be required to cover the town:
q delivery cf four times day through
the business portion Of the town, and
through the illages twice a day Mr.
Marble will send all facts pertaining to
the case, with map showing the (,i-
Yidlng line beIW cen Webster and Dud-
ley, to Washington for inspection al
once, and with Congressman Walkers
assistance, no doubt the citizens of Web
stef VIII soon be answering the rings of
accommodating mail carriers
MISS NORTONs FUNERAL,
The funeral of Elizabeth May Norton.
who was more Familiarity known as
Bessie Norton, took place in the 81.
Louis Church at O'Clock Yesterday
forenoon. Rev. FIR. John r. Madden. pas
tor OF the church, officiated. A high mass
OF requiem was celebrated, and the
church choir sang. There was a large at
tendance, and many scholars of the high
school, of which Miss Norton was a
member, attended in a body. The stu
dents reported at the high school build
ing, and with Sub-master George F.
Babb as marshal, marched to the church
and occupied front seats The bearers
were all schoolmates of deceased, and
were: Joseph W. GILES. Warren w
V a.
Love, Edward Davis and Telesphore r.
La Boeuf. The interment occurred in
Calvary cemetery at North Webster.
The school chose Peter A. Authier. Jos.
w. Berger and Forrest NJ. Larchar as a
committee on resolutions, which they
drew up.
WAS GOOD ATTENDANCE
There was a large attendance at the
indoor meet, which was conducted under
the auspices of the Webster High School
Athletic Association, and held at their
headquarters, in East Village Saturday
afternoon.
George E Bugbee died while on a visit
in town, late Friday evening, from
apoplexy. Mr.. Bugbee came to town
early Friday forenoon, on visit to his
brother Elisha Bugbee, who resides at
20 School street. At about 9 o'clock in
the forenoon he called upon his niece,
Mrs Elmore Allen, on South Main
he was seized with the shock and fell
to the floor unconscious. Dr. F. A.
Brown was summoned, and the unfor-
tunate man was brought to his brothers
home on School street, but died on the
way. Mr.. Bugbee was II years old, and
for years was engaged in the shoe fac
tory of William Johnson & Co., in Put
nam, Conn, where he had been resi-
dent for many years. Five years ago he
retired from active work. The funeral
will be held from his late Putnam resi-
dence, Tuesday afternoon at l o'clock.
HALL IMPROVEMENTS
sigel Lodge No. 9S, D. o. H, has ex-
pended $10O in improvements TO the in
terror of their hall on High street. FIRE.
indand Gunther was the contractor The
interior is finished in black, red, gold
wall paper, in gold and red on ceiling.
with red, drab and light yellow, and red
and gold figures. This order was organ
lied March "a, 1893, and has q member
ship of 400.
WATER INCOME.
The Webster water commissioners the
past year received $14,2O5.9O as income;
expenses, $12,6OOsS; sinking fund, s25OO;
cash on hand, $37768.
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.
The expected race of the horses be
tween Timothy Mcdonald of oxford and
William Thompson Of Dudley at the
Oxford Driving Park. is off, pending
settlement of dispute.
The Richards and Garfield Company,
late of Worcester will occupy the
boards at Music Hall Tuesday. March
15 in My Boys"
The republican town committee will
meet for business incident to the nom
ination of candidates for the annual
spring election Friday evening. March
II, at the office of Waldo Johnson & Son.
Mrs. Charles P. Corbin Of Wilsonville,
Conn, was the guest of Mrs r. ID.
Clemans the past week.
FIRE IN A GREEN HOUSE.
A fire in the Converse greenhouse,
Saturday morning, destroyed many val