The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-13
Spencer Men
Object
TO NEW ROAD PLANS.
Nine Families VIII Not Live
in a Field.

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the Leicester road, numbering nine
I families in all, are up in arms against
the new proposition of the state road
and Worcester and Suburban electric
railway people, of changing the main
road from its present position into the
| field below the old road The plan of
these two factions is to start the road
into the field just below E. P. Cutters
farm and run it directly through the
field on the west side of the road to the
Daniel Rice switch.
Their object in this is to shorten the
road and avoid the sharp turn in front
| of Edward Warren's residence. This
would be somewhat of an advantage
to the state road and car people, but, on
the other hand, will be big inconveni-
ence to the people in that vicinity and
will in fact leave them out on a back
| road. Mr.. Warren and his neighbors
seem to be very fair in this matter,
| however, and are willing to make a
compromise with their antagonists.
| They claim that by cutting the ledge
near Mr.. Melville Smiths house, which
will not cost over $1,000 at the most,
| with the gift of four acres of land by
Mr.. Warren opposite his residence the
sharp curves can be done entirely away
with.
Both men consent to the company's
doing this and are willing to give their
| land II they will do it. This would be
far the cheaper for the railway people
| to do, and perhaps just as well for
| them in the end. On the other hand, if
! they are allowed to put the new road
| through the proposed moving, they
| will be obliged to fill in from Z to feet
/ Cf Ia of Gut
ler,s farm to the Daniel Rice switch,
a distance Of 80 rods. Perhaps there
are 100 feet out of the 80 rods however,
| that Will not have to be filled in Be
sides, if they make use of this moving
the farm of Gleason Warren is prac-
tically spoiled.
Mr. Warren has just expended $3.50
on this field, which makes up the very
best part of his farm, as in it he pas
| lures all his cattle. By running the
| electric track through it the field will
| be divided. and, in fact, spoiled. The
residents think that to take from them
| the electric railway (Which was thought
before to be a public convenience, and
run it through the moving will be an
outrage. Five petitions are now in cir
| culation opposing this new road in
Leicester, Rochdale, Greenville, Cherry
| Valley and Spencer. Edward Warren
! has been in Spencer all day, and has
| secured the best OF support, receiving
! the signatures of all the prominent men
in town.
| He told The Spy man this morning
that every man in his neighborhood
is greatly opposed to the new road
and will do everything in their power
to have it defeated
| MI Smith, much interested man
| in the project was also seen by The
| Spy man. Mr. Smith said: Il consider
| it a, great idea for our neighborhood to
| be deprived of this privilege, which we
| have enjoyed seven years, just to have
the road shortened 100 feet Our
! people," said Mr.. Smith "patronize the
| electric road every day, and have for
| the past seven years, and now they
are trying to deprive us of it, simply
! to shorten the road 100 feet
| The following are the people who
will be left out of the SWIM if the new
road is put through: Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Fales, Melville w Smith and
family, nine in all, Edward Warren and
| family, and men, with a total of 10;
| Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Wagner and
| daughter. Ernest Eldridge and family
of five, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Warren,
and housekeeper, Mrs. Trask, Frank
| Warren and family of six, and Mr.. and
| Mrs. Dan Rice and son. All the petit
| tions are meeting with the best of sue
| cess, and the Warren faction is sure
| that they will be able to check the new
| road.
There will be a meeting of 20 young
men tomorrow night, in Mechanics
| hall, on Chestnut street, to form a
young mems social club. The object of
| this club is to hold dances in Spencer
| and the surrounding towns Their
plans have already been made to hold
a minstrel show, cake walk and dance
| in Webster, sometime during the last
| week in December. From Webster, they
next intend to go to Ware. The COM
mittee in charge is: Alfred ]. Lupien,
Joseph Smith. Victor Matthew, David
| Ducette and Joseph Matthieu.
John Barney Jr.. of Spencer, who
was arrested yesterday afternoon by
| Officer Hathaway for securing money
under false pretenses, appeared before
Judge Curtis this morning. Barney was
engaged by f. P. Cutler to shovel snow
on the Worcester and Suburban cleo
trio road Some time after the job was
| done Barney went to Mr.. Cutler for
| his pay, and to accommodate him Mr..
| Cutler paid him out of his own pocket.
Before Mr.. Cutler could get word to the
| car people, however, of his act. Barney
also drew his second pay from them.
In court this morning Barney agreed to
| pay Mr.. Cutler back the s., and also the
cost of court. Therefore Judge Curtis
let him off.
Theodore Valley, who was arrested
Saturday night by Chief of Police Nc
Kenna, was pronounced insane this
morning by Drs. e. r. Wheeler and w.
A. Barribeault, and was committed to
the Worcester insane asylum. Insanity
was caused by over-indulgence in fire
water. Valley was taken to Worcester
this morning by officer McKenna.
Fred Gendreau. who drives an order
team for his father, ]. B. Gendreau,
while turning around on Cherry street.
this forenoon, tipped over and was
thrown heavily to the ground. When
the sleigh went cover a. runner was
broken, which made the sleigh useless
for the rest of the day.
The tickets for the annual bazaar Of
Court MERCER, Foresters of America,
which will take place on the evenings
of Dec. 20, 80 and 81, in Mechanics hall
are selling rapidly. A great success is
already assured at this early date.
f. A. Livermore left Spencer at three
O'Clock this morning to move the goods
of B. Couryner of Prospect street to
! Woonsocket, a distance of 40 miles Mr..
Livermore expected to be in Woonsoc-
ket tonight.
Julius e. Warren, formerly a school
| teacher in Spencer, and now superin-
tendent of the schools of Greenfield and
! Mortified, is on a business trip to
| Spencer
1t is decided that the twin orders, the
Board of Erin and 40, H., will be
| consolidated. In Consequence, the an
nual election of the Spencer branch OF
the A. O. II. will be postponed.
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The funeral Of the late Mrs. Marietta
I B, Hayes took place at o'clock this