Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-24
PERHAPS FATAL.
Peculiar Accident to Mrs.
Adolphe Goyon at Millbury.
Runaway Caused by Catching Of Broken
Trolly Wire in Sleigh She Was Driving
Woman Badly Hurt.

Goyon was seriously if not fatally in
jured. Mrs. Goyon was driving along
the side of the street, when the sleigh
was caught by broken brace wire
from the trolley wire of the Suburban
road. The wire also struck the horse,
causing him to run. The sleigh was
! overturned, throwing out Mrs. Goyon.
! Her head struck the iron rail as she
fell. She was picked up unconscious
and carried to the house Of Mrs. Will
liam Carberry. Medical aid was sum-
moned. The doctor found severe
| bruise just over the left eye, and it is
, feared that her skull is fractured.
! Up to a late hour this evening, the
woman had not regained consciousness
She was carried to her home on the old
''Searles' farm. 1t is reported that the
wire has been lying by the roadside for
the past few days. A motorman on an
afternoon car told Spy reporter We'd
nesday evening that the wire fell few
moments before the accident.
BADLY BURNED
H. NJ. Goddard, the local coal dealer
was badly burned by an explosion of a
can Of boiling cocoa at Masonic Hall,
Tuesday evening. He was at work try
ing to remove the cover from the can,
when the can exploded, throwing the
boiling liquid into his face. The acci-
dent took place during a meeting of
Adah Chapter Order. of the Eastern
| Star. The force Of the explosion was
very great and tended greatly to mar
| the pleasure of the occasion. Mr.. Cod
dard was assisted TO his home and was
in great agony.
FRED r. JOHNSON'S SERVICES.
A matter which is causing consider
able comment in town is the statement
of a selectman made in a foot-note in
the annual report of the town officers
! of the town of Millbury for the year
ending March l, '95, which refers to the
amount of money paid to Fred r. john
son for services as a liquor officer and
reads as follows; From the above sum,
Mr.. Johnson paid his assistants and
expenses.
Liquor fines to the amount of 5000
! stand to the credit of the town on the
| books of the central district court of
Worcester, to be drawn upon for crimi-
nal expenses. Checks for the funds
standing to the credit of the towns with
in the jurisdiction Of the above court are
sent to the town treasurers on the first
| day of each quarter, and the above fines
were paid since the first day of January,
/ 1895 Hence they do not appear in our
report as reimbursements.
In 1894 the town of Millbury paid out
! $74275 for the purpose of prosecuting IL
/ legal liquor dealers, and also for fees
/ to the central district court. OF this
amount. the town has received $2077 as
a reimbursement. Just where the 5000
/ which the selectman stated was due
from the court, has gone, is a matter
for speculation.
A taxpayer said to reporter for the
/ Spy: Il do not see where that 5000 has
gone. If it was too late to get it into
/ the official reports for the year ending
March 1, '95, I should think that it
/ should appear in either the selectmen' S
or the treasurer's report for the year
ending March 1, SO. / don't see why
/ the selectmen would bring a prisoner
into court charged with Illegal liquor
selling unless they are positive they
| have obtained sufficient evidence to con-
Wet him. When a prisoner is convict
| ed, we receive a portion of the fine as
| a reimbursement, but if he appeals or
| is acquitted, we have to stand the cost
| OF the court and also the cost of the
| prosecuting officer. The court fines are
paid to the town quarterly, and as such
| is the case, this two hundred dollars
must have been paid, but where in the
town reports can you find it accounted
| for?'
A Spy reporter called upon a member
of the present board of selectmen, con-
cerning the matter, but the official was
| unable to find what had become of the
money, and finally concluded that the
| 5000 had in some unknown manner mys-
! teriously disappeared. 1t may be pos
sible that the court has the money still
in its possession, but this theory is not
| credited by many Of the citizens.
ABOUT TOWN.
There is talk among the Foresters of
the town of entering into the Worcester
League Association, which gives a sick
! brother Forester free bed at the hos
pital, The matter will be taken up for
consideration at the next monthly meet
| ing, and committee appointed to visit
| the Worcester authorities in regard to
the matter.
Past Grands Charles B. Perry, C. F.
Gale, j. A. Coffin, Harry Woodward and
Henry w. Carter of the local lodge of
! Odd Fellows attended the meeting of
the Past Grands' Association of Worces-
! ter county. in Worcester last evening
A meeting of the school teachers of
the town was held in the high school
building, Wednesday. C. S. Lyman
presided.
Mrs A. G. Allen of West Millbury has
| DGGIl DSIOl Z tIlG lOWH duIHOGllleS see
| if she can purchase a small strip Of
land in West Millbury, where a school
house formerly stood. The matter was
referred to the March meeting for ac-
ton.
| The board of registrars met in the
| town clerks office, Wednesday after
noon, and looked over the voting list
| Several names We're crossed from the
list and one new name added.
| John Banister is to resume his duties
as conductor on the Suburban road to-
| day.
! c. P. Dupry and Herbert B. Newell
| have returned from the Sons of Vet
erans' convention held at Boston Thurs
| day.
| A large st. Bernard dog was struck
| by an electric car on the Suburban
| Wednesday afternoon and badly used
| up, The animal was pitiful sight and
| patrolled the streets, blood pouring
| from several wounds in its body. 1t was
| shot by, William Brown.
| A special meeting of the board of Sc
| lectmen was held Wednesday evening
and a list of jurors picked from the vot-
! ing list.
The sale of the Dennis Duggan prop
erty on Millbury avenue will be held
March 10.
BETTER MAIL SERVICE.
| Ano4haP In1nnrtanf Move in This Direc-