The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06
A Court Case
In Webster
DESCLOSES A FAULT.
Method of School Transpor-
tion Questioned.

Webster, Nov. 5.-From evidence in
troduced in the district court this NOR
ming in the case Of Frank Cincowski,
charged with allowing his ten year-old
son to remain away from school, it was
~ascertained that the provisions for con-
veying the Children to school in oxford
were decidedly poor. An investigation
will be started to find out whether Har-
ry Haggerty, who is hired and sup
posed to- convey all children TO school
whose parents reside in the outlying
district, is doing what is right by the
children or not.
Haggerty is hired by the school com
mittee and has been paid yearly sti-
pend ever since the old school house
was closed. TO convey all children in
the distinct to the school house now
in use. Instead of stopping regularly
at the Cincowski farm, Haggerty took
another circuit, and thus Ciucowski' s
children had to walk to school, dis
lance of a mile and half from where
they live
A few weeks ago Thomas the TO-
. year-old son of Cincowski, fell from
the steps Of his house and spraiped his
ankle. The ankle swelled up, and grew
so painful that he could hardly stand
upon it. He stayed out of school on
this account for a week The boy had
good excuse; he could not walk the
long distance with his sore leg.
Truant Officer James H. Caring was
"a notified of the absence of the boy by
his teacher, Miss Georgia VI. Vince
Jock, and the result was that the boys
father was arrested by Officer CARING
and brought to Webster for trial. He
pleaded mot guilty" and his case was
defended by Justice Henry J. Clarke
Miss Wheelock, the Oxford primary
school teacher, testified that the boy
had only attended school IS days in
eight weeks. She did not have her reg
lister with her, but had a. copy on q
piece Of paper She later added that
the boy did not begin school until q
month of the term was finished.
Officer CARING, the defendant and his
son, with Minnie, the boys sister, were
also witnesses.
The judge decided that there was nc
occasion to deal severely with the boy
and placed the case on continuance fol
MONTH pending an investigation OF
the mode of transporting these chill
dren to school.
a very pretty home wedding oc.
Cured in Dudley today James 1.
Barnes,, civil engineer. and Miss Eve
Florence Lndley a music teacher the
Oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Lindley, We're united in marriage b.
Rev. N. ]. Jones pastor of the F'irsi
Congregational Church of Dudley. The
ceremony took place at the home Of
the BRIDES parents, at ? o'clock The
wedding was private, and there was
no bridesmaid or best man
Mr. and Mrs. Barnes left town later
in the afternoon for Boston, where they
will live for the present.
William p Alton, son Of the late
Erastus Alton. a volunteer with Com
pany K, Sixth Massachusetts regiment
arrived in town today. Atoms return
home completes the list of the Webster
boys.s They are all here now. Ever
since the Bay State arrived in Boston
Alton has been at the hospital recover
ing from typhoid fever and other Attic
lions, and not until yesterday was he
discharged from the hospital He re-
grets. very much that he was not here
10 see the royal reception in Webster
and Southbridge his company received
Since he left town he has lost IS
g pounds, but is now gaining rapidly. III
pounds but is now gaining rapidly. His
( fiirlough is only for so days, While the
rest of the company have so days.
The linemen are altering the electric
road wires and by doing so are causing
much trouble for the phone" girls in
charge of the local station. The wires
get continually crossed, and it causes
a loud continuous buzzing when the
receiver is placed to the ear Last eve'
ming several attempts were made te
talk with Worcester over the regular
line, but all efforts proved futile. The
only way to catch Worcester was
through the Spencer exchange.
Another radical change has beer
made at the telegraph station of tbs
New, York New Haven and Hartford
railroad. Harry D. May is transferred
TO Southbridge, Thomas Deedy is OF
days again. while Sullivan has beer
recalled from Auburn to do night duty
while DR.. f. Il. McDermott is II
chicago. his brother, DR.. Charles r
McDermott of Worcester is fulfilling
5 his duties.
& James Thompson went to Cambridge
today TO witness the Harvard anc
pennsylvania foot ball game.
Seorge S. Googins is enjoying pea
s,ire trip to New York city.
lanes A. McGeary and Stephen j
pro,,t visited worcester today, and at.
tended the pigskin contest between
Holy Cross and Boston college.
Al the local district court during tnt
nasf month there were 80 cases trleo
before Judge Bartholomew ana Justlc'