Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-20
MlLLBURY.
REPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE
1t Elects Oficers-Action Regarding
Candidates for Selectmen Unknown.

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1t Elects Ofiicers-Action Regarding
Candidates for Selectmen Unknown.
The members of the republican town
committee met at the office of the Mill
bury cotton mills Wednesday evening,
and elected the following officers: Chair
man, James H. Ferguson; treasurer G.
c. Longley; secretary, T. W. Wilmarth.
The committee is composed of the fol-
lowing members: James Il. Ferguson,
Robert Mott, William H. StoclSWell, Z.
c. Longley, H. A. Ryan, G. I Aldrlch
and T. w. Wilmarth. The members or
the committee refused to state what ac-
ton was taken in appointing candidates
for selectmen for the ensuing year; but
it was learned upon good authority that
the present board would be renomina-
ted; as, under the present circumstan-
ces, it would be advisable for the
townspeople to take into consideration
that the present board has considerable
legal work upon its hands, involving
the city sewage and the agreements
made by the officials of the W. & B. ".
S. r. Co., to carry out their work ac-
cording to agreement For these two
reasons the majority of the voters Of
the town are in favor of ra-electing the
present board.
NEW BUSINESS FIRM LIKELY.
Millbury is to have new business
firm, if the inventions of its prominent
citizens proves to be a success. By a
new process which the inventor claims
to have discovered, old rubber can be
changed into the original gum. The
inventor, who, for various reasons,
wishes to have his name withheld,
claims to have made several expert
ments of late, and all have proved sue
cessful.
A POOL TOURNAMENT.
There is talk among the local pool
players of the town of arranging for a
pool tournament to be played on the
tables of Moses Cylix, on South Main
street. Wednesday evening the Perry
pool players extended a challenge to
their Cylix opponents for a series Of
games to be played in the near future.
Mr. Cylix is not DESTROYS Of arranging
for the event. as, under the present cir
cumstances, he would be a loser, which
ever way the contest ended. Mr.. Cylix
said that if the match was to take place,
he wanted the event to come off either
on Monday or Thursday evenings, be-
cause, if played on any other evening,
it would conflict with his work.
MR.. SEARS CONFIRMED.
N. H. Sears nomination as postmaster
was wednesday confirmed by the ma
tional senate.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
selectmen was held in their rooms in the
town hall building, Wednesday evening.
Ellis were ordered to be paid to the
amount of S57S.69.
The directors Of the Millbury National
Bank met Wednesday afternoon. Rou-
tine business was transacted.
j. G. Woodman of Wilkinsonville is
seriously i'll at his home.
Prof. and Mrs. A. B, Poland are visit
ing friends in town. They have just
returned from a trip around the world
Prof. Poland Is a resident of Millbury.
Nathaniel Capen has resigned as fore
man of the Blackstone Valley car barn.
| The barn is to be closed and the cars
stored at the Suburban road car barn.
John Arnold left town Wednesday for
New York state, in the interests OF Buck
Bros, manufacturers Of edge tools.
The public schools were closed We'd
nesday, to allow teachers to attend the
funeral of Mss Hattie E. Higgins in
Worcester. The Bramanville school
| children sent floral tributes.
Mrs May Weisman Of Providence is
visiting friends in town.
Walter Wright and party Of friends
went fox hunting Wednesday.
Miss A. P. Allen of North Brookfield
is visiting friends in town.