The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-19
Vigorous w ar
on Cigarets.
WHiTINSVILLE MAN
Proposes to Save Youths
From Destruction.

Whitinsville, Nov 1S.-Superintend-
ent S. A. Melcher of the Northbridge
public school is waging a war on eli
garet smokers in the schools. Some
time ago Mr.. Melcher caused a lot of
notices to be posted around the town,
containing a printed copy Of the ciga-
ret law, and he has been keeping a
quiet watch on the youngsters for
signs of cigarets.
His vigilance has been rewarded and
he has discovered some of his pupils
smoking them. When accused, they did
not deny their guilt, but told of others
who were in the habit of smoking
them They also told where they had
bought cigarets in town, and there is
a heavy fine imposed on a person SELL
ing them to boys under 16 years of age,
and it will be liable to go hard with
any one caught selling them to the
boys.
The Spy correspondent for Whitins-
Vile interviewed p. D. West of Woon-
socket yesterday afternoon as regards
| the Whitinsville bank robbers. Mr..
/ w cot iido DtCn WOIhllS VII llAl1 Ael9N
for some time Mr. West stated that
/ he was still working the case quietly,
and while there were no new develop
ments he had no doubt but what
something definite would be learned
soon and he would keep the people of
| Whitinsville advised as to anything
new that might turn up, as he felt
| certain that it was only a matter Of
time before he would be able to bring
the guilty ones to justice.
The Whitinsville Athletic Club who
will play the Millbury high school in
rugby tomorrow afternoon, will be
composed of the following players:
Houston, lie; CarveL It,; Blanchard,
! 1t; Barslow, c.; Taft, re-. Kidd, TT. {;
| Davis, Re; Walsh, captain. RIB. {;
Smith, lib; Adams, OBJ; Hopkins,
lib
! Chester w. Lasell win ship a number
| of his trotters tomorrow to New York
! to be sold at auction at the Fasig horse
| sale held at New York next week. Mr..
! LaselPs celebrated snow horses, Dus-
ter, and the great PAGER will be among
the number. They will be shipped in
stock car which has been brought
here purposely for them.
Michael Riley, brakeman on the Wor-
cester division Of the Consolidated rail
road, whose home is in Providence. had
two fingers crushed early yesterday
morning while coupling cars near Viii
tin s~station. He was taken to the
emergency hospital in Providence.
where a part of the second finger of the
left hand was amputated. Another fin
ger was crushed, but will be saved.
William H. Barry, keeper of North
field town farm, broke his right wrist
while delivering pigs in town, yester-
day afternoon.
A milkman named Bartlett from
Millbury went to Sheriff Boyd's stable
at Roehdale, yesterday, and claimed
the horse which came to his barn last
Monday.
The old Congregational church bell
which has been placed in the new
church tower, will be rung to call the
men to work there, instead of the blow
ing of the whistle, which has been used
A young child of Mr.. and Mrs. Bar
tholOmew Callahan Of Maple street is
confined to its parents home with
diphtheria. 1t is a very sever case. but
every precautiOn is taken so that II
will not spread.
Edward Berrigan of PaWtucke1. for
merly of this town. has returned TO
Whitinsville, where he has entered the
employ of the Within machine works.
Bartholomew McSheehy has taken
the leadership of the Within machine
works band formerly occupied bv
Matthew Burns.
Charles Clapp of Webster is the
guest of friends in town.