Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-09
INQUESTS HELD.
Witnesses Examined by Judge
Bartholomew at Webster.
Violent Deaths by Rail of Two Persons
Cuttings from Town Report.

Webster, March San inquest on the
death Of Louisa s. Darling, aged Z!
years, who was killed while walking OF
the tracks in oxford, by a freight train
Friday afternoon, Feb. %, was held to-
day. The first witness was Fred L
Webb, who testified regarding the acct.
dent
! The next witness was Louis H. Will
liams, who off1eiated in the capacity OF
fireman on the train. He corroborated
the testimony offered by Webb. Fred A
Smith, a brakeman, also testified.
Mrs. Mary Ray said that she resided
only 20 feet from where the accident
occurred Said she was In kitchen when
she heard the footing of the whistle
and, looking out upon the tracks, she
saw the fate in store for Mrs. Darling
Said she then covered her eyes with heI
hands and did not see her again until
the body was taken from in under the
cars.
Mrs. Sarah Ray stated that she heard
whistle blow and bell ring, but did not
witness the accident. Said that she
| heard that victim was deaf.
Another inquest was Immediately held
over the killing OF Eugene Sherman, al
the old bridge in Dudley, on the South
| bridge branch of the New England rail.
road; situated about a mile west of the
town, in September, 1895. Railroad In
spector Daniel NJ. Wheeler of Worces-
ter conducted this case, as well as the
| first.
| The first witness was Fred E. Townes
the engineer on the freight on which
| Sherman met his DEATH He said that
Sherman was serving in the capacity
Of brakeman when me was killed He
was either seated or in a standing posi-
| tion on the rear end of the train when
| it rounded the curve and darted under
| the bridge, just below Chaseville. He
stated that he did not know anything
! about the accident until one of the
brakemen shouted at him and told hin,
what had happened, when he stopped
| the train Sherman was found lying be.
| tween the tracks in under the bridge
his head having been crushed in, causing
death instantly. Said that victim had
been engaged in the train service for q
years, and thoroughly knew his bust.
ness.
The fireman, Charles w. Greed, testi-
fed next, substantially the same as the
engineer.
James Murray of Worcester was dis
charged on complaint of larceny.
! James Collins of New York city was
given 30 days in the house of correction
on a charge of drunkenness.
THE TOWNS EXPENSES.
Following is the towns expenses fo
the past year: Schools, $15,16S.S7; high
ways, $2779.35; sidewalks, $651 O5; officers
salaries, $26OS31; fire department
$273S 06; railing dangerous places, $16S. 81
repair Of bridges, $2S4S1; overseers o
poor, $1,000; snow, ice and cutters
$1000.62; incidentals, $260970; stree
lights, S46O1.69; note account, $4,000; in
terest, 5000; water supply, $2S37.50; pub
lie library, $1400; Il license money pai'
state, $2901; court expenses, $960.72; for
est fires, $64.3 Memorial day celebra
ton, $3.50; Fourth Of July celebration
$151.2S; Lake street watering trough
$205S3; enforcing license law, $50; Sa
mantha Waters fund, 500; state aid
$1125; soldiers aid, $37S.93; macadami2
ing Main street, $1O,196.20; Main stree
sewer, $230357; state, county and banl
tax, $5923,35; stocking Lake Chargogg
agoggmanchoggag gagoggagungamaug wit
trout, $100.
The expenses aggregate $79,543,49.
The board of registrars will be in ses
sion at the engine building Friday even
ing, March IL, from to 9 O'Clock; Fri
day evening" March 18, at the SAM
hours, and on Saturday, March 26, from
noon until 10 in the evening.
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.
Patrick English is the new aspirant il
the amateur candlepin prize contest il
Weavers' alleys. His scores are S4, SO
77-25O.
Mrs. Arthur G. Pattison spent the day
visiting in Oxford.
| H G. DemerS returned today from g
six weeks trip in Canada.
| John w. Dobbie is in New York this
week on business.
| Patrick Hogan of Putnam, Conn, is
spending a few days with his brother OF
| Lake street.
Miss Hendel J. Irey's school has wor
the framed picture offered by Principal
| A. H. Morse for the best percentage OF
attendance during the months of Feb
ruary and January.
| Miss Mary Stillman's school Won the
second prize, offered by the Monday
Club. The picture is entitled "HoH-
mans Christ to the temple"
The Junior Debating Society held their
usual weekly meeting this afternoon
and carried out an excellent program.
| Fred w. Putnam Of Webster has been
engaged as basso in the First Baptist
Church at Worcester for the ensuing
year
Miss Irma K Bates OF Webster has
engaged as organist at the Congrega-
tional Church for the ensuing year, sue
ceedine MIR. Ford OF Worcester