Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-08
MILLBURY NEWS.
Suspicious Case in West Mill
bury Family.
Indications Point Toward Diphtheria-
Patient Member of Local High
Schooi-Other Notes.

A suspicious case in the family of
Philip O'Connell has caused considera-
BILE commotion in the vicinity of West
Millbury. The symptoms are such as
would point to diphtheria, and DR.. Rob-
ert Booth administered antitoxine Fri
day, and at a late hour Friday the con-
dition of the victim is unchanged. The
victim is Philip O'Connell, Jr, Is years
/ of age, and pupil at the Mil,bury high
school. DR.. Booth wa seen by Spy re-
porter, Friday evening, and he stated
that he had not as yet reported the case
to the board Of health as he was not
positive as to the nature of the disease,
but that the symptoms were such as
would indicate that the bacilli were at
work in the throat. DR.. Booth will pass
a archaeological examination in the
morning, and if the K. L. bacilli are
found in the examination, the case will
be pronounced diphtheria The news
that case of diphtheria had broken
out in West Millbury caused much con-
! Germ in town, as the boy attended the
high school, and at least 100 children
are exposed to the dreaded disease.
GRANGE OFFICERS INSTALLED.
Millbury Grange, P of H., No. 1O7,
met in their rooms Friday, and the fol-
lowing officers were installed by Mr..
| Lyman Brice and wife of Grafton: Mas
ter Herbert McCracken; overseer, Fred
c. Wheeler; lecturer, Mabel r. Searles;
| steward, G. W. Bracket; assistant stew
| ard r. ]. Stockwell; chaplain, G. H.
Searles; treasurer, A. P. Garfield; sec
rotary, G. H. Stockwell; gate-keeper,
Earnest Howe; pomona, Lolita Fergu-
son; flora, Cora L. Searles; ceres. Mrs.
| f. c. Wheeler; lady assistant steward
Emma Doescher; executive committee,
G. j. Dudley, G. r. Bracket, H. w.
| Carter; Literary committee, 1. E. Howe
Emma Doescher, Mrs c. r. Bracket,
musical committee, Mrs. Ferguson, Mrs
w. r. Howe, Mrs. Wheeler, G. T. stowe,
reception committee, Mr.. and Mrs. q r
| Bracket, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Pierce,
| teast committee, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr.
Brooks, Mrs. McCracken. The regular
monthly meetings will be held on the
first and third Friday Of each month al
the Natural History rooms.
| MERCHANTS ARE EASIER.
Millbury merchants who have been
giving trading coupons are feeling de.
cidedly easier since it became known
that Judge Burke of Boston had given a
| decision that the business was legal
| When the recent controversy began
several of Millbury's business men
promptly stopped giving the coupons
as they feared trouble would result. AT
loca! drug store, the proprietor has
| decided that he will discontinue eivine
them altogether, as there are no restric.
lions upon drug store purchase. On
recent occasions, articles which cost II
cents were sold for 80 cents, and ac-
cordlng to the rules he was obliged to
| give eight coupons. The coupons cost
the merchants one-half cent apiece
making his profit upon these articles
one in place Of five cents.
COMING UNION CONCERT.
The first quarterly union concert of
the year will take place at the Second
Congregational Church, Sunday evening
at o'clock. The speaker will be Rev.
DR.. A. p Foster, secretary of the Am
erican Sunday School Union. His sub
| Ject will be: Some phases of Sunday
school work in the vest He will also
| conduct at the morning services at the
| church.
! VARIOUS TOWN NOTES.
There seems to be a little controversy
between the members of Hose 1, owing
to the recent appointment of David
White as member of the company.
Rev. H. S. Mitchell will preach at the
Unitarian Church, Sunday morning. at
045 o'clock Subject, THE religion of
the Parsees." Young peoples meeting at
Z p. m. Subject, Jesus, our helper, y
leader, Miss Grace White. All persons
interested in forming a literary and
social club are requested to meet with
Miss Anna Sears on Monday at LAS
o'clock to discuss the subject.
Moses Cylix, the South Main street
barber, goes to Hartford today.
The pupils of the Millbury high school
enjoyed sleigh ride to Westboro Fri
day evening. Carriers sleigh conveyed
the party.
st. Luke's Episcopal Church will hold
services in Armsby Hall on Sunday as
follows: Sunday school at o'clock
evening service at 4 o'clock; illustrated
lecture on Egypt at o'clock. Visitors
are welcome.
Several sleighing parties were in town
Friday evening.
Miss c. L. Allen of Clinton is visiting
friends in town.
Mrs. G. H. Harris of Grafton was in
town Friday.
c. E. Burgess of Norwich, Conn, who
has been visiting friends in town for the
past few days, returned home Friday
1t has been decided that the cut-down
at the Millbury cotton mills will be 5
per cent