The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-14
THE NEW ROAD.
All Grafton Inspected the
Sunday Work.

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Grafton, Nov. 13.-The progress be-
ing made in the construction of the
electric road which is so soon to connect
Grafton with Worcester and be the
means Of affording many Graftonites
who are fond Of attending the opera,
but whose pocketbooks do not warrant
hack rates, a pleasure for which they
have yearncd winter after winter. was
the attraction which called many out
for an afternoon walk toward North
Grafton today
The full force of laborers, about $50
in all, were at their daily work at 6.4J
this morning, and as people passed
from the centre to North Graf
ton, and from the north part of the
town to the centre, on their way to
worship. many nice things were said
about an electric road which could be
built without the breaking of the
Lords day, but less pleasing remarks
were made about the methods Of the
day.
The roadbed is being built along the
meadows" which are near the bank
from which gravel was being taken,
and during the forenoon an average OF
SO Cads an hoar were added to it, The
gang Dol s this work comprised about
20 men, with II one-horse carts, carry
ing about 10 feet of gravel to a load.
Working in the rear OF the teamsters
were spikers, and back of the spikers
came the largest crew. in which
We're nearly one hundred mus
cular and apparently happy men
who have worked at the construction
Of railways in various states. Only
about two thirds of the workers are
Italians, the remainder being French
and Irish
One OF the managers, when asked by
Tho Shy man regarding the inclination
of the men under him, said that it is
very seldom necessary to speak to a
man on account of work sighted, as
nearly all endeaVoT to do every part
thoroughly. When the work Of con-
structing the road was first commenced,
Sunday was observed as wash day
by the numerous Inhabitants of the old
Gafferty harm, but now that the men
are lab bring seven days in the week,
they have no time to lay and bask IN
the sun as formerly, and incidentally
get about half drunk, being of little
value ON Monday. In this case, contin-
uous labor has Il great advantage over
The observance of Sunday laws.
As enc passed farther along the line,
the trolley stringers We're met, thus pre-
senting To the observer all stages of the
construction of an electric road which
for first-class material and careful con-
struction, is said by the members OF the
Worcester Construction Company to be
BY far the est they have ever built or
seen constructed.
One OF the chief objects of remark
as many passed over the causeWay at
the foot Of Worcester street, was the
row of Is ems which are at last to be
destroyed II the weather is good this
week. there will be no elms left on the
east side OF the causeWay next Sunday,
and it was with sadness that several
prominently connected with movements
For roadside Improvement" looked
upon them, undoubtedly for the last
time
William Getchel of North Grafton
was seen this afternoon by The Spy
man. and while speaking of the dead
robber who undoubtedly met death at
the hands of the junior Getchell, he
said that the nearest he had yet come
to identifying him was last evening
when a Pinkerton man showed Mr..
Getchell a large number of photos,
among which was one of man arrest
ed in Indiana in 1887, for safe blowing.
The description tallies in every re-
spect except that the dead man had a
scar on one side of his face, While the
Indiana man is described as having one
on the opposite side. The original
French Louis" Mr.. Getehell says, had
red hair. while the North Grafton vic
TINS was coal black. The Indiana
mans first name is Louie but his
surname according to accounts, is as
varied as the towns he visited, As to
a positive identity of the dead French
Louie" Mr. Getchell says it is not
known now any more than it was "a
month ago"
Bible day was observed at the Bap-
fist church by a concert during the
regular class hour, today The program
as carried out was as follows: Hymn,
1.-THE book divine: Scripture reading
and prayer by the pastor; singing,
Light of life, the school, salutation,
Our Bible day George S. Hitchins;
recitation THE fullness of the Bible, :"
followed by several other selections
and recitations. closing with an adj
dress by Rev. George j.. Hubbard.
The Grafton Chess and Checker Club
last evening received a letter from the
Worcester checker players, which sets
the date for the contest as Dec II, at
Z. 50 D. M The games are to be played
in the Y. M. c. A. building, as formerly
agreed and there will be - players on
a side. A large delegation from Graf
ton will witness the games-especially
II electric cars are in running order at
that time.
The Baptist Society is to take up a
course Of history for study during the
winter months, similar to the reading
Of Pilgrims progress last year.
John r. Thayer. congressman elect
has appointed Perley Goddard of the
democratic town committee, to look af-
ter his interests at the recount Tues
day evening AT the previous count
several ballots We're considered doubt
full, which, when closely considered
will, in the words of Town Clerk e. A.
Howe undoubtedly be in Thayers
favor"
Rev c. A. Roys Of UTxbridge oecu-
pied the Unitarian pulpit this morning
in exchange with Rev. Lyman NJ.
Greenman
Among the guests at Hotel Kirby to-
day We're W. ID. Wentworth and Ben
jamin p. Carey of Worcester.
CROWD WE'RE CURIOUS,