The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-11
NICE PLAN.
Street Railway
Men
ARE TO ORGANIZE
Annual Meeting of Farmers
and Mechanics Held.

Spencer, Nov. 10-Within the course
of three weeks there will be a relief as
ISOLATION in connection with the War
rem, Brookfield and Spencer Electric
Railway Company. So spoke one of the
prime movers of this fine scheme to
The Spy man this evening. The plans
are already arranged for a big dance
to be given in the course of two weeks
in Wizard & Sullivan's hall, East
Brookfield, the profits of which will
be used for starting the relief fund of
the association. There has been FOR
some time much talk about the form
ing Of this association, but not uEtil
lately has it become an assured fact
The plans of the originators Of this
scheme are to have an association very
similar to that which is connected with
the Worcester and Suburban Company.
namely, for the aid and benefit of the
employees of the Warren, Brooklleld
and Spencer Electric Railway Com
pany, and no one can become mem
Der unless he is or has been n en-
ployee of this company.
Great preparations are on foot for
the flag raising, which will take place
tomorrow night at the South Spencer
school house. The exercises which will
be participated in by the attendants
of the school, will commence at 40
sharp. Miss Bigelow, teacher of the
school, has taken much pains with her
scholars, and the exercises are sure to
be good. The school committee of
Spencer, Superintendent of Schools W.
Z. Pickett, and many other Spencer
people are expected to be present.
The annual meeting of the Spencer
Farmers and Mechanics Association
was held this forenoon at 10 o'clock in
Caucus Hall. Quite a number of the
members were present, some of when
took part in a very lively spat, when
the executive committee now consist
ing OF five members, was tried to be
| reduced to three. President T. ]. CO.
| minis presided, while H. H. Capen Ter
formed the duties of secretary. The
report of Treasurer A. w. Curtis was
first listened to, which states that the
receipts for the past year were $2492. 20;
amount expended. $2299. 66; balance on
| hand, $19S04 bills outstanding, $3.50.
| Total amount received by special sub
scrlptlon for the purpose of defray:ng
part of the society's indebtedness, S4.35.
ii. K. Jones, chairman of the executive
committee, followed with this commit
tees report. The executive committee
mas spent $99.79 during the past year
me receipts have amounted 10 $50 a.
The committee have examined all the
associations property, and report it to
! be in excellent condition.
| A. w. Curtis moved that the offices
! or clerk and treasurer be consolidated
ms motion being carried. It was not
| voted, however, after a long discussion.
70 reduce the executive committee from
| lVe TO three members. The following
is the list of officers elected for the
ensuing year: President T. ]. Co
MINIS. Spencer; vice presidents, E. Hdr-
| rs Rowland, Spencer; Horatio Moore
! New Braintree; w. B. Mellen. Brook
aeld; Edward Warren, Leicester; c. D.
| Richardson, West Brookfield: e. r.
| carpenter. Charlton; A. C. Rullard.
| Oakham; E. A Harwood North Brook,
| Held; George Wilson, Spencer; treasur-
er and secretary, Fl. H. Capen, Spen-
Ger; finance committee, l. L. Proutv
| spencer; Abraham Capen, Spencer. and
george A. Craig, Spencer: executive
| committee, Edward Warren, Leicester:
Paul Sibley, Spencer; H. e. Jones,
spencer; G. H. Allen, Spencer, and H.
Rowland, Spencer; auditor, J. w.
Temple. Spencer; delegate to state
poard, j. Elton Green, Spencer.
win the subscription of $435 which
mas lately been given by interested
members of the association, the society
is sui $3.50 in debt, but if good weather
can be had next year, this debt will
undoubtedly be wiped out. The property
IS now mortgaged to the amount of
$500, and If this mortgage is left nm
touched, with the $435 subscribed. the
association now has a balance Of sSS
on hand. 700
The remains OF the late Private Will
nam z. Green arrived in Worcester this
morning at o'clock, and arrived in
spencer at o'clock this afternoon in
charge of Undertaken A. E. Kingsley.
The body was taken directly to the
nome of Private GREEN'S mother, Mrs.
Ellis M. Green, Grove street, where
! the remains were placed in an elegant
casket, and sealed so that they will
not be opened to the public. Mrs
| Green decided this forenoon to have the
funeral Monday afternoon at 2 O'Clock,
| at the First Congregational Church
Prayers will be said at the house at ]. 80,
followed by the funeral at D. m. Rev.
| sherman w. Brown will officiate, and
the interment will take place in the
old cemetery. Mrs. Green has selected
the nine male members of her sons
graduating class, which graduated
from the David Prouty high school in
! 1896, to act as bearers. The following
organizations will take part in the flu
neral services: Wellington Rifles Of
| worcester, F. A. Stearns Post No. 81,
G.. a. r., F. A. Stearns Relief Corps,
Luther Hill Camp, Sons of Veterans,
LdQleS tTfand Army sewing Circle, the
| town officials of Spencer and the Spen-
| Ger Rrass Band Each organization
! has already selected a suitable floral
design. All business will be suspended
| during the hour of the funeral and
very likely the David Prouty high
school, Of which Mr.. Green is a gradu-
ate
Alec Larivere of Mcdonald street,
| who is an operator of wire grip ma
chine IN the Isaac Prouty & Co. fac
! tory, lost the sight Of his left eye this
forenoon. While gripping heavy boot,
| the driver Of his machine broke a
small part of which flew and hit Mr..
! Lariviera directly in the pupil of his
eye.
| One of the large automatic sprinklers
of the big shop, which is stationed in
the boot bottoming room, broke this
forenoon and did much damage to a
large number of shoes which Were in
the freeing room on the floor below.
| Several local employees of the Wor-
cester and Suburban Railway Com
pany although not obliged to, but for
| the purpose of benefting themselves
moved from Spencer to Leicester today
where they viii reside surely this win
| ter and how much longer is not known.
The Spencer Brass Band will play at
the funeral of Private Joseph c. King
of the Light Infantry, who died at San
tiago Aug. rs which will be held at
Greenville. of which town the deceased
was an inhabitant, Saturday afternoon,
al 2 clock. Rev. F. e. Heath of the
local Baptist Church will officiate.
The ladies of the Baptist Church will
hold their annual church supper tomor-