The Worcester spy., 1898-10-19
A SOLDIERS RETURN.
William speirs of Sixth Massachusetts
Home From Porto Rico.

Upton Oct. 1S.--Wlliam Spiers, NJ
company 9Th regiment Massachusetts
volunteers, was in town today. Mr.
Spiers prior to the outbreak of the waI
belonged to Co. NJ, of Milford, state
militia, and when the 9Th regiment was
called to the front he was among the
number who qualified and We're mus
tered in. Since then he has seen active
service, most Of the time in Porto Rico
where his regiment is at the present
time Mr.. Spiers, whose home is in Bos-
ton, is on sick furlough. having been
severely i'll with typhoid fever. He does
not seem very desirous of going south
again this winter.
STRAW TOWN NOTES.
Miss Ethel Wiley Of Upton, who has
been on an extended tour among friends
and relatives, came home last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester J. Gerrey of
White River junction, is visiting
friends in town.
Miss Charlotte NJ Skinner returned to
her home on Main street, West Upton,
yesterday, having spent a week among
friends in Boston.
Mrs. Daniel Knowlton and family re-
tuAlicu uOlIe yesterday from Marion,
where they have spent the summer.
The teachers of the public schools
held a meeting this afternoon in the
high school building. The meeting was
called to order by Superintendent Stan
ley Holmes at 4 o'clock.
A new and elegantly furnished home
in the south part of Grafton awaits
Mr. and Mrs. George Taft, Jr., who
will be at home to friends on and after
December 1.
Local hunters have been out in force
since Saturday, when the season opened
on quail The partridges and woodcock
have been very hard to find and harder
still to bag, the largest bag of the sea
son up to Saturday containing four
partridges and three woodcock. Very
few Bob Whites have been bagged
yet.
Removing the brush around Pratt
pond will greatly benefit those who en-
joy fishing.
The roads about town are in exceed
ingly poor condition for bicycling.
Sheds are being built in the rear of
the hotel stable, West Upton, for the
accommodation of the teams of those
who drive to church Sunday mornings
The Columbian Chapter, o. of E. S.,
will hold special meeting Thursday
evening
Ihe grange hold their regular meet
ing Thursday evening. after the regu-
lar business of the order The subject,
THE most profitable and the most un-
profitable farm crop 1 have raised this
year" will be discussed by each broth
er.
Emory w. King of Upton was nomi-
mated for representative of the 10th
Worcester democratic representative
district, in Milford, last evening. Mr..
King is very prominent man in his
town. Mr. King has been road com
missioner for a number of years, also
on the board of selectmen and overseer
of the poor.
Dwight Bowl1er. fireman on the Bos-
ton and Albany railroad, who has been
i'll with typhoid fever, at the home of
his mother, is able to be out.
Charles R. Clark, Company K. 1st
Vermont volunteers, left today to ioin
his command
Candidates for the proposed foot ball
eleven We're out this afternoon for a lit
tie signal and interference practice
Miss Florence Cook of Providence is
VISITING at the home of George O.
Cheney. % y
MT Fred Humes has purchased the
Ballou homestead. on Pleasant street,
Upton. 81 : =