The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-15
THEY SETTLED.
Leicester SeIectmen Paid
O'Gara and Gallagher.

Leicester, Dec. 1.-THE seIectmen held
a special meeting this evening at Z
o'clock to pay judgments in the cases
Of John O'Gara of Spencer and James
Gallagher, who brought suit to recover
for work done for the town. O'Gara's
bill amounts to $4O2. 10 and costs
amount to SARA total of s426 SO.
Gallagher's bi1 is 1925 SO. with costs
at Sz4 ia total of $3.50 g. The iniunc-
tlon added $40 As. the cost of court. to
the sum which the town must paw. not
including the counsel fees for the town
one of the selectmen told a Spv re-
porter today that, in his opinion. fine
pelltlons protesting against the
sIILaIs4I road leaving the residents
along Warren's corner, We're started Zoo
soon, as nothing is definitely decided as
70 the route the state highway com
mission viii decide to take. Three
years ago the commission had SURVEYS
made TO determine the best ro1ite ia
take TO avoid the steep grades on
leicester Hill Two routes for the
20 aIe hlgnWay were proposed-one back
u John II. RusselPs, on the so1lth ~
Main street, through Franklin street
ana another on the north, passing hack
OF Maloney's house, at the foot IF tba
NIL, and coming out a little below Re1,
samuel Mays residence. It was decided
ineApedlent to act, and the present case
is similar 0''7e
Chief Engineer Mills has looked over
the ground and has spoken in favor
OF the change. A survey win be made
| put the matter will not be decided untii
| the commission hears the result of tbe
surveyors work. 'ii9
Inc layout given in the last contract
TOT state highway has been exhausted
dIid II the selectmen take contract fo
n nIllsh the highway to the Spencer line,
another contract must be drawn IN
Inc Christmas box for BaldwinsviIle
WIN pc packed at Miss stones on plea
| SAINT street, next Wednesday afternoon
contributions Of new or oufproU,n
cIothlng' books toys, etc. are asked
70 De sent there by friends and mem
';i3 VI lhe branch. The next meeting
VIII De held on the first Wednesday in
January, with Mrs. A. S. Conant.
George II. Thomas Post 1871. G. A p
met last evening and elected officers
me new officials are: c., George 7 egg.
,, V. o. James H. Knight; ]. V. q,
Jana f. putton; S., J. F. Kebler.
chaplain, %. D. BigeIow: Q. NJ. John p
l5ottomlyi o. D., Herbert Carleton. o
y, John p. Crimmins. Herbert earle
ton was chosen delegate to the state
encampment, and 6. 0. Currier alter
nate. Comrades H. L. Watson. Henry
DISCO jerome Bottomly, r. Fl. Newton
ana herbert Carleton, We're appointed
members OF the relief committee. II
was voted to accept the invitation az
the w K. c. TO hold joint installation
/ Of the officers of the two societies on
: the evening of January TO-
Two of the old box cars which are
being fitted with Vestfbules at the
worcester and Suburban car barn are
completed, and have been painted. The
Yestibule is a foot larger than that on
the new cars. The middle window IN
I the Vestibule has only one pane, instead
of two panes, and thus the conductor
can lean out Of the window to nut on
the trolley, instead Of jumping out
doors Although these cars only seat
70, eight less than the new electrics
a much larger crowd can be squeezed
IN, as the seats are lengthwise Of the
car.
Miss p. J. Pollard left town Tuesday.
en- route for Lower California where
she will spend the winter, returning
in the spring. She has started alone.
but expects to meet friends at Chicago.
Conductor James Naphen of the Su-
burban tonight Occupied the Whittemore
tenement, a the corner of Winslow
| avenue and Paxton street for the first
time.
Rev. J. H. Humphrey of the Cherry
Valley M. Z. church win give a stere-
| opticon entertainment on Thursday
evening in the church vestry, under the
auspices of the Epworth League.