The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-03
ICE HIGH.
All w ebster
Will Object.
A BIG RAISE.
Local Supply Exhausted
Early This Year.
A BIG RAISE.

Webster, Oct. 2.-Ice has taken q
jump upward. The result is that kicks
and complaints are heard at nearly
every homestead, but 1t does not have
any effect on the frozen hearts of the
ice men, and commencing tomorrow
morning, the price of ice will be adj
vanced is cents a hundred pounds.
People wanted to know why such a
raise should occur, and The Spy man
started out to locate the cause. There
are only two dealers in town and both
submitted, although reluctantly, their
views on the subject.
William e. Wellington was first
seen. He said that the past summer
had been hotter than usual, and Of
course more ice was sold. He has dis
posed Of $4,000 tons during the season,
and now he is out of ice. When his
house was full Of ice he sold it for 20
cents hundred pounds, but now, as he
has to buy his ice from Bond & White,
Worcester, he has to advance the price
to IS cents. He said that 1t costs 81
ton for Worcester ice delivered at
Webster, and that he has been selling
1t for IS.
Thomas Dawes, WeIlingtons right
hand man, has been at work drawing
Ice lately from places where 1t could
be bought. From East Thompson par
ties he was lucky enough to secure 49,
900 tons and from the Conant place,
Dudley, $4,000 tons
Newton H. Sweet is another dealer
in ice. He, too, has q good trade. His
stock of ice is running out, and he
says all he has left is about $50 tons.
or ~ haI
of Wellington's contemplated advance
in price. but Sweet has also got to buy
ice out Of town to supply his custom
ers, and he says that he Is not going
to raise the price. He thinks it is an
unfair deal to make money.
SEWAGE COMMISSION.
The Webster sewer, to cost $40 600.
will be put in next year. AS voters at
the recent caucus did not take action
according to law to act in the matter.
both parties are obliged 20 call spe-
cial caucuses to accept the proviso,
that Of electing a sewage commission,
one for one year and one for two years
and one for three years.
Numerous complaints from mill own
ers and residents along tho French
made Of the communicating waters and
the stencil that arises from it,
About two years ago Fred s.. Chase
told The Spy man that before long If
the sewage was not carried below his
mill in pipes he would be Obliged to
take strong action and compel the
town to do So The Spy mnh some
time ago published complete report
Of the plans, specifications. ETC., of
the proposed sewer.
HOME FROM FRISCO.
The boat train this morning brought
into town William Sibley, son Of Sim
con B. Sibley, straight from the Golden
Gate. Billy was a we'll knDHn fig
ure in webster, but for the Tast six
years has been in California Most of
the time he worked in hotels, Fut now
is in the electrical business. FsfFore he
left town he clerked for Gileb. His
visit in town will be brief.
ROUND ABOUT TOWlGs
Joseph Picolo, the day opskhtor at
the local depot, leaves tomorrow for
a more lucrative position in Morwalk,
ct.
Dave Marion's Extravaganza com
pany will exhibit in Music hflll next
Thursday evening.
A concert will be given by the Ver>
non brothers and mother usa,ser the
auspices of the Ladies' circle of the
DoPliSL SuuNCn next L uSSOdy IuHIlI III
the Baptist church.
Quite a number went to Soufhbridge
on the special train last night to hear
the Brooke Marine band of Chicago
Mrs. J. c. Miron, wife of ts9b actor
has returned from a months visit in
New York city with her husaland
Henry Kosmaler, a. youthful volun-
teer with Co. X, 9Th Mass. r0giment
has arrived home. He is vePQ sick
John Stafford played with Milford
against East Douglas yesterday.