The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-02
A NEW SURVEY
Results in Hundreds Of
Feet Of Construction.

Leicester, Dec. 1.-Supervising En-
sineer c. a, Johnston of the state high
way commission, arrived in town yes
terday and will survey the present
highway between the end of the fourth
section of state highway at Bauder's
and the Spencer line. He will also
Gross section" the proposed route for
the highway straight ahead from
Bauder's to the present road rear Dan
Rlce.s switch, and will determine
which route will prove the most eX-
pensive when the macadam highway
is continued next year.
by the proposed new route the long
curve past Edward Warrens house
Will be avoided and about 800 feet less
roadway will have to be built. The
building of the new road would cause
the removal Of Bauders barn and
quite sum in damages could be also
claimed by the people who would then
reside off the main road. If the present
road is followed, a ledge of rock be-
yond Melville Smiths will have to be
blasted, and it is a question which
route the engineers will recommend.
Engineer Grover, who has, had charge
OF the work in Leicester this summer
will assist him.
Next summer the f. NJ. Bond Ice
company of Worcester will not have
the monopoly of ice trade in Leicester
which it has enjoyed for so long John
y Cara of Spencer is at the head of a
company which viii soon commence
work on an ice house at Waite's pond.
The building win be situated east Of
the dam on land bought of Peter
lfainOr, ana will stand east and west
IL VIII be l20 feet long by 80 wide, di-
Vlded into three rooms 1t was in
tended to start the building last Mon
day, but the storm prevented, and
work VIII begin next week The Spen-
Ger Ice Company, of which O'Gara is
president has run team into I4e.ces-
Ter uhis summer, but the Bond cOmpa-
ny has had a monopoly before this
year.
The track of the Worcester and SUI
burban was opened for travel at ab0ut
Il. so today. The shoyelers in charge
Of James Naphen of Spencer met the
gang in charge of Inspector David
Beaulieu in front of Mary Ann Burts
house, and the first passenger car was
run through to Spencer at Is. Fairly
regular trips were made for the rest
OF the day.
Tax Collector H. B. Watts will be at
the Cherry Valley engine house, for
the convenience of taxpayers, on Satur-
day, Dec. B. from 10 a. m. till p. m.
The services scheduled for last Sun
day will be held at the Sanderson NJ. E.
Church Sunday. Rev, c. w. McCasl1ill
will deliver memorial sermon for the
soldiers and sailors who died in the late
war at the evening service, at 7.9O
The choir will be assisted by the ladies'
quartet.
The Y. P. S. c. E. social which was
to have been held on Friday evening,
has been postponed until further no
tice.
Selectman w. A. Bell tonight drew
Albert A. Graves of Rochdale as juror
for the superior court.
Mrs Henry A. Holbrook fell down
stairs yesterday. She sprained her right
wrist and strained the left shoulder.
Joseph Labelle has left his work as
fireman at the power station and has
secured a position as fireman at a paper
mill in Ware. William Connors has
taken his place.
Principal A. NJ. p. Chase of Leices-
ter Academy is no relation to w. L.
Chase of Worcester, who was lost on
the Portland, despite the statement
that he was the nephew of the unfor-
tunate man, made in two Worcester
papers
The family of Herbert Midgley moved
to Worcester today.