The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-07
WEBSTER MATTERS.
Timothy Toomey Badly Burned by EIec-
trio Current.


Webster, Oct. 6.-The continued case
Of Almon Adams of oxford for keep
ing an unlicensed dog, came up before
Justice H. j. Clarke this forenoon. Dog
officer James H. CARING went on
Adams bonds last week, when the case
was first introduced.
Hon. Charles Haggerty was counsel
for the defendant, and at his request
the plea Of not guilty entered at the
hearing week ago, was changed, and
the case was fled by the payment Of
costs-$496.
AS it was Thomas Rafter's of New
Bedford second appearance before the
judge since last September. fine Of
$40 was imposed for drunkenness, but
as the prisoner could not pay the fine
he was committed to the house of cor
rection.
William Clarke, who has aliases of
Cassidy and McQuade. a native of
Burrillville, r. J., pleaded guilty to
drunkenness and he was placed on pro-
baton for a month.
John Harrahan, residing alternate
ly in Webster and South Woodstock,
Ct, had a drunk case flied by paying
costs Of $2.5S.
BURNED BY ELECTRICITY.
A serious accident happened to Tim
othy Toomey Of Goddard street, last
evening. Toomey is employed in the
electrical department at the South
Village mills, and his duty was to
take care Of the lights. just before
the mill closed, last night, Toomey ac-
cidentally came in contact with q
couple Of live wires. DIR. Fred A.
Brown was summoned, and later Dr.
j. j. Thompson was called in. The
boys right shoulder showed a large
brown spot where the wire had
scorched the flesh, but the most serious
injury was to the left wrist A hole
nearly three inches long was burned
in the flesh. This wound has left the
arm paralyzed. When TooTney was be-
ing helped home, his assistants told a
reporter that they could smell the
burning flesh This morning there is
a slight sensation in the right arm,
but DR. Brown says hat the left hand
will always be useless, as several Of
the cords are burned apart.
superintendent J. M. Fuller ordered
work renewed on Pleasant street this
morning. Those engaged in the work
Of excavating found it difficult after
the hard rain.
A NEW STORE.
John Flint is making a complete reno
walton of the building that was recent
ly destroyed by fire on Mechanic street.
The lower floor is being converted into
a first-class store by Contractor George
S. Corbin. The dimensions of the store
are 26x52 feet. The floor will be dropped
even with the sidewalk and Mr.. Flint
intends to widen the sidewalk one half.
Wbe7, fha qtNra 10 onp1rIafa5 II will hn
one of the best in town. Mr.. Flint has
already had two applications for the
store.
AN EJECTMENT WRIT.
officer Joseph P. Love served an
ejectfhent writ on the property Of Reu-
ben Miller, Jew pedler, this forenoon.
Miller owns store on lower Main
street, and rents a barn in<Chase av-
enue, the property of Russell B. Put
nam, to store his goods in.
1t took the officer and three assist
ants over an hour to remove the ped
ler's goods from the loft of the barn
into an adjoining yard and when the
job was completed the pile of old
junk, hats, caps, chairs of ancient make,
tin cans, rubbers, old rags, ETC., pre-
scented a comical sight as it stood piled
10 feet high.
AS climax, bis horse was taken
from its stable and hltChed OUTSIDE.
The barn door was then securely fas-
tened, and Miller sent for. Miller's rage
knew no bounds when he saw what had
been done.
THE MONTHS RECORD.
During the past month 80 criminal
cases and seven civil cases were tried
before the local bar. There were "a
simple drunks taken on probation, 10;
discharged, 4; statements found true,
SO; untrue, 2; could not learn, 4.
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.
DR.. L. A. Paquin, d. ". S., is In
Northampton for a couple of weeks,
filling the position Of DR.. J. H Roberts,
who is on a vacation.
One of Marvin Wilson'S truck wagons
broke an axle this forenoon on account
of being loaded too heavily.
Moses Genard of Baltic, Ct. is visit
ing his nephew, Henry Benoit and fam
lily, for few days.
On Friday afternoon at 2 O'clock, Oc-
tober IA, in Firemen's hall, the eighth
Worcester republican representative
convention will be held.
Mrs, Fred A. Brandes is spending q
few days at her home Newport.
Dave Marion's Extravaganza COM
pany played in Music hall tonight to O.
good house.
Thomas F. Hederman was in Worces-
ter today on business.
The high school will decide tomor-
row evening whether they want q new
I,io~I, school h1Ii1dfnp or NOT