Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-12
RECEIVED.
Hon. G. G. Corbin Writes From
New York.
Touches Somewhat on the Electric Road
Scheme-Many Other Webster
Notes.

Webster, Feb. 11.--A letter was re-
ceived yesterday afternoon from Hon.
c. c. Corbin, who is at his winter home,
! Hotel Netherland, New York city, Ghich
speaks encouragingly of his GONZALES
cence. 1t is in part an answer to the
communication which was printed in
the Spy Of last Wednesday,, seek
ing light on Mr. Corbin's silence in the
local electric street railway question,
and signed Equality"
Mr.. Corbin writes among other things:
when 1 left home upon ONtober rs,
supposed without doubt that l would
see all of you within from three to five
days at the most, but already more than
three months have elapsed, and present
indications do not lead me to hope to
be with you for some weeks to come.
''You know that / was never one of
the ardent believers In the great value
of an electric road to Webster. II we
were able to connect ourselves with
some Of the outlying towns and villages,
could then see some advantage accru-
ing from the same. But the road in
prospect to me seems to be quite large
ly in the interest of one party rather
than in that of the general public. l
to ask the people interested in the road
to eXpend quite an amount of money in
blockpaving the streets, which would
be worse than thrown away, if thus
used. We have spent quite large
amount of money in macadamizing
Main street, and blockpaving the CEN
tire of the street would, in my judg-
ment, greatly injure rather than bene-
fit the road. 1 had hoped that next
W.
macadamizing Of streets, and yet it
may seem best to wait until we learn
just what effect the electric railway is
to have upon the streets already ma
cadamized.'
HIGH SCHOOL DEBATERS.
The members of the Webster High
School Debating Society, held another
pleasing entertainment in the school
headquarters, this evening. AS usual,
there was a good attendance Of fathers
and mothers and outside interested par
ties. The program was carried out as
follows: Music, ocarina duet, J. w.
GILES and James Grady; defamation,
Miss Alice Skahen; defamation, Joseph
w. Berger; five minutes speech, Lowell
Marcy; composition, "The advantages of
a high school education Herbert
Branch; music, vocal, Miss Grace Bal
com; debate, Resolved, that Grant was
a greater general than Washington"
after brisk discussion, was decided on
the merits of the question and weight
of argument in the negative. The af-
frmative disputants were Miss Alice
Harris, John Sullivan and Roy Baker,
while their opponents were Miss Mabel
Raymond, Telesphore La Roeuf and
Patrick Ryan, 'O1; defamation, Miss
Lizzie Adams and Louis Howard; five
minutes speech, Miss Marion Cowie.
The editors of the evening were Misses
Myrtis Mcguire and Alice Skahen; dec
lamation, Miss Annie Dudley, news of
the week, Miss Alice Davis; music, in
strumental, Miss Daisy Rowell; criti-
cism.
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Bpworth League of the Methodist
Church was held at the residence of
John Craig on Myrtle street, last eve
ming, and large attendance was pres
ent. The meeting opened at 730 o'clock
and the first business of the assem-
bly, was to act on the resignation of
Miss Evangeline Papineau. Her resig-
nation was read, but no action was TAX
en- upon it.
| Michael Monahan, the night-lunch
man, came near losing his cart this
| afternoon. In some way an oil stove,
which had been lighted and left to heat
| the coffee, ignted the woodwork behind
| it, and soon smoke was pouring out of
the windows. Charles Prince forced open
| the window with an axe and soon had
the fire out. Mr.. Monahan claims his
! loss at $50 and fully insured.
| The annual masquerade ball of the
Turner's, tonight, was big event
| Everybody attended and merry went
the hours. The grand march started at
| 8 o'clock, and nobody was allowed on
| the floor unless they were clad in some
outlandish costume. The maskers
raised Cain" ON the floor until 10
o'clock, wien all unmasked. About ten
members of the Webster reading room
attended in body, dressed in duck
| pants and full dress coats, with coon
masks. Koehler's orchestra furnished
| dancing music.
Deputy Sheriff NJ. P. Clair arrested
Geo. Michal yesterday afternoon for as
sault Michal was to be tried in the
local district court Saturday forenoon,
but an officer from Marlboro, accom-
panied with warrant charging the pris-
oner with non-support, arrived in town
and the prisoner was turned over to the
Marlboro officer.
| Next Monday evening the regular
candlepin quintet will go to Worcester
and roll the fourth game in the series
with the Winthrops of that city. The
team will be made up Of William E.
| Weaver, Edward Farrell, Jr., Frank x.
Herman, Thomas j. Reilly and 'Parky''
J. Hogan
o. D. Perry, who has been station
master at the North Village railroad on
the Norwich and Worcester division for
the past five years, has finished his la
bors. He is succeeded by Peter Davis of
Wauregan, Conn.
The Webster Cooperative Bank met
in the local court rooms last evening.
Loans to the amount of $1,000 were nego-
tiated.
The members Of the st. Patrick's C.
r. A. Society have decided to hold
dance in Columbia Hall on the evening
of Friday, Feb. 49,
Two young ladies from Claremont, n.
H., are visiting the Misses Bessie and
Emma Dumas for few days. They are
Misses Ida and Rose st. Germain.
DR. e. NJ F'rissell reports two more
scarlet fever cases in Quinebaug, Conn.
He is the attending physician.
Oscar F.. Chase of North Oxford was
in town today on business.
George Stobbs, a Harvard College stu
dent, returned to school today, after
spending a short vacation with his
| parents.
James T. shanley returned from
business trip in Boston today.
The literary committee Of the Ladies
| Aid Society, connected with the M. e.
/ THE GREATEST DISCOVERY YET.
RI