The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-01
Loss OF Port.
land Felt
IN LEICESTER.


Leicester, Nov. 30-The loss of the
/ steamer Portland, while lamented by al
citizens Of Leicester, is particularly fell
by j. Q. Jordan and family of Paxton
street as the names of two cousins OF
Mr.. Jordan are given in the press re-
ports in the list of passengers on the
Inflated ship.
/ Mrs. Cordeia n. Mitchell and Miss
Jennie S. Hoyt of North Easton are the
relatives of Mr.. Jordan, and only this
summer Mrs. Jordan saw Mrs. Mitchell
while on visit at Maiden
Mr.. Jordan's mother and the father
OF the Two women were brother and
sister. In addition to this Mr.. Jordan's
father and the mother Of the women
married after the death of their first
cholce ana thus the unfortunate women
We're Doth own cousins and sisters-in-
law to Mr.. Jordan.
Mr.. Jordan did not know any reason
why the two women should have been
taxing ehe trip to Maine on that steam
ef put as both formerly lived in that
state 4ley probably intended to visit
felatlVes. Mrs. Mitchell had six child
rem all OF age, and three of her sons
are employed ON the Old Colony rail
read. The description of one of the
bodies picked up tallies quite closely
with that of Miss Hoyt
At the present writing it looks as
thougn the entire track OF the Worces-
Ter ana Suburban between Worcester
a s1,, spencer viii not be cleared until
thursday night. While the track he
tween Worcester and Leicester is omen
TOT traffic, the Spencer end is not more
IMAM haH open, and the deeper drifts
are reported from that locality.
Al clock tonight a gand Of men
IN charge of Inspector David Beaubeau
We're working at the lower end of the
curve at Mount Pleasant, having start
ca from the power station. In the
curve the snow slants across the track
from the bank on the north, covering
IL eight or ten feet deep. while the other
SIDE OF the road where the tracks We're
formerly located, is nearly bare
a force OF about 40 men and six two
morse teams in charge of N E. Sprague.
have leveled off Main street drifts
along the center of the town and clear
ed off part of the sidewalks.
Teams are also a. work in Cherry
Valley. The roads in the outlying dis
tl1cts have been made at least passa-
Bile, and everybody can be sure of get
ting somewhere when they start out
once more.
The cars of the Worcester and Su-
ourban made trips nearly every 20
minutes today, although not on exact
schedule time
The Leicester lunch room opened UP
Tuesday, after being closed Sunday and
Monday, as J. T. Squires was snow
bound at Worcester
The Crawford Whist Club met at the
home Of Miss n. Olive knight, Tues
day evening. The company filled four
tables and three invited guests were
present. Refreshments were served
Hiram A. Smith returned today from
a weeks visit with relatives at Law.
renee. He reports less snow in that
vicinity, but just as much wind during
the storm.
Small boys We're seen on Smiths
pond ait Cherry Valley today fishing
for sinners through the ice for the first
time this season.
The gospel meetings in charge of Mr.
and Mrs. William Park are continued
at the Cherry Valley Methodist Church
this week
A young fellow named McDerm5tt
fell through the ice IN Brick City mill
pond today while skating. Charles Ton
er rescued young McDermott and TO
harm resulted except a Wetting.
Constable James A. Quinn returned
home last night from Worcester, where
he was storm bound last Saturday.