The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12
Freight Agent Lam
u
son Is Dead.
NORTH BRO0KFIELD
Post Office Barely Escaped
Bad Fire Damage.

North BrOokfield. Feb. 1L-After
long Illness. resulting from a shock
John D. Lamson passed away at his
home on Central street last evening
Mr.. Lamson was born Feb. %. 1888. and
has always lived in North Brookheld
He was twice married, his first wife
being Eunice A. Doane. OF this town
who died in 1870
In 1871 he married Miss Mary 4.
Taft Of Worcester. who survives him.
He leaves two daughters. Mrs. Elmer
Collier and Mrs. Leverett Pierce of this
town. Mr.. Lamson was formerly en-,
gagged in the trucking business between
East Brookfield and this town, but for
the last twenty years he has been EN-
ployed as freight agent at the Boston
& Albany station. He was member Of
Woodbine lodge, 1. 0. o. F., and the
Daughters Of Rebekah Both societies
held special meetings tonight to take
action on his death. The funeral will
be held Monday at D. m.
The cold wave has caused much trou-
the plumbers have been rushed with
work. Over % breaks have been re-
haired. Among the more serious were
al the stables of c. 4. Bush and ]. P.
carey. and the house of H. Z. Cum
mings on Summer street.
The branch train was delayed for an
nour and half this morning, owing TO
the water in the engine boiler being
low. When Engineer Helliwell climbed
into the cab, this morning the water
was nearly gone. After an hour and a
half, with the use of a garden hose.
traffic was once more resumed. The
delay caused much Inconvenience to
the travelling public.
The ,oyerseers of the poor. at their
special meeting last night did not ap-
point a new farm warden as was ex-
pected, having found. after investiga-
ton, that they would look UP some
other applicants. While their meeting
was in progress they were waited upon
by committee composed of Dr. T. ].
Garrigan, NJ. p. Howard, Patrick Her
Thy Michael ]. Noonan and John Me
earthly, who urged the board to APP
point citizen of the town as warden.
The board is undecided as to when they
will hold their next meeting.
BY quick work on the part of a few
men, what might have been a disas-
trous fire. was quickly overcome in the
cellar of. the post office, this morning.
The water tank and pipes used TO sup
ply the office were frozen up and a
quantity of kerosene oil was poured in
the tank to help matters. The janitor
| OF the building did not tell the plumber
about the oil, and when his gasolene
torch came in contact, the result was
lively blaze One interested spectator
started 10 give an alarm but was
soon stopped.
The January number of the Open
church Magazine contains a long and
interesting article on the success of the
institutional church in a country town.
oy Rev. Joseph Jansen Spencer of the
Tucker Memorial church. The article
| is illustrated with several fine cuts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abbott Foster enter
tanned Judge and Mrs Walter F. Frear
aI dinner party yesterday. Judge
trear was formerly Judge of the SUI
preme court in the Hawaiian Islands.
He is now Hawaiian commissioner at
| Washington, D. c.
Post 81, G. A. r., will attend. in a
body, the o'clock service at the Me-
mortal church tomorrow evening.
! The First congregational church will
observe Lincoln memorial service TO-
morrow morning, and praise service
/ in the evening. Htl
Hon. and Mrs. Warren Garst. who
have been visiting at F. A. Smiths
| of summer street. returned to their
home at Coon Rapids, Iowa, yester-
| day.