The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-19
THE WEBSTER END
Work on Worcester
Electric Road
Begun.
TONIGHT'S GAME.
Fully Five Hundred From
Southbridge and Web
ster VIII Attend.
TONIGHT'S GAME.

Webster, April 1S.-The first spade
was sunk in the earth on the Webster
end of the construction of the Worces-
ter and Webster electric road, this
morning. Ground was broken in East
Webster, near the cemetery, at the ter
minus OF the local road. A big gang
of laborers are hard at work.
H. T. Lincoln, an expert at the bust
ness, is in charge of the work, and he
represents the New England Electric
Railroad Construction company of Gil
Main street. Worcester. The firm are
contractors. builders and equippers of
electric railroads. with large and heavy
construction a specially.
President E. E. Carpenter, a real es-
tate man of Worcester, who is president
of the new line to Worcester, was on
the scene and inspected the work. He
drove along the route in an open car
riage.
Superintendent Lincoln has about $50
men at work along the route. By next
Saturday he will have hundred or
more at work 1t is the intention of
the men in charge to push the work to
rapid finish, and at the same time do
good job.
With favorable circumstances, the
road will be completed about July 1. 1t
is not probable that any part of the
ROAD will be opened until the entire
road is completed.
Nothing was talked of in town today
but the big match game of basket ball
in the Millbury town hall tomorrow
night. From young to old, everybody
is interested in the outcome of the
game between the rival towns for
championship and the side purse Of
s2Al
1t is estimated that nearly 500 will go
from Southbridge and Webster to wit
ness the eliminating event between the
rival teams. Each team has a game
to its credit and this match tomorrow
will be for blood and money.
Webster people can procure special
railroad tickets, good for return trip,
the returning train leaving Worcester
at 11.20 p. m. for "A cents, and South
| bridge the same ticket for IS cents.
The tickets going are good on any train
bonnd for Worcester during the day.
The delegations that Webster and
Southbridge will send will be as large
almost as Millbury itself, although that
town is a hustling basket ball town.
George D. Morse, who is managing
! the team for this game, will take his
| team TO the Worcester Theatre tOmor-
row afternoon and then to Millbury,
where a special supper will be served
at the st. Charles Hotel, followed by a
little practice and then the big game.
In this game Thomas J. Reilly viii act
as captain.
The agreement of the game as drawn
up by the principals is as follows
We, the Webster basket ball team
and the Southbridge K. S. R., do hereby
agree to play a match game of
basket ball for 800 side. The game
to be played in Millbury town hall the
night of April 10, at $50 o'clock. DR..
Urban Bowers, of Hudson, or R. F.
Healy Of Worcester, to act as referee.
Game to be played with new ball and
the winner to have the ball The game
to be played under the national rules,
the winner to take 65 per cent and the
loser So per cent of the net gate re
ceipts. The referees decision to be fin
al. Capt. James A. Nc Geary,
George D. Morse.
Capt. James A. Jaskovlak,
c. H. Pellet.
It has later been decided that R. F.
Healy of Worcester will act as referee
| and his decision which will be final will
| be accepted by both teams. Mr.. Healy
is an expert and is we'll posted in the
ms and outs of basket ball.
The Webster correspondent of the
| Spy talked with several Southbridge
| men today. They all feel confident of
their team winning, and say that they
will have carload of money ready for
| local sports tomorrow.
Webster will be on hand to accept all
loose cash when the time comes. The
| local boys have got the cash, and
pluck to back their team. Already
quite an amount has been wagered on
the result.
The body Of Bertha, wife of Fred A.
Brandes, was laid with tender hands
in its final resting place in the East
Webster cemetery this afternoon. The
funeral services were held at the
Church Of Reconciliation at 23O
0 clock, but previously a brief prayer
was held at her late home on Brook
line street. Rev N. f. Mott, pastor Of
the Episcopal Church, oficiated. A
number of the young womans relatives
from Newport attended the funeral.
The flowers were many and elegant.
The bearers were all Webster boys
| Vim. c. Hobart, Vim. c. Mahlert, JOS
| eph Anderson and Oliver ]. Laporte.
The Baptist parish met last night
/ and elected these officers for the ensu-
! ing year: Prudential committee, G. NJ.
| Nash, Frank Hartry and H. H. Shum-
way; clerk, c. J. Walker; collector,
Burt Foskett; treasurer, Oscar Shum-
way. The engagement of the singers
and other matters pertaining to the
| church choir is left in the hands of the
| prudential committee.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Leavens re-
turned last night from a two months
| sojourn in Florida. Mr.. Leavens has
| gained about seven pounds in flesh.
| His wife also feels much better.
Miss Sadie Parsons. formerly of
| Webster, has been appointed superin-
tendent Of nurses at the Northampton
| insane hospital She writes that she
has under her charge in the asylum
Miss Lizzie Powers, who was once a
well known dressmaker here.
The water commissioners met this
morning and drew orders for John Cort
/ $40 printing; George S. Corbin, $50, on