The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-12
THIRSTY TO Drink
Man and Beast Pro
vided For at North
Brookfeld.
AIr AA.R NAMC
We TEXANS AND SONS
All Have a Merry and So.
cial Time iphtheria
is Wiped Out.

North Brookfield, May 1.-THE fine
drinking fountain donated to the town
by Good Hope division, Sons of Tenn
perance, has arrived in town, and is
being placed in position at the corner
of South Common and Grove streets.
The fountain occupies the extreme
southwest corner of the common, the
spot which is considered the best pos
sible location available at present.
1t is of Monson granite, and when
erected will be over six feet in height.
Its weight is about seven tons. The
thirst of both man and beast will be
alleviated at the fountain, as it will
be arranged so that animals will be
unable to poilute the water.
Ezra Batcheller Post, G. A. r., en-
joyed a pretty social at it's hall tonight,
having as guests of the evening the
Ladies' Relief Corps and Joe Hooker
Camp, Sons of Veterans. Thomas Hoone
and wife furnished instrumental music,
and trio composed of Mrs. r. S. Ches-
ley, Mrs. Grace Woods and Mrs. Err
nest Corbin, rendered vocal selections.
There was a duet by Mrs. Corbin and
Edward Snow, and a piano solo by Miss
Edna Bemis Miss Cora Fay gave vo-
cal selections which were followed by
piano solo by Miss Carrie Billiard. The
two little sons of Charles Smith sang
a duet. Readings were given by Mrs.
Albion Doane and Mrs Georgia Bige-
low, and solo by Mrs. Woods. The
committee of arrangements consisted
of Harry Bemis, George Woods and
Charles Smith.
DR.. George H. Spooner, clerk of the
board of health, reports that the diph-
iberia epidemic seems to have reached
it's end. There have been no new
cases for several days, and all the pa
tents at present under quarantine are
convalescent. DR.. Spooner thinks it
will be necessary to keep most of them
confined for several days yet. as the
cultures recently sent to Boston and
analysed by the state board of health,
have been returned to DR.. Spooner,
with notice that they were positive or
in other words still showed diphtehria.
Cultures will be taken again in a few
days. and the houses will not be fumi-
gated until the board of health is salts
fed that all vestiges of the. disease have
disappeared.
Invoice at the E. & H. H. Batcheller
shoe factory will begin in a few weeks.
Supt. c. w. Woods said today that it
is now expected that the last list will
be sent in about June 10, and that the
last of the lists viii be completed about
July l.
He expects the invoice to be of very
short duration and thinks that the cut
ters will not be out over a week. Supt
Woods says the outlook at present is
brighter than it has been at any time
for two years or more. New machines
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factory as told exclusively in The Spy
will help increase the business and ii
is now thought that after invoice the
machinery will run ten full hours
Mr. Wakefield, an aged Framinghan
lawyer, was in North BroaSlel6 today
investigating the status of the children
of Rudolph Homer, a native of NORTH
| Brookfield, with view of getting &
pension for them. Homer was borT
here but enlisted for the civil war from
Hardwick Mr.. Wakefield talked will
Hiram Knight, the local pension autho-
rity, and continued his journey to West
Brookfeld to gather more evidence fol
his case.
Hon. 7. c. Bates has been putting ii
most of his time about here the PAX
few days, perfecting plans for his
summer hotel in the lower village, anC
with William Fullam, his architect
making plans for building near the
mineral spring on his land.
A. p. Goodell of Brookfield found {
wallet belonging to Harry St. Clair
which contained $125, last night, anC
today returned it to it's owner. Mr.. st
| Clair wished to generously reward Mr.
| Goodell, but the latter refused TO take
| any reward for his honesty.
A deal was completed this Afternoon
whereby Thomas Feeley becomes the
owner of the Duggan property on Bel
street.
The date for the presentation o.
Kathleen Mavourneen" at BrookfielG
by the st. Joseph c. T. A. S. has beer
fixed for May Is instead of May II, as
was first intended.
Mortimer E. Howard returned today
from North Adams, where he has been
having a trial as a base ball pitcher
On account of a lame arm young How
ard was unable to do himself justice
but another chance is open to him
with the same team as soon as his arm
rounds into shape.
Rev Joseph J. Spencer will preach
the Memorial address at the Union
Congregational Church, May %.
Mrs. c. Leon Bush is visiting in
Holden.