The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17

not choose candidates for representa-
tive, but will let things go by default
to the republicans. But four people
We're present at the caucus called Nor
last evening and there is little prom
Use of anything but a small number
gathering next Tuesday night, the time
to which the caucus was adjourned.
This insures a battle royal between the
republican candidates, George r. Ham
ant and e. Allen HARDWOOD, a contest
that is already more interesting than
most campaigns are two days before
the caucus
Both sides claim the victory, and both
sides appear to be confident of sue
cess, though some one must be defeated
There is no appreciate let-up in the
energy with which the campaign is
being worked, and a thorough canvass
is being made among the republican
voters, and those who are. influential
in the party. AS both men are members
of the republican town committee, that
body naturally has declared for neither
candidate. though it is presumed that
some of the individuals favor one and
some the other
The laboratory for the North Brook
field high school is finished, and ready
for the pupils and the school has now
| as well equipped a chemical workshop
as any town in Worcester county can
boast of. The work has been done to
| the satisfaction Of the school commit
tee, by Contractor O'Brien of Spen-
| Ger. and the pupils are already using
| the room, although the interior still
needs little varnish to make tts APP
Dearance just what it should be. The
| fact that the school was without a
chemical laboratory, did not impede the
progress of last years pupils, as the
members of the senior class had all
ready taken a course in chemistry be-
| fore the building was remodelled.
North Broolfeld sportsmen who were
in the brush yesterday. report good
prospects of fine season. Woodcock
were started in large numbers, and
| several good floCks of cartridges were
stirred up. Quail are also expected to
be plentiful, and when the law on them
comes off, Oct. Is. there will be some
~ood strings bagged. John Mullen
=. elk Young and William c. Duncan
wteAe among the lucky ones who went
out yesterday, the party bagging six
birds. tour cartridges and two wood
cocks The foliage is unusually dense
too. and A"eatly retards the hunter 1t
was SO drS yesterday that dogs were
not of any aNreat assistance until they
got very close to the birds.
The fire engineers met today, and
voted permission to the e. b. Batchel-
Ter hook and laddels company to attend
the muster at WaAa, Sept. 30. The
company hopes to rep&at the success it
scored at the Webster muster, and will
put in some good practice to that end.
John Scully, United S&ates marine,
is visiting his parents, an warren
street, being here on furlouAh of four
Gays. Mr.. Scully has been in New
York the last few days, and is to re-
turn Monday to participate IN the
Dewey celebration. Previous to Aug.
%, he had been in Cuba since Dec. So.
He was a member of the first regiment,
that landed in Cuba during the war
with Spain, one of the crew Of the Pan
Their, who were set down on the island
with the EXPECT alton of being slaugh-
tered before the regular troops were
landed. Mr.. ScuIQy is in the best of
health, and not dissatisfied with army
life.
The minstrel troupe of Court North
Brookfeld, F. of A., which made so
great a hit at the recent fair here, is
to go to Brookfield Sept 2S to furnish
entertainment at the fair of the A. O.
H. of Brookfield. Joseph Campion will
be interlocutor as formerly, and the
makeup of the circle will be the same
as that which appeared here.
Hiram Sherman started today for
otdIlle, w ASH, NlGIG ne VIII IIidh6 Ills
home.
The Tiger foot ball team got in its
first practice this afternoon for the sea-
sons games. The practice was light. 1t
is probable that the team will line up
for the first game as follows: James c.
Gaffney and James Cuddy, ends Thos.
Humphrey and John M. Noonan, tack
les; Jere Cronin and Dennis Cronin,
Guards: Frank Holland, center; William
,cly. fo13 Qah
cock and Arthur Lavigne, half-backs,
and John f. Sullivan, full back.
The civil case of C. D. Sage VS.. Rus
sell ]. Deland was beard before Trial
Justice Sylyander Boutwell, this morn
ing. 1t was an action of contract TO re-
cover $3.50 for board. Deland presented
a counter claim for work which he al
legged his wife did for Sage. l.. Emerson
Barnes appeared for the plaintiff and
Timothy Howard for the defendant.
Decision reserved