The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-17
Suburban Road to Try
a New Signal.
THE POOL QUESTION
Funeral of Miss Woodcock
Was Largely Attended.

Leicester, March IA block signal
system will be installed on the line OF
the Worcester and Suburban, at least
on the Leicester and Spencer division.
Wires we're strung along Main street
from the power station to Washburn
square, a distance of about half mile,
by employees Of the road. On further
inquiry, the reporter learned that to-
morrow an employee OF the company
engaged in setting up the system will
begin work putting in signals at the
power station and at Washburn square.
This part of the line will be connected
with the system and it's operation
thoroughly tested before the whole
railway is equipped with the signals.
The" Suburban officials are making
plans to lay new track along Cam
bridge and Canterbury streets in Wor-
ceeter as soon as the frost is fairly out
6f the ground
A double rail instead of the present
single track will probably be laid on
Cambridge street, but, on account of
the numerous houses on Canterbury
street, only one track will probably be
laid.
Several arguments are presented for
ana against granting license to the
proposed pool room in Cherry Valley.
In conversation today, The Spy report
en- Cleaned a number OF facts that
would tend to show that the pool room
would not be such a harmful thing to
Cherry Valley youth as the opponents
OF the scheme represent.
The lease Of the land on which the
building will be erected expressly pro-
Sides that if the proprietors are caught
selling liquor on the premises, they
forfeit their right to the land, so that
the principal objection, that liquor
must be sold to make it pay, is re-
moved.
The pool room viii not be opened
during school hours, so that the OBJ
lection to locating the building neax
the primary school house does not hold.
1t Is needless to say that the idea of a
pool and billiard room with a bowling
alley is highly pleasing to all the young
fellows in the Valley.
Chairman E. j. McDermott of the
board of selectmen could not be seen
this afternoon, but good authority has
It that he will grant a license. H. E.
Sargent was seen this evening, but said
he had thought nothing about the mat
favor the enterprise or not Mrs. F. f.
Trask of the school committee said she
had not thought the matter over and
had not heard any other member of
the committee express an opinion.
She said that as the children in the
primary school were SO young the in
fiuence of the pool room could not take
tneir minds off their studies to any
great extent. S-----.- sa1r
The drug store which formerly oc-
cupied the same site was regarded as a
big nuisance, and this has preiudiced
some against any building in the same
location.
The funeral of Miss Emily WoodcoclS
was held this afternoon from her late
residence on Pleasant street. A large
company of friends and relatives were
present. Rev. d. c. Ried read from
the scriptures, and gave an address
speaking or the rest remaining for the
people of God. Rev. A. H. Coolidge of
worcester, Miss Woodcocks former
pastor. made touching remarks. He
commenced them with the verse:
Friend after friend departs,
Who has not lost q, friend?
There is no union here of hearts
That hath not here an end"
The speaker alluded to-the sufferings
Miss Woodcock was forced to undergo,
and remarked that her life was
fun of good deeds and she pass
ed her life For others as the
pearl oyster dies after producing
the beautiful pearl. There were many
floral offerings including flowers sent
by the w c. T. L., Ladies' Charitable
society, and the Baldwinsville Hospital
branch. The bearers were relatives.
There will be an exhibition from
March IL to 81, collection of 10 photo
graphs and Copley prints of the library
OF congress. Descriptions of the build
ing, accompany the set which are
loaned by Miss Alice j. Chandler of
Lancaster
Miss Robbins school at Cherry Val
ley kept from a. M, till lis D. M. to-
day continuously, so that Miss Robbins
could attend Miss Woodcock's funeral
at Leicester
John Harrington of Worcester, who
has been employed as motorman on the
Suburban for the past three months has
resigned to accept, a better position IN
the electrical business near Boston.
Michael Shea, who was a victim of
last nights fatal accident at Millbury,
was employed on the Leicester division
before he was transferred to the Mill
bury branch of the Suburban, and his
death is keenly felt by many Leicester
people.
Miss Eastman, principal of Dana hall
at Wellesley is at the Leicester for a
few days.
A whist party of 20 persons from Wor-
cester enjoyed a dinner with dancing
afterwards at the Leicester last even