The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-03
~ respectfully,
Albert E. Smith,
John w. Boardman,
William A, Bell,

william A. Bell,
Selectmen of Leicester
The present board of selectmen has
held their position for the past five
years, being elected at the annual
meeting in March, 1894 They have
been reelected every year since. and
would probably be reelected at the
annual meeting this year if they de-
sired. At present the town is divided
into two factions, the supporters OF
the board and their opponents. Leices-
ter politics have been very exciting
and If these men withdraw, there viii
PROBABLY be less excitement around
election day.
All the state highways within the
town limits have been constructed I'M
der the present regilsc, the subway
constructed, Pleasant street macaJ.
amized for some distance and the com.
mon has been made over into the
Leicester Park. All this has in
creased the town debt and this is one
Of the principal objections raised by
their opponents. The condition of the
main highway has been vastly i'm
proved and all who have to do much
driving are staunch upholders of state
road.
1t looks as though there would still
be some fun left in picking out states
for possible boards and to bring to-
gether the warning factions There are
number of men who would be glad
of the office on both sides, and the two
factions will probably continue the
war as of old with new leaders. Be-
sides the change in selectmen, other
shake-ups are promised.
The present board of overseers of the
poor has been mentioned as the fl-
ture selectmen. The members are H
70 Slrp0pt of r oinacfa,,
Dermott of Cherry Valley and james
A. Boardman of Rochdale
The faction headed by H o. Smith
is glad that the selectmen have given
up the race, but some appear to think
that 1T is too good to be true and that
the whole matter Is merely a trick
Others believe that the selectmen will
not run but are thinking hard to dis
cover the hidden meaning in their ac.
ton.
Preparations for the annual enter
tainment to be given by the senior
class at Leicester Academy next March
are being made, and the members OF
the class are now learning their parts
in the two plays which will be given
Principal Allan M. P. Chase is looking
after the work, and Miss Myra j.
Perry is also interested in their train
ing. The Sleeping Car promises tc
be very amusing. The parts have beer
assigned as follows: Mrs. Roberts
MISS Lucy Smith; Mr.. Roberts, w. "
elliott; Aunt Mary, Miss Grace L.
circuit; porter. Robert L. Warren.
stranger and Californian, Robert G.
Streeter; Campbell, Hiram L. Waite;
conductor, John Bell The second play
six Cups of Chocolate" is not SO long
Those who will take part are Misses
Grace L. Grout, Lucy Smith, Myrtle
Robinson, Margaret Donovan. MARY
Trainor and Lila Doescher
Nineteen members of grade 4 at the
Pleasant street school house have been
transferred from Miss McAllister's
room to Miss Warmers room. This
noon, the scholars, headed by Harold
Ashley, gathered in the room of their
former teacher and presented her with
silver cream ladle. Master Ashley
made the presentation speech.
Rev. c. Wesley Burns will speak at
both services of the Sanderson M. n.
Church on Sunday. Solos will be Civ
en- by Miss Ethel Briefly and Frank L.
Cunningham of Worcester and a double
quartet will sing.
The Brick City mill, on Chapel street.
shut down last night for an indefinite
period.
A union temperance rally of the
Leicester churches will be held on
Sunday, Feb. 26. The services will he
held in the First Unitarian Chufcb
and committee is now engaged in Sc
curing some interesting speaker and
perfecting arrangements.