The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-23
WILD MAN AGAIN.
This Time He APP
pears to a Millbury
Waterman.
WAS INJURED BY A SCORCHER.
Youngster Sees Various
Stars and Rendered I'm
conscious Big Accident.

MlllDufy, July ga via man Is
making things lively for people living
in VEST Mlllbury. He has been going
arouna to houses after people have re-
tired, and raps at the doors and win
dows, awaking the inmates from their
sIumbers
A complaint was made to Selectman
Robert Booth, and he detailed Officer
Thomas Dolan to look up the case last
night From u to 4 O'Clock in the
morning seems to be the fayorite time
for the wild man to appear, so Officer
Dolan started out about that time last
night. He went all around the vicin-
ity Of Burbank hill, but failed to see
anything suspicious.
The wild man had decided to leave
Burbank hill for last night and make
trip to Bramanville. The night watch
man in the Mayo wooden mill heard a
racket around the mill in the vicinity
Of 1 O'clock, and went to investigate
the cause of the disturbance.
AS he went to look out the door, he
was struck in the head with something
soft that made him think of sandbags,
and he quickly pulled out his revolver
and fired. After the shot, no more
noise was heard, and the watchman
went out; thinking he had killed the
disturbef of the peace. But a thor
ough Investigation failed to show up
anything capable of disturbing the
peace, and the Waterman went back to
his duties. 1t was about two; weeks.
ago that a wild man was seen up in,
West Millbury, and then he disappeared
and was not seen again. The wild man
that Is up there now may be the same
one that was on the hill few. weeks
ago.
AS the result Of a scorcher's fast rid
ing, last night, Levi Flagg is laid up
at his home in Bramanville with q
much bruised body. Young Flagg was
running down the steps in front of his
home last night about 6 o'clock. A
bank wall about six feet high rises up
from the street, and it Is impossible to
see bicycle rider coming along if he
rides close to the wall. Thomas Ryan
was going home from his work on his
bicycle, and was riding at a good clip,
when young Flagg ran down the steps
in front of his wheel.
Ryan struck Flagg in the side and
knocked him down on the road, and
Ryan was thrown several feet from the
force of the shock. Ryan arose quick
~, and ran to where Flagg was lying
unconscious, and picked him up. In
seriousness and was carried to his home.
lie has a discolored eye and many
bruises about his body as the result of
the mixup. Neither Ryan nor his
wheel received any great damage
Flagg was able to be about today, but
complained of a bad pain in his side
The Young Defenders of the West
Side al = getting ready for their basket
ball games in the fall and winter. A
member of the club went to Worcester
today to see about uniforms for the
club. Practice will begin in a short
time, and then the Defenders will be
ready for any club of their size The
Southbridge team wants a go at the
Defenders, and the manager of the De
tenders told The Spy man this after
noon that they would accommodate
Southbridge as soon as the season COM
mences.
Daniel Macduff and family of this
place sailed from Boston this morning
at Q O'clock on the Cunard line steamer
Cephalonia for Belfast, Ireland, where
he will superintend a thread mill.
Michael Barry, a veteran of the civil
war, returned home today from Can
ada. Mr.. Barry went on the excursion
with the party from here in the hopes
Of recovering his eyesight. Mr.. Barry
served in the navy during the civil war
and was discharged. In 1852 his eye
sight failed him, and different special
lists say that it is the result of. improper
treatment, heat and heavy cannonad-
ing. For eight years he has paid a Wis
1t to the altar of ST. Anne in the hopes
of recovering his sight
Besides the gang that goes on bicy-
cles, some of the men Will 60 on the
cars to Providence Sunday, and will
meet the men that goyon the bicycle
ride to Providence in that city, and en-
JOY the trip to Roger Williams park
and the dinner at Fields Point.
The night gang will be put on in
the Mayo WOODEN mills on Monday
night. I'LL
The co1nmittee of arrangements for
the Buckley Shaw Broadbenr family
reunion, has decided to have the re-
union at the home OF Thomas Windiel
in West Millbury on September A. There
will be turkey dinner, sports, and
papers WIN be read by G. H. Shaw
on the Shaw family" Mrs Joseph
Brooks Of Worcester on the Broad
bent family" and Clarence. E. HsyesI
viii give the history of the DucbIe
family
Miss Olive Powers Mrs C. Is. Perry
and w. L. Proctor VIII sing at the spe-
cial musical service in Shrewsbury
congregational church, Sunday.
William Molt starts for Falmouth
iiel5hte lVN y Vacation Tip MONDAY.
Charles Kennedy went to Providence
today on a vacation trip
Pears are on the market
The New England Telephone Com
pany is putting new arms on It's poles
preparatory to putting up new tale-
phone and telegraph lines
Abouta25 sports went from this place
today to- the Webster Southbridge
game In Webster