The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
OLD LAND MARK GONE.
The Kent Factory at Lake
Side Has Disappeared
For All Time.

Leicester, April THE tearing down
of the old Kent factory, at Lakeside.
has been completed, and the timbers
Of the old building viii be used to con-
suuct a residence for Harvey NJ. Ste
vens, who has charge Of the Kettle
brook water system for the city of
Worcester \ gang of men have been
at work for two weeks under the di-
rectiOn Of Mr.. Stevens, and yesterday
the work was completed.
The windows and doors have been
sold TO various persons. The mann
building was of wood, three stories nigh,
and an engine house Of wood was also
taken Gown The picker house was
moved away some months ago, and now
stands ON Chapel street opposite Cha
pei mills SO that now all the mill
| buildings have been removed.
The building Of the dwelling house
will be under the supervision of Water
Commissioner Brady of Worcester,
and other improvements are contem-
plated. The stone rollWay of Kent's
pond win be extended to Mulberry
street and the site of the mill build
ings will be grassed over and will pre-
sent a slightly appearance.
THE RAILS SPREAD.
A large Vestibule car in charge of
Motorman Peter j. BOulger and Con-
ductor John Healy, left the rails in
front of Green's underwear factory at
Spencer at 1.30 this afternoon. Spread
ing of the rails was the cause of the
rails was the cause of the accident,
and nobody is blamed for the occur
renee. Boulger. ,telephoned to the car
barn from the nearest telephone, and a
wrecking car was sent out The front
wheels had to be raised by jacks before
they could be returned to the rails.
The Mansfield Thompson & Mansfield
block signals on the Suburban, which
have not been used since the last
sleet storm, are in working or
burnt out. and more powerful batteries
have been put in. The system is vet
only an experiment, and as it worked
admirably until the battery burnt out,
will be given another trial.
The subject of the sermon by Rev.
D. C. Reid on Sunday morning will be,
Light flashes from John the herald
In the evening the subject will be,
covenants promises There will be
two recitations by Miss Mabel Warren
of Smith College, and selections by Bis
cos orchestra.
Miss Emma Wilson born slave,
self-educated, and now at the head Of
a school of over 200 pupils in South
Carolina, was in town on Friday re-
rewing old f iendships, and arranging
for an address with plantation sing
ing.
The annual meeting of the Bawson
Brook Burying Ground Association viii
| be held at the rooms of the Leicester
National Bank on Tuesday. April II, at
! 100 p m, to choose officers for the en-
suing year.
Rev. Alonzo Sanderson will conduct
the services at the SanderSOn NJ. +.
church on Sunday. Communion service
with reception of members and baptism
| viii be celebrated in the morning. Sew
eral are expected to join by letter and
others will be received on probation.
The overseers of the poor met last
evening and re-engaged Pascal NJ. Stod-
dard as warden of the town farm for
another year at the salary of $3.50 per
annum. w. A Bell was chosen tramp
officer.
Mrs Cobb George Whitford and DR.
and Mrs. f. II. Clifford of Leicester,
Claiming Smith of Cherry Valley. left
today on the Washington excursion.
George W. Charlton. hostler for Col
S. +. Winslow, left his position today.
Arthur +. EstabrOok says he does not
intend to occupy the Upham tenement,
as stated this morning. but that when
ne moves he will leave the town. His
plans are not yet matured.
Mr. SeaVer will preach upon a COM
parisOn of country and city life Text
Proverbs XXX:S-"Give me neither pow
erty nor riches
Mrs. Seaver gave. by request, one of
the papers at the meeting Of the w c.
T. T. in Worcester on Friday.
The wiring for the electric lights at
the town hall has been arranged so that