The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-11
THAT BILL OF $I0.
1t May Disturb North
Brookfeld's Hap
piness.
TOWN HEARSE DRAGGED IN.
Twenty-fi Anniversary Of
Div. s, A. O. Fl.
Notes.
TOWN HEARSE DRAGGED IN.

North Brookfeld, Aug. 1O.-When the
board of health approves the bill of $1S
presented to the selectmen for H.
Splaine & Co., it will be paid out of
the appropriation made for the board
of health.
This is the stand taken by Edward
A. Batcheller, chairman of the select
men.
The course mapped out by David
Splaine has created no ordinary in
terest. Mr.. Splaine's threat to sue if
the selectmen do not decide to pay
his bill, apparently had no effect on
Selectman Batcheller. Mr. Batcheller
admits without argument the justice
Of the bill. The ground he takes is that
the bill is not properly a bill against
the town, but against the families
whose dead Mr.. Splaine carried to the
cemetery. Mr.. Batcheller said that the
Dill as presented to the town fathers,
was approved by no one, and as the
selectmen did not order the work done,
they had no right to spend the towns
IL
any one else in town had drawn any
money for such work, Mr. Batcheller
said the town sections, C. A. Bush and
John p. Carey, had undoubtedly been
paid 81 for each time the town hearse
had been used by them. They simply
brought in returns of deaths and no
questions were asked as to whether
the body had been carried to the Gene
terry in the town hearse or in a wagon
ny he
of health had given Mr.. Splaine any
instructions to take the victims of con-
taglous diseases to the cemetery, Mr..
Batcheller said he thought the board of
health ought to approve the bill and
that the money should come from its
appropriations. He said the selectmen
were acting under the advice of the
town counsel, Timothy Howard, who
told them the bill was not properly
against the town.
The floating islands which have so
long been identified with Horse, or. as
1t is now known, North pond. are fast
disappearing. The water commission
ers are putting them out of business.
Ihe water at the pond is now at a very
low ebb, and the commissioners have
gang OF laborers cutting up the ISL
ands, which are mass of tangled roots
and bushes. They are being cut up so
that the air can dry them up and put
them in a condition where they can
be reduced to ashes.
The committee in charge of the cele-
bration of the 18th anniversary OF div.
8, A. o. H., at a meeting last night.
completed arrangements for the event
Among the state and county officers
whose presence is now expected with
certainty are State President Edward
II ne IT,
County President John ]. Rogers Of
Worcester, County Vice President
Murphy of Millbury and second Coun-
ty Vice President James F. Stratton OF
Milford. Another who has manifested
his intention of coming, and is one of
those most eagerly wanted. is Law
renee Reed, ex-postmaster of Woburn
who was county president in 1874, and
who organized the local division. The
committee also hopes to have as a
guest State Secretary Patrick r. Can
non of Clinton. Boyle's orchestra Is to
furnish music. James Kane will be ca
terer. The selectmen are expected as
guests of the evening.
The North Brookfield base ball team
Will go to Spencer Aug. 10 to line Ut
against the newly organized Spencer
team. Manager Howard will take over
strong team to show the Spen-
Ger aggregation that the Local
players are still their superiors at the
national game.
Manager Howard has been Obliged tc
make some changes in his Lineup for
Saturdays game in West Warren. Bird
| OF Spencer is to play first base and
Mortimer Howard will hold down his
old position in left field. Eugene Mack
| of East Brookfield, who was expected
to play third. is to play with Ware, and
William Cotter has consented to try
| the game once more, and will look after
things on the third bag. Daley of East
Brookheld, who was scheduled for sec
ond base, cannot play, and no one has
| yet been secured for this corner.
| Physical Instructor James d. Foste,
OF the Union league gymnasium has re-
| celved a letter from Millbury, asking
| for basket ball games for the COMING
season. Mr.. Foster expects the Unior
| league to be represented by a GOOD
team, but has not forgotten the disad-
| vantages his team played under In Mill.
bury before, so Is in no hurry to ar.
range games with the Millbury team
! A water main on st. Clair avenue
burst today, and tomorrow the Batch.
eller factory machinists will put in 6
new pipe.
Miss Florence Brown of Marlboro :
| niece of Mrs j. T. Webb of New
Braintree, is visiting Mrs. Henry
| Bowen.
Mrs. Alma Whiting of Boston is the
guest of her father, William H. Samp.
| son.
John Cardin and wife returned toda,
! from visit to Canada, where theS
have been since the excursion to tht
shrine of ST. Anne.
Irving Webb will enter ChiIds Bust.
ness college at Worcester the comins
| term.
Isaac Aronson, representing the
| Dewey Pants Company is stopping al
| the Central house for week, and cor.
daily invites the public to call upor
him there. He will be pleased to show
samples and take orders Custom made
pants, "a per pair.