The Worcester spy., 1899-01-05
A PLUNGE
Into Icy w ater
at Spencer.
PRESENCE OF MIND
Alone Saved Napoleon Dion
From a Tragic End.

Spencer, Jan. Napoleon Dion had
a marrow escape from drowning at
Whittemore pond this afternoon. Mr..
Dion, in company with Joseph Peloquin,
was feeding the chain which carries the
ice into Hobbs ice house. The ice got to
coming down the channel a little too
rapidly for Dion, and he attempted to
stop it with his pike. The pike slipped
and down went Dion into the icy water.
When Dion struck the water he went
between two cakes of ice which immedi-
ately closed together Thus the unfor-
tunate man was covered with ice. Pei
oquin, however pushed aside the two ice
cakes which We're holding Dion down.
After the cakes had been parted, Dion
came to the surface, but he appeared
pretty we'll exhausted.
Peloquin seized him by the arm and
pulled the drowning man onto the ice.
Dion was soon brought about all right,
and was taken home.
Mr.. Dion is a we'll known painter in
town, and is the father of nine children.
Many people who were present at the
mishap say that had it not been for
the presence Of mind of Peloquin, Dion
would surely have lost his life.
Deputy Sheriff H p Drake attended
the banquet given to the deputies in
Worcester, today, by Sheriff Chamber
IAN. Besides being deputy sheriff, Mr.
Draper has held the office of constable
in Spencer for 20 years
A movement is now on foot to make
the st Johns Baptiste society an in
corporated body. The members will i'm
mediately have articles of incorporation
drawn up, and they Will be presented to
the state legislature by Representative
Eugene Marchessault, who is a member
of the society.
This society has a membership of
$40 members, and has $1,000 deposited in
the Spencer National Bank, besides
other deposits in out of town banks
The following officers have been elect
ed for the ensuing year: President,
Emory Arbour; vice president, j. W.
Dufualt; secretary, George Fontaine;
treasurer, Joseph Wedge; financial sec
retaries, Alfred St. German and Eli
Deslaurier; secretary mutual insur-
ance, Peter Desplaines; visiting COM
mittee, Joseph Messier, Cyril Desgre-
nier and Phillias Lapierre; chaplain,
Rev. A. A. Lamy.
w. H. Quigley, who gave the german
at the town hall last Wednesday night
is now making preparations to tender
the participants in the german a recep-
' tion. 1t will be given in .. week or two
either in Spencer or North Brook
field.
Ia
storing away cakes of ice into their
respective ice houses. At six o'clock
tonight Hobbs and Bemis had their zee
houses full, while O'Gara had one of
his houses filled up to caves. All three
men have large gangs of men at work
and they will continue at work all
night. The ice is very clear and about
II inches thick
The high school was reopened today
after the Christmas vacation with a
large attendance. All the teachers
We're present with the exception of Miss
Helen Brown, first assistant, who is
sick at her home in Walthum with the
grip.
Miss Edith Howland entertained the
Phllomathic Club last evening at her
home on Pleasant street. Whist was
the principal amusement of the even
ing, while light refreshments were also
in order.
Miss Florence Noe will entertain her
young friends tomorrow afternoon and
evening at her home on Lincoln street
Ex-Postmaster e. r. Harwood is i'll
at his home on Main street. Pneumo-
mia is feared.
Miss Emma Gibson of Troy, y. Y, is
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
; e. Gibson. Greenville street.
Miss Edna Johnson of Cherry Valley
returned this noon to her studies at
Tufts College.
Miss Laura Bacon has succeeded Miss
Kate Prouty as bookkeeper of The
Spencer Gas Company. Miss Prouty
has resigned.