The Worcester spy., 1899-08-21
All Spencer Joyous
Over Saturday
Victory.
BUSINESS OF MIDSUMMER.
Comparison With Former
Years Favors McKin-
ley Prosperity.

Spencer, Aug. 2O.-Spencer sports are
joyous over the good showing made by
[ the Spencer team against North Brook
| field and are greatly pleased that in
! its first game the Spencer team should
come off victorious. The one point that
! all of Spencer's sporting fraternity
points to with pride is that the Spen-
Ger team was made up of Spencer play
ers and was a typical team such as the
old Spencer teams used to be.
| The pitching of Ceconi, the Boston
college tWirler, who is summering in
Spencer, caught the eye of everyone
that attended the game, and today all
Spencer is ringing with the praise of
the young twirler. He is the idol of the
hour and owns all Spencer today.
The greatest rivalry exists between
North Brookfeld and Spencer in every
kind of sports. The Spencer crowd was
very anxious that the defeat admins
tered by the st. Joseph G. T. A. Society
of North Brookfield to the Holy Rosary
c. I. A. Society's athletes on Memorial
day should be wiped out. At the last
game between the two teams repres-
enting North Brookffeld and Spencer,
llAO ANOII III bEOOhIleIu team was V1cLOr-
tous and a great deal of useless talk
was INDUCED in by the North Brook
field sports. Spencer was not prepared
at the time to put good team in the
field and kept quiet, voWing that they
would avenge the defeat at the earliest
date, and Saturday, to the surprise of
all the North Brookfield sports, the
Spencer team rubbed it in good and
hard to the tune of 10 to 3.
= .Ir Al.
game much richer chal1 when they
went.
The management of the two teams
have arranged for series of three
games, the first of which was played
yesterday. The next game is scheduled
to be played in Spencer at Railroad
park Aug. z6.
1t was reported in Spencer today
that Ceconi, the crack pitcher of the
Spencer team, would not be in town
for Saturdays game. The reporter for
The Spy called upon Ceconi who said:
Il don't think 1 will be in Spencer for
the game August rs, although would
like to remain and pitch another game
for the Spencer team, but / expect to
return to my home in Boston early this
week" Whether Ceconi can be prevail
ed upon to remain in Spencer over
| Saturday is the question that every
ly. If it is possible to get Ceconi to
remain, the Spencer team will be great
| ly strengthened.
| Business is becoming slack at the big
| shop, and it is expected that some of
the cutters will be out next week The
lshop has had a good run of work this
this year, longer than the work usually
| lasts.
In E. Jones & Co.'S boot shop, work
is still rushing, and there promises to
| be a good winters run Of work
In Emory Sibley's shoe shop, work is
being rushed more than usual. In this
shop nearly all the best fine shoes are
made, and the orders for these shoes
are coming in every day.
In the underwear factory of Green &
Green, business is rushing, and a full
force of help is employed.
| ]. E. Fenner's hosiery factory start
ed up this week, and is running at its
full capacity.
Alton Barr & Sons heel factory is
running to it's full capacity.
The Massasoit knitting mill is also
running, but not to it's full capacity.
The woolen mills operated by Beebe
Weber & Co. and Allen L. Taft are
running to their full capacity, 70 hands
being employed.
Spencer had it's full share of drunks
today. On every corner men who haC
INDUCED in the fiery fluid too deeply
stood and gszed and gaped as if they
We're looking for some strange lighi
that never came. The corner of Me.
chanic and Chestnut streets was the
scene of a merry scrap during the ear,
ly hours this morning. Two partie.
that had been drinking were comins
from opposite directions, and indulgeC
in a free-for-all fight on the corner
The appearance of night patrolmar
quickly dispersed the crowd in all di
lrections. Gas house alley was tn,
scene of another fight which was quick
|, ly stopped.
Miss Gertrude Claffey of Worceste
spent Sunday with Miss Mary Hines O
Wire Village street.
Miss Birdie Sweeney of Marlbor,
spent Sunday with Spencer friends
y Miss Annie Doherty of Worcester il
the guest of Miss Sara Eagleton.
Miss Lena Dillon of Marlboro is visit
| ing in town.
Miss Tryphera Swallow Of Rochdal
spent Sunday with Mrs. Richard Finne,
of Valley street
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Clark spent Sunda,
with j. B. Gendreau and family.
Mrs. w. P. Gendreau is visiting il
Southbridge.
Miss Kate Costigan of North Brook
field is the guest of T. Mcnamara o
Mechanic street.