The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-02
is MISSING.
His Wife Has Not
Seen Him Since
Last Sunday.
NORTH BROOKFIELD is ASTIR.
Scarlet Fever Breaks Out
While Diphtheria Epi-
demic Yet Remains.

North Brookfield, June Felix Lee
doux of Forest street, or, as he is bet
ter known, elem" Ledoux, has been
missing since Sunday night and there
is no trace of his whereabouts. His
wife and four young children are left
without visible means of support, and
Mrs. Ledoux is in absolute ignorance
of where her husband has gone.
When he went away Sunday night
he is supposed to have had in his pos
session a large sum of money, and
there is no knowledge of whether he in
tends to return to North Brookfield or
not, as he did not inform his wife or
friends of his intended tour. His bust
ness on Forest street is being carried
on by Fred Bissonette. one of his
friends, who gives it as his opinion that
the pool room proprietor will turn up
all right after while.
Edward Herlihy, proprietor of the
Central house, was before Trial Justice
SylVander Boutwell, this morning,
charged with Illegal liquor selling, as
the result of the raid made by Con-
stables John Stone. Arnold Wallace
and Wilder E. Deane, last night. Mr..
Herlihy pleaded not guilty, and the
three officers testified to finding some
beer and several empty kegs and bot
ties, Justice Boutwell, found him
guilty and imposed a fine of 3d. from
which sentence Herlihy appealed.
Lawyer Timothy Howard appeared for
Herllhy'
Scarlet fever has broken out even
while the diphtheria epidemic is still
at Its height. Dr. Smith reported to
Or. George X. Spooner Of the board
| OF health today that LeOna NJ. the five
year-od daughter of Jesse Donaldson
and Wife of Spring street, has the dis
ease, and the house was at once pla-
| carded. The little girl is not seriously
| Ill as yet and it is not thought that
the illness will prove fatal No new
cases of diphtheria were reported to-
| day, and the physicians are once more
hoping that the progress of this malady
has been checked
| A load of stones and dirt from a
poorly-directed blast was hurled
\ against the back of Mrs. James Firms
house, in the lower village. this morn
| ing, doing considerable damage to the
side Of the house. Men We're working
at the old Finn meadow, now owned by
| Hon. Theodore c. Bates, for the pur-
| puS6 OI draining OIL the surface, ana IL
| is thought that the charge had not
been put in right. The mass of rock
| struck the house like a cyclone and
tore off several clapboards, as well as
putting a quick end to the existence of
! a large flock of chickens which were
| in the yard. Contractor William F.
| Fullam, who has charge of the work
in the absence of Mr.. Bates, will make
good the damage done.
James D. Fosters junior class of the
Union league gymnasium gave scien-
| tific gymnastic exhibition tonight re-
! 1ectlng credit on themselves and their
teacher. The little fellows went
through the intricate movements of
allel bar exercises, with an ease and
grace far above the ordinary. The
whole class performed dumbbell drill
in perfect unison at the opening of the
| exhibition, and Clarence Kendrick fol-
| lowed this with an exhibition of In
dian club swinging which won the ad-
miration of those present. The mem
! bers Of the class went through a spring
board jumping contest, and their antics
were received with laughter and APP
| plause
| Ralph Chesley and Carl Gerry led the
youngsters in tumbling around on the
bars. and another exhibition of club
| swinging was given by Ralph Partridge.
adopts on the bars, performed some