The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-08
TWO DAYLIGHT BURGLARIES.
Waters Meat Market En-
tered and Cash and
canned Goods Taken.

Millbury, Sept THE most daring
JuyeHile robbery that has occurred here
in years was discovered yesterday. The
meat market of Lyman s. Waters on
South Main street has been entered
twice this week and about $25 in money
and canned goods taken.
The first break was made last Mon
day, but was not discovered until Tues
day morning. The second break was
made yesterday at7ncon, while the mar
ket was closed. The theft was discov-
cred and an investigation followed The
thieves gained entrance by means of a
cellar window, and coming up the cellar
stairs entered the market The money
was taken from a drawer in a table in
the center of the market
Atyesterdays break SIS in money was
taken, besides some frankfurts and
sardines. AS soon as the theft was dis
covered Officer Archie Martin was de-
tailed on the case, and today he found
some of the young fellows and returned
SIS of the money to L. S. Waters. Officer
Martin has located the principal mem
bers of the gang, and will probably re-
cover the rest of the money
L. S. Waters, the proprietor of the
market, was absent today, and it could
not be learned whether any arrests
would follow
The young robbers who did the Job
are members of a gang of young hood
lums and laW-breakers, and seem to
delight in doing as much mischief as
possible. They are identified with the
gangs that were such an annoyance on
the common few weeks ago. and an
officer had to be detailed to keep them
down on the common.
The break on yesterday was a skill
full piece of business, as South Main
street at such an hour in the day is
traversed by many people, and it is a
wonder that they were not discovered
by some passerby, as the money drawer
is in plain view through the large win
dows of the market.
The conductors on the Worcester &
Suburban are being troubled by school
boys on Providence street trying to
steal rides on the efectrics as the cars
pass the school building on that street.
The young fellows jump on the cars
when the conductor is not looking and
ride until discovered and then jump off
The conductors are afraid that some of
the youngsters will get injured or per-
haps killed, and all sorts of devices are
being tried to prevent them from jump
ing on the cars. The trouble occurs
mostly at noontime, when children at
tending school are returning home.
The New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad has issued new time ta-
BILE that will go into effect on Sept. TO-.
All but few Of the trains of the road
stopping at Millbury are affected a few
minutes more or less by the new time
table
John. Arber, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Arber, is sick at his home on
Howe avenue with badly swollen
head. Young 4Arber went out into the
woods yesterday and was bitten by a
bug which he affirms was kissing
bug" The bite caused much pain and
young Arber hurried home. In a short
time the side of his head was swollen
to unheard of proportions and the pay
rents of the boy sent for Dr. Booth. DR..
Booth made an examination and said
the boy had been bitten by a bug, but
was not sure that it was a kissing bug
Young Arber is resting comfortably to-
night and the swelling has gone con-
siderably and no serious result is eX-
pected from the bite.
James Scanal night employee at the
Bowden felt mill, had a narrow escape
while at his work last night. His trou-
sers got caught in the picker and We're
torn from his body. His leg was bruis-
ed by the picking machine.
The regular meeting of the Millbury
Temperance Society will be held in the
parlors of the Second Congregational
church tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
The funeral of an infant child of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Alex took place this
afternoon. The interment was at Cen
tral cemetery.
Quite a number from here attended
the cattle show at oxford today
The first frost of the season was re-
ported last night.
DR.. Charles. A. Church has returned
from vacation in the Adirondack
Mountains,
Amos Buxton has returned from Hol-
yoke.
A lively time was experienced on an
electric car bound for the city this
forenoon. A careless passenger had
thrown cigar butt away and it had
dropped in back Of the controller box.
There happened to be some oily cotton
waste in the controller and this was
soon on fire. The fire was put out be-
fore any damage was done.
Miss Mabel Gates has returned to her
home In Providence.
The Foresters met at their rooms in
Elm hall tonight
A regular communication of Olive
Branch Lodge, F. and A. NJ, will be
held in Masonic Lall next Monday eve
ming.
A. H. Bosworth severed his connse-
ton with the John H. Mason company
tonight He has been employed by the
company In the Millbury cotton mills
for the past two years. He will accept
a position with the Rodman Mfg Co.
at Arlington, r. l. He will leave Sat
urday for short vacation and will
enter upon his new duties Oct g. AR
thur A, Hall of this town Will be his
successor as watehrlan at the Millbury
cotton mills. 4e
Jerry sullivan is spending a weeks
vacation with friends In Millville.
The annual ball game of the Millbury
high school between the sophomore and
freshman classes will take place to-
morrow afternoon on the flats at 3
O'clock, The game is one of the inter
esting features of the opening of the
school year.
Peter Prue has returned from the c.
A. r. encampment at philadelphia
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Maxwell and Mrs
P. C. LaFloe of Worcester were the
guests of Henry T. Maxwell on South
Main street today.
People travelling on the electric cars
ON the WorcestNr and Suburban line
have been complaining recently of a
bad smell in the vicinity of Wood s
switch, and rumorsl were afioat Of de-
caying human body. The Spy man Wis
tied the spot this afternoon, but could
find nothing to create the evil smell
The spot Is within so feet of the Black
stone river, and the bad smell noticed
Is probably due to the decaying and
k)rrupt matter In the river