The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-05
FITCHBURG TAXES.
The Assessors Have
Established a Rate
Of $1S.
THIS ISA DECREASE OF6O CENTS
The Rollstone Club viii
Hold No Labor
Day Meet.
THIS IS A DECREASEOF6 CENTS

Fitchburg. Aug. 4-With an in
creased valuation of $714,294, this city
is able to make tax rate of SIS
against $3.50 last year. This is con-
sidered to be a good deal to do with
all Of the financial disappointments of
the past year The decrease of the
county tax is 1914, and the increase of
the city tax $34,19O.59. Real estate val
uation of the city is SIS, 100 $50 for the
six city wards and the n-residents,
and the personal estate, amounts to
$4,S64s4l for the same territory. There
is also an increase of so polls, making
a total of S491 this year against SAL
last year.
There was a judicial inquiry before
Judge Hayden this morning over the
killing of the two Firms between Lu-
nenburg and Shirley, July IS. The rail-
road was represented by Station Agent
anderson, and State Inspector D. NJ.
wheeler of Worcester looked out for
the interests of the state The engineer
Of the Montreal flyer, which was one
Of the trains that struck the men, tes-
Fif1ed that he saw the men turning the
curve known as Derby's, and he at
once sounded the whistle and applied
the brake to the train. He did not see
the engine strike the men. He was run
ming 40 miles an hour. After the men
were hit, he went back and found one
man between the rails and another on
the other track. j. S. Turner, superin-
tendent of motive power for the road,
testified that he was in the cab of the
engine and saw the men when they
were 50 yards away.
Medical Examiner Thompson gave evil
. dence as to viewing the bodies and
the extent of injuries. The findings of
the court will be forwarded to the SUI
perior court.
Labor day in Eitchburg without a BIZ
cycle race under the auspices of the
Rollstone Cycle club WILL in event there
are none this year, be a great disap-
pointment to the public in general as
the club has furnished the only amuse-
ment on this day for several years
past. The meet recently held at Su-
burban park was not success, like
the July meet, and nothing has been
done toward securing meet for La
Dor day.
Horsemen of this city and Leomin-
ster are anticipating good deal of
sport from the horse races at the park
tomorrow afternoon. The cream of the
steppers of the city and town will be
there, and some of the liveliest brush
ing seen for many day is expected.
The Town and City Clerks associa-
ton will meet in Leominster Aug. 16.
A business session will be held at
town hall in the morning, after which
the party will take an electric ride to
Fitchburg, where dinner will be served
. at the Johnsonia.
The annual reunion of Co. A, Thirty
sixth Massachusetts regiment, will be
at Whalom tomorrow. The annual bus
mess meeting will be at II a. M, fol-
lowed by basket picnic in the. grove.
The annual reunion Of the regiment
will be at Worcester, Sept. 2.
Only one application for enlistment
in the Twenty-sixth was received by
Lieut.. Plummer yesterday. This eve
ming Lieut.. Plummer entertained a few
of his friends that he has made hera
during his stay, among them Capt w.
D. Preston, formerly of Worcester,
Armorer Burke and several others.
Henry Ware accompanist for the
opera company at Whalom, has writ
ten march and dedicated it to the
Twenty sixth.