The Worcester spy., 1899-07-29
The Town is Infested
With Daring
Hoboes.
REGULAR POLICEMEN NEEDED.
The Portsmouth Mills VIII
be Sold at
Auction.

Millbury July 2S.-The Portsmouth
mills will be sold at auction Saturday
Aug. 19. This will come as blow to
those who had thought of the mills
starting up in short time. The sell
ing of the mills is a mortgagee's sale
on the part of the Millbury National
Bank, Amos Armsby and Henry w.
Aiken trustees. The mills, at present,
are run by David F. Halstead of New
York on small scale He does a little
work for the Mayo wooden mills, be-
sides what. little work he does in the
much business in the past six months,
and only few operatives have been
employed. When running at full ca
pacity, 1875 hands are employed. The
sale of the mills will probably result in
advantage to the town Of Millbury by
the mills being bought and started up
with full set of hands and adding
another industry to the town. The
woolen business is very good at pres
ent, and if the mills are purchased by
i
people into the town. The mills were
formerly the Crane & Waters wooden
mills, and were purchased by Halstead
about six years ago.
Tramps are becoming a nuisance in
this town. One prominent citizen said
today there was a tramp under every
tree that he passed. Last night two
tramps came down on Conductor Dom
avon's car from Worcester, and paid
one fare. When the second fare was
asked, the men refused to pay and were
promptly put off the car. They walked
to the car barn of the Worcester and
Suburban road, and stopped at the
| home of Alonzo Gill They demanded
| food, and Mrs. Gill refused They
| pulled her into the yard, but she sue
| ceeded in getting away and ran into
| her home and locked the door, Some
men at the car barn saw the men and
! frightened them away. The same men
We're seen down town later in the eve
ming trying to beg money, and being
| refused started down the valley. Cit
! izens point to the incident as an ar
| gument for a regular police force.
| A large delegation from this place
| connected with the Millbury grange
| went to the picnic of the Pomona
grange at Lake Quinsigamond today.
| A new sidewalk is being laid in front
| of the B. O. Paine shops in Braman-
| VILE
Alex. Bebo received word last night
| of the death of his father, Peter Bebo
in Ballston Spa, N. Y He leaves three
| sons here. They left this morning to
| attend the funeral, which will be Sat
urday. Mr. Bebo was about 70 years
old and lived in this place for maee
| years.
The dynamo in the Mayo woolek
mills gave out last night, and the night
gang was laid off for two hours by the
| accident.
Rev. George A. Lombard will preach
| at the Baptist Church ON Sunday. He
will take for his text, 1.-THE impossible
! gulf"
w. A. Savery returned from Bar
Harbor today.
An autopsy was held over the body
| of the late Mrs. NJ A. Dunn at her
home this forenoon by Medical Exam
| iner f. H. Baker of Worcester. Death
was found to be caused by heart dis
| ease.
Albert ]. Stone while on his tea route
| in North Grafton, yesterday, was bitten
| by dog. The wound was cauterized by
| DIR. Clapp of North Grafton. The dog
| was shot
! The stock of the B. Frank Aiken store
will probably be sold in a short time.
| The store has been closed since the
| death, of B. F. Aiken.
| Employees ir the spring department
| of the American Steel and Wire com
| pany will picnic at Harris grove Lake
| Singletary, Saturday. A clam bake will
be served at noon. The party will come
| from Worcester by trolley and connect
with a barge for the grove.
| Blackstone Valley league season
| onans tomorrow The games scheduleI
| ace:. Millbury at Uxbridge; Whitins at
| Grafton; Fishers VS.. Rockdale at Rocky
Point The Millbury team will be-:
| Allen, c.; Brown, p.; D. Clifford, lib;
| Crossman, 2b; T. Sullivan, 3b; Adams,
l. f.; J. Sullivan, c. f.; w. Clifford, S. s.. /;
| Boucher, r. f.
| A large number from this place will
go on the excursion Of the Mems league
to points on the Providence river.