The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-30
Citizens of Webster
Phased BY the
Tax Rate.
CAUSES ARE PLAINLY EVIDENT.
Up-to-date Improvements
Cannot Be Secured With
out Paying For Them.

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Webster June 29.-The local rate of
taxation has taken a sudden flight up
wards and its soaring has hit many
hard. 1t has in fact touched tender
spots, and indeed very sensitive are
some of them. The rate has advanced
nearly s. per $1,000 1t is now SIS.
This years board of assessors, Will
liam H. King, Martin V. B. Back and
Frank w. Gale, have not yet completed
their labors, although the appended
figures We're given the Webster CORE
spondent of The Spy this afternoon by
Mr.. King. The increase in the rate of
taxation is caused by many things
This year considerably more money
was raised and appropriated at the
town meeting than last year Last
year $52,2SS was raised, against $6S, 400
this year From the license money this
year, $4,000 was taken to establish and
maintain the new police force, The
decrease in personal estate is also quite
heavy. During the year q prominent
manufacturer lost $4,000.
The number of poll tax payers is
1880, while the property polls are ia,
making a total of 2S04.
This year the number of dogs has
dropped considerably. The present
number is 242, and II females. Last
year the total was 3S7.
The school children as a total are eX-
actly the same as last year. While
the boys decreased three in number,
the girls gained that number. The
boys number 664, while there are 719
girl students.
The militia tax is $1O54. The state
tax is s2234. The county tax is S4508.
The value of the real estate has in
authorized statement that has appeared
in print
Miss Mary Leland gave a whist party
to her friends last night. There We're
six tables and a social time. The So
ciety event occurred at Miss Lelands
pleasant home on East Main street.
The ladies first prize was won by
Miss Alkaline Dusoe, while Miss Mil
dred Okeefe captured the BOBBY"
pretty gold-lined silver spoon. Law
renee Dugan carried off the first prize
for the gentlemen. 1t was a manicure
set. DR.. F. f. McDermOtt, the we'll
liked dentist, won the BOBBY" prize
This prize was evidently gotten up by
an artist at the business, and it GER
tainly was all right A large sized
paper box was brought in and given to
the doctor to open, which he very re-
luctantly did. Amid the laughter and
jests Of the happy party, the doctor
pulled out small piece of Brussels
carpets and a baton with baby blue
ribbon artistically tied around it.
There was a card which read as fol-
lows You can beat this if you can't
beat anything else" The clever Joke
took the assembly by storm and a long
laugh was INDUCED in. A coed time
was enjoyed by all
Upon the recommendation of David
Walker, state agent for lunacy and
charity, and officer Joseph P. Love, for
mercy in the case, Mary Gurski, the 10
year-Old girl who stole SOS from Ignace
Romanosld, last week. Associate Jus
tice Henry J. Clarke placed the case on
file, and the young girl was placed in
the hands of Probation Officer Elias B.
Wakefield until Dec. 80 next.
When Clerk Berger read the charge
the girl pleaded guilty. AS the parents
promised to restore the money, Mr..
Walker recommended that the prisoner
be given another chance. Officer Love
recovered $49.1S; the rest of the money
the girl had spent. The entire amount
was in 50 bills.
F. ]. Sinclair Ind wife of the Joslin
house are camping at their cottage
The Klondike," at Point Breeze. Last
night the employees of the hosiery
drove to the cottage and the proprietor
and his wife were both surprised and
remembered Willis Boyd the chef
drawing of himself, and Mrs. Sinclair
with an elegant bouquet of flowers, on
behalf Of the party.
The surprised couple hustled around
and got up supper for the party. Later
there was a ride around the lake and
music.
The party consisted Of Miss Dora
Dwyer, Miss Alice Hogan, Miss Lizzie
Hickey, Miss Mary Beauregard, Miss
Alice Reilly, Mrs. Mary Farrell, Miss
Della Dion, Mrs. Bridget Canty, Louis
Buskey and Willis Boyd.
Richard Patterson, aged 80, a travel
ing umbrella mender, giving his home
as Ottawa, was fished off the railroad
tracks in a drunken condition by Officer
James Council. Today the judge filed
his case.
Tho following stores have decided to
close at l o'clock Wednesday afternoon,
during the months of July and August,
commencing July u: John w. Dobie,
Boston store, r. W. Homan, William T.
Shumway, Hughes & Bernard, c. P
Davis, N. 7. Hurlbut, Slater & Co.'S
New York store, r. ]. Kennedy, S.
Lockwood, Blatt & Silverman, M. J..
Gathers, K. NJ. Sherlock, NJ. C. Hughes,
Agnes Condren, the Misses Gregoire,
the Misses Brunnelle, B. B. Murdoch &
Co, Smith & Duffey, A ]. Riendeau,
H. H. Steinberg, H. Courtemanche, C.
E. Powers and w. ]. Larchar estate.
At vote of the committee appointed
by the town to have charge of the fire.
works, Messrs. Love, Prout and Stew
ems, last night. they decided to aban-
don the fireworks and restore the money
to the town treasury. Their action when
known will prove quite a surprise.
Their reason for doing so is because
there is not sufficient money left to do
justice to such display.
Edgar S. Hill has engaged the Bos-
tonian Dramatic company for the week
of July at Beacon park and Point
Breeze.
The A. o. U. w. held a regular bust
ness meeting tonight.
A few Websterites attended the Har-
vard-Yale boat race in New London to-
day. Harvard was the favorite here,
and of course won.
The Tourist club held picnic at Bay
View today.
The nuptials of Harrison B. Foskett
and Miss Florence L. Durkee oc-