The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-11
COULD NOT AGREE.
Firemen and Civil
ians Discuss Ma
tional Game.
MIlLBURT is DISAPPOINTED.
Fans Had Hoped to See
Who Was Superior-A
Runaway Horse.
MlLLBURf is DISAPPOINTED.

MlIibury, July 10.-The F'remen's base
ball representatives and the represen-
ptatives of the All-EIillbury team
met at the Firemen's head
quarters in the town hall tonight
to arrange game of base ball in ac-
corcance with the challenge issued by
the firemen on Sunday last.
Manager Perry of the firemen will
play the All-Millburys for $25 if the
Ail-Ntillburys will give the firemen the
right to get a battery outside.
manager Varney of the ALL Millburys
WIN agree to this if he is allowed to
choose battery from out of town.
Ihls Manager Perry would not hear
TO. claiming that it would give the All
Millburys too much advantage and
would merely be a pitchers battle.
Ihere Manager Varney told Perry
lhat ne was trying to squeeze out of it
ana ala not want to play also that Per-
~ In his challenge agreed to play a
team known as the Firemen's and if an
out-of-town battery was secured it
would not be f1remen's team,
Inen Perry offered to play the ALL
4Miiilpurys on Saturday at the Flats, and
VIII play team composed wholly of the
nremen But Varney said it would not
De worth while, as the people would
not attend as well as if a purse of mo-
ney was offered. After considerable
| Wrangllng the meeting broke UP with
out arranging a game.
Damien Ducharme and daughters
Ezilda and Laura left tonight for two
weeks stay in Canada.
A morse running with parts of a har-
inc Il
citement on South Main street. this
afternoon about 2.30 o'clock. A trap
with two ladies, man and cfild
was seen going towards Purgatory at
IL o'clock this forenoon, and people
| who saw the horse, recognized it as enc
or the pair attached to the trap. On
investigation by The Spy man. it was
found that the runaway was one of
the pair drawing the trap and was
owned by A. L. Amidon of Worcester.
The horse was tied to a tree in the
Purgatory woods, while the party V ere
having dinner. 1t is thought the horse
was stung by wasp, and 1t broke
| away from the tree and ran into Mill
| bury Landlord BTanagan of the Bel
| font house saw the horse and caught
IT, The horse was cut on
the leg. About an hour af-
Ter the horse was caught, Amidon, the
| driver of the trap, came and claimed it.
Edw. Bartlett has sent his mare Liz i.
zie Wilkes, to Lancaster to the Maple
hurst stock farm owned by John e
| T'hayer. He also sent the yourg
ter. Benton B. is week ola.
and is sired by Benton NJ and is
damed by Lizzie Wilkes. who has a
| record of 2:91 for trial mile. All who
| have seen Benton B. say that he is a
very likely colt, and will make a mark.
He is a bay, and is entered in The
| Hartford stake races of 1902 for 3-year-
olds.
The old Waterman estate on Main
| street will be sold at auction on
| Tuesday, July %.
| Archie Cole has returned to his home
| in Plainfield, ~ ]. He has been the
guest of friends in this place fer two
weeks.
DR.. Robert Booth and wife have re-
| turned from three days stay in Gin
ton.
The prayer meetings in the various
churcaes in town have been changed to
| different nights this. week on account
of the union picnic on Wednesday, The
Baptist and Second Congregational and
Methodist churches will hold their
|
First Congregational church will have
it's prayer meeting on Tuesday evening
| of this week.
Deputy Grand Chief Ranger John f.
Leary of the local F. of A., will go to
| Worcester tomorrow evening to install
| the officers of court Harmony, No. II in
J that place.
| The Millbury grange will hold lawn
party on the grounds of Fred Rice on
| fainter hill on Tuesday evening of this
week Ice cream and cake will be for
| sale.
| There was a leak in the main pine of
| the Millbury Water Company on Elm
| street today. Supt. A. Clarence soon
had his men on hand and repaired the
| leak.
| Work was commenced today on the
South Main street sidewalks by Ed
ward Dupuis of Grafton, repairing
/ them.
| Work was resumed this morning
l'raising and grading the tracks of the
| Worcester and Suburban on Main
| street.
Prof. E. A. Grosvenor of Amherst
College will pass the summer at the
| Waters mansion on Elm street.
| Miss Sarah Carney of this place is
| enjoying vacation at the mountains