The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12
Coolest Weather In
Many Years.
MANY FROSTBI7TEN
And Leicester Shivers Be-
fore Jack Frost.

Leicester, Feb. 1.-THE temperature
during last night and the early hours
of the morning was the lowest which
has prevailed around Leicester for
some years. H. H. Disco, who records
the weather conditions for the govern
ment, says that the period between 6
a. m. Friday and a. m. Saturday
was the coolest which he has registered
for six years.
The highest mark reached by the
mercury was degrees above, which
was recorded for short time on Fri
day noon, and the lowest was II de-
grees below, a range of Is degrees dur
ing the day. Alden E. Bacon found his
thermometer IA degrees below this
morning, and Louis L. Cormier record
ed 1e degrees below.
Nearly every one had to thaw out
some water pipe this morning. A whole
row of houses on Main street, Cherry
Valley, from the postoffce to Auburn
street was afflicted with frozen pipes,
and at Mrs. Richard Sheridan's the
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mark of IA degrees was reached early
this morning. No work has been done
on Vikings new tenement house on
Bottomly avenue since Tuesday ON ac-
count of the weather.
The Suburban cars have run fairly
regularly today, as the wind has mod
Grated, but last night the wind drifted
the snow badly and late cars were
stalled The Hope cemetery car was
stuck at the Winslow avenue switch on
the homewaLrd trip and Motorman Ed
/ Hogg walked home. Hogs face and
ears were badly frost bitten during his
walk, as they were unprotected.
| Much difficulty was experienced in
| clearing the tracks this morning and
the first ear from Worcester did not
arrive in Leicester till S45, just hours
late. Employees Of the railway are all
exhausted from their three days
struggle with drifts, and are eager for
chance to get thoroughly rested.
| Roy Smith of Mt. Pleasant froze both
ears yesterday afternoon and his bro
Their Harold was Also nipped by frost.
| Mrs Ellen J. Burlinghame, wife oil
Rev. Erastus Burlinghame, died at hel
home on Main street at els O'clock to-
night from the effects of a stroke oil
apopleXy suffered this morning. Mrs
Burfinghame was 6S years old and was
the daughter of Liberty Lamb who re-
sided in Greenville. She is the last of q
family of 10 children. This was Mr.
| Burlinghame's second marriage, an6
there are no children. The funeral viii
be held from the Burlinghame residence
Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock Funeraa
arrangements are in the hands of hel
| nepheWs, G. F. Lyon and Walter War
| rem.
Constable James A. Quinn served no,
/ tice of the hearing to be given to pc
titioners for the reopening of the ole
road from Jerry Barry's to the PaXtor
line on the abutters this morning. The
abutters include jeremiah Barry, Sam
uel Eddy, George Mann, Billings Mann
of Leicester, Joseph SlSif, Paxton.
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Rev. D. C. Reid will preach at botf
services at the First Congregations
| Church, Sunday. In the morning, hi.
topic will be, Marks of Gods handi
work" In the evening the service will
be of the nature of a Lincoln memo
rial service" and his topic will be
1.-The larger patriotism" Mrs. H. w
Johnson of Worcester will sing five pa
triotie selections.
! On account of the difficulty in heat
ing the upper part of the Sanderson M
e. Church, all services will be held il
the vestry in the cold weather. Rev
Alonzo Sanderson will preach Sun
day.
Rev. Nathaniel Seaver will speal
/ upon "The modern press" Text
Zechariah, Wild, 81 looked and behelt
a flying roll; it shall enter into thu
house Of the thief and into the hous,
of him that sweareth falsely, and shall
consume it"
Rev. +. H. Humphrey will eXchang'
with Rev. l.. w. Adams Of Webste
Square M. e. Church, on Sunday morn
ing.
Principal A. NJ. P. Chase, with H. w
Casey and W. V. Elliott. represented
Leicester academy at the meeting o
the w. c. s. A. A., in Spencer, to
day.
Edwin Lawrence has secured a pc
sition in the packing department of tn
Shredded Wheat Company, Worcester
Clarence Taylor is also employed b,
that firm.
Charles Tebeau expects to go to worl
lin c. w. Warrens leather factory Oh
Monday. The factory has worked 70
five DAYS and a half this week.