The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-30
BETWEEN TWO CITIES.
Active Work Begun Look
ing Toward Road From
Providence to Worcester.

Whitinsville, June 29.-The proposed
Providence Worcester Street Railway
Company, for which charter was
granted to the Worcester
Street Railway Company, at the May
session Of the legislature, has started
the usual preliminaries, and the prob
abilities are that in year or two these
two cities will be connected with cleo
trio as well as steam modes of travel
ing.
The proposed route will be from
Providence and follow up the southern
side of the Blackstone, taking in Ash
ton, Manville and other villages on that
side of the river as far as Woonsocket
The line will then continue to this
place, passing through Uxbridge and
the missing link, which is between
this place and Northbridge, will be
supplied.
Messrs. j. D. Turner, f. w. Shedd of
Providence and Gilbert Hayes of Bos-
ton were in Woonsocket yesterday and
spent the day in looking over the pro-
posed route from Woonsocket to Ash
ton. Mr. Turner expressed his opinion
that the road would be a certainty and
would be in running condition as soon
as the existing conditions would per-
NIT. The trio visited Whitinsville.
They looked over the proposed route
from this place to Northbridge, and af-
ter surveying it stakes were driven.
The graduation of the class of '99 of
the Northbridge high school will take
place tomorrow evening in Memorial
hall, at S o'clock.
The installation of the newly elected
officers of Crescent Temple, l.. G. E.,
will take place in 1. o. O. F. hall, Sat
urday evening. D. G. T. Mrs. Nellie
NJ. Morris and suite of Boston will be
the installing officers. A supper will
be served after the installation.
John Firth of High street, tool dress
er, employed in the blacksmith shop in
the Within machine works, under Rob-
ert Sproat, had a severe cash cut in
his left hand this morning by a large
window weighing between % and 80
pounds falling on it.
The Whitins will go to Pascoag Sat
urday to play the team of that place.
James Platt of Water street, while
at work in the Within machine works,
yesterday, struck his left thumb with a
hammer, badly brusing it.
Pride of Whitinsville Circle, c. of F.,
have elected these officers: c. c.. Mrs.
Lizzie Kennedy; s. c. c.. Mrs. johann
no -ielN ~ ~ -, JAMES w dlSlls ~ W.,
Miss Annie Giguar; L. G., Miss Mary
Roddy; I. G., Fred Boutiette; o. G.,
William Pothier.
Pioneer Castle, X. G. E., have elected
the fCArwing officers: N. c., William
Whitelock; V. c., Abraham Pearson;
H. P, Robert Brightly; V. H, John
Crompton; S. H, Albert Bruckall.
Court Rockdale, F. of A, elected the
following officers at its regular meet
ing last evening: c. R.. George F.
Gleason; S. R., John La Breck; treas
urer, months. Fred Roberts; record
ing secretary, Thomas B. Reed; S. W.,
William Dobson; ]. w, Lawrence
Kane; S. B., Hugh F. Johnson; J. Bea-
die Nelson Etue.
Miss Viola White Of Cambridge is
the guest of friends in town.
MIR. and Mrs. Allen of Florida are
visiting friends in town.
Dr. Daniel T. Sullivan of Church
street has gone to Milford to practice
Rev. w. F. Lawford, pastor of the
NJ. E. Church, will leave Tuesday for
New Brunswick for three weeks.