The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-04
IN WEBSTER
Chase Estate Made
Into a Building
Park.
AN EXCELLENT SITE
Old Landmark Gives Way
to March of Pro-
gress..

Webster. May 9.-The elegant prop
erty owned by Mrs. F. T. Chase on
Main street is soon to be divided and
sold. The spacious grounds have been
surveyed into house lots, and are now
for sale
This estate was formerly known as
the DR.. Negus place, and subsequently
purchased by the late Frederick T.
Chase. At his death, a little over a
year ago, the property passed into his
wife's hands.
This is the estate that caused such an
agitation at the recent town meeting.
Mrs. Chase offered the estate to the
town for $35,OOO but after a lengthy
verbal controversy, the article was
passed over The town next spring will
not have an opportunity to purchase
this desirable locality for public park,
and it will by that time have been sold.
George Tracy, real estate agent, and
closely connected with the family, has
the matter in charge for Mrs. Chase.
Mr.. Tracy has decided to strike off
five lots facing Main street, three on
of a street that will divide them. The
lots are rs feet wide, and the street will
be SO feet wide that divides.
In the rear of these lots another
street will be made which gives a right
of way, where a dozen more lots have
been staked off. In all the extensive
grounds will be divided into II house
lots. The large barn in the rear of the
grounds will be moved and made into
tenements.
Deputy Sheriff Maurice P. Glare ar
rested a woman this afternoon who
gave her name as Mrs. Lizzie Cough
lin of North Webster, for intoxication.
The committee on arrangements for
the weeks bazaar in the opera house,
under the auspices of the st. Jean Bap-
tiste Society, commencing May 10, has
been partially arranged as follows:
Monday night, Wheeler and West,
musical comedians, in a farce comedy
entitled Alderman McNulty"; Tues
day, not yet arranged for; Wednesday,
Phoenix triosof Spencer, high class vo-
calists; Thursday, P. Frank Curran,
champion club swinger and juggler
of New England. The other nights
have not been arranged for, but will
have good talent.
The cambria works at East Webster
will close tonight for an indefinite peri
cd.
The directors of the baseball associ-
alton assembled in Mr.. Clare's office,
president of the association, last night,
and talked over plans for the summer
campaign. They decided that John H.
Conway, of last years fame and Tho
mas F. Hederman, another late mana
ger, have the arrangements left in
their hands to pick out a team, and
it was voted that they would serve
in the capacity of managers until a
permanent one was secured for the
season.
Jack Sawyer has signed with Prof.
c. c. Bonnet of ST. Johnsbury, VT, for
six months to do the balloon ascension
work. Young Sawyer is a daring per-
former and done many brave deeds in
this line. His act is to be shot out Of
cannon with parachute into the air,
when the parachute unfurls and he
gracefully sails down to terra firma
again. The cannon is loaded with eight
pounds of powder. He opens Memorial
day in South birmingham.
Associate Justice Henry ]. Clarke has
been requested by the Black Diamond
Copper Mining Company of Y Wall
street, New York city, to represent the
company in this locality.
The Young Mems Drum Corps hold
dance in the opera house next Wed
nesday night.
Samuel Magnant, the butcher, IS max
ing arrangements with w. E. Phetter-
place to occupy the front of his store.
Moody and Warren, the proprietors
of Dewey Park and Lakeside Park,
have purchased land known as Home
Park in Southbridge, which was owned
by Chaflin and Paige, and will con 'erl
it into house lots. They have also pur-
chased the grounds that was used for
base ball in Middletown, and report a
good sale there of lots.
The incOrporators of the Five Cents
Savings bank held their annual election
of officers in the banking rooms this
afternoon. The result of the election Is
not made public, however, until al OF
the elected officers are qualified. Int
deposits at the bank are $1,3i7. 56O.2S
and the number of depositors is 4224.
John B. McQuaid today informed the
local Spy man what his new hotel VIII
be named. which had been kept Sc
cret. 1t VIII be'called the Maanexit. Inc
new hosiery will be opened the Foul tn