The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-20
TO KEEP THE PEACE.
James Aspin of North
Webster Held In
$500.

Webster, July 19.-James Aspin, en-
pleyed in Slater's cotton factory at
North Webster, was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Joseph P.
Love for assault and threatening his
wife.
The neighborhood in which Aspin
lives has been frequently disturbed by
quarrels in the Aspin home, and the
arrest grew out of a complaint made
to officers.
In court today Aspin was held in $500
to keep the peace for three months. In
default of surety, he will be taken to
Worcester tomorrow. The case of
Frank salvor was placed on file on
payment of costs.
Webster baseball club was considera-
bly, surprised this morning when it was
learned that the Southbridge- Holy
Cross baseball team had disbanded.
The news was very sudden and unex-
pected. The guarantee, however, which
the Webster team has offered the
Southbridge people is enough of an in
ducement to have the team play here
next Saturday, and accordingly South
bridge will bring down its strongest
delegation.
Webster will place on the diamond
the same invincible team that it al
ways is. Frank Shea, who has won
many laurels on the Webster team this
year, is now playing with the Man
chesters of the New England league
Shea has made arrangements however
| whereby Webster can have him any
| time they desire. Saunders will pitch
and Merritt will catch. Southbridge
WI have as a battery Griffin and
| Kenney.
1t is rumored about Webster thai
Southbridge has thrown out some of hel
| less efficient players and has signed
some very good men, whose names are
| now being kept dark Webster has Wor
two games out of three from South.
bridge, and she will strain every mus.
Gle to take the game which they will
play with her next Saturday on the
Beacon park grounds.
All OF Webster'S most prominent pro.
fessional men, together with a large
number of business men, will leave
town tomorrow, to be present at the
funeral services of Judge A. J. Bar.
tholomew. Among those who will at.
tend are Clerk of the Court F. H, Der.
ger, Associate Justice H. j. Clarke
josiah Perry Maurice P. Glare, Joseph
+. Love, Henry Brander, John ]. Love
Hon. Charles Haggerty. Frank E. Deon
of the local clergymen.
Those students who were in the ninth
grade of the high grammar school and
VINO Will enter the high school this
this year, are Joseph Aldrich, Marion
Davis, Paul Filmer, Nancy Fogarty.
Myron Freeman, Nellie Hawkins. EN-
lily Jones, Edward Ryan, Mary Skahen.
Albert Spencer, Addie Steinberg. AIDE
lard Therieau, Florence Tuck, Clifford
Walker and James Welsh.
Clarence Darling, who met his fate
in Oxford, Monday afternoon by
drowning, was well known in Webster
Many of his old time friends will be
present at his funeral tomorrow, which
Will take place at the UniversaliSt
church in that town. Rev. G. L. Rall,
pastor of the Webster Universelis-
church, will speak.
Work on the Webster and Dudley
Street Railway is being rapidly pushed
toward completion The cross poles
are mostly put up. and yesterday q
gang of men began stringing the Feed
The ST. Jean Baptiste society met to-
night, and decided to remove the bay
window on Davis street. as suggested
by the selectmen.
Beginning on Sunday next there will
be no services at the Methodist Church
owing to the pastor enjoying a vaca-
ton.
Clarence M Nash, cashier at the
First National Bank, is enjoying a va
cation at Webster lake.
Mrs. L. j. Holden and son William,
with Mrs. Holdens niece of New York
city, Miss Simpson, are the guests of
Louis E. Pattison, lumber dealer.
Joseph l.. Bressette has returned
from pleasure trip to Canada
Mrs. William McKernan and daugh-
ter Maggie left town this noon for
Nashua, N. H., where they will be the
guests of Mrs. Patrick Foley.
Richard Mason has severed his con-
nection with J. B. Prescott iron foun-
dry.
Harry Cocks, graduate of the high
school, is learning the telephone board
at the local office.
Mrs. l.. H. Fairbanks and son of
Worcester are the guests Of Frank
Kemp and wife on oxford avenue.
John and Joseph P. Love have hired
a cottage for two weeks at Point
Pleasant. They will occupy it begin
ming Saturday.
Charles Hayman and wife, who have
been the guests of Mrs. Haymans
mother, Mrs. Joseph Form, in Oxford,
have returned home.
Roscoe M. Clemans is enjoying a va
cation in Boston.
Henry Falk is very sick.
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