The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
NEW SYSTEM.
Spencer Wants Fire Alarm
Apparatus.

Spencer, March 31.-One Of the i'm
portant questions which will be brought
up before town meeting is the fire
alarm system. Spencer has never had
any fire alarm system of much value,
but this year the leading business men
will try to have the town grant sum
of money for new system. Last year
there were seven fires in town, a few
of the places being totally destroyed.
This was not the fault Of the fire de-
partment. for they did not know the
exact location of the fires and cOnse-
quently wasted valuable time. Edwin
Rogers of Boston, a fire alarm inspect
or. was in town and was shown around
by the firemen. After going through
the town he thought that 20 fire alarm
boxes would answer the purpose, at
cost of S2000-nOt Il very large sum OF
money.
A paper was passed among the prin-
cipal business men of the town by the
firemen and most of them placed their
signatures to it as in favor of fire
alarm. The fire engineers, Chief George
P. DeWOlfe. Clerk Edward Bowen and
Charles Clark, are in favor Of it also.
Another important question will be
whether the town will have paid police
or not. The idea is to have two night
officers and two day officers-one of
the officers to be stationed on Main
street and vicinity and the other on
Chestnut street and vicinity.
The political situation of the town
does not grow any colder as election
day approaches. Members of both par
ties, the Condor and Ramer factions,
were busy today examining the names
Of the voters and trying TO estimate the
vote for their candidates.
The license question is given up by
most Of the strong no-license men as
a hopeless task, as most of the people
Of the town believe that the town win
go yes.
A pleasant birthday party took place
this evening at the home of Miss
Blanche Ethel Wakefield Of % Ash
street. About 40 Of her young friends
were present from 80 o'clock until
1880. Refreshments and music We're in
order during the evening. Among those
present were: Fred SoTell, Frank Jones
Ruth Sibley Lii Ashman. Dwight
Rowland, Bertha Bryant, Ethel Prem
tice, Elton Mullett Harry Cutler,
Chester Lowell, Foster Wheeler Fred
Putnam. Elton Prouty. Arthur Morse.
Fred Trail, May PrOuty, Phebe John
son, Agnes Stone Ethel Davis. Flor
ence Ames, Florence Hewlett, Blanche
Page. Josephine Lowell, Cora Park
hurst. Florence Lamb and Laura HyOrr
An exciting runaway took place this
afternoon on Pleasant street. The horse
attached to J.. D. Bemis' wood cart
became frightened and started over
lawns and through fences in the rear
Of Woodbury's house. The wagon be
came caught in the fence and the horse
was unable to move. With the exception
Of a few scratches on the horses legs.
he escaped without injury.
A cake sale by the ladies of the Uni
versalist church took place this after
noon at the home Of Mrs. Wheeler, Me-
chanic street.
The David Prouty high school closed
this afternoon for a vacation of 10 days.
Mayor r. B. Dodge. Jr., of Worcester,
was in town today on business.
A meeting was held last evening in
W. c. 7. a. rooms, Bank block, for the
purpose of recognizing the Crystal di-
vision, Sons Of Temperance. About u
We're present. although 30 had signed
the list during the day. The society
will start with a membership of about
40. G. P, w. P. Rowland Of Boston
and G. P, W. A. lockwood of Worces-
ter were present and addressed the
members. The following officers were
installed by G. P, W. P. Rowland: w
P, Mrs. J. r. Kane; r. S, Charles Nc
Carly; F. S, ]. R. Kane; conductor,
Walter Thibeault; assistant conductor,
Lillian Hayden; I. s., Eugene McCar-
ty; o. S, Myrthie Keith. The next
regular meeting viii be held next We'd
nesday. The offices of treasurer chap
lain, W. a. and W. P. will be filled
The new organ for the First Congre-
gational Church. which was 10 be ded-
icated today. Good Friday. was not