The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-26
FOOTED IT HOME.
Theatregoers Provide
Their Own Trans
portation.
POWER OFF ON WEBSTER ROAD.
Walked a Mile Through
Bracing But Chilly
Air.
POWER OFF ON WEBSTER ROAD.

Webster, Oct. Pa party of Web
sterites went to Worcester on the cleo
trio cars last night and attended the
Worcester Theatre, where THE Sign of
the Cross was played. They had been
informed that they would be able to
get back to Webster after the thea
ire, and that the Worcester and Web
ster road would wait for them at the
top of College hill.
The theatre party upon being prom
Used that a Webster car would wait
for them no worTiment was felt rela
tive to getting home. The Worcester
and Webster road kept to their agree
ment, but the trouble was all on the
Webster and Dudley road. The Web
ster car waited for the theatre car on
! the Consolidated and the Webster par
ty were transferred on their homeward
journey.
The car on the Worcester line whizzed
along at a merry pace. the conductor
was polite and attentive, while the mo-
torman tended strictly to his business,
and all went well until the track of the
Webster and Dudley road was struck
at the East Webster burial grounds.
There the trouble began. There was
no power to push the car along, and
after several futile attempts by the
crew, it was clearly demonstrated that
! the car could go no farther.
The passengers had the pleasure of
getting out into the cold and penetrat-
ing night air and walking the distance
of mile or more to their homes, when
they should have been brought into
town and landed at the post office.
Prof. Edgar ]. Dufour of New York,
now here enjoying the bracing air, has
signed a weeks engagement at the
Willimantic fair, commencing Oct. 30,
as Venetian glass blower. Prof. Dufour
has exhibited at nearly all the big fairs
in this section.
M. N. Silver1nan of the firm of Blatt
& Silverman, returned from a visit in
New York city today.
James T. Burnes of Pittsfield, who
recently purchased the dry goods store
and stock of William T. Shumway,
through his auctioneer, Frank E. Will
bur, is fast disposing of the stock. The
sale has been on for the past three
weeks, and will continue for the next
three weeks until the goods are sold.
The farm stock of William Wells of
Charlton will be sold at auction by F.
E. Wilbur in Charlton, Saturday af-
ternoon.
Rev. Alex. Digit, pastor of the Meth
OulSt EplSCOpdl cnurcn, preached at the
Laurel Street Methodist Episcopal
church in Worcester, last night
From information received in Web
ster, it seems that Co. K, 9Th Mass.
volunteers of Southbridge, is breaking
UP. The information comes that two
of its commissioned officers and four
of its non commissioners have re-
signed. Sergt. Major Higgins of the
company has accepted a position in the
Worcester optical works. John Murphy,
another wellknown boy, is working
there.
Alden & Benedict's Fabio Romani are
billed for Music hall next Tuesday eve
ming.
Proprietor Weaver of the bowling
parlors will place on contest several
prizes next week
Fred A. Klobedanz, twirler of the
Woroesters, will referee the Webster
Spencer game in Spencer, Friday eve
ming,
There is talk of forming a basket ball
league between Nicholas Academy, Ok
ford high school, Woodstock Academy
and Southbridge high school.
Mrs. Ralph w. Norman is enjoying a
weeks vacation in Boston.
Thomas Lonergan visited in Worces-
ter this afternoon.