The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
BOARD VIEWS STREETS.
Small Evening. Fire Creates Excite
ment-No Ball Grounds Available.

meht-No Dali 0rounoS AVAILABLE
LEICESTER, Aug. 19.-The fire alarm
was sounded tonight for small blaze
on the roof of the cottage house on
Franklin street, owned by James Fa-
hey of 6S Ward street, Worcester, and
occupied by John B. Cole. Neighbors
noticed flames around the kitchen
chimney, and the alarm sounded at
40.
The small hose reel and the hose wag-
on were brought down, the first at 7.22
and the second at 1928, but the fire was
out before they could do any service.
The chimney caught FIRE this morning,
and was allowed to burn itself out and
some sparks probably smouldered on
the roof. The loss will be small.
Selectmen e. ]. McDermott, James e.
Boardman, Superintendent of Sewers
w. A. Bell and Civil Engineer Nathan
"a. Craig of Spencer, looked over Waite
street today. 1t was found that both
sides of the new fence had been paint
ed since the last visit of the town
fathers.
The condition of the lower end Of the
street beyond the 1900 feet graded in
the contract of Messrs. Rice and Barry
was looked into. and 1t was decided
something must be done to remedy mat
tiers at once Rocks have been left
along the roadbed so that on a dark
might even very skillful driver would
have hard work to avoid spill. Mr.
McDermott said today that this would
be attended to as soon as possible.
The signs on Watson's island warn
ing off trespassers have disappeared,
and no one seems to know who is re-
Sponsible. 5a -
The Cherry Valley base ball team
went to Roehdale today in SHOWS barge
Surprise, and beat the Roehdale nine by
players were McDermott 1b., Rice 2b.,
Ashworth 3D., Kane |. f., Barry r. f.,
Sheridan S., Snow C. f., Jameson p. and
lombard C. The feature was the work
of Peter Rice at first base and at the
bat. He had not played for two years,
and only made one error. The team
As prepared to go up against stronger
teams in the county, and Manager Riv-
ers has secured Tony Harrigan of Wor-
cester as twirler and G. Martin of
Northboro as backstop for the rest of
the season.
1t is hard for any base ball team to
go through a season in Leicester, as
there are no grounds available. The
Waite street grounds cannot be used
this year, and there is no place other
than the middle of the road which can
be used for practice. Davidson's field
on Pleasant street, Leicester, is the
only field which has been used this sea-
son. and that only by juvenile Mines 1t
is nearly mile from Leicester centre
by road, and all of a quarter of a mile
more through thickets beyond that.
The field near the Worcester reservoir
and the top Of Bald hill in Cherry VAL
ley, are suitable locations, but the own
ers do not see fit to allow their use
There are good ball players in Cherry
Valley who have had 10 Join out-of-
town teams TO play regularly before
the present nine was formed, and it is
TOO bad strong team cannot have a
better show in town.
Rev. =, Lester Marsh has returned
70 Waterville, Me, after having spent
his vacation with his parents, G. e..
Marsh and wife, Of Pleasant street. Mrs
Marsh, with her daughter, Miss Eliz-
abeth White Marsh, are now guests of
Mr.. Marsh's parents for short time
The three children of Ernest Ell
bridge, who are convalescent with ty-
phoid fever, were out doors for the first
time yesterday.
VIII Hanna will return to his home
In Brooklyn tomorrow.
William M. Steele is to soon move his
family to Worcester.
Miss Alice Rice and Miss Agnes Stein
are at Block Island.
III. u. Sargent of the board of select
men Is at Quebec for few days
Clinton M. Larry returned to work
on the Suburban today, from vacation
spent at Schenectady. N. X.