The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-15
MoreP urchasers Look
Over the Cotton
Plant.
THE DEMOCRATS FORM IN LINE.
Small Caucus Chooses the
Usual List Of Delegates
For Convention.

Millbury. Sept IA party from
West Boylston was in town last Tues
! day looking over the Millbury cotton
mills, with view to buying the mill
| property or leasing it for term of
years. The parties did not wish to have
their names mentioned until something
| definite was done about the matter.
Eugene Mason, one of the, owners of
/ the property, was called up by tele-
phone and said that the party was look
! ing at the mills and would probably
either lease or purchase it as soon as
Trustee Campbell got back from Eu,
! rope. and he is expected back the last
o. this month.
The party has been in this town on two
| different occasions looking over the
mill and will probably lease it as soon
as the trustee gets back. The party
who has the leasing of the mills in view
! is worth r deal Of money, and will lease
the mills to start his son in business.
| The Ladies Benevolent Society con
nected with the Second Congregational
! church held supper and entertain
| ment in the Vestry of the church this
i evening. The entertainment consisted
| of musical and literary selections and
the rest of the evening was devoted to
games and other pleasures.
The democrats met at the town hall
| this evening and elected candidates for
the coming conventions. A small num-
Der was present at the meeting. Rob
ert Brown was elected chairman and
D. j. Dempsey was chosen secretary.
The following slate was made up: Del
egates to the state convention, r. T..
Brown, P. p. Sanderson; senatorial ID.
j. Dempsey and j, F. Walsh; councillor,
T. H. Sullivan and Thomas Hill; repre-
sentative, Thomas Brown and John
Clifford. The town committee was
made UP of the following: ]. F. Walsh,
i T. H. Sullivan, D. ]. Dempsey, r. F.
Brown, George L. Burnap, Thomas Hill
and Perry p. Sanderson. 1t was also
voted that if any vacancies should oc-
cur that the town committee be en-
powered to fill them.
Alfred LeMay, who was injured in
the bicycle accident at Valley Falls
several weeks ago, returned to his work
: in the wire mills in Worcester this
: morning.
A. H Bosworth and wife moved to
Ashland, r. l., today where Mr.. Bos-
worth has secured a position in the
Rodman Manufacturing company's
mills.
| julie Dupuis of Grafton is putting in
: new roadway for T. H. Welsh on
Railroad street
: The Ladies' benevolent society con-
: nected with the Baptist church held a
| supper and entertainment in the church
. vestry this evening. A very attractive
5 program was arranged by the young la
dies of the church, and was well car
/ ried out.
? Mrs. S. H. Arnold of Maine is the
guest of friends in this town.
Miss Gracia Hakes commenced her
! studies in state normal school in Wor-
cester today.
Rev. FIR. Pendergast of Turner'S Falls
: is in town
The firemen of steamer No. 1 today
received an invitation to attend the
muster at Putnam, on Oct l. 1t is
hoped by the company that the engi-
neerS will allow them to attend.
Work on the state road was COM
: menced this morning, cutting the brush
and stalking out the road.
The Millbury B. b. A. was out for the
S first basket ball practice in the town
! hall this evening.
The Millbury Water company is in
Producing water in the homes of Charles
!. Buck and Samuel Goodell.
q Miss Lena Neudeck was pleasantly
surprised at her home at the west side
last evening by large party of friends
from the Sherman Envelope company
r of Worcester, and presented an elegant
+ gold watch chain. The presentation
speech was made by Arthur Maxwell OF
= Worcester, to which Miss Neudeck re-
/ sponded in a fitting manner The party.
about % in number, came to town n a
e special car over the Suburban line and
returned later in the evening During
= the evening refreshments were served
(, and games played.
The union concert of the Several
t evangelical churches in town will he
a. held in the Methodist Church on sun
e day evening, Oct /
i The bird hunters in this town will get
: their guns and dogs out tomorrow
morning and search the woods for part
p ridge and other game. Several of the
OLD hunters in town will hunt for birds
f this season. John M. White has given
: up his hotel business and will devote a
deal of his time to hunting. Charles
e Horne Herman Wood. Robert Mott and
Donnie Windle will also do some hunt
ing this season.
A large number from this town at
tended the cattle fair at Upton today.
Frank Horne today received a letter
> from Alexander MacDuff who recently
moved to Irellll
The well at the grammar school in
o. West Millbury is making trouble for
s the school teachers. Saturday after
noon steamer No. . will go TO West
Mlllbury and pump the we'll cut
n Edwin c. Putnam is having rare luck
t in capturing Wild birds. This morning
e early large partridge flew up to his
ho1ce on Main street, and striking a
window glass, broke it and fell into the
room. Mr.. Putnam saw the bird come
into the house and soon secured it. He
brought 1t down to his store on Elm
street. and has it on exhibition with the
3 dipper luck captured yesterday Mr.
Putnam'S home on Main street is in the
most thickly settled portion Of Millbugy
and it is very strange how the partridge
: got so far out of the woods.
The leak IN the water main of the
T Millbury Water Company in front OF
: the Kinneary home at the west side is
: causing the company much trouble
D. c. Costello and daughters Of Wor-
cester are guests at the home of Henry
Carter on Elmwood street for few
days.