The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-03
ONCE MORE
Southbridge Branch
Is Talked.
Mr.. FLINT EARNEST,
But Will Receive OPPOSE
ton From Merchants.

and Dudley Electric Street Railway,
has again started the agitation of con-
meeting Webster and Southbridge> by an
electric railroad. The matter has been
brought up before, and those interested
would push the matter a little while
and then become disguised with it and
drop it for the time being.
| Mr.. Flint for the past couple of DAYS
has been talking the matter up with
local business men. They told Mr..
Flint that the road was just the right
thing. The local Spy man has also made
a canvass. and finds, with a few ex-
ceptions. the business men are hearth
ly in favor of the idea.
Mr. Flint went to Southbridge. and
while in the Spec" town, discussed the
subject with many of the residents
there. He finds that the majority of
the business men there are dead against
building an electric road from South
bridge to Webster, while the laboring
classes are favorable to it.
Inc business men in that town claim
tnat the connecting of the two towns
| Wy eIectr1cs will prove detrimental to
their interests. They are of the opin-
ION that instead of shopping in South
orldge, the people would go to Webster
! ana purchase their supplies there
While on the other hand, the situation
is Just the same, and without a doubt
Just as many Websterites would go to
| ooutnDrldge to purchase as would come
to Webster.
Inc local storekeepers are not afraid
OF having their patrons go to South
| brldge for their goods, and Mr. Flint
| know w /,
keepers are afraid. He says he. for one
viii go down and help them out.
Inc onclals of the New York. New
raven and Hartford Railroad have al
| ways peen aware of the good such an
electrlc road would accomplish, and in
| oroer 10 evade such step being taken,
they decided to put on the evening
train, which will run in a day or Two
between the two towns. Mr.. Flint thinks
IL may be question of time before
the road is built, but he is positive that
eventually it will come.
The remains of Robert Templeman
Or" We're placed in their final resting
place at East Webster Cemetery this
AFTERNOON. The funeral services were
very brief and simple.
RESIDENTS of the town will remember
the decee sed wildly, for way back in
1874 he killed his wife. He shot her
Win revolver For that crime he
was arrested by ex-Deputy Sheriff SOL
ONION Shumway and convicted before
a jury. His friends tried every way
70 make him out insane, but their Of
/ torts proved futile, and he was SEN
! fenced for life in the Charlestowr state
penltentiary. Since that time. up to a
rev years ago, he has been d prisoner,
oul III ms declining years he was TAX
en- 10 Br1dgewater The warden of the
prison speaks of him as an exemplary
prisoner, and always obedient 20 the
rules. Deceased was rs years old. He
leaves a large family of children.
Inc ST Louis Dramatic Club will pre-
sent The Colleen Bawn' in Music
Hall, March II. The piece is under the
management of Francis Kasev wbiie
p f. Whalen plays a prominent role
and is the stage manager.
Inc cast is; Myles ma Coppaleen,
James McGeary; Hardness Cregan,
francis Kelly; Danny Mann, P. It.
! Mhalen; Kyrle Daily, John J. Breen;
Father Tom, James Hyland; Mr.. Cor
rlgan' Henry J. King; Berthe O'Moore.
William Moore; Ely OConnor, Nellie
NJ Hederman; Anne Chute, Kate
Brennan, Mrs. Cregan, Kate NJ Sher-
| lock; Sheehan, John Hetherman; Kath-
leen Greagh, Alice Lonergan; Ducie
Blennerhasset, Nellie M. Clare; SER
wants, soldiers, officers, ETC., by men,
R. Harry Brigham, well known in the
sporting circles in Worcester and Web
ster, will soon open a picture framing
establishment in Southbridge.
James f. Maher, manager of John
3. McQuaid's saloon, Is i'll with the
grip.
The funeral of the late Mrs. John
Harbo will be held at her late Harris
street residence, 2 o'clock tomorrow ar
ternoon. Rev. H. A. Blake will officiate.
James I. Stanley and wife, nee Miss
Agnes Brosnihan of Worcester, re-
turned last night from their Florida
wedding tour much refreshed.
A special meeting of the st. Josepb's
society will be held next Monday even
ing The Sacred Heart and St Marv's
societies met on Sunday
Rev. c. L. Ball. pastor Of the Church
of the Redeemer will deliver the sec
ond sermon in his series of "Doctrinal
Discourses," next Sunday morning. His
i text is Hell located, or the biblical
doctrine of nature of punishment"
The steppers who are to enter in the
| horse race Saturday were out in full
force, this afternoon, getting in their
practice. A large number of interested
ones watched the preliminaries.
The Southbridge high school polo
team showed Capt. Morse's quintet of
skaters how the trick was done on Stew
ems pond this afternoon, and at the
| completion of the icy contest the Spec"
boys were winners by a score of Q to o.
The game was a good one full of thrill
ling and shrewd plays by both Sides
and it was a closely contested match. A
goal was made by the visitors in each
half while the locals got init
The lineup was as follows: South
bridge, NJ. B. Clemence, LIST rush; f. r.
Hall, I'd rush; George Taylor, centre;
Harry Harlinder, halfback; Charles
McGilpin, goal. Websters, j. f.
O'Rourke, list rush; A. S. Morse, ID
rush; Edward Keegan, centre; j. F.
Collins, halfback; goal, Geo. D. Morse
Goals, Taylor, Hall; referee. John King
Webster; tlmekeepers, Nelson Dan
bridge, Southbridge, Henry Healy,
, Webster; time, two 80 minute halves.
o. d. Bragdon of Boston is the guest
of F., T. Chase
Wadislaw Jonakowski is visiting in
Springfield
Ed Pattison Is visiting his wife in
Westbury.
Mrs. John T.. Chase is in Boston for
couple Of days.
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