The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09
TEMPLETON ROAD.
Another North Coun-
ty Scheme May
Go Through.
A CONNECTION WITH GARDNER.
With Westminster and
Fitchburg Loops the Town
Would Be Served.
A CONNECTION WITH GARDNER.

Gardner, July S.-Templeton people
interested in the proposed Templeton &
Gardner electric railway are surprised
that Gardner people do not take more
interest in the matter, as the road, it is
believed, would be benefit to Gardner
as well as to Templeton.
Charles E. ingalls, of Templeton. sec
rotary and treasurer of the temporary
organization, which is planning for the
road, feels confident that it will be built
When asked what the prospects were
Tor a road this year, he said that it
would be built this year if it ever was
Wh1le 1t is generally supposed that
the road will come from East Temple-
ton through Parker street to West
Gardner square, the point is not settled
yet, and will not be until the total
amount of stock is subscribed.
Ihere remains now to be raised the
price of building one mile of road. This
Will require $4,000 and the TempIeton
people interested think that they ought
TO be able to secure subscribers for that
amount in Gardper.
II there should be a sufficient inter-
est the location over West Broadway
and Conant street to Union square
might be considered, if the men who
oeslre that plan to be carried out
should pledge the amount needed to fin
ISL the road. While the other location
would be better for West Gardner, the
west Broadway site would have its ad-
vantages
The Parker street line would pass
through one of Gardeners busiest
streets, but beyond Parker's Mill cross
ing about mile from the square there
are scarcely no buildings until East
Templeton is reached. West Broadway
is more populous as we'll as being a
more picturesque street for a suburban
road.
Another advantage which West
Broadway has is that it is for the most
part level, while the road from West
Gardner to East Templeton is to great
extent a series of hills and hollows.
Mr.. ingalls, is In favor of a West
Broadway line, but the majority of the
other projectors prefer the Parker
street location as 1t would connect more
directly with West Gardner.
A movement is on foot among The
storekeepers, especially in West Gard
ner, to close their stores Friday after
noon, to give their clerks a nTlf holt
day. The following petition was circu-
lated today and received several sig
natures;
We, the undersigned dry goods, fur
nlture, millinery, clothing and shoe
dealers of Gardner, hereby agree that
commencing Friday, July IA, 1899 and
continuing up to and including the last
Friday in August, 1899, to close our
stores at 10 o'clock p. M, on all Friday
afternoons. This agreement is net
binding unless signed by all, and each
subscriber hereto may consider this
agreement no longer in force if he
knows of any gross violation by any Of
the other subscribers: Francois milli-
merry and ribbon store, E. 6. Sargent
& Co., A. Rosenberg, William &. A.
Policy, Smith & Estes, Gardner Cloth
ing Co., j. w. McVine, Robichaud &
Mountain, Ryan Bros, Platts & Proc
tor, E. A. Chandler, e. Davidson,
Globe Clothing Co., j. Sweet. c. P.
Wood & Son, Dora Bros, S. Epstein,
New York Outlets.
Lieut. A. c. Edison of Springfield was
at the armory last night and mustered
20 recruits into Co. F, Second regi-
ment. This gives the company its full
quota of IS men with six others, who
are ready to step in to fill a vacancy.
]. B. Carr and two assistants from
the office of G. E. Speeler & Co., Bos-
ton, architects, were in Gardner yes
terday, to finish the work of survey
ing the site for the G. F. & w. street
railway. The portion of the track be-
ginning at the West Fitchburg terrni-
nus, Waite's corner, has been begun
and is completed as far as the Mar
rows. Worl1men have also been busy
on the Wachusett park line, so that
the track is laid nearly the whole dis
lance from the park to Waite's corner
Andrew Hanson, the man who fell
from the piazza at Ill Pine street, yes
terday morning, was sent to the Bur
bank hospital in Fitchburg yesterday
afternoon. by advice of DR.. J. B. Don
nelly, the attending physician. The
man had not regained consciousness,
SO that his story of the affair could not
be learned, nor the full extent Of his
injuries. DR.. Donnelly thinks the fall
from the piazza was accidental
Col E. P. Clark telephoned yesterday
afternoon to Capt. A. L. Potter, that he
would attend the reunion of the Span
ish war veterans of Co. F, at the Wind
sor House, July H.
Mrs. ]. H. Patterson of Stamford.
CT. is visiting her sister, Mrs. H. l..
Curtis, Central street.
Joseph Robillard and another young
man, while indulging in a little frolic
on their wheels on North Main street,
last evening, collided. Three spokes
were broken out of Robillard's front
wheel
Ernest Anderson left yesterday after
noon on his bicycle for a trip to Bos-
| ton.
c. o. Stone and family have gone to
| their farm in Hubbardston, where they
will remain several weeks.
Harry w. Mason of Wallingford, Ct
is visiting his cousin, A. A. Perley, Par.
ker street.