The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17

A special car manned by Motorman
clinton H. Larry and Conductor James
Naphen took a party, consisting of
members of the state highway com
mission, Worcester and Suburban rail-
way directors and engineers, to Spencer
today, where they looked over the ledge
near Melville w. Smiths, which will
either have to be blasted or the rails
laid on top of it. The commission has
promised TO pay portion of the ex-
pense OF moving the tracks if the ledge
Is blasted, and the meeting today was
10 perfect arrangements The uarty
dined at the Massasoit, Spencer.
TWO members of the board of assess
ors, George A. Lamb and James L.
Gallagher and Henry o. Smith and Eli
Golfer of Cherry Valley figured in a
war of words, on the sidewalk near
=. f. Lyons store, this noon. MIR.
omth assailed Mr.. Gallagher with a
storm OF eloquence and told him what
ne thought OF him and the way Smiths
ploperty mad been taxed, in plain
smith had stick and was prepared to
use II on Mr.. Gallagher when Mr..
lamp stepped up and stayed his hand
MI gallagher did not strike Mr.. Smith
noT We're any actual blows struck. Mr..
Galagher refused to talk over the af-
Ialr when a Spy reporter spoke to him
oouetyt ne sad; Il don't want to saw
anything at all about Mr. Smith,
'oIih y cara is to build an addition
~ IIe Feople s Ice companys ice house
at Waltes pond, which will greatly in
crease the capacity and the work Of
cutting down high bank on the site of
lne proposed building has begun. An
acre OF land directly south of the nres-
eilt mouse was recently bought from
the G. w. Olney Wooden connanv
Walte,s pond at present is all of 3 feet
lower imam at ordinary high water and
,ots or water will have to run into the
basin before ice cutting begins.
mere promises to be some discussion
oEer the DIVISION of the $50 check given
~ lne members of steamer company No.
and hose No. 1 bv A r Davidso,, ~,
recognition of their work at the fire
which destroyed his barn. The money
was divided pro rata and each mans
snare was $3.50. w. j. Pendergast w.
+. Trask, Dennis f. Butler and George
hlng acted as substitutes for regular
members who We're out of town and did
the work They did not get anv share
SO member of the department said to-
gay ana It is supposed the regular men
VINO dld no work got the pay.
MISS Mabel 3. Nutting, daughter of
-NoIIiIlS VI the worcester r.
suburban, celebrated her ninth birth
DAY by giving a party to eight Young
friends today. The afternoon was spent
IN games till tea. Those present were
Misses Evelyn Sargent, Annie Waite
Bertha L. Watson, Corinne stone sara
p: Watson, Florence Horne, Gertrude
watson and Edith Beaulieu.
The Bird club to the number of ia
enjoyed walk to Grosvenor's mill nonT
today poiiu
The new golf links in j. w Snow, 8
held are private and do not belone. To
the o. K. in general
Misses Annie Hart and Bessie Rom
bard left today for a weeks visit with
friends at Leominster.
A peacock and three young birds Of
the same kind which haze been sttrac-
tive features of the Winslow estate
have recently died. A pea hen and two
chicks of a brood of five remain.
Henry Q. Smith and wife and Amos
A. Gould returned last night from the
annual meeting Of the New England
Association of Water Commissioners AZ
Syracuse, N. Y.
Copies of the acts and resolves for
1899 can be had at the town clerk s
office.