The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26
SHUT OUT.
Fence Built Across
Road at Lake.
SOME INDIGNANT.
At Action of Consolidated
Railroad Company.


officials of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad company in bar
ricading the entrance to Beacon park
is causing righteous indignation to be
Vehemently expressed among the
townspeople. There is no way around
the barricade or, in fact, over it unless
one is good at climbing. The entrance
to Beacon park and the Narrows is
sealed tight.
According to orders received at Web
ster from the headquarters of the Con-
solidated, work was commenced to bar
ricade the crossing. Deep trenches
were dug and rows of logs were driven
far into the bowels Of the earth. A
fence of ties was adjusted on each side
of this crossing in addition to the
trenches dug. This workmen labored
all the afternoon, and by evening had
their job completed.
Evidently the workmen smiled in
their own peculiar way at the result
of their work per orders from the head
officials. and well might they, for the
barricade looked seemingly strong
enough to resist any ordinary resis-
tance.
Not being satisfied they ordered a
few finishing touches to be administer
ed, and accordingly, Friday afternoon,
the Southbridge division branch sec
ton gang, under the directions Of Fore
man George Lamonday, finished the
job.
In order to make the fertilization as
permanent as possible, another fence
was added. The ties were sunk three
feet in the ground on both sides of the
trenches, and thoroughly trampled
down. The bitches were made trifie
more wicked.
The fertilization as it stands now
looks more as if it was built to keep out
an army. 1t is doubtful if even the
local members of the late Company X,
Sixth Massachusetts regiment, would
| be able to capture the apparent fort.
Unless the corporation stations a
Waterman at the crossing, the barri-
cade will be torn down, and it has
been stated that the railroad people
intend to place a watch night and day,
| to see if such move is made by local
people The action of the railroad peo-
! pie has stirred up the fighting blood
of several, and these few who have
much at stake will be backed by the
prominent citizens of the town.
The worst loser by the barricade is
contractor George S. Corbin. Others
interested are Edgar S. Hill, proprietor
of Beacon Park, Maurice Maynard
| Theodore Paquette and the Misses
| Slater, who own the Narrows.
Messrs. Paquette and Maynard own
lots the other side of the blockade and
| Webster owns a small area of land
which the highway department uses
All are now shut off from reaching
their property.
Mr.. Corbin is the worst sufferer
Just beyond the t%acks is a sand pit
owned by him. For the past week his
| teams have been busy carting away
the sand, filing a large contract he
| had. He is now shut off from the pit,
and the delay is costing him money.
| Contractor Corbin has resolved to
| tear, rip or break down the blockade,
regardless of subsequent consequences,
| If there might be any. He has stated
| that he will carry out his purpose Mon
day, if the fertilization is not abolished
| by that time, and from present indica-
lions it will not be; or, in fact, a
month from Monday, unless steps are
| taken at once to get rid Of it.
| The railroad people have blocked the
crossing before but never so securely
as now. Mr.. Corbin has removed for
mer Instructions that the railroad
erected, and he AYERS that he has per-
| feet right to abolish this one.
the town fathers Monday noon, and as
certain the official feeling of the board.
| The road was in use long years before
| the railroad people crossed it with their
| tracks.
1t is certain that Mr.. Corbin will get
| the support of one of the members of
the board He is Maurice p. Glare,
chairman who is not in sympathy with
the railroad officials in this matter. Mr..
Clare has had his experience in this
line before, and came out ahead.
Mr.. Glare was seen by reporter for
The Spy today. He said that if he
owned land on the other side of the
blockaded crossing and wished to reach
it, he would pull down the fertilization.
lie says he does not agree with
the railroad peoples policy, and if a
move was made to pull down the block
age, he would not interfere.
Mr.. Glare as president of Division H.
A. o. H., the society which formerly
owned and occupied Beacon Park
which they sold to Mr.. Hill, removed
an obstruction at the crossing which
was erected similarly to that of last
weeks. q few years ego, and if he was
in the same position now, would DO
precisely as he did before.
DR.. Fred A. Brown was seen today by
the local correspondent Of The Spy. He
thinks that the railroad people have
right according to law to close the
crossing and thus emphasize their po-
sition more strongly. He said that by
closing the crossing for Sc hours they
thus have a right of way for the en-
suing 81 years. The affair has created
good deal of interest, and tonight it
was the subject Of all conversation at
the public places. 1t is positive that
some action will be taken Monday at
the latest.