The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-15
MILLBURY CLERKS.
Game Of Base Ball To
Be Played Wednes-
day Afternoon.
THEY LOOKED OVER THE MILL.
Prest Brothers Will Make a
Formal Report to Firm
In Cohoes.
THEY LOOKED OVER THE MILL.

Millbury, Aug 1.-THE real thing in
Millbury will be the ball game between
the Main street and the Elm street
held this evening at the c. Y. U. L. A.
rooms on Elm street, and the following
names were given as eligible to play in
the bali game; Elm Streets-Macey
Shaw, Herbert Sutcliffe, William
Horne, Jean Wood, Ed. Kinneary, Dan
Dempsey, Fred Mailott, Daniel Dona-
Won, Ed. Putnam, T. Mailott and Will
liam Welsh. Main Streets-Tim Cotter,
Charles Undergraves, w. Welsh, Will
liam Brown, George Cleveland. Fred
Gauthier, c. Fisher, Joseph Goynon,
George Brown and Rob Brown.
A question arose between the man
ager of the two teams whether George
Brown was eligible to play on the Main
Streets, and it will be settled tomorrow.
A petition will be sent around to the
different Storekeepers tomorrow, ask
ing them to close on Wednesday from
to o'clock The game will be at
tended by all Millbury, as the losing
team has to pay for supper to be
SANOli SQlCSOdy nt6 AIs AAG 1AiOiCJ
received from the gate receipts will go
to the losing team.
i Peter Jacques began work today
tearing down thu Htwo old houses, the
property of the Worcester and Subur-
ban road. The houses are known as
Hote d'Staly and were used by the Ital-
ians when any repairs were being made
on the electric road.
Harry P. and George E. Priest, repre-
sentatives of the Harmony mills in CO.
hoes, N. T., were in Millbury looking
over the Millbury cotton mills owned
by the John H. Mason & Co. heirs. They
arrived about $50 O'Clock, and went
Immediately to the mill. A. H. Bos-
worth, who is at present the keeper of
the mills. showed the two men all
around the mill. From what the Prest
brothers said, they did not think the
mill worth the sum asked for it, and
thought it would be more profitable for
the owners to lease the property. They
are representatives of the Harmony
mills, and it will not be known what
action the company will take until the
Prest brothers go back to Cohoes and
make their report
Daniel Coombs of Waltham is the
guest of Edward Coombs in this town.
A question that is agitating the minds
VI NlllpuIy TtSlueulS just dl present Is
when special officer will patrol the
streets in the centre of the town. Since
officer Thomas Brown was appointed
by the selectmen as regular officer in
the centre, the streets have been more
quiet. Saturday and Sunday nights
of last week, contrary to the usual GUS
tom, not a person was on the streets
after 10 o'clock in the evening The
hoodlums who on previous evenings
have disturbed residents in the vicin-
ity of Post Office square with their
high-toned solos and choruses, were not
to be SEEN
DR.. Robert Booth, chairman of the
board of selectmen, was seen by The
Spy man this afternoon, and said that
Officer Brown would be continued as
long as he was needed, and would be on
for another month, or at least until cold
weather came and drove the rowdies
from the streets
A meeting Of the board of selectmen
will be held in the town hall Wednes-
day evening, when more definite action
will be taken.
Edwin C. Putnam left this evening
for Waltham on a business trip. He
will go from Waltham to Boston, to the
L. A. w. meet, as local consul Of that
order from here
Adm Brown and wife and Grace
Brown of Worcester, Charles LeClaire
anu WilG duQ w l4l1eblIl EETTOI OF InlS
place, who have been in camp at
Dority pond for the past week, broke
camp last night and returned to their
home.
Rev. F. B. Benoit and his gospel wa
gon left for Whitins today, where they
will stay q week.
o. w. Mills commences work this
morning on the high school, cleaning
and repairing 1t preparatory to the
lopening in the fall
Fred w. Stone has returned to his
work in Worcester after vacation of
one week.
Fred Holman Is spending two weeks
vacation at Falmouth Heights.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Simon SaYaria of Man
chang were the guests of friends in
this place today.
n Fred Moore, superintendent of the
Cords mill. is having an addition built
on to his house. on South Main street.
P. c. Jacques has the contract.
Rev. and Mrs. George E. Lombard
are spending a two weeks vacation at
Cottage City.
Mrs. F. C. Crosley is at Newport for
a weeks vacation.
Residents on South Main and Canal
streets are being treated to the evil
smell of the Blackstone river The
water in the pond is very low at pres
ent, and the order emitted is bad.
The valuation book which is in the
hands of the printer, Fred H. Green
wood is nearly completed and will be
out of press by the last of this week.
A bad accident occurred at the resi-
dence of Jean Wood, on West Main
: street, this afternoon. A man from
Douglas was riding past in his team,
when front wheel went into a rut
in the road and broke. He procured
wheel near by and drove off, cursing
the roads Of Millbury. The road at this
spot is very bad. Ruts are cut out
all along the streets and it is won
der more accidents do not happen.
Many citizens in town would like to
see the roads repaired
The firemen of Engine No. 1 cleaned
up their machine tonight, preparatory