The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-01
Town To Be Mecca Of
Many Firemen's
Associations.
CONTESTS, GAMES AND DANCES
Base Ball Game in After
noon VIII Draw
Crowds.

Webster, Aug. 31.-Webster's big,
muster takes place tomorrow, the first
in twenty years, and probably the last
in many a year to come. Everybody
is ready for the big event. The bust
ness men spent the day decorating
their windows and the outside OF their
stores for the occasion.
The first apparatus to arrive belong
ed to the Veterans Association of
Wopnsocket, r. l., a hand engine that
will contest for the $3.50 in gold. This
evening the North and East Brookfield
companies arrived. All are in prime
condition, and say they will maze the
others hustle for the prizes in store.
Caterer C. S. Yeaw of Worcester ana
a number of cooks arrived in town ear
ly this morning. They brought with
them all the cooking utensils and a
canvas tent. They will feed about S00
of the firemen in the lot in rear of
Bigelow Bros homestead on Main
street.
The central fire station On School
street will present a fine appearance.
Boston decorators worked, several hours
today getting the big brick building into
shape. The building is bedscked with
flags and bunting.
An attractive piece of work is an
arch over High street. All the hote!s
are finely decorated, as are the pusl-l
ness concerns and many private homes;
The town will have firemals hags ana
fakiFs galore.
The parade will be formed at 10
o'clock, and at two blasts from the fire
alarm, it will move at 1926 The ware
companies are not comirg, but others
will fill in The contests will be on
Main street, and will start at l.30, II
is not expected they VIII be nnlshed
before 6 or Z o. m. Tha9 however, Will
give the Worcester contingent time TO
catch the special train leaving on the
Albany road at p. m.
At .. m. the WEBSTER champions
will cross bats with tie Milford team,
on the Beacon park grounds A Sc
ries of three games will be played.
Webster won the first 13 to ., last Sat
urday, in Milford; tie second will be
tomorrow, and the third Saturday af-
ternoon 1t is known that Milford will
strengthen her already fast team with
five new players. Webster fans, how
ever, are confident hey will trim the
visitors both games
At the st. Jean Eaptiste hall sur
prise party will be rendered to local
young lady, to be Slowed by dance.
At the D. L. K. lall, on School street,
there will also bda dance. Koehler's
orchestra will furnish music. Sunday
afternoon, at Point Breeze, the D. L.
K band will render a concert. Monday
afternoon, at thg same place, a balloon
ascension will AXE place. Mr.. Hill
closed the deal il Boston yesterday for
the event Ths Webster ball team
plays Southbrige here Labor day fore
noon and in Suthbridge in the after
noon For thenext few days Webster
4 will get all thft is coming to it in the
shape of sport amusements and excite
nent.
Supt. HarryiF. Lincoln of the Wor-
cester and WEBSTER electric road was
in town todaN Mr. Lincoln says the
road can be rlhning between here and
Oxford easily In time for the cattle
show He said there is nothing to do
except string he trolley wires, and
quite DISTANCE has already been done
from Oxford tbs way. The wire is ex-
pected today ortomorrow, and a couple
of days work till finish it. Mr.. Lin
coin said this VS. the hardest year he
ever remembered to secure iron mate
rial, and that Ws what has hampered
the road.
Mr.. Flint of te local road told The
Spy man today lat the bonds for the
Webster road wilarrive in a few days.
They will be soldat 103 premium. Par
ties from differed places have already
notified Mr.. FliIs they will purchase
when they arrivef
The funeral ices of the late
Elijah p. Moorehose, aged so, was held
at his late residers, q Park street, at
100 O'clock this a ernoon. Rev H. M
Tourtelotte officiaN. The interment
was at East Wepsr.