The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02
RESIGNS.
Supt. Foss Of Webster
Electric Road.
HIS SUCCESSOR.
It Is Said That a Penn. Man
Will Have the Place..

Webster, Feb. 1-Superintendent w.
H. Foss Of the Webster and Dudley
electric street railway has rendered his
resignation to the board of directors of
the line, and it has been accepted. The
resignation was not unexpected, and
the directors have been looking up a
man that they thought competent to
fill the place.
Mr.. Foss, in his written resignation
to the board, gives it until the first of
March in which to secure his success
or, but during an interview with one of
the prominent directors, this noon, the
local correspondent of The Spy ascer-
.tains that the board will ask him to
sever his connection in a couple of
weeks or SO.
Mr.. Flint, of the board, was seen by
reporter for The Spy in regard to Mr..
Foss' successor, but said that as yet
no definite arrangements had been
made. William Schnehenburger, who
represents the Lorain Steel Company
of Johnstown, Pa, had been mentioned
to succeed Mr.. Foss, but Mr.. Flint
would neither affirm nor deny the
statement He said Schnehenburger
was an expert of the cleverest kind,
and thoroughly versed in all branches
of electricity. Schnehenburger is but
Fl years of age, and The Spy has it on
reliable information that he will be
asked officially if he will accept the
job. Mr.. Flint. however, will still re-
main the general supervisor of the
road
The retiring superintendent, while in
town, has made a host Of friends. He
came here directly after the road was
opened last summer, from Saco, Me-.
where he had been assistant superin-
tendent of an electric road there.
| Deputy Sheriff Maurice p Clare, by
invitation, was a guest of Col. Roger
r. Scannell of the Ninth Massachusetts
volunteers, this evening, at a compli-
mentary reception and banquet at Ho-
tel Savoy, Boston, which was given
the soldier by his personal friends. Mr.
Clare, a ready speaker, was called upon
to respond to 1.-The soldiers in the Gu
ban war;" and responded in an elo-
Quent manner.
Webster people are well pleased ovel
| the action of the N. Y, N. H. anC
H. railroad officials in putting or
an evening train to and from South
bridge. This evening passenger service
besides accommodating the travelling
| commercial men, more closely connect.
the two towns. The train will reacl
Webster at 500 O'clock from the Spec
town. connecting with the local New
| York boat express. After running Il
East Thompson, where more good con
nectionS will be made, the train returns
reaching Webster at o'clock, when i
runs back to Southbridge. The trail
will be put on regularly in a day or two
The project Of laying out a trottins
park in town meets with universal ap
prevail all over town, and all Of the bus
mess men and lovers Of horsefiesh, es.
pecially, indorse the project most fav,
] orably. The electric road will give its
patrons good accommodations next Sat.
urday afternoon. when cars will be rur
every few minutes to Beacon park
when the horse race comes off.
The athletes of the c. r. A. society
will hold dance in the C. T. Ahall the
evening of Feb. 5.
Rev. FIR. John T. Maddey will cele.
brate a special service at the st. Louis
/ church at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning
when the annual blessing of the can
ulc6 Will Ne performed.
Mrs John Harbo, aged IA years. OF
Harris street, died at her home at {
o'clock this morning, after a two
months illness from complication OF
! diseases. She leaves five sons, Freder.
lex, Frank, William, Henry, John anc
three married daughters, who reside out
Of town.
| Ntoo DOT Fa.,
gold watch on WeaVer's alleys has beer
postponed until next Wednesday even,
ing
! F. E. Whalen and wife of Woonsoc.
ket r. l., are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. #. Whalen. his brother, for 8
/ few days.
Maanevit lodge, I. o. o. F. worked the
first degree on three candidates at 8
regular meeting tonight.
The members Of the Reading Room
basket ball team have sent to Bostor
FOR uniforms Of gray material, with q
garnet sweater.
An orchestra, comprising Charles
Kosinoski (flrst violin), Alfred Benoit
(cornetis), John Markerstry (bass)
Henry Brown (clarinet) and Felix
Brelowsln (second yiolin), with about
20 couples win go to Worcester next
Saturday night and attend a dance.
/ SNetAiN Va iSN pun UcIWten OaDI,
! Morse's team and the Southbridge
high school quintet was not played
as expected this afternoon. The spec
boys failed to come en- the expected
| train.
Pug Wesson, the celebrated Wor-
cester horseman, was in town this af-
ternoon and talked over the SATURDAY
horse race on the big lake, with Rich
j. Murphy, at the Joslin House. If he
can arrange matters, he will witness
the race Saturday. He spoke of the
project Of agtating a trotting park in
town and considered it a good idea.
| The seats are selling rapidly for Fri
day nights play in Music Hall In the
cast is a southbridge boy, Wales Win
ter.
Miss Flora B. Gould, organist at n q
M. e. church, is slowly convalesclng
from the grip.
Mrs. John Flint, who was sick with
house.
OXFORD.