The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25
Three TOWN TEAMS
Lovers of Basket Ball
to Be Well Pro-
vided For.
GOOD NEWS FOR MlLLBURY.
The N. B. B. A. Team Will
Go Into Practice in Town
Hall at Once.
GOOD NEWS FOR MlLLBURY.

Millbury, Aug. 24.-The basket ball
season will begin in this town soon.
Three teams will represent Millbury
Ehis. year. They are the Lifts, the West
Side Defenders and the M. B. B. A.
The NJ. B. B. A. had a meeting last
might and organized for the coming
season. William Horne will be captain
of the team and Fred Cover the man
hger. The team was formerly known
as the Intermediates, but when the old
M. B. B. A. busted up, the stock and
apparatus of the team and the name
were bought out by the Intermediates.
A strong team will be put on the floor
hhis season. Among those who will
play on the team are Lindsay, Brown,
w. Cover, Leary, Horne, Brough and
y. Cover.
Already games have been arranged
with Webster, Southbridge, Worcester
and Fitchburg teams Capt. Horne
will have his boys out for practice
tomorrow evening, in the town hall.
"A petition was sent in to the seelct-
men asking permission to use the town
hall for practice, and they referred the
association to Russell Lowell, janitor of
the town hall, and he has given his
consent, and practice will begin at
pnce.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Callahan,
who died last night, at her home, on
Pearl street, will take place at st.
Bridget's Church, tomorrow morning
at 3 o'clock.
A nine-month-old child of Frank
Marsells and wife, of the west side,
~ 4I,i- Of a
tack of cholera infantum. Funeral will
be Saturday morning, at st. Bridget's
Church.
For a long time past Macy Shaw
has been troubled by egg thieves at
his hencoop, on the west side. This
morning he heard noise in the coops
and, looking out, saw two boys in the
act of Stealing some of his eggs. Shaw
ran back into his house and, taking an
old shotgun, fired at the young fellows
to frighten them. The report of the
gun had the desired effect and the
young lads left in hurry. Shaw was
seen by the Spy man today and he
said that the young lads stole the eggs
and then brought them down to his
brothers store and offered them for
sale.
A Jew, with an old horse hardly able
to move, was seen on Elm street today.
The horse was q fit subject for the
bone yard, but this did not matter to
the jew. Several citizens who saw the
animal said that the owner should be
arrested for cruelty to a dumb beast.
AS the horse went up Elm street, it
swayed from side to side in the shafts
ana seemed about ready to drop No
of1cer appeared and the Jew was al
lowed to go on his way unmolested.
Richard Kiley severely burned his
nand today while at his work in the
Globe foundry, on Water street.
Charles White has returned from a
Two weeks vacation spent at Old Or
chard Beach, Me-
Moses Cylex has secured a position
IN the Joseph Perry barber shop. on
Elm street
i, John Gagon has returned from a ten
Gays vacation spent at Newport.
Miss Jennie Barton of this town has
accepted position as teacher in
grades and in the Warren schools.
MRS Samuel RELY and children and
MISS =. Comiskey are spending a two
weeks vacation at WEXFORD, r. 1.
Gertrude, daughter of P. C. Para1is
and wife of Maple street, fell out OF
bed last night and broke her collar
bone. DR.. N. N. Charbonneau was
called and set the bone
Inc race between Miller of this town
and the three Worcester men was post
poned until tomorrow evening on ac-
count of the rain. The judges Of the
race will be William Ginley Of Worces.
Ter ana the timers, E. G. Putnam anC
III. Wiesman Of Millbury and Johr
Zones and Fred Whitaker Of Worcester
The start will be made at els O'Clock
IN the evening from Fishers grocery
store. Two barges from Worcester viii
convey the friends of the Worcester
men to this town. Miller is in fine form
and is picked as a winner.
1I1.1
Q half pound carp at the Cords mil
pond this afternoon.
William Bartlett has returned from
the races at Readville
A. s. Winter of the west side has pur.
chased a new horse of the Hamiltoniar
breed.
Misses Annie and Sadie Moore of Tx.
bridge were the guests of friends il
this town today.
Joseph Dunton has returned from &
Three days visit in Boston
Miss Minnie Woodlock is the CUES
of friends in Worcester for a week.
Carol Thayer of Chicago, a former
resident of this town, is the guest o.
friends here.
John Plouff caught 1O3 pout at Single
tary today.
Miss Cieily Canon is passing a two
weeks vacation in Providence
S. B. Libbey has returned from hi
vacation in Maine.
Bert Sutcliffe is suffering from an at
tack of malaria.
Work is progressing rapidly on tn,
Buck Bros, shops new flume, and i
will be ready for the new water whee
I'm few days.
C. H. Shaw is i'll at his home on tn,
west side with malaria.
TOWN RECORDS BURNED