The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-13
Business Men Favor
Caucus Plan.
THE TOWNS POOR.
Of North Brook
fields Overseer.

North Brookfeld. March 12.-The po-
1itical situation gradually grows warm
er, and charges and counter charges are
being made daily by the different fac
lions. 1t has been spread about that
the republicans are bitter against the
act of the republican town committee in
calling a separate caucus, that the peo-
pie do not want it.
The Spy correspondent finds, in TAX
ing with the leading citizens, that the
business men are almost unanimously
in favor Of the committees action, and
it will undoubtedly be carried through
despite the desperate attempts Of those
who are against the plan.
The license question occupies the
minds of all, and both sides will make
their strongest effort to carry the town
with the outlook at present that the
vote will be very close.
The overseers of the poor have COM
pleted their report. The inventory of
personal property at the town farm Is
$2695.S2. The expenditures were: Groce-
ries, S7S1.70; meat and provisions,
1851 40; grain, $361.49; clothing, $1,000;
medicine. $51.6O; COAL $22043; indoor la
Dor, $751;; outdoor labor. $17S5S; ward
ems salary, $3.50; hardware and paint,
$685. new tools and repairs, $685.;
new furniture. $S6.45; cows, S29150;
fruit trees, $5.45; total, $3245.11.
Receipts: Milk, 1898. 30 vegetables,
beef labor and the board of transient
inmates, S1474.85; balance against
farm, $1770 .26-malling the cost of board
per week for each inmate IS .03. The
aggregate support of inmates is 5S3
| -
other paupers outside of the farm in
North Brookfield to the amount of
$1907. 6S and to paupers having a set
Element in other towns and cities
$e13.O2.
Receipts for support Of poor from
other towns and cities and the state,
1858 SO; miscellaneous expenses, $16.47;
tramp account, $32. 80. The carriage
hire to the farm last year was $25, 25.
On investigation by Chief Hatch of
the fire department, it was discovered
that yesterdays fire alarm was caused
by some one crawling underneath the
building, scraping the insulation from
the wires and closing the circuit. The
board of engineers will use their best
efforts to catch the guilty parties and
make an example Of them.
AT lIlG II lTSI 1OIBIGSdLJD1dl ClluIIil
this evening a special musical service
was given. Rev. John L. Sewell spoke
upon 1.-Two psalms of David's youth. "
The following musical program was
given; Organ prelude. Largo Handel;
anthem, Ye that stand, Spinney; solo,
Ave Maria, w. S. G. Kennedy, Mrs.
Frank r. Reed; trio. I waited for the
Lord; Mendelssohn, Mrs. Reed. Mrs.
Millett, Miss Fay; organ postlude Gou-
nod
Mrs. Daniel Hoffman is the guest of
her daughter Mrs. Joseph ]. Spencer
at the Manse.
H. L. Brigham has left town and gone
| to Portland Me, where he has secured
a position in bicycle factory.
Frank Green leaves tomorrow morn
| ing to accept the position as bookkeep-
er for Garland e. lincoln of Worcester.
H. S. Rice, who has been employed at
Newton Falls, N. Y, is at his home on
Gilbert street.
Mrs. William Poland of Prospect
street, who has been SO seriously i'll, is
daily improving.
The members of the high school grad
uating class have decided to postpone
the date for the Amherst College ORA
matte Club, to later in the season.