The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-07
WAS FALSE ALARM.
Electrician Longley
Will String Wires
Higher.
ABOUT THE ACCIDENT VICTIMS.
Carriage Taken From Black
stone River Mud and
Horse Secured.

Millbury, Aug. 6.-The alarm of fire
that was rung in last night at lilo
O'Clock is causing a good deal of 4ex-
citement in the fire department. c. C.
Longley, one of the fire engineers, was
around this morning looking up the
matter and said that the alarm was
not crossed wire nor a false alarm
pulled in from a box, but the alarm
was from the rear of the town hall.
At this spot the wires from battery
located in the cellar come up outside
of the building into the engine rooms
to operate the alarm located in the
rooms.
1t would be an easy matter for any
one with mischievous intent to cross
the wires on the outside Of the build
| ing and thus cause an alarm. The
alarm rung in at Steamer No. / rooms
was y. But at the Bramanville rooms
the alarm was Is and the next 24.ya All
the men responded, but on telephoning
to different parts Of the town nogfire
could be found, and the recall was
sounded. A good many hoodlums hang
around the town hall nights, and the
f1remen think that the alarm was ,rung
in by them. c. C. Longley will have
the wires moved higher on the town
hall building early this week.
The accident last night. at the
woods switch" of three men plunging
into the Blackstone with horse and
carriage as told in The Spy this morn
ling, is the talk of the town today. Not
since the Mcgowan bridge disaster
has an accident caused SO much excite
ment and one prominent citizen said
Ito The Spy man today that the Black
stone river seemed to be hoodooed.
Barney Smith of this place, who was
one of the men who took the plunge
into the murky Blackstone, was around
today, and did not seem any the worse
for his bath The team, which was left
In the water last night, was fished out
! today by Rel, the owner of it, and his
father, They came to Millbury this
morning, and, after removing the team
from the water, they secured the horse
at Murphy's stable and went back to
| Worcester
| Rel had cooled off a good deal since
last night and did not seem so full of
fight. The team, which was an omen
buggy, dld not appear any the worse
for its plunge through the bushes and
down the 15-foot bank 1t is a sur
prise to many that the men were not
drowned.
The boys of Steamer No. 1 will be out
for practice next week in preparation
Tor the muster at Webster on Sent
Blankets have been procured for the
horses. and are white with "MlIburv
+. D" on the sides. The boys will
work hard next week on the practice.
ana will go to Webster to win or die.
KEY. B. Benoit, the French gospel
preacher, Will be in this place on Mon
day evening and will conduct services
at Town Hall square from a gospel
wagon. Mr.. Benoit is French b,it will
| address his d1ldianaao
and French. A singer will accompany
Mr., Benoit. The gospel wagon comes
to this town from Worcester, where II
has been at Salem square for the past
two weeks.
| The trouble between the Firemen,s
team and the League base hall tea,,9
| is settled. Manager Frank sharon Of
the F1remen was seen by The Spy man
today, and said that he did not know
mat the League team was after the
Flats, or he would have given them
up. He heard Of it after the game
between the Oakdales had been ar
ranged, and then 1t was too late. In
the future Manager Sharon said that
the League team could have the
grounds eAe
An unknown rider came to grief at
the foot of Elm street early this even
ing. He was coasting down the hill
when his front wheel struck a stone
He escaped without any serious iniurv
but his wheel was twisted in a bad
way. N
Thomas Grape has resigned his posi-
ton with H. M. Goddard, and will work
for w. Z. Horne.
Miss Mabel B. Smith of Providence
IS the guest Of James Clark and wife
on Water street
Miss Annie and Flora Daniels leave
tomorrow for weeks vacation IN
Westerly.
Joseph Perry is i'll with maIarial fe-
yer at his home on North Main street.
Henry Gould and wife have returned
I ETo1 a weeks vacation spent in
George P. Clemence and wife of
WASHINGTON, d. c., are the guests Of
Mrs Walling, on Miles street.
Charles II. Horne of this place will
go into camp with Battery 3 of wor-
ham.
> At the Baptist church this morning.
Rev George e, Lombard gave an in
tefestlng sermon on Prize, the Stun
ping plock. and took his text from
Matt, xx:27-S. Special services were
heid in the church this evening.
"A. Lester Farwell was the soloist at
the Methodist church this morning.
ReV. ). A. Messiah conducted the ser
Rev. George P. Eastman o. me sec-
ond congregational church pfeAched AZ
birmingham this morning, "a Services
VIII be resumed at the Second 5Congre-
gatlonal church next Sunday morning
The base ball sports in this town are
rejoicing IN the League teams victory
over Fishers, at that place. saturday
me fans look for the boys winning tho.
game at Whitinsville. isf ~
lVorine Richards the thraa a,,,on+bs
old child Of Antoine Richards Of south
Main street died this morning of chol-
era lnfantum. The funeral will be
held tomorrow at 2 O'clock, from the
MISS Minnie Woodlock is on a two
weeks vacation at Woonsocket