The Worcester spy., 1899-07-25
GOOD NEWS IF TRUE.
Rumor Afloat That Portsmouth Mills viii
Soon Resume.

Millbury, July 24.-It was rumored
about town that the Portsmouth mills
would resume operations in a short
time, but as far as The Spy man could
find out, the rumor is doubtful. The
mill at present is running two or three
sets of cards to help supply the Mayo
woolen mills with yarn. Should it be
true that the mills are to start up, it
will be a good thing for Millbury. The
mill will employ about 125 hands.
The firemen from this place will at
tend the muster at Webster and will
put up good showing.
A run will probably be made to Web
ster some time in August by the same
crowd that went to Providence yester-
day.
The news that ball team was a pos
sibility in this town, was greeted with
a good deal of enthusiasm this morning
oy the local sports, and they wait with
impatience the result of the meeting
at Fisherville on Tuesday evening.
The 1ver Johnsons of Worcester and
the Defender Midgets of this place
played an interesting game of ball on
was close and exciting all through, and
was interspersed with some very good
plays by the young lads. A good-sized
crowd of rooters occupied the bleach
ers. The battery for the liver John
sons was Sullivan c. and LanoY D. For
the Midgets. Kennedy c. and Horne D.
The score:
D. Midgets 30 0 002 II
I. Johnsons 20 1 2 1 / 0 10 O-6
superintendent L. Clarence Rice of
the Millbury Water Company had his
men out today repairing leak in the
main water pipe at the New York, New
Haven and Hartford depot, and digging
up the shut-ofH valves that the side
walk repairers covered up with con-
crete
The spring department of the wire
mills will hold picnic at Harris grove
on Saturday. A shore dinner win be
served at the lake.
William Barrett has launched a ca
noe on Ramshorn pond
The New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad is putting in new signal
posts on the railroad. The new posts
are different from the old ones They
are painted white, with two red stripes
at the top, and the old ones were white,
with black top.
Some hoodlums are breaking the
electric lights at the new iron bridge.
A set of five 16-candle power lights was
put in on the Wilkinsonville side of the
bridge few months ago by the Black
stone Valley road, as it is very dark un-
der the bridge at night, and the COM
paay furnishes the electricity for the
lights. Some people don't know a good
thing, and. the lights are broken by
stones or other missiles every little
while, and If one lamp is broken the
circuit is broken, and the bridge is in
darkness The company would like 20
get hold Of the offenders and make an
example of them.
The work of repairing the tank at the
MillbIry cotton mills that burst week
ago commenced today. The wooden
part Of the. tank Is all right, and new
steel hoops of four inches in height and
one-half inch thickness are being put
aroind the tank. The work will be
completed in a short time.
Tha latest report is that two men, in
stead of one, are hanging around the
home Of Mrs. Beauregard on Burbank
hill. Since the shooting affair on last
Friday night, in which the watchman
at the Mayo woolen mills fred at the
disturber of the peace, no one has
bothered the Beauregard place. Mrs.
Beaufegard was seen by the local Spy
man today and she said that she was
afraid the unknown man would come
around again. Selectman Horne said If
ne did reappear ne would see that he
didn't disappear again.
The night gang at the Mayo wooden
mills was put on this evening. Only
Is were put to work, but the superinten-
dent told The Spy man that as soon as
he could get more men he would put
them to work.
William Welch is enjoying weeks s
vacation at the White mountains.
Patrick Norton, who has been the
guest of friends in Bramanville for the
past week, returned to his home in
F'itehburg today.
Peter Kinnery went to work as mo-
torman on the Worcester Consolidated
this morning.
Mrs Warren Wheeler of Springfield is
the guest of B. o. Paine in Braman-
Vile.
w. e. Horne and wife returned from
a vacation spent with friends in Win
throp.
Miss Maggie Gates OF Worcester is a
guest at the home Of Edward Hill on
Cherry street.