The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24
HAND BADLY CUT.
Millbury Man Meets
With a Painful
Injury.
NOW ALL UP FOR THE Big GAME.
Local Management Getting
Ready for a Fall Out
Of Uxbridge.
NOW ALL UP FOR THE BIG GAME.

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PIante, an employee of the Bowdoin
felt works, had his right hand badly
crushed in carding machine in the
mills, early this morning.
| LIE Plante is a night operator and 1t
was while he was at his work that he
was injured. The machine he was
working on had been running badly all
might and he had made complaint to the
overseer and had it repaired. 1t got
out of order again, and LIE Plante tried
to fix it.
He raised the roller on the machine
and put his right hand in to adjust the
difficulty. AS he did so the roll fell on
his hand and the machine started up.
lie Plante had presence of mind, and
with his elbow raised the roll and drew
his injured hand out.
Another employee seeing LIE Plante's
danger, ran and stopped the machine.
LIE Plante was hurried to his home, on
Canal street, and DR.. j. r. Lincoln
dressed the wounded hand.
The inside Of LIE Plante's hand was
gouged out and presented a horrible
Isight. The arm that he used to raise
the roll was cut in several places. To-
night he was resting comfortably.
The Millbury base ball fans are de-
lighted at the decision of the league
directors, last night, at the meeting in
st. Germaine Hotel, in Baskerville. Last
week Saturday the Grafton Base Ball
Club filed a protest against Fosberg
pitching for the Millbury team, claim
| ing he was a nonresident The di-
lrectors thought differently, and at the
meeting last night gave Millbury the
fright to play Fosberg in the future.
This will be a good thing for Millbury,
as Fosberg is very good pitcher. Next
Saturday the home team and the Tx
bridges will play on the Flats. Tx
bridge is the best team in the league,
and the fans look to hot and exciting
game between the two clubs.
| Allen and Fosberg will be the bat
Itery for Millbury, and the shortstop,
(which has been the weak spot on the
home team, has been strengthened.
Brown, who has been pitcher for the
boys, will play in the field, and team
made up of such men as Bebo, Cough
Clifford and Sullivan will be lined up
against Uxbridge.
The school committee met in the bank
block, this evening, and transacted
iItS BUSINESS. Bills TO the amount
of $500 were approved.
Rev. ]. II. Goodson of Boston will
occupy the pulpit at the Baptist church
on Sunday morning.
In compliance with the orders issued
by the board of selectmen notices were
posted on the common today by Officer
Thomas Brown, forbidding trespassing
on the grounds. A man was at work
today cleaning up the lawn and picking
Inv oil Nfs-l, .4--T-A
lpresents little something like it's for
mer appearance.
A storm door on the Y M. c. A. build
ing, on which the rowdies have been
making obscene and indecent figures
was taken down today by officer
Brown. A marked improvement is no
ticed in the conduct of the hoodlums
since officer Brown was detailed to the
center of the town.
The E. B. Luce studio in the Murphy
block on Main street has been leased by
Fred B. Langille Of this place, who will
conduct studio at that place.
| Mrs. G. A. Gear is on a two months
vacation down the Providence river
Heman Buxton returned today from
Boston. He witnessed the defeat of
Boston by Brooklyn yesterday.
DR.. Charles A. Church leaves tomor-
row morning for a two weeks vacation
in the Adircndacks.
Fred Undergraves of this town is in
camp with the Wellington Rifles Of
Worcester at South birmingham.
Miss Ethel Willard of Mattapan is the
guest of Miss Eva Van Ostrand on
Curve street.
The Wanderers Club go to Webster
| for run Sunday.
The firemen finished painting steamer
No. l today. This steamer will go to
| fhn muster in WabStar
! Father Mullane Of Fitchburg was in
| town today
Timothy Cotter was in Boston today.
Eugene Wood has returned from a
two weeks vacation in Riverside.
o. w. Mills commenced work today
cleaning and repairing the Burbank
hill school,
Edward Holt has returned from a 10
days vacation spent in Boston and Old
| Orchard Beach.
M. p. O'Connor will open the Y. M. C.
A. building s6on and run a pool room.
Miss Ida Sutton leaves tomorrow for
a two weeks vacation at Sterling camp
| grounds.
Miss Agnes Leary Of Water street is
the guest of friends in Worcester.
EuSens Bosworth has returned to his
home il; Ashton, r. l., after spending
a weeks vacation with his parents in
this town.
Charles Crossman has recovered from
a severe attack of malaria.
Rev. Father William Goggin of Pitts
field, former pastor in this town, was
in this place today visiting some Of his
former rarishioners. He is the guest
of Rev. James CaAroll of Baskerville.
The primary department of the First
Congregational Church held picnic at
Neiff's grove today. A dinner was
served on the basket plan. The rest of
the day was devoted to games. Mrs.
Charles Brownius, Misses Jennie and
| Florence Putnam were in charge of the
children.
The overflow pipe of the watering
trough at the west side got clogged up
and men were at work today making
repairs on the trough.
The rain of last night put the roads
in awful shape, and such places as
were washed out before the storm are
in bad shape.
A pole Of the Millbury Electric Light
Company, at the corner of Providence
and Maple streets, was snapped off by
the lightning last night.
The regular Wednesday evening
meetings were held at the churches in
town this evening.
Supt. S. b. Libbey of the Millburv
Electric Light Company is spending his
vacation in Maine.
Capt. Charles Army of the West Side
Defenders basket ball team, has his
men at out of door practice and will
begin playing early in September
The spinning and carding rooms IN
the Mayo wooden mill were closed to-
night waiting for bobbins.
The Globe foundry of this place and
the Globe foundry in Worcester will
have a field day on Sept. 2 at Worces-
ter
The Mayo weavers and the Globe
foundry win play ball on the flats sat
urday.
Mrs. Rose La More Of Worcester e
the guest at the home of Frank sharon
IN TInUa avantia