The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-16
DEMOCRATS KICK.
Some Claim Caucus
Was Illegal in
Millbury.
THE TOWN COMMITTEE SAYS NO.
Attribute Dissatisfaction to
Some Chronic Party
Sore Heads.
THE TOWN COMMITTEE SAYS NO.

| ~14libtIS, sept, 1J.-SOlle OIL the local
democrats are very much put out at the
caucus held in Blanchard hall last night.
and say that the whole meeting was
illegal for various reasons. The demo-
cratic town committee says that the
caucus was advertised in two different
daily papers and also that it was adj
vertised seven days in accordance with
the statutes regarding the matter
! Several of the local democrats seen
| by The Spy man today say that the
caucus was illegal and that it was not
advertised seven days before in accord
ance with the statutes And, further
more, they say that hardly any of the
democrats in town knew anything of
the caucus held in the town hall last
night and that in measure accounts
for the poor attendance. Several of the
| democratic town committee are very
much put out with those who are MAX
| ing the trouble, and say that they are
a lot of sore heads who are put out be-
cause they were not appointed for some
office.
The article that appeared in paper
this morning, not The Spy, saying that
there was much surprise manifested
committee was not renominated is not
true, as the ones who were dropped are
men who requested before the meeting
that their names be left off the slate
for various reasons, and that they
would not under any consideration
serve on the committee another year.
Robert Brown, one of the committee,
was seen by The Spy man today and
said that the trouble over the illegality
i
caucus was regular. Mr.. Brown said
| that Thomas Sullivan had the matter
of the advertising in his hands and that
he had advertised it all right. Mr..
Brown read to The Spy man the sta
tutes on the calling Of a caucus which
are familiar to majority of voters. Mr..
Sullivan adhered to the statutes in cali
| ing the caucus, says Mr.. Brown.
The Millbury basket ball team was
out for the first practice of the season
in the town hall tonight. Several of the
old players on the team last year were
on the floor this evening and good work
was done by the team as a whole. Such
men as Buck Burt Donnie Windle,
| Wood, Barrett, Ashton, Donnie Windle
others We're on the floor, and it is hoped
that the team this year will prove a
| winner
| y.
| have passed the summer with their
| daughter, Mrs. Arthur Horne of the
| west side, left this town today and Mr..
! Woodbridge will accept a position with
| the American Wooden company. With
| the exception of two years, they have
| lived in this town, coming from Eng
| land in 1882. He was employed in Buck
| Bros shops, and afterwards, for over
16 years, filled the position of booklkeep
/ or in the T,anbaI11 WOOlpn mills
| The high school foot ball team will
go out for the first practice of the sea-
| son on the Flats next Monday. The
! boys already have negotiations in pro-
gress for games with Upton, Westboro
and Milford, and are anxious to arrange
! games with any team.
! The registrars of voters, A. S. Winter,
| John Clifford, James ]. Sullivan and Ira
n. Goddard, will meet at the rooms of
| the selectmen tomorrow afternoon be-
| tween the hours of and 4 o'clock.
Several of the most prominent citizens
| of this town witnessed wicked case
of cruelty to animals at the rear of
Post Office square this afternoon. A
teamster, with large team heavily
loaded with old paper, was trying to
get the load up a small but steep in
| cline at the rear of the post office. The
| horse was willing to draw the load up.
| but the load was too heavy, and the
animal could hardly stir it. The driver
whipped and pounded the horse, and
would have continued to do so had not
| DIR. A. G. Hurd and Lyman S. Waters
put stop to the disgraceful proceed
ings. During the whole time not a
policeman put in an appearance, and
several of the citizens of the town who
had seen the affair said that if a po-
liceman had been available they would
have had the driver of the team arrest
ed.
Harry Thornhill, a resident of Aldricn
village. got nail through the bottom
of his left foot this forenoon, while he
was engaged at his work in the Aldrich
mills. The nail made a bad hole, and
/ Mr.. Thornhill was taken to DR.. j. r.
Lincoln, who dressed the wound
/ Rev. c. NJ. Gray will occupy the pull