The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-04
is NOT AFFECTED.
New York Central
Discussed at North
Brookfield.
THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS OF LIFE.
Then the Local Branch May
Be Gobbled For Fair in
The Pig Deal.
THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS OF LIFE.

North Brookf1eld, July S-The North
Brookfield branch railroad is now under
the control of the New York Central.
Under the deal, made a few days ago,
by which the New York road obtained a
lease of the Boston & Albany for 999
years, this road is one of the branches
OF the Boston & Albany and goes under
a new management.
As far as North Brookfield is con-
cerned, however, it is not thought that
the deal will make the slightest diff
ference. Neither will the stockholders
OF the road be in any way affected by
the gigantic deal of the Vanderbilts.
Inc town, as the owner of $50, 900 worth,
or nine-tenths of the value of the total
stock, will go on reaping the same old
dividend Of 3 per cent, which has been
drawn since the local branch was leaseA
to the Boston & Albany about twelve
years ago.
Today Alden Batcheller, president of
the North Brookfeld railroad corpora
ton, was asked by reporter for The
Spy what effect the big deal would have
locally, and Mr.. Batcheller replied that
it would never be felt here, as far as
any difference in the regular course of
AFFAIRS is concerned. By some it was
thought that the guarantee Of per
cent. dividend, which the New York
Central made to the Boston & Albany,
would hold good on all the branch
roads also, but this idea is erroneous, as
the Boston & Albany held 50 year
lease on the North Brookfield road, pay
ing 100000 or 8 per cent. annually.
This has always been paid but at
times the directors have declared a di-
vidend of 21s per cent, as state tax
had to be paid and it was necessary to
make incidental repairs. So that for SO
years things will go on just as they
have foI the last u, and at the end of
that time the town and stockholders
Will have absolute control, just as they
had before they leased the road
What will be done at the end of 80
years is of course problematical as the
Boston & Albany will not be in a posi-
ton to take another lease and the New
York Central may forget that North
Brookfield claims place on the map.
The letter which the committee of
three from the Catholic Canadians of
this town wrote to Bishop Beaver has
been the principal topic of conversa-
ton here today. Great surprise was
o manifested by the many people who
read the translation in The Spy that
any Catholic should have the hardihood
to address such a communication to the
representative of the supreme pontiff in
this diocese.
Tonight the committee in general
charge met to talk over the remarks
from FIR. Tuite in The Spy this morn
ing, and made arrangements for an
other mass meeting, which will be held
2 some night this week
News was received here today that
Clarence L. Judkins principal of the
North Brookfield high school last year,
has been engaged as principal at the
West Boylston high school the coming
year. Mr.. Judkins' friends were great
ly pleased that he should obtain an
other position so quickly. 1t was de-
cided to engage him after Superintend-
ent Irving had been here and heard
him recommended by Timothy Howard,
chairman of the school committee.
North Brookfield people in search for
pleasure tomorrow will for the most
part go to Lashaway park to attend the
union picnic given by the Catholic
churches of Brookfield and Warren. For
the night before the glorious Fourth
this was a very quiet one in town, but
the boys are in line for the usual cele-
brations
The new street that has been laid out
between st. John and Forest streets
has already acquired a name, and is
given the patriotic appellation of Dewey
street.
]. M. Noonan, Daniel Kelley, ]. F.
Sullivan, James O'Brien and William
D. Rondeau went into comp tonight at
the Tin Horn cottage at Lake Lasha-
way.
Miss Alice Rose Mather of Worcester
and William Matthews and wife of
Ware are the guests of Wilbur C.
Bridges and wife at their Quaboag cot
tage Tomorrow night the party will
illuminate the old lake with a fine lot
of fireworks, which will be sent up in
smoke.
Miss Mamie Doyle of Worcester is the
guest of Miss Alice Mccarthy of North
Main street.
The mail leaving here at $50 D. m
now includes Worcester mail and con-