The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
MILLBURY MATTERS.
Talk About Trolley Road
Extension = Worcester
Men Fighl to a Finish.

Millbury. Aug. 13.-People living
in this town, as well as out
of-town parties. would like to see
the Worcester & Suburban street rail-
way extend its tracks to Lake Single
tary in order that they could visit the
lake oftener and at reduced rates. AT
present the oars on the Suburban line
run only as Tar as the st. Charles hotel
in Bramanville.
This makes the distance to the lake
ABOUT one and one-half miles. Lake
Singletary is one Of the best lakes in
the county, having about the best
woods for groves that there is. The lake
itself is about nine miles in circumfer-
ence and is good place for boating and
fishing. During the summer, parties
come almost every Sunday to picnic at
the lake. and 1t is becoming a very
popular resort. There are two groves,
Harris grove on the Millbury shore,
and Hendricks grove on the Sutton
shore.
At present every car coming into
Bramanville stops in front of St.
Charles hotel about "a minutes, in order
to make the 40minute schedule to the
center. If the tracks were extended to
the lake, the round trip from Braman-
vile could be made in 10 minutes, thus
leaving nine minutes to spare, and the
40-minute schedule would be made all
right.
A prize fight was pulled off in the
dark recesses Of Howe grove in the cas-
tern part of this town last night about
11.30 o'clock The names Of the par
ties could not be learned. Teams came
down from Worcester towards mid
night, and from this it is thought that
the participants were from Worcester.
The fight was a ten-round bout for a
purse Of $500. One of the men was
from South Worcester and the other
from Worcester. The Worcester man
won by a knockout blow in the tenth
for the last round. A good deal Of mo-
-ney changed hands. After the fight
was over the parties left in the teams
as quietly as they came.
There was clambake at Lake Single
tary today and large crowds attended.
Charles T. Buck of Worcester, for
merly gatetender at the MCGOWAN
crossing, before the bridge was put in,
is the guest of Rodney Loomis on Canal
street.
Henry Dreamer will sever his connec-
ton with the Worcester & Suburban
road. He will take a vacation Of a few
weeks end will accept a position on the
new Webster & Worcester road as soon
as 1t is in operation.
Joseph Brown is spending a vacation
Of two weeks in New York.
The Kingfishers' club of Worcester,
who have been camping at Lake Single
tary for the past week, broke camp to-
day.
Charles w. wheeler of Springfield is
the guest Of B. o. Paine on Beach
street.
Rev. George E. Lombard occupied
the pulpit at the Baptist church to-
day. His subject was, 1.-THE question,
Did Christ set the standard too high?"
and he gave q very interesting dis
course on this theme.
Charles L. Pierce Of Whitinsville
was the tenor soloist at the Methodist
church here this morning. Rev. S. A.
Meesiar occupied the pulpit.
Services were resumed at the Second
Congregational church this morning
after being omitted for the past three
weeks because of the absence of the
pastor on his vacation. Rev. George
P. Eastman occupied the pulpit this
morning, and took for his subject,
weights and measures"
There were no services at the Uni
tartan church this morning because of
the absence Of the pastor on his vaca-
ton.
At the First Congregational church
this morning, Rev. w. T. Fink of West
Brookfield occupied the pulpit
Rev. William Wiguall of this place
went to Westboro today and occupied
the pulpit at the Methodist church
there.
Miss Jennie Bartlett of Northboro is
the guest of friends in this place for a
week.
Charles T. Aldrich and wife returned
this evening from a two weeks vaca-
ton spent in Nova Scotia and Canada.
Rev. B. B. Beno4t preached from his
gospel wagon at Post Office square
this afternoon. at 5 o'clock. He took
his text from Acts iv:12, There Is no
other name under heaven given among
men whereby we must be saved" Rev.
Benoit and E. Ledger closed the en-
gagement here tonight and will leave
Monday morning for a weeks stay at
Whitinsville.
Arthur Greenwood of Elm street
came to DR.. c. A. Church this evening
with swollen hand. 1t seems that
| several weeks ago Greenwood caught
his hand on the hoop Of bale of cloth
at the Cords mill. The edge Of the
hoop tore a place ( skin between the
second and third fingers of the left
hand. 1t did not pain him much at
| first, but Saturday last it commenced
to swell and today it panied him SO
badly that he consulted DR.. Church
On examination the doctor told him
he had case Of blood poisoning and
dressed the hand.
A kitchen dance was given at the
home of Mrs. Mary Beuregards on Bur-
bank hill last night.
The Millbury base ball team will
play the Grafton team at this place
next Saturday on the Flats and hot
game is anticipated. Millbury thus far
has won one game and lost two, but
the boys will go in next Saturday to
win.
The work of improving the Ports
mouth mill for the start in September
is progressing rapidly. The pond was
drawn off yesterday and a new rack
built in front of the gates.
The Universal German Club from Wor-
cester had a picnic at Nuff's grove yes
terday. A crowd of picnickers came down
on the Worcester and Suburban road in
the morning and had good time. A din.
ner was served on the basket plan. The
party broke up in the early evening.