The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-19
A BAD ON b,
New Braintree Man
Badly Injured.
FELL FROM A CAR
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And Rendered Unconscious
For Several Hours.

North BfOOklelu, March lS.--AnOther
bad accident was added this noon to
the list Of, casualties in town, when
Thomas Donovan Of New Brain
tree was seriously if.not fatally injured
by falling from. an electric car. near the
residence Of Calvin Woods, on Gilbert
street. 81 &
Donovan Dame to town this morning
from New BFaintree to,attend funeral,
and was to go to. East Brookfeld. He
boarded the is12.sa p. m. car for East
Brookfeld, getting on at School street.
Wishing to smoke, he went on the front
platform and was probably engaged in
filing his pipe when the motion of the
car caused him to lose his balance, and
he fell headlong beside the track
striking on the rocks in the gut
ter. 80. *
TIE car was Immediately stopped
and the injured man placed inside and
broug htgto the office Of DR.. Thomas j.
Garrig'all. where DR.. Garrigan, with
thesassista nee of Or. A II. Prouty, at
tended to ttre mans injuries.
Donovan was Unconscious and fear
fully cut His nose was completely
crushed. besides being torn the whole
pieces, the lower part hanging down;
a bad cut is over the eye, one in back
and one on top of his head besides
many minor cuts; both eyes were bad
ly blackened. He suffered severely
from hemorrllages from the nose, and
1t required tfirty-five stitches to sew
up the wounds. a
When seen by The Spy reporter, he
mad not recovered consciousness, but
was thought to have a fair chance of
regaining it, by DR.. Garrigan, who was
working over him.
Donovan is So years old, and resi-
dent of New BFaintree, and is en-
ployed at the paper mills in Wheel
wright. He is a well-to-do man, and
is well liked by those who know him.
His wife was summoned and was
where he now lies, still unconscious,
but with favorable symptoms. No
blame is Hattaehed to the railroad COM
pary.
AZ e large meeting Of the French
Natural ization Club last evening, at
the Sacred Heart Temperance Associa-
ton Hall, it was voted to support Fred
M. Ashby and Edward Batcheller for
selectmen, William Chocquette for as
sessor.N William Walsh and Henry Ron
deau for eYerseers Of the poor Col.
John S. Cook for school committee; Geo.
F. Buck for collector, Arson b. Poland
for highway surveyor, and C. Thuotte.
Israel Lamoreaux and T. Ribauly as
constables. Cyril PeTault presided at
the meeting, and a vote was passed to
attend the citizens caucus.
This is the 8first intimation that the
voters have had of the democratic
slate, and every man Endorsed by this
meeting will undoubtedly be on the
citizens ticket, as the democrats have
sat up late nights and sent their rep
resentatives before the F'rench-speak-
ing population, daily trying to whip
them into line.
In the reports of the trustees and Ii
brarian of the Free Public library and
reading room, the attendance has re-
NAMED nearly the same as last year,
$3.50 being the total number Of visitors
during the year. The circulation of
books has increased 1850 volumes, or
about nine per cent for home use. The
librarian reports the number of books
In the library at the beginning of the
year as 5557; added by gift 1872 vol
umes and % by the binding Of maga-
zines; total number now on hand 5T71.
For home use, 20,747 volumes have been
issued, and for reference at the library
There are $40 names registered and
1179 catalogues loaned. The treasurer
reports cash on hand at the beginning
Of the year, S62 68. Received from town
treasurer $500, cash from Union Con-
gregational Society, $40.O1; Insurance
company's dividend, $90.55; fines, old
papers, etc, $6s9S; total income,
$1760.22. Expenses have been $15S6.O3,
leaving a cash balance of $17419 on
hand. The special Bates fund has paid
for books to the value of $211S5, and
there is still a balance of $11436 to its
credit.
Dennis F. O'Brien signed a contract
this morning as the manager and train
err of the University of Vermont ath-
letic team, during the coming season.
O'Brien has resigned his position as
teacher, in the public schools, and will
leave SO as. to begin his new duties on
April 5th. .a4r
". H. ouigIey is completing ar
. engagements for a hurdy-guIdy party
to be held at town hall, April 14th,
when a gala time is expected.