The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-24
Spencer Casts Gaunt-
let Toward North
Rrookfield.
The STOLEN TEAM RECOVERED.
Found in Paxton by a Lo-
cal Man and Turned
Over to W. E. Tarbell.

Spencer, July 2S--since the exclusive
announcement in The Spy of the ca
gerness with which North Brookfield
hose company would welcome a hub
and-hub race between two teams pick
ed from Spencer and North Brookfeld
the Spencer men have been keeping
quiet and have been awaiting a chal-
lenge to come from North Brookfeld.
Today the reporter for The Spy called
at the Cherry street fire station, the
quarters of the H. A. Grout and John
O'Gara hose companies. In CONVEX
satton with some of the leading mem
berS of both companies, the following
facts were cleaned:
First, that the Spencer firemen are
only looking for chance to again
prove their superiority over the team
from North Brookf1eld, and that they
are willing to stand by any statement
they may make and to back it with
any amount of money. The Spencer
team say they are only too willing to
meet North Brookheld at any time or
at any neutral place that North Brook
field may mention. They are willing
TO cover any amount of money that
North Brookfeld can get together.
The Spencer firemen point with pride
come to them in musters all through
the New England states, and the ex-
cellent showing made in New York by
a hub-and-hub team picked from Spen-
Ger. They also point to their various
victories over North Brookfield, both
at Oakland Gardens, Brookfield, and
at the oval, Worcester, where a team
representing the H. A. Grout Hose com
pany Won from North Brookfield with
ease in worlds record time
One of the older members of the fire
department said to The Spy man to-
night: Spencer has always stood ready
to meet North Brookfield in any kind
of sport, and has always come away
victorious North Brookfield is always
crying for another chance and usually
gets it, but when beaten, the North
Brookfield sports always have some ex-
cuse to offer The hub-and-hub team
that represents Spencer has met North
Brookfield three times, twice at Oak
land Gardens. Brookfield, and once at
the oval, Worcester, and every time the
Spencer team has come away victorious
and North Brookfield sports have gone
broke
Now, if North Brookfield is so anx-
ious for race, you may say through
The Spy that Spencer stands ready and
willing to give them another chance to
to win lack their lost laurels You may
also say Spencer stands willing to cover
any amount of money that North
Brookfield can put up
The greatest rivalry exists between
these two teams, and although the
Spencer team has won three times,
North Brookfeld has always forced
them to do their best.
If race can be arranged between
these two teams, it will settle the SUI
I fnn sol
The horse, wagon and harness which
were stolen from the Brookfield town
farm on Wednesday of last week. have
6een found III the woods border. ng@ be-
tween North Spencer and Paxton.
While returning with a load of hav
from North Spencer to Paxton, Charles
Gauthier noticed stray horse follow
ing the wagon. The horse seemed to
nave been driven hard and had gone
lf.me. Gauthier noticed that the ami
NAL tailed with the description that
had been given in The Spy. Gauthier
stopped his own horses and caught the
stray animal and led her to the barn
| CT Edward Ames in Paxton. Later in
the day the Barley brothers were
driving through the woods belonging Ia
Mr. woodbury., where they spied a wa
son among the trees.
On investigating they found a good
harness with the wagon. AccordineIy-
they brought the wagon ard harness s. II
their homes, Mr.. jos Barkley taking
the harness and Fred Rarklev takine
the express wagon. Gauthier. after mt
| ting the horse in Ames' barn. notified
| Constable Pike of Paxton OF his Ana
! ana Constable Pike notified Deputy
Sherih w. E. Tarbell of East Brook
nel1, who came and claimed the horse
| wagon and harness
The parsonage Of st. Mary's French
Catholic church ives the scene of a
very pretty wedding this afternoon at
40 O'Clock, when Miss Rose Der
| thiaume, daughter of Pierre Ber-
| thiaume formerly president of tbe
Spencer Steam Bakery Co, and John
| Arehambeault of Brookfeld, son OF
John Archambeault, were united in
marriage. The bride was attended BY
| MISS Reina Fredette, and the groom by
| Alfred Forrest. The costume of the
pride was OF white organdie over white
| SILK, and she carried a bouquet of white
| carnations and had white carnations in
her hair The costume of the brides.
maid was of white organdie. After the
| ceremony a reception was held, and q
| wedding supper served at the home Of
| the bride, corner of Church and Me-
\ SAA1tit~ SlA CClSs dLltI WHICH the Drl1f
ana bridegroom left for Newport on a
short wedding trip.
Patrick j. Donnelly, foreman of the
rod mill of the Spencer wire works, was
seriously burned while at work last
night. Mr.. Donnelly in reaching for a
! jar of vitroil assidentaly hit his foo.
against a projecting board, and while
| trying to save himself from the fall
| Knocked over the par of vitroil, which
| fell on his right shoulder and left hand.
| burning both shoulder and hand fright
fully. AS a result of tie injury Mr.. Don
nelly will be unable to work for week
| or ten days.
| While fishing at Thompson pond, two
| of Spencers well known fishermen no.
| ticed thousands of dead fish on the sur
! face of the water. On investigation 1T
| was found that some one had used dy-
Mantle in the pond or the lightning had
| killed the fish.
| The funeral of Peter O'Gorman, bet
| ter known as Pete Sinnot,' took place
| this afternoon from the town farm OF
which O'Gorman was an inmate Ser
vices were conducted at the Church of
| the Holy Rosary at 2.30 o'clock.
| The funeral Of John Dwyer, three