The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-12
Hill and Anti Hill is
the Talk Of All
Webster.
WHO WILL OWN THE ROAD +?
Opposition Attempts to. Pre-
vent Sales Of Stock-The
News About Town.

Webster, Sept. 1.-THE attempt of
President Edgar S. Hill to buy up a
controlling interest of stock in the Web
ster and Dudley Electric Street Rail-
way has materialized into fight that
will be bitterly contested to the end be-
tween Mr.. Hill and some of the direct
ors and stockholders of the quite ia
nous road There is not the least bit
of doubt in the minds of most Webster
people that Mr.. Hill will come out Of
the controversy on top of the heap.
The aspect of things did not change,
except that the president is still even
more determined that he will either Sc
cure control of the road, or have it OPP
Grated and managed in a way that will
suit the public, and which is due to him
as president of the corporation.
No business affair ever happened here
that has attracted so much attention
by the townspeople, and especially
among those directly interested in the
road
The majority of people favor Mr.. Hill
in his determination, and they are do
ing all they can to help him along.
There is some little opposition, but that
is coming from men who are afraid
they will lose their good situations if
they don't get on the streets and fill
the air full Of arguments. There were
several heated arguments on the streets
this morning relative to the matter, but
the many friends of Mr.. Hill proved too
many for the other side, and they got
trifle more than was coming to them
in the shape of good, sound doctrine.
Mr., Hill is not waging war against the
whole road, but few of the directors.
John Flint, superintendent and treas
urer, is determined that his superior
officer shall not get the best of him,
and he is doing all he possibly can to
checkmate Mr.. Hill in securing stock
enough to control the road.
In order TO more carefully lay their
plans of how to defeat the president, a
few of the directors held a secret meet
ing, as they intended it to be- in the
front parlor of Lyman R. Eddy, last
night What they did is not known.
The directors that have opposed Mr..
Hill are commencing to get little wor-
ried over the box they have got them
selves in. They are commencing to
see and feel the sweeping influence
that Mr.. Hill has got, and before the
affair is over, Mr.. Hill guarantees to
make them feel it more keenly.
John Flint is disturbed with the pro-
gress Mr.. Hill is making in securing
stock. He said today that he had moth
ing to say about the matter except that
they meaning the ones that have COM
blned to defeat Mr.. Hills project, were
Mr~ 70
when the right time comes. He saws he
does not want to be ever quoted in the
newspapers again; in fact, he never
wants his name mentioned in the pa
pers again, but undoubtedly Mr.. Flint
will be disappointed in this respect
Mr.. Hill executed much work today
with the best of results from which the
directors that are opposing him will
hear in due time. That time is
not so far off, however, and when it
does come, there will be a bitter wall
ing and crashing of teeth So say the
knowing ones
The directors met at headquarters
this afternoon, and discussed the pre-
dicament they are in They failed ia
see how they could extricate them
selves except by rushing the fight and
compelling Mr. Hill to give up the idea
OF buying stock, an idea that is far
from Mr.. Hills mind just at the pres
ent time.
The annual election of officers at the
Methodist Sunday school resulted as
follows: Hon. c. G. Corbin, superin
tendent; Cyrus Spaulding, assistant;
John Craig, assistant; Mrs. Myron
Tracy, superintendent of primary de-
partment; Fred Bartlett, secretary;
John Craig, treasurer; Ernest Joslin
M
thews, charity fund treasurer; Mrs
William Wellington librarian; assist
ants, Arthur Hobart, Emma Knowl-
ton, w. E. Wellington; Miss Flora r
Gould, organist; assistant, Miss Alice
Hill; p. ID. Clemans. chorister; book
committee, Rev. Alex Digit and Cyrus
Spaulding.
"A preachers meeting was held at the
church today, and some half hundred
ministers with their families gathered
A dinner in charge of Mrs. BENJAMIN
Bartlett, Mrs. Joseph Marcy, Mrs. p r.
Clemans and Mrs. Cortland Webb was
served at noon Covers were laid for
nearly a hundred. During the aftar-
noon the visitors were given a sail
around the lake at the expense of Cyrus
Spaulding.
The Maude Hillman repertoire com
pany opened a weeks engagement in
Music hall tonight, and was met with
a large attendance. The company con-
sists of n people and an orchestra.
james White of Warren, owner of the
horse and carriage which were stolen
last Thursday by Alphonse Besson of
Spencer, was in town today, looking for
evidence of the stolen rig. The thief
has not yet been apprehended The
team that the officers captured has
been proved to be the property of H. A.
Edmond of 40 Foster street, Worcester.
Mr.. Edmond came to town today and
returned with the rig.
1t seems that Besson has sold the rig
that he stole from E. White, as Bes
son came TO Edrnonds stables with a
big roll OF bills andNoffered to buy a
team. but finally ended in hiring the
rig that was taken yesterday when he
made his escape in the woods. The
officers are securing the county for