The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-18
BIG TANK BURSTS.
Millbury Residents
Aroused by a Gu
rious Noise.
WATER ESCAPES BY BARRELS.
Local Creditors Receive a
Dividend The Kiss
ing Bug Fad.
WATER ESCAPES BY BARRELS.

Millbury, July 1z-People in the
vicinity of Post Office square were
disturbed today by loud noise that
sounded like an explosion. A large
tank in the yard of the Millbury cot
ton mills, which was perched on posts
45 feet high, burst about noon time and
poured down it's thousands of gallons
of water to the hot earth.
A few moments after the explosion a
large crowd gathered around the
ruined tank and watched the water
fall. The steel hoops on the tank had
rusted and today the pressure of the
water on the sides of the tank became
so great that the rusty hoops gave
way. The tank is used for supplying
water for the sprinklers in the mills
and other fire purposes.
The insolvent John H. Mason Com
operated the Millbury cotton mills,
have declared zoe dividend for the
creditors of the company.
Mrs. Sarah Wallfng and daughters,
Misses Annie and Sadie, are at Mar
tha's Vineyard for few weeks vaca
ton.
E. E. Wood and wife are at Quine-
boag, Conn, attending the reunion of
the Bates family.
Supt. A. Clarence Rice of the Mill
bury Water Company is putting water
in on Canal street at the Trombly bot
ting works, and at the Boston and AL
bany station.
Millbury is interested in the kissing
bug. Every day some one has a bug
that he is sure is of the kissing variety
which is exhibited to the newspaper
men. The only bug as yet captured
that looked anything like kissing bug,
is on exhibition in Hornes store, in
Bramanville. Several other bugs have
been captured and put on exhibition,
and the owners will gladly give any
one the right to place the bug on their
lips to prove it is the genuine article.
The Episcopal Church of Wilkinson
vile will hold picnic in Harris Grove
at Lake Singletary, on Friday, July Il.
A barge will run from Wilkinsonville
at 8 a. m. Friday to accommodate all
who wish to go. There will be sports
at the lake and dinner on the basket
plan at noon. The party will leave for
home at p. m,
H. B. Billiard and wife of West SUIT
ton have gone to South birmingham
Tor a rev weeks vacation,
People in this place who intend to
go on the Butchers and Grocers' ex-
cursion on Wednesday, are anxiously
waiting the result of the petition sent
to the officials of the Boston and Al
bany road, asking for a special train
from here to Millbury Junction to con-
meet with the excursion train. The ex-
cursion train gets to Millbury Junction
at 7.05 a. m, and if the early train in
the morning from this place is taken it
means waiting 40 minutes at Millbury
Junction for the excursion train. Sta
ton Agent Rice was seen by The Spy
man today, and said he had heard moth
ing from the officials as yet, but expect
ed to hear from them on Tuesday.
Miss Julia Cobb of Providence is the
guest of friends in town.
Repairs are being made on the side
walks of Main street by E. V. Dupuis
of Grafton.
Joseph Barney of Providence is the
guest of friends in Bramanville.
Clinton Coldbrook of Worcester is the
guest of G. H. Coldbrook of Braman-
Vile.
John Neudeck, who was injured by
bale of cotton falling on his neck at
the Mayo wooden mills, two weeks ago,
returned to work today.
officers of the Odd Fellows of this
place will be installed Tuesday even
ing.
The Young Mlllburys play the Cords
mill team on the shoe shop grounds,
Saturday.