The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-04
NO OPPOSITION,
No Candidates Are
Willing to Fight
Donnelly.
ALL APPROACHED REFUSE.
Spy's Exclusive Announce
ment Sets North Brook
field Guessing,

North Brookield, Nov S.-The out
look on the political horizon is today
very favorable to the chances Of Ed
ward Donnelly, who has announced
himself candidate for the office of Sc
lectman, made vacant by the death of
John J. Howard. The Spy's exclusive
announcement that Mr.. Donnelly is
candidate, naturally set citizens guess
ing who would oppose him, and they
are still guessing. Many advanced the
opinion that Charles Edgerton, foreman
OF the cutting department at the e. 6,
A. H. Batcheller factory, would be
candidate, and an attempt was made
TO induce him to let his name stand.
Mr.. Edgerton says he finds he has all
he can attend to, and that even We're
he sure he could be elected, he would
have no time to give to the duties Of
the office. He said today that he is
not in the race
He advised John Mccarthy of North
Main street that he would do all in his
power to help him. Several other peo-
pie also urged Mr.. Mccarthy to enter
the contest, if contest there is to be,
but this Mr.. Mccarthy informed The
Spy reporter, he would not do. He
told the reporter he has no thought
of being candidate. Another man
mentioned as fitted for the office is Ell
mer Churchill, foreman of the stitch
Ing rooms at the Batcheller factory,
but Mr.. Churchill at once put an end
to the boom of his friends by telling
them he wants nothing to do with the
office
At last nights gathering of the st.
Jean Baptiste Society, the name Of Cy-
ri L. Perrault was advanced, and the
idea expressed was that MIR. Perrault
should run but according to his state
ment to The Spy reporter yesterday.
Mr.. Perrault is out of it. In fact, I'M
less Mr.. Edgerton changes his mind,
Mr.. Donnelly will have no opposition.
Water Commissioner William f.
Fullam has also been approached on
the matter Yesterday Mr.. Fullam had
no intention of running, and it is not
thought he win change his mind. Mr.
Fullam was candidate for selectman
last spring, and under ordinary cir
cumstances, would have won, but the
citizens ticket at that time was sol
strong that he was buried with the
others.
The North Brookfeld high school foot
ball team intend to organize a foot ball
team without delay and will probably
try to arrange a game for next Satur
day. At the beginning of the season
the boys decided to have no team, as
the material at hand was all too light.
Now they intend to follow the example
of the Spencer high school, and play a
strictly high school team, even though
the players will be light They will
challenge the Spencer boys to a game,
and as the two schools are great RI
walls in athletic sports, q battle royal is
sure to result. 1t viii be the first year
that the high school has had a strictly
school team since its championship
team OF SO. The probable makeup of
the team is: Left END, Oscar Perrault;
left tackle. William Finnican; left
guard, Smith: center, Walter Downey;
right guard, Edward McEvoy; right
tackle Thompson; right end, Dexter
Twiss; quarterback. Brooks Maxwell:
left halfback, Ward Smith; right half
back, James Burke; fullback, Albert
Duncan.
The case of Joseph Ribardy VS.. Vital
P. Bowler was heard before Trial JUS
tice Boutwell, this morning, and judg
ment given the defendant. It was an
action of contract, to recover IS for a
watch Ribardy sold to Bowler. On the
evidence, Justice Boutwell, decided the
watch was worth less, and as Ribardy
had warranted, the verdict was for
Bouvler.
DR.. L, A. Smith is looking for one of his
horses, which ran away last night, while
he was on a sick call at the home Of
Felix Zeletores. a couple of miles east
Of the village The animal went toward
East Brookfield.
The pump at the power station was
started UP today, and now the water is
being sent to the Bell hill reservoir
without waste
The Tiger foot ball team will play
against Spencer tomorrow Cuddy and
Gaffney ends, Collins and Gfrourd tao
kles, D. Cronin and j. Cronin guards,
Rondeau center, Murphy quarterback,
Babcock and Lavigne halfbacks and
Humphrey fullback.