The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-18
CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.

Fred Smith was injured while at
work IN the sole leather room Of the /.
Prouty & Co. boot and shoe shop.
Smith wac operating a top-lifting ma
chine, and in some manner die slipped
and struck him on the back of the
hand. The bruiSe was painful, and the
injured man was taken to his home and
physician called
The second victim of an accident to-
day was Oscar Managd, who came near
cutting off the fingers of his left hand.
Manard was in Kosky's meat market,
and in some way cut his fingers with
the sharp knife. DR.. Houle dressed
the wound
The third accident happened to Mi
chael j. Manning of Hillsville. Mr..
Manning is the man that was injured
50 seriously last December by a circu-
lar saw breaking and part of it crash
ing into his head, and cutting through
the tempe and exposing the brain It's
sue. While going to repair a broken
culvert in Hillsville, he was suddenly
overcome by the heat in front of the
home of Toussaint Richard.
Mr.. Manning fell from the express
wagon which he occupied, striking on
the back of his head on the tire of the
wheel, and landing heavily on his left
shoulder on the road. Mr. Manning
was rendered unconscious, and was
picked up by A. r. Young and Tous-
| saint Richard, and carried to his home.
Or. Houle responded to call and at
tended to the injured man. Mr.. Man
ming remained in an unconscious state
for 30 minutes. Mr. Manning was suf-
fering from deep scalp wound in the
back of his head, and his left shoulder
was bruised badly. 1t was thought
at first that he had reopened the old
wound made by the broken saw.
Spencer is going to have strong
base ball team to send up against the
North Brookfield team Saturday and
II the boys in the north expect to win
they will have to work harder than
they ever worked before. The battery
for the Spencer team is one Of the
strongest it is possible to obtain. In
Accom-, the Boston College twirler, the
Spencer team has secured one of the
pest OF pitchers. In Mayo, the plucky
little backstop, the team has a player
that is in the game every minute Ca
sey in all probability will play first
base. Bird will also play on the team
other positions on the team will be
nlled with strong men, and Spencer
will do its best to pull out the game.
Edward Larue, Is years of age, son
OF Raphael Larue, has enlisted in the
united states regular army, choosing
the cavalry end of the service. Young
Larue enlisted without the knowledge
OF his parents, and today Raphael La
rue, father Of the enlisted boy. went
to Worcester to prevent the boy from
| going to the front. Young Larue is
still stationed at Fort Slocumb. and II
is expected that it will be possible to
get him out of the army.
The home of A. G. Pease was the
scene Of a merry gathering tonight
The employees of the firm presented
Mr.. Pease a gold headed cane as a tok-
en- of the esteem in which he is held by
his employees. The presentation was
made by F. w. Wilson and Henry Gre
goire. Today was Mr.. Pease's sixty
second birthday
The employees of the sole leather
room of /. Prouty & Co.'S boot and shoe
shop are to play the employees of the
| sole leather room of Batchelders shop
a game of ball in North Brookfield
| Saturday.
James Hiney was before Trial Justice
A. w. Curtis this morning. Hiney was
charged with drunkenness. He was sent
| to the state farm at Bridgewater
Alex Plouff and Thomas Barry We're
arraigned for drunkenness and fine1.
In default of payment Of a $40 fine the
men were sent to the house of correc-
ton.
Mrs. Edward Gibbs and daughter are
the guests of ID. B. Munroe.
Frank Collette returned from Boston
today.