The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-26
A VERY SAD CASE.
Two Town Boards
Grapple With Vex-
Circumstances.
SOME UNNATURAL SCENES.
Trial Justice Asked to Ar
rest Mother of Dead
Child.

North Brookfeld, May 25.-It is felt
that the two Haggerty children in
| Sponky Hollow, now i'll with diphthe-
ria, are not receiving proper care, and
| the board of health and overseers of
the poor are doing all in their power
to see that the little ones receive nour-
ishment.
The affair is, to say the least, pecu-
| liar, and the officials are in a quandary
| as Haggerty told Overseers of the
Poor William Walsh and Henry Ron
deau last night that he was not in need
of assistance. The board of health dis
covered yesterday that a man already
in his declining years has been in the
habit Of procuring liquor for mem
Der of the family. While there was
strictly no law to prevent this, Officer
Arnold Wallace upbraided the old man
today for his actions. Yesterday, even
while the hand Of death was on the
child it is stated that parents got into
a wrangle, and the father went to Trlal
Justice Sylvander Boutwell, to lodge
complaint against his wife, and en-
deavored to have her arrested. During
the day she became master and gave
him an unmerciful drubbing. Today
the children remain In precar1ouS
condition, and under the existing cir
cumstances the hopes for the recovery
are not very bright.
The handsome silver ice pitcher to
be contested for by the athletes of the
Holy Rosary and st. Joseph G. I. A
societies, at Spencer Memorial day.
was today placed on exhibition at B.
H. Smiths store and excited universal
admiration.
John NJ Noonan, the middle-distance
runner who is expected to capture the
44O and $50 yards runs, was out this
evening with the runners for the first
time this week.
The half-mile race is exciting Won
derful interest, and already there have
been some wagers laid on the result.
North Brookfield men are ready to
risk their all on Noonan, so great is
their confidence in him, and any Spen-
Ger money backing Donavon will find
ready takers.
There is little choice between the
North Brool1field sprinters. In the 40
yards dash Mccarthy, Cuddy and Hum
phreY are running as if in harness, and
in the 100 and 220 yards runs, where
Mahaney takes Cuddy's place, the three
men are again making blanket I'm
ishes.
It is in the spirits that the local So
ciety expects to shine at it's best, and
first and second is the order counted on
for all three. In the high jump, Hatch,
Noonan and James Donavon are all
clearing the bar at height which none
of the Spencer jumpers have ever done
in competition.
The iural men now think that they
will have so points scored and the meet
won before the relay race.
The Womens Union managed pref
ty entertainment at the First church
tonight. Supper was served at $50
o'clock, after which the following pro-
gram was rendered: ''The ladder of
life" q tableau, was represented by
Howard Walker, George Brown, Hazel
Matthews, Jennie Winslow and Marga-
ret Clapp; Massie Brooks sang a solo,
PUSSY cat" and vocal duet, Little
maid" was rendered by Carolyn Sew
all and Fred McPfee; Little Jack Hor-
ner'' was represented by Willard Be
mis-, and solo, Dolly and her man.
ma was sung by Emma Chesley;
| Clara Longley and Willard Bemis
played "Seesaw," and Georgia Brown
| represented the memorable Little
Tommy Tucker" Miss Muffet" was
rendered by little Airline Longley, and
Il love little pussy" by Margaret
Clapp; when 1 was a bachelor"
was illustrated by Stanley Tucker;
! Sing a song Of sixpence" was illustra-
| ted in true nursery style by Mildred
Brown as queen, Stanley Tucker as
king and airline Longley as the maid
who hung out the clothes with such dire
results to her nasal appendage.
The entertainment closed with a
recitation by Fred McPhee and Olive
Ham. The children were led In sing
| ing by Misses Edith Chesley, Alice
Kendrick and Inez Kendrick. The la
dies in charge were Mrs. Florence Rog-
| erS, Mrs. George R. Doane, Mrs. George
| Dickinson, Mrs. Fred Stoddard, Mrs.
| Bert Bush, Mrs. Herbert Bemls, Mrs.
c. Leon Bush and Misses Lucy Gam
mel, Frances Lawrence, Abbie Hinck-
| ley and Mary Kendrick
Efforts are being made with a view of
organizing a band to give concerts
about once week during the coming
| summer. During the past few weeks
| the players have been practicing for
Memorial day, and it was found that
| they have lost none of their old time
skill. A committee will soon make a
canvass to see what support the band
can obtain, and then if the public
wants it there will be an open air con
cert every week. The church commit
| tee Of the First Congregational Church
=
\ Otis c. Bent until after he has had his
trial. Then action will be taken, and
| if the commonwealth extends pardon
! there is little doubt that the First
Church will, though it is hard for the
uninitiated to understand what prac-
teal benefit Bent will derive. Mrs.
Bent is packing up her household goods
and intends to join her relatives.
A large delegation from the local G..
| A. r. post is expected TO go to Brook
field Sunday morning to hear the Me-
| mortal sermon at the Unitarian Church.
] Sunday evening the G. A. R. and Sons
| of Veterans will assemble at the Tuck
| er Memorial Church here. where Rev.
| Joseph ]. Spencer will be the speaker.
Fred Hill prevented a runaway this
| morning that would undoubtedly have
| been attended with disastrous results.
| Mr.. Smith was riding on School street
| with Timothy Duncan, and in the lat
| ter's team, when the vehicle came into
| collision with Felch's produce wagon.