The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-12

SHe mas learned tnat ne was an Oper-
ative in a cotton mill here, and has
been informed by West Warren people
that he. died here. He has been gone
from his home in Texas for three years.
Chief Bates has made inquiries about
the missing husband, but has been able
to learn nothing of him. If he died
mere, his body was not received by any
of the local undertakers.
The funeral of Mrs. Jane Johnston
took place this afternoon from her late
home, 13 Oak street. Rev. ]. H. Moore
head officiated. There was a large as
semblage of north of Ireland people and
members of the Presbyterian church.
The dead woman leaves 6S children,
grandchildren and great grandchildren,
lnterment was in Woodlawn cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Maria A Pond
took place from her late home on North
Walnut street at o'clock this after
noon. Rev. A. S. Brown officiated.
The meeting of the selectmen last
night was barren of results, because of
the absence of Clerk PhilbN and DR..
P. T. O'Brien. There are three repub-
lieans on the board and two democrats.
Selectman Horace H. Low met with
an accident five weeks ago. He sus-
tanned q broken leg and other iniu-
ries that confine him to his bed. The
republicans have been hard put for a
quorum to do business with since that
time. A policeman was to have been
appointed last night. The democrats
dld not feel like assisting the repub-
lieans to appoint a policeman. This is
why all the applicants for a uniform
are disappointed instead of all but one.
The republicans will hold a meeting
soon, by the bedside of Mr. Lowe. The
meeting will be as legal as il it We're
held in the regular meeting room in
the town hall
Harry Nawn, of the firm of Brock &,
Nawn, the contractors who hold the
million dollar contract for stripping the
soil from $50 acres of land in the Me-
tropolitan reservoir, was in town to-
day looking over the ground. The
contractors will get to work as soon as
possible, putting on a small force of
men, and increasing the number ra-
pidly as the work advances. The firm
Will doubtless employ from 600 to 1000
men as maximum force. While the
work is being done they will be oblg-
ed to construct 40 miles of narrow
guage railway, not at one time, but in
the aggregate. The contractors are
not uneasy over the price at which they
nave taken the job, although they are
$4,000 lower than the next lowest bid
ders were. 1t is but lutte distance to
sand in almost any part of their terri
tory, and they will make rapid progress
IN the work, unless they are disappoint-
ed IN some unforeseen manner.
great many people are going from
mere to see the game between the CIin-
ton base ball team and the Southbridge
teams which will take place on the
worcester oval Thursday afternoon
me Holy Cross pitcherse, Clancy and
grimm, Will confront each other when
the game is called. Manager McMauus
OF the Clinton team maintains that
clancy is Gritfin's equal, if not his So
perlor. Billy Merritt, the former mem
per OF the National league, who has
peen playing with Webster during the
summer will stand behind the bar
Buckley of Marlboro, formerly If a
western league, will take the bah on
hIst; Cassidy, formerly of Fordham,
viii cover third, and Frank Conraugh-
ton will be shortstop.
Iroquois Tribe, Red, Men of Worces-
ter made fraternal visit to Wctto-
quottoc Tribe Of this place tonicht
There We're about seventy of the yisi
tors. They arrived on two trolley cars
ABOUT eight O'clock They partook of
a collation.. and went home at II 20 on
special cars. Local tribesmen burned
red fire in their honor.
The selectmen met tonight at the
home of Harris H. Lowe and apnointed
Robert Crothers in the METROPOLITAN
force. subject to the confirmation of the
water board. Crothers is an employee
Of the Lancaster mills and resides AT
"a Oak street