The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-23
SPENCER BOYS GONE.
Left Home and Friends and
Gave No Clue as to a
Future Address.

Spencer, July 22.-Timothy Donovan,
Is, and Edward O'Rourke, 16, possessed
of spirit of adventure, left the town
last night, unknown to their parents.
Donovan has been employed in the
works of the Spencer Wire Company
but last week was discharged
O'Rourke is an employee in the l. Prou-
ty & Co.'S boot and shoe shop.
The parents of the boys do not know
in what direction they went or wha'
induced them to leave home without
informing them of their intention The
last seen of the boys, they were head
ed for Worcester, having boarded ar
ELECTRIC car of the Worcester and Su-
burban Street Railway. 1t is thought
| that the two young boys, having beef
| accustomed to reading detective stories
have started for the city of New York
Deputy Sheriff Draper was called to-
| day to replevin stock sold to John Eth
| Ter by Joseph Jolie of Water street
Last week Jolie hired men TO cut his
| hay, and place it in the barn. When ii
came to paying the men, Mrs. Jolie
who handles the money in the home
refused to pay the men. Jolie became
| angry at this and sold a Jersey COW
! to John Either, which Jolie claimed be
longed to him. With the money which
| he obtained from the sale of the cow
| he paid the men.
While Mrs. Jolie was working in I
| Prouty & Co.. 8 shop, Jolie sold five pigs
and hen coop with about 60 hens tC
Either. Either came and obtained the
pigs and carried them to his farm, anG
promised to come and get the hans ano
hen house in the afternoon. According.
| ly he hired Fred H. Liyermore and
horses to move the hen coop, but on Mr.
Livsrmore trying to move the coop
| Mrs. J0lie, came upon the scene and
| ordered him not to move the coop.
| She claimed that the fowls, hen coops
pigs and cow belc nged to her and tha-
Jolie had no right to sell them. Sh,
| claimed that she had worked in the
shop and bought the live stock from hel
earnings and that everything about the
place belonged to her.
| Thomas J. Condor has gone to st
John, N. B., on visit to his father
who is reported i'll.
| E. F. Curtis, formerly agent for tn,
| United States Indemnity Society, hal
taken a position as agent for the Etnt
Life and Accident Insurance Compan,
of Hartford, CT. Mr. Curtis territor!
| embraces Spencer, the Brookfelds
| Warren and Palmer.
| Tony A. Bacon is firing at the War
rem and Spencer power station.
Jere r. Kane and family and Mis-
| Elida Capen, started today for the Ca
pen cottage at South pond, Podunk.
Miss Annie Condor is visiting in Eas
| Douglas
| Andrew O'Connell of GAINESVILLE wal
| the guest Of Nicholas King today
! Martin O'Connor formerly pitcher TO
| the Holy Rosary G. t. A. base bal
team, pitched today for BrookfielC
| against Warren
Delos Jolie, formerly catcher and frs
baseman of the strong Wire Villag,
| team, caught for Thorndike team to
| day.
| Miss Mamie Kelly is visiting Mis-
| Margaret Cassidy of 40 Grove street.
Martin O'Gorman, better known al
| Pete Finnott, died today at the age O
| IS years He was born in Ireland ant
came to Spencer when boy. Up t
last Wednesday O'Gorman was accus
toned to a lonely life land lived by
! himself at the corner of Elm and Pear
| streets, when he was taken to the towr
farm, where he died. The funeral will
/ take place tomorrow