The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-18
WANT CHEAP FARE,
People Of Millbury
Say Five Cents Is
Enough.
READY TO FIGHT IT OUT,
Some Think New Haven
Road Will Aid Against
Electrics.

Mtllhury, Oct. IT, Working people of
Millbury are wondering whether the
Worcester and Suburban Street Rail-
way Company is going to grant five
cent fare between Milibury and Wor-
cester during certain hours of the day.
They say if they do not grant them
a five-cent fare, they will make a
move, and go to the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
for the desired rates of transportation,
This tive-cent fare is especially for
the working people who work in Ouin-
sigamond wire works. About IS are
employed at the works. and they saw if
they got the iive-cent fare more peo-
pie would live in M!llbury. Plans are
being made to have a railroad train
stop daily, morning and evening, at
Quinsigamond.
The Grand Army post, G. A. r., No.
20. has received an invitation to attend
camp fire at Oxford, Oct. 10.
Frank 2. Collins has opened the drug
store run by the late b Frank Aiken.
Arthur S. Van Ostrand has secured a.
position as chemist in the Carnegie
steel works near Pittsburg, Pa.
YOUNG wOMAN's CLUB.
A meeting of the Young Woman's
club is to be held at the house of Miss
y. Waters, Elm street. Miss Mabel G.
Foster of Boston will address the club
on American art and artists, illustrated
by photographs and engravings
e. w. Hoyt, station agent of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
1t o..
bridge into the house of w. Farms
worth on Grove street.
BASKET BALL GAME.
A game of basket ball will be played
in the town hall Saturday evening at
7.45 o'clock between the Millbury bas-
ket ball club and the Father Mathew
club of Worcester Two favorites will
play with the Worcester club, Paddy
H. Hair and Thomas Wiseman. Both of
these men played on the Millbury Lifts
last year. The invincible j. Fred Pow
ers is expected to take part in the
game. Great rivalry exists between the
two teams and a hot game is assured.
O. E. Wood received a letter from
William Macduff, who lives in Belfast,
Ireland Mr.. Macduff's father was once
owner of the Whitney & Macduff
thread mill and moved from here to
take a better position in Ireland.
William Dusthoff of Lowell is the
guest of his father, William Dusthoff of
Elmwood street.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The Nillbury Electric Company held
a meeting tonight at Selectmens nall
and elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: Treasurer, Herbert
A. Ryan: Secretary, Thomas F. Robin
son; Directors, George A. Smith, p, ".
Wood, j. Henry Searles and Herbert A.
Ryan.
Freddie, the seven-year old son ofJos-
eph Blanchard died this afternoon at
130, at his home at West Millbury, of
diphtherla. Mr.. Blanchard has an
other child sick with the same disease.
Mr.. E Tycehurst, who has been boss
hardener at the Bonden Felt works re-
signed today and will work in the pig
mill at Bayfield,,
Mrs. H. H. Blanchard, who has been
spending the summer in West Millbury,
returned to her winter home at Bristol.
H. w. Carter will have a AuskIrg
party at his home tomorrow night. he
has given an invitation to the Odd Eel
lows and the Rebecca Lodge.
A COW owned by L. H. Cotton was
run over by the 6.25 train to Mil'bury.
She was cut in half, one piece lying
on each side of the tracks.
Thomas Dowd, who has beer the
guest of Rev FIR. w. H. Goggin of
Pittsfield, returned home today.