The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-14
KNEW THE DEWEYS.
A Greenville " oman Talks
About the Famous
George as. a Boy.

A~SlGSSleI, OcL. lo,-IHe people Cl Ills
town are anxious to do honor to Adnli-
raj George Dewey, but perhaps Mrs.
Edward Brown of Greenville is more
interested IN the celebration in his hon
or than any one else. Mrs. Brown has
lived in Leicester for over so years, but
was born in Mortified, VT, and had the
honor of attending the district school
with George Dewey. Mrs. Brown is get
ting old, but she still remembers her
young schoolmate. She lives with her
son, Frank E. Brown, on the Brown
farm, about midway between Green
vile and Leicester. When a Spy report
er called this afternoon, she received
MIN cordially, and invited him in to look
over some Vermont papers, giving pic
lures of the Dewey family. When
asked about her recollections of the adj
miral, she said: Yes, l used to go TO
school with Dewey, but it was only for
a little while l was one of the big
girls in the back seat, and he sat down
in front. His aunt, Miss Julia Dewey,
was the teacher, and l can remember
the day she brought George to school
for the first time. He used to De a
great boy to play in the brook. lie
would catch little fishes and then set
them sailing in his tin pail cover l
told him one day he would make a sail
or. He was only four or five years old
then. | haven't seen any Of the Dewey
family for a long time, but many Of
them lived in that neighborhood. My
fathers farm was half in Berlin and
part in Mortified. Dewey's grand
father, Simeon Dewey, owned the farm
next to ours. George Dewey used TO
come up to visit him summers, and
this is how he came to go to the district
school IN Berlin
-Four Dewey brothers, Simeon, VIII
liam, and two others whose names
forget, owned farms right side by side.
l knew the admiraPs father, DR.. julius
Y. Dewey, and his brothers, but was
not very we'll acquainted with them.
was well acquainted with his cousins,
Francis and Simeon. Simeon married
an intimate friend of mine.
1.-THE Deweys are nice people, not
I showing off all the time, but good, sub
stantial folks. All this parade must be
like punishment to the admiral. 1 ara
glad l knew the Deweys, and if 1 was
a little younger l would have gone u
Mortified and seen the celebration
there today"
HIS BOOKS RETURNED.
The seIectmen have decided 20 give
back to Tax Collector H. B. Watts the
books taken from him seven and half
months ago. AS told in The Spy a day
or two ago, the board could not help
I but return the books, if Mr.. Watts was
to make out his returns He will make
his returns and hand them to the as
SCISSORS, as is customary. The matter
is not settled but practically where it
was in the beginning.
The two children of Claiming Smith,
who are at Kenbarma, near Boston,
suffering from Cuban fever, are now
| convalescent. They are recovering, but
are unable to walk. Mrs Smith is with
them. The malady was caught from a
brother of Mrs. Smith, who returned
from Cuba.
Edward E. Heron witnessed the
Dewey parade at Boston today
Sixty juveniles and older perso's re-
ee1Ved a badge showing that they had
| been perfect in attendance during the
past quarter at the First Congress alton
al Sunday school tonight at the white"
social in the vestry. superintendent A.
| S. Conant and Mrs. Catherine E. Grout,
| superintendent of the primary depart
ment, were in charge. After the badges
We're presented, games were enjoyed
and refreshments were served.
The Knickerbockers of Cherry Valley
line up against the Bradford Midgets
at Worcester, Saturday afternoon. The
Leicester academy team has no game
arranged.
The w. C. T. U. met this afternoon
with Miss Adeline May. The topic was,
"Gleanings from the state convention. i"
The following delegates will represent
the First Congregational church at the
conference in Worcester next week:
Mrs A. w. Harrington, Mrs. Flora w.
Davis, Stephen E. Tarleton, besides the
pastor and Sunday school superintend-
ent.
The overseers of the poor met this
evening.