The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-22
COPS ON The CARS.
Constables Are to
Collect Fares
at Webster.
NO MORE LATE ROWDYISM.
Passengers Making a Dis
turbance Will Be
Run In.
NO MORE LATE ROWONSM.

Webster, Nov. 21.-The Worcester and
Webster electric road is going into the
police business, stated Chief of Police
Albert j. Moon of Oxford to the Web
ster correspondent of The Spy today.
He also stated that they were going to
play politics next spring when the an
nual town meeting arrived, and that
they intended to help put Chairman
Sherman Of the present board Of town
fathers out of business.
When the road was under construc-
ton Mr.. Sherman, it is said, created no
end Of trouble for the Worcester Off
Gals by placing obstacles in their way
that hindered them materially in open
ing their line. Mr.. Moon said that he
had talked with some of the men who
were conversant with the situation, and
from what they intimated the entire
force. of employees of the road are to
use their influence against the re-elec
ton of Selectman Sherman.
The road has about 40 employees in
Oxford who will be eligible to vote at
the spring election and they will carry
their entire weight against Sherman.
Mr.. Moon, however, does not think their
influence will carry any weight, and he
said that Sherman will carry the town
as strongly as he did at his last cleo
ton.
The idea of the road in having it's
conductors and motormen police Off
GERS is considered a good one, for then
they will be able to take care of the
frequent DRINKS that board their cars
and invariably create disturbances. Mr..
Moon says that is a good plan, but he
does no. favor the idea of making the
men regular police, for then they can
exercise the same authority off the cars
as wei as on, and the business of the
regular constables now is not any too
swift to allow a larger force to step
in upon them and carry off their Iau
rels and court fees, too.
The idea of granting the car men the
authority of placing under arrest dis
turbing elements while on duty, is
thought to be a good one, and the Sc
lectmen in the various towns will
probably grant them the same. How
ever, from information received from
one of the Webster board today, the re-
porter was informed that it is not
probable that the Webster board will
concede to any more of the requests
made by the Worcester road.
The first in the series of ribbon whist
parties in Columbia hall last night was
a huge success in every way. The hall
was packed with merry crowd who
had each and every one a gay time. AT
o'clock whist was stopped and dancing
to music by Brooks orchestra was com
menced.
The lady's first prize resulted In
tie on the first count between the
nd q nv
Each got IS points. The cards were
cut and Miss Conway won it. The
BOBBY was won by Miss Nellie Burke.
James A: Thompson won the gents
first prize, while William Childs got
"tooby."
Dancing was INDUCED in until 1
o'clock this morning. The grand march
was led by James A, Thompson and
Miss Nellie Conway. AT midnight there
was a cakewalk, and nearly all the
couples in the auditorium responded.
Although no prize was offered for the
best couple, the honors were captured
by Miss Nellie M. Hederman and My
ron E. Wood. When the walk had got
started in good shape, this couple won
the cynosure of all eyes in the hall.
Some even limited that they had pre-
viously practiced for the occasion, but
it is not so. At any rate, they made
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second social and whist will be held
in few weeks. Here is the full list
of those who attended the select party:
Mamie Leland, Isabel Sanders, Ida Ken
needy, Katy Kelly, Nellie Thompson,
Nellie Burke, Josie Ahern, M. E. Joyce,
Mamie Burns, Bridget Farrell, Eliza
Monahan, Mamie Hetherman, Mrs.
Charles Prince, Fannie Cassidy, Eliz-
abeth McQuaid, Nora Thompson, Nell
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ME Dugan, Theresa Casey, Maggie Du-
gan, Katy Moore, Theresa Moore, Mel
lie Conway, Lizzie Moore, Lizzie. Hea-
ley, Lizzie Conway, Agnes Boyne, An
ME Conway, Mary Kennedy, Maggie
Sheldon, Alice Reilly Mamie Carey,
Mamie Burkhardt, Eta Burkhardt,
Kate Stretch, Nellie Hyland, Lizzie Ca
sey, Kate Holly, Nellie Lynch, Maggie
Curboye, Katy Ryan, Maggie Hether-
Webster; Alice Haggerty and Lizzie
Condlon, oxford; Michael McQuaid,
James A. Thompson, Emil Mahlert, Co
lin S. Campbell, Lawrence ]. Dugan,
NJ C. GILES, Harry c. Vanderberg, Fred
Pagan, William Ryan, John J. Dugan,
Charles Pengelly, Henry Haley, George
Knox, DR.. F. E. McDermott DIR. T. j.
Cronin, William Moore, William j. Nc
Geary, H. E. Lewis. William Turbidy,
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Michael Thompson, Myron E. Wood,
William Childs, John Sullivan, Thomas
Lonergan, Edward Farrell. Jr., Harry
Hayman, Peter Steele, Edward Kee-
gan, John Mathews, David Townes, Jas.
Magnaut, William Forand, James
Hetherman, P. j. Hogan, George D.
Morse, Daniel ]. Sullivan, William
Meagher, John Johnson, John Butler,
Webster; Fred Hall, w. E. Bridgets,
Southbridge.
The vicinity around the Norwich and
Worcester freight depot was a scene of
excitement for a few minutes about
noon today The cause of it all was
Thomas Lonergan of New Boston, CT,
employed as a farm hand for G. Thurs
ton Murdoch
Lonergan received a months pay last
Monday and came to town to see the
sights ard have a good time. Wander
ing to the freight office and out on to
the platform in his dazed condition, he
staggered and fell from the platform
on to the tracks. His chin struck the
rails first, and as a result, a deep cut
was made. AS the man laid bleeding on
the tracks a crowd quickly collected,
including officer Stephen S. Hawkins,
who at once sent for DR.. f. NJ Fris-
sell
The doctor tied a big handkerchief
around the wound and put him on the
1902 train, and sent him home to get
sober and repent.
While Nelson Hawkinson was work.
Ing on tine roof of house at the lake
yesterday afternoon, he lost his h9f-
race and fell a distance Of 10 feet to
the ground Dr. G. Fred Hart was
called. Besides an ankle sprained and a
~, h fye1i In r he