The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-20
"A IRR III UN AkIU.
Novel Itinerary Being
Planned by w.
G. Bridges.
DESTINATION TEMAGAMING.
General Plans Comprehend
Tour Over the Cana
dian Pacific.
DESTINATION TEMAGAMING.


Bridges of School street is planning for
a big hunting and pleasure party into
the wilds of the province of Ontario,
the destination being Temagaming, a
district which, as it's name indicates,
teens with all kinds of game, big and
small
AS far as his plans are perfected the
excursion will consist of a party of at
least IS thorough sportsmen out for a
good time, and to secure game not
available in this vicinity. Several
hunters with whom Mr.. Bridges has
talked have manifested their intention
of joining the party, and he has Sc
cured the refusal of a special train at
reasonable terms from the Canadian
Pacific railroad, over which the com
pany will travel the greater part of
the distance.
AS yet the trip is not surety, for it
will not be made with less than IS
men, and Mr.. Bridges would like to
hear from any who contemplate such
a trip in order that he may let them
know the rates for the round trip. His
plans are to start from Worcester be-
tween the LIST and 10th of next month
to be gone two weeks.
Temagaming is situated in the very
heart of the Wilderness and is said to
abound with moose, elk and reindeer
quail, wild turkey and other fowl with
plenty of fishing thrown in as a side
dish. Mr.. Bridges expects that several
Worcester sportsmen will join the
party and wants to hear from them.
WATER is VERY LOW.
So low has the water at the Doane
supply pond got that today it was
found expedient to turn on the water
from North or Horse pond, in the hope
of replenishing the supply. This was
done this afternoon, and now the North
pond is practically empty, with no
prospects of its filling up until several
heavy rains come. The cold fact is
that the town is not far from a water
famine, something which was never
anticipated nor feared since the water
works system was put in. There is no
water in the supply ponds to depend
upon.
To be sure, the Bell hill reservoir
contains thousands of gallons, and
shows no appreciate decrease, even
with the steady drainage But it is
growing lower, nevertheless and should
such an occurrence as big fire happen,
the result is easy TO imagine.
Hundreds of giant pickerei have
been taken from the Doane pond within
the past few days, and last night some
of the local lshmen purchased stocks
from the fishermen to sell them to their
| customers tomorrow Pickerel weigh
| ing as much as five pounds have beer
| captured, and last night Louis Toupir
| came into the village with nearly a
bushel of big pout.
Today Water Superintendent John r
Southworth put stop to fishing at the
Doane pond, but good strings were Sc
| cured in the brook lower down. DR.
Thomas j. Carrigan, chairman of the
local board of health, who has written
to the state board concerning The con.
dition of the ponds, says he expects tC
hear from the state officials before the
end of the week. Meanwhile the water
of the Quaboag springs is proving a
godsend to the people.
CREATED INTEREST.
Nothing for years has created 50
much interest among local horsemep
as The Spy's story of the plans of Hon.
Theodore c. Bates to construct a trot-
ting park near the Bates grove. Incl
dentally it was remarked that The Spy
contained the only correct version of
the matter, and that there was no idea
OF forming a stock company. In other
towns where tracks are maintaint d they
are nearly all losing investments. and
while this town unquestionably contains
more real horsemen than any other in
the west part of Worcester county,
they see at glance that such a plan
would not be a paying one, if 1t was
followed as an investment Herbert f.
Cummings, who owns the land. tavors
such a project, however, and announced
today that he would be willing 10 give
the land for this purpose and ont in
$3.50 toward a subscription.
Here again, it is hard to see how such
a plan would work as the SURVEYS
called for part of the Bates grove. and
as Mr.. Bates has a cherished plan of
fitting UP the park himself, it is hard
to believe that he would let part of the
grove go. A fair statement of the
view local horsemen take, is that if
Mr.. Bates is willing to do such lob
at his own expense, he should be given
every opportunity to do it. Horsemen
are taking great interest in the sport
this fan, and some good brushes are
scheduled to take place at the Iitch-
field stock farm in New Braintree, this
week.
Several loads of brick have been
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