The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-05
THEIR SIXTH ANNUAL.
Big Gathering of the Shaws.
Buckleys and
Broadbents.

Millbury, Sept. 4-About so members
of the Buckley Broadbent fam
lilies gathered at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Windle in West Millbury
today and celebrated their sixth an
nual reunion. The parties came from
Worcester, Rochdale, Sutton and Prov
idence, and until noon the nine was
passed in "reminiscences by the fam
lilies. At 1 o'clock turkey dinner was
served in the barn. After the dinner
the business meeting was held and Off
GERS for the ensuing year were elected
as follows: President, Henry Dennis
vice president. Edwin Hoyle; secretary,
Mrs. w. w. Windle; treasurer. Thos.
Windle. The date for the family re-
union next year was set for Labor day,
1900, at the home of w. H. Dennis, in
Worcester.
After the business meeting a list of
sports was carried out. The most in
teresting feature was the ball game be-
tween the Millbury families and the
Worcester families. 1t was won by the
Worcester party in a siX-inning game
by a score of to 6. A tug of war was
next in order and was won by the Mill
-
quoits and other games were in order,
and Millbury came out at the top of the
heap at the finish.
The remainder of the afternoon was
devoted to papers on the different fam
lilies.
Among those present at the reunion
We're Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dennis,
Charles Dennis, Miss Mary Broadbent,
William Carron, Mr.. and Mrs Joseph
ac1ye ID, NJ.
John Shaw and wife, Miss Mary Shaw,
Charles Shaw, Miss Sarah Broadbent,
Mason Shaw, Everett and Erwin
Brooks, Edwin Hoyle, Thomas Windle,
Richard Pickering, Clayton Coldbrook,
Charles Sibley, Miss Alice Pickering,
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Windle and Mrs,
Samuel Sibley.
The thunder storm of last night left
its tale in many places about town
The roads in all parts of the town are
severely Quilted, and some very danger
Gus Washouts are in the West Millbury
road. The telephones about town were
not in working order until this even
ing
A house in West Sutton, occupied by
Ezra Marble, Jr., was struck by light
ming last night and considerable dam
age was done. Pictures and mould
and the clapboards where the lightning
entered We're torn off. The occupants
of the house, were in the other corner
of the house. and escaped the bolt.
The Epworth league of the Methodist
church picnicked at Purgatory today
The party left in a barge at o'clock
this morning. AT Purgatory, sports
and games We're enjoyed by the mem
bers of the league. A lunch on the
basket plan was served at noon.
The Putnam firemen are very indig-
nant at Millbury receiving first prize
at the muster in Webster, Sept. /, AND
are now willing to race the Millbury
Hose Company at either town for any
amount of money At the muster al
Webster, the Putnam hose wagon un-
reeled two hundred feet of hose before
they dared to jump off and break the
coupling, because of the high speed the
horses We're running. MDlbury boys
got their coupling in order at 100 feet
and the judges awarded the first prize
to Millbury.
A bail game was played this after.
noon on the Flats, between the clerks
of the offices in Worcester, of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford road
and the Norwich road The Norwich
men were clearly above the New Ha.
ven crowd, and won by a score of q
to a. The batteries were: For Nor.
witch, Bemis and Rogers, and for the
New Ravens, Buckley and Norma.
The last clambake of the season VAS
held at Harris Grove, Lake Singletary
today Many parties from Worcester
and other parts of the county came, and
enjoyed a pleasant day.
Two young roWdies got their dues on
South Main street early this evening
TWO popular young men in town were
walking along South Main street with
their young lady friends. AS they
passed tie rowdies insulting remarks
were addressed to the young ladies'
The young men promptly asked the
rowdles to beg the young ladies' par
don, which they refused, and COM
menced addressing their remarks to the
young ladies again. The young men
promptly gave the rowdies a good whip
ping
David Powers of Palmer is the guest
of his daughter, Mrs. c. B. Perry, on
Miles street.
All the schools in town reopen tomor-
row morning, after the summer vaca-
ton. Principal John f. Roach of the
high school arrived in town tonight
from avacation spent with his family al
Hinsdale.
w. E. Mallalieu of Auburndale is The
guest of his uncle, G. w Mallalieu, OF
the v est side.
George Tidd and wife returned to-
night from a two weeks vacation spent
in Keene, n. H.
George C,emence has returned to his
home in New York after a weeks va
cation spent in this town
Mrs FREQ Holman has returned from
months vacation at Falmouth
Heights.
F. F. fillmore has returned from a
weeks vacation spent at Enfield
Miss Nora Dempsey has returned
from her vacation, spent at Newport
Eman Buxton is the guest of friends
in Boston.
A. II. Bachelor, s. c. Spooner, Henry
Newell and Henry Rice left tonight fol
the G. A. f. encampment at Philadel-
phia.