The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-15
ONLY ON b.
Tales of the Big Biz
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TOLD BY THE SPY
Three Hours Ahead Of Any
Other Newspaper.

Leicester, Feb. 14.-Every one in
town appreciated the valentine sent to
them by the clerk of the weather, and
especially those who found impossible
snowbanks between their front doors
and the streets. The only milkmen to
show up in town were George Davidson
and Alden e. Bacon.
The first news was received from out
side the town at 730 a. M, when The
Spy was, brought in on horseback. No
other paper was received in town until
about 1890.
The morning mail was brought up at
at 12.4O by Jerry Manning, in j. w.
SHOWS tWo-horse sleigh A second
mail was received late in the after
noon. Only one mail was sent out to
worcester About the largest drift in
town Is opposite st. Josephs Church,
about 80 feet long and as high as the
Top OF the car. There is another one
ABOUT as bad, on Winslow avenue,
nearly LOO rect long and as high as the
other one. There was a bad drift
across Paxton street near the Central
caro- clothing factory, and a bad drift
near Dexter Knights house.
AT the first attempt to move the
Two cars and pillow that were stalled
on PaXton street were started about 9
o CLOCK, and reached the car barn about
noon after hard shovelling. A gang
OF shoVellers, in charge of David l.,
6eauIleu, commenced at O'Clock to
clear the tracks to Worcester, and at
b O'Clock the cars had reached McDer-
Liott switch in Cherry Valley. At 6
o CLOCK the men quit work, as thew had
to pick the snow off the rest Of the
track and 1t was too late to do that
Ihey expect to get the track clear to
worcester tomorrow forenoon.
Then an attempt will be made to omen
the Spencer division. A gang of 15o
men. in charge of Superintendent John
b. Gorman, have opened the line from
9alem square to Webster square in
t Nulcester, ana the two gangs will work
toward each other. The snow lies two
ana three feet deep in the streets and
the principal streets have been opened
OUT, ana a gang of men in charge of w
u. Sprague, are at work clearing tba
sidewalks. 'hS
A 4O-foot she'd back of w Shows
STABLE was broken in the middle by the
Wlnd and the snow. and the sagging
part of the roof broke the seat Of one
Of his large wagons.
Dr. A. McNeish and N. N. SNOW
started out in a two-horse sleigh IN
reach some of the doctors nafients
Ihey drove to the Central mills in Cher
ry valley. They then drove to the
Chapei mills in Cherry valley, and from
there to James e. Gallagher's farm On
RaXton street, to attend a. patient
mere. BY the time the team reached
ITalIaghers farm the horses were ex-
nausted, and one Of the animals fell IN
the floor. The men stayed at Gala
gher's house over night and arrived
nome at 1880 o'clock this morning on a
wood team, which was breaking out the
road. The men had to shovel for an
hour and half. The horses are at The
farm yet Ut VIC
Henry L. Watson went to BOSTON n
few days ago, and is now supposed +o
be somewhere between Boston and
Worcester 0''N
w. F. Crane, who works for the 7. 6
Watson company, has not been seen
since Saturday night when he started
for Worcester 'eA
The meeting Of the Shakspere cI,b
has been postponed until TUESDAY
Feb 28. 0'0aS'
Henry Hinsdale is recovering from his
attack of pneumonia. MS
Between 28 and 80 members of ~
Union church, Worcester, chorus arc
to have sleigh ride at the I,eicestar
Thursday evening. Dinner will he
served at $50 O'Clock.