The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-26
Canada District is In
tested With a
pepper.
MEN AND WOMEN DISTURBED.
Flees Like the Wind WI " hen
Accosted By Residents
of the Vicinity.

North Brookffeld, July 25.-There is a
mysterious man in the Canada" sec
tlon, ard he is making lots of trouble.
II he is caught, and that will be his
tate if he does not quit his Job, he is
liable to get coat Of feathers rubbed
IN with tar and such would not be more
than his just deserts The man Of mys-
terry is making his rendezvous on VIII
low street, and on Saturday and sun
day evenings for some time past has
been the terror of women in that vicln-
ity.
Who he is, where he comes from or
what he wants, no one knows, though
many have seen him. He stays till he
is frightened off, and then runs like a
deer. His strange manouvers were re-
ported to the officers by Mrs. Adolphus
Getourheault some time ago, and they
nave not yet been able to fathom the
mystery. Sunday night was the last
time the fellow was seen. He was at
that time noticed speeding like the wind
out Of the yard of Peter F. x. Potvin,
in whose house Mrs. LetourneauIt oc-
cupies a tenement
This Jack the pepper has been seen
standing on Potvin's piazza in an atti-
tude as of prayer with arms raised and
hands outstretched. When spoken to
and asked what he wanted he ran like
a negro from a band of lynchers. The
fellow is described as about medium
height and no one has been able to get
near enough to say whether he is old
or young, though from his fieetness Of
ic J, te
Mrs. Letourneault, who is a widow, and
lives with her sister and three daugh-
ters, has reported the matter to officer
Henry Hatch,
Despite unpleasant weather condi-
tons, town hall was packed to the
doors tonight at the second night of the
Carnival of Holidays" The young par
Elephants evidently gained self reliance
from the performance last night and did
themselves, the WoInan's Relief Corps
and Mrs. Day, their instructress, proud.
Their many friends who were in the
audience manifested their pleasure by
continued applause. In parts the per-
Torrance was really brilliant the ma
tural effect being enhanced by the
splendid costumes worn by the per-
formers, After the performance there
was general dancing for which Homes
oIC1eSlId luFIlSIeu music. Inc pafaQa
has been a big success and should net a
good sum.
Superintendent of Streets Stephen
Lotus has decided to raise the walk
and put in new concrete near the house
of Frank Conger or Summer street.
Misses Kathryn, Eta and Winnie D.
Lawlor returned home last night from
visit in Springfield.
Paul G. Wheeler of Springfield has
started for a vacation trip in Canada
r. Burton Potter started today for
visit with relatives in Milford.
Overseer of the Poor William Walsh
went to Milford tonight to be present
tomorrow at the funeral of a nephew.
Mortimer e. Howard manager and
pitcher of the North Brookfeld base
ball team, has not vet secured a game
for Saturday. If he does not get game
here he will accept an offer to pitch a
game for Barre against Jefferson.
William D. Rondeau and William
Murphy, Jr., two enterprising young
man, have started into the business of
securing frogs legs as delicious morsels
of diet for Boston markets. Already
they number among their buyers the
Quincy market and Johnson & Smith
Of Boston.