The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-13
An improvement In
Millbury Industries
IS INDICATED.
Bowden Shops and Cotton
Plant Will Both Run.

| Millbury, Dec. 12.-The H. L. Bowden
shops on West street will start on full
time Monday, and it is expected that a
large number of hands will be en-
| ployed. A Spy man visited the plant
today and found everything in readi-
ness to be in operation. Men were en-
ployed running shoddy through the
busters and putting the final touches on
the machines. The mill at present will
employ about 80 hands, mostly adults.
! The company has large consign-
ment of wool on hand, and expects to
| receive several bales more in few
days Superintendent NJ. A. Robinson
is doing adj in his power to get the
plant in operation as soon as possible,
| because there are several orders on
hand which Will have to be gotten out
in a few weeks. 1t is also rumored that
the company will build large addi-
ton on to the plant in the spring.
Albert A. Costigan died at his home
on South Main street last evening, at
10 O'Clock, after short illness, of COM
piication of diseases. Mr. Costigan
was well known in town, although he
has been a resident here but a few
years. He was 80 years of age
Henry Charland has leased the black
smith shop of Charles F. Gale, on
west street, and will in the future do
business for himself The shop was at
one time the leading shop of the kind
IN uhis vicinity, but during the last few
years 1t has been poorly run by its for
mer owners, and the business was sus-
pended for some time. c. F. Gale. is at
present undecided as to how long he
VIII lease, as he is thinking of tearing
the building down and putting up a
tenement house.
The annual meeting of the Society of
Mutual Aid in Detecting Thieves in
Miltbury will be held at the Tourte-
| lotte House, Monday evening, January
70, at 7.3O O'clock after which supper
will be served.
| Fred Vulter, who has been seriously
Ill with la grippe, is able to be out.
Fred Mesler is recovering from an at
tack of the grip.
William Kelly and daughter, Maud.
OF Troy, N. H, are visiting in town.
| The Millbury cotton mills will start
up on full time Monday. Although the
report is not official, it comes from an
| auunentic source. Just what is to be
zone cannot be learned at present, but
| the rumor is that it is to run only a
few weeks until the stock is run ont
The mill has been idle for over a wear,
ana when in full running order it en-
ptoys nearly 800 persons. The mill is
one of the largest In this section of the
country. and was one of the few mills
! mat run on full time during the hard
superintendent T. w. Wilmarth made
the statement to The Spy man the dav
he was leaving town, that the mill Womb
never be run by the Mason company
again, as the price of print cloth was
| so low that the company could not COM
pete with its rivals, the southerners
be Said that he would not be surprised
10 see the machinery all taken out and
down there.
Many of the citizens are of the onin-
ion that the mill cannot be kent idle
long, as the taxes are so high that the
| property would be soon eaten up. The
| property comprises the mill pIant and
Il or IA dwelling houses Many of these
are unoccupied, while in a few the for
mer employees of the once industrious
pIane i've IN hopes OF the mill starting
up in the near future.
| If the mill starts up Monday +hare
VIII be many vacant places TO be filed
as many of the hands who worked az
the plant left town the day the mill
stopped and went TO Webster where
they secured employment.
Miss Mary Ellen Coin of Saundersyille
IS the guest of her sister, Mrs. Daniel
| Corey of North Main street
| Miss Helen Ward of Spencer is visit
| ing friends in town.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Uni
tartan Church gave supper in the
vestry of the church this evening from
| 7 to O'clock