The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12
Two Mill Operatives
Appear in Court.
SPICY TESTIMONY
But Defendant Was Dis
charged-Zero Weather.

Webster, Feb 1.-THE usual result
o. verbal misunderstanding Invariably
ends in q fstic encounter. 80 II was
with Charles Gar-and. Z loom axer al
the cotton mills Of r X Slater, AZ
North Webster, and Lucien March,
nawsk. a weaver n Ggrrand's section
The sequel was aired in the district
court before Judge Bartholomew.
The defendant charged Charles Gar
rand with assault and battery The
STORY was told Il seems that the com
plailant was more u blame than was
the prisoner
Gs-rand had charge Of z system Of
heating apparatus il his section His
duties were 70 regulate the steam az
corcing 10 the cloth that was under
the process q manufacture.
Il seems that the prisoner had re-
pesre1ly told the complainant not 10
NEEDLE with the steam pipes The Or
der. however. hs seldom OoeEe6. but
simply out Of SPITE i vas alleged that
ne would often turn On the steam when
il should have baea slut Of
Garland decided 20 ascertain who
The culpTit was He MD behind z ioom
and kept his eyes Opeu- Al last he
found WhO -as causing al the trouble
vas Z verbal combat which ended in
blows
The defendant told a straightforward
Story and was believed by his honor
The result = as his exolsrstion and dis
charge Hon Charles HaggerI< vas
his counsel. while Justice H J. Clarke
appeared FOR the government
Frank WellIan. aged 50 years was
fined 81 for drunkenness Wsllmsn
halls Trrsr. Ttrs=vr7zs Mass
Z y. Bigslow, water commissioner
Is still confined to the bed wiki grip.
George Fcrsrld, q popular young man.
L III with pleurisy.
Superintendent 2 L Constantine Of
the New England Telephone Company.
has put automatic telephones IN the
three local hotels. The phones are
tor tbs Use Of the public.
George s G0Ogins has bean notified
thai he has received an original pen
sion under the new law. OF IS month
Fred " Aubrey and young son visit
Sd in Worcester today
Miss Bertha Scott, daughter % Mr.
and Mrs. John B. Scott returned to
school At Northampton today
Miss Agnes Lueth, Henry a Leuth
and Bert Morrison. all q Boston. are
visiting relatives IN town over Sunday.
They attended the bal r1lasQUe IN the
Turner'S Hall Friday evening and
won applause br their quaint COS
tunes
Carl Gerber OF the sixth cavalry. in
faltrE volunteers, now stationed in
Webster. was in town today, and post
ed circulars in tbs post office for the
purpose q securing recruits. Frank
Kinron. a Quinebaug boy. left yesterday
FOR Oklahoma, as z member Of that
company.
Lew y. WalIest0n. q champion bicv-
Gle rider OF reputation. and who now
holds all records in New England from
5 up TO p miles. is in town, the agent
for the Linnwood bicycle He has
placed his wheels in Duffy's shoe store.
Joseph Fontaine Is q guest OF friends
IN Providence
The zero weather is still In town. At
P. T. Whalen's house, at Z O'Clock this
morning, the Thermometer registered
Is degrees below. At 3. F. -CovfIIe's.
On High street, IL stood below, and al
noon it was below at oscar Sbi1rn-
ways grain Office
Al the workings OF the knights Of
| Columbus. on Monday evening. a sun
Der viii be served by Caterer Whalen
and the Ladies Aid Society
Dudley has got q good tax collector
! in James A Dryer. Out Of q posi-
/ bic sZl.lE'0, he has collected all but the
trivial sum OF 500. a very good record,