The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09
RICH VEIN OF COAL.
Union Linen Mill
Owners In Millbury
Are Happy.
TWO SHOVELERS' BIG find.
Five Tons Of Good Variety
Said to Have Been
Mined Yesterday.

Millbury, Oct. S.-Coal in large guam
tity and of excellent quality was dis
covered in Millbury today, and as a re-
lsult the owners and proprietors Of the
Union linen mill property are jubilant.
A test was made of the coal by Super
Iintendent Hall, and it was found to be
lof the soft variety and burned more
mill.
Frank Simmons and Fred Perry have
been engaged for the past week digging
a trench from the pond in front of the
mill to the dyehouse. 1t is desirable
that the work be completed as soon as
possible. Hence the two men kept on
shoveling over Sunday. This afternoon
Simmons was digging about three feet
below the surface of the ground, when
his shovel struck something hard,
which he supposed was rock.
In a few moments Simmons detached
what appeared to be a llge piece of
coal. Simmons told Perry what he had
found, and Perry in turn FASTENED to
the office Of the mill and notified Su-
|perintendent Hall. Mr.. Hall and his
bookkeeper, Edward Hull, went to the
spot and directed the men to dig deep
er, and soon both were throwing out
coal by the shovelful
After testing the quality of the coal
Superintendent Hall directed the men to
keep on digging, and before dark il
was estimated that about five tone of
coal had been mined. Mr.. Hall is of the
opinion that coal exists in large quan-
titles and will place a gang of men at
work tomorrow to determine if posi-
a Of l1n xvnf,,
THE UNION CONCERT.
The union Sunday school concert was
held tonight at the Methodist church.
and was attended by large audience.
The subject was, Seeds and sheaves. .
The church was prettily decorated with
maple branches and wild flowers and
back of the decorations We're about 200
Sunday school children from the differ
ent churches in town, dressed in SPOT
less white Miss Bertha Sutton was
organist. The program consisted of
Rotations by Helen Moore, Fannie
Ring, Walter Paine, Ethel McGlaugh-
lin; Stella Hamberg. George Ryan,
Ethel Ryan, Lora Allen, Bessie Thomp-
son. Clara Dyke. Emma Thompson,
Emma Fairhurst, Myra Longley, Della
Hollows, Inez Langdon, followed by
prayer by Rev. George p Eastman.
solos by Miss Augusta Houghton, Ger
trude Dongley, Myra Longley. Emma
Young, Clara Church, and a duet by
Miss Evelyn Whitehead and Ida Young.
Mr. Maxwell, superintendent of the
Methodist church Sunday school, asked
for reports of the different churches in
town, all of which showed the Sunday
| schools in Millbury to be in prosper
Gus condition.
SUNDAY ARRESTS.
| officer Thomas Brown arrested Ed
ward Smith, who works in the John
| Rhodes Warp Company mill, and Ed
| ward Hampleton, who has been work.
| ing in the Whitney thread mill of the
| west side. officer Brown strolled up
toward the MCGOWAN bridge, where he
| found the two men having a grand
time, but disturbing everybody else in
| the vicinity.
| The officer told the men to go home.
and they started toward the centre.
When they reached the home of DR.. J.
r. Lincoln. they again became disorder
| ly,--wNi Officer Brown gathered them
| in with the assistance of Special Po-
| liceman Patrick Buckley
| The Bourden felt works will not run
nights for week. in order to give the
| new superintendent, A. S. Bones a
chance to get used to his new position.
A. S. Bones is highly praised at Mill
vile, and will have many friends in
Millbury to help him along
Ed. Cavanaugh. Joe Whitcomb, Jas.
Shattuck, Frank Holan. Oliver Beane,
| Fred Braman of Milford w. Dow
| Charles Griffin, Peter O'Toole Roger
Williams Of Providence. John White Of
Sutton, Andrew Daggatt of Hartford
John Vietay, M. A. Henry, Dan VIII
kins, p. F. Boyle, Harry Johnston. Jas
Stockwell, Frank Pratt Of Worcester
James Chanley Of Webster, are regis
tered at the Tourtellotte House.
Thomas f. Donahue, John Harris Of
Worcester and Fred w. Moson Of Up
ton, are registered at st. Charles Hotel.