The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
A SERV ANT
For Over Twenty
Years In Webster.
ALLEN GIBSON,
Who Died in Sterling
Known in Factory Town.

SlOnef Lyman II. Euuy TeluIHeu lAlS
morning from Sterling, Conn.,, where he
had attended the funeral of Allen Glib
son, aged So years, a relative of Mr..
Eddy. The deceased is well known in
town.
Mr.. Gibson was in public service in
Webster for over 20 years. He built the
stone arch bridge, which divides Web
ster and Dudley, and spans the Name
Wit river, in 1867, and also the North
Webster stone bridge in 1870 Webster
paid $4,000, and the town of Dudley
$4,000 for constructing the bridge. Hon.
Henry H. Stevens, now in Andover, ex-
pended some $4,000 more of his per-
sonal funds to carry out his individual
ideas of still mores identifying the
structure. The arch is so strongly con-
structed that it will last for centuries
to come.
Mr.. Gibson also had charge of the
stone work when the Stevens linen
mill was built in 1866. The mill is one
of the largest in the country, and it
cost $1,500,000 to build it. Deceased
married Miss Mary Ann Eddy, a sis
ter of Mr.. Eddy of Webster, and three
daughters and one son were born.
The democrats of Webster met in
Hon. Charles Haggerty's office last
night, and organized for the ensuing
year as follows: Chairman, Joseph P.
Love; secretary William r. Haggerty;
treasurer, Charles A. Woisard; execu-
tive committee, J. P. Love, William
Stanley and Patrick Prout; financial
committee, Samuel Magnant, ]. P.
Love and Daniel WrobleWski.
AT the residence of Tax Collector
James H. DWyer last night, the Dud-
ley town committee organized for. the
coming campaign. They elected JOS
eph J. GILES, chairman; Frank Put
nam, secretary: Moses Moreau ST.,
treasurer; executive committee Garet
Maggie, William Ryan, Daniel Sanders.
| They will meet again subject to the
call of the chairman.
There was a large attendance at the
st. Jean Baptiste fair tonight, when
| Napoleon Massicotte the clever magi-
| clan, amused the audience by his Won
derful sleight-of-hand tricks. The Du-
four brothers the expert glass blowers,
were also in evidence, and the D. L. K
! band gave a cnocert.
! The program for tomorrow night is
| William Benoit as contortionist and a
musical artist, with a concert by the
Pulaski Cornet band.
! On Saturday evening, the closing
night, the prizes, will be- drawn and
awarded
D. D. G. M. w. Henry L. Giroux, as
sisted by G.. G. Thomas H Hughes,
went to Worcester tonight and ms
tailed the officers of Worcester Lodge,
No. Sc, A. o. U. W.
Several members of the knights of
Pythias also went to Worcester to-
night, and watched the different de-
grees eXemplified.
Arthur Ballard, ager 81 years, while
moving heavy log, was struck by
the, timber and had his left leg broken,
both bones being fractured DR.. E. M.
! Frissell attended the case.
H. c. Blainey is substituting as brake
man on the East Thompson division,
in place of George Plant, the regular
! passenger brakeman, who, in ATTEMPT
ing to alight from the train while in
motion, slipped on the ice and Injured
his legs.
The 11.O9 train this morning bore
away Paul Gerber, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Charles Gerber Young Gerber. who
was recently mustered out of Company
K, Sixth Massachusetts regiment has
passed successful exam" to enter fine
regular army. His enlistment lasts for
% months. large number of his
friends were at the station and babe
him bon voyage.
James Hanley of Woonsocket, r. T.
is visiting his brother, N. F. Hanley,
for a few days.
Miss Flora B. Gould is i'll with the
grip.
The following members of the local
knights OF Pythias went to Worcester
today and attended the exemplifcation
of the several degrees-William c.
Mahlert, Fred A. Brandes, Walter s.
Estey, John Matthews, Ike Shea, John
r. Haskell and Joseph Sherrin.
Deputy Sheriff Maurice P. Glare was
in Worcester today.
Rev. FIR ]. A. Legris, pastor Of the
Sacred Heart Church, was in Worces-
ter today
Miss Fannie E. Cassidy shopped in
! Worcester today.
Miss Florence NJ. Burnham visited in
| Worcester today
George Beauregard attended the
Park Theatre, Worcester, this after
noon, and saw Fake and Semon in
their musical act. Mr.. Fake is
| Webster boy
| The local basket ball team will play
the st. Stephens team of Worcester.
in Music Hall, next Saturday evening
Besides being a general good fellow.
N. G. GILES is certainly a fast man on
the track, and in Music hall this after
noon, he defeated Arthur G.. Pattison.
its proprietor in a mile race around
the hall. Thirty-two laps constitute a
mile in Webster's only playhouse, and
at the finish mick" was ahead one
lap. The time was 91-2 minutes pat
rick Prout was referee and timebeener
Quite a crowd witnessed the race.
NJ. o. Shea demonstrated TODAY that
he is fast man with the saw, In the
rear OF Rev. FIR. Madden's residence
Lake street, stood cord of hard white
OAK, and the way that Shea got into
the pile was revelation. He finished
the job in just two hours and AZ min
utes, record breaking time
Mr.. and Mrs Burton Upham of Low.
ell are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
BALDWIN for couple of weeks Mr.
Upham was member of CO. q EN-
massachusetts, regiment, in the snsn-
lsh war, and since his discharpe bas
| life. - mo camp
SUTTON.
sutton, Jan. 26-The Star Whist cl,,b
met with Mrs. Hollis Richardson 10 az
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