The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01
WANT BETTER LIGHT.
Townspeople Disguised
With Present System Of
Local Company.

Millbury, Sept. S0-People of Mill
bury are wondering why they are pay
ing $24OO for electric lights. Some of
the leading business men in town
talked with The Spy man today and
said that they are really Disguised with
the present system, not more than half
of the lights having been in order for
the last four nights, and the town is
liable to a suit at any time.
Strangers who come into town can
not find their way from one street to
another and constantly ask local RESI-
dents to locate various streets. Some
of the men say that the carbons are not
sufficient and others say that they are
not trimmed properly. For the past
three nights the lights on Maple, Curve,
Rhodes streets, Howe avenue, West
street, west side light in front Of Sc
lectman w. L. Horne's store, the light
at the center and the light at the Nc
Gowan bridge have been out, the latter
being the most dangerous spot in town
to be without light. Maple street is
another dangerous place, where a
smash-up is liable at any time, it be-
ing the darkest street in town, and
When LIl6 llSnl Is OUT p6Ople Cdil AdTuiy
see their hand before them.
Charles H. Searles has completed
taking the census of the school chill
dren and finds that there are Sc pupils
less than last year. The num-
Der of pupils in all the school districts
this year is 1926, while the number last
year was 902
The books show gain of 7 pupils in
the west side school, at the Union
building, and a loss of 46 in the east
district, q at West Millhury, IA at Park
hill, at Old common. Since business
in town began to grow dull the schools
lost III pupils
Notices which were posted in all the
cars Sept rs on the Millbury division
of the Worcester & Suburban will go
into effect Sunday Oct. l. The change
is for the purpose of keeping the cars
on better running time, and will fur
nish better accommodations for the
travelling public No person can get on
a car only at a post with white stripe
about it.
Two persons riding a tandem hired
from e. Z. Putnam, met with an acct
dent in front of A. J. Harris place to-
night. They were on their way from
Webster, and while riding down the
Hill from West Millbury, in front Of
Harris place, struck a milk team,
owned by Henry Smith of West Mill
bury. Smith was coming from Worces-
ter. A Spy man met the unknown BIZ
cyclists at the west side, and they said
they We're coming down the hill on the
right side and that the milk team vas
in the middle of the road, and did not
even turn out. The front wheel Of the
| tandem caught in the front wheel of
the Wagon, and threw the men into the
gutter. The wagon passed over the
tandem, breaking the machine beyond
repair. They had little dispute, and
Smith drove on. The unknown men
were not hurt, but say that Smith will
have to settle for the tandem.
The Washburn G. Moen Office help
came to Millbury this afternoon to de-
feat the Millbury high school team, but
went home disappointed. The Millburys
held their heavy opponents down, and
they could not gain a yard. The Wor-
| cester eleven was so pounds heavier on
an average Neither side succeeded in
scoring q touchdown. Millbury out
classed the Worcesters and gained on
every down, but could not get touch
down. At every down a fight would
brew, which was kept up throughout
the game. The line-up:-
r. Christensen, Le.......,....r.e., Wood
Hennessy, l.t........,....... r.t., Powers
Johnson l.g., -.............r.g, Simmons
Blake, C ....................c., f. Cover
Stowe, r.e....... lie, G. Cover
Sargent, r.t.. Cunningham
Ball ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lg., O'Leary
G. Neudecll, qb............... OBJ. Lake
G. Christensen, l.h.b...... ..r.h.b., Miller
Stonel, Rib. .................l. lib, Rice
Robinson, I'D IN, Brady
Linemen, Holt of Millbury and Jones
of Worcester timekeepers, c. H. Quirk;
referee, Charles White.
Artha Rice bookkeeper for H. M.
Goddard has purchased the house and
land called the Quinlin place, on South
Main street. Mr.. Rice intends to move
into the house Oct. 10.
Sergt. Paul Gerber of Worcester took
all the bills down from the Farnsworth
block today and will start recruiting
Office in Marlboro. Sergt Gerber had
three applicants and all three failed to
pass.
John Garden Of Worcester will be the
new barber for II. l.. Hooper. He will
take his position Monday. Frank We'll
don, resigned will go to work for the
e. F. Rice Manufacturing Company of
Millbury.
John Mack, who has been overseer
Of carding in the Aldrich mill. has re-
signed and will move his family to
West street, where he has secured a
position with the Bowden felt works.
Donnie Windle, Joseph Sullivan and
Or. George Brown went hunting this
morning and brought home seven part