The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-27
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
TO BE HELD SOON

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Leicester, Nov 26.-In two or three days
the selectmen of the town will post a
warrant for a special town meeting. The
meeting will be called for the purpose of
appropriating more money for use of two
or more of the departments of the town
affairs.
The department that is in the most
critical condition financially is that of the
overseers of the poor. At the last town
meeting the town appropriated $S5lO Tor
this department but from the present in
dications the sum did not begin to supply
the needs of the town poor 1t has been
said that the school committee is also
in need of money.
A special town meeting in the town of
Leicester is generally the signal for the
make plans to make things lively at the
meeting.
1t has beer said that the school house
question will also be in the warrant.
An exciting runaway occurred Tues
day in Cherry Valley. A delivery
wagon owned by Hoar, the provision
man, of Worcester, and driven by Will
liam Doherty, broke down near Ed
ward Smiths store and the horse be-
came frightened and started on mad
run toward the city line. The animal
dragged the disabled wagon as far as
Forrest Street where the wagon col
lided with the Spencer & Worcester
express wagon and the remnants of
the wagon were streWn about the
street. When the horse freed itself
from the wagon it ran toward Worces-
ter and was stopped in front of the
Butler Mill by Cornelius Shea. Doherty
tn edriver was thrown out of the
wagon, but aside from a severe
shaking up was not injured
Tuesday the streets of the town
were covered with ice and it was al
most impossible for horses to stay on
morning one of A. NJ Browns heavy
trucking teams driven by Charles
Perry figured in an accident near the
city line. While driving down grade
the horse Perry was driving slipped
and fell en- the shaft Of the wagon. The
shaft was broken and the horse was
cut by the fall. The Spencer & Wor-
cester express wagon, owned by
GagrCn of Spencer, broke down near
Ludlow Street Owing to the icy con-
.diton of the street the wagon slowed
AMI the rear wheel collapsed. Another
wagon was procured and the journey
resumed to Worcester. The disabled
wagon was removed later in the day.
The Thayer Manufacturing Com
pany mills OF Cherry Valley Will shut
down for a week after Thanksgiving.
i ne company mas IdQ ilOit VI less
trouble with its engine for the past
year and after the holiday a new one
will be installed.
Wednesday night the A. o. H. divis-
ion Of Cherry Valley will hold a social
and ball in Town Hall. Music viii be
by ar out-of- town orchestra and it is
expected there will be more than 30
couples in the grand march. John p.
Lee. the president of the society, will
be floor director.
The Catholic Total Abstinence So
ciety of Cherry Valley is making ar
rangements for a series of pool and
whist tournaments.
Patrick Kelly of Cherry Valley has
succeeded in rolling a better avera ge
for six consecutive strings at the alleys
of Dorney & Dorsey, than Daniel
lO'Brien. The management Of the al
| leys has hung up prize of s. for the
person averaging the highest for six
consecutive strings before Dec. 1.
Kelly and O'Brien were tied at an
average of 81. Last week Kelly rolled
an average OF IS. The contest is be-
coming very interesting and before the
tine expires O'Brien will make an
other try for the prize
Thanksgiving day the boys basket
ball team OF Leicester Academy will
line 10 against the quintet of the Web
ster High School. After the Webster
game the school team viii play the
alumni.
Tuesday worhmen on the John Nell