The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-01
Car Was Again Propelled at Mill
bury by the Dion System of
Underground TraCtion-Next
Test to be at Boston
MANY CAPITALISTS WERE
PRESENT TO WITNESS TRIAL
They Were Highly Pleased by the
ResuIt-A Dozen Persons En-
ioyed a Coon Banquet-Five
More Suits Instituted Against
Consolidated
Special to The Spy.

Special to The Spy.
Millbury, Oct. 31.-Another test of the
electric car run by the Dion system of
underground traction took place at Mill
bury today. Over 80 capitalists from all
trial. They were more than pleased with
the result. The Spy of Aug contained
an accurate and exclusive account of the
previous trial The car, as then ex-
planned, is governed by an automatic
magnetic APPLIANCE Magnetic boxes are
placed at intervals of 10 feet between the
rails. Under the car a magnetic shoe is
the boxes as the car moves. Laid close
to the rail and buried in cement and
asphaltum is the feed wire. The boxes
are connected with this feed wire, and as
the shoe strikes the manganese top of the
boxes an electric current is given to the
motor on the car. A special feature of
the system is that as soon as the car
passes the boxes are dead; that is, no
power is on, and the brass clips drop
back in place at the bottom of the box.
The system is not one of the three-rail
sort, as many have been led to believe.
1t is not in any sense of the word dam
gerous. This has been proven beyond a
doubt.
President C. A. Cooley of the company,
whose office is at SO State Street, Boston,
was on hand with Leon Dion of South
birmingham, the inventor of the new
system. Charles Rogers electrician for
Tylee & Taylor, had charge of the car.
He had worked until o'clock this MORN
ing in order that he might have every
thing in readiness for the test. 1t is I'M
derstood that the next trip will take place
on the streets of Boston
The funeral of Henry Clay Hall took
place from the residence on Elm Street
at O'Clock Thursday afternoon Rev.
George P Eastman of the Second Con-
gregational Church officiated. There was
singing by the Schubert Quartet of Bos-
ton The body will leave Millbury on the
9.42 train Friday for Poughkeepsie, where
the burial will take place. The funeral
was private.
The annual coon supper of the West
Millbury Coon and Rabbit Club took place
at the home of w. w. Windle at $50
o'clock Thursday night. There were y
members of the club present. Fred Wei
dermiIer sang a German song, John
Bardin followed with one in French Billy
Leese came next with a Swedish song,
and Billy Brown gave one in Irish IL. Il.
Hooper gave selections on the graphic
phone. Toastmaster Thomas H. Sullivan
was witty in his remarks, and called on
all present for short speeches. c. e.
ing on 1.-The Life and Habits of the Coon
and Rabbit" w. w. Windle gave his
torical sketch of the club. The banquet
concluded only when the fat coon pro-
vided for the occasion had been COM
pletely consumed.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the First
Congregational Church will hold a two
nights fair Nov q and % in the church.
The first night will be given up to an en-
tertainment sale of fancy and useful ar
ticles, ice cream etc. The second night
there will be a turkey supper and enter
tainment.
The trouble over cows at Miles and
Hamilton Streets took another turn
Thursday. A petition signed by c. A..
Whitney, John G. French, A. w. Hail.
Henry Van Ostrand and Archibald Del
larche was forwarded to the Board of
Selectmen, complaining of trespass by the
cows. The animals are owned by Delos
Cover. The compliments allege that the
animals have trampled lawns.
"A regular meeting of Tyrian r. A.
Chapter will take place Tuesday evening
at 7.3O o'clock in Masonic Hall.
Jacob Appel moved his household eff
fects to the C. D. Morse house Thursday
Edward Humphrey and Silas Dunton
day. Mr. Humphrey is interested in his
toric landmarks.
Mrs. Sarah Walling returned Thurs
day from visit in Woonsocket.
Five more suits for damages have
been brought against the Consolidated
road as the result of the accident of Oct
10 at the Millbury car barn. when a car
ran off the track. Thomas H. Sullivan
has the cases. The suits are brought by
Frank A. Sharon. Catherine Fink, John
Corners, Edward Maynard and Rose
Fink