The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-26
THROUGH CARS
TO CITY HALL
Worcester and Blackstone Valley
Road Will Begin Using Tracks
of the Consolidated This After
noon
-Snecial 10 The Snv-

Special to The Spy.
Millbury, Oct. 25.-Cars of the Wor-
cester and Blackstone Valley road will
be found at City Hall, Worcester, as
early as 21O O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
This is unexpected news, as the public
was under the impression that through
cars would not be run until Wednesday
of next week.
The Spy of this morning stated that it
would not be at all surprising if pas
sengers were able to reach Worcester
over the new route Saturday The di-
rectors of the road and management
may have taken suggestion from what
was said. Today, at any rate, men who
had been at work on the Whitinsville
end of the line were called to Rice
Square and put to work under Foreman
Patrick Flynn laying rails for the con-
nection with the Consolidated road.
Electrician Charles Rogers left at noon
for Rice Square with six men to do the
necessary overhead work. Both gangs
will work all night.
Superintendent ]. w. Anderson of the
road stated to The Spy reporter at A
o'clock this afternoon that the first
through car would be run shortly after
u o'clock Saturday. The intention of
the officials is to have the car leave
Whitinsvnle at 1235 o'clock. 1t should
reach Millbury Centre at 1.25 o'clock,
and City Hall, Worcester, at 1.55 O'Clock.
Allowing Is minutes leeway for any
possible accident. the car will reach the
City Hall, Worcester, by 20 o'clock at
the latest.
The officials Of the line will be aboard
the car The selectmen of Whitinsville
and Millbury, as well as prominent men
along the line, will be invited to become
passengers. Following the initial trip
cars will run on a 40 minute, schedule.
Mrs. Henry W. Sweetser and Mrs.
James NJ. Hodgdon were baptized in the
Baptist Church Friday evening. Rev. c..
W. Parks OBLIGATED. There was singing
by a quartet composed of George R.
Cleveland, Charles E. Lowell, Mrs. C. c..
Longley and Mrs. E. w. Parks.
The dance at Town Hall Friday
night under the auspices of the Brigade
Band Of Worcester was successful. The
band gave a concert from to o'clock.
Dancing followed. Two electric cars
took the Worcester visitors home. Over
200 couples were present and danced to
the prompting Of Leon o. Powers.
The funeral of Mrs. Lydia Bonzey.
who died Wednesday took place at 2
o'clock Friday afternoon from the home
of James A. Dyke of South Main Street
There was singing by Mrs. E. H. Park
and Mrs. J. H. Arnold. Rev. c. w.
trail Cemetery. Millbury.
Walter H. Wright, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Davis of Newport R. l., attended
the funeral of Mrs Bonzey.
Extensive repairs are in progress. at
the west end thread mill. The pond has
been drawn off. New gates will replace
the old ones, and the water wheel viii
be repaired.
Ali schools in town were closed Fri
day. The teachers attended the Wor-
cester County teachers convention.
Fraternity Circle, Companions of the
Forest. will hold an autumn party at
Elm Hall Nov. s. Miss Annie Kinniery
will be the floor director.
e. ]. Mayo of Foxcroft. Me-, is at
the Mayo wooden mill on business
Rev. George p. Eastman of the Sec
ond Congregational Church will ex-
change pulpits with his father. Rev. L.
R. Eastman of South birmingham, Sun
day.
Rev. c. H. Hall Of Sutton will preach
in the First Congregational Church
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock.
The Misses Eva and Anna pickle of
Burrillville, r. L. are the guests of their
sister, Mrs. George Mccartney Of Cherry
Street
BE sure and order a Sunday Spy for
the correct account of the Millbury-Ly-
ceum basketball game at Town Hall
Saturday night.