The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-04
NliIIbury PeddIers Who Thought
They Could Get a Cent More a
Quart Promptly Found They
Were Mistaken When They
Tried it
NO DANGER OF ANY
ADVANCE IMMEDIATELY
Mrs. Abigail BroadIent Died
Yesterday After an Illness
Lasting a Year - Two Men Ar
rested Charged with Pulling
Mr.. Aronson'S WhiSkerS

Special to The Spy.
Millbury, Oct. 8. - The milk peddlers
combine that was formed a week ago has
proven failure. AS told exclusively in
The Spy, eight peddlers agreed to raise
the price of milk to customers from five
to six cents a quart. The new rate was
to go into effect Oct. l. 1t did, and lasted
minute. The customers would not stand
the advanced price especially when they
could purchase from at least two of the
old peddlers at the five cent rate. The
eight, who had all agreed to forfeit $50 if
they did not live up to the new rule were
in a quandary. They had visions of Gus
toners fading from view and could see
their business going down hill. This
state of affairs was caused, as a prom
inent peddler stated today to The Spy re-
porter by the few who would not come in
on the new schedule. A hasty meeting
took place, and all agreed that the new
move was mo co. The peddlers at once
went back to the five cent per quart rate.
This is the first time a trust has been
attempted at Millbury, and by all indica-
lions the milk peddlers will not attempt
another move of this order for some time
to come
Mrs. Abigail Broadbent died at her
home. Broadbent Court on the west side,
Thursday, from heart disease, after an
Illness of a year. Mrs. Broadbent was rs
years old. She was born in Yorkshire,
England and came to this country and to
Millbury 80 years ago with her husband,
BENJAMIN Broadbent. She has since re-
sided here. Mr.. Broadbent died II years
ago. Mrs. Broadbent was member of
the First Congregational Church. The
ftrVa roll mill toll rA1n a n f.
urday afternoon at the home The burial
will be in Central Cemetery, Millbury.
Mrs Broadbent is survived by five
daughters, Mrs. Mary a. Whatley, Mrs.
Robert S. Smith and Mrs William Dew
erell of Providence, Miss Sarah Broad
bent of Millbury and Mrs. w. II. Carron
of Worcester.
John Lemay and Wilfred Greenwood
were arrested by officer T. A. Dolan
Thursday morning on a warrant sworn
out by Henry Aronson of Worcester. Mr..
Aronson claims the defendants pulled his
whiskers.
The Democratic representative con-
vention of the eighth district will take
place at Sutton Town Hall Oct. 8, at 2S0
o'clock p m.
The first move toward building the
balance of the sidewalk from West Mill
bury toward Wheeler's Village was made
Thursday. The town appropriated $500
for this work Street Commissioner T, A.
Dolan and Civil Engineer Moses Garfield
surveyed the site Thursday. The high
wall near the residence of W. A. Harris
will be moved back IA feet. This will
make much filling and a considerable
amount of stone work necessary.
w. j. Clifford and NJ T. O'Leary at
tended the wedding of e. F. O'Donnell at
Leicester, Wednesday. Mr.. Clifford acted
as best man at the ceremony.
A large number attended the regular
monthly supper at the Unitarian Church
Thursday evening.
J. ]. Mulhane. T. H. Sullivan and T.
j. Cotter are attending the Brockton fair.
Rev George A. Putnam, who has been
confined to his home number of weeks
by illness, is recovering slowly.
A L. Allen is visiting in Burlington,
VT.
Joseph Kennedy is in Stafford, Ct, on
a short vacation.