The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-08
FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD
HARD AFTERNOONS WORK

FltchDurg, Dec. An alarm from
Box q at 1856 o'clock this afternoon
gave the firemen long run to South
Fitchburg to the barn of Lowe Bros
| & Co. off Falulah Road, used for the
purpose of storing hay ana celery used
by the firm in their wholesale meat
business. 1t was a three mile run for
the department from the city proper,
and on account of the deep snow, gave
them a hard chase, The chemical en-
CINE and Engine No. 3 were on wheels,
which did not improve matters.
The fire had a big start. and it was
necessary to thoroughly wet down the
80 or more tons of hay in the building
which, with the celery, is a total loss,
which is estimated at about $500. How
the fire started is not known. but the
fact that an oil stove was in the base
ment may have had something to do
with it. Insured.
A still alarm this forenoon called the
chemical to a chimney fire at the house
of Mrs w. C. Howe in Harwood Place.
The chimney has been on fire before.
Damage slight
In addition to the officers chosen
at the meeting of the Worcester North
Agricultural Society Friday. the fol-
lowing trustees are announced: z. A.
Hubbard. Ashby; c. F. Boyden, Alden
Derby, w. H. Fuller and J. N. Page,
Leominster; George Cruickshanks,
Stillman Stone, James Hildreth, Fl. o.
Mead, Lunenburg; w. o. Kilburn. Ian
caster; N. B. Reed Princeton; w. H.
Waterhouse. Westminster; F. A. Cur
rler. H. A. Estabrook, Jabez Fisher, e.
A. Goodrich, e. S. Burnap, D. s. Wood
worth, D. E. Willard and Elijah Steb-
bins. Jr.. Fitchburg. An institute will
be held in this city at a later date
The Fitchburg Congregational
Club will hold its 91st meeting Dec II,
and at that time viii have as speakers
Rev. DR.. AmOry H. Bradford of Mont
clair. n. J.. who will speak on "Some
Pilgrims Who Did Not Come Over in
the Mayfower:" Rev. DIR. Nathan f.
Wood. president of the Newton Theo-
logical Institute. on They Came in
Small Ship Unexpected or Looked
For" A reception and supper will
precede the speaking.
Prof H. S. Cowell speaks "a the
Y. NJ. c. A. meeting Sunday. Mr..
COwell is at the head OF Gushing
Academy, and has been heard here
with pleasure many times.
The many friends of Victor Della
cy. member of the WhalOm Opera
Company which has made that Fitch
burg resort such a popular place will
be panied to learn of his recent death
in Florida. He was playing with the
Runaway Girl Company. and was
found dead in bed at a hotel.
A petition is in circulation for the
disappointment by Mayor Babbitt of
Captain Wheeler and Sergt. Shattuckr
who We're dropped at the beginning OF
the year when the new city fathers
came into office. It goes without say
ing that these two named officers are
the best in this part Of the country,
h. -T,-s,- IL -n1 fDs
rather accompaniment. many hard
things were said about his honor 1t is
never too late to rectify a mistake,
however. ana the newly reelected
mayor could not do a more popular
thing than what Will be asEed of him.
It has been that In connection with this
matter. that a large number Of votes
We're obtained for Mayor Babbitt on
the strength that he would do this very
thing and it is put stronger by saying
that 1T was the promise hat secured
him the election and the defeat of Mr..
! Woodward After-election stories are
not always to be relied upon. but this
one has the earmarks of truth about it
in the light Of present developments.
William II. Morris. the young man
struck by the Boston & Maine snow
pillow Thursday. is still in a very criti-
cal condition. 1t is thought today,
however. that he is holding his own,
which means a chance for life.
Joseph Payette, who has been
serving a three-year sentence for high
wav robbery at Worcester in Septem
Der 1900 has been pardoned by Gov
ernor Crane, and returned to his home
in that city. He is a sick man, having
had two hemorrhages of the lungs. and
after an examination by local physi-
clans. a petition was presented to the
governor and received favorable action
in two hours. This is the fifth man
who has been suffering from consump-
ton and pardoned by governors q the
state from this institution since Major
Dwinnell has been keeper the past p
years.