The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-12
Rufus B. Eddy Sells His Property
on Main Street to the Five
Cents Savings Bank Corpora
ton for $4,000
LARGEST REAL ESTATE
DEAL MADE IN YEARS
Public Library Will Have to Move
From Ground Floor of Building
to Make Room for the Bank
Paint Shop Must Also Go to
Make Room for Another Bank

Special to The Spy.
Webster, Nov. 1.-THE largest real
estate deal of years was closed today,
when the bank block, on Main Street,
owned by Rufus B. Eddy, passed into
the hands of the Five Cents Savings
Bank corporation. The purchase price
is said to be about s35, 900.
1t is probable that the Public Id
brary, located on the ground floor OF
the building, will have to move, as the
bank officials are known to be in favor
of having their counting rooms on the
ground floor instead of compelling Ge-
positors to walk up stairs, as is now the
case. The First National Bank also
occupies quarters on the second floor
of the building, and 1T is probable that
the paint shop conducted by James j.
Barnes will be moved and the bank
opened down stairs.
The reason assigned ior Nr. Eudy
selling is i'll health.
Thieves are making a wholesale
raid upon dog owners in town, and
many losses of valuable animals are
being reported. Frank W. WILDER, auc-
tioneer, and Frank Ide are the most
heavy losers. The dogs taken from
Messrs. WILDER and Ide are valuable
ones. Mr.. WILDER thinks his dog, whose
name is Tip, was either shot or pois-
oned. He does not think anybody
could call his dog away from home.
Tip was a great cat chaser and has
been reported of having placed "hors de
combat several cats in town, The dog
has been gone two weeks.
William Stratton has returned to
Webster, after serving three years in
civ
months in China and the remainder in
the Philippine Islands. He returned
with bullet hole in his left elbow, but
otherwise in good health and $500 richer
in pocket. The Webster boy enlisted
in Woonsocket, r. l., three years ago,
and was assigned to Company c,
Fourteenth United States Infantry, and
after being transported to San Fran
cisco sailed for the Philippines. He
has figured in many battles and has
been awarded a pension of S12 month
for the wound he received in the battle
at Tien Tsin. While in China he suf
fered more than while in the Philip
pines. In one of the battles there he
was stationed in the trenches with
other members of the regiment and for
49, days was unable to procure either
water or food. He states that the flies
there are worse than bullets When
doing picket duty at Tien Tsin he re-
ceived personal orders from Gen.
| Chaffee not to allow any one to pass
the line and to shoot any one who tried
to do so. A German, whose name
| Stratton does not remember, refused to
! halt when ordered to do so, and, as
he persisted in entering the camp,
| the Webster boy shot him dead.
| Stratton was arrested and tried, but
was discharged. After his discharge
| Gen. Chaffee said to him: Private
if there were so more like you in the
company, we could lick the whole
|. Chinese army. Stratton says he will
re-enlist as soon as the winter is over
He intends to remain at home this
winter.
Several cases will be tried at the
civil session of the court at Worcester
Monday that are of considerable inter
est to local people. Four cases for
damages of a personal nature alleged
to have been received in the trolley
collision here July 4, 1900, will be tried.
William H. Miller the motorman on
the Worcester car at the time of the
accident, sues for $4,000. Miss Mary
Jane Burnes, who lost limb by am
putation later as a result of the acct
dent, sues for $4,000. Albert Moffitt of
Oxford seeks to recover $50, 900. He re-
ceiVed a compound fracture of the right
leg and a severe scalp wound in the
accident William Joint of New Bos-
ton. CT, sues for $4,000. which is death
claim.
A number of rooters went to Wor-
cester Monday night and applauded the
good work of the local basketball team
against the Lyceum stars. They re-
! turned on a late car on the Worcester
! & Webster road. The Father Mathew
team will open the season here Satur-
| day night.
Charles 3. Adams and Edward
| Hoyle went hunting Monday. They
/ bagged 80 rabbits.
! Peter Sarasen and Miss Martha
Weidman will be married at st. Louis
/ Church. Monday, Nov. %.
| William Reilly returned to Salem
Monday after brief visit here.