The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-09
United States Letter Box at
ChaSeviIIe, Dudley Was Broken
From Its Post and Placed Be-
hind a Wall
NOT KNOWN WHETHER
FROM ROBBERY OR MISCHIEF
Depreciation Was Discovered
Yesterday Morning When Let
ter Carrier Gray Went to Its
Site to Collect the Mail as Us
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Special to The Spy.

Special TO Inc spy.
Webster, Nov. S.-The United States
mail box at Chasevile, Dudley was
found broken from its post this morn
ing. Whether robbery was intended,
or whether the depreciation sprang
from malicious mischief is not known.
The offense is a serious one in any
case.
The fact that the box had been tam
pered with was not officially known I'M
til about o'clock At that time
Everett T. Gray, the Regular letter car
rier for that portion of the district, af-
ter delivering mail in the village went,
as usual to collect the mail from the
box. He found that the box had been
carried away. He examined the post to
which the box had been fastened and
found that the iron rod had been
broken off several inches below where
the letter box had been attached
Further search revealed the missing
box about 100 yards away from the
post, and behind a stone wall.
Carrier Gray at once reported the
case to postal authorities.
The box apparently had not been
opened. When the postal authorities
opened it there was not anything in
side, but it is believed that not any
thing had been deposited in it since the
collection of Tuesday evening. The
matter will be carefully Investigated.
Detective Burt was in town Friday
looking for clues that might establish
the identity Of the parents of the two
children who were found in the park
in Worcester, Sept. 6. He called upon
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spent several hours among the Polish
families in Webster and Dudley trying
to ind the parents or someone who
knew them
Ernest Nelson of Spencer gave an
exhibition of fancy pool playing in
Hills bowling alleys Thursday even
ing. Nelson says he will give odds to
any pool player in the city of Worces-
ter on a hundred point continuous
game.
The business men rolled on Hills
alleys Thursday evening, and a few
good strings were made. Prentiss
Howard's team, consisting of himself,
Anderson, Webster Greeley and John
son, won with a total of 1871. John M.
Crawford, captain, with Smith, Stock
well and Dobbie, rolled total of 1545.
which Capt. Dunning's quartet com
prising Stewart, Mart Howard and
Lane, scored 1908 pins. Mr. Stockwell
rolled the highest Individual string, that
of 1O4
Daniel LIE Roy Tice, son of Mrs.
Maria Tice, and Miss Marcella Minerva
Bartlett, were married Wednesday in
Harrisville, R. l. The groom attended
the public schools here and later
worked in the Slater Mill office at South
Village. Mr.. and Mrs Tice will visit
Mr. Tice's mother a few days in the
honeymoon.
The rummage sale in Flint's block,
under the auspices of the Church of the
Reconciliation commenced Friday and
will continue Saturday.
Charles Tourtellotte, who is
patient at Rutland for bronchial
troubles,is at home visiting his parents,
Rev. and Mrs Henry TourteIlotte.
"A new society was organized in the
Congregational Church parlors Thurs
day evening. 1t will be known as the
Young Peoples Alliance. The officers
are: Financial committee, E. B. Muir
dock, Leland Spaulding, Miss EVELYN
Hastings; religious committee, Rev.
Andrew Campbell and the Misses
Annie Rein, Emma Hawkinson. Lilly
Marston and Elsie Larchar; social
committee, William A Anderson, Ralph
L. Larcher, the Misses Kate Dobbie
and Carrie Haymann and Mrs. John
HaskeA; secretary, Miss Harriet Ring;
membership committee, Misses Clara
Langdon, Lillian Sibley, Carrie Fehser,
Fred Q. Bates missionary COMMITTEES.
Mrs. w. H. Anderson, Mrs. Charles
Hanna, Mrs. N. R. Hastings, Miss Jen-
ME Mackenzie: music COMMITTEES
Misses Maud Aldrich, A. Fits and Car
RE Bates; friendly committee, Harry
kingsbury, Florence I. Davis. Minnie
BlXby, Josie Morris and Nellie Head
Inc executive committee comprises the
chairman of the various committees
Ralph L. Larchar is the chairman
The next meeting of the Citizens
Club, which will be held in the Grand
Army Hall Monday evening will de-
pate the following subjects: What par
ucular line of business can advantage
ously locate here?" What Inducements
can be offered and what locations are
best adapted for such particular lines?"
What is the best method to pursue TO
discover any parties looking for such
locations?'
"A weeks bazaar will open in Music
Hall Saturday evening under the
auspices of the st. Patrick's C. r.
Society. Many prizes are offered.
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