The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10
WELL DRESSED
MAN ROBBED
Held Up in Broad Daylight Dr.
rectIy in Front of a Leicester
PooIroom and Relieved of His
Watch and Money
TWO MEN POUNCED ON
WELL DRESSED STRANGER
The Matter is to Be Reported to
the Police This Morning and an
Investigation Will Undoubtedly
Be Made. by Town Officers at
0pno
Once

Special to The spy
Leicester, Dec. 9.-The residents of
Cherry Valley who live near the pool
room were startled yesterday by the
actions of three unknown men, who
figured in a quarrel and robbery. One
of the men was comparatively well
dressed, while the other two were very
much of the type known as hobos.
They all appeared to be intoxicated
and. when just opposite the pool rcom,
a fight was started. The two hobos at
tackled the we'll dressed individual and
for a while the well dressed gentleman
appeared to be the best man, out the
numbers told, anu he was soon over
powered and then, before the eyes OF
Mrs. Michael McCaffery and her daugh-
ter, Catherine McCaffery, was relieved
of his watch which, from a distance,
appeared to be a gold one, and a roll
of bills.
The whole affair was so sudden thai
the women who were the only Witness
es, were for a while powerless To say
anything The men, one on each side
of the unfortunate, started up the road
towards Leicester. Who the man could
be is a mystery, and the people who
saw the trouble said he did not resem-
BILE anyone they are acquainted with.
The affair happened about 1890
o'clock. The case will be reported to
the police of Leicester today and an
investigation will follow that may
throw some light on the matter
Some of the youngsters of Cherry
Valley and Leicester who have the
name of being Sunday School boys,
and who attend Sunday School every
Sunday, contemplate forming a boxing
club. These same boys may be seen
every afternoon, after school is dis
missed, sitting behind old barns ana
standing on the street corners, If the
weather will permit reading, not dime
novels. but the kind that sell for two
for a nickel They are all chock full of
the experiences Of Indian braves and
the Boxing Bouts" of boys CLUBS.
The fact is that the brains % these
youngsters are being turned by READ
ing cheap literature. Already the
Youngsters have plans under way for
purchasing boxing gloves. Some OF
the townspeople who have been told the
story are Mortified to think that there
are such boys in the town of Lelces-
ter.
William Drury fell on the ice while
skating on Olney's Pond Sunday after
loon and sprained his wrist. The young
man was pldylllS pun anu Jul MS 1AiS
progress of the game, was thrown on
the ice and received the injury.
Friday night there will be jolliti-
cation at the rooms of the A. o. H. on
Main Street Cherry Valley.
The rooms of the Catholic Total
Abstinence Society viii be open to the
lady friends of members until 12I
o'clock New Years eve.
Frank Holloway and John Malloy
I Tot ttarr 1ft0n and
family Sunday.
Tuesday night there will be an
Experience Social" at the NJ. E.
Church in Cherry Valley. under the
auspices of the Epworth League.
Members of the Cherry Valley Ep
worth League will attend the circuit
meeting at the Coral Street NJ. z.
Church next Monday night
Pupils of the Cherry Valley schools
and the schools of Leicester Centre are
rehearsing Christmas music. In the
Cherry Valley schools the teachers are
making preparations for having a
graphOphOne concert.
The young men of Cherry Valley
who are interested in forming an or
chestra, held meeting at the home Of
Nichols King Monday night. The fol-
lowing members of the orchestra at
tended: Fred King, E. j. Shaughnessy,
John King, Joseph Bombard, Nica0ls
King, Arthur Rhodes, Benson Star
bard.
The board of stewards and trus-
tees of the Cherry Valley Epworth
League will meet at the church Thurs
day night.
Colonel Henshaw Chapter, Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution, will
hold its regular meeting Wednesday
with Mrs. NJ. E. Thurston at $50
o'clock.
Tuesday night there will be a spe-
cial town meeting in Leicester Town
Hall.