The Worcester of eighteen hundred and ninety-eightFifty years a city . thwhich through trains from Worcester via the New York, New Haven& Hartford railroads connect. Thev are the Norwich line and Ston-ington line, running all the year round, and the Providence line, run-ning during the summer only. Three trains daily via the Fitchburg railroad connect at Gardner withthrough trains for the West. There are also three trains dailv making 394 The Worcester of 1898. through connection for Montreal via the Fitchburg railroad, and twoof these make through connections at Montreal for the West. There a
The Worcester of eighteen hundred and ninety-eightFifty years a city . thwhich through trains from Worcester via the New York, New Haven& Hartford railroads connect. Thev are the Norwich line and Ston-ington line, running all the year round, and the Providence line, run-ning during the summer only. Three trains daily via the Fitchburg railroad connect at Gardner withthrough trains for the West. There are also three trains dailv making 394 The Worcester of 1898. through connection for Montreal via the Fitchburg railroad, and twoof these make through connections at Montreal for the West. There are two trains daily leaving Worcester via the Boston &Maine railroad, making connections for Maine points as far as Bangor,and one of these connects through for points in Nova Scotia and NewBrunswick. The Boston & Maine has three trains also making throughconnections for Montreal, two of them making connections for theWest. The Worcester Railroad Mens Association was founded November19, 1896, by the employees of the five steam railroads entering the city. RESIDENCE OF EDWIN S. PIERCE, 172 HIGHLAND STREET. at that time. It is an organization for the advancement of the moral,intellectual and social interests of all railroad men. The religion,politics or race of members are never questioned; all are welcome toenjoy the privilege equally. Through the generosity of all the rail-roads, neat and attractive rooms were fitted up and furnished at theUnion Station. Here are found baths, games, reading-room and library,also a large social-hall for entertainments and other gatherings.^ Thesame generosity that fitted up and furnished the rooms provides alibrarian, who is always glad to meet all comers and show them the generosity of the railroads is appreciated by their employeesis attested by the fact that nearly four-fifths of all employees in andabout Worcester are registered as members. The Worcester of 1898. 395 The number of men, residents of Worcester, employed by all thest
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