The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29
Co. X. Men Are
Called Out.
AWAIT INSPECTION
After His Arrival Officers
Can Be Elected.

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Inteer militia, will assemble at the ar
pory at 745 O'Clock Friday evening to
hgn the enlistment book. First Lieut.,
P. ]. Cannon, commanding the compa-
ny. sent out cards this evening, notify
ing alIf the men to be present for this
purpose.
Lieut. Cannon hopes that an inspector
may be detailed from the Office of the
adjutant general to look over the com
pany, so that no time may be lost in
getting the men into shape for duty.
They are a forlorn looking company
when they assemble now. Some of the
men have uniforms and some have
none Some have army overcoats and
no army pants. Some have pants and
no overcoat. Neither have the men any
guns When the company was mustered
into the service of the United States the
men had Springfelds. These guns were
not the best Springfelds in the world,
but they were something. When the
company was mustered out it turned
the guns over to the United States ord
nance department.
The uniforms that the men wore were
burned at Santiago, and in place of
them they will receive new uniforms.
The men are anxious to know what
arms will be given them. Lieut.. Can
non understands, however that for the
present at least the company will be
armed with Springfelds. The men had
hoped that a more modern weapon
might be found for them.
Not much can be done until the de-
partment sends a man to look over the
company The existing status of the
officers is especially unsatisfactory. The
men are anxious to fill the vacant cap
taincy, and the vacancies that will I'M
doubtedfy be created one after the
- other, by filing the first vacancy. Capt.
p. ]. Cannon of the Ninth Mass u S.
volunteers is returned TO the rank he
held in the militia, when he was mus
tered in. and it is the same with every
other officer. The company is without
any captain and will remain in this
anomalous condition until the state can
perform its part Of the contract
There is one man in Clinton to whom
the cold snap comes as a positive bless
ing; that one is Joseph D. Gennarro. the
contractor on the north dixie Mr. Cen
mario had reached very ticklish spot
In digging the great trench which, when
refiled with loan, viii hold in the
waters of the big basin. In places 40
1eet below the surface the workmen
found the fine sand so full of water that
IT was as hard to handle as a quick
SAND. The ground was soft. and the
wheels of the carts sank into it up to
the hubs
Digging was not difficult. The stuff
fal little less readily than water but
little faster than cold molasses. and
II was mos difficult to lift on a shovel
Water ran into the trench so fast that
IL was difficult to prevent II from rising
nigh enough to impede the work, ever
by using powerful pumps.
Bur with the cold snap all is chang
ed. The quivering mass quivers nc
longer. 1t is frozen so hard that the
carts can drive on and off with ease
ami vet the stuff can be shoveled out
almost as readily as before.
Mr.. GeEEarro has every available
man at work, about 125 in all, and i.
working so or 70 carts. His is now tbs
only contract Of importance upor
which the contractors are allowed t
proceed. His part Of the work is some
what less than half completed. He is
required 10 have t. whole job com
pleted before che EN- of May Unles.
some unusually severe storm or serie!
of storms makes it necessary to sus
pend operations, he will work through
the entire winter, and expects to fnisl
well within his limit.
Rev. w. c. Mclaughlin married Joh1
j. Coakiey, Boston, and Miss Mary T
Fustace, Of this town. in S. johns
church this morning. Two hundred anC
fifty persons We're assembled in tn,
church as the bridal procession passed
up the aisle, to the music of March aul
Flenil5eaux, played by Miss Annie I,
Carr. -Four ushers headed the process
sion. They were Fred L. Corcoran
managing editor of the Boston TraY
eler; James r. Eustace, brother o
the bride Thomas L. Walsh Of tn
Boston University, and Walter O'TOole
The bride and best man, and the groom
and bridesmaid followed. At the alta
the wedding party was met by Fathe
SIcCaughan, who performed the cere
mony and offered the couple his con
gratulations ana bes. wishes that the!
might have a happy married life. TIL,
best man was Jeremiah Nolan, ex
change editor Of the Boston Globe, anC
the bridesmaid was Annie A. Walsh o
Leoniinstei
The bride wore pearl gray gown o
drap d'ete She carried bouquet o
bride roses. The bridesmaid wore
blue cloth gown, trimmed with white
and carried a bouquet Of roses. A recep
lion followed the ceremony at the hom'
Of the bride on Church street. TIL,
young couple received many very beau
tiful presents.
Mr. and Mrs. Coakley will reside a
Q Mt Vernon street Dorchester follow
ing their return from brief Weddinl
Journey The bride is one of the bes
known girls in Catholic society in town
The groom is the sporting editor of TIL
Boston Traveller.
A barge drawn by four horses Ief
this town at 3 o'clock, for Hudson
Spadad with Masons Of high degree, ant
esbout dozen candidates for the tenn
pie degree, which was administered L
them this evening in Trinity Com
mandery, Hudson. The work was fol
lowed by a collation..
Watchnight services win be held il
the Methodist Church Saturday evening
beginning a o'clock. Rev. S. b. Coop
er of Boyston Center viii make an ad
dress. All the young peoples societie
Of the church will meet at 10 o'clocl
and hear addresses from their presi
dents. The hour from II o'clock unit
midnight will be devoted to a conse
good.
Bigelow hall was the scene of a prett.
dancing party tonight. The occasion
was a benefit dance rendered to tn
boot and shoe strikers of Marlboro
From to O'Clock a concert was ren
dered by the Union singing orchestr'
of Marlboro. Informal dancing con
tinued until midnight. Michael f. Sulli
van OF Marlboro and Miss Mimi
O'BFien Of Marlboro, led the gram
march The officials credited with tie
success Of the affair are: Floor direct
or, Hugh Gallagher; aids, Michael j
Sullivan. Dennis O'Brien, Henry Barr
tito and Joseph f. Downey
The attendance at the Christina