Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-31
A FINE STRUCTURE
Is What Clinton's New Congre-
gational Church Viii Be.
Workof Excavating Going On Something
About the PIans-How the Building
viii Look

Clinton, March 30.-Horace A, Thissell
today finished setting the batters for
the new Congregational Church. and
the work Of eXcavating for the cellar Is
fast going on. Contractor Leighton has
sub-let the entire mason work on the
building to j. G. PrindervilIe of Athol.
This church is to be one of the finest
in this vicinity, and if one can Judge
from the plans it will present a very
handsome appearance.
1t will stand in the same position as
the old edif1ce, facing east upon Wal
nut street, and the common. and will
have a tower which is to be 101 feet 3
inches in height
The old bell Will be placed in this
tower, and also the old clock, unless it
is decided to purchS Sc a new one,
which is much needed
The outside dimensions of the main
building are to be 6S feet inches by SO
feetaS inches, while the tower in front
will be is feet a inches square, and the
organ room at the rear is 9 feet inches
by 10 feet, and wings each side Of this
feet s inches by 10, the one on the
north side to be used as the pastors
room, and the south one to be class
room.
The main entrance to the auditorium
will be through a vestbule in the base
of the tower, while there will be other
entrances on each side through small
vestibules in the main building. The
!. floor of these vestibules and the audit
orium is to be 51a feet above the side
walk in front of the church.
AS one enters the auditorium from
the main entrance, the pulpit will stand
directly in front in the centre of the
west end of the room, with broad
centre isle leading from the entrance to
base of pulpit.
Back of the pulpit will be the choir
seats and the large organ.
The auditorium will be AZ by 81 feet,
with transepts on each side II by AZ
feet, and will seat 675 people.
In the basement there will be lee
ture room AZ by 80 feet a dining room
Fl by AZ feet, one parlor q by 80 feet,
another parlor smaller and good
sized kitchen and toilet rooms. This
church will cost in the neighborhood Of
$4,000 when ready to be occupied,
which is expected to be about Jan. L,
1899.
LOCAL NINE DEFEATED.
The Clinton basket ball team were
defeated in Lowell Tuesday night by
the Burk Athletic Club. The game
was a very hard one, and closely con-
tested with score of to A. The team
goes to Marlboro Friday night, when it
will line up against the team in that
MAY HOLD SUNDAY ENTERTAIN
MENT.
Today the selectmen granted Ii
cense@ to- hold Sunday evening enter
tainment to Gus Volz, T. I. Beane and
Alfred Williams This is the benefit to
be given in Clinton Theatre for p A.
and p. F. Cannon, the proprietors.
-hPeLICE FORCE CHANGE. ,...'..
Today is the last day of duty for the
present police force, as the new chief,
Thomas Murphy, and his officers go on
duty April 1. There will be a complete
change in The force. as only one man,
Officer Burke, was reappointed from
this Years force, The force officers who
are paid by the metropolitan board
and who have been on half time since
Jan.gl, will9be put on full time also.
TIMELY NOTES. ''-'
A checker tournament has been ar
ranged. between the Y. NJ. c. A. Of
Clinton and Leominster. The first game
will be played next Tuesday in Leom-
inster.
Invitations are out for the marriage
of Miss Margaret A. Johnston to Rob
ert Shutes at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Thos. w. Davidson. Is Pierce place, at
p. m, Thursday April 7.
The Travel Club met with Charles
Richardson this evening and took a
very Pleasant trip through Scotland.
DIR. Goodwin and Eugene Jacquith
entertained a large party of their
friends this evening by whist party
al Odd Fellows rooms, Doggett's block.