The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-13
Soldiers Make
Merry.
RECEIVED THEIR PAY
And Made No Secret of
Their Satisfaction.

Webster. Dec. 12.-The boys of Co.
X, Sixth Massachusetts regiment, are
happy, and we'll they might be, for to-
day they received their government
salaries as volunteers of the Sixth
They are showing their appreciation in
all sorts of ways. With the money
they got today, many of them will leave
town tomorrow on short vacations.
There are three of the local boys who
enlisted under The flag of Uncle Sam
that are especially rejoicing. They are
George J Mcintosh, Louis P. Holman
and Warren F. Wheelock, for today
they received their corporal certificates.
Each Of the above three enlisted as
privates, Lut their strict attention to
duty won for them the promotion. Be
sides receiving their certificates, the
stripes of their rank were also given
| them Corporal Mcintosh told a Spy
reporter today that good many of the
local bows dld not place any credence
in the statement that Holman, Vince
lock and himself had been promoted to
the rank Of corporal, but the stripes
The government pays a month to
pr1vates $3.50, but the corporals get
SIS, and the higher officers proportion
ately more. The promotion of Cor
porals Holman Wheelock and McIn-
tosh dates from Sept. 20, and the pa
pers are signed by Col. Rice of the
Sixth.
Nearly all of the local members of K
Co took the early train to Southbridge
this morning. Upon arriving in the
Spec" town, they at once marched to
the armory where they met Paymaster
Mag, May, Of the United States army.
Ihey We're paid for October only. They
nave not yet been compensated for the
latter month, nor have they received
Their ration pay yet While on fur
lough, the boys receive % cents a day
as long as the parole continues to be
USED in purchasing their rations
Henry Kosmaler and John NJ. Ennis
were the ones who received the most
pay. They each got so. The other
members Of the company who were
pad today are Corporals Mcintosh
Holman and Wheelock, Privates Rus
sell G Goughan, Joseph w. Collins.
James Drummond. Henry Kosmaler,
William Stanik, William Maginnis. VIII
nam McGtll, Thomas H. Murtha. Tim
othy Meagher, Everett T. Gray and
Jack Ennis. The others We're out of
town, and accordingly did not receive
any pay. The money was left at the
armory, however, for them.
Captain Gray of the company passed
I [nrough town today, on his way to
Wakefield, his home. Captain GRAY is
every inch soldier, and has the united
respect and support of his company.
The members of the company will not
report again until January 3, the date
of the expiration Of their furlough
when they will again assemble at the
Southbridge armory and be mustered
out of commission. It is the intention
of some of the members to get trans
ferred to another regiment.
OflcerS Henry j. King, John J. Kelley
and Gilbert Osborne arrested Michael
Guwzc, aged 80 years. a big burly Po-
lander, last night. il took the combined
strength of the three men. and when
| the obstinate prisoner was finally land
ed in his cell, the rugged officers drew a
deep breath of satisfaction. The man
was later bailed by Representative
elect Joseph P. Love, but will come be-
| fore Judge Bartholomew tomorrow.
Peter Pratt, aged 80 years, a Worces-
ter resident, was gathered in Saturday
evening by officer King for drunken
ness.
Henry c. Richard, As years old, an
| Oxfordite, who was arrested by Pro-
| baton officer f. B. Wakefield on a
charge of drunkenness, has been bailed
by Mr.. Love. Richard was found by
Officer Wakefield lying across the rail
road tracks, and yelling at the top of
| his voice.
John ]. Cantwen, "a years, of Paw
tucket r. l.. was gathered in by Off
Ger Kelley while Officer Love took in
John La Flame, aged "a years, a resi-
dent Of Dudley.
Town Treasurer Oscar Shumway re-
ceived word today of the death of Miss
Emily Nichols in Chicago, Ill, yester-
! day. Deceased is a sister Of Lieut.
Col. Monroe Nichols of the 18th Con-
necticut regiment, and through mar
| riage is also related to Mr.. Shumway
She left town some ten years ago, and
has since resided in the west. She is
| 30 years of age. The funeral will take
/ place tomorrow.
The grand concert and ball of the
| Foresters in Music Hall, Wednesday
evening, January IS, will be an elab-
crate affair. Fales' orchestra Of 10
| pieces of Boston, will furnish music for
| tripping the light fantastic"
The general committee, in charge of
the affair, met yesterday and divided
! themselves into sub committees John
r. Carly was elected chairman: J.
Frank Curwin, secretary, and Edward
! Farrell, Jr., treasurer.
The other committees are as follows:
/ Printing committee, James f. Maher
and VIM. F. Haggerty; decorating COM
mittee, Joseph N Steele, John H. Con-
way James H. Hetherman and Sam
Vel Magnant; music and hall commit
/ tee, James II. Stanley and John f.
Carly. The floor manager and his aids
have not yet been appointed.
| The selectmen met this noon. With
the exception of awarding the coal con-
tract and the approving and drawing
of orders, no business of a special ma
ture came up. The orders were: Aug
ust j. Langefield, $3S26, concreting
James Dugan, $59.06, snow. ice and gut
ters; L. e. Pattison, $S13, and j. p.
Cudworth, ST.
Contractor Fred A. Wellington got
the contract for the winter coal to be
used in the engine building His bid
was 1914 a ton. The ton is the long
ton-2240 pounds. The contract this win
ter calls only for 80 tons, while in for
mer years the winter consumption was
40 tons.
An interesting candle-pin match will
be bowled on Weaver's alleys Wednes-
day evening, and good deal of spirit
is being exhibited in the match.
Members of company X, of South
bridge, came to town this afternoon.
The party consisted of Sergt John S.
Norman. Privates John A. Peterson.
Frederick Gelineau, Thomas Garcheau,
George w Bird
James H Dryer figured in an ac-
cident this forenoon that hurt him fin
ancially to the tune of about $25 He
was driving down School street with
his wagon Of produce, and in turning