The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-26
THE SAME OLD STORY.

There are so many phases to the st.
Johns cemetery squabble, it is little
wonder some of them are misunder-
stood. The latest Misunderstanding is
relative to the payments promised by
the metropolitan water board These
payments have not been stopped as a
great many persons in Clinton believe
they have been, but work on the Gene
terry Improvements has stopped The
metropolitan water board is paving
over this money precisely as it pays its
contractors. As work on the new
cemetery progresses the water board
pays over to the corporation the cost
of doing the work. When there is no
work ADDING, as is the case at present
no money is needed and no payments
are made. When work begins payments
will begin. Such is the view of the
matter taken by a prominent lawyer
connected with the corporation The
people of st. Johns parish are becom-
ing a trifie sensitive over the cemetery
matter. To touch the subject, be it
ever 50 tehderly, is great deal like
touching a boil. Really the ground has
been so thoroughly thrashed over that
there IS not much new left to be said,
by fumor or in the newspapers. At any.
the status Of st. Johns cemetery cor
pofatlon and the metropolitan water
board is no different at this time than
1t has been at any time since the con-
tract TO pay over to the corporation
1922 500 for certain cemetery purposes
was made. The contract continues and
continues TO govern.
Tomorrow evening the Bon Ton Vau-
deVllle Company, under the manage
ment of Edward Kelley, will give an
entertainment in the Clinton Theatre.
The company carries IA people. The
specialties are reputed to be novel and
highly excellent, Manager Kelley prom
ises to give clean, interesting Christ
mas performance. There will be a
matinee in the afternoon.
AT Dexter rink tomorrow evening the
Metropolitan basket ball team will play
the Clinton Cycle Club team. This is
the first game of the local league basket
ball series. The basket ball cranks will
attend in force
The Leominster and Clinton Street
Railway Company was doing business
enough yesterday to warrant Superin-
tendent George w. Burgess in doubling
the service. Yesterday and today the
Worcester and Clinton Street Railway
Company carried full cars on all the
midday trips.
Capt. p J. Cannon expects that the
formal reorganization of Co. K will
take place some time during the COM
ing week. All that is needed is the
presence of the mastering officer. Capt
Cannon has the men ready. Clinton
expects to have the finest company of
militia in the state, inasmuch as the
company will contain so large a mum
Der of veterans. The Spy's exclusive
publication of the roster of the new
company was read with great interest
here, and could be read only in The
Spy, because the publication was ex-
elusive.
The marriage of Fred Z. Hines of
Leominster and Miss Florence S. John
son, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth R.
Johnson of this place. will take place
at the home of Miss Johnson's mother
tomorrow
Christmas in the churches was a day
of singing. Wreaths of ivy green
hung upon every altar. In every
church went up a special service. In
every church congregations devout and
large came to profit by the Christmas
sermon and to enjoy the Christmas
music. The concerts in the Methodist,
Congregational and Baptist churches
were record breakers in the matter of
attendance. The wonderfully fine pro-
grams, fully printed in The Spy of this
morning, were executed in complete
and interesting ways
The funeral of the late Harry Joyce
will take place from his home on Nash
va street at o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. Solemn high mass Of requiem will
be said at st. Johns Church. The
mass will be read by Father Connery.