The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-20
MORE ROOM.
Clinton Libra
~ Crowded.
OLD TALK REVIVED.
Directors May Petition Town
for New Building,


mite looking to larger and sufficient
quarters for the library will be accom-
plished during the winter, or at least
before the time for making up the list
of town appropriations.
AT their last meeting, and, indeed, at
several preceding meetings, the board
of directors has approached the subject
of new quarters in a firrner tone than
at any time before for years, and ma
jority of the board is strongly of the
mind that at the earliest opportunity
it is their duty to ask for an appropria-
ton, or that provision be made for one
of two things-either an addition to the
present quarters, in the shape of a
stack house. or an out and out provision
for library building that will serve for
many years to come.
In an interview with the Clinton cor
respondent of The Spy this evening,
Andrew E. Ford, secretary Of the board
of directors, said:
The directors have been discussing
the subject of new, or more commodi-
GUS quarters for the library quite ear
nestly, at its recent meetings. We all of
us realize, as we have for a long time
that better accommodations are need
ed, and we have even reached the point
OF thinking that it may be well to ask
the town for the necessary funds.
The town has never been ungenerous
with the library 1t is not stingy That
an appropriation has not been asked for
before this is more the fault of the di-
rectors than Of anybody else. Some of
US are men who preach, Keep the tax
rate down, and have therefore hesi-
tated to ask for a large sum of money
for the library, although the absolute
necessity for more room and better
facilities has been felt during ten years
past
Perhaps, too we have thought that
if we waited long enough somebody
might give us a library building, as
people have given such buildings to
other towns. Again, there is the ques-
ton if il might not be best to erect a
suitable building for library use, on a
site to De selected, and at once place
ourselves in this particular on a footing
with many other towns, smaller and
less important. Such a building might
cost $4,000 or 100000. | feel sure that
some practical relief will be afforded be-
fore long.
What Mr.. Ford has said will be read
with a great deal of interest by the
library Mr.. Ford is principal of the
high school and the author of Ford S
History Of Clinton.
A CASE OF THE Bitter BITTEN.
The locally interesting riddle, who's
over the line" which has exercised the
wits of the people of this town for a
week or more, is solved. The town is
over the line, and not the caves of
George II. Hagar's new block Civil
Engineer Horace Thissell has made the
survey ordered at the last meeting Of
the road commissioners
As result of his work line of con-
per nails driven into the tar walk at
Main and Water streets marks where
the town stops and where MIR. Ha-
CARS property begins
Instead of the caves of Mr. Hagar's
block unrlghteously dripping real wat
er onto the pavement Of the town, the
towns pavement unwarrantably pro-
Jects itself two feet on to Mr.. Hagar's
land, and receives drip TO which it has
no color or right.
The result of the inquiry is that the
town may lose two feet of an already
narrow pavement, and at point where
Water street, Main street and trolley
line meet in wickedly narrow curve.
Mr.. Hagar asserts that he will mas
much as he did not start the thing, ex-
Of pavement, more or less, as the strip
varies on the land that belongs to
him.
He said to the Clinton correspondent
of The Spy, this morning: Il shall not
take action of this kind from any feel
ing. except that, as the town. through
its commissioners, has been So very
fearful that ] encreached a little on its
land, ! should show my appreciation
by retaking the land that belongs to
me, which they have been using while
] have been criticised. One good turn
deserves another. and unless I change
my mind / shall enclose the land that
belongs to me-.
The execution of Mr.. Hagars threat
Will reduce the walk on the curve al
Water and Main streets to less than
four feet in width at points
ONLY LIQUOR CASES.
The Italian boarding house keeper
Bianchi who was arrested a week age
for violation Of the liquor law, was
fined $75 in the district court this
morning. He appealed James Pelton
otherwise Joseph Pelky, whose home
is in West Boylston, and who is a
chiropodist by occupation, was fined
IS for being drunk.
WOODS REPLACES WALSH.
The president Of the democratic rep
.Tesentative convention for the 18th dis
trict and the secretary of the same
convention have named William w
Woods of West Boylston as the demo-
cratic candidate for representative tc
succeed David /. Walsh who was nom
mated by the convention and declined
TO run. Mr.. Woods has been on the
democratic ticket several times before
An early wedding was that Of Miss
Alice i. Parker and Albert Fancy. at
the home Of the brides parents, at {
O'Clock this morning. The bride is the
daughter of Mrs Mary e. Parker, of IS
Orange street.
The marriage of Miss Amia c. Hugo
of this place to August Logerstrom in
Worcester, Oct 8. is announced
Tomorrow night the New England
Home with Harry lie Mari in the
leading role, will be presented at the
Clinton theater. The play has an ex-
cellent reputation. The advance sale of
seats has been large
A. G. Parrizo, who some time age
was in the employ of The Spy, has left
the town.
The road commissioners accepted the
report of the engineer tonight and de-
cided that Mr.. Hagers building was or
his own property and not on land be-
longing to the town. Road Commission
er Maynard said: Il don't believe that
the board Of road commissioners will
consent to Mr.. Hager's putting a
fence around the property, for the pub
lie has travelled over the land for e
years and thus it becomes a public way
On next Monday Representative
Walter F. Howard, DR. W. p Bowers
Warren Goodale, William Gibbs start
on a hunting expedition TO the Maine
woods. They viii be accompanied by
Congressman Weymouth of Fitchburg
The board of registrars met tonight
and added eleven voters TO the list.