The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-02
Halloween at
Clinton
GREATLY ENJOYED,
Fault Found With Running
Time of Local Road.

Clinton, Nov. 1.--tA Halloween supper
was given this evening in the Unitarian
Church, under the auspices of Franklin
Unity. There was a large attendance
and a more enjoyable occasion than.
any of the previous. suppers of the
church have afforded, successful as.
these affairs have always been.
Especially attractive were the decora-
tons of autumn fruits and grains, ar
ranged on an ordered plan, after q. de-
sign by Mrs. L. w Adams. Mrs. Adams
was assisted in the work by Misses
Edith Loring and F. A. Damon.
The windows were olalamented with
curtain effects of bright red apples;
small golden pumpkins dangled from
the ceiling. beneath canopies of ripenedI
corn.
with the oyster prepared in every way
known to culinary skila-fried, baked,
stewed, escalloped, au natural and
served, by ''up-to-d date" walters, as the
pretty girls who served the viands We're
declared to be. Mrs. L. W. Bancroft de-
signed the supper. She produced a work
of art She was assisted by Mrs. w. c.
Carter and Mrs w. F. Page.
There was a candy table that did a
rushing business. 1t was presided over
by Miss Lena Phelps and Miss Bessie
Fuller. Mrs. G. P. Taylor looked after
the fancy table
Misses Gertrude Field, Minnie G.
Lowe and DR.. Minot V. Bastain pre-
pared an entertainment that included
a rendition of the hypnotic farce com
edy, The Ghostly Visitant." The work
was well done.
There was music, singing and mystic
al Hallowe' en- games, that smacked of
true love, matrimony and other things
that young people like to think about
The festival Melted a good sum for the
treasury of the church.
There is fault finding because the
cars of the LeomiAster and Clinton
Street Railway Company do not run to
the end of the line, late in the evening,
as they are scheduled to do. The last
car. last night, for instance, on its way
from Leominster, went only as far as
the end of High street. At this point the
conductor and motornaan changed ends
and took the car back to the lunch
room. near the Oxford house. where it
stood for 10 minutes or more while the
crew lunched.
In the meantime. two or three persons
who wanted a car to Lancaster We're
shiVering at the end of the line, and
finally went back to friends whom they
had visited to spend-the night.
1t is not far from halfa mile from the
point where the cars have been STOP
ping TO the terminus where they should
go.
Fire matter would not be so annoying
except that the cars are heduled to
make the full run, and people guide
themselves accordingly. The Delinquent
cy is probably not known at the Office
of the company, but arises from the
thoughtlessDess of the late crews, and
their preference for warm berth in a
lunch room as against an extra five or
ten minutes on the flag end of their
trip for the benefit of Iate~ passengers.
Members of Co. x are casting about
for a way by which they shall not be
obliged to camp in the armory during
the 10 days wait before they are mus
tered out of the. service. Matters will
not unlikely be arranged so that those
that wish can board at home, the gov
erInent allowing 371a cents a day to
each man. Arrangements for sleeping
elsewhere than in the armory are in
consideration. In their enfeebled con
tiition not a few of the company would
he unable to endure the hardship Of
bivouac. The bids for catering to the
men have not been heard from. Three
local caterers made bids.
OF the three or four applicants whose
names have been presented to the board
of selectmen it looks as though Corp.
John Cannon is by all odds the favorite.
There are foImalities in the way of his
immediate selection, but they can be
easily overcome. Corporal Cannon is
employed by Uncle Sam and viii be un-
til after Nov. is. The selectmen of Ian
caster have not been consulted, as vet
but Mr.. Cannon will undoubtedly be
acceptable to them. 1t will be necessary
for the new patrolman to be a. special
policeman in Lancaster as we'll as a
regular in Clinton.
Attorney William H. Fay has entered
suit against the Leominster and Gin
ton Street Railway Company to recov-
er 5000 damages alleged to have been
caused to the bakery wagon of Edward
/. Fox, in a collision with a. trolley car
at Chestnut and Green streets, some
time since.
News was received in Clinton today
that Peter OToole, chief of police at
Aver and a. Clinton man, had resigned
his position. No reason is assigned.
Mr.. 0'Toole has been considered one of
the best chiefs of police among the
heads of forces in the smaller towns.
He has made several notable captures.
He has once before resigned his posi-
ton in Aver, but returned to it. He
received his training in police duty on
the local force.
License to marry has been issued at
the Office of the town clerk to William
Howarth and Harriet Moon and to
Henry Rocket and Dora Sophia Ranch
er, all of this place.
Home meetings of the Methodist
church were held this evening, at the
residence of Mrs. D. M. Kinnear, 846