The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-28
COLT LOST.
AfternoonF Fire
at Clinton
CAUSES DAMAGE.
The Post Office Contest and
Matters Political.

Clinton, oct. 27-Alfred Lyman lost a
valuable three year-old colt this after
noon in a fire which Quilted his stable
and wing at the rear of his dwelling,
Greeley and Fairmount avenue.
The animal was suffocated by the
smoke in its stall.
The flames were discovered before
they had made much Roadway, and an
alarm was rung in from box SO. Chief
Fury responded with the steamer, the
hook and ladder and hose company No.
a. The stable was small structure,
built onto the house, 1t was filled with
hay and straw, and was burning brisk
ly before water was got TO II. The
flames spread to the ell but were
checked before they attacked the main
structure, by the skilful work of the
department. The loss will be on the
real and personal property, perhaps
$500. The dwelling and the stable, both
frame, are insured. The contents Of
the barn were not insured.
Mr.. Lyman will lose the value of his
horse and a ton or more OF hay, be-
sides other property. The alarm was
sounded about Ais O'Clock. 1t was
nearly 5 O'Clock before the department
left. The steamer and the hook and
ladder had to make a run of a mile and
a half. Greeley street is in the sub
urbs near the fair grounds.
AND WHY NOT?
c. L. Stevens read the interview with
Henry A. Burdett, printed in The Spy,
this morning. Then he said: How can
there be Improperly in selecting a can
didate for postmaster by caucus?
Has any better way of getting at the
thought of the people ever been de-
vised? If so, what?
"A perfectly free. fair, honest caucus
has no terrors for me, whether 1 win or
whether 1 lose.
Il want to say here and now, so ev-
erybody may read it, that 1 am one
candidate for the post office who Is un-
qualihedly willing to abide by the re-
suit of q caucus. 1 say this without
hesata ton, and without mental reser-
walton.
Il shall certainly go into caucus as
a candidate for the post office. If / re-
ceive majority Of the votes shall be
pleased. If I do not, l shall congratu
late the best man with as glad a heart
as any defeated candidate ever brought
10 a successful opponent. The decision
of a republican caucus must and shall
be final with me.
Il ann a republican.
Say, too, that I take this opportun-
ity afforded me by The Spy to say as
publicly as l can that when the caucus
is called release any man who feels
he is under obligation to me, from that
obligation. lie may go into the caucus,
and unrestrainedly vote for the man of
his choice. Furthermore, | am perfect
~ willing to release any and all per-
sons now pledged to me, so that they
may exercise their right of suffrage in
3 caucus as freely as / desire to exercise
my right
DO I think that the best element of
the republican party would come to a
caucus?'
Il don't recognize one kind of an ele-
ment more than another in the repub-
liean party. ] think every republican
who had choice, one way or the 9TH
er, would come. A man who had no
choice might stay at home The larg-
est users of the office would certainly
go. 1 don't believe there is a man in
Clinton who does not believe, who does
not know, that a republican caucus to
designate a candidate for the post Of
flee would be a large, rousing and
thoroughly representative body. The
interest taken in this contest insures
that. Tt will be a caucus of whose en-
dorsement any man might be proud. It
will be a caucus whose decision every
republican must and will respect and
obey"
"The octoroon Company" played at
the Clinton theatre tonight. The house
was not large, but it went home pleased
with the show.
STILL IS WANTED.
e. ]. Payne continues to be wanted.
although Landlord Childs is not sure
today that he wants Payne as badly as
he did. He received in the evening mall
a check for $40 signed by Payne, and
drawn on a New York bank. The
check was mailed from Boston w. w.
Wright has secured the services of At
torney Samuel w. Longley, and has in
stituted an investigation into the char
acter of the realty described in the deed
TO land in Middleboro he received from
Payne. Mr.. Longley says that the
deed seems regular enough. He will
communicate with Middleboro.
G. b. Andrews, who took care of
Payne's horse. hasn't received check,
and does not expect to.
HIS POSITION DEFINED.
Candidate C. H. Gentsch, running for
representative on the democratic tick
ct in the 18th representative district
has issued a statement in which he
says that he believes in a single tax on
land; that the commonwealth should
compensate Clinton for the land taken
for reservoir purposes, and supply cleo
tric power for municipal purposes at
cost, and water for free public baths
or for general use; that there should
be a national eight-hour law: also mu-
nicipal ownership Of railroads, trolley
lines and quasi-public corporations
that he is against high license, and for
q license fee of not more than $500
that he is against more state commits
sions; that he is in favor of a weekly
payment bin for contractors employing
more than 80 hands; that he favors the
initiative and referendum that he ia
vors a bill to give liberal state aid to
solaiers that he wants proportional
\ representation; does not want an i'm
perialistic policy, and is against the
creation of a. large army. He prom
ises that no lobbyist or other person
shall influence him against his judg-
ment.
A PRETTY HOME WEDDING.
Harry Foster Hartwell and Miss Amy
Chamberlain. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert J. Carter were married by Rev.
W. w. Jordan at 2.30 o'clock this after
noon, at the home of the bride. The
bride was gowned ia White and carried
a bouquet Of bride. roses DR.. Ar
thur G. Doane of Northampton was