The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16
For Events to
Come.
FUTURE PLEASURES
GOV. Wolcott Will Aid Gin
ton Soldier Claims.

clinton, Dec. 15.-The second concert
Of the Clinton Choral Union will take
place in the town han. either on Tues
day Of the first week after Easter or
on Friday Of the second week after
Easter
The union is preparing to make the
most ambitious attempt Of its existence.
1t will render Haydn's oratorio, THE
Creation" with the assistance Of musi-
clans who viii be selected from the
Boston symphony Orchestra.
1t is not without hesitation that the
directors Of the Clinton Choral snion
enter upon this bold project. They
realize that the effort is more ambitious
than is usual in a town the size Of Gin
ton, but they believe it can be carried
through and made a success unsteady,
socially and financially.
Secretary George E. Martin says that
the financial side of the problem is a
serious one He estimates that the cost
of producing THE Creation" will be
at least $500. IT will cost great deal
of money to procure a first-cIass or
chestra and the scale of expenditure is
increased all along the line.
The second concert will present SOLO
lists new to Clinton. and, Of course
artists who are experienced in oratorio
work.
The first important work in rehears-
ing THE Creation" was done Monday
evening. The rehearsals win continue,
once a week, until the concert.
The Prescott will begin its annual
triple tournament Monday evening.
For the third time members Of the club
will contest for the three silver cups
that fall each year to the Yictors IN
whist. billiards and pool
Last night the committee in charge
of the tournament-Edward S. Pease,
Walter r. Dame, George p. Taylor,
g. f. Richardson and George A. Rodger
closed the entry lists. They are now
engaged in making the handicaps. AS
soon as this work is done, there will
be nothing to prevent play.
Winners Of two Of the contests last
year and trophy holders are entered this
year-George A. Rodgeri who holds the
whist trophy, is entered in whist and
pool; John Riddell, who holds the bill
Hard trophy, is entered in whist, pool
and billiards.
E. r. D. Allardice holds the trophy
for skill at pool
The committee has received entries as
follows:
Billiards-E. Leonard Geldart, A. w.
Ladd Henry T. Mcknight, William
Gibbs Edward S. Pease Dr. W. S.
Plaskett, George E. Richardson, T. f.
Richardson, John Riddell.
Whist-E. A. Evans, Z. 5. Pease, DR..
". S. Plaskett, Samuel Putnam,
George Z. Richardson, 7. F. Richard
son, John Riddell, G. A Rodger, Will
liam Walker, S. Ives Wallace.
Poole. c. Coulter, Minot V. Bias
tian, e. Leonard Geldart, a. W. Laid,
Henry T. Mcknight, DR.. w. S. Plas-
kett G. E. Richardson G. A. Rodger,
W. H Spaulding, Albert E, Trout.
The committee has not decided just
how the whist shall be played, Some
plan of Is hands at each table, played
and replayed at the same sitting, will
be arranged, highest individual number
Of points for so many hands to win.
The intention is that each player shall
play with every other player once. At
pool and billiard each player will play
for 100 points, with every other player,
great deal of interest is taken in
these contests in the town as well as
Immediately within the club.
Secretary Thomas L. Walsh of the
volunteer relief committee had an in
terview with Gov. Roger Wolcott at the
state house, relative to the effort of the
Clinton volunteer relief committee to
secure from the state 81 for each day
that any soldier of Co. K, Ninth Massa-
chusetts regiment, was in a hospital.
Gov. Wolcott encouraged the effort,
and instructed Mr.. Walsh to have the
society prepare its claims and present
them through the Massachusetts, Vol
rnteer Aid Society. Gov. Wolcott will
for his part do what he can TO see that
Clinton snIdiarz receive evarw POY1 -
sideration in this matter.
These claims have not been made up
by the committee, but they will amount
10 something like 5000.
p. F. Cannon. chairman of the volun-
feer relief committee, is exceedingly
anxious to get through with the work
of the committee, make a final report
and wind uD its affairs. This cannot
well be done until the committee has
completed the work Of securing reim-
bursement for funeral expenses-S35
from the state and 1886 from the gem
eral government for the funeral of
each soldier who died and was bur-
led.
The committee continues to do a vast
amount of work that the general pub
lie known nothing Of. The discharge
papers of soldiers who did not receive
them on the spot, are transmitted
through the committee. The commit
zee NOiltCls lilE - d HOuLH coming TO
each soldier, from the state, and in
many ways performs labor that is at
once difficult and gratuitous
Officer Michael Mclean raised the
number Of arrests under the itinerant
vendors law to three for this month.
this morning, at II o'clock, when he
found Angelo Luchi pedling fruit from
a wagon, through the Acre. Luchi had
d license in his pocket good until April
IL. 1898. He says that he has a license
good now which he forgot to bring with
him. Luchi resides at ISL Beach street.
Marlboro. He says he owns his own
horse and wagon. The horse is a
skate" The wagon has seen better
days. Luchi's stock in trade includes
fgs, dates, bananas and such things.
Hc Will be given hearing before Judge
stone in the district court tomorrow
morning. If ne can produce a license
for this year, It will go well with him.
The team is at Murphy Bros. stable
for safe-keepinG.
The Clinton Womens Christian Tenn
perance Union is making plans for a
reception to the newly-elected state
president, Kate Lente Stevenson. of
Newton. The reception will take place
at the home of Rev. and Mrs. a M
Osgood, Jan. II. The preliminary plans
for the reception were made at a meet
- n.