The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-17

too, and the petitioner can have the
| jury, if he wants it.
! Perhaps after all, the lawyers shreWd-
| y think, the gist of the matter lies in
the recommendation that concludes Mr..
5alloWell's letter which is in sub
/ stance:
Don't you think under the circum-
stances, it might be advisable to settle
| these claims out of cOurt?'
The people of Clinton have a long
score to settle with the gentlemen who
| are handling the resources of the state
against the owners of land who claim
| damages by reason Of the acts of the
metropolitan water board. The states
actions, in their minds, SAVIOR over
much of threat and coercion.
/ Eighteen cases are on the docket of
| the superior court for Worcester -coun-
| ty that will be affected. if the point of
| law raised by Mr. HallOwelI is sus-
| tanned.
! 1t is expected that settlements out Of
! court will be the order of the day.
! What has become of the sale of the
! Clinton Gas Company to the Boston
| Light and Fuel Company? 1t was an
nounced some time since by President
| Bigelow of the local company that all
its interests were about to be trans
/ feTred to the Boston company. Two
months have elapsed since that time,
without anything being heard of the
deal
An inquiry at the Office of the COM
jpany this afternoon elected information
/ shat the deal was still in the works,
I but that there were differences Of
| opinion as to details that delay the
formal transfer. The person who gave
the information said that there was no
reason to suppose the deal is off, mas
much as the Boston parties had con
tracted to take the Clinton franchise
and property.
1t was said some weeks ago that the
transfer was delayed because one of
the officers of the local company was
abroad. The person referred to has
since returned and Is now in Boston.
owen Cunningham said to the Clinton
CORRESPONDENT of The Spy last night:
81 have heard from persons who say
they have been told my son is hiding
in SomerviIle. He is not hiding in So
Imerville. If he was. his relatives would
know it, We do not know where he is.
We would be very glad if we did. We
have searched SOmerVille thoroughly
for him fearing that he, beirzs utterly
discouraged. might contemplate self
destruction Willie is not himself, or
he would not have gone away. There
is no reason why he should. He has
eft more behind than he took with
him.
'If he should walk into Clinton this
O. "ternoon nobody could do anything to
him.
He hasn't stolen any money. The
money is his own. They say a. de-
tective of the American Security Com
pany is looking for Willie, and don't
know why The company has ample
security for its bond. 1t won't lose
| ,,aithay. will Tba creditors
you can say in your paper that as
soon. as the season opens, Owen Gun
ningham will take up the contract
where Chief Engineer Richardson
stopped it. Owen Cunningham will eX-
ecute the contracts of Owen Cunning
ham & Son to the letter.
but I hope before then my son will
be back to do the work himself. It's a
little hard for me, at my age, after be-
: ing retired SO long, to have to jump
back into business.
, Tonight in Red Mems Hall, Juniata
Council, Daughters of Pocahontas,
; rave a poverty ball. 1t was fine and
select affair, and everything went with
out hitch Many were in costume,
and a great deal of ingenuity was eX-
dressed i'm the get-up of some of the
Garments worn. Miss Flora Card had
general charge Of the floor, and she was
assisted by Miss Annie Call, Emily
Newlin. Mrs John Finney and Miss
Alice Wishart Among those in costume
were: Miss Maggie Mcdonald, William
Harrison, Mariner Card, Martin Coo
ley
Among those present were; S. G.
card. William Holman, William 10th
ron. Joseph Finnerty Minot Bastian,
Peter Maitland, William Ford, Andrew
Tracy, Gregory Borlen, John B. o.
Toole. I. r. Perkins, Frank Call, John
HAY. Harry Cartwright, Herbert Cart
wright. Thomas Kerrigan, James Steel,
| Thomas Kelly, Henry Turney,
Daniel O'Grady, Ollie Jewett. Lenard
Cfeldart John Sargent, A. r. Carruth,
Lawrence O'Toole, Standish Grady,
John Mulroy, Patrick ]. Gibbons.
Misses Eva Finnerty, Agnes Gail,
Emily Newton, Agnes Corey, Lena
Bickford. Maud Goodsell, Maggie Nc
Donnell. Agnes Card, Laura Chace,
Mabel Call, Mamie Moran Sadie Grady
Agnes Finuerty, Lila Lawson, Mamie
Campbell. Flora Janzer, Alice Wish
art. Mary NJ. Gallagher Mary Powers,
Lizzie Tracy, Lizzie Hester. Mae Con-
molly. Helen Gallagher, Della Tracy