Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-15
WEBSTER.
CAN PLAY CHECKERS.
Chance for Grafton OF Minbury Men to
Get Defeated.

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The game Of checkers is becoming
very popular in town, and many are
playing the game at Weaver's alleys.
1t matters rot what hour Of the day
one steps into the alleys-there is sure
to be a game on. Even the pin-boys are
becoming proficient in the art Of evad-
ing and jumping one another, and there
Is not the least shadow of doubt but
that those who are more experienced in
the line will soon challenge some Of the
Millbury or Grafton players. But of
those that play every day in the alley,
william E. Weaver, the proprietor, is
considered the best, and in fact he has
defeated nearly every one who has at
tempted to Jump him." But there is
one In town who can give any of them
cards and spades" in the game and
win out without hardly an apparent eff
fort He is "Clem" Benoit, and every
one in town knows him or Of him as a
checker manipulation and good one at
that. Mr. Benoit has been infatuated
with the game for the past 20 years.
Just ten years ago he demonstrated his
superiority as a checker player by tax
ing first prize in a tournament in the
town Of Oxford. In the tournament
besides himself were Horace Pope, Dan
lei Shea and John Shea, who are all
still alive and reside In that town. Mr..
Benoit, while In conversation with the
Spy correspondent, Thursday evening,
said that as the checker craze had full
sway In Weaver's alleys he would like
to take hold of it and show them how to
play the game properly. Mr.. Benoit
said that he did not want to challenge
any one in particular, still he named
several in town that he considered the
best at the game, and IL entirely salts
factory to them, he would like to play
any one of them or else arrange a tour
nament He said that he would like to
play the Bristol game and play u
games with each contestant. He
named those that he would be particu-
larly pleased to meet, and they are Chief
L. g. Pattison of the fire department,
Newton H. Sweet. a retail ice mer-
chant, and William E. Weaver, proprie-
tor OF the alleys. Mr.. Benoit has trav-
eied and played with some Of the best
checker players in the state.
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.
In the Reading Room pool tourna-
ment William ]. Ryan defeated S. K.
Bartlett by a score of so to 49, Thurs
day evening. Ryan was afterwards de-
feated by a score Of so to A points by
Louis ]. Papineau.
The second game in the series with
the Winthrops of Worcester will be
rolled IN Worcester next Monday even
ing. Roscoe NJ. Clemans, formerly the
teams mainstay, has decided to resign
from the Webster bowling team, and
Will hand in his resignation to the cap
tain. Young Clemans has various rea-
sons for thus severing his connections
with the local candlepin quintet.
on business for few days.
drama and dance will be held in the
Turn Verein Hail. on School street, this
evening, for the benefit of the family of
William Haberzoss, who recently died,
leaving wife and four young children
The officers of Ben Franklin Council,
No. SO, r. A, will be installed next
Monday evening.
The st. Jean Baptiste Society, which
is in flourishing condition, which now
includes membership of 26S, has sub
mitted their financial report for 1897. 1t
is as follows: Receipts, cash on hand,
Jan. 1, 1897, $S1.69; monthly dues, $685.
80; mutual insurance, s271; rents, store,
hall, etc., $669.8S; total, $2658.S7. Elk
penses, sick benefits, $S42; death bene-
fits, 1888; funeral expenses, $50; repairs,
gas, water insurance, etc., $515.22; de-
posted in bank, $1,000; cash on hand,
Jan. 1, 1898, $685.; total, $265S.S7
Messrs. H. H. Spared, E.. j. Darby
and Albert w. Libby were Worcester
men in town Friday.