The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-17
Clinton Men
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PRACTICAL SIDE
Of Firemen's Trials Though
Banquet Was Stopped.

Clinton, Oct. 16-The banquet Of tito
Clinton fire department was unoeremo-
niously interrupted by an alarm from
box IA. The last course Of the dinner
was concluded. and the 200 firemen and
their guests were comfortably engaged
in listening to the speeches, when the
alarm pealed in. The hail was emptied
of twothirds of it's occupants in some
thing less than five seconds, and tho
festivities were over before the sched-
uled finale had arrived.
The fire was in a cottage at So Boyn-
ton street, occupied by Joseph Kinnear.
1t was caused by lamp, which was
overturned by child The flames
made their way to the attic and
through the roof. They We're burning
flercely when the Hook and Ladder
Company, Steamer Hose Company and
Torrent Hose Company arrived, but
succumbed Immediately to the flood of
water poured into the building. The
loss on furniture and structure will not
be more than $500. The furniture was
owned by Mr.. Kinnear and was unin-
sured. His loss will be in the neigh
borhood of $3.50. The dwelling is owned
by Lancaster parties.
The alarm, coming as it did, vas an
moving, but gratifying. Because it en-
abled the people to see a trial made
under trying circumstances and at real
fire fighting.
Most annoying was the circumstance
that it cut off from the program At
torney David 1. Walsh, before he had
said five words. Mr.. Walsh was expect
ed to make the speech of the evening.
Judge c. c. Stone was able to give a
few facts about the fire service years
ago, and about the work on the central
fire station. James H. leighton, chief
of the Hudson fire department, recon-
mended that the town pay the expen-
ses of its chief to the national fire.
mems convention.
DEMOCRATS TODAY.
Democrats take their turn at nom
nations tomorrow. The senatorial con-
vention is scheduled for o'clock TO
morrow afternoon. The representative
convention will be convened at 7.S0
o'clock tomorrow evening. The repre-
sentative convention will pay Darticu-
lar heed to the nominees for represen-
tative, because they believe that thel
is an excellent chance to elect man
over the heads of the stronger repub-
licans. There is no contest for the
senatorial nomination. Almost any
respectable man that wants 1t can have
it.
LANCASTER NEXT.
Tuesday evening in Lancaster there
will be a great fight for the repuhli
can nomination for representative. 1t
will be a triangular fight. as IL seems
now, with Harold Parker of Lancaster,
Mr.. FELTON, of Bolton and a dark
horse from Lunenburg at the post. Tine
contest is mixed with the issue. When
G. G. Bancroft sought the nomination
for senator, which was obtained by
ex-Mayor Harrington of Worcester,
Mr.. Bancroft was opposed by Mr.. Par
ker. Hence those of Mr.. Bancroft's
friends who have got on to the Lam
caster delegation are for anybody but
Parker, and preferably for the Bolton
man. Bolton for it's part, will claim
that the town is entitled to the NOM
nation.
FLORA CHAPTER OFFICERS
This evening Flora Chapter, Epworth
League, installed it's recently elected
interesting 1t was conducted by Ar
thur P. Sharp, pastor of the Metho-
dist Church of Marlboro. The SER
vice opened with a song service cou-
Quoted by e. E. Young. The event
was the address from the subject
The Masters CALI by Rev. Mr.. Sharp.
The quartet Misses Cora A. Potter, Ell
ma e. Palmer and j. w. Powell and
william A. Tucker, sang Come to car
hearts and abide in a pleasing way.
The incoming president, J. w. Powell.
was also the retiring president.