The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-12
NEW ROAD.
Real Opening
Yesterday.
TRAFFIC HEAVY.
Many People Patronize the
Clinton Line.

Clinton. Dec. 1.-THE real opening of
the Worcester and Clinton Street Rail-
way took place today. when the line
was well patronized by travellers all
along the lines of the three electric
railway companies extending from
Fitchburg TO Worcester
The early morning cars were not so
well patronized, but in the afternoon
The traffic was heavy. The trips We're
made quite smoothly.
The cars ran every hour, leaving this
place at 10 minutes after the hour The
last car from Worcester, leaving there
at 1910 O'Clock, brought in a good num-
bel o. passengers.
Among those who hold that the new
road has a brightfulure is II. L. Pierce,
president of the Fitchburg and Subur
ban Street Railway Company.
President Pierce said Yesterday: Il
believe the new road will pay from the
start. grea, many more people will
wish to go to Worcester now that
travel is so convenient This is the
link that opens up to the heart of the
country q large section of populous
territory. which could be entered. of
course by the steam roads but infre-
quenty and during a limited number
of hours"
superintendent John w. Ogden kept
a watchful eye today on everything in
his jurisdiction, and was well pleased
with the smooth way in which the traf-
fic progressed
Especially noticeable on the trip be-
tween Clinton and Worcester is the
work being done on the new dam for
the metropolitan reservoir. The line Of
the Worcester and Clinton runs along
the new road and along the edge of the
proposed basin for a mile or two. From
the cars can be seen below the Nashua
river as it flows into the Viaduct the
temporary dam that holds the water
from the old bed of the river. and the
site of the proposed dam, the top of
which will be within 10 feet of the
level Of She road.
The great artificial lake. which will
soon cover what is at present an eX-
tended and attractive area of land, is
expected to add greatly to the value Of
the line as a summer road,
George w Burgess, superintendent of
the LeOmlnster and Clinton Street Rail
way Company, said this morning that
the connection between the Worcester
and Clinton line and the lines Of the
Consolidated Traction Company a
Britain square would be made very
soon This will permit through cars to
be run to increase the comfort of the
patrons Of the lines on this end. Judg
ing by the number Of people on the cars
today who had come from Fitchburg,
or were returning to Fitchburg. that
city viii furnish no inconsiderable reVe-
nue. to the new railway
No positive Identification of NO.
1 AN-s.
tracks of the Consolidated railroad, has
vet been made The partial identified
tion made by Charles O'Shea is the best
that has been attempted. Mr.. O'Shea
recognized the man as one who was en-
ployed by Owen Cunningham &, Son in
digging the sewer trench at the foot of
High street.
Medical Examiner G. /. Tobey is
leaving no stone unturned that may as
sist in the Identification of the unfortu-
nate victim.
This afternoon Dr. Tobey drove to
Berlin to see the track walker Who
found the body. DIR. Tobey wants all the
light that is to be had on the matter
1t seems that the books of the metro
politan water board probably viii not
afford means of Identification as the
foreign born non English speaking Ia
borers are known in the office only by
number. The name of the laborer to
whom the number is given is not writ
ten on the books with the number
The agitation to make Clinton a city
may be said 20 have but Just begun.
ITO be or not to be-" is a question dis
cussed on every street corner now. 1t
does not need a prophet to see that the
general feeling as that Clinton should
be a city, on the ground that it already
is one in everything except the me-
chanism by which the local government
is administered The greatest argu-
ment in favor of the city proposition
seems to be the absolute failure of the
town meeting. When men of promi-
nence in the affairs of Clinton. as for
instance, George w. Morse observe the
course Of town meetings here as they
have gone for the last few years, they
fail to see how anything can be worse.
A second concert was held at the
rooms of st. Johns Temperance Society
last evening. The occasion was made
additionally attractive by the presence
of the Family Circle Orchestra, of four
pieces, which played selections from
the best authors of sacred music.
Rev. Henry Connery of Jersey City is
visiting at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Connery, Oak
street.
Miss Mary A. Cannon Of Acre street
is visiting friends in Chelsea.
Private Michael OMaIley of Nashua
street, who has been i'll since the return
of Company X from Cuba, is now able
to be out.
Charles Perkins Of the class Of 81.
Clinton high school, has gone to work
for the Lancaster mills, as book
keeper.
officer Smith was called to Centennial
street about o'clock this afternoon to
quell quarrel between the families Of
William Schneider and Robert Matt
land. The cause of the trouble was the
shooting of Mrs. Maitland's black cat
by William Schneider, the 17-year- old