Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-14
FOR N0-LICENSE.
Hon. B. B. Johnson of Waltham
Makes Strong Appeal.
Says All Uxbridge Had to Show for
$4,000 Expended Was a Few Young
Drunkards-o Notes.

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was filed with the no-license advocates
of Spencer tonight. 1t was the first
public demonstration of the campaign.
Emery f. Sibley, president of the Law
and Order League, presided. In the
course Of his address, Hon. B. B. john
son, eX-mayor of Waltham, told Of
many instances where the saloon had
worked ruin in happy homes. He pic
, tured towns in which prosperity could
be seen on every side, where the citizens
were peaceable and liquor was prac-
, tcally unknown to them. He then spoke
of Massachusetts towns where the open
4 bar existed. and told of the drunken
ness and crime which predominated in
I the license towns. He spoke of Tx
bridge as a place in which a license had
perceptibly done harm He said: II
was down in UXbridge last night and
said to a citizen; What have you got
to show for the license which you had
in 1898; what did it cost YOU? He told
ME that the three men who had liquor
licenses carried S75, 900 out of the town,
and that the only thing which the town
Of UXbridge had to show for it was
three or four drunken young men" He
said that the only excuse which good
many young men give for voting li-
cense, Is that they can have q good
time. He spoke of the depths of evil
to which the young men We're reduced
| by having licensed saloons. Mr.. john
son denounced the Spencer voters who
voted in favor of the saloon and their
allies who staid away from the polls.
\ LOCAL DISAPPOINTMENT.
Spencer base ball enthusiasts are
somewhat disappointed at the outcome
Of the base ball meeting at Worcester.
yesterday. James Lanigan said today
that it was case of shut-out for
Spencer, and that one of the Worcester
teams and Marlboro helped Fftchburg
into the league. Mr.. Lanigau said that
in the end it might prove more profit
able for Spencer, for the reason that
league would probably be formed be-
tween western Massachusetts, towns, in
Guiding Palmer. Ware. Warren and
| North Brookfeld. Spencer has been in
vited to send delegates to a meeting to
| be held at Hotel Ramsdel, Warren, in
! the near future. for the purpose of
! forming a league of the above-named
| towns.
Mr., I.auigan said that Spencer would
surely have first-class ball team the
| coming season, and that the committee
would continue to raise money for its
support.
| AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Rev. Sherman w. Brown occupied the
pulpit at the Congregational church this
forenoon, his subject being God or
Mammon.'
The Y. P. S. c. E. meeting this eve
ming was we'll attended, the topic being
''The evils of all intemperance.
The tribe prayer meeting will be held
at the home of B. e. Browning tomor-
row evening at 730 o'clock.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
meeting will be held Tuesday at 3 p. m.
with Mrs George H. Marsh, subject:
| Persia"
The Mems League will hold its month
ly business meeting Tuesday at 73O p.
m. Besides the transaction of business
| there will be a social with light refresh
ments and an address by Rev. j. l..
Sewell of North Brookfield on What is
| a right temperance law. amp,
The Ladies' Charitable Society will
meet in the church parlors, Wednesday,
at 2.30 p. an.
Wednesday evening the Ladies So
cety of the Congregational Church will
| give a supper and entertainment.
| The w. C. T. U. will hold a memo
rial service at their rooms in honor OF
Gen Neal Dow.
| Friday evening, the ladies Of the Y. P.
S. C. E. will give a social and entertain
ment at which delegation Of young la
dies from Worcester will assist
Rev. G. Whitefeld Simonson- preached
this morning at the Methodist Church,
his theme was: as God impotent or
omnipotentY'
George Dickemnan led the Epworth
League meeting at o'clock this even
ing.
The Ladies' Aid will meet Wednesday
afternoon and evening in the church
parlors.
rhe fourth quarterly conference will
be held March 20, at the close of the
evening service. DR.. Knowles VIII
preach.
Rev. W. H. Eaton, of Boston, state
secretary of the Baptist convention.
preached at the Baptist Church today,
taking as his text: See that ye live
no longer unto yourselves.
SUNDAY COOKING MAIN.
An aggregation of Spencer's sporting
fraternity left town early this morning
for a secluded spot between Spencer
and North Brookfeld, to hold cooking
main The birds were backed by Wire
Village and Chestnut street sports IL
is claimed that the Wire Village con-
tingent was victorious.
SUNDAY NEWS NOTES.
Notice was given out last night That
the l. Prouty shoe shop would commence
running ten hours day tomorrow.
Fred Putnam, the IA years old son OF
A. D. Putnam, while playing in his
fathers barn, late yesterday afternoon,
fell from a scaffold to the barn floor
He sustained fracture of the right
forearm. DR.. F. j. Sanborn attended
him.
Charles st. Martin was arrested last
night by Officer George F. McKenna on
Chestnut street. st. Martin was the
under man in a street fight. His pug1-
Iistic assailer was willy enough to make
a rapid retreat on the appearance Of
the officer, but Constable McKenna ex-
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