The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-15
A BIG DAY
In Clin t on
Saturday.
POLITICS AND FUN
viii Fill in the Time Fore
noon and Afternoon.

nual inspection, parade and trial OF
the Clinton fire department At 8
o'clock the 40 odd delegates elected to
the nth Worcester representative con-
vention will meet in Bigelow hall and
choose two representatives to the gen
eral court.
The full program Of the inspection
and trial has been printed in The Spy.
The engineers assemble at oclock at
the town hall. They proceed to join
the several companies, headed by the
company foremen.
At o'clock the firemen and
their guests will sit down to sub
stantial collation.. It will conclude with
after dinner speeches.
Four Of the local companies are en-
pertaining companies from out of town.
Torrent Hose company No. 1, has ar
ranged to dine Hartwell Hose company
of Aver, at the Oxford house, at the
noon hour A very interesting menu
has been arranged. The day will con-
clude with dance, which is always
notable affair
WILL BE QUIET.
The representative convention will be
very tame. It is practically settled who
the nominees shall be. S. Ives Wal
lace, Of this town, is the choice of Gin
ton. The rest Of the district will, I'M
less the unusual happens, choose Mr..
Heath of Northboro. At the conven-
ton year ago it was conceded that
Nortboro should name the second man
this year. and Mr.. Heath was then the
choice of the Northboro delegation.
PLEASING ANNOUNCEMENT.
The engagement Of Miss Jennie f.
Stone, daughter of Judge G. c. Stone,
to Walter r. Dame is announced.
STREET RAILWAY OFFICERS.
The Worcester and Clinton Street
Railway company has elected officers
as follows: President, A. S. Patton;
vice president, w. s. Reed; clerk and
treasurer, Walter R. Dame. The stock
holders named a board of directors as
follows: A. 8. Patton, George r. Da-
mon, w. S. Reed, George P. Damon,
all of Leominster; James Marble and
Col T. S. johnson, Of Worcester; Geo.
A Flagg, of Boylston, and Walter R.
Dame, of Clinton.
1t was voted to petition for permis-
sion to issue bonds to the amount of
s1S0,0o0. The date of the opening Of the
road is not fixed
1T WON'T DOWN.
The matter of the appropriation for
sewers is like Banquo's ghost. 1t won't
down David 1. Maynard, member of
the board OF road commissioners, is
sues statement this afternoon, in
which Mr.. Maynard says that there
was no question of the llegality Of the
5000 appropriation and he doesn't see
why the $1,000 appropriation isn't in
the same boat His ground Of claim is
that $1,000 is not the amount specified
in, the article under which the meeting
was warned. In his finale he says, 81
await the yerwict OF the bank officials -
WAS a SUCCESS.
The Baptist church tea was sue
cessful affair tonight, despite the win
try raWness of the evening. The tables
were grooming with the nice things
usually be had at church suppers.
Among the ladies in charge of the ia
bles were Mrs. c. e. White, Mrs AL
bert Beech, Mrs. Thomas Mayberry
MISS Eva West, Miss Eta Boyd and
Miss Annie Jeffery.
TURNER BAND BALL.
The concert and ball OF the Turner
band was well patronized this evening
and was conducted to very success
full conclusion. The thanks of the or
ganlzation is dargeiy due for this re-
suit to the committee of arrange
ments, as follows: Charles b. Grail
charles F. Lamlen, M. p. Sachse, Geo
II. 6e1nhold and George H Kramer
A. M. Sachse was floor director. He
was assisted by M T. Plunkett, w. H
Jackson, Henry J. Kramer, John f.
reynolds, I. T. Burke, George N. Bor-
len, Joseph j. Ennis. w l., Gordon
nler, .. l.. Herght, T. J. Burke. e. o
oudra, M. f. Doran. The band gave
concert that included several diff
cult numbers.
A CLINTON EXHIBIT.
The Clinton Wire Cloth Companv has
an attractive exhibit at the Mechanics
ialr, Boston. The display is on Exhibit
tlon hall floor. 1t occupies a space
z3xI5 feet, section B, 225. 1t includes a
showing of galvanized wire netting of
all sizes and meshes, both hexagonaI
ana squares; also fine display of
bronze wire window screens, for use
near salt water and of spiral wire net
ting, such as in its various sizes is
used for purposes as widely separate
as Uncle Sans torpedo nettings, mat
tresses and babies Gibbs.
A RETURN MATCH.
1t is probable that return match
will be played between Clinton and
Leomlnster checker players the coming
week. The Y. NJ c. A. rooms will be
Inc scene. Clinton players won the
Leomlnster match. The players Of that
town desire chance to do better
NEW HIBERNIAN MARCH.
P. A. Cannon, president of the Mas
sachusetts A. o. H, has received a
copy of the new "EIibernian march"
written by Lawrence B. O'Connor of
Boston. and dedicated to Rev. John r.
Cummins, state chaplain, A. o. H.
The music is taking. The march will
be played to the local Hibernians by
some first-class pianist on a future oc-
casion, when the division will give a
smoker at which Rev. FIR. Cummins
will be invited to be present.
WILL NOT MOVE.
The executive committee Of the z. M.
G. A. have been informed by the repre-
sentatives of the Green estate that the
estate is not willing to make such spec
ial arrangements as the association re-
quires for its gymnasium This means
that the association will continue in it's
present cramped quarters, beneath the
Prescott Club. The directors of the
association feel the need Of a new build
ing suitable fer an enlarged work They
hope 1t will enter the mind of some
Clinton philanthropist to endow the as
sociation, as many other associations
in the county have been endowed by
wealthy men seeking to do good with
their money
MORE CHAMBERS DISCOVERED.
Late this afternoon, Cattle Inspector
O'Malley discovered another case Of
CHAMBERS in the barn Of Richard J Nc
Intyre. The horse was examined by Dr.
w. F. Plaskett who ordered the anil
NAL killed. The fated horse was known.
as Cristohal Colon, and Is the third one
lost by Mr. Mcintyre.