The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-24
A FRIEND
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AClinton Girl
Mourned.
GOOD SISTER MARY
Has Passed Away at St
Vincent's in Philadelphia.

Clinton, Oct. 23.-The announcement
of the death at st. Vincents hospital
in Philadelphia, of Sister Mary Agnes
was made this evening in Clinton, tc
the father Of the girl, Austin Sweeney
and coming as it does to the residents
of Clinton, as a surprise, the town is in
THE deepest of mourning over the sad
tidings received. Sister Mary Agnes was
known to the world as Miss Mary
Sweeney, and because of the prominent
part which she took in nursing the sick
among the soldier boys of Clinton, her
good in the life work which she picked
as that best suited for herself will al
ways be remembered by the new ''boys
in blue
Sister Mary Agnes was one of the frs
to go to the front as a nurse for the sol
der boys, when they returned from the
death fields of Santiago, and on the
fields of Camp Wikoff she was the sol
dier's friend. especially those who
hailed from this town. She was also in
attendance on the sick and wounded al
the camps in Huntsville, Ala. and
Jacksonville. Fla, and these campaigns
are what probably brought about the
touch of typhoid fever, which gradually
grew worse. and from the effects of
which she died.
Her service to the Clinton soldiers
dated from the time that she learned
that they needed the care of some one
and there are many of the boys who
say they owe their lives to her patient
care. William Bartlett private in Com
pany K, who was the first Clinton sol
der TO return to his home, says that
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none of the sick boys in the Clinton
company have else to say.
Sister Mary Agnes entered st. Vim
cents hospital six years ago, and has
been devotedly attached even from the
days of her childhood to those ideals
in the line of goodness which find fruit
in the life she lived. She was 81 years OF
age, and was born and brought up in
Clinton, where she lived up to six years
ago. Her mother died a short time ago
and she is survived by her father and
seven sisters. Her funeral will be at {
o'clock tomorrow from st. Vincent
convent, and burial will be in the GENE
terry connected with it.
Mr. Sweeney, and one of his daugh-
tiers, Miss Catherine Sweeney, went tc
Philadelphia a few days ago, returning
last evening, with excellent hopes thai
the girl would live.
A FATED FAMILY.
Austin O'Malley has received from
Ireland the announcement of the deatf
there of his mother Mrs. Bridget
O'Malley, and the fact of her sudder
death marks a peculiar coincidence re.
garding death in the family within {
recent period. Mrs. O'Malley's dealt
makes the fourth in the family within
short time, and it is really a remark
able thing that all four should die under
SlICh macmillan pi1vp1l m CT a 1qaS
One of the sons, residing in Clinton, il
VIII be remembered, was killed in 6
railroad accident. and a letter which
was sent to ireland announcing this
fact passed another one on the way
from the other side, which told of the
death of the father. The other incident
comes in the sacrifice of a life which
was made by one of the other sons
Timothy O'Malley, private in Company
i, who died on the transport en- route
from Santiago and was buried at sea
PROMPTLY LOCKED UP.
Douglas Mccain, a well known char
acter around Clinton. was drunk this
morning, and as he got beyond the lin
Its of that strain which Officer James
Craig could not stand, he was locked
up. Mccain was on the street giving
an interesting exhibition of his powers
when drunk, and he attracted much at
eSiilAoiL ne VIII appear DeIOfe the
court tomorrow morning
A LOCAL FOOT RACE.
Peter r. Gibbons. local barber, de.
feated Thomas Shaughnessy last even.
ing, in a 100-yard dash, on School street,
for purse of S.. and the feat was ac-
complished before a crowd of about 200
people. Gibbons is a member Of Catar.
act Hose Company, and his victim runs
with the G. Walton Goss Hose Com.
psny, the contest last evening being
one to determine which steamer had the
fastest runner these two men beiua
considered the swift ones in their re.
spective teams. No time was taken.