The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-29
THE CLANS
Made Merry at
Clinton.
MANY SCOTCHMEN
Celebrated Halloween in
Right Royal Fashion.

Clinton, Oct. 2S.-There was a gather
ing Of the clans from far and near to-
night. in the town hall, under the aus
pieces of Clan Forbes No. 1SS, 0. S. c.,
Of this town. The clan gave its second
Halloween concert and ball with huge
success. The dance was enlivened by
the plaids and tartans of Clan Scott of
Worcester. Clan Leslie of Fitchburg
and Clan Gordon OF Taunton.
The concert was a fine affair. Dottie
Reed was the belle Of the concert. She
was dainty little woman. who danced
the Highland fling dressed in Scotch
costume. and afterward sailors
hornpipe. Mrs. Dorothy McTaggart-
Miller rendered the solo, My native
land" to great applause. The half
dozen other numbers Of the program
were equally good. Dancing began
about 1880 O'clock. when the grand
march began its journey to the music
Of Brigharn's Orchestra of Marlboro.
The march was led by the floor mar
shall Chief William H. Whitelaw, with
Dot Reed as his partner, other members
Of the clan and visiting clans following
in costume. The members Of the Wor-
cester clan made an impressive show
ing.
A collation. was served at midnight
by S. Hansen & Co. Chief Whitelaw
was assisted in performing the duties
OF the evening by Assistants James JEFF
frey and James w. Pender and by Aids
Robert Stevens, John Donald, John JEFF
frey James Thompson, John Somer-
vile, Norman Mcpherson, John Z.
Hume, Henry J. Pender.
The committee Of arrangements were
James Watson, John i. Hume, VIII
liam Donald, James Jeffrey, James w
Pender. William Somerville and Thos.
G. Barrie. Such q. representative gath
el.ing Of the citizens Of Clinton who are
or Scotch origin was never before
known here. The Scotch orders in the
town contain about a hundred persons
Old enough to vote, and it is estimated
that there are at least 600 persons here
who hold most dear, after the United
States. the land of Robert Burns. The
Clan Forbes plaid is red, black and
white The plaid Of Clan Scott isred,
white and green.
PARKER HAS DISAPPEARED.
Chief Murphy received cornmuni-
cation by telephone from Shirley. this
morning. asking him to look un Asa
and evil doing has been told in The
SPY. Parker left home yesterday, leav-
ing letters behind him, it was reported
to Chief Murphy IN which he an
nounced his intention of making away
with himself. either by shooting CIR by
drowning Parker acted very queerly
when ne was in Clinton yesterday He
was beginning to drink again. and i'm
pressed those who talked with him as
being capable OF carrying out his
threat Re has been much dtscour-
aged since he was arrested, charged
with arson.
A WOMAN's ESCAPADE.
Mrs. Kate Yavelle, who was arrested
on q capias by Officer Johnston, Officer
Kramer and Officer McGrail, last night,
was a sad woman when at midnight
the police shut the cell door upon her.
They had trouble in capturing her. She
was stopping at the home Of her sis
ter, Mrs. Ryan, in Duck Harbor. She
saw the police and first ran out the
PACK door and concealed herself. She
was discovered by officer Kramer in
Mrs. Ryan's pig pen, shiyering. despite
the warm presence of two large pigs
Mrs. Ryan is wanted for not appear
ing before the court at Worcester to
answer charge Of Illegal liquor sell
ing She was taken to Worcester by
officer Johnston, this morning.
Tomorrow night Clinton plays a re-
turn game Of basket ball at Millbury
The teanl@fs burning to return The de-
feat it received last night
Private James Cav, hospital corps
9Th Mass. regiment is home from Porto
Rico, with a piece Of the Spanish flag
that Commander Wainwright hauled
down from the custom house at Ponce
Cav enlisted with the Clinton Rifles
and was transferred
William Kilgour, a veteran Of the
Crimean war, died at the residence of
his son-in-law, Andrew Smart, 2s Nell
son street. Wednesday night The fu-
neral service win be held from his late
home Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
He died Of old age