The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-23
1t Reimburse
nlent is Made.
CLINTON GENIE TIE RY
Deeds VIII Probably Be
Passed Next Week.

Clinton, Dec. 22.-There will be no
lawsuit and no bill in equity to compel
a conveyance by ST. Johns cemetery
corporation against John w. McNama-
ra and Martin Murphy.
Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. Mcnamara
stand ready to turn over the desired
deeds to the corporation, whenever the
deeds are properly demanded and re-
endorsement of the cost of the land
represented by the deeds is offered.
Mr.. McNamara's position is repre-
scented in this language, uttered by a
person who knows intimately what is
contemplated by him: Mr.. Mcnamara
is not a Spectator in land, and espe-
cially not in cemetery property. He
purchased the land in question for
cemetery purposes, Mr.. Murphy being
associated with him, and holds 1t as a
trust for the purposes, and not as a
money-making scheme at all. Natural
ly he desires to receive in hand what he
has paid out, before he gives over the
Deeds but that is merely a proper bust
ness precaution.
II know that if these deeds are re-
quired by the corporation, it will get
cerned, by paying what they cost.
81 know that Mr.. Mcnamara has not
looked kindly upon great deal that
has been said in the newspapers about
this cemetery matter, and for a few
moments he may have felt like law
suits himself. This is but human ma
ture.
II personally know that no man is
more concerned to have the business
connected with the new cemetery pro-
coed smoothly than he is, and that ne
stands ready and willing to turn over
the deeds upon formal tender of his eX-
penditures, and without hope or expec-
tation Of profit.
Mr.. Mcnamara said to the CORE
spondent of The Spy: II will not talk
about this matter purely and simply
because 1 am intensely opposed to the
idea Of airing what are purely parish
affairs in the press
Mr.. Murphy is of a mind with Mr..
Mcnamara If it was ever his inten-
ton not to turn over the deeds of the
property, it is not so any longer. He
Is ready to let the corporation have
the deeds, whenever the corporation
wants them and takes the steps neces-
sary to pay him what the land cost.
The deeds will probably be passed
within the next 10 days, if not during
the present week, and what promised
to be a most disagreeable row, with all
sorts Of bitter consequences, viii be
averted.
The secret business of the cemetery
committee has been divulged over and
over again, and skilfully turned into
gossip, but by whom nobody has
known until now, when the finger of
suspicion points with some certainty at
particular person.
Attorney William II. Fay is a mem
H0r NE fI,, 4
adds to the turmoil that the whole
matter is exciting.
Mr.. Fay's home is in Lancaster and
not in Clinton at all. But what really
makes the trouble is that the foreman
IN charge of the improvements on the
cemetery land is a cousin of Mr.. Fay
and resident Of Lancaster. Further
more there is feeling because it is al
legged that an undue number OF citizens
OF Lancaster are employed on the work,
TO the exclusion of citizens of Clinton
and members of the parish So the
question of where does Mr. Fay come
IN Is really burning question.
Another matter that must be decided
IS the matter of the contract to remove
the remains to the new cemetery. Mar
tin Murphy is the local candidate for
the contract, and Of course there will
be not few other bidders if the affair
IS put to bid. Probably if the parish
We're polled reply might be given in
Mr. Murphys favor He has buried a
large proportion Of the bodies in the
old cemtery, and he holds what are
probably The only complete maps of ali
OF the interments that have been made
including the name of the person
whose remains are inferred.
The public tongue is dealing reclx-
lessiy with the trolley roads in Glib
ton. One day gossip builds an addition
al trolley line or Two, another day il
establishes through cars between
f1tehburg and Worcester. Walter r.
Dame, treasurer of the Worcester and
Clinton Street Railway Company
smiled this afternoon, when the Gin
ton correspondent of The Spy asked
him how soon through cars from
fltchpurg might be expected to roll
through Clinton. Not IN several days .
replied Mr.. Dame, nor in severa
months. Not in severa: years on any
OF the plans that have beer outlined
thus far
George w. Greene has arranged &
schedule for the Clinton League Of
basket ball teams as follows:
Nov 26, Metropolitan and Clinton CIV
Gle Club; Jan. 4, st. Johns and Hill
sides; Jan. Z, Clinton Cycle Club anC
Metropolitans; Jan. H. Metropolitan.
and st. Johns; Jan. IA, HiIls;des anC
clinton Cycle Club: Jan. IS, Metropol
ltans and Hillsides; Jan. q. Clinton CIV
Gle Club and st. Johns; Jan. rs, Hill
sizes and Clinton Cycle Club; Jan, %
Metropolitans and st. Johns; Feb /
Clinton Cycle Club and Metropolitans
FEB. 4, St. Johns and Hillsides; Feb. 8
Clinton Cycle Club and st. Johns. Feb
IL. Hillsides and Metropolitans.
me league contains several players
OF great promise, including Fred Hunt
Well known athlete, rdnner and jump
err and James Kane, well known as {
polo player. Both these men play witt
the Metropolitans The victorious team
will, as has been said in The Spy b,
called the Clinton team, and will hav,
the sole privilege of bringing in team,
from out Of town.
Clinton men win go to Hudson. Wed
nesday, Dec. 2S, to receive the orde
OF the temple, at a conclave Of Trim
ity Commandery, including the follow
ing; Harry j. Morrison. S. Ives Wal
lace, Leonard II. Parker, Willie r.
Mitchell Wilfred 5. Plaskett William
II. Whitelaw, Robert Il. Blades, I.ymal
Leighton, Henry A. Ancin. George 10
Martin, Calvin II. Hastings George ]
OFT, Samuel Putnam, Thomas f. Rich
ardson
A supper will be served at the clos
Of the work
On Monday. December &c. pre-
nrnsA rA~nA.,