Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-15
TEARING DOWN.
Work of Demolition on Old Con-
gregational Church Begun.
The Tower viii Be Laid Low Before the
End of the Week, Contractor
Thinks.
Especial to the spy.1


Clinton, March 1.-THE work of tear
ing down the old Congregational Church
edihce is rapidly going on, and Contrac-
tor Lyman Leighton expects to raze the
old tower to the ground before the last
of the week
The bell has been removed and the
floors are out of the tower and as soon
as the church proper is torn down the
tower will be pulled over into the cellar.
The tower is one of the handsomest in.
and the church clock which has adorned
its four sides since it was built, will be
missed until the new edifice is COM
pleted, when the clock is to be replaced
and set in motion once more.
Owing to the large number of men en-
ployed by the contractor, the work of
destruction has been pushed forward
even faster than was anticipated, and
those who have so long attended divine
service at this edifice would scarcely
recognize it so completely changed is
the structure since the task of demoli-
ton commenced.
OfF FUN i he w Eo .
Attorney Charles G. Bancroft expects
to leave Wednesday evening for three
or four weeks business trip to the west
in the interest of some of his clients. He
will go as far west as Denver, possibly
further.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.
The members of the class of '9S are
now at work in the preliminary steps to
the graduation exercises which will oc-
cur in June. They are now rehearsing
various prose and poetical selections to
Principal Ford, and the ability shown
in these efforts will largely determine
the choice Of the members who will
have speaking parts at the exercises.
The essays will soon be under way This
years class will be unusually large, and
the members have already commenced
sitting for the class pictures.
THE TATE CASE.
Much interest centres in the trial of
Thomas D. Tate. the Mechanic street
druggist, who was raided on Monday,
It'll instant, and from whose place the
police took a large quantity of con-
traband goods. Mr. Tate is one of the
! three local druggists who failed to re-
ceive from the state board of pharmacy
| the necessary pieces of parchment al
| lowing the board of selectmen to grant
them a license of the sixth class.
Tate's store was headquarters on cleo
| ton day, and big stock was laid in, in
anticipation of a democratic victory, if
Mr. Tate was the democratic candidate
of the board of health, but was defeated
| by DR.. Harvey.
Judge John w. Corcoran, David S.
Walch, chairman of the democratic
town committee, who is to defend Mr..
Tate, and King Morrison, who owns
| the saloon. have been very active all
this afternoon preparing the defense.
| The court room will be crowded with
spectators.
MISCHIEVOUS SCHOOL BOYS.
Cutler B. Walker, the High street gro
Ger, made complaint to Chief of Police
Willoughby, this afternoon, that some
of the boys at ST.. Johns parochial
school threw some large stones directly
| through the enameled leather cover of
one of his delivery wagons. The chief
advised him to see Rev. FIR. r. ]. Pat
terson regarding the matter which he
did.
SECRET SOCIETY NOTES.
Trinity Memorial Lodge will entertain
West Boylston Lodge tomorrow eve
ming.
The staff of Clinton Royal Arch Chap
ter worked the first degree upon six
local members tonight.
TIMELY NEWS ITEMS.
Gen. Curtis Guild, Jr., of Boston de-
llvered stirring patriotic address at
the Universalist vestry tonight, before a
large audience. His subject was,
Everyday patriotism for the citi-
zens.'@
A company of 40 business men met at
G. A, R. Hall tonight. The occasion.
was the monthly banquet of the Mer-
chants Association. Mr.. Wheeler of
Southbridge was a guest, and spoke
about the itinerant act now before the
legislature. Charles G. Bancroft, who
was to be present, was detained in Bos-
ton
The Vermont Association held it's an
nual meeting tonight. :.