The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-28

brief which he will lay in. Among
those who will try to be present at the
hearing are Attorneys Allan G. But
trick, 7. r Larl1in, Walter r. Dame,
jonathan Smith, William H. Fay. Town
Solicitor Larkin has no cases on file
but has several actions in hand which
he will bring as soon as the point raised
! by Mr.. Hallowell is decided.
The subject is one of intense interest
to the towns of Clinton, Boylston and
Sterling Claims amounting to hun
dreds of thousands of dollars are in
volved. Some is cases are already
filed in the clerks Office in the supe-
rior court, and more will be filed 1t
is of great moment to the plaintiffs
who are mostly not rich men, that their
cases shall be heard in the superior
court, by jury, after the fashion SINH
liar in claims for damage for land ia
ken by highways. 1t will be vastly
more expensive if they are obliged to
take their causes before a special tri-
! bunal created by the supreme court.
and second time to jury in the su-
preme court, in case they are not sat
isfied with the award made by the spe-
cial tribunal.
The Legislature can untangle the per-
pleXty in a few moments with a few
words The legislature will be asked
to do so.
| II. B. Merchant, who sometime since
| rendered the use of his drug store as
| a waiting room for the patrons of the
! two lines OF street railway coming into
town, finds his offer so largely accept
| ed that he is going 10 make things
more convenient He has ordered in
| Boston a handsome upholstered settee
| that VIII accommodate from ten to a
dozen persons. This he will put into
ct To-
corts may be seated while they are
! waiting.
Mr., Merchants drug store is almost
/ exactly opposite the point where the
cars OF the Leominster and Clinton line
meet the cars Of the Worcester and
| Clinton line. incidentally 1t may be said
/ that Worcester people who have to wait
/ for the car will be just as welcome as
the people Of Leominster. Boylston,
Clinton and Sterling.
| Two marriages will be performed by
| Rev. Father w. c. McCaughan tomor-
row. In St. Johns church at IL o'clock
in the morning, J. J. Coakley, sporting
editor of the Boston Traveller, will be
united to Miss Mary Eustace
at l.So O'Clock in the afternoon, John
| Healey viii be united to Miss Annie T.
| Grady, at the Darochial residence.
| MIR and Mrs. William Beach of Mono
/ ton, n. B., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. H.
! K Blanchard and Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
! Beach, Union street Mr. and Mrs.
| Beach will remain in Clinton for a
| week, when they will visit friends in
| Boston, before returning to New Bruins
wick.
The Clinton Social Club held an en-
Treatment and social at theiy club
rooms. in High street, tonight. Vocal
| and instrumental solos were rendered
! by Miss Della Tracy, Agnes Powers
and Charles O'Toole, and William Nc
| Nance. Among others present were
Miss Title Grady, Madge WEIGH, Mag
| gle Carney, Della Tracy and Blanche
Mahan, Mrs. Edward Scanlon, Charles
! O'Toole William McNamee, William +.
| Joyce. Henry Corners, Patrick Riley.
A collation. was served at 1870 o'clock.
Miss Mamie Mitchell of Beacon
street is visiting friends in Worcester.
Miss Helen Gallagher and Miss Liz
/ ze Tracy contemplate a weeks visit
to friends in New York city.
The suit of H. f. Bracltlin Of Chica-
go, Ill, in a poor debtors process,
against NJ. F. Wood of NCrthboro,
| came up in the district court this morn
| ing and a default was entered against
!
croft & Buttrick, and the plaintiff by
! W. r. Dame. The chances are that a
capias will be issued for Wood, and he
| will be brought into court if he can be
found. The plaintiff claims $50 Wood
was formerly in the drug business in
| Northboro, He went into insolvency,
! but the Bracklin claim in some way
! or another skipped the insolvency pro-
ceedings and has an independent pres
/ ent daV status,
One of the most enjoyable features
of the Christmas concert in the Meth
odist Church was the singing of a
hymn, the words of which We're written
by Mrs. A. NJ Osgood, wife Of Rev. A
| NJ. Osgood, pastor Of the church
One poor drunk was fined S. in the
district court this morning. He was
the sole grist that came to the police
mill over Christmas. Chief Murphy
cannot remember Wnen there has been
before a Christmas so quiet i'll police
! circles.
superintendent John w. Ogden says
that Christmas day was a record
! breaker for travel on the Worcester
and Clinton line. The cars were heavi-
! ly loaded in both directions all day
long.
Superintendent George w. Burgess
| has completed the repairs on the Leo
minister and Clinton line, made neces-
sary by the breaking Ct Is iron braces
/ by which the trolley wire is suspended
from the trolley poles near Leominster
The road would have been tied up by
the accident had noc superintendent
/ Burgess put on buses to accommo-
date the traffic.
GRAFTON AT Ease