The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-25
Secures Controlling Inter
roestsin Union Block.

Webster Oct 24-The wrangle over
the. Union Square block property today
took more complicated turn, and the
tenants are wondering what they will
do to prevent themselves from getting
involved in the general miX-up which
is fast1eoming to d head. It is now a
fight to the last between Luman II. Tiff
fanny the local agent of the Swift beef,
and Max WIENER of Hartford, Conn.
Early this morning Mr.. Tiffany went
to the tenants OF the block, and in
structed Them TO. pay their rent to him
at the ei1d1of the present month. Mr..
Weiner has done the same, and says
that after October %, which was Sat
urday, all the rent money will goNo
him.
MIR. 1Weihel states that the rents
should be paid to him as he owns a
controlling. number of shares Of stock
and according to custom, he should
manage the estate.
The property is worth about 81 900,
and it is divided into so shares. Even
Since Max started to buy shares, Mr..
Tiffany has attempted to get hold of
all he could, and While Weiner got IT,
the controlling number-Tihany got Is
shares.
Last week each had Is shares. The
other two were held by third party,
who refused to sell, but Saturday last
WIENER secured them for the sum of
1915. HeVthen ordered all rents paid
to him personally, as he had the con-
trolling shares Tiffany does not see
the matter in that light, and swears
the rents will come to him. The end
of the matter will terminate in a sale
by auction of the building
The tenants do not see how they
can afford to have their rent doubled.
Samuel Magnant, d meat man on the
first floor, told reporter for The Spy
that he would not pay any rent I'M
til the matter is definitely settled. The
others in the block say the same. They
all have been ordered to settle with
each owner, and they refuse to do so.
Legal advice will be consulted by the
six tenants.
PREPARING A RECEPTION.
Thomas L. Gray, representing the
business public of Webster, and Com
Fnaander f. H. C. Berger and William
Emerson of the 6. A. r. appeared be-
fore the board of selectmen this noon
and conferred with them relative ia
giving the boys of Co. K a grand send
off. The board was entirely in favor
of an elaborate reception, and unani-
mously voted to leave all the details in
the hands ofathe Grand Army, and as
sured them that the board will back
them up on the financial standpoint
The following have been selected an6
seconded by the selectmen as a commit
tee on arrangements: Feno j. Sinclair
James r. Stanley, VIM. /. Marble, J.
p. Love, Maxwell Darlington, James l.
Barnes and H. H. Steiniberg. The G.
A. r. will probably vote tonight to ac-
cept the names.
~ REVIEWED THE PAST
Mr.. William Thompson of Worcester
who spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Butler Bates, in company with Mr.
Bates and. f.. d. Clemans, visited the
places of the. boyhood days of Mr.
Thompson, in and around Dresser hill
Charlton Mr.. Thompson called at the
old homestead of his grandfather, Eli
1ah Thompson, his first visit since 1916
and the old familiar place had not been
defaced by time, and what he
saw and heard brought back to him his
boyhood days of 60 years ago. The
party visited the old church yard ceme-
tery Many of the ancestors of the Wis
iting party have old slate slabs to
mark their graves now covered with
moss and weeds for over 1875 years. The
oldest grave marked in this ancient
burying ground was that of Mrs. Dor
othy Dresser, aged 40 years, who died
May 16 ITO.
There were many graves without a
grave stone, the persons being buried
long before slate slabs came, as only
stones mark the. graves now covered
with moss of two centuries. Asa Glenn
ans, one Of the first settlers of Charl-
ton, who died March 81, 1920, buried his
two wives, and on the old-time slate
stone CT each grave he inscribed this
epitaph;
farewell, my spouse and children dear
I've left this world of pain;
May virtue be your practice here
Till we do meet again.
AS the sun sank meath the western
hills, casting it's parting rays over the
sacred spot the visiting descendants
paid "a silent farewell to those that once
were loyal people in the good old town
of Charlton.
sit was here they lived, it was here
they died.
These forms repose on the green hill
siue.9
HAVING DIFFICULT TIME.
There is much difficulty experienced
In building the 16-foot bridge that will
span the railroad tracks of the East
Thompson division of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad,
near the pumping station. At first,
nearly all the citizens in town kicked
over the width, and now it looks posi-
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