The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-14

Clinton, April 13.-No licenses as it
seems now, will be granted next Mon
day. There were several applications
for druggists licenses before the last
meeting that will not be ready to act
upon Monday evening. The applica-
tions must be advertised for at least
10 DAYS before the selectmen can grant
them.
Much interest is taken in the matter
of licenses. 1t is rumored about town,
without the backing of authority, that
Jas. H. Burke. 5SS and $50 Main street
will not have his license renewed. H.
Pragler & Co. will probably go out of
business for lack of a license. The
They are located on Depot square w.
C. O'Malley & Co., 234 Oak street, will
have hard row to hoe if the school
house issue is pressed. 1t is less than
400 feet, probably not much over 200
feet from the entrance to their saloon
to the entrance of the school house in
the Acre district. The firm is w. c.
O'Malley & Annie T., his wife.
Edward C. Fadgen has applied for a
license in the entire first floor of 155
Oak street. He is evidently familiar
with the whereabouts of the school
house. He is well outside the danger
line.
Everybody believes that Eustace
Bros, Thomas F. and James r., will
get license. They were thrown out
last year. The sign under which they
did business yet hangs on the building
at Church and School streets, which
they will occupy again if they are for
tunate.
John Molter and William J. Molter,
who have applied under the firm name
of John Molter & Co., are more likely
to get left than not.
Walter j. O'Toole Main and Beacon
streets, would undoubtedly be safe,
unless the school house question is
raised.
William F. Shaughnessey and Cath
crime A Shaughnessey have applied for
the premises 355 Main street. They are
a few rods distant from Walter j. o.
Toole. and claim to be out of danger
so far as school houses are concerned.
If O'Toole is in prescribed territory, he
cannot be far within.
Michael T. Dwyer e. Mary F. Dwyer
would be safe in ordinary years. There
would not be the least objection now,
if stories were not in circulation that
Mr. Dwyer was active on the demo-
cratic side in the last campaign. Dwyer
is a popular fellow. He runs a clean
and respectable place, with an eating
house attached
William C. Glynn has a sure thing, as
those signs go. He is on High street,
,ho h. h.
ton House also has sure thing. The
license will be granted doubtless to the
new owner John Coughlin.
There are two licensed places in Ger
mantown, and three or more clubs that
are licensed. One license probably will
be taken away from that neighbor-
hood. Christopher Maehner wants his
license renewed at the old stand. Eva
Zeigler wants her license again.
A deal of discussion hinges about the
matter of a license for P. H. Morrison.
Morrison is about as unique a charac-
ter as the liquor business in this part
of the state has ever known. He is
a heavy owner of real estate, and COM
mands, it is said, more ready money
than any other individual in town. He
is also, after Judge John w. Corcoran,
the acknowledged leader of the demo
cratic party here. He is a man of
strong character and has some bitter
enemies, who are also influential. Con-
sequently, great many eyes are
turned in the direction of his license.
The druggists will be licensed, and
there will be no unfair discrimination
this year, as there was last. All the
druggists have their applications in.
John Coughlin, who will be the pro-
prietOr of the Clinton House after May
l, was in town tonight. He will make
several changes in the house, it IS said,
and will perhaps refurnish some of th'.
rooms. Clerk J. C. McGeachy and As
sistant Clerk Healey have prepared
| their designations, on the assumption
that the new proprietor may have new
ideas. McGeachy was formerly well
known as a ball player, and IS well
liked by most of the patrons Of the
house. 1t Is possible that both Mr.. Nc
Geachy and Mr.. Healey will be re-
tanned by the new management, al
though there is a rumor in circulation
that an entire change of staff will be
made as soon as the new management
is under way. ]. S. Russell the present
proprietor, has not formed plans for
the future He sold at an excellent
figure, it is said, and can afford to take
| a vacation.
Spring and the metropolitan BASIN
project have combined to inflict this
town with such a plague of tramps.
hoboes and buns as were never known
before. superintendent Parker is en-
PERTAINING more transients every nigut
at the Tired Willie Hotel than he dIu
during the coolest months of winter.
For the 10 days past there has been
an average of % guests. These guests
are of all kinds and grades. A few
are men willing to work. A few more
are men willing to work by streaks.
More also are fellows who take ddvan-
tage of circumstances to represent
| themselves as men in search of en-
ployment, which they do not want. and
will not take if it is offered. There are
few persons hereabouts who will not
give food to a man who says, Il am
| looking for work on the basin. I eX-
pect to get a job tOmorrcw."
1t is so likely to be true that the
average man is not willing to take the
chance Of refusing a man who is de-
| serving.
William H. Reese has immediate su-
| perVision of the Tired Willie Hotel. %he
hotel is located at the poor farm. The
l bill of fare is supper, nothing; dinner,
nothing; breakfast, crackers.
This morning, so Superintendent Par
ker says, three tramps asked for some
/ more crackers. They said they were
terribly hungry. He said he would re
lieve their hunger with more crackers
if they would clean mp the hotel parl0r.
The hungry men said they would, but
they didn't. The idea OF work was
so arepulsive that they skipped out be-
fore Reese could return. They are per
/ haps representative of a great number
of the men that the town is entertain
ing