The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-11
Johnson Could Not
Pay Twenty Dollars.
CHURCH PROSPERS.
Financial Statement of St.
Louis Is Gratifying.

Webster, Jan. 10-The smooth article
who came to town and trimmed" Ed
ward Matthewson, liveryman. and Mrs.
Charles NJ. Tracy, proprietress of the
Tracy house, was arraigned before
Judge Andrew j. Bartholomew in the
local district court this forenoon. He
was charged with false statements, and
pleaded guilty to the charge. He an
sWered to the name of ]. P. Johnson.
| Johnson, who has many other aliases,
came to town a few days ago, and en-
| gagged board and lodging at the Tracy
house. He said that he was an agent
OF the johnson Cakewalk and Speciality
company, and accordingly signed con-
tracts with Mrs. Tracy to board the
| troupe when they came Bright visions
Of Klondike find doomed up before the
| eyes OF the mistress, but she was DOOM
| ed to disappointment.
johnson concluded that Thompson
and oxford We're good places to pro-
duce his show, and so he started liz to
make the necessary arrangements He
hlred team from Liveryman Mat
thewson on Sunday, saying that he was
going to Oxford and would return dur
ing the evening. However, he did not
return, and the liveryman grew anx-
lous and his investigation caused John
sons arrest in Worcester last night.
The defendant told the judge this
morning that he represented a colored
troupe of singers, but the statement is
not confirmed. He said he intended to
return at the specified time with the
team, but he met a party of friends
ana they started in to have a good time,
which failed to conclude until his ap-
prehension by Worcester officers.
The defendant got off a good deal
lighter than had been expected, but this
was owing to the fact that Mrs. Tracy
did not press the check case against
him. The sleigh that Johnson hired got
caught in the electric car tracks in
Worcester, and it was damaged some
what.
The judge found Johnson guilty and
fined him S20 and as he did not have
the cash ready, he was taken to Wor-
| cester by Probation officer Elias B.
Wakefield, for couple of months Off
Ger Gilbert Osborne went to Worcester
early this morning and brought the
prisoner down for trial.
Rev FIR. John T. Madden, pastor of
st. Louis Church, has submitted to
The Spy the financial report of the
receipts and expenditures are nearly
the same as they were the year previ-
Gus, but the pastor has by hard
and faithful work reduced the church
| debt by $4,000, a gain of $1,000 better than
| last year. The only other item that
has been increased is that for repairs,
and considerable of them have been
required, and also church furniture
! added, the effect of which beauties the
big auditorium a great deal.
The receipts are as follows: Cash
on hand Jan. l, 1898, $3.17; pew rents,
$5646 40; fair, $4675. O3; cemetery,
$670,71; rents, 1854; entertainments,
1857 .O6; parish collections, $6S7. 21; be-
quests, 800; sale, $17.z9-which aggre-
gates $12,32O.S7.
The expenditures are: Paid on
mortgage, $4,000; interest, $591 -: in
surance, $497 IS; taxes, $S7 80; repairs,
$780, IA; light and water, s745 81; iani-
tor, 1895; altar furniture and supplies,
| 1863 10; salaries, $2545: diocesan assess
ments, $169.17; cemetery account,
1927 rs; sexton, $3.50. Al; school supplies,
1921 IA; choir expenses, $317 46; miscel-
| laneous, 70.S5-making total of
! s1231S. 40, with a balance on hand Jan.
1, 1899, 1926.
The engagement is anrHuna1 of 10
seph Poproch and Miss Emma Pinker-
low. The ceremony VIII take place at
st. Joseph's Church, Tuesday, Jan. "a,
at o'clock.
Representative Joseph P. Love has
been appointed much to the pleasure
of his many friends, on the public char
ity committee, while Edwin Bartlett,
the other candidate from this district
is on the labor committee.
Rev. FIR James Farrell, son Of Thcs
Farrell, who has been curate at EV-
erett, Mass, has been transferred as
curate in Milford.
On account of the small attendance
at the meeting of the parish committee
Of the Universalist Church, last night
the meeting was adjourned one week.
Charles Lueth, former well known
business man, now in Boston, visited in
town today.
p. F. Whalen was out today, having
been i'll with la grippe.
OVerseer Charles p Doane Of Fl. N
Skaters weaving departments, who is
soon to move to Clifton Heights, Pa,
has sold his house and land at Wake
field street, to August e. Kisro.
A packed house will probably be in
attendance at the production OF Rica e
Barton's "McDoodle's Flats" in Music
hall tomorrow evening, when Webster
| famous actor Jack" M. Hughes, son
| of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas H. Hughes
will appear in his musical act with mis-
| partner, Frank Berry. Their act. as
well as the entire show, is first class
and up-to-date.
| Superintendent w. II. Foss of the
| electric road has just completed a new
| time table. 1t will go into effect some
| time next week.
Miss May Liberty of Worcester is the
| guest of Miss Bessie Tracy at the Ira
| cy House.
! The condition of Samuel Z. ChiIds.
who is suffering with Brights disease
| and paralysis, remains about the same
| He is slowly failing.
N. c. Giles is recovering from slieht
attack of the grip
The funeral of Henry Brossaau. who
died Sunday morning from blood pois
oning and quick consumption. which
| will be held at o'clock tomorrow
| morning in the Sacred Heart Church.
will be one of the largest ever held in
| town. The members of Court Friend
| ship, No. 80, f. of A., and the st. Jean
Baptiste Society, with band, will turn
! out en- masse.
| John f. Chase visited Worcester This
afternoon on business.
SHREWSBURY.