The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-24
LOCATING GRAVES.
Hundreds Visit St.
Johns Cemetery
in Clinton.
A NOVEL LAW SUIT.
Company Z Veteran Wants
to Secure Benefits From
the A. 0. II.

Clinton. April 2s.-Hundreds of per-
sons visited the old st. Johns cemetery
today. the weather encouraged a large
pilgrimage, and from early morning
visitors came on foot and in teams to
the burial ground so soon to be de-
prfved OF its burden of the dead. A
large part of the attendance was oc-
casfoned by the invitation given by
Cher Engineer Parker to the lot hold
ers, asking them to meet him and as
sist in designating the unmarked
graves in what is known as the old
part of the old cemetery. There is
something like thousand lots in the
cemetery. About 500 are unmarked.
1t Is OF the utmost Importance to the
work of transfer that the owners of
these unmarked lots should be known,
and the remains in unmarked graves
identified.
Mr.. Parker was on the ground him
self early in the day. He was assisted
by Engineers -Bateman, Needham and
| Corey. The, section charts, which were
/
on the ground. AS fast as the owners
of unmarked lots Identified their lots
and the number of bodies contained in
their lots, the name of the owner and
the number of graves in the lot were
marked off on the chart. The system
was wonderfully simple. The engin-
GERS said that it worked without any
confusion.
It was thought that on, account of the
cemetery quarrel some feeling might
be displayed by some Of the lot holders.
Nothing OF the kind took place. The
day passed without the least friction.
On the contrary everybody seemed I'M
qualifiedly pleased that the work of re-
moval is about to begin, and on the
whole the feeling expressed is that the
new cemetery, with its orderly system
and splendid location, makes an advan-
tageous exchange for the old one
At O'Clock a surprisingly small
number of graves remained unidentl-
fed. The greatest difficulty in getting
identiAeakions will be in the portion of
the cemetery where the single graves
are grouped, and in the portions de-
voted to the burial of very young
children. It will be impossible to find
owners for all the lots. There is one
good sized lot in the cemetery, notably,
that has had no care given to 1t Tor
something like SO years. Many frlendless
dead have been buried in the cemetery
whose names even have been forgotten.
Yet this evening Chief Engineer Park
err is we'll satisfied with the progress
that has been made.
Lots will be assigned in the new
cemetery as nearly as possible like
those taken in the old cemetery. Some
persons who have more than one lot IN
different parts Of the old ground VIII pc
assigned two or more lots together IN
the new ground. man who has
large lot in the old ground will be CIV
en- one. as large in the Jew. All the
graves in the new cemetery will be To-
Gated on or near driveway. 1t is be-
lieved that the assignment of lots IN
the new ground can be made to the
satisfaction Of everybody.
The funeral of Mary A., eldest daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs Austin Philbin,
took place from St Johns church al
230 this afternoon. Rev. Fl. w. =.
McCaughan officiated. The bearers
were: Philip Gibbons, John Gibbons
John McHale. James McHale, john
Philbin and James Freel.
The Hillside base ball team was out
for practice Saturday John Wood
will manage the team
James Kenney is seriously Ill at MS
home with typhoid pneumonia.
Bans of marriage were published in
st. Johns church today for John j.
murray and Miss Della Gouard.
A novel suit. which will be followed
with interest by the townspeople IN
general. was entered at the district
court Saturday by Attorney Allan G.
Buttriek. The suit is Austin OMalley
Tvs. Division s. A. O. H. O'Malley was
a private in Co. K during the Cuban
war. and was i'll for long time after
the company returned, and was mus
tered out He applied recently to tbs
division for the customary sick bene-
fits. but judging from the case being
entered. the division declined to set
tie
. It is understood that the A. o. H
thoroughly investigated the case, as II
has been hanging fire for some time
and finally reported against the claims
Of <OMailey. Suit was then brought
by 0'Malley, and last week an attach
ment of $1,000 was levied on the funds oil
the division in the hands of Treasurer
]. E. Harrity-
Attorney David I. Walsh has been re-
tanned by the society as counsel, and il
is understood the division will defend
against the action. The defense of the
A. o. II. VIII be on grounds Of general
principle and the outcome Is awaited
with great interest, as several Other
CO = of soldier boys hang on the result
of ,ais ease. and If the case of the
UIa1nIlU is SUCCESSFUL, luE II IlEulbtIs
of Co. K. also of the A o. H, viii
have equal rights against the society
The fight will likely come on the inter
: probation of the bylaws of the society
relative to payment of sick benefits.
There will be meeting of the Sc
lectfnen tomorrow night. It is not
known what the board will do about
granting licenses. They may feel in
clined 10 take plenty of time to con-
slider several objections that are be-
/ fore the board against granting IL
censes in certain localities. FIR Patter-
son is i'll and may desire time to APP
pear in the matter of the protest
against the place at School and
Church streets The appointments of
persons to be fire engineers are about
! due. However, nobody but the select
men know what viii be done. and
speculation is useless. There has been
no meeting OF the selectmen in Gin
ton in years watched for with more
interest than this one. The selectmen
are determined, At is understood, to
handle the important questions that
come before the board with delibera-
ton. on the principle Of the less haste,
the more sDeed.
The Clinton Street Railway did a
! land Office business today.
i Miss Lillian Russell Of Fitchburg
was the guest OF Miss Helen NJ. Glib
, son on High street last evening.
Patrick Fadgen, the well known
lcatcher Of the Acre district. has been
rendered an offer to play with the