The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30
CAUGHT IN the ACT.
Two Spencer Men Are
Arrested For Net
Fishing.
GAME WARDEN'S CATCH.
GAME WARDEN'S CATCH.
Wholesale Fish Slaughter
a Nuisance That
Must Stop.

Leicester, Oct. Became Warder
Timothy Mccarthy with an officer sent
by the state fish and game commission
put i'll several hours at Burncoat pend
this afternoon and caught two Spencer
men in the act Of fishing with nets. The
men were brought to Leicester ard were
allowed to go on their agreement to ap-
pear before Judge Samuel Utley al
Worcester tomorrow to answer to the
charge Of Illegal fishing.
Wher questioned by a Spy reporter,
Mr.. McCarty was averse to talking
much about the matter, and said:
You've got hold of the wrong man to
pump. If the other fellow wants to give
out the names of the Spencer men, all
right, but l won't tell voG."
Burncoat pond is in the west part of
the town on Burncoat street and is, or
was, great place for fish. The water
has been very low and it has been easy
to get big hauls with a net. There have
been complaints of illegal fishing in the
district, but nobody has been caught
before.
Mr.. Mccarthy and the other warden
had cold time First they had to walk
from Main street in the rain and then
they lay on the damp side of a big rock
for two hours before they were able to
set eyes on any illegal fisherman. The
men were caught red-handed.
Mr. Mccarthy made haul of three
nets which will go to the state tomor-
row. The shores of the pond were
strewn with dead fish. The fishermen
who got nabbed had made big catch.
They pursued the method of keeping the
hfp nd he + J1a
shore where they were left to die.
All sportsmen are unanimously
against this wholesale way of slaugh-
tering fish The unusually dry season
which has lowered the ponds to small
pools is bad enough for fish, and if these
wholesale fishermen are allowed to
catch the pout and pickereI there will
not be a pond that will have fish
enough to furnish sport for true dis
ciple of Walton.
The regular Sunday school was omit
ted at st. Joseph's church today. In
stead the ceremony of blessing two
statues bought by the children of the
Sunday school for the adornment of the
lower hall, was performed by Rev. j.
F. Redican.
The gifts were imported from Paris
and are of the best quality They rep
resent Saint Anthony" and the "Sa-
cred Heart Of Jesus" and are colored
to appear natural. The statues are set
in two inches on the sides of the hall
Following the ceremony, a program of
speeches and singing by the children
was presented.
Twenty-three names were added to
the voting list yesterday afternoon at
the meeting of the board of registrars.
Seven of the % have just obtained nat
uralization papers. 1t is said the dem
ocrats claim a majority Of the new
voters. This gives total registration
of 663 qualified voters in town three
more than were recorded last year.
The Ladies' Charitable society will
meet with Mrs. T. Otis Smell Friday af-
ternoon at o'clock. The Ladies' Char
liable society are planning an oyster
supper to be held in the vestry of the
First Congregational church on the
evening of Nov. 10. The young men
are to do the work of distributing
viands.
John L. Emmons and wife, formerly
members of the famous Hutchinson
family, singers, sang at the First Con-
gregational church this evening. Rev.
D. c. Reid preached from the text
Psalms, 1921, II was glad when they
said unto me- Let US go into the house
Of 40 ord"
Town Treasurer Walter c. Watson
and wife have returned from a three
weeks trip to Chicago and the western
states.
The regular meeting of the Leicester
Hospital branch will be held with Mrs
H. l.. Watson, Wednesday, Nov. l, al
8 .. m.