The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-01
ARE IN EARNEST.
Webster Selectmen
and Citizens to
Combine.
ROWDlES, BEWARE /!
War to the Bitter End De-
eIared Against Street
Brawls Generally.

the usual saturday night carOuSalS dnC
drunken brawls on Pleasant street and
Oxford avenue, the board of selectmen
Messrs. Maurice P. Glare, Henry
Brandes and John J. Love, in connec-
ton with the establishment of the new
police force, which goes into effect to-
morrow morning, and with the coop
Grafton of the proprietors of the sever
al saloons on Pleasant street, have ia
ken a determined stand to abate the
nuisance, which is fast giving Webster
the name of one of the toughest
towns in the state.
The selectmen are not jesting when
they say that the obnoxious nuisances,
fights and drunken brawls have got to
be stopped and stopped permanently.
The next persons who are in any way
implicated in any flight or brawl, es-
pecially on Pleasant street, will at
once be arrested and death with Wig
| orously. The new police have received
their orders and will obey them to the
letter.
The saloon keepers are in part not
responsible for all the fights that are
puILSu Oll III lIllS vicinity Out OI course
| they retail and wholesale the liquor
that is the seat of all the trouble
The men, after getting filled up, be-
come laxative, and as a consequence
they leave the saloons and go to the
Merino bridge, where they settle their
difficulties with fists, clubs, knives,
pistols, stones, or any other available
| weapon.
Last night the Merino bridge was the
Nf Ro-1,N
were used while in the other two con-
troversies the free use of clinched fists
settled the arguments. With the ex-
ception of the rumpus and noise created
| the combatants were not badly hurt.
Louis E. Pattison, who conducts a
wood, coal and lumber yard on this
| street, is much handicapped in his bus
mess by the frequent brawls. Mr.. Pat
uson has complained 10 the board of
| selectmen, and says he will move his
office unless the town lees something
to abate the nuisance. He in common
with other prominent citizens of the
town, is thoroughly Disguised.
The selectmen will WELD their au-
thority at once, and those caught in
creating these disturbances will be
dealt with without gloves.
Thomas McKerner of Perryville and
bicyclists, were matched Saturday
night to race Memorial day on the Ok
ford race track. The distance will be
five miles, unpaced The trophy is a
$50 prize.
Both McKerner and Derby are young
but experienced riders, and both car
push a wheel very fast. For the past
couple of years admirers of each have
tried to match them, but until last
| frkf oil aff ~ hTt
had failed. There is much speculation
as to the probable winner, and as a re-
suit much money will be wagered or
the result A small admission fee will
: be charged. Harry Subway as man
ager for Derby, says he will back hin
for $50 against any bicyclist in town.
Superintendent Constantine of the
| New England Telephone Company, has
Informed the local Spy man that the
all night telephone service will com
mence within ten days. He has re
ceived orders for the same from head
quarters in Boston and now awaits in
struction from the same source to es'
tablish the same. A young fellow from
Southbridge will probably be imported
for the all night service, as nobody car
be found in town who will do the job
iii A morning paper stated today tina
Napoleon Lamothe, proprietor of the
Line house, had received word that hi!
father, W. c. Lamothe, was dead il
Montreal Canada. The truth of 1t i!
that his father is visiting him and no
dead. as reported.
The local gas people have decided t.
lower the rate of gas 25 per cent. II
Eliminating gas will cost 81 per thou
sand cubic feet a reduction of so cents
Gas to- be used for fuel is reduced from
| s175 to $3.50 per thousand feet. TIL
company have also decided that pc
cent will be taken off if bills are pait
within ten days from the date they ar
| presented.
The singing of Miss Nellie e. Power
of Westboro as soprano at the NJ. E
church was well received. Next Sun
!! day Miss Florence Flint of Worceste
- win sing on trial.
Hon. and Mrs. C. C. Corbin are nov
at Hotel Vendome, Boston, for fey
days
About % members of the knights o
Columbus went to Woonsocket r.
J today, and visited their brother lodge
Fred D. Baker. son of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank P. Baker, of Providence, is visit
ing his parents on School street, owe
Sunday.
Mrs. Arthur W. Warner of Worceste
visited her parents in town today
The electric road was in great de
mand today, and the "opens" were we
patronized. superintendent John Film
had the cars running on a good SEIZED
, ule and many took advantage of tn
lime weather. A large number rod
to the lake. where Beacon Park was i
full operation. In a week or so Nj
Hill will have everything in READINGS
for the comfort of his patrons for tn
coming season.
The largest number of bikes seen GU
|. this season was in town today Man
l local riders took spins out in the coun
J try, and many from the surroundin
towns came here.
Walter S. Estey assumes full charg
of the Goodyear room at the Bates sho
factory tomorrow morning.
The following bicyclists registered a
| the local hotels from Worcester: W. A
VIM. D. B. Starr, G. Russell Hovey
z. b. Appleby, a. B. Colon. Edwar,
Willard, Eugene Fisher, J. Smith an,
wife A z. Hurst. NJ P Jenkins, Har
vey Gleason, NJ. NJ. McGourty, John F
Ramsey. Gus Skogsberg. J. f. Rice
BENJAMIN Hystrom, J. Q. Hagberg. A
z. Dahlue. l. Hanson, r.. K. Gates
= George C. Connery, Adalard GauthieI
! E. a. Thomas. G. W. Wyman, D. Evan
Armitage, Alfred Forest, Walter Hayes
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