The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-16
ANNUAL VACATION.
When, Where and
How Are You Co
ing This Year?
THE QUESTION OF The DAY.
What Some of the Business
Men Say on This Much
Mooted Topic.
THE QUESTION OF THE DAY.

mere, When and now are you going
to enjoy your vacation?"
That is the most interesting ques-
| ton Of the day just now. 1t permeates
every walk of life, but one hears it
more particularly in the business sec
ton of the city.
Here is what few of Worcester's
business men say:
EX-Mayor Augustus B. R. sprague,
president Of the Putnam G. Sprague
furniture company: 81 have never yet,
since the civil war, taken a vacation;
and, in fact. never in my life have I
gone off on vacation that had plan
ned in advance. OF course I have gone
off for a few days occasionally and had
a little rest, but it has been done on
! the spur of the moment, and then 1
have had misgivings about business
and other things while l was out of
| town. 1t is something that every bust
ness man ought to do when the oppor-
| tunity presents itself every year, and
| he would be bound to feel the good eff
| fects in the long run. But somehow I
| have never been able to look ahead and
| state that | was going away at such
time Cor a stated number of weeks. My
family go away every summer and en-
| joy little respite which, in itself, is
| of some satisfaction to me. In my Off
cial life l did not feel as though l could
| go away and feel safe while gone, as
| something would be apt to turn up
| Otis E. Putnam, president and treas
urer of the Barnard, Sumner & Put
nam company: II do not intend to go
away this summer, and have seldom
taken advantage of this season of the
year to spend a vacation"
Edward P. Summer, vice president of
| the Barnard. Sumner & Putnam COM
| pany; Il will not take a vacation this
summer, and have not taken one during
the summer months for some time. The
| help in the store are allowed to go on
vacations for 10 days or two weeks dur
| ing the summer months, and 1 feel as
| though it was necessary for a man to
see that his help is fixed up all right
first and also to watch his business
/ during this season. During the winter
1 may take advantage of a warmer
| climate"
| w. A. England the jeweler: 1T do not
| intend to take a vacation this year, al
though last season / got an opportunity
to run down to New Jersey for a couple
of weeks in the summer season. My
| LdHlly are GuJOy1uS d NiSdllOIl, anu
when I feel that they are all right, why
I can forbear a little and wait patient
ly until / see a loophole and then take
a few weeks in the country"
w. A. Lytle, of the firm of w. A.
Lyle & Co., clothers, at 400 Main
street: 81 have been in the habit of
spending the summer at River View,
/ R. l., every year, but after thinking
/ t1,n fe " 1sin dc
will be able to find me with my family
at % May street, in Worcester, where
| intend to spend the summer. / do not
feel as though I could take a vacation
this year. Owing to business I have
come to that conclusion"
\ Thomas B. Hamilton, president of
| the Edward L. Smith Company: 81
have never yet, owing to business, been
able to- get any kind of a vacation, that
is, to set any specified time, and I do
! not see my way clear to take a few
| weeks off this year. Business obliges
me to remain at the store, and while
my family take advantage of the sum-
mer season 1 cannot do so. 1t is the
| duty of every business man to watch
everything in general, and many times
| if he goes away something happens
| that makes him feel he would prefer to
| be at home"
| Charles S. Day: "I have not been able
to settle on any definite time as to
when 1 shall take a vacation, although
| / will take a few days off when the OPP
| portunity presents itself. 1t is a mat
| ter that a business man has to think
of last, but something that he always
| likes to do"
| D. H. Eames has dropped out of the
whirl of business for a few weeks and
| is now at Gloucester enjoying the
| ocean breezes.-
| Elisha D. Burlington, president of
| the Burlington Drug Company, left this
city for a European trip, June l, and
| will remain across the water for an
other month before he returns home.
| II. F. A. Lange intends to take va
| cation as soon as the opportunity pre-
sents Itself.
| Henry Brannon, president of the
| board of aldermen, takes no regular
vacation. but instead series of short
| vacations during the summer months.
| Mr. Brannon has a summer home at
| Pigeon Cove, where his family remain
| during the warm weather, and where
| he joins them over Sunday each week,
going down saturday afternoon and
returning Monday morning.
Alderman Philip ]. O'Connell takes
short vacation nearly every year. This
year he will spend his holiday either
! in the woods of Maine or in the prov
inces, starting some time in August for
an absence of about two weeks.
| Alderman John r. Back will not take
vacation this year, as business will
not permit of mis- being away this sum-
mer.
| Alderman N. p. Iiuot has not decided
whether he will take a vacation this
summer or not Mr.. Huot took sew
eral weeks off early in the season, and
considers that about all the recreation
he will need.
| Alderman Sanford C. Kendall will
spend few weeks subsequent to Aug.
10 at Kennebunk beach, Me.
Alderman Thomas ]. Barrett has not
decided that he will take a regular va
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