The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-12
TO HONOR DEWEY.
Clinton May Festival
Will Be. a Fine
Affair.
THE SEWER BASIN.
Contractor Taylor Begins
Where Owen Cunning
ham Left Off.

Clinton, April 1.-THE Franklin Tn
ity Will inaugurate the 10th May fes-
tival that has been held under its aus
pieces, for the benefit of the Unitarian
Church, on the afternoon of May /.
The festival will close on the evening
of May 2, Ora l.. Stone is the head of
the executive committee, which is
charged with the execution of the plans
for the festival They have schemes
formed or under way that promise to
make the festival one of the most i'm
posing affairs of the kind ever given in
this town, not excepting the hospital
bazaar.
The first day will be known as Dewey
day, May being the anniversary of
the battle of Manila The feature of
the afternoon will be the winding of
the May pole. The ceremony will be
attended by a number of fantastic
dances, arranged under the supervision
of Mrs. Eda l.. N. Jones of Lancaster.
The little ones of the Unity will par
ticipate in these frolics, and will be
over ny d QUEEN VI lllC may,
who is yet to be selected.
The winding of the Maypole is no
new thing. But the pole is being ar
ranged with especial care.
1t will be stationed on the stage in
the town hall. The stage will be much
enlarged and extended The pole will
be in the midst of an orchard of apple
trees in full bloom. The trees will be
real. Many ladies are making the
blossoms that will bloom upon these
trees. 1t is reckoned that at least 1000
blossoms will be fastened to the
branches. This work is being done un-
der the supervision OF Mrs. A II.
Trout.
The booths are to represent the
grand divisions of states. There will
be a booth representing the New Eng
land states, another representing the
southern states and third the west
ern states The southern states Will be
represented by a cotton plantation IN
full bloom, and plantation hands will
be in the fields among the cotton.
Cuba and Porto Rico, Or representa-
tiyes of them, will be in the middle OF
the hall. but so arranged that they can
be showed back out of the way, SO the
floor can be used for da,'clnS
The Philippines will be represented
in another section of the hail and so,
possibly, may Guam.
Another feature will be lighthouse.
The lighthouse will be Of the nash
light type The top will reVolVe IN
most realistic fashion. One more lnho7
walton is that the hall Will be Hghted
entirely bv inca ndenscent lamps. l1lec-
trio lights will blaze in the boths, and
among the limbs Of the apple orcharuS'
The committeeman who cOnVersed with
the CORRESPONDENT of The Spy upon TINS
subject said that generations Of speech
es in the town haH have not brought
so much light to the people OF the TOW IL
as this festival will.
Alaska has not been forgotten. II
will be located in the gallery and zee
cream win be served there, amid snow
drifts that will look as eternal as the
real thing,
1t has been arranged that the best
looking women of the unity shall APP
pear in costume as women hlstorlcal III
New England and the colonies.
All of these things will be very fine,
much finer, it is said, that the people
expect because much of the material
is being brought at large expense from
Boston, where it has been used in
famous festival that was attended by
thousands of people of that city.
The entertainment has not been Tor
gotten. To go with Dewey day an en-
tertainment of moving pictures mas
been secured They will be protector
by the famous boscope Pictures OF IA
nous battles and historical scenes Will
be shown. Some Illustrated songs have
been arranged. The songs will be CIV
en- by local and out of town talent;
On both afternoons there will be d
supper in Bigelow hall. The first sup
per will be the more elaborate Baked
beans will undoubtedly be a feature OF
the second days repast.
m. 1,n
sewage basin contract moving at first
class pace, and expects to have his part
of the lob finished some time in June.
This is the contract that was ADAM
doned by Owen Cunningham & Son
early in the winter. The water that
was allowed to fill the basin is entire
" pumped out, and the work of put
ting in the cement foundation is start
ed. Several sections of the bottom are
already in. This bottom is of cement
some two feet thick. 1t is LAID IN a
series of inverted arches, the edges OF
the sections coming together, 10 make
a. foundation for piers that will sup
port the. covering. This VIII De Sc
ries of groined arches
The cement flooring is well undef-
drained before it is put down.
The sewer remains 10 be connected
with the basin. The distance between
the end of the sewer and the baslh II
a
done in a few hours if necessary. Inc
problem presented for the conslaera-.
ton of the engineers, when a contrac q
like this is abandoned by one contractol
and taken by another, is annoying, De
cause it is so simple as to be tedious;
Every little pile of dirt and graNei
thrown out by one contractor, ano
which must be taken away by the ne"
contractor. must be surveyed separate
~ so that the metropolitan water poaro
will know how many cubic yards I0
nay him for removing. Today enSi-
neers were busy with theodolite ano
lines doing precisely his work. state
Inspector John NJ. Urquhar IS over
looking the work the same as he was
last year. Mr.. Urquhar is making MS
home in Clinton for the season
The new board of trustees met II
room l. Parker block, last evening, bu
did no business of Importance. There
is prospect that the cemetery trouplt
may be referred to Bishop Beaver tol
adjudication His decision would %
accepted as final by all the parties t'
the trouble.
What IS your idea Of humorlst
"A real humorist is a man VINO gets
mad when he hears a pun. '-ChcasI
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