The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-07
Capt. Matthews Cru
SADIE Is Causing
Trouble.
THE CANDY MAKERS PROTEST.
Jewish People to Meet in
Mass Meeting to Discuss
Sunday Closing.

The crusade started by Capt. David
A. Matthews of station regarding Sun
day closing, is stirring up a hornets
nest about the ears of the police de-
partment, and already protests of all
sorts are floating to the police regarding
this or that person VINO is keeping open
and the remonstrant threatens that if
one is allowed to keep open all will con-
duct business on the Lords day,
Many of the Main-street merchants
are fearful that the Sunday law will be
enforced to it's limit, and the dark DAYS
OF the first year of Col. James M. Dren-
mans reign as chief of police will again
De In force, when cigars and other ar
tlcles were under the ban.
chief of Police brennan has received
protest from several candymakers
against allowing Charles A. Wilkinson,
the confecttoner at 434 Main street. to
Keep open on the Lords day, and they
say that If he is allowed this privilege.
they, too, Will open up their business
on Sunday. Col. brennan assured them
that the Sunday law would be rigidly
enforced and the violators of the ordi-
nance would be brought about with a
sharp turn, as he desired to keep the
law right up to the letter.
That being satisfactory to the delega-
ton eff candy manufacturers, they left
Col. Drennan's Office and are now anx-
iously awaiting the outcome of the af-
fair next Sunday. Mr.. Wilkinson has
Kept his place of business closed
until last Sunday, and the CANDY
men viewed this act with alarm, as it
means all the candy stores will be open
If one breaks the law Candy is one of
the prescribed articles to offer for sale
under the old blue laws, and the chief
Is to make some definite move before
next Sunday.
Col. brennan, when seen by a Spy
reporter yesterday afternoon, said that
the Sunday closing movement as start
ed In station is progressing well, and
re is not having any trouble with the
Jewish people in that section, who have
heretofore been breaking the law
lie said that the supreme court had
decided that stores and places of bust
ness could not be open for the con-
duct of business on Sunday, unless es-
pecially provided for in the statutes
He was satisfied that the Jewish peo-
pie saw that they were in the wrong
and We're satisfied to set themselves
right. They had gone to see lawyers
and had their opinions that they could
not remain open on the Lords day.
He said that the Jewish people will
see the errors of their ways and come
around to the way of thinking that the
majority of people of this city holds.
He said that the movement was not
aimed at the Jewish people, by any
means, but at all violators Of the Sun
day closing law, and he is satisfied that
he will stop them before he gets
through with them. Many merchants
outside of the Hebrews, had been get
ting in the habit of opening Sundays,
and he said that he would see that the
Sunday closing law would be strictly
adhered to.
But while the chief has an optimistic
view of the situation, still the Jewish
people are not coming about to his way
of thinking, and mass meeting will be
called In the Plymouth street synagogue
of the Sons of Abraham to take action
in the way of protest against the
Sunday closing. Simon Kramer is send
ing out postal cards to all the leading
Hebrews of the city, and upon each is
impressed the fact that crisis has ar
rived in the Hebrew liberties, and call
ing for all the Jewish people in Worces-
ter to protest against the closing.