The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-26

West Boylston has been awarded to
Busch Bros, of Buffalo, who are also
doing the work on the dam, which is
preliminary to the construction. Busch
Bros. bid is S35,S43,25. They are $4,000
lower than the next bidder and more
than $4,000 lower than the highest bid
dars.
A question of local interest relates to
the attitude of the selectmen of the
towns of Boylston, West Boylston and
Sterling toward the sale of liquor in the
commissaries. The work done by the
Clinton police will be largely futile if
the authorities of these other towns are
delinquent. There is reason to believe
that the sterling authorities will move
against the evil, but the other towns
have not been heard from. If there is
mu n delay in moving, it is probable
that the local authorities will seek a
conference with the authorities of other
towns.
The amount of force that is being ex-
erted in favor of the commissaries is
greater than would be believed. The
contractors are using every effort to
get assurance that the raids will not be
repeat ed. The contractors buy great
deal of stuff in town, and have quite a
number of citizens who are CONNER
cially friendly with them. With William
lectmen and a determined officer at the
head of the police department, their
chance Of staying the march of the law
is much less than it would be.
The question everybody is asking is
'sWill the police continue to raid?" The
answer emphatically is, the correspon-
dent of The Spy is informed, that they
will.
The conduct of the people most con-
of cit
zens thoroughly that the evil commits
sary system is based in large part on
the sale of beer, Without the reve-
nue. from beer, the shanty bosses and
the contractors who are behind the
shanty bosses, and the contractors who
are behind the shanty bosses, would not
find it nearly so profitable to do bust
ness. Where beer and groceries are
sold side beside, and a bottle Of beer
and a pound of beans are the same
price, an average Italian laborer will
spend more for beer than he will for
beans
A soft rain has Teen falling here all
,fay which has Eeen we'll received by
the farmers.
The selectmen have voted to pay rhe
expenses of Tree Warden Frank P.
Sawyer to Springfield, where he is go
ing to investigate the elm tree beetle.
The grip of the beetle in this town is
increasing every day.
George S. Jewett left for Pekin, ILL.,,
today, where he will take a position I'M
der his brother, Charles Jewett. Mr..
Jewett was presented gold stick pin
by his fellow members of the Certus
Club last night,
The work of tearing out the police
station is far advanced. Contractor
WEIGH is able to work much faster now
that the police are out of the way. 1t
is likely that the court may have to
shift it's quarters for few days If
it does, it can find commodious quar-
ters in the extemporized police station.
Gene Frank is still absent. The DO
lice suspect Gene of having a partner.
The evidence of the partnership is lack
ing to such an extent that Chief Bates
has not been justified in asking for a
warrant
The Boston Novelty Company is play
ing at Leominster Park this week.
Harvey Unkenholz of Boston is the
guest of Miss Annie Joyce of Nashua
street,
P. FL Heaghey will take a position
with Daniel F. McCauley, the Union
street barber
Michael j. Heagney has returned to
East Rochester, after a weeks vaca-
ton at the home of his mother