The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-11
DUFAULT
Refuses to Run for
Selectman.
FRENCH CITIZENS
Of Spencer to Push Cam
paign of Naturalization.

Spencer, Feb. 10.-The French speak
ing people of Spencer have decided to
get out in force this spring for the
scalps of the young as well as old male
citizens of this town, who are not, as
sessed, and have not the right to vote.
This work will be carried on under the
auspices of the French Naturalization
Club, which two years ago was organ
lied expressly for this purpose. The
club is comprised of nearly every
French-speakingS voter in town, and
has very large membership.
When the French Naturalization
Club was started, there were just 275
French-speaking voters in Spencer. In
1897 the members of the club succeed
ed in adding just 107 new voters to the
list, making total of 1892. Last year
the voting scheme was again pushed
to the front. and 43 new names were
added to the list, making at the pres
ent time just 425 French voters who
are now residents of Spencer, and a
gain of just 100 voters in two years.
The members of the club are greatly
encouraged at their great success. and
at meeting held in their rooms, stu
ated IN Fontaine's block last evening
It was unanimously voted to choose a
committee of Is to make an active can
vass OF every street in the, town of
spencer, in order to obtain the name
OF every French male citizen, to have
tnem assessed and their names placed
upon the voting list before the fourth
Oh next April. 1t is expected 80 new
names Will be secured
Inc members of the canvassing COM
iiiltlee CHOSEN last night are: Isaac D.
Achlm, Or. Mare Fontaine. Fred Cen
areau. j. NJ. Dufault, Frank Collette
Sr. Hercule Collette, Peter DufauIt
George Bousquet, Evangelist Gaudette
Evangelist Comeault. In the absence
OF PRESIDENT Eugene MarchesseauIt
Peter Richards welded the gave1 and
appointed its committee
Inc work of the canvassing commit
zee VIII be begun Immediately, and a
held at once
j. Neric Dufault, an Interested MEM
Der OF the club, whose name has been
mentioned as candidate for select
man, stated positively last night that
ne was not candidate for the office
OF selectman, but would pledge his sup
port to N. L. Hamelln, a member of
the present board of town fathers. and
also a great worker in behalf of the
Naturalization Club. Many Spencer
people are anxious, however. to have
Mr.. Dufault run for the Office. and
1t is thought by some Of his most ar
dent supporters that he may still be
prevailed upon to fulfil their wishes,
AT the meeting last night a very in
teresting debate was also in order on
the subject, Would it be admissab BILE
for beneficiary society to enact a law
giving husband and wife the right to
sign away the death benefit accruing
after death, for the necessities of life,
providing both husband ana wife were
willing? The affirmative was very
ably. upheld by Frank Collette, Sr.,
while the negative was taken by J.
Neric Dufault. Both debaters are able
men and brought forth very Weighty
arguments. After the debaters were
through, the question was thrown open
to the house for discussion, Of which
opportunity several members took ad-
vantage. The result of the debate will
be decided on at the next meeting.
Invitations were issued today for the
ninth annual concert and masquerade
ball of the Moose Hill Encampment, I.
o. o. F., to take place Friday evening,
March 8, at the town hall. Music viii
be furnished by the Harry E. Brigham
orchestra of Marlboro, 10 pieces. The
Brigham orchestra will give a concert
from to 8, which will be Immediately
followed by the grand march, in which
no one can take part unless masked.
The committees are as follows: Ar
rangements, Fred G.. Knowlton, George
W. Squires and George w. Prince; sup
per, E N Walker II prout1r rd
w o. Watson; reception, E., b. Honey,
j. S. Smith and C. L. Smith. The floor
director will be George w. Squires; as
sfstants, A. w. Lombard and G. w
Prince; aids. H. F. Corbin, C. H. Per
nier, George Emerson, Fred squires, A.
Q. Clark, H. H. Capen, w. A. Stanley
William II. Belcher Worcester, Fred
Duncan, North Brooktield, and j. e.
Hemenway.