The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24
LONG TAIL
Attached to a Queer
Clinton Cat.
NEW STRUCTURE
Thought to Be Test Of
Strength for a License.

Clinton, jan 23.--It became known to-
day that John De Blois. carpenter and
builder, 81 Willow street, contemplates
erecting large frame structure at
Greeley and Sterling streets. Mr.. De
Blois has proceeded so far with his
plans as to have sketches of the pro-
posed structure made by Architect j.
S. Allen. The scheme provides for a
twe-story frame structure, to, cost in
the neighborhood of $4,000. One end
would be devoted to stores on the first
floor, and a hall 30x50 feet on the second
floor. The remainder of the structure
will be devoted to tenements. Two
tenements of four rooms and two of five
rooms. each are provided for in the
architects sketches. If Mr. De Blois'
scheme goes through, this building will
De erected on the land owned by him
at Greeley and Sterling streets
Many OF the citizens of this town who
are OF French nationality, live in this
htlghborhood. The hall will be oe-
signed for their especial use, and will
Il
societies and other organizations in
which they are peculiarly interested
1t IS possible that Mr.. De Blois NAV
erect this building, depending upon the
nall. the tenements and the stores for
income to pay. for the investment but
IL is believed that contingency will
decide the matter. 1t is known that Mr..
lie Blo1S is anxious to know if he can
procure a license to sell liquor.
1t one of the stores cOuld he used for
a saloon, there is reason to believe the
business would yield large revenue.
Ihere IS keen competition for license,
however. Not everybody who applies
Tor a license can get one Mr. De Blois
mas no assurance that he would be
more fortunate, or any person repre-
senting him.
Politics would come into the matter.
however, and in his favor, or at least
IN FAVOR of saloon in that district. In
a close town election, the French vote
is much desired and on the eve of cleo
tlon 1T is not impossible that candidates
Tor selectmen could be induced to
pledge themselves in a manner encour-
aging to the project.
There is no doubt but that the French
cltlzcns would welcome a hall for their
use. and support it heartily
The correspondent called upon Arch
ltect Allen, and asked to see the draw
ings of the proposed structure, explain
ing that in a general way he was al
ready familiar with the project. Mr.
Allen. with some hesitancy, complied
with the request. The sketches Show
a structure that would be d credit tol
the neighborhood in size and appear
ance Apparently the contest for Ii
cenSes is going to be more keen this
year than usual Generally two orr
fhreeaa applicants sFe left out in the cold
IL looks as If the spring of 1899 would
produce a large crop of applicants, and
hence more aspiration to be nipped by
an lnconsiderate frost.
There was a meeting of the provis-
ional committee on the campaign of
the no-license party in the rooms of
the Temperance Associates in Bank
block, this afternoon. The committee
was in executive session for an hour or
more. Various schemes were discussed
all in the line of making the campaign
as vigorous and practical as possible.
The meeting did not act definitely on
the more important questions before it,
however, because of The absence by ill
ness of one of its most interested mem
bers, French.
This evening the correspondent of
The Spy asked Rev. A. M. Osgood,
what was done in the meeting. Mr..
Osgood spoke Of the illness of Mr..
French. He said: 1--WE discussed
number of plans of work. We decided
to secure the service of Mrs. Lake, to
address our first meeting for temper
ance if we can get her. Mrs. Lake is
the head of the Catholic women's so
cieties of the country. She is to them
what Frances Willard was to the W.
c. T. u. She is now conducting cam
paign in Maine which makes us think
that perhaps we can secure her SER
vices for night or two in Clinton. 1t
is not certain that we can do so, for
she is a very busy woman. She is very
near us, however, and perhaps we can
get her. She is an eloquent speaker
and would WELD a great influence.
We have communicated with Alfred
Noon. secretary of the Massachusetts
Total Abstinence Society, asking for
her address. We VIII know in a few
days whether she can come to Clinton
or not.
We thought also it would be we'll if
We can arrange for a series of plat
form addresses by men who have
taken prominent part in the success
full no-license campaign in such cities
as Brockton and Waltham, for in
stance We think the experience of
these men would be valuable and their
influence great.
Che committee will meet again in a
few days.
Judge John w. Corcoran regards AS
sistant District Attorney James Mott
HalloWell's letter to George w. Morse
exclusively printed in The Spy, as az
evidence of weakness, rather than Of
wisdom
Judge Corcoran said to the CORE
spondent of The Spy: Mr.. Hallowel
is evidently trying to forestall the ac