The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-26
ARTICLE MISSING.
No Funds to Be
Asked for Clinton
Hospital Support.
THAT POINT NOW SETTLED.
Money May Also be Appro-
priated for the New Po-
lice Station.
THAT POINT NOW SETTLED.

Clinton, May 25.-A warrant for a
special town meeting was prepared by
the town solicitor this afternoon aud
turned over to Officer Joseph Lawson,
to be posted. The popularity about the
new warrant is that it does not contain
an appropriation for the support Of
the Clinton hospital
The mystery of this article continues.
1t has been more talked about in town
this week than any other thing since
election, especially since it was an
nounced that majority of the trustees
of the hospital were opposed to it.
The change was made very sudden
ly. Yesterday the town solicitor, fol-
lowing the instruction of the selectmen,
prepared warrant to take the place
of the first warrant. This contained
the article relating to the hospital. 1t
was sent round to the selectmen ana
signed. Today this warrant was with
drawn and a second was passed for
signature.
When it was handed to DR.. P. It.
O'Brien he refused to sign it.
His reason for refusing, as a cores
pondent of The Spy was able to learn
1t, is because a change had been
made in the warrant, by the other Sc
lectmen, outside of the board room
without his knowledge. He did not feel
personally, at liberty to assist in al
tering an action taken by the full board
in session.
William Rodger,i chairman of the
board, signed the call with the missing
article.
1t seems to be settled in the minds
of people here, that if the town should
vote an appropriation for the use OF
the hospital, the trustees would refuse
to receive the appropriation.
1t is feared that the town might want
q voice in the government Of the hos
pital at some future time, for one
thing Another reason set up is, that
If the town should contribute $500 or
$1,000 to the support of the institution,
worthy people would refuse to go to
the hospital for fear of being rec'p-
tents Of the charity of the town. Poor
people who are willing to go to the in
stitution while it is supported by pri-
vate charity, would not feel the same.
A gentleman who is a member of the
hospital association, said this after
noon, that the article referred to would
come to the selectmen with sufficient
number of signatures of voters at
tached to put it into a town warrant.
This gentleman, who wishes his name
withheld for the present, said: Il can
not believe that the trustees are OPP
posed to this article. If they are they
will find themselves in opposition to
large number of the members Of this
association. 1 have some knowledge
of the article / know that it came
from persons who have an interest In
the hospital and from excellent mo-
tives. 1 cannot conceive what reason
the trustees would have for opposing
the article. They cannot really fear
that the town will wish TO take the
government o.t of their hands.
The new warrant contains an article
to see if tAe town will vote $4,000 for
the conItruction of a new police sta
ton fhis gives the voters an oppor-
tunity to decide upon the spot whether
they wish an old or a new station, and
~ carry the wish into effect.
The elm tree scourge is dealing
harshly with the noble elms in Central
park Already two-thirIs of the leaves
are shriveled and brown The trees
will die in the next year or two, unless
ress of the scourge. The cause seems
to be the elm tree beetle which in the
last few years had destroyed more than
a third of the elrns in Connecticut.
This is the second year the elms in the
park have been attacked. Another year
of the same medicine viii undoubtedly
finish them. Perhaps a fourth of the
trees in the park are elns. The trees
are tall and shapely and will be missed,
al thew do mt poN7rares in bpaIl-
ty with the naples.
The revival meetings at the Clinton
Methodist Church are largely attended
and the revivalist, Edward R. Leslie, is
meeting with success in the work. The
growth Of the church since the first re-
vival early in the year has been re-
markable.
The town is saving money since the
matter of saying when about the
street lights was placed in the hands
of Chief of Police Bates. Nowadays
the arc lights are sure to be going on
dark nights, and equally certain not
TO be going on bright moon light
nights. The chief is a student of the
almanac and the weather, and is be-
coming an efficient prophet.
Chief Bates has instituted pistol
practice as part of the training Of his
men. The first practice was taken this
afternoon in the basement Of Dexters
rink, where the men fired at a target
about the surface of a mans head for
an hour. Nearly the entire force that
could be spared from duty was on
hand. The range was so feet. officer
George w. Greene proved to be the
best marksman. officer John Mitchell
ranked second. and Chief Bates him
self came third. The firing was with
one hand, arms length without sup
port, pistol TO be cooked and fired with
the same movement Of the finger.
Chief Bates will try to secure the
range at the armory for practice next
week. He intends that the men shall
know how to use their guns, so that
II they have occasion to use them there
shall be no unfortunate accident.