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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02
Clinton Plumbers and
BARRIERS Meet on
the Diamond.
PROCEEDS FOR TOWN HOSPITAL.
The Crowd That Braved the
Elements Enjoyed
the Fun.

Clinton, Sept. 1.-The BARRIERS had it
out today with the plumbers for the
benefit of Clinton hospital and for the
fun there was in it. Such ball game
hasn't been seen by local admirers of
base ball since the days when players
like Hamilton and Connaughton played
on Clinton teams, before making their
bows TO the world.
Neither a dark sky, a cold wind, nor
imminent risk of wetting, could daunr
the dashing BARRIERS. They played their
friends to a standstill. The score was
20 to u, The plumbers were plainly
overnlatcheo. Yet the difference was
simple one. The plumbers did not,
have anybody who could hold NcMan-
us, their pitcher. He was a star. and
imported from Worcester to one of the
best plumbing jobs in town, so as to
play in this game.
The BARRIERS had in catcher Cannon,
however, star of the first magnitude,
and an excellent player in Dyer, who
pitched.
Nobody knows how much money
changed hands on the game. Several
hundred dollars would be an inside es-
innate, and this takes no account of
cigars. small bottles, cold birds and
such things Every man with any
sporting blood in him had something
on the game.
The crowd was satisfactory. Four
hundred people were seated on the
bleaGhers, or in wagons in the field. be-
pore 3 o'clock, when game was called.
Many were women. The attendance
was much reduced by Threatening
weather. Hundreds more tickets we're
sold than were used
The BARRIERS were lined up as follows:
Gannen, G.; Dyer, p; Burns, S.; Nc
Donald, 1b.; Kane, 3D.; Healey 3b.;
Carr, IT,; Gibbons, CT; McCauley, IF.
OF these some were ball players and
some were not. All had friends on the
gr3ndstanG. however.
The plumbers team was: Ennis. 3D.:
Goyle, S.; Dickinson, c.; McManus, D.;
Fairbanks, 2b.; Mahan, h.: Costello
IT,; Dufort, CT; Broderick. IF.
The BARRIERS won the toss up and sent
the plumbers to the field.
Inc game concluded at o'clock. The
victorious BARRIERS were driven llp High
street, singing ''There'I be a hot time
IN the old town tonight" They had the
red foul flags with them, and also wore
the red uniforms loaned them by the
Hillside Athletic Club. The plumbers
did not regret the modest gray of the
uniforms which they had borrowed
from the Riverside Athletic Club.
Tonight matters are lively in every
place where sporting men gather. Those
VINO won are condoling with those who
lost in a fashion that makes it seem
easy to lose.
The hospital should receive an excel
known until the returns from the sale
of tickets are all in.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02
SHREWS BURY.

Shrewsbury Sept. IA party of
friends and relatives gathered at the
home of Mrs. William Reagan on
Spring street, yesterday, to celebrate
her birthday. Among those present were
Mrs. K. A. Laport, Mrs. M. Holden and
Mrs. John Kellett of Northboro, Mrs.
F. c. Sisson of Amherst, Mrs. M. J..
Stems OF Springfield, Mrs. Frank TEN
pie, Mrs. w. G. Kegan, Mrs James
Ayers and Miss Maggie Ayers of
Shrewsbury.
The delegates from the I. o. G. t.
that will attend the District lodge.
which is to be held in Westboro, Mon
day, are: Lucy A. Waise, Mary 9.
Wesson, Cora B. Aldich, Maria Hol-
den and George w. Wheeler. The town
lodge will now resume their regular
meetings, beginning Sept. II, at the M.
r. church vestry
Mrs. Katherine Lee of Barre was Wis
iting her brother, Mr.. Wilder, today
There will be a sale of personal prop
erty belonging to Mary E. Brooks at
the house of the late Darwin Brooks.
Grafton street, Saturday, Sept. 9. at
/ p. m. Mrs. Brooks is about to leave
town, and will go to Holden
number Of the Shrewsbury fire de-
partment attended the muster at Web
ster today Among them were John
NhulFtys OlldTleS 4 Temple, CHARLES Saw
telle, Mrs. McGarry and William Ke-
hoe.
DR.. John Buckley of New York spent
yesterday with Michael Kegan.
Warner Purington, formerly of this
town. has just returned from Los An
geles, Cal, where he has been for the
last eight years. He was in town TO-
day with his mother, visiting his old
friends.
Miss c. Z. Kirby of Marlboro and the
Misses A. L. and M. G.. Kirby of Fitch
burg were visiting Miss Eliza Kegan
yesterday.
The morning service at the Congre-
gatioEal church will be at 1915. Rev.
Il. A. Lathrop, pastor, will preach. The
evening service, under the auspices of
the Mems League, will be at 7.3O. The
Rossini quartet of Worcester will sing
Miss Alice NJ. Mitchell, first soprano:
Miss Emma r. Mitchell, second So
prano; Mrs. Dora Goodwin, first alto.
Mrs. Viola King, second alto. Rev. %.
A. Lathrop will speak
Morning services at the M. T.. church
at 1O45. Rev. II. G. Butler, the pastor,
will preach on THE Dignity of La
Dor" Epworth League meeting at 7
p. m, subject, Holding Up the Pas
tors Hands" Harry Harlow, leader.
The evening praise service at 7.45.
There will be no services at the St
Theresa church Sunday.
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HOLDEN.

Holden, Sept. 1.-The Alpha Social
club gave an entertainment in its rooms
i'm Damon block tonight. The program
consisted Of musical selections by local
talent and readings by Prof. Waldo E.
HFBesdall Of jackson University. Mr..
Vfuesdak Teadngs were well rendered
end received much well deserved ap-
plause.
NorneT Persis Tales, thefour-months-
old daughter of w D. Fales, died at
THE Fales homestead yesterday after
moon of cholera anfantum. Roger, the
dye-yeaT-Old son Of Mr.. Fales, is seri-
eksly III with typhoid fever.
The poor farm inspectors were at
The Holden poor farm. today. They
found no fault with the work Of War
den Potter.
Clarence Corbin, who has been visit
ing relatives in town for a few weeks,
has returned TO his home in Worcester.
The public schools of the town will
open Tuesday for term of fifteen
weeks. The followir g teachers viii be
employed: High school principal, A. X.
Learned of Gardner; assistant. Helen
]. Simpson of Worcester; Center gram
mar. Florefce'C. Boynton of West Royl-
ston; Centre primary, Margery A. Mce
of Holden; Unionville, Alice E. Buck Of
West Boylston; Chaffin,s, Florence l..
johnson of Holden and Mabel C. Reid
of Somerville; jefferson, Marion Pear
son of Bedford, Helen c. johnson,
Clara K. Bascom, Esther c. Hendricks.
all of Holden, and Grace +. Mulcahy If
Worcester; Dawsons. Agnes L. Dugan
of Hopkinton; North Woods. Margaret
g, Fleming of Grafton; SpringdaIe q.
Florence Kirby of Braintree; South,
Sadie 1. Packard Of Holden; Quinapox-
ct, Elizabeth Harrington Of Roxbury
end Jennie NJ. Chflds of Woburn.
In accordance with a law passed by
the legislature last wirater the school
census will be taken the first of SEN
ternber. The enumerator for this town.
appointed by the school committee. n
William H. Warren.
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STRIKE SETTLED.
Clinton Labor Troubles Settled Am
icably.

Clinton Labor Troubles Settled Am
icahIy.
A settlement of the strike among
Busch Bros. italian Iaborers was
reached today. This afternoon most of
the laborers who went out yesterday
are at work. AS stated in The Spv. This
morning, the men struck because thew
were threatened with a reduction Of
pay from S1.40 to SLIPS for 10 hours
work. They have returned to work upon
the assurance that they will receive
$l.35 for 10 hours work.
rms is the usual price paid all over
the pasn to Italian lahorers. ANY Ital
ian CAN get job at these figures. pro-
Vided he is willing to board in the CON
tractors shanty. This does not apply es-
pechally 10 Busch Bros, but to ali the
contractors. Busch Bros. dealt sharply
Witn 1ne men. They told every man
VINO wanted to leave to come up and get
his money and go. The men saw thar
their places could be readily filed at
Sl55 and decided that they might as
Well stay where they We're as to 20
somewhere else.
The men had another grievance. They
were being oyercharged for groceries in
the shanty, which was kept by Luigi
Romano, the foremsn. The men are
oVercharged in all of the shanties on the
reservoir. The story that they have re-
ceived concessions in this direction
seems not to be true.
Z. V. Busch, a member of the firm.
says that hereafter he will conduct the
Shanty with prices similar to other
stores, and that the men will not be
Obliged to trade with him unless they
wish.
This morning, the Italian laborers
employed by O'Malley & Co., on the
road through Sterling, were talking
strike. They claim that they are pavins5
too much for the groceries. O'Malley' )
men are getting s135 for 10 hours work.
They are sheltered in the shanty kept
by B. c. Kajano. Kajano is the padrona
who offered, as it was represented to
Busch Bros, TO furnish men for 81. % for
10 hours.
This afternoon it looked as if the
strike would be futile. The laborers were
discouraged when Busch Bros. men ra-
turned to work
The strike among Busch Bros. men
has brought afresh to the public mind
the circumstances under which labor is
employed on the reservoir.
Peter Carboni in discussing the mat
ter this morning said: IAN italian who
speaks. English will not work there I'M
less he has to. The contractors prefer
men who cannot speak English. 1t is
easier 70 take advantage of those who
cannot speak the language"
Romano's shanty is playing con-
spicuous part in the expose OF the pa
drone system, that is being made every
day, directly or indirectly, in The Spy.
1t is a matter of record in the district
court that beer has been sold in this
shanty to the laborers at an exorbitant
price. And one man testified before the
court that he was discharged because
he would. not board in 1t. Several wit
nesses testified that the money collect
ed from the laborers by Shanty Boss
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02
CHALLENGE FEVER.

The challenging disease has struck
Clinton with both feet. First, the bar
bers challenged the plumbers. Then
Scribner, the cyclist, challenged any
other cyclist, and A. E. Leighton chal-
lenged him, and somebody else did the
same. Several local runners kept the
ball rolling by challenging each other.
Today has come the most unique chal-
lenge of all. John Jeffrey says that.
having been told that John Somerville
is as good as any Clinton man, hereby
challenge him to a sack race of 100
yards for a purse of from S25 to $50
Somerville and jeffrey have each had
experience in sack racing. The only
question involved, therefore, is that of
the purse. If both can find hackers the
race will doubtless be arranged.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02
GOOD NEWS TO THE TOWN.

The will of Wilson Morse of Clinton
contained good news for Clinton people
who read about the probating of the
will in The Spy this morning. The
value of the estate will not be known
until the appraisers have completed
their work. 1t is believed that the es-
tate is worth in the neighborhood of
$4,000
Mr.. Morse, during his lifetime, was a
regular attendant at the services of the
Baptist church; but he took a greater
interest in the Sunday school of the
church, to which his bequest of $1,000 is
most welcome.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02
JEFFERSON.

Jefferson, Sept. THE Jefferson has
ball team will play the Ouinsigs Of
Worcester on the Mount Please
grounds, Saturday afternoon.
The Jefferson Juniors will play the
Rutlands on the mill grounds, tomor-
row morning
Miss l.. I. Causland of Worcester is
visiting friends on Main street,
A. II. Thompson of Hartford, who has
been visiting friends in town, has re-
turned home.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02
ADJUDcED INSANE.

The freedom Of young Oswald Zim-
norman of Clinton is terminated for
the present. Drs. Charles L. French
and George j. OFT reported to Judge
Stone in district court this morning
that Zimmerman is insane. Judge
Stone ordered him taken to the Wores-
ter insane asylum. Zimmerman was
taken to the institution this afternoon.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02
try ALIENS Foor-EAsE

A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
At this season your feet feel swollen,
nervous and hot, and get tired easy. Ii
you have smarting feet or tight shoes
try Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t coois the feet
and makes walking easy. Cures swollen
and sweating feet, blisters and callous
fsjots. Relieves corns and bunions Of ali
pSin and gives rest and comfort Try ii
today. Seld by all druggists and Shoe
stores for 25c. Trial package FREE. Adj
dress Allen Olmsted. LIE Roy N. Y,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02
OUTING MONDAY.

The Clinton Wheelwomans Club will
hold its annual outing and clambake at
Waushacum Monday. The club will
begin the run at 10 a. m. Dinner will
be served at in the pavilion on the
picnic grounds.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02
PEABODY RESIGNS.

Southbridge, Sept. 1-At a meeting
OF the board Of directors of the Young
Mems Christian Association. last eve
nlns, the resignation of George n. pen
pody who for the past four wears has
been general secretary of the associa- :
ton, was read. Mr. Peabody has ac-
cepted the general secretaryship of tha
\. M, G. A, of Fitchburg. During his
stay here, he has done excellent work
Tor the association. His RESIGNATION
takes effect Sept 25th, or before n
his successor be secured before that
The opening Of the high school on
IT'S fall term that. according to the
school year, should be Tuesday Sent
o. VIII have to be delayed for two
weeks, owing to the unfinished state of
the extensive addition that is being
made on the building.
"A. ID. Murray, for the past two wears
physical director in Cambridge has
been secured for physical director at
the Y. NJ. c. a. az
Inc famous Italian band known ne
tne Banda Rosa, has been secured Nv
Manager j. S. Dresser for a. concert
saturday evening, Oct. 18th, in the town
hall. VIZ 'o"H
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02
SCHOOL CENSUS.

Clinton Iruant UTTIcer BELIEVES the
Work VIII Require a Month.
Truant officer Edward F. McCaffery
was abroad early today, making the
annual enumeration of school children.
He estimates that 1t will take at least
a month of hard work. Mr. McCaffery
believes the enumeration will show a
decided increase in the number of
school children in town. There have
been a large number of births in excess
of deaths in the last few years The
number of children who come to the
school age this year is surprisingly
large.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02
SUNDAY SERVICES.

Notices inserted under this head as
foIIOws:-
Three lines, FL words, inserted free.
Over three lines viii be charged for at
the rate of cents per line.
In order to insure insertion, notices
must be sent in not later than 0 O'Clock,
Friday evening.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02

YOUR COMPLEXION. as well as vour
temper, Is rendered miserable by a dis
ordered liver. Improve both by taking
Carter's Little Liver Pills.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02

PAIN IN THE SIDE nearly al,vavs
comes from disordered liver, and is
promptly relieved by Carriers Little Liver
Pills. Don't forget this.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02
mo Place
Like Home"

We must not think that no
one who says this can have
had a pleasant vacation.
"No Place to buy shoes,
so good as Worcester" said
a customer, a few days since;
while another declared; 'they
feel like old shoes, but look
like new ones.
Such remarks may be called
/" STRAWS," but they indi-
cate much.
We have been alert to
make ready for this "home
coming time.
NoeAdvance in the price
OF any of the goods which.
are now being received by
us.
ALI Orders for=them were.
giNenbefeee prices were as
Aifgiosasthey are now.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or
derS~.accepted at former
prices,' Is the notice our
manufacturers are sending to-
as.
A WORD TO THE WISE:
Now is a Good Time to
Buy Good Shoes at
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02

If YOU WAKE In the morning with q
bitter taste in the mouth, coated tongue
perhaps headache, your liver is tornid
xou need Carriers Little Liver Pulls,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02

Charles Romano was paid to Busch
Bros
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BAPTIST.

Greendale-Guy F. Wheeler, pastor.
Preaching by the pastor 1880 Bible
school r. j. B. U. 4. B. Y. p. U. $50.
French, Beacon reet-Preaching 10. 80.
s. S. u
Oak Hill, Orient street S. S. 9. Out
door Meeting g. a. Preaching Z 30
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-01-07

or impede navigation, including coal
fleets and barges, which require a
wide stream, free as possible from OBJ
structions, eddies and cross-currents.
The span OF the Suspension Bridge is
6l2 feet, or from shore to shore.
Any other bridge located between
Lock No. 10 and the wharf at Morgan
town, on the opposite side Of the river
must be at least as wide. Boats and
coal fleets coming out of the Lock,
and boats seeking to land at the
wharf must not be interrupted or en-
dangered by piers within the channel.
No bridge plans have been approved.
or bridges permitted to be built on the
Monongahela or Allegheny river since
the Act of Congress of 1890, with a
span less than from shore to shore.
The shortest was five hundred feet,
the longest seven hundred feet.
Major Powell, u. S. Engineer, is au-
thority for this statement.
Mr.. Biglow, Director of Public
Works, of Pittsburg, says, in his re-
port to the City Council, just made
that the Tenth Street bridge over the
Monongahela River, with channel
span of four hundred feet, without
masonry, will cost $3.50, 900, and if the
span is made from shore to shore will
cost $500, 600 This includes nothing
for rights Of way, masonry or ap-
proaches, and is for an ordinary wagon
bridge.
THE PRESENT BRIDGE GOOD ENOUGH.
1t is in better repair, except as to
flooring, and safer to-day than when
first built. The floor beams were put
in new last fall, and a new floor
should be laid next spring. The ma
sonry is of the very best The cables
have been cut and spliced and strength
ened by the addition of ten tons of
steele rope. 1t has carried one hun
dred and thirty head Of cattle at one
time within the year, weighing at
least IS tons, without strain or sign
of injury It is no older than the
bridge at Fairmont bought by the
County and made free, and is in every
way incomparably better structure.
IT'S VALUE INCREASING EACH YEAR.
The increase in travel and in rev.
enue is steadily adding to the value,
and consequently to the price which
the County must pay, if it ever ac-
quires title, by purchase, or condem-
nation. Delay is unwise, will prove
expensive and is unjust to a clearly
expressed public sentiment. Will the
Court ignore the will of the people,
and repudiate the pledges of at least
two members Of that body?
Jan. 9th, 1899. A TAXPAYER
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Church Notes.

The regular services will be held to-
morrow at the Presbyterian church.
The pastor of the Baptist church is
not yet well enough to fill the pulpit
but there will be preaching tomorrow
as usual.
Regular services at the A. M. K.
church tomorrow. Sermon by the
pastor at IL a. m. Mrs. Josephine
DAWSON will preach at 1880 p. M.
Subject "Old shoes clouted to your
feet" Revival services will begin this
evening. All are cordially invited.
Revival services are in progress at
the M. p. Church and the interest
increases each night. The subject
of the pastors sermon tomorrow
morning will be: ''The Old Paths. :"
A Penteeost meeting will be held at
B o'clock p. NJ, to which the pastors
and members of all the churches are
invited. Evangelistic services will
be held at 7:30. The public is invi-
ted to attend the meetings.
Revival services will commence at
the M. e. Church tomorrow. At 10:
As A. M. the pastor will preach on
'sThe Significance of the Pentecostal
Baptism of fire. At p. M. an old
fashioned conservation service will be
held. At 1880 p. M. the pastor will
preach on sfThe Chief Factors in the
Torment of a Lost Soul" Services
each week night at 1880 o'clock.
What better time to seek Gods favor
and unite with His church than at
the beginning Of this year.
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NO WORD YET.
Post Office Department is shut down
almost and nothing has been done In
reference to MOrgantOwn.

No word has yet been received by
the postoflice people and they will
be in the old office longer than they
expected to be. The reason for the
delay in the department and in the
inspector is thought to be due to the
great prevalence of the grip in Wash
ington. There are so many cases
there that many of the departments
have closed down for the time being
No orders have been received rela-
tive to the new boxes in the new of
fee and they cannot be rented until
these come in. They have been ex-
pected all week but they have not
been received and there is no way Of
telling when they will come in. In
the mean while the one old will nave
to serve and the public will have to
wait.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-01-07
Positive Notice.

An Arizona rancher has posted
the following notice on cottonwood
tree near his place: "My wife Sarah
has left my ranch when | didn't Doc
Thing Too her and / want it dis
tinkly understood that any Man as
takes her in and Keers for her on
my account will git himself Pumped
so full of Led that some tenderfoot
will locate him for a mineral claim.
A word to the wise is sufficient and
orter work on the fools"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-01-07
CaptainlWalker Sick.

Conductor M. M. Patton is rum
ming the Grafton accommodation in
place OF Captain K. ID. Walker, who
is so seriously i'll at his home at Fair
mont that the gravest apprehensions
of his family physician have been
aroused. - Parkersburg Journal.
Captain Walker is very well known
in Morgantown having been the con-
ductor on the f., M. Il F., road
which when projected was said by
him would never pay for the grease
that would be used in the cars which
ran over it.
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Flood ut Weston.

WESTON, w. Va, January Cit
rained continuously all last night
and to-day the river reached the
highest point, II feet, at Z o'clock
tonight when it began to fall slowly.
All that part of the town known as
Germany is inundated. The water
is six and eight feet in some of the
houses. 1t is two feet deep in the
Camden hotel. The weather is cold.
er tonight with light snow.