The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-19
Playing a game OF chance in a saloon
for a stake is forbidden.

9laylnB a game OF CndnCe III d SdlooAi
for stake is forbidden
An oil stove blazed up in the kitchen
of Ernest G. Hopson, 244 Walnut street,
this morning. Mrs. Hopson and her
sister, Miss Eda Ruddock, threw the
stove out of the window. Mrs Hopson
burned her arms in the effort. In the
meantime somebody rang in an alarm
from box 49, The Franklin hook and
ladder and several hose companies re-
sponded. There was nothing for the de-
partment to do when it reached the
scene, Chief Frank F. Babcock rang
in the "all out" and sent men and APP
paratus home
The annual meeting of the Clinton
Women's club will be held in G. A. r.
hall, Friday afternoon, at 2.SO. The
business will be followed by the annual
club tea.
There was trial of the organ in the
new Congregational church this after
noon. Mrs. w. w Jordan, wife of the
pastor, played the instrument, Birney
Mann, we'll known as a piano tuner and
musician, was present, with others.
Mr., Mann timed the echo with his
watch. All portions of the auditorium
gave an echo of six seconds duration.
This represents quality in the acous-
will desire shall be overcome. The eff
feet Of the echo will be somewhat di-
minlshed when the carpets are down.
The reason for the extra duration of
the echo, Mr.. Mann says, seems to lie
in the cone shape of the dome. The
cone catches the sound waves and re-
fleets them so violently that one note
leaving the organ is caught, and over
tapped, so to speak. by several others.
1t is believed that changes can be made
within the auditorium that will secure
shorter echo.
Officer John Stoebel made a tour of
investigation among the freight cars
of the Boston & Maine, and New York
New Haven & Hartford railroads. near
the union depot, at 430 this morning.
In his travels he ousted 10 hoboes, who
were enjoying repose in more or less
comfortable positions on the floors of
the cars. He arrested George Leonard
of Lowell, and permitted Is to escape.
For few moments tramps, vagrant-
and men looking for work fled into the
down in all directions.
This poor town is over-run with va
grants and travelling population Of a
nondescript character. The reservoir
brings men here who are willing to
work three days a week, to get rum
enough to keep them drunk for the
other four, and men who hake the pre-
tense they are in search of work an
excuse of begging from the surround
ing population.
They harass the farmers all the way
to Worcester on one side, and Fitch
burg on the other.
There are many deserving fellows on
the road, who really desire employment
1t IS the admixture of the worthy with
the unworthy that makes the problem
confronting the citizens and police diff
ficult.
The hotel maintained by Superinten-
dent Parker at the almshouse is poorly
patronized, since the warm days have
come. The floaters will sleep in any
old place rather than seek the aims
house if the weather is only shade or
two above the freezing point.
There will be meeting Of the direc-
tors of the choral union tomorrow eve
ming, at the home of Mrs. Philip T.
O'Brien. A plan for the ensuing year
will be arranged. A time will be set
when rehearsals shall be resumed again
and other business of Importance to the
union will be transacted.
Warrant for the special town meeting
to be held Saturday, May 81 was post
ed tOdaV