The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-25

for the support and care given to the
defendants children. Judgment was
given for the plaintiff for $612. The
pialntiifs claim was some 1864. The
details Of the suit have already been
printed in The Spy. The defendant is
father of the plaintiff. Kittredge took
an appeal from his attorney, Town So
lfcitor Thomas +. Larlin.
Capt Peter J. Cannon passed a
most successful examination in Boston
Yesterday, and received his commission
on the spot. Capt. Cannon will make
his appointments of sergeants in few
GAYS. Lieut.. Martin Healy and Lieut.
John ]. Boyle, who went to Boston to
me examiners had so many persons
before them, that they could not half
complete their Norl..
Officer William F. O'Toole arresSed
Joseph Cross this afternoon, on a war
rant charging him with assaulting Will
liam F. Murray. Cross is a man about
700 years old. He resides on Beacon
street. His story of the trouble is
short but not sweet. He has been
working in New York until recently.
ana sending 50 week home to his
wife. He came here to work recently.
ana round that she had contracted bills
% the amount of $500 She has two
chllGren by another husband. Cross
sad that he made the proposition that
hoth step-children chip in with him to
pay the oils. He wanted them to turn
the money they earn over to him He
would pay the board for the family.
nc son fiouted this proposition. and
Ihat led to the assault which Cross al
.sses was only little bit of assault
l. ne step-children offered to pay board
Gross says he will not accent board
lie VIII take all they earn OF. nothing
ana ana act as disbursing agent for the
one of the things the politicians
nave prophesied if Charles L. Stevens
became postmaster is the resignation
OF OilYer d. Jewett from the position
OF assistant postmaster. 1t is to be
questioned, however, if there will be
any immediate change Mr.. .TeWett
was a partisan for Henry A. Burdett,
unuer whom he served when Mr.. Bur
aett was postmaster. He was later a
candidate for the office on his own
nook He has served in the position
for II years
Mr.. Stevens is one of the first post
masters IN some years who will de,
vote his time to the office. It is under
stood that he will not need an assist
ant after he is broken into the routine.
Ihe correspondent of The Spy asked
Mr. stevens If he contemplated max
ing any change in the personnel of the
office. He replied that as he had not
entered upon his duties he could not
say what he should do about anything.
There was meeting between Mr..
Burdett and Mr., Stevens yesterday, in
which the unsuccessful candidate con-
graduated the SUCCESSFUL upon his VIC
tory, Mr.. Burdett takes his defeat
philosophically.
George w Wilson and his companv
are drawing houses of good size. de-
spite the lenten season. Last nights
performance was especially excellent.
The company plays a matinee tomor>
row and closes tomorrow evening Mr..
Wilson is the strongest actor ever seen
in repertoire in this town
DR.. f. Winfield Eagan has been Wis
iting his mother at her home on East
street. He went to Worcester today to
visit his friends of the Second regi-
ment. DR.. Eagan is a surgeon attached
to the Red Cross under Clara Barton
in Cuba.
The funeral of Thomas ]. O'Toole will
take place from st. Johns Church at 8
o'clock tomorrow morning. He died of
acute tuberculosis at the home of his
parents R,.ido.et and patriot O'1,ooia
Yesterday afternoon rrbis is 40 L0tJ'
member of the family 70 die in as n,anI,
wears The death of a brofbe,, +ooI.
place in Novembey, The daceasa5 va,
"a wears old us
Town Solicitor T. a,,l,ip bas n,.o,,ara -
warrant for tba an,naI to,yo ,I5oati,,o.
The warrant contains an artinie , US
vifline for tba eiactinn ~ +oI,,l 81.
as fo1Iov,e tny,,,1 nIey.l, ~ o,.'.a e.,
one wear. saiactnoa, 70 ee,,,e Co.. tbI ro9
years Town trassl,co, ao5 on,,aato,
of tayas IN sarye fo1, ONO 60. 80 w..
water corSroiesiono,, 70 Sai,I,o "a. +,, IN
Years. road conan1isior3a - 80, go,
fbraa aaTs. an assoSsn,' ~ So. foI,
three vesrs. ,,,e,r, Ta,, nf 10 fl,,.a ho oe
baoIfb 70 sa.,.a Fn +t,,.l Do'i ~. ~