The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-03

was the only nominee of Importance on
the democratic ticket who got beaten.
Mr. Harrity, who was running for
town treasurer, had a majority of 2S5
votes. He headed the ticket. Mr..
Gentsch lost by one vote, running 2S6
votes behind the head of the ticket
Since that time Mr.. Tyler's popularity
has increased; Mr.. Gentsch's has
Waned. The office of town accountant
was created for his benefit. This office
pays something like $500 q year, which
is at the rate of about 500 an hour for
every hour of actual work there is in
| it.
1t has been sore place with the or
binary citizen and is yet. Some of the
Ieellng against the creation of this
office in Clinton will undoubtedly ex-
tend to Mr.. GentSch, it's beneficiary.
Another campaign story is that John
| >. Russell, proprietor of the Clinton
House, will have a difficult task to get
a license. Mr.. Russell is proprietor of
the principal hotel in the town. He
holds lease of the premises, and the
most profitable situation for a license
that Is to be had here. The rIImor is
SO complete that it is artistic. 1t gives
| the name of the man who will get the
license in Mr.. Russelrs place and the
name OF the man who is to receive the
license now held by the man whom
the rVmor-will receive the Clinton
house license.
The idea is that without a license
Mr.. Russell would not care to hold the
property, and might therefore be
bought out at a minimum price. He
is, however, just the kind of man to
stick the thing out for a year. business
or no business.
1t would be unjust to print the names
of the parties referred to in this pro-
spective transaction, because that
would be to tell the party credited with
having the deal in hand. The eandi-
date for selectman of that party denies
that any such deal ever was, will OF
could be contemplated by him.
It's a very likely transaction, how
ever.
There have been several attempts
made. quite recently to get Mr.. Russell
interest in the Clinton House, which
have fallen through.
Town Clerk Samuel w. Tyler has re-
ceived the sample ballots of the printer
1t will take 1850 ballots to go round. fig
uring on the basis of so ballots for ey-
cry SO voters.
John P. Mcdonald, chairman Of the
soeialist-labor parties, sticks to his
NleAAl lIA1L party Will DOH 2C least
800 votes. If 1t does, the socialists will
have accomplished a democratic de-
feat. More conservative guessers es-
innate that two votes will be cast for
every one person actively interested In
the caucus. Thirty-two persons cast
ballots at the caucus. The Chairman
and the secretary were entitled to vote
and did not Thirty-four persons were
Interested. On this basis, the total
vote will be 81, but, of course II MAJ
be any old number.
Recently The Spy printed the deci-
sion or the court in the case of Eliza
Barnes VS.. the commonwealth in which
the court overruled the motion of As
sistant Attorney General Hallowell
The motion was to strike the case off
the superior court docket on the ground
that the superior court had no t1riS-
dictfon. Attorney e. A. Evans read
the decision in The Spy, and was SO
much interested in 1t, because of its
important bearing on cases in which
he is interested, that he made an in
vestigatfon on his own account, He
found the decision as The Spy stated
1t was made, following an agreement
between the attorney generals office
ana Frank l.. Dean, counsel for the
plaintiff, and IT'S application is limited
| to that case.
st. Johns T. A. & NJ. A Society net
ted $40 by their minstrel show and
dance. THIS is gratifying sum, con
sidering that tn evening when the en-
tertainment was given was stormy.
Miss Helen A. Brooks will lecture be-
fore the Clinton Woman's Club FRIDAY
afternoon, on "Lehengrin and Tam.
| hauser."
John 8. Russell, proprietor of the
Clinton House, has been i'll for several
days.
The democrats will hold a. rally in the
rooms of the Metropolitan Club if ar
rangements can be made.
| Helen Cannon, eight years old. fell
on the ice near the home of her father
William Cannon, Myrtle street. yester-
day, and cut her hand so badly that
the services of a surgeon We're re-
CURED to dress the wound.