The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-06

date in one. The annual list of persons
against whom a poll tax is assessed,
which is required by law to be ready
Aug. l, is not on hand. The assessors
have been delayed in one way or an
other, so as to delay the list.
P. F. Cannon is acting registrar of
the water department. He is brother
of Peter J. Cannon, the registrar.
Capt. Cannon is with his company at
South birmingham. He was In Clinton
a few moments this afternoon look
ing after some Of the details connected
with his office of registrar.
The Clinton police are becoming the
most competent force of their numbers
| in the state of Massachusetts,, in so
far at least as physical condition is
concerned. When Chief Bates came in
office he instituted target practice to
make the men familiar with their guns.
The result is that today there is not a
man on the force, with two excep-
tons, who can not put at least three
out Of five shots into a man rs feet
away. A running burglar would stand
two or three times more risk of being
stopped by the bullets of a Clinton
policeman than he would of being
halted by those of a Worcester police
man..
Chest weights have been recently in
PRODUCED into the barracks. With these
| the men, in their leisure moments, are
attaining good wind and splendid chest
development. The latest addition to
the equipment of the police gymnasium
is rigging for vaulting and jumping.
! Officer George w. Greene holds the
record thus far. He can make a run
ming high jump of FIVE feet and three
| inches. Putting the shot is another
favorite amusement with the police
Officer William Grady and Officer John
f. Murphy are the superiors of the rest
of the force. The shot weighs IL
pounds. Grady can throw it nearly 4C
feet
A collection will be taken in St
Johns Catholic Church tomorrow for
the benefit Of the orphan asylums in
the Springfield diocese. The collection
is taken by the order of Rt Rev
Bishop Thomas D. Beaver.
| Rev. FIR. R. j. Paterson was feeling
better today than he has since his re-
turn from Nantasket. FIR. Paterson's
physicians entertain every hope OF
seeing him restored to his normal
health.
The active duties imposed by the
need of the parish are being performed
by Rev. FIR. w. C. McCaughan, who is
doing vast amount of work. Rev
Fir. E. ]. Fitzgerald has been taking
| his vacation. There is also an nm.
usually large number of sick in the
parish who require attention and con.
ISOLATION.
Only the merest details remain to BIZ
performed before. the pumping station
will be ready to receive the engines
The Smokestack is unoompleted. an(
the interior woodwork is to be done.
Contractor G. N. Taylor, who tool
the job finishing the sewer basin anC
sewer abandoned by Owen Cunning
ham & Son, has all but finished, ant
will turn the job over to the metrop
olitan water board in a few DAYS.
The ground in the neighborhood O
the pumping station is being graded
and a coat of loan put on ton. III,
ground will be turfed or sown to grass
There will be nothing in the appear
ance of the station or in the grassy
field that Will surround it to indieatt
that 1t is the centre upon which n,
disposal of the sewage for $4,000 peopl,
depends. p1Op-'
fhe picnic of Lieut. E. D. Fulle,
lamp >. OF v, was held at Whalon
Lake, today The picnickers went +,
the lake in the regular cars of th,
Leominster and Clinton Street Rail,
way Company %
George Gustaf, who was knocked from
trolley car of the Clinton and leo
minister line, by contact with nost
Is not seriously injured GUSTAV wa
standing on the running board, as wer
four or five other persons. He Ieane,
100 far out from the car. and one o
his shoulders struck the post. He wa
hurled from his place, as 30 or NOR
Mortified passengers thought to hi
death But when the car stopped an,
was run back to where Gustaf hal
fallen, 1t was seen that he had nluclx
lily scrambled to his feet. He wa
suffering much pain, but he got aboart
the car with little help and continued
his journey until he reached the otfic
of DIR. c. l.. French. Gustaf's shoulde
Is terribly bruised.
Timothy Kittredge, who was badl,
bruised and hurt by being thrown ii
front of trolley car of the Woreeste
and Clinton road a week ago, is out O
the hospital. He walks with a cane.
Among those who attended the bal
game between the business and the pro
fessional men, yesterday was Select
man H. II. Lowe. Mr.. Lowe was ais
the victim of a trolley car accident Ii
which one Of his legs was broken. Thl
was Mr.. loves first trip abroad sine
the accident occurred eight weeks ago
Mrs. Thomas II. Burke of Beaco,
street and Miss Lizzie Dolphin of Nash
ua street. are enjoying vacation il
New York city.
Drs. John J. Giblin and Edward Nor
ray of Woonsocket, r. l., are visltin,
at the home Of Miss Mamie Coyne OF
| Nashua street.
Miss Nellie Philbin of Chace street i
enjoying a two weeks vacation.
The Misses Mamie Carpenter o
Maynard. Norah Kehoe of Providence
r. l., Agnes Carr, Gertrude Mcintyre
Agnes Dwyer, Julia Mcintyre and Mrs
NJ. T. Dwyer are occupying Hundul clul
cottage on the shores of Lake Wausha
cum for the summer.
MILE, 1872, WORLDS RECORD, won