The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-21
EARNEST WORKERS.
More Than 5000 Sub
scribed for Father
Rerger's Home.
sum WILL Be LARGELY SWELLED.
Followers Say a Bishop
From Canada Will DeQi-
cate Their Church.
sum WILL Be LARGELY SWELLED.

to raise funds for preparing a home for
Rev. Jean Berger, report great success.
Work started in earnest last night, and
the canvassers, many of whom are
women, say that nearly 5000 was sub
scribed. 1t was expected that the total
sum which would be raised in this way
would not be much in excess of 5000,
but now it is hoped to collect the whole
amount and pay for the furnishing of
FRI Berger's new home without touch
ing upon the society treasury. AS yet
not over half the houses have been
visited in the house to house canvass
which is being made. Tonight, be-
cause of the absence of many of the Sc
cessionists who were attending the st.
Jean Baptiste fair in East Brookfield,
the money did not come in so rapidly,
but the collectors are confident that
before Sunday they will have received
money enough to thoroughly equip FIR.
Bergers residence with everything ne
cessary for his comfort and convent
ence.
The leaders and their followers intend
to ignore the DEGREES of Rt. Rev. Thos.
D. Beaver, bishop of Springfield, en-
tirely, and are progressing with their
plans for the erection of a new church
edifice in which to receive instructions
in their own language. The suggestion
has been made that they can never
procure a bishop to consecrate their
church,bu they are well enough versed
in canon law to know that priest has
the power, although he has not the
authority to do anything bishop can
do. Therefore, they claim that their
own priest, Father Berger, can conse-
crate the church and a cemetery as
well, throwing to the winds the fact
that in this again he will be exceeding
all prieStly authority.
On the other hand, the church au-
thorities consider that Father Berger
will not stop at anything now, for in
the eyes of the church of Rome he has
fallen as low as it is possible for a
churchman to fall, having committed a
sacrilege or an abuse of a sacred thing
Some of the French leaders even say
that their church and cemetery will be
consecrated by a bishop who will come
here from Canada for that purpose, and
whom Bishop Beaver will have no au-
thority to stop.
Rev. Jean Berger's return is now ex
pected Friday evening. and the French
people are certain that should any
thing detaln him after that he will be
here in spite of any obstacle to cele-
brate the masses Sunday.
But six more days remain before the
republican caucus, which is to settle
the representative aspirations of Ethan
Allen HARDWOOD and George r. Hamant
both of whom are now resting on the
work they have put in. and both con-
fident of success at the caucus.
From present indications the caucus
will be the largest held in the town
hall for many years, and very few ex-
pect an easy victory for either man.
Mr.. Hamant is perhaps more conf
dent than some of the men who have
been working the campaign for him.
for he has been told by one of his
strongest supporters that if he did rot
put in more work he would get left
but he said he did not anticipate any
such happening. The ballots which
Will be used at the caucus have been
printed, and will be plentifully distri-
buted Tuesday night. Mr.. Harwocd's
supporters are growing more and moro
confident every day. and now expect the
votes of many republicans who were at
first Hamant men.
The base ball game which the North
Brookfield High School Athletic asso-
citation voted to arrange for the benefit
/ of the track team is off. The boys have
decided that there is no use trying to
play game this season, so the plan has
fallen through Now, however, there
are plans for a foot ball game. which
is sure to be a much better investment
financially. The Tiger foot ball team
which is the only team organized iii
town this fall has agreed to play
against an all-town team Saturday az
ternGon for the benefit of the high
| school track team, and the high school
boys are working to select an el..ven
from the town which will open the sea-
son with a defeat for the Tigers.
Inc high school boys expect to Sc
cure e. Henry Scully, now of the u. of
r. and formerly captain of the best
Team the school ever had also D. Il.
Y Brlen, George H. Spooner. Fred T.
Iarhell, William Raymore, and Other
former high school players, with some
OF the present high school boys, to ms
up formidable team against the I'll
gers II the game is played il is sure
TO be a hot one, and ought to f,1rn
neat sum into the treasury.
ROBERT Fennell of the Third heavy
SaILlilery' u >. A, arrived at his home
here To-Day on a 30 days furlough He
mas Just come from Havana and locke.
considerably the worse after his vow
age. HIS poor condition is not caused
py Illness, but from the strain he en-
dured on the trip, having to take charge
OF an insane man during the whole
journey. ""oie
A cat belonging to Frank Benois of
summer street put up one of the pIueki-
est nghts on record against
Two dogs yesterday afternoon.
out was finally overcome by force of
numbers, The dogs attacked the feline
and she kept them at bay for nearly an
hour before they killed her.
Plans are being formulated for the
organization of a new political party
IN North Brookfield. 1t is to be of a
soclalistic nature the doctrines of
which are to be taught by James r.
Carey, representative to the general
court from Haverhill Mr. Carey enjoys
the distinction of being the first social
ISL democrat to be elected to the legis-
lature, and when he spoke here during
the Marlboro strike, he made a great
NIT, Already nearly 80 people have
pledged themselves to adhere to the
doctrines of the young Haverhill man.
DR.. A. o. Boyd caused a COW belong
ing to John Wheeler to be killed today,
1t having been condemned as having
tuberculosis. In the post norton exam
nation it was found that the animal
was in frightful condition and in the
worst stage of this dreaded disease.
The st. Jean Baptisse and Canadian
Circle societies, with the Cadet drum
corps to furnish music, went to East
Brookfield tonight to assist in opening
the fair of the ST Jpan Rantiste sociat.y