The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
Rev. Fir. lutte Talks
About the Strange
Priest.
CANNOT PREACH IN THIS TOWN.
Rules of the Church Must
Be Obeyed in North
Brookfield Parish

North Brookfield, Aug. 19.-Rev.
James P. Tuite, pastor of st. JOS
eph's church, from which the great
mass of French speaking people here
are in secession, holds the opinion that
the name of the French priest who
has been in town this week is Err.
Laroche.
This in spite of the fact that the
French people strenuously deny that
their guest of the past few days is any
such parsonage. FIR. Tuite arrived home
last night after a two days trip and
gave this opinion to The Spy reporter.
However, FIR. Tuite says that this is
merely his opinion, obtained from the
description he was given of the strange
clergyman.
Again today a member of the COM
mittee informed the reporter that the
stranger was not FIR. Laroche, and two
OF the men prominent in the fight have
given the reporter their words that
FIR. Laroche was not the man who was
here. FIR. Tuite does not take much
stock in this last move, as he says that
nopriest can come here contrary to the
orders of Bishop Beaver and that
should such thing happen, it would
result Immediately in an ordinance
whereby he would be silenced and for
Dldden to practice the functions of his
holy office.
FIR. Tuite says that if his surmises
are correct, the French speaking peo-
pie have been hoodwinked and i'm
posed upon, for that FIR. Laroche had
his parish in New Hampshire taken
away from him a long time ago because
of habits he contracted.
II the strange visitor turns out by
any chance to be FIR. Laroche, he has
not disclosed his real identity to the
people to whose spiritual wants he
said he came to minister.
John Noon of Forest street, employed
at the E. & A H. Batcheler shoe fac
tory, sustained the loss of his right
thumb this afternoon. Mr. Noon OPP
crates a heavy machine that descends
on a sharp dye under which he had
carelessly let his thumb rest. The
force of the machine cut the member
clean off almost before he had time 10
feel the pain. The thumb was left on
the bench, while Mr.. Noon was as
sisted to DIR. Smiths by John Nc
earthly.
An alarm of fire, the second in town
in two days, called the department to
the house occupied By Samuel Irwin,
on lower Gilbert street, shortly before
s o'clock this morning. A gasoline
stove was the cause, and the quick act
and steady nerve of Mrs. Churchill pre-
vented what would have otherwise
proven a serious fire. The fire was in
the kitchen, but was rapidly spreading
to the roof when she grabbed the gar
den hose and turned the water on. ex-
tinguishing the flames before the ar
rival of the department. The inside of
the kitchen is badly charred, and the
loss is estimated at 500. Mr.. Irwin
says his greatest loss is an old family
7clock which has been going steadily for
90 years, and which he would not have
given up for any amount.
A litter of eight fine setter pups owned
by John ]. Dunphy have been on ex-
hibition at M. A. Longleys store all
day, and have created much admira-
ton. The little animals are five weeks
old, and are undoubtedly some of the
best breed of bird dogs that can be
found in the county. Their mother is
Mr.. Dunphy's "Bess," a fine looking
black and gray animal, and the only
bitch known to be alive with a strain
of the famous "Old Molly" who was
owned in Spencer. The father is Ed.
Smiths handsome setter DAN" over
which Mr.. Smith shot 1913 birds last sea-
son.
William Mahoney of this town, now
in Millville, has secured a position as
a teacher in Kentucky. Mr.. Mahoney
is graduate of ST. Charles college Of
Ellicott City, Md, and was one Of the
honor men of his class. He will be-
gin his work this fall.
Misses Margaret Prendeville of Ware
and Kate and Mary Brosnan of West
Warren are the guests of Mrs Michael
Roman.
James Downey and wife of School
street have gone to New Bedford to
visit friends.
Hundreds from North Brookfield
nocked to Lashaway park this evening
to escape from the sultry heat. All
day the cars were well patronized. as
they were the only places where cool
breeze was obtainable.