The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-03

and shovel ready to start the JOB, out
the position which the building would
occupy according to the batterS as
they were placed was not quite satls-
factory to the members of the corpor-
alton, as the trent Of the building was
to come near the street.
Accordingly Contractor William r.
FullSm was busy this afternoon having
the batters removed several feet east
ward and back into the lot. AT present
the specifications call for building 40
feet wide by 10 feet long, one that will
give ample accommodations for all the
French speaking people of this town
and those from other towns who wish
to affiliate with them. According to the
positions the batters occupy now, there
will be fine frontage which can be
easily converted into lawn and alto
gether indications point to a pretty
building and neat surroundings.
A sketch of the building as it will
look when finished was today shown to
The Spy reporter While not large It
pl esentS a pretty exterior and one
with which the separatists would have
reason to be well satisfied if they were
to secure a priest in good standing to
officiate in 1t as their pastor.
Naturally a number of people We're
drawn to the site of the proposed
church during the day. About o'clock
this afternoon, Rev. Jean Berger him
self put in appearance and received a
hearty welcome from some of his fol-
lowers, who were on the lot. The cler-
gyman takes no notice of the warnings
given him and 1t is stated that he Will
ignore the summons to appear in
Springfield before the ecclesiastical tri-
bunal on Wednesday.
But little expense, comparatively, is
expected in the building of the founda-
tions, as a great part of the work will
be done voluntarily by sympathizers in
the movement. The edifice Is to be
provided with a neat tower about by
8, and about so feet in height. Large
stained glass windows are to be placed
in the front of the building, and the
clergyman is to have commodious quar-
tiers.
The pinnacle of the .ower is to be or
namented with cross. Tomorrow 1t
is intended to begin work on the found
ations in earnest. A large sewer drain
which crosses the land near where the
front of the church is to be, will be
piped and placed entirely out of sight,
and the grounds will be beautlfied as
much as possible.
Another case of diphtheria was re-
ported to DR.. George r. Spooner, clerk
G.. Collins, f1ve-year-old son of Mrs.
Nellie Collins, of North Common street,
is the victim The little fellow has
been ill for several days, and Saturday
DR.. Thomas J. Garrigan sent culture
to the state board. DR.. Garrigan re-
ceived notice this morning that the Gull
ture showed diphtheria, and DR.. Spoon
err at once placarded the house. The
tCohan house on Bell street has been
fumigated, and although there are some
cases of a suspicious nature, the ply
sicians expect to prevent an epidemic.
Large numbers of relatives and
Miends congregated today to pay their
last respects to Mrs. George r. Ha-
mant, over whose body funeral services
were held at her late home, at
O'Clock. The conductor was Sumner
Holmes of Spring street, who has been
for years a close friend of the Hamant
family. Rev. John L. Sewall of the
First Congregational church, also a
neighbor of Mrs. Hamant, was the
clergyman in charge. Selections were
sung by the Apollo quartet, Edwin
Snow, Harry S. Lytle, Amasa e. Stone
and Dana ]. Pratt. After the services
at the house, the body was taken to
Walnut Grove cemetery for interment.
The pail bearers were John B. Dewing,
William j. Thompson, Samuel A.
Clark. Frank A. Smith, Harrison d.
Stoddard and Albert H. Foster.
A change in the regular price schedule
for fair stitchers at the big shop,
caused Henry Granger and Charles
Coolidge, two Of the employees. to quit
their work today. Formerly the men
had been paid by the case, and under
the new order, were to receive 20 cents
an hour.