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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-16
WANT ROAD
Boston Parties Are
After Suburban.
THEY VISIT CITY.
Many of the Stakeholder,
Have Been Approached.

Rumors were rife yesterday in street
sale-in the very near future of the Wor-
cester and Suburban Street Railway
line to syndicate of Boston capitalists
who hold stock in many New England
roads.
1t is said that since the disaster at
Leicester. the shareholders of the Wor-
cester and Suburban had been quietly
approached by a Boston lawyer who
had sounded them to see if they We're
willing to sell.
Exactly how much success the Bos-
ton agent met with, is not known for
certainty, but 1t was stated yester-
day that nearly two-thirds of the share
holders were willing to sell If they could
get a fair amount for their holdings.
1t is said that the ones who think it
best to sell are largely in the majority
and can swing matters to suit their
own liking.
gentleman who owns some shares
In the company was seen by a Spy rep
resentative last evening. He confirmed
the rumor that, as he expressed it,
Some Boston fellow has quietly tried
to sound people interested and has talk
n.
This stakeholder also said that the
Boston interviewer did not unfold his
plan in detail, but said that the COM
pany who wished to purchase was
worth several million dollars, and that
it had been operating roads ever since
electricity was adopted as a motive
power.
The agent asked this stakeholder
what he paid for his stock and how
much of it he owned and jotted down
all answers in a little memorandum
book he carried in his pocket
The agent agreed to call again, and
told the gentleman that he, the agent
would have good news to tell upon his
second visit.
This stockholder said that he was
ready to sell to any one bnt the Consol-
dated, and that several other stock
holders of his acquaintance We're wait
ing for a good offer.
OF course the officials of the road ap-
pear to know nothing of any deal and
say they are unable TO state whether
there is any movement en- foot to buy
the road or not.
The street railway companies in many
Massachusetts, cities have of late been
asked to sell to a syndicate that
claimed Boston as it's home. and it is
thought that the lawyer who has Wis
TIED Worcester and the suburban
towns was the representative of this
same syndicate
One well known street railway man
said last night that the Worcester &
Suburban was built in the first place
for speculation. Said he: Look at
their tracks in the eastern part of the
city. They are the cheapest kind of
rails and the cars are jolted so that
they get out of repair inside of six
days after they come out of the shops
If the company loses all the suits
now pending, / do not see how they
can continue to manage the line. The
stockholders, 1 am afraid, will get out
before they are called upon for assess
ment and run their chances of having
the old management make it up to
them in any reasonable length of time
1T looks to me as if it was a good
chance for the stockholders to sell and
a good chance for some one to buy
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-16
FREEDOM OF FELLOWSHIP.
Rev. G. w: Kent Says Church Member
ship Does Not Increase Sufficiently
RapidlN.

Rev. George w. Kent preached an
interesting sermon at the South Uni
tartan Church yesterday morning. The
pastors subject was: "IYhe freedom of
fellowship and he intelligently and
Interestingly discussed the modern
problem of church membership.
The speaker reminded his congrega.-
ton that the Unitarians were resolute
and hopeful that in the very near flu
ture some practical solution of the
problem of how to make people join the
church would be found.
He said: Church membership is the
despair of our modern church. With the
increasing population of our city,
church membership does not hold its
own. 1
II maintain that if the people are
dealt with as an earnest, hopeful people,
free minds will find the truth and the
Unitarian freedom has certainly led in
that direction so that today l believe
there are no religious people with more
religious fellowship than the Unitar-
ians.
Men and women of the strongest and
most definite convictions are united and
there is amongst us already a unity of
purpose and spirit, a wondrous faith
and affect1on and mutual help"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-16
HE CONFESSES.
A 18th Reg't Man Broke
Into the Presley House.

The individual who, by his own con-
fession, went through the residence of
II. M. Presley, Pleasant place,
Thursday night, and made his escape
with two rings and pair of rimless
eyeglasses, was arrested yesterday az
ternoon by Inspectors ODay and Stone.
Nell Cannon, 20 years old, soldier
Of the Twelfth regiment, is the man,
and he was locked up in the Waldo
street station house on the charge OF
larceny from a building. The young
man has borne a good reputation pre-
vious to this time, and but for over
indulgence in the fluid that tends to IN
ebriate would in all probability never
have committed the act.
According to Gannon's story. he had
been drinking Thursday afternoon and
evening, and wandered into the house
without knowing where he was. Why
he took the articles mentioned he Ia
unable to explain. One thing Is GER
tain, there was never a more penitent
or frightened young man led into the
Waldo street station house.
Saturday, when a Marlboro man was
arrested for the robbery at the Pres
sey house, the inspectors smiled, but
held their peace, saying only in reply
to queries of the newspaper man that
the right man would be brought in
within the course of twenty-four hours.
Friday Inspectors O'Day and Stone
learned that young man answering
the description of the Individual seen
in the Presley house had disposed OF a
small diamond ring. The ring was re-
covered and taken to Miss Pressey for
Identification, but she would not state
definitely that the ring was hers. The
man who bought the ring said the one
who sold it to him had a pair Of rim
less glasses with a short gold chain at
tached in his possession, that he tried
to dispose Of at the same time.
Cannon admits that he took the arti-
cles, and has told the INSPECTORS where
the other ring was disposed Of The
glasses were broken in some way, and
We're thrown away. The young man
was admitted to bail yesterday after
noon.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-16
NEWS OF THE BUILDERS.
1t Was Quiet Week But Boom is Fx-
pected.

The real estate boom hasn't arrived
yet, but it is scheduled very soon. If
the straws in the shape of inquiries are
any indication of the way the wind is
blowing the boom when 1t comes will
be of considerable magnitude. The
building permits for the past week do
not show much signs of a large amount
of work contemplated in the near fu-
ture, however. There were only two
issued-one to Andrew r. Nelson for a
2A-story tenement building, 26x54, on
West Boylston street, near Boardman,
cost $4,000, and to M. L. Bacon, for a
1h-story wooden barn for FIVE horses
with shed at Autumn and Montague
streets, cost $500.
The rough plumbing in the new st.
Vincent's hospital is finished and ready
for the test. There is about 2400 feet of
piping and between 800 and 900 brass
fittings. All the testing will be done be-
fore the plastererS begin work.
The roof has been put on the Mill
bury street school building and the East
Kendall street building is up to the
third story. The new school building at
New Worcester is now being plastered
Two rooms in the Day block are to
be occupied by a branch of the New
York Mutual Insurance Company
They are to have new fittings through
out with fixtures of quartered oak and
iron grille work. The plans were pre-
pared by Architect Louis Plack, Jr.
The Citizens National Bank is to
have cashiers office put in soon. The
woodwork is to be of mahogany and
some plate glass will be used.
Howard Brothers Manufacturing
Company, card clothing makers, has
purchased about 10000 feet Of vacant
land at Foundry and Vine streets, neal
its present factory. The land has been
bought for Improvement and it is prob
able that a factory building will be
erected
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-16
SCHOOL HOUSES.
Old Fights Over Locations
Will Come Up Again.


When the committee on education OF
the city council meets this weelx an oln
hone oe $1,000, :, 80
Asioii 10 uue " ooine Up
IL Is the oAIord street school mouse
matter, which was considered by the
committee last year, and which was
allUweo 70 nang hre ali the year.
The committee on education and the
scnou4 .oll.4lI.t.ee ale al variance On
the subject. The school committee
wants a new school house near the
site of the Oxford street house, while
the committee on education took the
ground that the demands are not great
enough to warrant such expense. The
original request of the school commit
tee was for the purchase of land on
which to erect a 12-room building. The
estate that was looked on with favor
was the Eaton estate at the corner of
Chatham and Crown streets. 1t was
estimated last year that the land would
cost between $4,000 and SAC, 900, but it
is limited now that it can be purchased
for a smaller sum. The estimated
cost of the building was $4,000, which
would make the cost between SIS 1000
and $4,000.
The city council committee took the
stand that the demand for a school
house in that particular locality did
not warrant such tremendous expendi-
ture. The committee suggested that
the sanitary conditions of the Oxford
street house., about which there was
| considerable complaint, could be i'm
proved and pointed out the methods.
The suggestion of the city council COM
mittee was followed, although not to
| the extent that the committee desired
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-16
FOR A BIG FAIR.
Women of St. Vincent's Aid
Make Preliminary Plans.

The annual meeting of st. Vincent's
Hospital Aid Association, an organiza-
ton composed of women from all Cath
olic parishes in Worcester, was held at
the hospital yesterday. officers We're
elected as follows: President, Mrs. NJ.
?. Fallon; vice president. Miss Nellie
Barrett; recording secretary, Miss
Maud A. Chase; financial secretary,
Miss Anna Callahan; treasurer, Sister
Mary Ursula, superior at the hospital;
board Of management, Mrs. Patrick
McGovern, Mrs. M. F. Fallon, Mrs. M.
c. Daily, Mrs. Mary Fitzgibbons, Mrs.
Mary Crane, Mrs. Michael McGrath,
Mrs. James P. Butler, Misses Katherine
Redican, Maud A. Chase, Ellen Court
ney, Ellen Cunningham, Katie O'Neill,
Margaret Sullivan, Anna johnson,
Anna Callahan, Mary Halpin. Mary
Britton, Kate McNulty, Mary O'Rourke,
Mrs. William H. Toner, Mrs. Patrick
Finneran. Mrs. T. A.&O' Callaghan, Mrs.
w. ]. Riordan, Mrs. John T. Duggan,
Misses Margaret Walsh Nina Hart,
Nellie Barrett and C. E. Gallagher.
The meeting was addressed by Sister
Mary Providence, mother superior of
the order, who is stationed at Holyol1e.
She praised the ladies for the assist
ance they gave the hospital in both a
moral and financial way. The first
attempt of the ladies at raising funds
was the calendar party last year, which
netted all told over $4,000
Encouraged by their success, the la
dies decided to undertake another
party, and although the date they have
chosen is long ways off, they will be-
gin preparations at once. The venture
viii be known as a sale party, and will
take place when the new building is
opened in the early summer. The sale
VIII be on the same general lines of a
church festival. The meeting decided
to have a series of sewing circles ev-
cry Tuesday from 2 o'clock until 8
o'clock, beginning next week. AS
many members as can spare the time
Will attend the sewing meetings. Fancy
goods, articles of clothing and the like
VIII be made, which will be sold at the
party. Other plans will be mapped
out later.
Membership books were distributed,
and special effort will be made to in
crease the membership. The rolls al
ready contain hundreds of names. but
the ladies do not intend to halt until
they have initiated every Catholic wo-
man in the city who has an inclina-
ton to assist in the hospital work.
The quarterly meeting will be held
April 16, at which an entertainment
will be furnished by members.
The officers of last year and the MEM
bers who managed the calendar partv.
received considerable praise, the best
compliment being their unanimous re-
election.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-16
IN THE LOCAL MARKETS.
Beef is Higher tut he Retail Price Is
Not Affected.

The local produce markets have been
very quiet since the holidays There has
been a good demand for poultry for the
last two weeks, and turkeys have been
sold at good prices. The meat market
is firm with pork a trife higher Beef
is slightly higher at wholesale, but the
retail price is not affected.
Vegetables are plentiful and the price
is firm Celery is high and the quality
is not so good as a month ago. Jersey
cranberries are plentiful and good, but
the Cape Cod crop is about over.
Potatoes hold firm at the price of last
week, while the supply Of other staples
is good and prices steady.
Oranges are plentiful and good Cali
fornias are on the market in sufficient
quantities to supply the demand and
make prices low. A carload of Califor-
MIA navels is expected today or Tues
day.
The supply Of Valencias is good now
and the demand firm.
Butter and eggs are trifie lower
than they have been for some time. The
fish market is still high, though the
supply is better than it was before
Christmas.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-16
ID0LATRY.
There is More Than
One Kind.
THE MoDt RN FORM.
It is Far Worse Than That
Of the Heather.

Our idolatry,' was the topic of Rev.
Willard Scotts sermon at Pied
mont Church last evening. Idolatry
exists today just as truly in a civilized
city like Worcester as it does in heath
en- lands only instead of setting up de-
basing images, it sets up degrading
ideals. That was the keynote to the
sermon. The text was, For thus We
know that no covetous man, who is an
idolator. has any Inheritance in the
Kingdom of God" He said in part:
We are accustomed to think of an
ldolater as a man who basely bows
down before grotesque and uncouth
images often of his own making. We
pity him and think how immeasurably
superior we are to that sort of thing,
forgetting that the man who yields to
passions anu low desires is lust as tru-
ly an idolater as the uneducated heath
en- VINO Worsnlps as ms fathers have
taught MN. That is the sense in
Whicn the apostle uses the word, He
calls any one an ldolater VINO bows
uoWn TO things beneath himself, such
ss cannot minister to manhood.
How dld ldoiatry first start? In
an age when books did not exist. it was
customary for man to set IN images
Oh great popular heroes warriors, poets
ana statesmen, in order that the owner
might never forget the great men who
had served his city or country, Grad
ualIy, when religious faith began to
creep III, statues of gods were set up,
or symbols were made use of, that great
truths might the better be brought
igs tlAA
ldolatry. Who shall say that it is
wrong to refresh the remembrance of
IDEAS by symbols? Memoirs tokens,
keepSakes, all these, are forms of idol
airy in its primitive form.
But true idolatry is rapidly degraded
and becomes false. Another genera
tion comes and what the father wor-
SHIPS as an idea, the son bows down
before as the true and real. He sees
a grotesque image of carven wood and
thinks it in itself god where the
father took it only as a crude repre-
sentation of an ideal god.
But the worst form of idolatry is not
tnat or the heathen-it is that of the
elVlilzed man and woman who degrade
themselves before all manner Of I'M
cleanness. They are given up to sor-
dldness not of the hand, but of the
mind. A sordidness which is visible
in mind. tastes, speech and habits. be-
FOULS them. They no longer seek the
lofty and ennobling, but seek only
what is sordid. That is idolatry
When next we sing Heber's mission
airy hymn, and with supreme self-sat-
isfaction give forth our pity to the poor
heather, let us include ourselves. In
his great wisdom, the Father doubt
less places high above us the poor idol
worshiper on the banks of the Ganges
He is ignorant We are enliehtana6
He has SO little chance. !, We 40
great - -
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-16
DEATH OF |. p. PETIT,
He Was For Many Years a Well Known
Business Man of This CITY.

News was received yesterday of the
death in Concord, N. H., of L. p. Petit,
a former merchant of this city. The
deceased was resident of Worcester
for several years and during that time
connected aoinb,, o., /
conducted a clothing store at 30 Front
street. He was senior member of the
firm of Petit, Rocheleau g. Co.
Several years ago Mr.. Petit's health
failed him and ne retired from active
business and took up his residence with
relatives in Nashua, N. H.
AT the time Of his death he was an
inmate of the New Hampshire state
asylum of general debility.
The deceased leaves a wife and two
children, who reside in this city, and
several brothers and sisters, who live
in different parts Of New England.
Mr.. Petit was a member of the St
Jean Baptiste Society of Worcester
and was 40 years of age.
The funeral will be held in Nashua
N. H., tomorrow morning.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-16
THEY ALL HOLD OFFICES.
The Young Mems Democratic Club Elects
New Lot.

The Young Mems Democratic Club
elected officers for the coming year at
its new rooms in Chase building, yes
terday. The result was as follows:
President, James f. McGovern; vice
presi ent, p. j. Judge; recording sec
rotary, John ]. Sullivan: financial sec
rotary, Charles Fl. Writer; treasurer,
John j. Cosgrove; board of directors,
John Gray, Thomas r. Dane, w. J..
Daw and Francis M. Phelan; sergeant
alarms. David Isenberg.
The club voted to hold social before
Lent. the proceeds of which will be de-
voted to naturalization and registra-
ton Of democrats. The report of the
committee in charge Of that work shows
that the club placed $50 names on the
voting lists last year The officers viii
be installed Thursday evening by re-
firing President Councilman Peter S.
Gallagher.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-16
AN AUXILIARY BRANCH.
St. Vincent de Pau Society Receives Re-
cru is rom ST. Pauls Parish.

st. Vincent de Pau Society Receives Re-
cru is rom ST. Paus Parish
The st. Vincent de Paul Society is
assured greater success and influence
in the future, through the active CO.
operation of the ladies of the different
parishes of the city. Yesterday the la
dies of st. Paul's parish held a meet
ing in the afternoon, and it was voted
to form an auxiliary to the branch OF
st. Vincent de Paul for the church.
There was a. large attendance of the
ladies and considerable enthusiasm
was shown in the work. The auxiliary
will meet Monday evenings, at % Chat
ham street, to sew, and as other lines
Of effort are found the auxiliary will
extend its work so as to cooperate
fully with the society.
The officers as elected yesterday are
as follows: President, Mrs. James
Downey; vice-president, Mrs. James c..
Luby; treasurer, Miss Bridget Welch;
secretary, Mrs. r. j. Toopey; board Of
managers, Mrs. Mary Crane Mrs. Mi
chael McGrath, Mrs. William Hyland.
Mrs. David Goggin, Mrs. o. J. Carroll,
Mrs. Mary O'Grady Miss Lizzie Null
Inns Miss Rose Brayle, Miss Margaret
Powers and Miss Maud Chase.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-16
IT IMPROVES EACH WEEK.

The third issue Of the High School
Sentinel will make it's appearance to-
day. The Sentinel Is growing better
each issue and is llling a long felt
want. What is better, it is financial
success.
Today's issue will contain articles on
the crew; the banquet held recently to
the class of SO; the joint debate be-
tween the Devens and the Sumner; the
glee club. In addition. there will be the
usual page given to editorials, class
notes and the serial story entitled the
finland of Beria."
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-16
NEW OFFICERS INSTALLED.

At the regular monthly meeting of
the st. Paul's Lyceum held at their
rooms on Chatham street yesterday af-
ternoon, the officers elected at a re-
cent meeting were installed by the re-
firing president, P. f, Ryan
After the installation it was voted to
hold social on easter Monday night,
and a committee consisting of Robert
0'Tooie, Thomas Butler, John j. Kiley,
J. a. Conlon and John j. Rooney, was
appointed to make the arrangements.
The president of the society, H. M.
Shaughnessey, announced the appoint
ment OF the following committees: Lit
erary, Edward O'Donnell, James Nc
Cam and Joseph Sharry; finance. John
], Rooney, Edward Kean and Joseph
Sharry.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-16
"A SUNDAY NIGHT FIRE.
II Drew Big Crowd But Did Little
Damage.

There was a lively blaze in a small
frame structure at the rear of the new
George F. Hewett Company building on
Waldo street, about $50 O'clock last
night. The structure Is used as tool
house by employees of the Webb Gran
tie & Construction Company and con-
siderable damage was done the carpen-
ters' tools stored in the building.
The fire started about coal stove
used for heating the structure, and the
Interior was badly burned A passerby
noticed light at the rear Of the Hew-
stt building, and ON investigating
found the smaller structure in flames
An alarm was rung from box II and the
fire was soon under control.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-16
THE FESTIVAL CHORUS.
First Rehearsal Tonight -taydn's "crea-
ton" to be Studied.

The first rehearsal of the festival cho-
rus win be held in Washburn Hall this
evening. Conductor George w. Chad
wick will be present, as usual, and Ar
thur j. Bassett will be the accom-
ranist. Mr.. Chadwick announced yes
terday that Haydn's Creation" would
be the work studied, so that the one
standard oratorio of the next festival
seems to have been selected. THE
Creation has not been sung here since
1889. so that 1t will have the recommen-
dation Of comparative freshness.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-16
SUNDAY SCHOOL RECEPTION.

Tonight at the Coral Street Church
there VIII be the annual reception given
by the superintendent and teachers Of
the Sunday school to the scholars This
is always one OF the most delightful
social affairs Of the winter season, and
extensive arrangements have been
made for very pleasant evening. Sup
per will be served IN the vestrv ana
after the teachers have received their
pupils, an interesting program comprlg-
ing songs and recitations viii be pre-
scented.
The Epworth League Of the same
church Will hold an important business
meeting at the house Of the pastor OF
the church. the Rev George W. Sander
son, Tuesday evening.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-16
HE HAS BEEN DELAYED
Either Through Sickness or Other Causes
Mr. Dunkerton Has Not Returned.

A. F. Dunkerton did not come home
yesterday as was expected, and in the
opinion of his friends is delayed either
in Washington or New York In a letter
to a member Of his family, Mr.. Dun
kerton mentions the fact that he has
slight attack Of the popular malady
grip" and 1t is this Illness possibly
that delays him.
AS stated in The Sunday Spy Mr.
Dunkerton expects to have the neces-
sary permits for the removal of the
bodies of Massachusetts, soldiers, who
are buried in Cuba. and unless some
thing unforeseen has occurred since
mis- last letter, will arrive in Worcester
today.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-16
A GAME WAS IN PROGRESS.
But Winning Hand VIII Never ee Known
for Officers Stopped the Plav.

Officers Ryan and Cody Of Station /
raided a house in the neighborhood Of
Winter street last night. and arrested
a quartet who were present at a game
of cards in the building. The men
gave their names as Lewis Parker, 25;
Abraham Rosenberg, rs; Maurice Obel-
loritz, 49, and Belize Cotton 20 years
old. They are charged wish being
present at a game. All were admitted
to bail shortly after their arrest.