The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
TOWN QUESTIONS.
Special Police and
Suppression of
Liquor.
WILL BE A CONTEST.
Lessons Of the Past viii
Be Potent Factors at
North Brookfeld.

Mondays election, North Brook1ield
voted with great emphasis that the Ii
censed saloon should have no place
here for another year, many people
thought that ended the liquor question
/ for twelve months more, but according
to the way things are shaping them
selves at present, the end is not yet.
AS is the custom, there is an article
in the warrant for the adjourned town
meeting to see if the town will appTo-
pirate sum of money to prevent the
illegal sale of Intoxicating liquors, and
as usual this article is sure to be a
big bone of contention at the meeting.
Should the meeting vote as it has
often done before to raise q sum CT
money to put down the illegal sale of
intoXicants, 1t means in the opinion
of some Of the towns H.ost conserva-
tive men, repetition of the lavish and
extravagant way the towns good
money has been spent before with en-
mites made and bitter feelings engen-
dered that years will not efface.
Rev. James P. Tuite, whose individ
ual efforts did so much to carry the
town as 1t went, and Rev. John j..
sewalI, who worked like Trojan for
the same object, with such good results,
{
places should be most stringently en-
/ forced and have always advocated set
! ting aside a sum Of money for the pur-
pose. Their views have not changed
whit this year either, and both are eX-
pected to be present at the adjourned
town meeting to work for an appro-
priation.
1t is very probable that no special
police will be appointed this year, and
they certainly will not If the efforts of
Selectman John j. Howard can pre-
vent. Mr.. Towards views are very
pronounced, and as they were given by
him to The Spy reporter, here they are:
II am decidedly against appointing
special policemen. 1t has not proven a
good policy in the past. If the no
license people want raids made, let
them go down into their pockets and
get the sheriffs to make them. They
are the men to do it, and there are
enough of them to be got if they want
them"
William Walsh, of the board of fire
engineers, has no inclination to re-
linquish his position there, SO that any
one else may take it. And if Mr..
Walsh cares to hold the position there
is every reason to believe that he can
have it, as he has shown himself fully
competent. AS stated in The Spy, this
morning, Lnere Is dllilOSL SURE " NC
some change in the makeup OF the
board, and it was thought that Mr..
Walsh might not be in the field again.
A reporter for The Spy, in talking
with Mr.. Walsh about the matter, this
afternoon, learned that he believes the
department is all right, as 1t is: We
have an efficient department, said Mr..
Walsh, land 1 will not be party to
ANYTHING that is liable to be detri-
mental to it's efficiency. 1t is not my
affair to say who shall be appointed or
whether the selectmen shall appoint
me again or not; that is for them to
decide"
The Ladies' May Club is making ex-
tensive arrangements for the party
which it is to have at the town hall,
Nav 5. Homes Orchestra has been
secured and the ladies promise their
friends one of the most enjoyable eve
nings of the year. The club is COM
posed of II ladies, all of whom are per-
fectly capable of .lanaging such an al
fair with success.
The first hour will be taken up with
an exhibition dance, in which 10 chill
dren will participate. After that there
will be social dancing until l o'clock.
The ladies of the club are Mrs. George
Kemp, Jr., Mrs. William French, Mrs.
Fred A. Stearns Mrs. Jesse Tourtel-
lotte, Mrs. A. NJ. Donaldson, Mrs.
Charles Stewart, Mrs. George Howe,
Mrs. George Twiss, Mrs. Millie Sibley,
Mrs Clarence Kendrick and John
Sparks.
At the bazaar of Court North
Brookfield, F. of A, tonight, another
great crowd gathered to witness the
repetition of the Foresters' Ministries.
The great majority of those who were
present Wednesday night were out in
force again tonight, and many others
who had heard of the success scored
Wednesday night. The performance
was not strictly a repetition, for the
minstrels had an entire new crop of
Jokes which they let fly in all direc-
tions and all hit hard. The bazar so
far has been big success and a ire
mendous crowd is expected tomorrow
night, when it closes.
Prof. William H. Quigley will begin
sending out invitations tomorrow for
the hurdy-gurdy party which he is to
run at the town hall, April IA. All OF
Prof. Quigley's social parties have met
with success, and he expects now TO
make a ten-strike with the Marie
Crosse hurdy-gurdy, which will fur
nish music fer the dancing.
Theresa, twoyear-old daughter OF
James Kelly and wife Of st. John
street died at noon today. The fu-
neral will be tomorrow afternoon.