The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-17
Worcester East Agricultural So
Ciety Planning Big Fair For
Next Year
WILL BE SECOND
ONLY TO BR0CKTON
List of Committees Appointed to
0ffiCiate in the Next Annual
Exhibition

Clinton, Dec. 16-The trustees of the
worcester East Agricultural society
voted yesterday morning, at meeting
in Young's hotel, Boston, to run the
fair for three days next year.
The Spy was the first paper in the
county to outline this action and pre-
dict that it would be the policy of the
society to give the people of the county
another day of what is really the only
fair in the county, and the second
largest in New England, if the Brock
ton fair is to be excepted.
The plan of running three days is
the beginning of operations on a
broader plane that will, unless the
hopes of the trustees are disappointed
place the Worcester East fair well
ahead of the Brockton institution.
In reckoning the Brockton fair as the
largest in New England, however, it is
doubtful if full consideration is given
to the claims of a fair known the coun-
try over as Danbury fair which is run
In little hat town in Connecticut and
Which has not infrequently boosted an
attendance of 10000 persons in one day.
The profits of this years fair will be
put into improvements to make the fair
ilSAI year DeIlef. Inc vote on the
three days question was IA to 5. Other
improvements were decided upon which
were predicted by The Spy months ago.
More land will be enclosed Toilet
rooms will be provided and the entrance
beautited. Warren Goodale and D. H
Maynard are a committee to determine
between the improvements to be made
at once from those to be made event
ually. They will not forget to arrange
matters for the press somewhat more
comfortably. The race track afforded
them no accommodation for their work
at the last fair.
Committees have been selected as
follows: Printing and advertising, Eu-
gene 0. Pratt, John w. Forester and
Ora L. Stone; George E. Kendall of
Sterling.
Railroads-Warren Goodale, Willard
c. Carter, Frank W. Pope
Supplies for stock-William L. Ban
croft.
Press-Orra L. Stone, L. w. Wilson,
Thomas L. Walsh, Robert W. Pratt,
Harry F. Hartwell
Entertafmnent-John E. Thayer, War
rem Goodale, Henry A. Burdett, Walter
Il. Howard, Eugene o. Pratt, John w.
Howe.
Executive-John e. Thayer, William
A. Kilbourn, Andrew j. Kennedy, War
iSn GOOudle, LucluS Field.
Finance-Lucius Field, Eugene o.
Pratt and George F. Morse
The following We're appointed heads
Of departments: George NJ. Stuart of
Sterling, chief marshal; Robert Winditt
OF Sterling, superintendent of upper
hall; S. Ives Wallace, superintendent
of lowe" hall; Mrs. e. T. Cunningham
Of Lancaster, fine arts and fancy arti-
Giles; David H. Maynard of Clinton,
grounds; William L. Bancroft cattle,
sheep and swine; John w Howe of
South Lancaster, horses; Andrew L.
Lenhart, tents and poultry; Pliny B.
Southwick, blowing; John r. Bigelow
of Harvard, gates; Joshua H. Wilder,
grandstand
William R. Hamilton, base ball player
in summer and a referee of polo games
in winter, has been discharged from his
position as referee of the games in this
town. j. T. Reardon of Brockton, sec
rotary of the league did the act on his
own responsibility. He notified F. H
Connaughton and J. H Coughlin to-
day that he would send a referee to the
next game. He did this on the COM
plant of the Brockton team
The accusation that Referee Ham
ilton has not been fair is baseless.
Every newspaper man who attends the
games Will TESTIFY that he carries fair
ness to a nicely that makes it almost
a crime in games played on home
ground.
John Meehan and Patrick Mcdonald
were arrested this morning for assault
upon Charles Reynolds. The assault
was committed last night. According
to Reynolds story, the two men jumped
on him and pounded his face until it
was almost unrecognizable as a human
countenance. Reynolds nose is cut,
there is dent in his forehead and his
cheeks are like raw steak. To add to
his punishment, the police found him
drunk and brought him into the dis
trict court, where Judge G. c. Stone,
after taking a view of him, continued
his case for investigation of the facts.
Terrence O'Connor, an old citizen of
this town, died late yesterday after
noon, from troubles produced by old
age. He was born in Ireland and came
to this country when young man. He
worked in the Lancaster mills dye
house for several years, and later con-
Quoted a farm On South Main street.
He was rs years old He is survived
by one daughter, Mrs. Edward Flana-
gan.