The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-05

Division s, Ancient Order of Hiberni-
ans, held its annual meeting this af-
ternoon in its hall, Theatre building.
The meeting was attended by the largv
er number of its membership of $50
persons. Much interest in the election
was developed
?. H. Morrison was elected president.
Mr.. Morrison has been influential not
only in the division but in the state
organization, and the election was a
mere question of his willingness to &C
cept the office. Joseph H. Whalen was
elected vice-president Mr.. Whalen
is a Lancaster man. Other officers were
elected as follows: Recording secre-
tary, Robert J. McRell; financial secre-
tary, John H. Melledy; treasurer, Jo-
seph E. Harrity; assistant financial Sc
cretary, James f. Grady; division ply
sician, P. T. O'Brien; spiritual director,
FIR. w. c. McCaughan; sergeant at
arms, Michael Tierney; door keeper,
Michael F. O'Malley. The following
committees were designated: Finance
committee, David I. Walsh, Patrick F.
Cannon, William G. McGlinchey; visit
ing committee. John ]. Cannon, Martin
Mitchell, Patrick Tully, James f. Gra-
dy, John W. Burke; standing commit
tee, James H MCGEE. William Gibbons,
P. H. McNamee, John Glynn, I. F.
Melledy; literary committee, M. A.
McSherry, John Glynn; employment
committee, Thomas Hastings, John
Melledy, Martin Mitchell.
P. F. Cannon, the retiring president,
made many friends during his term of
office. He will still find time to serve
as a member of the finance committee.
Mr. Cannon is state secretary of the
A. o. H.
officer George w. Green, Jr., assist
ed Deputy Sheriff Brown of Natick
last night in arresting William Nc
Namara, who is employed with Paw
nee Bills wild west show. Mcnamara
precedes the show. He is wanted in
Natick for pasting bills on a barn, af
| ter he had been ordered by the owner
| not to do so.
The barn bore the sign, Post no
bills" Mcnamara was taken away
handcuffed Pawnee Bits advertis-
| ing manager in charge of the car went
to Natick t. bail the fellow out. The
manager said that a contract had been
made with the owner for the use of his
| barn, and that the contract would be
displayed in court.
The common afforded a spectacle
somewhat out of the order, at $50, this
| afternoon, when Special officer Cas-
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| full uniform, gave chase to an I'M
known man who defied his authority.
Two boys had engaged in a scuffle and
| Special Officer Vail interfered, with
the injunction. stop this funny bust
ness now" The big stranger remarked
that Vail was only a make-believe cop,
| that he wasn't able to keep the flies out
| of the park and ether things, which
| Vail bore patiently. Finally Wahr S
patience became exhausted and he
grappled with his prosecutor. Wahl
is not a large man, and the stranger
had the best of it, while the crowd
| laughed and jeered by turns After a
while the stranger broke away and ran
| across the park to Walnut street, with
| Vail in hot pursuit. Wahl was gain
! ing and would have brought in his pris-
oner if the latter had not sought ref
uge behind the town hall and lodged
around one corner as the officer came
around the other. thus escaping. Five
| hundred people saw the fun.
officer JOINT Stoebel found John Cum
mings asleep on Union street yesterday
afternoon, and brought him to the po-
| lice station for safe keeping. This af-
| ternoon Cummings was bailed out.
| Last evening officer George w.
! Greene arrested Hugh McGinnis for be-
| ing drunk.
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