The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-13
CONSTE RNATION.
Fear in the Hearts of
Saloon Keepers in
Clinton.
OLD WOUNDS OPEN.
Trouble to Be Made on the
Grounds Of 400 Feet
Restriction.

Clinton, April 12.-The question Of
saloons and school houses is going tc
be presented to the selectmen to
more considerable extent than here
tofore, perhaps. The law which pro-
vides that a saloon shall not be licensed
on premises within 400 feet of a church
or school house, will operate powerful
ly against some men who hold licenses
if it is raised.
There was question if sleeping dogs
might not have been allowed to lie. Now
the dogs have been poked into wake
fulness, and by a seemingly innocent
communication signed observer" and
printed in the local newspaper.
This communication directs attention
| to the fact that if the entr&~.e to the
proposed school house at Church and
| Walnut streets should be on Church
street, it would prevent the Clinton
House from getting a license. 1t VIII
| be at least a year before any school
house will exist at this point Inc
writer of the communication appears 10
| have something else in view That
something appears to be to attract the
attention of the public to the circum-
there is a school house within 200 feet
of O'Malley's saloon, in the Acre. Inc
writer is clever, whoever he is, ana the
joke is on O'Malley. One or two other
places that would otherwise get IL
| censes are likely to be refused because
they are too near to school house OF
school houses, it is said. -.
Some lawyers here claim that even II
a license is issued to a place that is
cnhnOl hnnSp the IL
cense is void and the man who sells
under it can be arrested and prosecuted
the same as If he had no license
The Grace Church protest against the
State Mutual restaurant, Worcester,
has attracted some attention here. IL
the town solicitor should render all
opinion against the Clinton House, at
some time in the future, and rolloW the
Interpretation of the law adopted py
Mr.. Rugg, it would make no difference
where the entrance in the new school
house was, lawyers here hold. The bar
room of the Clinton House would be
within the prohibited territory, assum-
ing that the distance has been fairy
stated.
been very strict in their carrying OUT
of the law, in all matters that nave
come to their attention.
At any rate, a question has been
opened that will carry CONSERVATION Ia
the minds of more than one applicant
for a LIQUOR license. There will be an
guish to burn, before the trouble is
done. 1t is not always easy to find q
good site for a saloon in this town. A
choice location is not abandoned light
ly
Morris Meyer, a jeweler, who has
been doing business in town eight
+, months, has assigned to Attorney E. A
Evans. Mr. Evans estimates the liza
bilities as something like $4,000. The as
sets are the stock in the store, which
, is much less than the liabilities Mr.
Meyer was married but few weeks
ago.
The Hundul Club expects to have Its
new club house on West Washacun
lake ready for use this season. The
club is an Incorporated body. 1t EN-
; braces some of the best known mer
? in Clinton. The house has a large YER
anda on two sides, a commodious
kitchen and large dining room. There
: are six sleeping rooms in the seconC
story. The toilet arrang aments are eX-
cellent.
The changes which John F. Philbir
will make in Rev. FIR. r. J. Patterson'S
block on Mechanic street within tile
next few weeks will greatly improve
the appearance of the structure. The
stores will be brought forward seven
! feet to the building line. They will DC
= equipped with plate glass show wiz
dows of @ modern type, and will be
much more attractive for business pur-
poses than they were formerly.
The Waite Comedy Company Is play.
ing to a big business. If the matineeS
keep up as well as they have begun
the saying that Clinton people Will not
go to matlness will no longer be true
= Four hundred persons attended thC
, matinee, Tuesday, and almost as many
/ this afternoon, in spite of the storm
= "Casey's Troubles" was given this eve
! ming to large house. Tomorrow eve
l ming, THE Black Flag will be given
and in the afternoon, "A Bachelor,
, Housekeeper"
S The firemen will be paid tomorrow
I afternoon between and ). at Inc Of.
! flee of Town Treasurer Charles e.
Z Shaw.
Walter G. Boynton, who is i'll with
2 the typhoid fever at Clinton hospital
J is so much improved the physicians arc
! confident he will recover.
]. Robert Stott conducted a hanks.
1 giving service a the Clinton Methodist
= Church this evening. The subject ur.
y der discussion was, What have we a.
. a church to be thankful fOr9"