The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-22
Spencer Chief and
Hose Man Have
a Set-to.
PETER STONE WAS WRATHY.
Said Things to Dew lfe-
Another Sermon Criti-
cising Dancing.

Spencer, May elf Father Lamy
can prevent it, no more dances will
be held by members of his, congrega-
ton. In sermon this morning at st.
MGrys church, the pastor denounced
dancing in short but sharp sermon.
Everyone knows what the feelings Of
the pastor are regarding dancing.
For the last few weeks he has been
criticsing the members of the Spencer
Marine Drum corps for holding a two
nights fair, and today finished up by
expressing his opinion of those Who
hold dances.
He stated during the sermon that the
people who hold dances do not attend
church half the time. T
The young ladies and men of the
church who attend Saturday evening
dances do not always attend services
Sunday morning, the pastor believes.
and for this reason he does not couns
tenance Saturday night dances held.
AS stated in The Spy this morning,
the members of the H. H. Grout Hose
issued by the board OF fire engineers,
Chief George P. DeWolfe, M. c. King
and George. Squires, and that trouble
would surely be the end Of 1t.
The company, obeylng the orders,
took the old steamer out last evening
to give it trial to ascertain II 1t was
in working order. The members went
about their work silently, so silently
that it made them appear dangerous.
al ri Stone
he had heard that some of the men
were grumbling, and that If they did
not attend to business, something
would be done. Stone passed q remark,
which was carried to the chief. De-
Wolf returned to where Stone stood
and asked him if he had passed the
remark.
Stone replied that he had. Hot words
passed between the two men, ana
Stone threatened to use physical force
| if DeWolfe did not vacate the spot IN
stantly, which the chief did,
Inside of another minute Stone had
pulled off his firemans coat and took
the key of the engine house from ms
pocket and, walking up to the chiet,
handed them to him.
Stone has been a member of the flre
department for almost eleven years,
and is one of the ablest men in the de-
partment.
He has only missed one fire in this
time. He bears the reputation among
the firemen Of having been the first man
at the engine house the largest NUMBER
of times.
Local residents fear this is only the
beginning of the trouble Stone stated
to The Spy man that he would not re-
turn to the fire department now under
any consideration.
The members of the Holy Rosary c.
T. A. track team finished up their past
weeks work at the track this after
noon, and in spite of the condition or
the track, made an excellent showing.
The biggest find of the week is Con-
nors in the quarter-mile. He has been
travelling the distance in the vicinity of
Sc seconds, and is expected to lower
this when the final day comes.
Tickets have been taken out by mem
bers of both societies, and are meeting
a rapid sale Arrangements are being
made to accommodate the largest crowd
that ever assembled on the grounds.
North Brookfield society will have
large crowd of rooters present at the
games. The largest part of Spencer
will be there. Word has been received
from the c. T. A. of Webster that
large delegation will be on hand. Brook
field and Warren will also be down in
crowds. superintendent Jefts of the
w, B. & S. electric road will have
large number of special cars on hand
to carry the crowds.
Seventy-two boys and forty-two girls
received first communion this morning
at st. Marys church. The curate. FIR.
Lord. officiated at the ceremony.
The usual services were held this
morning at the Holy Rosary Catholic
church. Rev. FIR. Iehy of Holy Cross
college OBLIGATED.