The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-16

the attitude of the shanty bosses and
the contractors, when he caused them
TO be informed that the order was
halt" and the penalty, arrest for
doing otherwise.
They We're courteous, but their recep-
ton of the news was far from cordial.
The number of drunken men who
come staggering away from the shan
ties every Sunday has been more not
able in the past three or four weeks.
The spectacle brought the attention of
the authorities, and now the shanty
bosses are sorry they didn't go slower.
They will lose at least half of week s
trade as a result of the order. That is
the verdict of men who know them and
their ways. For a week. or perhaps 10
days, they will be careful who they sell
to. Then they will run things in the
old fashioned open way. Then in the
vernacular of an able member of the
police force: "They will getipinched."
A Worcester newspaper that has
been depicting the shanties as a place
where temperance Is preached week
days and three times on Sunday, is
wondering how it can explain it's atti-
tude to the law abiding people of this
town. ut is well enough" as an official
said today, ito differ with another
| newspaper, but it doesn't pay to lie
ABOUT Wnau is going on
The Spy is the first newspaper in
| Massachusetts to take up the many
and glaring evils that exist in
connection with the construction of the
| reservoir. Each abuse, as soon as it is
I exposed, seems to have all sorts of
| friends to fight for it.
Fred w. Richter appeared in district
coIIrt fbic morning bafora Associa4a
Justice Jonathan D. Smith, to tell why
he had 176 empty beer bottles and other
beer bottling paraphernalia in the CAL
ifornia house, as well as several bot
| ties full of beer Since last night bail
was furnished for Richter by julius
Wittig. Richter was not ready to go
on with his case. Allan g., Buttrick,
who represented Richter, moved for a
continuance until Wednesday morning
| 1t was granted. The 20 kegs of beer adj
| dressed to Richter remain in the car
| in which they were shipped. Another
| As hours of warm weather will effect
| ually spoil the stuff,
John H. Tattersall called upon Chief
Bates this afternoon and asked to see
the letter written from Sherman, Tex,
by his wife. He shed tears as he read
it, He said that the letter was in
her handwriting. He is going back to
Sherman as soon as he can raise the
price. He will write to his wife that
he is alive and well, and send her his
street number and post office address.
George A. Hartshorn opened the
Wachusett hotel last night. He served
banquet to 100 guests. Little neck
CLAIMS, frogs legs and many other So0d
things were served. The hotel contains
a ladies parlor, two dining rooms, one
G,, fafa rNeixr fO
dining room, and number of com
modious sleeping rooms, all of which
are newly furnished The house is light
ed with electric light. The Office will
be on the second floor. Mr.. Hartshorn
intends to conduct the house in a way
to have it well patronized by the trav-
cling public.
The engineers have decided to move
the Torrent Hose Company into the
basement of the Union house on Church
street. George w. Morse, the owner
of the Union house property will make
all the necessary alterations. The big
show windows will be taken out and
doors substituted. The house occupied
by the Torrent company is to be torn
down to make room for the new school
house at Church and Walnut streets.
Robert Ewart salesman for f. III,
SAWYER, captured a fierce looking bug
this afternoon, which local insectolo-
gists say Is undoubtedly a kissing bug.
The bug is about an inch and quar-
ter long and quarter of an inch wide.
1t has powerful neck and head. The
head is armed With pair of strong
Jaws. Two long horns, like mustaches
turned upside down, reach gracefully
into the air. The bug has two horny
wings. and is apparently member of
the tribe of scarabs, Its color Is a mot
tied gray. Its ensemble is handsome,
but warlike. Nobody in these parts has
ever seen anything like 1t before,
Mr.. Ewart was doing his work in the
store when the bug made a leap at him,
or fell on him. he is not sure which.
He captured It and put in into a shoe
box, which is not its home.
The bug was taking life easy when a
representative Of The Spy saw 1t about