The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-18
SHALL IT RING :?
Curfew Question Is
Now Agitating
Clinton.
REV. A. M. OSGOOO RESIGNS.
New Y. M. G. A. President
Will Be Elected, at
Once.

or shall it not? is the one topic of inter-
est. The Clinton Women's club opened
fire on the ranks of the opposition to-
day, with devastating results. The So
cial service committee of the club is
sued a few remarks to voters, and list
of the signers of the petition that was
submitted to the selectmen.
Miss Fannie A. Damon contributes a
poem, entitled "Curfew Bells" which
she says will guide back the tired and
wandering sons and daughters from the
crowded streets, when their days work
is done
The last verse says that the mission
of the curfew bell is:
Ringing out the lawless customs of
the present time,
Ringing in the reign of order, with it's
tuneful chime"
The town certainly is taking the
question seriously. DR.. Idelle Ed
mands, M. D., who has the distinction
of being the only woman physician in
town, admits that those who are ad-
Vocating the curfew law may be cranks,
but says Massachusetts has produced
1IlCA Sutu tIdIlhS lIldu any Ulu6T STATE
in the union, including the small party
that came over in the Mayfower, the
gentlemen who attended the Boston
Tea party, some of those who signed
the declaration of independence, and
in later days Wendell Phillips, William
Lloyd Garrison, Lucy Stone, Julia Ward
Howe and Mary A Livermore.
The petition for the curfew law is
signed by Charles L. French, Howard
Strppfp, Walton D C1onrUa
L. Tobey j. ]. Goodwin, Philip T.
O'Brien, George ]. Oft, Idelle Edmands,
John F. Worcester, George M. Morse,
]. A. Coyne, P. A. S. Grady, Henry c.
Greeley, Daniel B. Ingalls, f. E. How
ard, T. S. Davis, Walter r. Dame, w.
E. Parkhurst, C. L. Hunt, J. F. Bart
lett, James c. Duncan, A M. OSgood,
William w. Jordan, Victor NJ. Haugh-
ton, c. M. Bowers, F. c. F. Scherff, J.
H. Moorehead, A. S. Brown, and also
by Annie l.. H. Rogers, Idelle l.. Ed
mands, president and secretary Clinton
Womens club; Hattie z. Saw
yer and Mary Agnes Osgood Clin-
ton w. c. T. u; Mary j, Dart, Ida
M. Fay, Ladies' Auxiliary, Y. M. c. A.
ST. Johns T. A and NJ. A. Society
gave "Shamrock and Rose" to full
house in town hall tonight, and to great
applause. Many prominent people
were in the audience. 1t was generally
conceded that the society outdid its best
previous effort in the dramatic line.
The play was a typical Irish drama, full
of thrilling situations, heroic deeds and
narrow escapes.
The cast was: Barney OBrady an
Irish bouchal Dominick O'Malley;
Squire Fitzgerald, Roses father, Ed
ward McCaffery; John Desmond, an
outlawed patriot, L. G. O'Toole; Shaun
Carey spy, P. f. Mclaughlin; Capt.
Beck, of the kings yeomanry, Lieut..
John j. Boyle, of the Mass. volunteer
militia; Lieut.. Douglas, of the same,
ON. Sergt. Robert McRen, M. v M;
Thornton, of the yeomanry, Edward M.
Healey; Rose Fitzgerald, 'the Rose of
Wicklow" Miss Alice O'Malley; Ileen
O'Rourke, Miss Minnie Grealis Nano
Desmond Miss Rosetta Mclaughlin.
The company did work that would
have been a credit to professionals
A dance followed the show. An in
cident of the dance was the attendance
of members of the Empire Stock Com
pany, including the star, Joseph Greene,
Eho harbored no malice because the
attendance at his own show was some
what diminished by the magnitude of
the local attraction.
The dance was very successful. The
grand march was led by Floor Director
Robert McRell, who is also president
of the society. Dancing continued I'M
til 2 o'clock. Refreshments were served
and clothing cared for by Edward Bond
and Cannon and SeanlOn respectively
Music was furnished by Finnerty's or
chestra of seven pieces.
Eugene Buzzell of Worcester is some
what popular in Clinton, as he discov-
cred last night, when, after he had
completed his rehearsal of the Clinton
Choral Union, he was presented by
President Charles Swinscoe with $40 in
gold. ]. c. Perry. Charles w. Mackey
and President Swinscoe constituted
themselves ushers and escorted each
person present to Mrs. Buzzell, who
held an informal reception
The board Of directors of the union
is credited with the idea of making
the gift The details of it's execution
were left to the young ladies on the
board, who entered heartily into the
idea that Mr.. Buzzell should be re-
warded for his enterprise.
The last few weeks have been slow
in police circles The police saw the
difference is that those who formerly
spent money for drink have commenced
tosregard the approach of winter with
seriousness, and are laying in coal and
flour instead of beer and rum.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton closed it's week of meetings in
Baptist church this evening with re-
marks by Rev. f. d. Penney of Lin
coin Square Baptist church, Worcester
The meeting was well attended
Walter r. Dame, Frank E. Howard
George S. Howard, Paul D. Howard
Josiah Stickney, H. K. Swinscoe DR..
w, S. Plaskett, David c. Latham and
George f. Morse are among those who
will go to the Yale Harvard game to-
morrow.
The members of the degree staff of
the Germanae Rebekah degree lodge
held a rehearsal at Odd Fellows hall,
this evening The affair recently given
by ladies of the Baptist church netted
$3.50 to the society.
Rev. A. M Osgood said this morning
that he would resign from the presid-
ency of the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION as soon as his successor
should be selected. Mr.. Osgood is
...4or of tho Methodist ch1lrnh apd