The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-06
SCHOOLS CLOSED.
Hottest Day for Years
in Clinton and
Lancaster.
THREE WORKMEN FRUSTRATED.
Are in a Critical Condition
Bishop Beaver viii
Come Sunday.
THREE WORKMEN FRUSTRATED.

CLINTON sunday. KEY. X, j. Patterson
and Rev. FIR w. C. mclaughlin are
even now making preparations to re-
ceive him. One of the largest classes
in the history of St. Johns Catholic
church will receive the sacrament of
confirmation. 1t will be big day in
the church.
Sunday morning at $50 there will be
q mass, at which most of the children
will be present.
Solemn high mass will be celebrated
at 1890 o'clock. Bishop Beaver will
be present and his throne will be set
before the altar. He may address the
people.
Much interest attaches to this visit.
1t is the first visit Bishop Beaver will
have made to Clinton since the begin
ming of the St Johns cemetery trouble,
onto which the name of the bishop,
without fault on his part, has been
drawn and frequently used.
Speculation is rife as to whether the
bishop will take the. opportunity to re-
Ter to the trouble, which well nigh
promises to divide the parish into two
parties.
The opinion is expressed by very
many devout Catholics that the right
word from the bishop at this time
would succeed in healing the differences
regarding the cemetery and its manage
znent, inseparable as they seem. In
deed. it is understood that sugges-
ton for compromise, made in the pres
sence of the bishop almost succeeded.
The suggestion was to the effect that
both boards of trustees should resign
IN favor of an entirely new board that
should be elected by the corporation.
This proposition was credited to John
B. O'Toole, and finally refused by the
new board of trustees so called
The more conservative members of
the parish hold it that Bishop BeavenI
will not refer to the problem Sunday,
but inasmuch as the matter has gone
to the courts, will let things take their
course.
The sacrament of confirmation will
be administered a t 8 Sunday afternoon.
The young women in the class will be
gowned especially for the occasion, in
ropes OF pure white, and will present
a very beautiful appearance.
Where will the drinking fountain pre-
scented by the W. c. T. Z. and the wo-
men of Clinton be located. 1t was at
first supposed that Depot square would
be chosen as the most available site.
since the choice of a situation was left
TO the SeIeCtmen, contest has arisen
between several sections of the towns,
The citizens in the neighborhood of
Union and Mechanic streets. wish the
fountain located at the junction of
those streets.
1t is claimed that this location is in
the centre of the town. 1t is close Nv
the gates of the Bigelow CARPET com
pany's mill. 1t is on a main thorough
fare, used by hundreds of toilers going
TO and coming from the Lancaster
mill. 1t will be directly in the way Of
the many school children and central
TO much travel TO the business places
On High street.
Some of the Burdett Hill people want
the fountain up there, but it will hard
ly go there, because the location is too
Tar from the centre of the town. It is
the desire Of the givers of the fountain
10 supply as many as possible with
chilled and palatable water. If popu-
lar vote were taken it is likely the
choice would be for the location at Me
chanic and Union streets, although
much can be said favoring the neigh
borhood of the depot.
That is portion of the town much
used by beer drinkers. One of the main
ideas of the givers of the fountain was
Go-discourage beer guzzling and encour-
ege the use of cold water as bev-
erage.
It is understood that the special COM
mittee on court house and police sta
Tion will award contracts at once and
that the work of repairing the old DO
lice station will be begun in a few days.
IT transpired today that President War
rem Goodale was asked to call meet
ing of the Business Mems association
to consider the police station project
Many members of the association
wished to go on record against vast
ing money in repairs on the old shack
By an oversight on some ones
part the meeting was not called. John
B. O'Toole was one of those who ex-
pected that a meeting would be called.
He expressed himself today as very
much surprised to learn that it had
been decided to repair the old station
and more surprised when he was in
formed that about 80 voters decided the
matter. Mr.. O'Toole believes that If
the citizens had not taken it fer
granted that the project to repair the
court house would be voted down, they
would have attended the town meeting
3n large numbers. Mr.. O'Toole is a
member of the firm Of O'Toole Bros.
There is some talk in town about TAX
ing immediate steps to erect a monu-
ment to the members Of company X.
who died as a result of the war with
Spain. The question is not so much
how a monument shall be procured as
where it shall be located. Judge John
w. Corcoran was first to say that a
monument should be erected The idea
was afterward advanced by Rev FIR.
r. J. Patterson. Lately the suggestion
has been repeated by the Rev A. S.
Brown
The citizens favor locating the monu-
ment in front of the town hall. near
where the monument erected to SOL
diers Of the civil war is located. Others
favor a location on the Franklin park,
others & location in Central park, and
a few favor locating the monument in
the new cemetery, where 10 of the II
dead Of the company will soon lie in
the same ground.
A committee Of gentlemen will soon
meet TO devise the particular method to
be used in raising the fund. Many per-
sons have already signified a willing
ness to contribute.
The school board met again Saturday
evening TO discuss plans for the new