The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-15
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The New Directory
in Clinton
TELLS THE TALE.
Cuttings Of Interest Pertain
ing to Coming City.

| Clinton, Jan. 14.-C. L. Heaton and
w. C. Hitchcock of New Haven, Conn,
have been in town two weeks, compil-
ing the annual directory for Clinton and
Lancaster, which is published by Price,
Lee & Co. of New Haven. They will fin
ish their work early next week, and the
publication will be ready for delivery
some time in February. They are direc-
tory men of long experience, and have
fund of information regarding many
cities as unique as it is varied
Mr.. Hitchcock has been engaged on
the Clinton directory for eight consecu-
tive years. His observations on the
town are interesting.
He said to the correspondent of The
Spy, this afternoon, 81 have never seen
Clinton when its manufactures are
booming as they are now. 1 regard it
as one of the busiest towns in the
United States, relatively speaking. AS
compared with a year, or two years
ago, all of it's industries are thriving,
notably the Bigelow Carpet Company
Mr.. Hitchcock judges of the state of
things here by the fact that there are
so few unoccupied tenements. Less than
80 of all kinds are vacant, he finds
The new directory will show a decided
increase in the number of names it con-
tainS. 1t Is too early to say exactly how
many, but a conservative estimate is
$50 names. "A large proportion of this
increase Is permanent. The metropoli-
tan water basin work brings in some
floating population, but by far the
greater majority of these men are gone
at this time Of the year, when the work
is practically suspended. The italian
population shows a. considerable in
crease This is a purely transient popu-
lation and will cease when the work on
the basin ceases.
There is little doubt in the minds of
Mr.. Hitchcock and Mr.. Heaton but that
census Of the town will show that
Clinton has passed the 1900 mark by
stiff margin.
Lancaster is the same old Lancaster,
jogging along as of yore, with no great
changes In population, except by births,
marriages and deaths.
Town Clerk Samuel W. Tyler has
compiled the marriage statistics for the
calendar year. Cupid brought about 1875
unions between $50 persons. No person
got married twice in the same year.
June is the favorite month with the
young women of this town for matri-
mony. June Is credited with 16 mar
rfages; September pushes it close with
10; January opened the ball with IS:
February had TO- March 5, April IA,
May only 4, July s, August 6, October
IL, November 10 and December 70.
An overwhelming number of mar
riages were Of persons between the
ages of 20 and 25 years. No person
was married who was under IL years
In no case was December welded to
May, but December welded November
once, in the persons of Erhardt Wales,
66, and Eva P. Poehlmann So. Sixty
f1ve welded forty-five in one instance
But the statistics show that after a
Clinton woman passes thirty years she
has no more than one chance in every
10 to get a husband. The statistics
also show that, while a man of anv
age may marry woman much his ju-
NOR. i'll Clinton, at least, the women
90 not often marry men younger than
themselves. In some half dozen in
stances the brides of last year are older
than the grooms.
In IL instances the age of the bride
and the age of the groom are equal in
years. Six persons of % years, each
MADE three marriages and four persons
OF Il years each were united. Two
couples of % years each are on the list
and one of 80 years each.
The no-license campaign will he
| opened with union temperance meet
| ing, tomorrow evening, at 7 O'clock in
the Baptist Church. The meeting will
| De held under the auspices of the Gin
ton w. c. T. u, and will be addressed
by Mrs. Katherine Lente Stevenson on
Temperance light" Mrs. Stevenson
Is state president of the w. C. T. n
she is an interesting speaker on tenn
perance. She was formerly national
corresponding secretary of the w n
4. u, and faithful coadiutant If
FRANCES 70. Willard. Mrs. Stevenson
is graduate of the Boston Theologi-
cal Seminary. Jan. II Mrs. Stevenson
VIII pc given a reception by the CIin-
ton W. G. T. u, at the residence Of
Key; A; M. Osgood, pastor of the Meth
oalst Church. There will be no eve
hlnG service in the Methodist. JnIta-
rian and Congregational churches Tba
congregations desire an opportunity to
near Mrs Stevenson's address.
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Inc afternoon meeting of the Y Mr.,
=: A. will be addressed by George r
hnlght of Worcester Mr.. Knight was
Iorneriy physlea! director in the local
ASSOCIATION. He has recently been en-
gagged In evangelical work with former
General Secretary Gale of Worcester
Frank E. Howard is i'll at his homo
on Prescott street He has the grin
his place as clerk of the district court
IS filled by Deputy Sheriff C. A. Bart
| lett. ~
Judge C. C. Stone ordered John o.
Toole to pay four dollars toward the
| support of his wife and her infant in
the district court this morning HE
case was then continued for one
nlonth. O.Toole was brought before
the court Dec. 81, charged with non
support. He is employed in the Ian
caster mills. He earns sometimes sic
Judge C. c. Stone has handed down
Judgments as follows: w. H. Nugent
VS.. Bridget Carney to recover for gro.
eeries. $4S9.5O, by default of defendant.
ii. N. Proctor VS.. Andrew Kennedv
action to recover on bond. s3Sl rs ds,
PENDANT defaultirg; Edward Weeks. as
slgnee, VS.: 7. p. O'Connor, action of
contract, $99.10, defendant defaultins