The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28
Grace Church Make
Annual Protest.
CONFERENCE MEETS
Formal Objection to License
in State Mutual Building.

Grace church makes it's ANNUAL pro-
test against the granting of a license
to permit the sale of intoXicants in the
State Mutual restaurant The decis-
ion was arrived at last evening at the
quarterly conference when the follow
Ing formal protest was drawn up and
signed:
ITO the honorable, the license commits
sioners:
Gentlemen: At a meeting of the
quarterly conference, which is the su-
preme body of the local church, the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved that the quarterly con-
ference of Grace M. e. church hereby
formally protests against the granting
of license to A. A. Brigham, State Mu-
tual building, which building is within
% feet of Grace M. Z. church.
REV. J. H. Mansfield, president.
Henry F. Stedman, secretary"
The protest will be mailed to the Ii
cense commissioners at once and in the
minds of the Is persons who attended
the meeting should carry considerable
missioners as to whether the license
should or shOuld not be granted.
A. A Brigham was seen by a Spy
man and told of The action of the con-
ference, Mr.. Brigham expressed little
surprise at the action but said ne was
sorry that the people of Grace church
take the view of the matter that they
do. He can not see how his being
granted a license of the kind applied for
effect thu ph1Irpb ThA fapf 10 bic
premises and the entrance to the build
ing in which his restaurant is located
are so far removed from the church, in
Mr. Brighamis mind, should not inter
fere materially with the well being of
the church and its attendants.
Mr.. Brigham feels that he has con-
Quoted an institution first class in every
particular. He does not desire to MAIN
tain bar, not even a lunch counter,
over which food as well as liquid re-
freshment shall be served, but what
he does want is the privilege to provide
such light wines and other drinks. spe-
Gifted by the license requested that will
permit of his catering to trade that he
would be benefited by had he the priv
leges asked.
Previous to the meeting last night
two or three gentlemen who professed
TO have knowledge of the situation.
were positive in their belief that no
protest would be made this year, but
the action of the quarterly conference
indicates to what extent missionary
work that may or may not have been
attempted, benefited the cause of the
applicant
The incident of changing the name
of part of Maple street to Maple ter
rance, was discussed to considerable
extent at the meeting, but the abutters'
right to demonstrate remained and was
taken advantage of. The question has
been raised this year as to whether the
limit of Is feet applies to the particular
portion of the building in which license
is granted. or merely to the structure
in which the premises are located. In
case of the former Interpretation, the
premises are we'll up in the air, al
though just now many feet from the
church structure, cannot be definitely
stated
OF course, if the second class common
victualers, license asked for by MIR.
Brigham is granted, some one of the
number granted last year will not be
allowed.
No formal protests had been received
by the commissioners yesterday, al
though it was understood that prepa-
ration is being made for vigorous re-
monstrance to the granting of a Hcenjs
to Gilrein & Hartigan, grocers at 10
Glen street. and some of the clubs. The
list of applicants will probably be pub
lished Wednesday morning, following
which the commissioners expect the
usual number of objections to various
individuals and firms,