The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-19
WILL JOG MEMORY.
Clinton Police to Talk
Dog to Delin-
quents Now.
ALL KINDS OF CANNES IN TOWN.
Some Big, Some Little, But
Law Knows No Differ
ence in Taxes.
ALL KINDS OF CANNES IN TOWN.

holds that dog is luxury, and show.
its appreciation Of this great fact O.
life by putting a tax on dogs. The tas
is 81 on male dogs after they are three
months old, and IS on female dogs, after
they are three months old.
| There are SO persons in Clinton WIN
are indulging In the luxury of a dog
without conforming to the rule of the
state. There may be more, but these are
all who are known to Town Clerk Sam.
uel w. Tyler.
The law requires the tax to be paid
on or before April 80. Eighty-two per.
sons have not appeared up to this time
and the names Of these have beer
handed to Chief of Police Oren 81
Bates, who is expected to jog a few
memories.
In short, persons who own dogs must
pay the tax, or be arrested, The pen
atty for keeping an unregistered dog is
S2O, and the law provides no rebate for
| the man who is discovered with two
| lnree or TOUR unregistered dogs in his
possession. Half of this sum goes to the
persons who make the information
Chief Bates is reluctant to proceed with
the arrests as 1t is his duty to do, when
the names ana the addresses of the de-
hnquents are lodged in his office. He
VIII have the officers see each offender
and remind him of the situation in
which the latter stands while his dog
tax is unpaid.
This procedure is expected to have
salutary effect. Doubtless most of the
persons whose names are on the list In
ms possession will go to Town Clerk
Iyler's flee before the end of the week.
and come away with states number
for their CANNES.
The officials will not permit list of
the delinquentS to be published. But
the larger number are by no means
poor men, and the names of some of
tnose who haven't obeyed the law
would surprise almost anybody.
ms is pre-eminently a dog town.
ABOUT every fifth voter owns a canine.
Some own several. There are some high
bred animals here. Chief Bates had a
real Arlington spaniel This dog is a
famous fly catcher. In the course of an
afternoon he will entirely clear an
average room of flies. He won't go out
OF circle three feet In diameter to do
It. Sooner or later the last fly will
cross the fatal territory. The spaniePs
Jaws close with a vicious snap, and the
ny is gone. Some of the policemen who
\ q,
Kills ana eats pint of flies in a day.
Charles Field, proprietor of one OF
the Leading clothing stores, has a grew
hound that is great jumper, and very
swift.
Thomas Dawson Tate has two tho.
roughbred st. Bernards They are as
big as Shetland ponies. In the daJ
they are good natured to fault, bui
woe 70 the unfortunate who should tr!
to enter Mr.. Tate's drug store where
the dogs keep guard at night. OF
course the taxes on these dogs are paid
Dennis Callahan, son of Mrs. Cath.
| erin Callahan, was married in ST
Johns church this morning to Miss
Annie Kittredge, daughter Of Timothy
and Mary Kittredge. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. FIR. w. c. Nc.
| Caughan. Miss Maggie Hastings,
| neice of the bride, was bridesmaid
John ]. Callahan was best man. TIL,
bride wore a dress of white silk. 1
was trimmed with white satin ribbon
| Her veil was caught back with a spra,
| of orange blossoms. Miss Tasting.
wore a gown of white satin, and
wreath of flowers. A reception wa,
held at the home of the brides rnothe
on Beacon street The wedding Dime
was served by Hansen Many guests
| were present from out Of town. includ
ing John Hutch of Marlboro, Miss Kat
Ryan of Southboro, John O'Malley o
Fitchburg, Peter Galligan of Somer
set, N. H., Miss Annie Sparrman o
| Fall River. This evening a danca wa
given. Grady's orchestra furnishe,
the music. Mr.. and Mrs. Callahan vii
live IN town. The groom is assfstan
to 7. P. OConnor, the undertaken
The young people received many beau
tiful wedding gifts.
1t was wonderful that Michael Nc
Gin didn't drown, this afternoon
Drunken mans luck saved him am
gave him nice, warm cell in the DO
lice station instead. McGill saturate,
himself and wandered over the fenc
in the rear Of the carpet mill. He wa
weak on his feet and fell down. Whe'
he fell he rolled over until he stzucl
Counterpart brook. He rolled in TIL
brook is narrow, but 1t is foot or tw
deep, and its waters run swiftly. Nc
GIL had just consciousness enough lee
to pull himself on to the bank. Whel
Officer Michael F. Smith found him, h
lay wringing went so near the e9g
that movement in the wrong direc
ton would have landed him in TIL
| water again. Smith ordered a hacl
employed on the reservoir.
Officer William Johnston arrestes
James Swanson. Swanson was almos
speechless, but still In the game.
The keepers of commissaries are in ;
cold sweat. They don't know when tn,
police are coming down on them 70
selling beer. Sell beer, they must, o.
their profits will diminish almost to tn,
vanishing point. One man has refused
to buy any more beer for the present
/ He expects call from the police at an,
moment, and doesn't care to be founC
mapping. To cut a shanty boss of
from the privilege of selling wet goods
| is serious matter to the shanty boss
John Capp, who runs q shanty fol
Moulton & O'Mahoney's men, has 14
boaders, to be courteous in describing
| their relation to the camp. The bee
consumed by 140 men, most Of whom
drink the stuff, is an item in months
business, especially when the beer Ii
sold at third more than it ought t.
cost
Fred W. Richter will get hearing il
the district court tomorrow morning
Richter is out on bail. The case is go
] Ing to be more interesting, it is pre-
dicted, than most similar cases. TIL
police have @ vast amount of evidenc,