The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
SENSATION.
Miss Tressie Parker
Accuses Herself.
NEW GAS RATES.
Wages to Go Up in Lancas-
ter Mills.

Clinton, March S.-The incidents tha
continuously marked the progress OF
the revival in the Methodist Church
were added to last night by the seE&a-
tional confession of Miss Tressie Par
Rer.
Miss Parker secured the floor at Il
o'clock, when the service was nearly
over, and announced that she had an
important confession to make.
Miss Parker is d member OF the Bap-
list Church, of which Rev. \. s. Brown
IS pastor Miss Parker is d regular at
tendant on the services. She is a very
attractive young woman.
She said: 7 have TO confess that /
have been telling stories about Mr..
Brown that are not true. l am heartily
sorry that I ever did So and l want
40 say publicly how sorry ! am. !
want to ask him 10 forgive me"
Here Miss Parker burst into tears.
Everybody in the church vas interest
ed.
It had been known that strange sto-
ries were in circulation about Mr..
Brown, stories that woulS not be cred
liable to him, if they were rue. The
sources Of these stories. which affect
ed his standing as 4 clergyman, We're
unknown.
Quick as flash. Rev. Mr.. Brown,
who was present, jumped to his Feet,
went to the weeping girl and said;
OF course I forgive YOU. | have al
ways regarded you as one of the sweet
est young women in my congregation"
The clergyman then shook Miss Par
Eers hand. The incident was closed.
This confession is a great relief to
the clergyman's friends VINO have re-
garded the stories told about him with
some fear of their effec5 on the minds
of people not well informed of his
character.
Miss Parker announced ner intention
of asking the forgiveness Of every per-
son Of whom she has ever spoken IN
kindly.
The Clinton GasliEht company will
shortly announce extensive changes
and improvements in its plans of con-
Quoting the business, in which the an
nouncement that the gas product will
be sold at less cost a thousand feet
viii not be the least.
The Spy said some time ago that the
company would open a store for the
sale of gas stoves and modern gas
equipment This store will probably be
located in corner store in the block
recently purchased by O'Toole Bros.
and now being Ienodelled by them
The company will push the fuel gas
business TO the limit Circulars are be
Ing prepared which will announce that
the company is ready to put in gas
stoves on trial
The consumer viii be expected to buy
the stoves at cost if, after the period Of
trial they are satisfactory.
IT is understood that the company has
contracted for some 500 OF these stoves.
It has been determined that a water
gas generator shall be added to the
plant.
This generator will be of a capacity
sulhclent TO supply large demand. The
gas Will be enriched with oils after one
OF the several methods in use.
1t iSSa question how much the price
can be reduced and leave satisfactory
margin ffor the company The present
rate IS $3.50 net for gas used for illum-
lnation and M.43 net for fuel gas. The
difference in the price is to encourage
the use Of the gas for fuel and to keep
the DAY output equal to the night out
nut The same gas is used but If is
mefered separately for each use
1t is possible that the price will be be-
Io" 500 for Illuminating and still low
CT for fuel
Walter r. Dame, treasurer of the
Worcester and Clinton Street Railway
company has received notice that the
iron for the connection between the w.
q L. and the Consolidated at Britain
square is in Worcester. Contractor w.
II, TYlee viii have the connection made
at the earliest moment by Consolidated
Workmen. so that through cars can be
run from this town to city hall.
1t was expected that this connection
how hoo i.
there has been hitch upon hitch in get
ting the iron for the connection
The company on this end is anxious
to get the connection made because if
IS losing traffic by the necessity of COM
peHlng ITS passengers to change cars
al Britain square. Many people who
ride into town on the electrics prefer
returning by train to taking chances
on a quick connection at the square
1t is pretty well settled that the
through car will be taken by Con-
soldated conductor at Britain square
and that the. same motorman that
takes the car out will take it through.
A question that viii be agitated in
the new board of road commissioners
has to do with the bosses of the fire
department There are three teams of
big, handsome animals in the new en-
CINE house, with their drivers. One
team IS used on the steam engine, one
on the truck and a single horse on the
hose carriage
The proposition is to work some of
the horses on the streets within a GER
tain radius of the fire house. 1t is
urged that they could be used to ad-
vantage ON street sprinlSling carts. The
argument in favor of this is an argu-
ment of economy. The horses, it is
urged, stand in the stables most of the
time idle. The drivers remain about
the house, as they are compelled Ia
do, and time is heavy on their hands.
1t is estimated that something like
5000 year might be gained to the
town by working the drivers and horses
as proposed.
There will perhaps be some opposition