The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24
REMAINS A SECRET.
Name Of the Mysteri-
Gus Priest Kept
From the Public.
SECESSIONISTS LOOK WISE.
One Ventures the Opinion
That Pastor Will Return
in Due Time.
SECESSIONISTS LOOK WISE.

North Brookfield, Aug. 23.-The
strange priest who came last week to
the French speaking Catholics of this
town now in secession from st. Joseph's
Church has been gone since Friday,
and instead of clearing up in any way
the mystery about him is deeper than
ever. When he first arrived here
the committee which have in charge
the interests of the secessionists, stated
the intention of keeping his name a Sc
cret.
There were very few in town who be-
lieved that this mans name could be
kept from the general public while
there was so large number Of French
people who know it. Nevertheless, the
committee has so far succeeded most
admirably in it's purpose, and the com
paratively few people in town who
know the name have pledged them
selves to secrecy, and the pledges are
being well kept.
This afternoon The Spy reporter was
Informed that it would be but a short
time before the priests name is an
nounced and that. too, as the permanent
pastor Of the French people of North
/ Brookfeld.
| The French people are every day
more and more certain that victory is
within their grasp, and that their goal
is almost won The leaders feel that
they are nearing the height of their am
bition, and do not allow themselves to
| doubt that they will be worshipping in
church of their own in few more
| months.
However. they have as yet taken no
/ steps toward erecting an edifice, nor will
| they until they have all details salts
| factOrily arranged, and they are sure of
| having the French priest with them as
| their regular pastor. So The Spy re-
| porter was informed today. As the So
ciety, which has been incorporated for
a long time, Owns land, which was pur-
| chased as church site, it is believed
that the leaders will soon take the pre-
liminary stel's toward building a
church.
Harry Chllds of School street cut
himself severely while chopping fire.
wood early this morning. Mr.. ChilGs
accidentally allowed his hand to rest
on the chopping block as the axe was
| descending, and the result was an ugly
cut in the left hand between the thumb
| and forefnger. 1t was a very painful
! injury, the cash extending from the
| back of the hand to the palm. DR.
L. A. Smith, who attended, was obliged
to take five stitches to close the
| wound.
A fierce battle between a big wasp
| and a spider was watched by several
interested SPECTATORS at Hirbours Dot
| ting rooms this afternoon. The wasp
had allowed himself to become entan-
] gled in the spiders web, and the own
| er forthwith started to take him to
| the thickest meshes of his web But
the wasp put up a strong fight, sue
| cumbing only after long battle, when
| the delicate fibres of the web had him
| securely bound.
| AS the base ball season is rapidly
drawing to a close, the interest in
| foot ball is materially increasing, and
| it is likely that the town will have two
| strong teams this fall. One of these
| will be the Tiger team, which won
| fame for itself last year, and which
promises to be even stronger this year
| as last years players will be older and
more thoroughly seasoned, and there
| may, be- one or two new men in the
| line. 1t is also proposed to select players
| for another team, the best men OBJ
| tainable in town, and if this plan does
not fall through, the Spencer and
DIOohLelu tedIIlS Will nave 10 look 10
| their laurels.
Harry Ware and Charles Earle of
Nashua, N. H, who have been visit
ing Mrs. Thomas Kelly of Bigelow hol-
| low, returned home yesterday.
Ex-Alderman Gilbert of Cambridge is
the guest of his brother, Henry Gill
bert
Superintendent George Keefe of the
Natick Street railway renewed ac-
quaintanees in town today, while on
his way to attend the coaching parade
at his old home in Oakham.
Miss Mary Gilmore has gone to Hard
wick for two weeks visit with friends.
Leon Bush and D. F. ODER captured
| a fine mess of fish at Lashaway last
night five pout being of unusual size.
Harry K. Davis, whose precarious
condition from blood poisoning was re-
ported in The Spy this morning, was
greatly improved tonight, and it is ex-
pected that he will soon be able to be
out again.
j. G. Rockwell's Repertoire Company,
which has been showing successfully
to big crowds in Spencer this week, will
exhibit under canvas here next week.