The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-24
NEW POSTM MASTERS
Name Sent to the Senate
For Confirmation.

master of this town and sent his name
TO the Senate for confirmation. The
Spy stated a few days ago that this
petition was in Washington and would
probably have its effect.
Mr.. Stevens is victorious in a TRAN
gular contest which was perhaps the
hardest-fought post office fight this
town has ever known. There have been
strong rivalries for the place, too, be-
cause. it is the best thing politics has
10 offer here.
Mr.. Stevens was opposed by Henry A.
Burdett and Warren Goodale. Lately
oliver D. Jewett entered the race with
The backing of former Chairman of the
republican town committee Charles G.
Bancroft. The race was really between
the two candidates first named. Mr..
Burdett is a prominent druggist and
was formerly postmaster. His petition
was forwarded some weeks ago. Mr..
Stevens petition went the middle of
last week. 1t carried more than 700
names, including the firm name of the
Clinton Wire Cloth Company, where
he has been employed since early in
1899.
The contest owes part of the IN
tense interest taken in it to the fact
d
two wings of the party-the old liners,
so-called headed by DR.. Walter P.
Bowers, and the young republicans,
with S. Ives Wallace, representative
and chairman of the town committee,
for leader.
Mr.. Stevens received the undivided
support of Mr.. Wallace.
The new postmaster has been identi
fed with the republican party as a
worker for many years. He has the
reputation of being able to call more
voters by name than any other man in
Clinton. He is also credited with be-
ing one of the most astute politicians in
his party and to have done more work
for less reward than perhaps any other
republican.
Mr.. Stevens is, however thorough
business man, a man of some wealth
and a man of affairs. Mr.. Stevens was
born Dec. s. 1863 in a house on Wood
lawn street, in this town. He was the
son of Salmon Lafayette Stevens. He
graduated from the Clinton high school
with the class of 1881. He graduated
from the University of Boston, 1886,
taking high rank in chemistry. In 1889
he entered the employ of the Wire Cloth
company. as stock keeper and order
clerk. He will give his time exclusively
TO the post office.
1t will probably be several days be-
fore Mr. Stevens can be confirmed by
the Senate and his commission pre-
pared.
One of the most attractive features of
the central fire station is the library
presented the fire department for the
use of the men by the Clinton Women's
club. The books were brought to the
fire house quietly, and without any GER
emory whatever, Tuesday morning.
Later, the president of the club, Mrs.
Rodger, accompanied by Mrs. George
w. Greene. came to the station and ar
ranged the volumes in a handsome case,
which was loaned by Edward l., Hall
until a much larger case, which the
board of fire engineers has ordered, can
be put into the reading room. The gift
includes some 200 bound volumes, be-
sides copies of some OF the latest peri
odicals.
The selection covers a wide range Of
authors The Women's club took S25
from it's treasury. with which some of
the books were purchased. The balance
of the library is the gift Of the members
of the club individually. Mrs. John r
Thayer Of Lancaster made a. considera
bile contribution of books. Mrs, A, K
Harris presented a large and handsome
atlas Of Worcester county. which oc-
cupies the place of honor upon the ia
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