The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-25
Considerable Damage Done by
the Storm in Spencer and VII
Cinity, Electric Cars Being the
Easiest Marks
N0-LICENSE RALLY HELD
IN SPITE OF THE STORM
Temperance People Are Making
a Determined Effort to Change
the Town From Wet to Dry at
the Next Election in the Spring
of 1902

Special to The Spy.
Spencer, Nov 24.-The elements
played havoc in Spencer and vicinity
today, and at times it looked as if
some of the smaller buildings about
town would be lifted from their foun-
dations, and be deposited in pieces in
different parts of the town
At the noon hour the storm of wind
and rain was at its height and from
that time until 3 o'clock the wind blew
! so hard that it was dangerous for
I pedestrians to attempt to climb Post
Office Hill. Early in the day umbrellas
were called into play but those who
were wise Travelled without them At
| go o'clock it was feared the high wind
would blow over the Uneeda lunch
/ room owned by Crimins Brothers on
Main Street. 1t is estimated at this
| time that the wind was blowing at the
rate of 40 miles an hour at the top of
the hill in front of the Town House.
! The electric cars were seriously
| hampered throughout the day, and it
was a common occurrence to see the
! Worcester Consolidated cars arrive in
/ Spencer with only one sign, the other
| having been lost on the trip to Spen-
/ Ger. 1t was impossible for the conduct
ors TO keep the signs in place as the
wind turned them every which way
and the signs on the sides of the car
We're frequently turned by the wind
so that they read Special instead of
/ Worcester, Leicester and Spencer"
! Although the weather conditions
were anything but perfect the first
No-hcense rally held by the Protestant
churches of Spencer was held in the
First Congregational Church tonight.
1t Is a wet night to talk about the sale
of wet goods" in the town of Spen-
| Ger, but nevertheless the topic was an
| interesting one to every promoter of
! temperance, and when Rev E. A.
| Thomas arose to address the gathering
of people of all denominations nearly
every seat in the church was occupied.
| The prime mover in the no-license
trally was Mrs. Sarah Parmenter, presi-
dent of the local division of the
/ Womans Christian Temperance Union.
Last year the town voted license and
ever since then the temperance agita-
tors have felt more or less ashamed
of themselves, but like Harvard at
Soldiers field, yesterday, they will
wipe out that feeling of remorse they
have experienced since the last cleo
ton, in the coming campaign, and
every effort will be put forth to have
the town vote no-license.
So far as the question of license and
no-licerse has been a matter of con-
lecture. Tonight, however the rally
was well attended and the evils OF
license We're ably explained to the cit
liens by Rev. E. A Thomas of the
Baptist Church. There will be another
no-hcense rally in another month. The
speaker has not yet been announced.
At present there are seven saloons
in Spencer and from all indications all
are doing a rushing business. The re-
suit of license vote means much to the
proprietors of these saloons. For this
reason the people who have Joined
hands in the temperance movement
are aware they will not have every
thing their own way and 1t will be only
by putting in some hard work that
the next license vote will result in a
majority for no. There are many peo-
pie in the town who are of the opin-
ion that the open saloon and license is
preferable to the closed saloon and no.
license.