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Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14

GEN. WILLIAM A. BANCROFT.

The recent change in the street car man
agement of Boston and vicinity made pos
sble by the action of the railroad commits
sioners in approving the lease of the West
End Railway to the Boston Elevated Rail-
way has brought conspicuously before the
public again Gen. William A. Bancroft
recently for four years the able mayor of
Cambridge, who has been selected, under
circumstances peculiarly credtable to him
as the vice president and managing di-
rector of what will soon be, If ii is not
already, the largest street railway system
in the world.
To the operations of the West End Rail-
way capitalized at S27, 100000, with its 3O5
miles of track, its $500 cars and 800 en-
ployees, there will be added the operations
of an elevated railway, to construct and
equip which che legislature has provided
for capitalization of $20O00O00 Althouph
Gen. Bancroft has spent nearly seven
years of his life in the street railway busi-
ness, five Of which were In active opera-
tons, he would hardly have been selecfed
for position OF so much Importance were
1t not for his consummate executive ahlli
ty, his great popularity and his success in
dealing with men. He is quoted MS saw
ing in entering upon his new duties thai
"civillty to the public and fidelity II fhe
company will be the tests of retention II,
the companys SERVICE" and again that
"the safety Of the public, the convenien~e
of the public and the collection of the rev
enues to which the company is entitled
VIII be- the. constant care of the nanare-
ment. II Is understood that the comnarv
VIII push its elevated railway plans VICAR
ously. Sis
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14
A MISSIONARY ENTERTAINMENT

Nearly so members of the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society of Trinity
NJ e. Church met with Mrs. r. F.
Holway, No. 4 Mount Pleasant street,
Thursday afternoon at o'clock. This
was an especial gala day, for nearly 20
little people under the age of five years
came with their mammas. These little
ones are known as the Little Light
Bearers, an organization of the Meth
odist Episcopal church. Mrs. L. F. Har-
rison, president of the Women's Mis-
sionary Society, presided, introducing
Mrs Fl. P. Bruce, a returned missionary
from India, who delivered an interest
ing address upon child life in India.
Several Of the little people also enter
tanned the assembly with recltations
and songs.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14
LoTHRoP,s OPERA HOUSE.

THE Tornado a melodrama which is a
marvel in the scenic line, is the attraction
at Lothrop's next week In the big scene
from which the play takes its name, houses
are torn apart and blown away, great
trees are rooted up, to the accompaniment
of ineessant thunder and lightning. The
dissecting room in medical college and
the collision OF two ocean steamers at
sea are two others of the prominent eff
feets featured in the advance notices.
The other attractions booked at Lothrop's
this and next. month in their order are:
r., TCuba,'s . Vow" the Raye in "a Hot Old
Garfield in my Boys" and a mammoth
"Uncle Toms Cabin. .
The engagement of Edward Harrigan at
Lothrops Opera House is proving as sue
ceSsful as it is noteworthy. The house is
filled to its capacity nightly, and the yicis-
STUDIES and philosophy of "Old Lavender,
hold the sympathy and rapt attention of
the audiences. Several of Dave Braham's
most famous melodies are in the produc-
ton, which will be given but two more
nights with single matinee performance
Saturday.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14
cRANKs NOT DAUNTED.
Ball Enthusiasts Still Hope to See Wor
cester in League.

cester in League.
AS told in the Spy Thursday morning,
the New England League, at it's annual
meeting in Boston, Wednesday, decided
to have the same circuit for '9S and
turned down two or three applications
for membership. This fact, however,
does not daunt those in this city who
are anxious to see Worcester land a
franchise in the New England League.
They say that it is an established fact
that the league wants Worcester, and
that II Worcester only shows half a de-
sire to want the league, this city will
yet be included in the league schedule
for the coming season.
During the past two or three DAYS talk
of New England League team has
been increasing. Many of the enthusi-
asts, although if given their preference
IN the matter would be in favor of the
Eastern League, now believe that rath-
er than have no base ball at all in this
city of 10000 inhabitants there should
be New England League team here.
They make the assertion that the New
ports and Brocktons furnished a good
enough article of base ball for Worces-
ter people, and, with so compact a cir
cult and three games each and every
week, that team here would surely be
q paying venture
But there is still some feeling against
New England League team, princi-
pally on the ground that the heart of
the commonwealth is big enough and
sufficiently interested in base ball to
have an opportunity of witnessing just
as good games and seeing just as good
men play as the cranks have In Provi-
dence and Springfield. These oppose the
New England League scheme, and say
it can never be made profitable ven
ture. Managers Spaulding and Rice of
the Fairmounts and Graftons respective
~, however, who have had considerable
experience in local base ball, figure it
out that a New England team would
pay, and are still working in the hopes
of getting team located here.
The Central Massachusetts League
scheme meets with practically no favor.
Those who would like to see such a
league would prefer the New England,
while those who are opposed to it say
that If team can't be made to pay in
the New England League, how is 1t to
be expected that Central League is to
make money, when there Is nothing in
volved in the games.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14
Worcester and Leicester Exhibitors Secu
Premium Awards at Hartford.

Several exhibitors from this city and
vicinity secured premium awards at the
Hartford, Conn, poultry and pigeon show,
which is being held this week. Charles A.
Ballou of Worcester has secured first, sec
ond and third awards for dark Brahma
hens, and first, second, third and fourth
for dark Brahma pullets; also first for
pen of dark Brahmas. In the Golden Wy
andotte class, j. H. Woodhead of Leices-
ter was awarded third premium for cock
erels and third for pullets. The same ex-
hibitor got firsts for single comb white
Leghorn cocks and hens.
In the pigeon department, DR.. F. H.
Rowland and j. Paul Weixler of this city
were both prize winners. The former re-
ceived an award for Banners, and the
latter first on Wing Turbit and Magpies.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14
A NINE IN oUINsIG.
q Base Ball Team Will be Started There
the Coming Season.

If county base ball in this vicinity
1ourishes the coming season as it did
last summer and two years ago, the vii
lege Of Quinsigamond will be represent
ed in the various Saturday afternoon
games about the county. There is big
crowd of ball cranks down in that vii
lage, and for the past year they have
been regretting that the village did not
have nine which would be able to
cope successfully with such organiza-
lions as the Marlboros, the Graftons,
the Milfords and some other teams that
might be named.
This year, however, they propose to
do something in the base ball line, and
in the course of a few weeks a meet
ing will be called to discuss the matter
thoroughly, and consider the advisable
ty of maintaining team throughout
the season, to play games every Satur-
day afternoon. 1t is not the intention
Of those who are back Of the present
movement to have any second rate
team, but to make it a semi-professioual
organization like the Carriers of Frank
lin. 1t is believed that such a scheme
would not only furnish Quinsigamond
people with interesting games, but
would be a source of profit to those in
charge of the nine
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14
A VISION OF WEALTH.

The figures shown by the annual re-
port of the New York Life Insurance
Company on another page present an
array of wealth that must be a source
Of satisfaction to Henry l.. Trafford,
who is the general agent Of the company
for this part of the state, with offices In
the new Central Exchange building.
Mr. Trafford is enthusiastic over the
new departure Of his company--the vol
untary adoption of 3 per cent basis of
reserve-as outlined in the annual re-
port, and feels confident that ii will re-
suit in a large increase Of business for
1898 Apf ti4 frE
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14
ACCEPTS THE CALL.
Rev. G. Fl. Wright to Assume Active
Duties at Greendale June /.

Gadin Fl Wright, a member of the
senior class at the theological seminary
at Andover, has accepted the call to the
pastorate of the Greendale People s
Church, and will assume active duties
at the church only occasionally. The
newly elected pastor is graduate Of
Williams College, and will receive a
salary at the Greendale Church of $780,
which will be increased as the church
grows in strength.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14

ell met at ii o'clock this morning and
confirmed the nominations of Johnson
w. Ramsey of Boston to be public adj
ministration for Suffolk county. Mr..
Ramsey is colored man, and there
has been some opposition to him for
that reason, but he got through safely.
A. E. Burton of Boston was confirmed
as a trustee of the Hospital for Dipso-
maniacs and Inebriates. Col Richard
son of West Brookfield was confirmed
as member of the dairy commission
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14
WILL GET IT BACK.
But Miss Rocheleau Has Not Yet Re
ceived Her Seized Sealskin.

Miss Lemina M. Rocheleau, who lost
a valuable sealskin coat as a result Of
the new law regarding the importation
Of sealskin garments into this country
from Canada, has not received the gar
ment as yet, although her counsel feels
assured that it will be but short time
when the necessary formalities are gone
through with and the coat returned to
it's owner. The story Of the garment
being seized by the customs officials
was told in Thursdays Spy.
The necessary affidavits have been
sent to the deputy collector at St. AL
bans, and word has been received from
him that he has turned them over to
his superior at Burlington, who will
communicate with Miss Rocheleau, as
soon as he has consulted higher author
ity.
Miss Rocheleau wrote to the authori-
ties at Burlington, Thursday asking
them to expedite matters as much as
possible.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14
coLEY's TEAM WON.

Capt. Coley's team defeated Capt.
Hoyle's in the bowling tournament of the
st. Matthews Bowling Association, Thurs
day evening, by score of 2164 to 2085.
The match was rapid one the bowling
unable to be present with his team, and
his men wanted his average to be taken in
his absence, but Capt. Coley insisted on a
subs and z Hargreaaves oo 6ow vile,
while Capt. Hoyle's average was AL
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14
HOPE CIRCLE MEETS.

The regular monthly meeting of Hope
Circle, Odd Ladies. o. u. II. O., L., met
with Mrs. H. T. Kimban, No. 81 Nav
street. Thursday afternoon ana evening
The most important business before this
meeting was the decision that q. Aale Of
fancy and useful articles sholrd he Aivan
some time In the near future. An fsssh.
o nae Yea was served. Mrs. 8. p. Ihnafl.
Kimball pouring. siAss Mamie
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14
LOCAL NOTES.

j. H. Clarke & Co. have bought two
cases Of very choice plain and fancy white
goods that they win sell for less than SOC
purchase comes in lengths from to 20
yds., called shorts and this is the reason
of their being sold at such low price,
New damaslzs just received to make com
plete their lines, which have become
broken by their successful sale.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14
LADIES ELECT OFFICERS.

The Bethany Church Ladies' Aid So
ciety has elected the following officers +:
President, Mrs Lizzie Colburn; vice
president, Mrs. Emma L. Hardy; secre-
tary, Mrs. A. F. Curtis; treasurer, Mrs.
Jessie Dewsenbury; directresses, Mrs.
A. G. Tourtelotte, chairman, Mrs. A. d.
Sampson, Mrs. Ida Sherman, Mrs. EN-
ma Cakes, Mrs, James Rudy, Mrs.
Mary Davis.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14
Mothers whose children are

Mothers whose children are troubled
with bad colds, Group or whooping-
cough will do well to read what DR.. r.
e. Robey of Olney, Mo, says on this
subject. He writes: For years we
have used Chamberlains Cough Re-
medy, and always keep,it In the house.
1t is regarded in cur family as a speci-
fic for all kinds Of colds and coughs.
The rs and so cent bottles for sale by
Whittier Drug Company. 40 Main
street; Bush & Company, Sc Front,
street; A c. Woodward, Ss3 Main
street.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14
FUNERAL OF MRS. MITCHELL.

The funeral OF Mrs. Mary E. Mitchell,
which was advea tised to take place this
morning, has beer postponed to this af-
ternoon. Services will be held in St.
Anne's Church ct Z o'clock.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14

Goals from free throws Cody 8; from
the floor, Cody 8. Newcomb 8, Connolly and
Cough; missed free throws, Cody, Cough;
fouls, Cough 2, Donahue g. Connolly q
Cody. Referee, j. Fred Powers; Scorer
Philip j. Tighe; timekeeper, Michael Har-
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14
EMERALD FooT BALL CLUB.

The Emerald Foot Ball Club will hold
special meeting at ga Southbridge street
this evening at s O'clock. 1t is planned to
arrange games with Boston and New York
teams on holidays during the coming sea
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14
coLoRED PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH.


Those who have been interested in the
work of Miss Emma J. Wilson, the col
ored teacher from Maysville, South Caro-
lima, will be glad to know that the follow
ing amounts have been contributed in
Worcester and vicinity:
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14
daorrestrr 4ailp SPY.

Subscribers who fail to receive their
papers regularly Will confer favor by
i'm immediately making complaint at this
office.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14
TERPsIcHoREAN nAI1.

10 rent for dances. concerts, lectures. etc
Finest hail In the city for dancing: snrlnr
floors and perfect ventilation, For terms
a. n. Day, Hammond st. sSs
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14
TODAY.
Weather indications-Fair.


:. TODAY. :
: Weather indications-Fair.
!. sun rises. ZIP Days length. .s.24 :
!. Sun SETS. ...436 Moon rises. .11.56
=
!. Worcester Theatre = Doris" 2.90;
= "a Heroine in Rags" s.
=. Lothrop's Opera Household Law
= ender," 8.
I. Bijou Theatre-Continuou vaude-
= Vile, to and 7S0 to 1890.
;. Mechanics Hall-Rev. A. ]. Palmer
= in G.. A. r. course, s.
:. Horticultural Hall - Court Green
y halge social, s.
;. Colonial Hall = Worcester Assem-
= bly,, 8.
j Salisbury Hall = South Unitarian
- social, s.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14
coon Fowls ANp PIGEONS.


Samuel A. Harlow, local treasurer.
The times., 1898-11-06

1.-THE Carpetbagger." He has filed the
vehicle with talents too heavy for 1t and
then probably wonders why his load is
Just as hard to pull as If he had tried to
drag 1t along a vaudeville road without
any "fix" at all in which to place it.
The Carpetbagger'i is the output of
two clever men. neither of whom knows
anything in the world about dramatic
writing. Opie Read. the senior of its au-
thors. once furnished Stuart Robson with
an adaptation of 1.-THE Jucklins, in which
were SO many good ideas that one was
constrained to ignore the constru,t ton
or lack of it-that he might the more
readily appreciate the story to which he
was listening But Mr.. Robson was not
satisfied and took the piece of Augustus
Thomas, who went over 1t carefully. and,
as the actor himself said while here a
few weeks ago. worked marvels vita It.
Could an experienced play carpenter Ike
Mr.. Thomas get "The Carpe;bagger" the
star would probably find himself in t e
possession of a good bit OF theatrical
property. Mr.. Pixley has contributed to
the effort-so his friends have remarked
any number of bright lines and pleasing
The times., 1898-11-06
BijOu Vaudeville

One of the biggest and best bills of the
season Is announced for the Bijou The
ater. where Manager Grieves has secured
known far and wide as Fritz" The
comedian will be assisted on this occasion
by Anna Mortland, In a new sketch. writ
ten especially for Mr.. Emmett. Another
feature to be exploited is popular Johnny
Carroll, who will be remembered by all
patrons of vaudeville He Is this season
producing a one-act farce. entitled.
Opening His Eyes" and with the assist
ance of Addie Crawford. should manage
to hold all his old admirers and make
many new friends. Carrie Scott, the IA
vorite New York singer, will appear with
BABY Monk" an unbleached American
of semi-growth. The Consolidated Three
are also on the bill, while John H w.
Byrne, who Is described as being the peer
of all monoioguists. will unwind his
latest jokes and witty remarks Still
another feature that should attract all
lovers of athletic sports is in the fact
that each evening there will be bout
between those old rivals for champion
ship honors. r. Roy Mackey and John J.
Luskey. Manager Grieves has put up a
purse of 800 TO be given the winner. The
Bijou Burlesque Company, largely aug
mented and still retaining all the old IA
yorites. will produce a new musical me-
lange of the latest songs and popular
choruses, Nina Collins. Mamie Reming-
ton, Rose Carlin, Maud Myring, Bonnie
Goodwin, Siddoune Dixon. Johnny Web
er. Marty ONeill Bobby Bryant and
Dave Schaefer heading the organization.
The times., 1898-11-06
HnlI Cnine roniebt.

Hall Caine. the eminent novelist and
playwright, whose drama. THE Chris
tian.'' has created sensation of no small
import in the theatrical world and whose
story-lecture was so well received last
Friday at the National. will repeat his
entertainment tonight at that theater.
The talk is something entirely unique.
consisting more of a verbal novel than
of anything else This narrative has new
er been published and in all probability
never will be- Told by a man whose in
telIect and personality are dominating, it
is said, to assume all the power and in
terest that made famous the Morse and
Arabiac tales which have. in the one in
stance. been handed down to US in the
form of mythology and in the other been
retained by the people themselves. Mr.
Gaines story is entitled Home Sweet
Home" and is supposed TO be full of the
most delightful sentiment. quiet humor
and intense pathos. The entertainment
tonight will begin at S:l5.
The times., 1898-11-06
According to some modern sooth-sayer

According to some modern sooth-sayer
wars begin in epochs of twenty-five and
financial panics In periods of twenty years.
fact that good business in local theatri-
calls comes only during alternating weeks
win have been noted by every observer.
There may be no tangible reason at all
for the coincidence or 1t may be due TO the
same considerations that cause fruit trees
10 bear lavishly but once in two seasons
whatever be assigned to account for the
condition its existence seems strangely
certain. The week just gone happened to
be an excellent one. What has come to
be the regular dose of opera was given
at the National by the Bostonians, and,
of course, the greater part of the money
that went over the house diagrams during
the last six days passed into the hands of
Treasurer Smith to be later divided be-
tween Manager Rapley and Proprietors
Barnabee and Macdonald. Both THE
Serenade' and Robin Hood were given
to crowded auditoriums, and the receipts
of the engagement will probably not be
far above or below the s10.o90 mark. The
next best business of the period may by
some be laid 10 Tim Murphy's production
of THE Carpetbagger' at the Columbia
and by others to the stay of William
Vests Minstrels at the Academy. Neither
show had any cause for complaint. The
Strand-Madison Square Comedy Company
gave a very worthy performance to al
I 20. "a
while the closing of the Grand sent big
houses to the Bijou and good ones to the
Lyceum, where the ''Venitlan Bur-
lesquers' presented rather poor bill.
A list of attractions is promised during
the coming week that should go some H.
tie way toward counteracting the effect
of the exceptional run of business just
finished. F'Enk Daniels, who when ali
has been said and done. is undoubtedly the
best comedian on the comic opera stage
comes to the Columbia with his twin sue
cesses. The Wizard of the Nile and
THE Idols Eye" Each of the repertoire
will be given for half the engagement In
the order named. The productions ars
lavish and the prospect that Mr.. Daniels
who holds the house record for big audi
ences. will smash the standard he left
last year and create a new one. ]. b
Dodson and Ida Conquest, with a number
of other good people, are TO bring William
Giliette's latest effort. Because She
Loved Him So.'' to the National. and
Denman Thompson will cater to the re
ligiously inclined at the Lafayette with
his famous pastoral, THE Old Home
stead" The Smyth and Rice comedians
in My. Friend from India" afford tbs
offering Of the Academy, the Bohemian
BurlesGuers" are advertised for Herman S
and the Bijou is TO have a good vaudevill,
bill headed by the inimitable Fritz EN-
melt. a son of the man who wrote tbs
charming lullaby that bears his name
While no less than three of the four at
fractions offered at the high-ciass the
aters have been here at least twice before
all are strong favorites and the outlool
for worthy amusement is rather good.
The times., 1898-11-06

Him So" which was only recently COM
pleted is the result. 1t is hardly possible
that the man who wrote so many success
full works. among them Mr.. Wilkinson's
Widows and TOO Much Johnson" could
at this day do anything that would not
meet theatergoers expectations. and 1t
is. therefore. highly probable that the
new Offering, the felicitous title of
which is in itself a sort of guar
antee of great enjoyment, viii be a
laugh-maker of the first quality. Mr..
Gillette is careful with all his labor and
he gave considerable time to this piece.
II 1t should turn out to be his MASTER
piece in comedy, as Secret Service was
in the dramatic line, no one would be sur
prised.
Charles Frohman will give the play ad-
equate stage exposition. An organization
which includes J. L. Dodson and Ida
Conquest. of the Empire Theater Stock
C"mDany. win Arden. Arnold DAILY,
William Smith. Tully Marshall, W. j.
CrrStartiae, Charles Eldridge, Roy Fair
child, Kate Meek, Leonora Braham. Mar
ieaaing. Margaret Mayo. Edythe
Skerrett, Bijou Fernandez and Helen Gail
viii appear in the several characters
The times., 1898-11-06

try, and a homicide in which the audience
was never interested has been explained.
But this is not all. Having had no
plot in the first three acts of their work
Messrs. Read and Pixiey proceed to
make up for the deficiency by introduce
ing several In the last. The black-whis-
kered candidate for election to the gov
ernorship who has done nothing but
buster all through the piece, comes In
and shakes the hand Of his defeated OPP
ponent. declaring that the said opponent
has won what he could not. This refer
ence is to Mrs. Fairburn and 1t is intense
ly interesting because no one has had any
idea before that the desperate cared any
thing in the world for her. Upon this,
GRANGE takes the lady into his arms and
shows a mad affection for her that is as
tonishing considering the rapidity with
which 1t has been fostered and the little
there Is to provoke 1t. Then the female
lobbyist and the servant disappear, the
juvenile and the soubrette go away to
make love to each other and the rest of
the cast leave the happy couple to the
elimination of an affair of which the au-
dience has known little and in which 1t
has had no sympathy.