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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
CLINTON SPORT.
Basket Ball League Will
Die a Natural Death.

Clinton, Dec. 3O.-It looks today as if the
Clinton Basket Ball League, which was
organized two weeks ago with brilliant
prospects, would die just as it has begun
to live. Dissatisfaction among the teams
composing the league has resulted in the
withdrawal of the team representing the
Hillside Social Club The team repre-
senting st. Johns Temperance Society
has made known its purpose to do the
same.
In an interview with the Clinton CORE
spondent of The Spy, Gregory Borlen
captain of the Hillside Club team, said:
we feel that the officials of the league
Disseminated against us. it mas beeh
practically impossible for us to get the
rink for practice or the ball We have
had the use of the rink for halt an hour
or so perhaps once a week, The team
representing the Clinton Cycle club has
been able TO get the rink whenever it
are in constant practice.
The Metropolitan boys and the cycle
club boys pull together to the exclusion
The rest of us have been compelled to
take our directions as to practice from
the captain Of a rival team. ! refer TO
Capt. William O'Malley of the Metropoli-
The Hillside Club has received letter
from George w. Greene, the organizer of
the league, asking formally if it is the in
ttlAtlDiI VI Inc Clup 10 ledNG the IcdS ut
Answer in the affirmative will be re-
turned.
John Milroy, member Of the ST. John $
Society's committee on basket ball, sim
ply says that the society will have no
team in the league, and that is all there is
to it.
He feels it a foregone conclusion that
the series of games would go to the team
representing the Clinton Cycle Club, and
that no contest is possible. Moreover the
first league game was failure from a
financial standpoint. 1t was played on
Christmas night, when the attendance
should have been excellent if ever.
The members of St. Johns Temperance
Society who are inclined to athletics take
decidedly more interest in polo than they
do in basket ball. A team headed by
Thomas McGown has organized to play
polo, and this evening met George NJ.
Dexter, the owner of the rink, and made
arrangements to secure the rink for a
polo game to be played on a date that
will be announced soon.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
REMEMBERED BY SCHOLARS

Miss Nellie Coley, daughter of ex-
Councilman Henry Coley, gave a very
enjoyable reception to her Sunday
school class in st. Matthew's Church,
at her residence, 3S Lewis street, last
evening. Games and social diversions
ruled during the early part of the eve
ming, with a pleasing entertainment Of
songs and recitations by the members
Of the class, to contribute to the en-
joyment of the occasion. Miss Grace
Miner gave the piano solo, "Wayside
chapel" with marked effect, and the
STARS and stripes" by Miss Bessie
Carr, was equally well received. Miss
Edna Holt gave a pleasing selection.
which concluded the program
Miss Coley was presented with a
beautiful umbrella by her pupils as a
token of the personal esteem in which
she is held by the class, one and all
Rebboli served lunch during the even
ing.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
CHESS TOURNAMENT.
Harvard Maintains Her Lead and Yale Is
Poor Tailender

New York, Dec. 30.--Play in the inter-
collegiate chess tournament between the
students from Columbia, Harvard Yale
ana princeton universities was resumed
IN TINS CITY this afternoon. The order of
play and the openings adopted We're as
First tabIe-A NJ. Webb CY.) VS.. x. G.
FAX Co, queens pawn
Second table,. r. c. Arensberg QI)
Third table,. A. Cook (Y0 VS.. A. S.
Meyer Co, queens pawn
Fourth table,. r. Southland CID VS.
j. a. Ely Up. }, French defense.
Webb was beaten by Falk on the first
board The latter gained pawn in the
mlddle stage of the game, and by playing
very carefully he won after 65 moves
Weston at one time looked a winner over
Arensberg, and won three pawns for a
piece, but later he did not understand how
to treat the game properly, and lost after
p moves. The game was adjudicated
Cook went down before Meyer in conse-
quence Of a blunder of the Yale man, who
lost a piece by an oversight, and Meyer
won finely after a moves. Southland out
played Ely in the middle game, and won
after 81 moves. The record of the tourna-
ment to date reads
Harvard won S19, lost IL; Columbia
won Ga lost BE-; Princeton won 8, lost Z;
Yale won 8, lost T.
The individual scores are: Southland
won ., lost Q; Arensberg won 31a lost ~;
FAX won 37a, lost ~; Meyer won 3, lost
= weston Won 2 lost 3; Cook won !, lost
4; Ely won ], lost A: Webb won l, lost 4.
The pairing for the final round tomor-
row is Weston P) vs.. Falk c.: Arens-
berg CID VS.. Webb (Y); Southland Oh }
VS.. Cook (Y.); Ely (P.) VS.. Never Co -
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31

JOHNSON DIDN'T VOTE.
He Was in the Chair, and the Man With
the Hat Missed Him,

AhS vat WlSoON nun
The doings of republican members of
the common council caucus, Thursday
evening. caused considerable gossip in
city hall circles, yesterday. Specula-
ton was rife on the missing vote. Only
T. votes of the Is members of the body
We're cas- Councilman Wesley Merritt
was not present when the ballot was
taken, and Councilman Frederick W.
White and Albert H. Inman, candidates
for the presidential nomination, agreed
not to vote. Fifteen could thus be ac-
counted for, with one lacking The
Spy man discovered yesterday who the
councilman is who did not vote. It is
Councilman Fred w. Johnson.
Failure to vote was NOT intentional on
his part, however. He is senior member
of the body among the republicans, and
was chairman Of the caucus by virtue
of that honor. While the ballodng was
in progress Councilman Inman spoke
of the serious illness of the son of
Councilman Merritt, who had excused
himself from attending the meeting.
Councilman Inman suggested some eX-
preston from the other members.
All this time the balloting was going
on. Councilman Johnson, in the chair,
was directing the caucus, and forgot
to write his ballot Before he was
aware of the fact. the telIers had col
lected and counted the ballots, and the
result was announced Councilman
Johnson had been deprived of his vote.
AS this would not effect the result, he
did not care to cast a ballot.
Although the doors were closed about
two hours, the real caucus lasted only
20 minutes. The only contest was for
the executive office. The other candi-
dates We're nominated by reclamation
and unanimously.
A suggestion that the councilmen
take up candidates for municipal Of
fees and simmer the list down to a
few. met with such violent opposition
that it was dropped.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31

The annual meeting of the members of
the Worcester Mechanics Savings Bank
for the election of officers for the ensu-
ing year, and any other business which
may legally come before them, will be
held at the rooms of the bank In Wor-
cester on TUESDAY, January 3D. 1899. at
2 30 o'clock p. m.
H. WOODWARD, Treasurer.
Dec 9th 1898
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
The Aldermen
Keep Secret.
SLATE is NO GOOD.


The slate is still a mystery. Alder
men of republican persuasion are keep
ing close mouth The rule that a
leakage in the city council can easily
be found is broken. The pledge of Sc
crecy has been kept, and the aldermen
promise it shall be
The councilman who ventured a guess
In The Spy yesterday morning was
probably mistaken in one office. The
newspaper which unequivocally stated
in big, black type, what the slate is,
viii take back water. as usual.
Republican aldermen would not af-
firm or deny that the prediction made
by q. councilman in The Spy was cor
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
The WORCESTER NATIONAL BANK.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Worcester National Bank will be
held at the Banking House, Foster street,
of January, 1899 at eleven o'clock O. m.
1st-To choose directors Tor the ensuing
year.
2d-To act upon the proposition to re-
duce the capital stock of the bank from
$500 600 to S2500O0, as recommended by the
board of directors.
3d-To transact any other business that
may legally come before the meeting
JAMES P. HAMILTON, Cashier.
Worcester, Mass. Dec. 6. 1895
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
IN SECOND ROUND.

To settle a bet as to whether the boxing
bout between Prof. Bailey and BRO :"
Jackson, held at the Winfield tournament
in the rink. Tastes one or two rounds, the
sporting editor of The Spy decides that
the bout was stopped in the second round
by the police.
The first round was cut short by the
timer because the men were smuggling, but
must be counted as a round, as time was
called by the official tiInekeeper.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
WILL. REMAIN WEST.
Former Councilman Coley Is Delighted
With Wisoonsin's Climate.

Former Councilman CoIeY Is Delighted
With Wisoonsin's Climate.
EX-Councilman Henry Coley of South
Worcester, who has for years been in
timately connected with the WhittaH
carpet business, has written to his
friends in the city that he will not re-
turn to the heart of the commonwealth
for a possible two months. Mr.. Coley
left the city a month ago, to enjoy a
much-needed relaxation from the bust
ness here, and has been engaged with
his brother, Joseph Coley in the car
pet business at Fountain City, Wis.
one of the thriving cities of that state.
Mr.. Coley's brother is a prominent man
ufacturer of the city, and influential
in commercial and civic circles. Dur
ing his absence the councilman has
gained in health, and his delightful sit
uation in the west has given him the
rest which his health demanded. He
finds the climate there very agreeable,
and writes entertainingly of the people
there
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
BABIES WIN.
Whites Pets Defeat Casinos Handiy in
Fourth Contest of Their Series.

The fourth of a series of five candle pin
games between the Babies of Whites all
leys and the Casino alley team was
bowled at the Casino alleys last night
The Babies started the game with lead
of 1875 pins, and increased their lead by
fine bowling to a total of 239 pins
The work of the Babies was of the finest
order, three of the men rolling a total of
400, the highest total being made by Gend-
ron, who scored 1877 Hennessey of the
Casinos rolled total of AL, the highest
made by his team
The last game of the series will be
Munsey of the Babies rolled his first
match on the Casino alleys, and his string
was the third highest of the match. The
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
CLAIM WAS PAID.
Ana the attachment Against George A.
Loud Dissolved.

George A. Loud, interior decorator.
with show rooms at Elm street, was
attached yesterday by New York cred
itors, through the office of John H.
Johnson, in the sum of $1,000 for goods
sold on account, and a keeper was plac-
ed in charge. The claim was for be-
tween $500 and $500. and late last even
ing the claim was paid, the attachment
dissolved and the keeper taken out.
The firm was originally Morse &
Loud, the business being started three
years ago. John n Morse, Jr.. con-
tinued in the concern for about a year,
finally selling out his interest to Mr..
Loud, but remaining in a sala1ied po-
sition in the business
The settlement Of last evening was
affected through Judge George NJ
Woodward, who appeared for Mr.. Loud
the attaching creditors being repre-
sented by Lawyer John II. Johnson.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
THE GRAFTON NATIONAL BANK.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Grafton National Bank of Grafton.
Mass, will be held at their banking
rooms on TUESDAY, January 10TH 1899,
at 10 o'clock a. m, for the election of d.
rectors for the ensuing year, and for the
transaction Of any other business that
may legally come before them.
A. A. SIMMONS Cashier.
Grafton, Mass. Dec 3, 1898
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
LEICESTER NATIONAL BANK.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Leicester National Bank will be
held at their rooms ON TUESDAY, Jan.
TO- 1899, at 3 o'clock p. m, for the cleo
ton of directors for the ensuing year
that may legally come before them
PARKMAN T. DENNY. Cashier
Leicester, Mass, Dec. O. 1895
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
A NEW RECORD.
Nine Ball Men Have Another Pin to Make
for New Record.

The record for the nine-ball candle pin
game was broken at Whites alleys yes
terday. A few days ago Mason. Mccain
and Munsey made a score of 239, estab-
fishing new record. Yesterday Piper.
one of the well known bowlers of the city.
dropped into the alleys and proposed a
try for a new record. He secured the aid
of Mccain and Munsey, two of the team
who held the record, and succeeded in
beating the old score by one pin. making
new mark of 240 pins
Mccain did the breaking, and Piper
rolled second Munsey. the last man did
fine work, and was successful in a very
difficult piece of work in the last box. get
ting pins and 10. the ones in the right
and left corners. The score:
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31

The annual meeting of the stockholders
Of this bank will be held at their banking
rooms, on Tuesday, January 10, 1899, at
o'clock p. M for the election Of direc-
tors for the ensuing year.
H. 7. MAXWELL Cashier.
Millbury Mass, December 20. 1893
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
The QUINSIGAMOND NATIONAL BANK
OF WORC ESTER

The annual meeting of the stockholders
or the Quinsigamond National Bank Of
Worcester Mass, will be held at the
banking rooms, 3l6 Main street. on TUES
DAY: January 10th, 1899, at II o'clock a.
M, Tor the election of directors for the
any other business that may legally come
before them.
HENRY =, MURRAY, Cashier.
MOrCester. Dec. 9th. 1909
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31

The partisan-What nonsense, for in
stance, to insist that a country post
master shall have knowledge Of Greek
and Latin
The mugWump-But suppose a postal
card should come to his office written
in one of those languages ?-Indianapo-
lis Journal.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
WHITINSvgLLE NATIONAL RANK

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Whitinsville National Bank. for
the election of directors and the transac-
ton of any other business that may le-
gally come before them, will be held at
their banking rooms on TUESDAY, IAN
uary 10th, 1899, at O'Clock p. m
GEORGE II. SPRAGtIE. Cashier
Whitnsville. Mass. Dec q 1SqS
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
EDUCATIONAL
Why
Be Idle

Thousands of young people are out Of
in straitened circumstan-
ces, or a burden to their friends be-
cause they cannot earn their living.
A thorough knowledge of business
and shorthand would guarantee them
employment, They spend more for rec
reation annually than would secure
them Il first class business training.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
HOW IT AFFECTED HIM.

From the Chicago Tribune)
P.lilanthropic matron-It was poverty
that drove you to drink, was it not. my
poor MANI
Tutfold Knutt-No, maam. Hits
mostly poverty wot keeps me I'm
drinkin ma am.
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Worcester County
Institution for Savings.

The quarterly meeting of the Trustees
will be held at the Banking Rooms No.
% Foster street, on Saturday, the 31st inst,
at o'clock, p. m.
CHARLES A. CHASE, Treasurer.
Worcester, Dec. "a, 1888
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THE CENTRAL Rational BANK OF WORcFSTER

The annual meeting of the stockbold-
ers of the Central National Bank Of
", worcester Mass, will be held at their
1893; at 10 o'clock a m, for the eiectioy
Of 81. directors for the ensuing year, and for
the transaction Of any other business
That may legally come before them
WILLIAM WOODWARD, Cashier
Worcester, Dec. 3. 1898
The Florence tribune., 1898-02-26
The Cuban Government.
[From Harper's WeekIy.l

The Cuban government found to be working with just the same routine as any well-recognized government. Ma ior-Genera1 Bartolome Maso, the Presi- dent of the Cuban republic, impressed me as being a very conscientious, ener- getic and intelligent man, and, above all things, great patriot, and one who has the reputation of being one of the most honest men on the island. He was born in Manzanillo in 1884, and took part in the insurrection of 1868. On the 24th of February, 1895, he left Manza- snillo, and has been in the field ever since. He was elected vice-president of the Cuban republic on September IS, 1895, and elected president October 29, 1897.
 The vice-president, Mendez Capote, is also an exceedingly bright and clever man, and is great diplomat. He has the rank of brigadier-general, and was born in Cardenas, in the province of Matanzas. He holds the degrees of IL. D. and Ph. D.. from the University of Havana, and is secretary of the Span ish-American Light and Power Com pany, Consolidated, and was counsel for the railroads of Havana.
 The members of the cabinet are also very competent and intelligent men, belonging to some of the best families of Cuba. The Secretary of War, Briga- dier Jose B. Aleman, is a native of Santa Clara, and is thirty-four years old. He is not planter, but the edi- tor and owner of La Defensa, Liberal newspaper published in Santa Clara, and has served as alderman of the Santa Clara municipal counsel.
 The Secretary of the Treasury, Col. Ernesto Fons Sterling, was born in Havana. He is twenty-eight years old, a property owner, and belongs to one of the best families on the island.
 The Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Col. Andres Moreno de Ia Tore, was born in Cardenaz, in the province of Matanzas. He is thirty-eight years old, and holds the degree of LID. He is the owner of large sugar plantation, and is well-known lawyer of Havana and Cardenas.
 The Secretary of the Interior, Lieu tenant-Colonel Manuel Ramon Silva, was born in Puerto Principe. He is thirty years old, and holds the degree of Doctor of Medicine, and is a we'll known physician in Puerto Princine.
The Florence tribune., 1898-02-26
sL. Register.
Sheriff's Sale.

HINDER AND BY VIRTUE OF AN ExECU- the Second Judicial District of the Terri
 tory of Arizona, in and for the County of
 Pinal, on the 17th day of February, 1898
 wherein Moves B. Allyn recovered iudg- ment on the 17th day of February, 1898
 against Bertha Schultz, Frank Schultz Susana Bauer and John Bauer for the sum of Six Hundred and Fifty-Two and 50-1OO (S6a250) Dollars, I this day have made levy upon all the right, title and in- terest of the said Bertha Schultz, Frank
 Schultz, Susana Bauer and John Bauer in and to the following property to wit: That certain mine or mining claim situate in the Old Hat Mining District, (also called the Mammoth Mining District,) in Pinal County, Arizona Territory, and known as and called the New Year Mine, notice of location of which is of record in the office of the County Recorder of said Pinal County in Book No g of mines. on pages s2s and $50. reference to to which said record is hereby made.
 Notice is hereby given that on Monday, tn 2lst day of March, 1898. at 2:sOso'cIock p. m. in front of the Court House door in Florence, Pinal County, Arizona Territory, will sell at public auction the above described prop erty. or so much thereof as may De neces- sary, to the highest and best bidder for cash. to satisfy said execution and costs.
 Dated Florence, Pinal County, Arizona Territory this17th day of February, 1888.
 f26-4t VIC. TRUMAN. Sheriff.
The Florence tribune., 1898-02-26

aians (many of whom the writer has Auo"n by actual observation for ten years) this year have lost all the wheat they had sown, from lack of rain. and must De supplied and fed by the govern menu Tor another year, and so on from year to year to keep them from starva.- fion? Does not the voice of the Amar;- can people cry aloud to these Senators. put that clause back, gentlemen. and to every Senator and Congressman. by all means grant the plea for s2O GOO to make the first move toward furnishing the water, which is tue life, physical and moral, to those poor suffering wards of our government?
 Let us now view this matter from the economical or business standpoint. Suppose it costs the government sl0O,- OO0a year to support ,00O Pimas, a like sum for 4,000 Papago Indians, $5o.ooO more for the boys and girls when their school days are over to settle them. S60,0OO indemnity for the stockmen in Pima County for cattle stolen by the Papagoes to keep their families from starving-in all, $3l0,00o. Let us drop 1t to $250,000. Now according to docu- ment P, Fifty-fourth Congress, sec ond session, Mir. Davis shows that in from five to eight or ten years the settlers in this valley, by using the surplus water not needed by the. In dians. will return the entire cost of.the reservoir, $2,244 900, thus making the appropriation asked virtually loan Ter ten years when the government will own the dam, and can run it as an investment. Shall not this clause, asking only $2O,0 ,0OO as starter, be restored to the Indian appropria- tion bill?"
The Florence tribune., 1898-02-26

the proprietor of the Grand View ho- tel, a big log structure s5 feetlong and and containing 12 rooms. Is stands at the brink of the canyon, twelve miles east of Rowe's well, and the guest can look into Utah, Colorado and 5000 feet almost straight down into Arizona. Last month MT. Berry fed 200 people at his woodland resort, which has become popular stopping place for miners, cowmen and snow-fish anglers.
The Florence tribune., 1898-02-26

A postmistress in Middlefeld, Mass, has been arrested for opening letters passing through her office. She ex- plains that she did open few letters, but holds that she had perfect right to do So because they were written by young man who formerly was her sweetheart and were addressed to rival girl. The postmistress adds that she merely wanted to fiud out if they were engaged" We believe the young woman has made out a clear case.- ITombs Prospector.
The Florence tribune., 1898-02-26

THE war fever is still at it's height, and whether the conflict comes or not win depend on the report of the com mission appointed to investigate the blowing up of the Maine. The com missioners expect to complete their work to-day and return to Key West. At the present writing there seems to be little doubt that the spaniards will be held responsible for the explosion, and unless they pay fifteen or twenty millions indemnity something is going to pop. Uncle Sam has got his war paint on.
The Florence tribune., 1898-02-26

IT is humiliating to be obliged to correct errors in subsequent issues of this great family journal, which is usaally infallible; but justice to an esteemed correspondent and worthy gentleman to whom he last week re- ferred as having s'smelled the battle from afar of, ;" compells us to apologize for the mistake of the intelligent com positor who printed it "bottle" instead of ''battle." It may have been more accurate, but was not the intent of the correspondent nor of the TRIBUNE. This closes the incident.