Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-06
FROM ALASKA.
Joseph Delage of Southbridge
Writes About Klondike.
Says Country Teens With Precious Metal
Winters Are Cold But 6earable-
Other News Notes.

Southbridge, March 5. = Southbridge
has had news direct from the gold fields
of Alaska, coming from a former towns
man, Joseph Delage, brother of Fred
erick Delage of this town, who for the
past 10 years has spent the greater part
of the time in Alaska gold regions.
Mr.. Delage settled first on the Doug
las Islands, and was for some time a
a few years there, he returned to tine
states, with his wife and family, and
left them here, returning to Alaska in
1888, determined to go farther into the
gold country of which very little was
known at that time. Delage did not spend
much time in mining, but found that
he could conduct a very lucrative busi-
ness in mercantile pursuits, trading,
transportation, ETC., and along this line
has made considerable money. He is
now in Seattle preparing to return to
Alaska, and on his return will be ac-
companied by his two brothers, Henry
and Philois Delage, both former resi-
dents OF this town. In writing of the
Situation tI1 ALASKA, and the truth of
.thesreports, Mr. Delage says that they
have been exaggerated very little and
that the country is marvellously rich in
the precious metal. In speaking of the
temperature of the country, he says the
coolest he ever experienced was IS de-
grees below zero, but that 65 degrees
below is the average low mark in his
experience. He also says that he has
suffered considerably more in the states
with the mercury at 20 degrees below
than in the severe atmosphere of Alaska
at s. degrees below.
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS.
The high school athletic team is MAX
ing preparations for the W. c. s. A. A.
games -at Spencer in June, and has
every reason tc feel at ease as to the
showing they will make Capt. Hall
has not yet issued his call for candi-
dates for the team but knows about
what he will have, and it viii be prac-
tically the same team That captured
second honors last year, except that
many of the men who were green men
last year will make much better show
ing now. Tetrault, who won first in the
shot put last year, win not be with the
team this year, but they have Powers
and Morse who in this event will be
as strong as anything they will meet
The team has secured the services OF
Thomas F. McQueeney, the crack hur-
dler of Worcester, to coach the team,
and he win be with them the entire
month before the meet and devote his
whole time to the men, The boys have
the support of all sport-lovng towns
people, and will surely finish as good
and probably better than they did last
season.
COL. CHAFFIN.
AS stated in the Spy Saturday, at a
meeting of the officers of the sixth regi-
ment. NJ. v. M, in Boston, yesterday
Mai George H. Chaffin of this town was
elected lieutenant colonel of the sixth
regiment This is a worthy distinction
conferred upon a man fully worthy to
receive it, and an action very pleasing
to his host of friends here.
A GRIsT OF NEWS.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Fred Hill are receiv-
ing congratulations on the birth of a
daughter that occurred Saturday morn
ing.
Dora Roberts, girl of 10 years, died
at the home of her parents, Charlton
road, Friday night, after lingering ILL
ness terminating in quick consumption.
on the same day her little sister, aged
less than one year, died. The funerals
will be held at the same time.
Quite an entertaining debate was held
by the Y. NJ c. A. Debating Club, last
night, which was well attended, The
question was: Resolved that farming
in the town of Southbridge pays" Geo:
McKinstry talked in the affirmative and
Clare Hall in the negative. The ques-
tion was decided in the negative.
Henry Benoit, who lives on the Charl-
ton road, severely injured his foot while
cutting through the ice on the small
pond near the sand bank, Charlton
street, yesterday.
The stock in the store formerly run
by Thomas Potter, Main street, was sold
this evening at sheriff's sale at public
auction.
James Cullen, formerly of Dover, n.
H., has resigned his position with the
Southbridge Printing Company.
A. H. Wheeler returned from Boston
last night, where he has been this week
representing the boards of trade of
Clinton, Quincy and Southbridge before
the legislature, relative to the bill reg
ulating the licensing of pedlers.
Fred Vance of Geneva, n. Y, has en-
tered the employ of the American Opti-
cal Company in their gold department.
Peter Lataille has purchased LeClaire
block on North street, and converted
part of it into a market.
Winfield Vinton is seriously i'll at his
home on Elm street. He is being at
tended by Dr. F. W. Edwards,
Mrs. Mary McGrail has been visiting
Mrs. f. H. Callahan in Spencer during
this week.
Michael Gile, a man who drifted into
the town during the past week. went to
work yesterday morning for Rufus Ha-
ven. in Dudley, cutting wood; he had
not worked long when the axe slipped
and entered his foot, making a wound
that DR.. j. A. Genereux had to take
eight stitches to close.