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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04
HALF DROWNED.
Clinton Mans Awful Strug-
gle in ley Water.

Clinton, Dec. 3.-Owen O'Tooole was
skating on coach race" pond, between
and o'clock, and when about mid
way Of the pond, on the north dyke
side, the ice broke and O'Toole was
tioundering in the icy waters.
An awful struggle then ensued
O'Toole foughtI bravely to keep his
head above water He clung to the
thin ice with one hand, while he beat
water with the other. Time and time
the brittle ice gave way and let the
man sink beneath the surface of the
water.
A large crowd hurried to O'Toole's
assistance by walking on the ice This
work OF rescue was extremely hazard
Gus and this method had to be aband-
oned
In the meantime, Patrick ]. Gibbons
and Michael Kittredge had gone to a
nelghboring house in quest Of aladder
and hurriedly pushed this new means
OF rescue over the brittle ice untiI
q Ioole could reach it, 1t was with
difficulty that the half-drowned and
frozen man could pull himself on 70 The
ladder ~ 'ii'
When O'Toole finally reached shore
he was so chilled and exhausted tbst
he was all but insensible he was
subsequently taken to his homo ~,
Nam street. At a late hour tonieht
the young man was resting comfort
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04

preparing for the ministry with his
pastor, Rev. Aaron Putnam. During
he summer of 1871 he preached at
Shrewsbury one Sunday, and received
q formal call to that place Not wish
ing to settle 50 soon, however he re
fused, but in March Of the following
year he was called again, and this time
accented.
The ordination took place June %,
1852, and so popular did he become
n a few years that the church was
'ound to be Inadequate to hold the large
congregations. In a town meeting,
acid in 1866, it was voted to build a new
and more commodiOus meeting house.
There was some dissension as to where
[ should be located, and finally as a
result the north precinct OF the town
was set off as a separate parish. and
allied BoylstOn. The members living
in the south part still had to come
some two miles to service, and petit
toned to be allowed a separate parish
also, if The church could not be built
nearer them. For some reason, hoWev-
eF. the petition was Withdrawn, and
the new meeting house was built nearly
on the size of the old.
On July IS, 1866, the first service was
held in the new church, the text being
taken from Genesis, 2Sth chapter and
house of Cod and this is the gate of
Heaven" The building was 45x6O and
had at first no bell or steeple-they
waited AZ years for these. The church
was painted white outside and in, and
While the color of the interior has been
changed a number Of times, the outside
has always remained the same.
1t was not till late in life that Rev.
Sumner received his degree of D. D.
from Yale and the South Carolina Col
lege, In his old age he asked that he
be given an assistant, and the first man
chosen to this office was Rev Samuel
Ingersoll who lived only a few weeks.
Following him came Rev. Edward
Whipple. Mr.. Whipple died a year after
and Rev. George Allen was settled as
DR.. Summers colleague and was left in
possession of the pulpit by the death
of DR.. Sumner in 1924 In 1910 DR.. Allen
resigned and moved to Worcester
In 1884 the church underwent some
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town prOprietors chose a committee
10 make arrangements for building a
meeting house, for the erection of
which the sum Of e21O was voted, and
a plot of land was granted for the es-
tabishment of saw mill TO furnish
lumber for the building.
On May 4, 1921, the first meeting
house was erected on Rocky Pine
plain. 1t was a simple structure, 40x32
feet and IA feet high, with high.
square pews and no stoves To keep
warm in winter, the old folks carried
foot stoves filed with hot Goals, which
they replenished at the pastors fire.
place at noon.
There was no settled minister till
Rev. Job Cushing was ordained, De-
cember 4, 1928, at which time the
church consisted of Is members, job
Gushing, Samuel Bennett. John Keyes.
Sr., Samuel Wheelock, John Keyes,
Thomas Hall, Nahum Ward, Peter
Smith, Edward Goddard, Simon May
nard, Daniel Rand, Samuel Crosby,
Joseph Sherman, John, Crosby, Will
liam Taylor and Elias Keyes.
Job Gushing was the son of Mathew
Gushing. and his mother was Nazareth
Pitcher, who came from Norfolk Eng,
in $685. and settled in bingham. He
graduated from Harvard at an early
age, and in 1927 married Mary, tn.
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Webster, Dec. 3.-Angered and dis
gusted over the manner in which the
New York, New Haven & Hartford rail-
road controls the Main street crossing,
Thomas Kennedy, a stone cutter, resid-
ing in Norwich, Conn, who was in
hurry to get over the crossing, climbed
between the cars of a freight train this
morning and in doing so had his right
foot caught between the bumpers and
crushed. He was carried to the office
of DR.. J. o. Genereux where the in
5ured member was dressed.
For a long time local citizens have
kicked and entered all sorts and man
mars of complaints against the railroad
company for their continuous blocking
of the Main street crossing, but all to
no avail.
OF late however, the railroad people
have taken more pains to keep the
crossing OPEN and from the time that
Officer Joseph P. Love spent a couple
of days in drilling it into the minds Of
the conductors of the freights in charge
that they should not keep the crossing
blocked unnecessarily, up to the recent
snow STORM the trainmen have been
more careful in stopping the Main
street traffic.
But today it was demonstrated that
freights have the right of way, although
Kennedy was to blame mostly for at
tempting to get between the cars
Kennedy came to town last night
He intended to visit Milford today in
quest of a job. 1t was about O'Clock
this morning when a freight train in
charge of Conductor Carlisle was
switching on the crossing Kennedy
having only a few minutes to spare
was vexed beyond question, as he anx-
iously waited for the train to clear
the crossing.
At last he determined to get across
at. any cost. There were others who
felt the same way but they did not
have the nerve to try it. Kennedy
climbed between the cars with the re-
suit as before stated.
The train hands carried him to Or.
Genereuxs office, where it was found
that the top of the foot was split Az
inches in length with y confusion two
inches long on the sole Of the foot 1t
required 26 stitches to close the
wounds.
A fire broke out in the dry goods |
store of Richard J. Kennedy at 1.30 |
O'Clock this afternoon. but was Of short !
Marshall put it out with the aid Of |
chemicals The damage was about $50 /
but at one time looked threatening |
Thomas Kerigan got drunk last night !
and was full Of fight. Finally he en- |
countered officer Henry ]. King, and |
the result was that Kerigan got landed |
IN the lookup. He came before Judge |
Bartholomew in the district court this |
forenoon, and got four months in the
house Of correction. officer King took |
the prisoner up on the is train
The local soldier boys of Company X
Sixth Massachusetts regiment. are
happy. They received this morning their
state pay. Jack NJ. Ennis seemed to
be the most fortunate in the crowd, for
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THE PRESENT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

daughter of Rev. John Prentice of
Lancaster. He carried on a farm, as
well as attending to his ministerial du
ties, until 1850 in August, he died sud
denly while at work in the fields.
The communion service was Of highly
polished pewter, and was purchased at
the time of the organization of the
church. The communion cloth was
gift from Madame Gushing, and was
of fine damask, having woven in its
texture pictures of Scriptural history.
The death of Job Gushing left Shrews-
bury church without a minister. and a
day was set apart by the church forfast-
ing and prayer, to the end that the
Lord might guide them in their choice.
The one finally chosen was Joseph
Sumner. He had graduated from Yale
with honors in 1859, and taught school
in Charlton the next winter. In the
following spring he had commenced
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changes in appearance. The building
was raised and the present vestry was
built. being furnished partly from the
church. In 1890 another change was
made and modern pews put in.
In this vestry the Sunday school has
met and it was at this place that .Tohn
=. Cough made his first temperance adj
dress and George f. Hoar made h,s
first political speech
After Rev George Allen left. the
church was destitute of a preacher for
while, but June %, 1871, Rev. lanes
Ayerill was ordained. He resigned
Nov. 10, 1871, and was followed by Rev
Nathan W. Williams, 1S49-1S5S; Rev
William A. Mckinley, 1S59-1S65: Rev n
Porter Dyer, 1S67-1S77 Rev. John r.
Scudder, 1877-1Ss2; Rev. Frank IT
Allen, USELESS; Rev. 1nman l.. Wilcox
1ss9-1ssli Rev William A. MnGinleY'
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04
BASKET BALL AT MlLLBURY.
The Y M. C.L. Stock Took Big Jumn
IN the Event Of Tigers Victory

v.
Millbury Dec. 3.-One of the most
interesting games of basket bali ever
seen was played in the town hall here
this evening between the local Y. NJ
c. L. A. and the Marlboros, which re-
suited in a victory for the former nv q
score Of to 3. The game was clean
basket ball from start to finish tbe
Lifts thus keeping up their good rem
utation. ~
kynoch the star centre. made many,
phenomenal plays, and Gagged the baiI
~ creultaple manner. Pat Helm as
ne - called also added another laurel
" ms cluster by throwing a goal dur
ing scrimmage from the centra ar
the hall. Porter the weu.Lno,, ol
Clinton player, held up his end all dr.
ing the game, and won applause fre
quently from the rooters. II ia need
less TO mention the merits due 10 Wood
ana Crossman, as they always nlav ~
fastest kind of ball. For the NTariho,,(
team, Doyle was the "cracl-oY{a,I.', ,,
and, considering the man he was nm
against, Crossman, he did remarkahIv
wen. Young Doyle made several ,yoo'3
throWs Tor the basket but the snhere
Lalleu 10 connect with the basket. n
Was ruhored mere this evening that
Doyle was to be made an offer fo Mo, rii,S.
IN MilI6ury the remainder of the Soy sea
son. The lineup was
G1,rossman: !. f..............l. f.. White
WOOD 7. ,,........,..........r T pol,b
Rynoch' J. b. .............l. b.. Tan ,uJo
Porter, +. b............. !, IN te
Goals, Robb, Kynoch, Cross,,,o,,
Best Wood, Kynoch, Heheir. ''I fa,,In
Doyle' Porter, Crossman > Ta MS
Best; timers, Cronin and Walsh t'
tendance 700. Time, 2O-minute halves. . !
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04
Is the Church
Near By.
RECOLLECTIONS
Dating Back a Century and
Three-quarters,

Shrewsbury Dec. 3.-The congrega-
ton of the Congregational Church will
hold tomorrow and Tuesday the 175th
anniversary of the founding of the
church, the ordination of the first min
lister, Rev. Job Cushing, having been
ordained Dec. 4, 1923. Tomorrow ex-
ercises will begin with historical ser
mon by the present pastor Rev. e. A.
Lathrop, at 1916 in the morning, fol-
lowed by Sunday school Immediately
after the sermon and in the evening
will take place the Christian Endeavor
rally and sermon to young people by
Rev |. L. Wilcox of Worcester.
Tuesdays exercises will consist of a
roll call of the past and present mem
bers, and a social hour in the after
noon, with a banquet at p. m, and
evening service at 7.30. At the even
ing service there will be greetings by
ReV. E. e. Ayers of the Methodist
Church and Rev. S. B. Cooper of the
Boylston Congregational Church. The
address will be delivered by Rev. John
L; Scudder Of Jersey City Tabernacle
Church.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04

while the rest of the boys received a
months salary, 81, Jack got his two
months state pay
The Webster Social Club viii hold its
third dance of the season in Columbia
hall December 10.
Dyer Upham, father Of Town Clerk
Leroy j. upham, was in town and did
considerable trading today.
George f. Billiard visited in Wor-
cester today.
Superintendent w H. Foss had a
gang of men at work today breaking
Lake street to the car barn so that
they could get the snow pillow out.
If the weS Their is pleasant tomorrow.
about % ASmbers of the local order of
knights of Columbus will drive to Pas
coag, where a new lodge will be insti-
tuted.
Miss Elizabeth Cassidy is visiting in
Boston over Sunday
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04
Y cry CALM.
Nothing New
Sign Out
AT LABOR QUARTERS
Manufacturers Don't Like
Newspaper Heads.

Marlboro, Dec. 3.-Today is a repe-
tition of yesterday, as far as the labor
situation is concerned-nothing new.
This hackneyed expression confronts
the news gatherer at every turn.
The manufacturer says he does not
care to furnish big head lines for the
newspapers, while the nothing new
sign is displayed at labor headquar-
ters.
AS predicted in The Spy some time
ago, the doors of the big factories will
soon swing open, and the operatives
will be invited TO go to work on a free
shop basis. That a large proportion of
the shoe workers of this city will re-
fuse to go to work on these terms is
evident.
The manufacturers have time and
again asserted that Marlboro help will
be employed when the factories start.
The number Of Marlboro people that
will enter the factories under the CON
ditions imposed by the manufacturers
the labor leaders say, will be very
small.
The wheels of the NIiddlesex factory
still continue to revolve the regulation
number of hours each day A small
gathering of people saw the operatives
as they came forth from their work
this evening. No violence was offered.
and only hiss was heard now and
then. detail of police was on hand.
but they had practically nothing to
do.
Tomorrow night mass meeting Of
shoe workers will be held in the city
hall. The speakers will be William
Inship, secretary of the English shoe
workers, and William Thorn of the
gas workers Of England
The strikers enjoyed another dance
IN Powderly Hall this afternoon. The
Union orchestra furnished music. md
the usual large crowd was in attend
ance. The strikers had a mass meet
ing in the theatre this evening. The
speakers gave addresses in the French
language. Alex Grenier presided. A |
good sized crowd was present.
The relatives of John J. Murphy. |
Timothy j. Kirby and A. A. Goegi1 |
the Marlboro young men who We're re-
ported on the Inflated steamer PORT !
land, have abandoned hope, and now |
are anxiously awaiting the recovery of !
the bodies This sad disaster has cast
gloom over the city, as all three
young men were wen known here and
We're universally respected.
The coming city election seems to be
overshadowed by the big strike and
not much talk seems to be INDUCED
in by the managers of any of the par
ties. Chairman John T. Fay of the
democratic city committee. saws thar
Plunkett will win by substantial ma
jority. Chairman H. C. Hunter who
has charge of the republican campaign.
says nothing, but appears to be saving
wood at rapid rate.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04
GETTING IN ORDER.
MlIbury Sidewalks Once More FassabIe
A Runaway Accident.

Millbury, Dec. 3.-street Commission
er Thomas A. DoIan, with a large force
Of men, was at work today shoveIling
off the sidewalks on the main streets.
A team owned by W. e. Horne and
driven by Jesse Laffette, tipped over
ON Elm street today The cause of the
accident was the condition of the
streets. The team was badly dam
aged.
Thomas H. Sullivan, Esq, left tonight
for Syracuse, N Y, on a business
trip
Eli Lacouture, who for the past few
weeks has been the guest of E. U. La
couture, returned to his home in MARI
boro tonight.
E. f. Bartlett of Marlboro is the
guest Of his sister, Mrs. Seward Pierce,
of Elm street.
Mrs. G. f. St. Lament and Mrs. Eli
Lacouture Of Marlboro are visiting
friends in town.
S. B. Hall of Grafton is visiting.
friends in town.
Archie p. Martin is to go to work
for the firm of Dunton & Winter. the
Elm street grocers.
Report of basket ball games on sport
ing page in this issue.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04
BEHAVED CURlOUSLY.
Freight Car Jumped the Track Ran 600
Feet and Righted Itself.

East Brookheld, Dec "A peculiar
accident to an east-bound freight took
place at this station last night When
the train was coming into the yard.
the draW-bar of one Of the forward
cars was pulled out and dropped,
throwing the car from the track The
rear cars had pushed it almost 200
yards on the ties when the car Jumped
on the track again and the train was
stopped. A brakeman on the car
jumped when it left the rail, but re-
ceived no injury, as he struck in a deep
snow bank
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04

In 1717 a grant of land was petitioned
for by John Brigham and 30 others.
inhabitants of Marlboro, and the land
was granted by the general court on
condition that 40 families build houses
and settle an Orthodox minister in the
community within three years. This
latter condition was not fulfilled, how
ever, and it was not until 1920 that the
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Ca IruaEa, r. y, Dec. S.-Danel A. Reed
for MI. lett guard. was chosen captaiA
the rs team today. " '''e nieii'''ei'
tbr ,eu mas, mas played left guard for the last
Versit,S Years n, and will return to the uni
work. lie eN Weigh sbg 10, % take postgraduate
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04

Business Bringing advertisements
flyers and trade circulars. written M
intelligehtly by j. e. Mayhem, 327 Main
street.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-18
A Bismarck "Reminiscences.

Professor Aegidi, who was for many
years the chief of the press bureau, IN.
der Prince Bismarck, has published the
following Renaissance of Prince Bis
marck and the car, Alexander IL: "a
fore the outbreak of the Franco G erma..
war the czar was with King William
at Ems. They were together one even
ing, and Prince Bismarck was standing
at the other end of the room anxiously
watching the czar, whose more or less
friendly attitude toward Prussia's poll
cy was matter of very great impor-
lance.
Suddenly the czar's big dog, which
had been lying silent under its masters
chair, rose, prowled about the room,
stopped before Prince Bismarck, looked
at him, wagged its tail affectionately
and licked the hand he held out toward
it. The czar, who had attentively
watched it's movements, called out to
Prince Bismarck at this moment. you
see, the dog knows his masters
friends. -
Prince Bismarck, who told Aegidi
this story, added: II felt relieved. That
was historical moment for our poll
cy. BERLIN Cor London Standard.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-18
Mrs. cleveland,s Courtesy.

The following pretty story is told Of
Mrs. Grover Cleveland: At one of the
public receptions given at the White
House an old lady who was drawn up
in the line that was pushing it's way
forward to shake hands with the presi-
dents wife dropped her handkerchief
just before getting to Mrs. Cleveland
She was too old and rheumatic % stoop
down and recover it, and those back of
her in the line were too intent upon get
ting the one feeting glimpse possible of
the mistress of the White House to no.
tice the old lady's loss, and the hand
kerchief was trampled upon roughly.
Just before the old lady reached her
Mrs. Cleveland stepped out of her place
and deftly picked up the handkerchief,
tucked it in her dress and, taking her
own fresh one, which was of the most
delicate, dainty lace, smilingly handed
it to the old Lady with the sweet re-
mark, PLEASE take mine, and when
you get home send it back to me, will
your" And when the handkerchief came
back to her Mrs. Cleveland returned
that OF the owner, freshly Numbered,
lying on the top of beautiful box of
rosebuds that came from the White
House conservatory.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-18
Politics In washinston,s limo,

But, even worse than official incompe-
tency, those who provided the supplies
were tainted with peculation and fraud,
says Charles Kendall Adams in The
Atlantic. The historical student, as be
gives up the idea that the legislation of
the time was supremacy wise, must al,
so, however reluctantly, abandon the
idea that the Revolutionary period was
an age OF spotless political virtue
Again and again Washington pleaded
with congress and with the chief off
GERS of the individual states In appeal
ing to President Reed Of Pennsylvania
on the 18th Of December, ITS, to bring
those whom he calls the "murderers of
our cause "to condign punishment, =
he unbridled his passion and sent these
energetic words: 81 would to. God that
one of the most atrocious in each state
were hung on a gallows five times as
high as the one prepared by Hannah -
The situation seemed so desperate
that only six days later he wrote to
Benjamin Harrison, the speaker of the
house of delegates of Virginia, las
there can be no harm in pious wish
for the good of ones country shall
offer it as mine that each state will not
only choose but compel its ablest men
to attend congress. -
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-18
Faithful Unto Death.

On the point Of courage we have not
yet seen in print very notable instance
that is current in service circles. 1t re-
lates to one Of the numerous heroic but
useless struggles on the northwest from
tier of India when our men were sent
forward to Aarry positions that had to
be relinquished as soon as occupied.
When the men were retiring, harassed
by the fire Of the hillsmen and bewil-
dered by the growing darkness, party
of ID went astray and found themselves
in a position where resistance and re-.
treat were alike hopeless. They were
exposed without protection and were
shot down one by one.
When their comrades retook the val
ley and discovered the bodies, they dis
covered also the evidences of rare act
OF courage, devotion and cool Judgment.
Knowing that their end had come, and,
knowing further that every Lee Metford
rifle that fell into the hands Of the At
ridis meant the loss of many English
lives, the men had extracted the breech
locks from the rifles and hurled them
down the ravine, SO that the rifles when
taken should be useless to their captors.
London Saturday Review.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-18
Slow Barcelona Slower Madr,a.

Barcelona is a great trading port,
about on level with Marseilles. 1t has
grown very much within recent years.
The Barcelonese consider themselves a
model to all Spain in the matter of in
dustry and in common sense yet in this
town, which is really handsome place
and rich, the head telegraph office is in
the suburbs; there is only one branch
Office in town, and messages have to be
sent from that by hand The postoffice
is we'll away from the port in by
street. If you are there on business, you
will find as likely as not that one clerk
is in attendance out of an immense
staff. He will probably be very polite,
but he will put his hand to a pen or
bundle Of letters as if he feared they
would burn, and Barcelona is model
of smartness compared with Madrid.
One wonders what would happen to
the dawdling officials one sees at these
places if they were transported by some
malignant fairy to ST. Martin s-le-
Grand. Madness would probably be
their fate if they made an effort to meet
the call. But then they would not. The
hurry and drive would simply revolt
their sense Of what was due to a gentle
man.-Pall Mall Magazine.