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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-30

ter cew moments hesitation, he said
that the law must be enforced at all
hazards.
This evening the mayor and board of
aldermen had a conference in the
mayors office. After the meeting a re-
porter for The Spy asked Mayor Hoitt
what had been done. He replied: /
have nothing to say.
rs there any truth in the report that
the state police are coming to MARI
boro?"
Again the mayor answered: Il have
nothing to say"
Mayor Hoitt, upon further question
ing, said that he had been in close
communion with the state authorities.
He would not designate the state au-
thorities he had been in consultation
With The mayor and board of alder
men, he said would have a meeting to-
morrow morning, when the matter
would be more fully considered.
This is taken to mean that the state
police have not been yet summoned to
this city. A report which City Mar
shall Curtis will make al this meeting
VIII have much to do with the action
of the board.
All this interests the men at labor
headquarters very much. The unions
90 not show the least signs of weaken
ing, and the labor men seem greatly
pleased at the small number which
they say has gone to work.
The manufacturers appear to be as
determined as ever. That the fight is
on in all its intensity is apparent to the
most casual observer.
petition was presented Mayor Hoitt
today, signed by E. V. Dearborn and
others. The text Of the petition re
views the difficulties encountered by the
operatives of the Middlesex mills, and
closes by demanding protection, even
II the state be called upon for assist
ance Mayor Hoitt seemed to treat the
petition as an affront to his dignity, as
the sisners included many of the opera
tlves in the Middlesex factory.
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OFFICERS ELECTED.

Spencer, Dec. 29.-At the meeting of
the |. o. o. F., last night, the follow
ing officers were elected: N. G., Will
liam II. Brown; Y. G., Fred Smith;
p. c., George Woodbury.; financial sec
rotary, Estes Merrck recording secre-
tary, William Wilder; treasurer, Otis
Watson. Before the election of officers
was commenced the first degree was
worked upon five candidates,
The three nights bazar of Court
MERCER, Forresters of America, opened
in Mechanics Hall, this evening, with
very large attendance. At 7.30 the
members of Court MERCER, headed by
Lucier's Drum Corps, paraded the
principal streets of the town, winding
up in front Of the hall on Chestnut
street. At o'clock the Eclipse Man
dolin and Banjo Club, consisting of
John Carl, Leslie Mann, mandollns, and
Charley Gering and Harry Battey, ban
jos, gave a very pleasing concert
which lasted until o'clock. After the
concert, dancing was in order until ~
Music was furnished by Achim's Or
chestra, four pieces, J. II. NIcKenna
prompter
John O'Gara is the first one Of the
local icemen to begin cutting ice. Mr.
| O'Gara commenced this afternoon
while Messrs. Hobbs and Bemis viii
wait until Monday. All three men dc
their cutting on Whittemore pond. The
| ice this year is of ficst-class quality
and is now II "a inches thick. After
Mr.. Hobbs completes filling his les
| houses in Spencer, he will fill the one
at East Brookfield.
! Word was received from Sergeant E
! Ray Stone last night, stating that h
was on his way to Manila. Mr.. Ston,
| says that he refused his discharge pa
| pers and win remain with his regi
ment. Out of the 106 men of Compan!
! K. of which Sergeant Stone is mem
/ Der, only 10 accepted a discharge. TIL,
| young officer also sent many thanks
| to the Sun and Spy for the large boz
/ of tobacco which they sent to him fol
a Christmas present.
| Private Frank Plante of Company
| Twelfth United States regulars. ha
received his discharge papers and ar
rived home this forenoon. Private Al
| fred Plante, of Mechanic street, anC
also a member of Company l. Twelfth
regiment, has also been discharged anC
is expected home tomorrow.
| Henry Cantara, of Pond street, re
Gently a jeweler on Mechanic street
has opened up new jewelry store il
! North Grosvenordale, Conn.
The funeral of the eight months OLE
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Dill
! lage took place this afternoon, at the
house. The interment was in st. Mary.
| cemetery.
Miss Phoebe Johnson, of Cherry
street is visiting relatives in Yves
| Newton.
Miss Ethel Squires of Worcester i.
visiting her uncle, George Squires, o.
Maple terrace.
| Miss Ruth Sibley, of Cherry street
| is a guest of friends in Wellesley.
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MATTERS ADJUSTED.
EMPLOYEES and Proprletors of H. H. Brown
& CO. Have an Understanding.

North Brookfeld, Dec 29.-The diff
Guilty in regard to prices paid in the
factory Of Fl. H. Brown e. Co. of this
town has been adjusted, with the ex-
ception of lasting on two grades, to the
satisfaction of all concerned. A num-
Der of the employees met Superintend-
ent H. e. Maynard yesterday and the
matter was quickly settled.
The firm has been contemplating the
use of lasting machines for a long time,
and they viii probably be introduced in
the near future, competition being SC
keen as to make it impossible to con-
tinue the old method with profit
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Duckworth; social, Josephine J
Sunday school. Jennie NJ. Braso1&
sionary, Lena Gates; good ciiz
George Copeland; flower and
Ada Briggs; good literature,
Ramsdell: music, Addie Bigelow
come Mission, Joseph Allen; inn
ton. Fletcher Howe.
After the election, the question,
solved, that the righes-aad priv
of women should be upon ~>WA
with those of men" was debac
the affirmative by Misses Flol
Briarly and Pearle Rice, and il
negative by J. w. Brown and G
Field. The question was decided
negative.
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CAUSED BY A BROOM.
A Fire in Grafton Created Excitement A
Church Wedding.

Grafton, Dec. eat 10 O'clock this
forenoon a slight fire, but which might
easily have proven destructive, occurr-
ed at the home of Joseph j. Carpenter
on Oak street. The fire was sufficient
to render a call for the fire department
advisable but was extinguished with
out the assistance Of the fremen, and
after about SIS damage had been done
to the walls and the woodwork of the
interior of the building.
The cause of the blaze was the laying
aside of a broom which had been used
by Mrs. Elizabeth Webber, a member
Of the family, in sweeping together the
Goals in an open CRATE, few sparks
having lodged in the broom corn. II
was some time after the broom had been
laid aside that the fire was noticed, and
had worked it's way entirely through
the wall of the room and was beginning
| to creep to the upper story by means
of the partition. Mrs. Carpenter, Mrs
| Weber and a daughter, Alice, were
the only occupants of the house at the
time, and as soon as the danger was
realized the neighbors We're called up
on To this timely act is due the fact
that the building was not wholly de-
stl eyed. The walls of the second story
were torn open over where the fire was
working it's way upward, and water ad.
ministered as fast as 1T could be served
lupstairs, until the situation was safe.
The property was wholly covered by
! insurance, through the agency of Jo
seph A. Dodge.
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TO AID THE TOWN.
Brookfied Churches Unite in Laudable
Cause.

uQaDiS
Cause
Brookfield, Dec 29-The four churches
are to hold fair for the benefit of the
shop fund. The date has not E5een set,
but will be soon. Mrs. C. H. Chaplin
has called on the merchants about
town, and they have given Hmerchan-
disc as follows: Morris chair SIS: pair
felt boots, SO; two pipes, $40; two hams,
81; tub lard, S.; barrel flour, f$5; child S
overshoes, $l.5O; lady's slippers, 50; box
Winthrops, $40; box HarvaI1is, $40: six
nickel plated horse shoes. $40; cash
$40 in gold. These will be- mentioned
on tickets which will be sold for a
quarter, and the articles will be given
away.
The employees of the Warren. Brook
field and Spencer electric & road have
formed relief association. 1t will be
known as the Relief Association of the
Warren, Brookfeld and Spencer Street
Railway Employees. Officers have been
elected and set of bylaws will be
drawn to meet the approval of the
members.
The officers elected Bare: President,
Harrison Grant, East Brookfeld; vice
president, Frank Mathews, East Brook
field, secretary and treasurer, Charles
E. Barnes; trustees, Fred c. Stanford
and Clarence Bemis.
The Warren, J}rookfield and Spencer
Electric Railroid Company has paid
10 have the STOW scraped from Lake
LashaWay for the benefit of the skaters
who will spsnd their nickels to get
| there. q
The We ;tibule car is being run on the
I -
The cars were late all day Wednesday
and the men had to push them ahead
at f$st rate of speed, which made
! their Bodies cold sailing through the
atmosS here of two degrees below zero
1 Miss Cora Gidley is the new assistant
4 at the Merrick public library Miss
/ Bessie Randlett, former assistant, has
/ taken a position in the Olmstead- Qua
K boag dorset shop at West Brookfeld.
| Mn. and Mrs. Cyall Yard have return
ed fBom their wedding trip a Farnums-
/ WILD. They will reside on the PodunR
ro9d.
/ Miss Emma Pease is the guest of Mrs
/ w. r. Cook. She is sick with the grip
! lI1. F. Delaney has been drawn jury
| 1han for the grand jury of 1898.
| | Archie Peron and Miss Anna Hogan
h lave been granted a marriage license
| by Town Clerk G. H. Chaplin.
! l"Yes, admitted the Chicago man, 90
! lJnow we would save money by electlns
honest aldermen, but think of the fun We
/ Would miss. indianapolis journal.
/ fMy son seems anxious for a literary
cfreer."
| lWhat are YOU going to do with him?'
/ ARMY or navy. Life.
! tAnd you say you ate horse steak il
/ Paris? How was it served?"
"a la cart, of course. cleveland Plair
] D1aler
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-30
STEAM
WINSOR'S LIME.
OILY Direct Line to Philadelphia

Every Wednesday and Saturday at D.
m. from Ives wharf. India street. Provi-
dence.
For Freight OnIy.
Steamships Norman, A. S. Megathlin.
Saxon S. G. Sherman.
No wharfage and no rehandling. Goods
received daily and forwarded promptly.
Connects with Pennsylvania Railroad, also
Philadelphia ana Southern Mail Steamship
Co., for Savannah.
south and west. Mark your goods Win
sor's line.
For further attenuation apply 70
GEORGE A. EILTON, Agent, Ivea
wharf, India street, Providence.
GEORGE C. ECKHARDT. Agent ss1
South Delaware avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mass.
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souTHERN REFORMS.
Bishop Walters Speaks on Them at !
ing of Colored Men.

Washington. Dec 29-The first AMI
meeting of the Afro-Amercan Cou
opened here today Bishop Alexand
Walters of New Jersey presided. IT
council grew out of a meeting of proT
inent colored men at Rochester, Sept. i
and was called in the interest of amelV
oriation of the condition of the Afrof
American race. Bishop Walters delivered
"a lengthy address, in which he reviewed
the condition of the negroes from the
time of the revolution down to today The
south, he said, must treat the negro as it
would have the negro treat the south. The
south could no longer shield itself from
barbarity to the negro with the excuse
of protecting its women. Bishop Walters
could not understand the motives of those
members of the race who counsel inaCA
ton. With the president silent in h
message upon the riots at Wilmingto
the time had come for the coored man :
act-to act with flrmness. oalmness and
after due deliberation. Every reference
to the need of reforms in the south
brought forth thunderous applause and
expressions of approval
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-30

If THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH,
Be sure and use chat old and well-tried
remedy, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for children teething. 1t soothes the
child, Softens the gums, allays all PAIN
cures wind collie. and is the best remedy
for diarrhoea Twenty-Five cents bot
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-30
WEBSTER MATTERS.

Webster, Dec. 29.-The two weeks of
union prayer of the Congregationalist.
Baptist and Methodist churches begin
! next Sunday evening, at the Methodist
church. Arrangements have been made
for an interesting service. Rev Alex
ander Digit has been successful in
securing the evangelist, Rev Mr.
Kueding of Brooklyn, N. Y, who will
be present the middle of the coming
week
A slight fire in the house of John
Parsons called the jumper in charge
of the veteran fireman Martin Donald
but before the boys arrived the in
mates had put out the flames. Chief
Pattison, with a chemical, hurried to
the scene, but only in time to see that
no alarm was needed. Curtains caused
the mischief.
The officers of the Congregational
church were reelected last night, and
this evening the pews were rented,
about the same as last year.
The National Bank officials will be
elected Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 2. p. M
ManaXet Lodge, No. III, l. o. O. F.,
last evening elected these officers: p.
Moore; V. G., Joseph H. c. Andrews
Moore; V. g., Joseph H. c. Anderson;
s., Leroy J. Upham; f. s.. Joseph
Crawford; T., Wyman f. Phetteplace.
Charles B. Adams has we'll earned
the title of the boss" fisherman this
winter. His catches are all large, and
today with Edward Gallup, of the
Boston and Albany railroad, paid his
usual visit over there" and no one
knows where, bringing home 80 pick
erel, one weighing five pounds, one
four, several from one and a half to
three pounds, the catch tipping the
scales at As pounds. The Spy man was
not forgotten in the distribution of the
fish around town. The string was on
exhibition at the Joslin House.
Mrs. ]. II. Rooney of Providence. r.
l., formerly of Webster, is visiting Miss
Besse Wall.
Miss Elizabeth and Miss Annie Col
Inns of Boston are spending a few days
with their aunt, Mrs. William Schaf-
fer.
Chester Pierce of Worcester has en-
gagged as superintendent at A. J. Bates
shoe factory, vice A. d. Stone, re-
sined Mr.. Pierce was a former super
intendent at the Weston shoe factory
at Worcester.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-30

No wonder Hale's Honey of Horehound and
Tar is praised by its users. Its curative effects
are like magic. Sold by druggists.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one minute.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-30
Thoughts and
Happenings.
WHAT SPY MAN SAW.
Here Are Hints for Holiday
Buyers.

The merchants of Worcester present
many new attractions for the holiday
trade. Activity and hustle exists every
where The prices have reached bed
rock and selections should be made now
while stocks are complete and the great
rush of the last few days avoided and
the novelties displayed are many and
inviting. Careful shoppers can be sup
piled and every taste gratifed.
Visit BerteTs new store at 80 Main
street, corner Market, for a nice quick
lunch, cooked meats and cheese.
For a nice lunch or a good dinner,
and delicious coffee, the Star Lunch and
Dining Room is the place to go.
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A very pretty church wedding took
place at st. Philips last evening at s
o'clock, when Miss Christina Augusta
Frances Fay of this town was united
in marriage with George Edward Kent
of Worcester, by Rev. John r. Muir
ply Many friends and relatives were
present, and the happy couple received
many handsome presents. James I.
Fay, brother of the bride, acted as best
man, and Miss Catherine guile as
bridesmaid. Miss Sarah ]. Mcbride Of
ficiated at the organ, and played Lo-
hengrins wedding march as the bridal
party entered the church, and a selec-
ton from Mendelssohn as they return-
Ell from the altar.
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Birds For Sale.

ALL KINDS OF foreign canaries, talking
parrots, hooking birds, nightingales,
South American tropial. skylarka,
thrushes, bobolinks; also cages and hiN1
food Cor sale. j 49,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-30

After the ceremony, a. reception was
held at the home of the brides mother,
on River street, until midnight. Mr.
and Mrs. Kent left for Norwich, Conn,
this morning, where they will spend
several days. They will reside at %
Townsend street, Worcester, on their
return, and be "at home" after Feb. l.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-30

The grangers held review of the
past years work last evening, at which
paper was read by Miss Nellie j
Sinclair Of Westboro. The program
for the ensuing year is under way OF
preparation and will be ready for dis
tribution at a meeting In January.
Perley Goddard has been chosen to
install the officers of the G.. A. r., at
the next meeting of the order
Horace S. Warren, who has been
critically ill for some time shows very
little improvement, resting more com
fortably some days than others.
Andrew J. Hall is very i'll, at his
home, on North street.
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hnac may get into
Sire it and will be
nothing is usually
of the new alma
lken advantage of
happen to have it,
|, or you car mail
Company, Lowell,
il.
cester, Mass.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-30

The Sunday school of the West
Church elected the following officers,
at meeting held in the church vestry,
last evening: President and superin-
tendent, William Loynd; vice-presl-
dent, A. A. Simmons, Jr.; treasurer,
Henry NJ. Riggs; secretary, Miss Lucy
w. Biscoe. Rev. B. Robbie presented
Superintendent Loynd with a purse OF
money in behalf of the society, which
Mr.. Loynd gracefully accepted.
The sun., 1898-11-27
A New Had r'ive.tlOllar Note.

Notice has been received in this city
from the Secrel Service OF a new Counter.
felt IS legal tender note, series Of 1880,
check lotttr A; J. Fnunt Tilllnan, Regi--
trar ID. N. Morgan, Treasurer; portrait
of jackson; small caIlIped seal.
This counterfeit is printed On stiff,
heavy bond paper, no attempt having
been made to initiate the silk fibre Of the
genuine paper The entire face Of note
has a blurred, smutted appearance,
especially is this true Of the portrait Of
jackson.
The check letter has been omitted from
the left end of note. The small curved
line between "Series of and 1850" and
the small ornamental! floral design AZ the
end Of the Imprint of the Bureau Of En-.
craving and Printing upper left face Of
note, have also been omitted.
The note is from onp-sixteenth to one
eighth Of an inch smaller than the
genuine.
The seal is darker than the genuine.
The Treasury numbers are smaller, but
fairly good in color.
The back of note IL lighter green than
the genuine and the lathe work and
small lettering is very poor.
The sun., 1898-11-27
Squirrels ut SheIipOt Park.

On stone along the path opposite
Shellpot Park last Monday sat a man
who had in his hands a tin box. In the
box he had tw" pieces Of bread, which
had at one time formed part Of Il sand.
wich. Right across from him. on stone
on the other side of the path, was a
squirril ewing him and making up its
mind What TO do. Presently the squirrel
hitched across the top Of the stone,
dropped TO the path, and started across
the path. Half way over it stopped and
waved it's tail, and then started On again
and took morsel from the man 8
hand.
At this juncture along came middle
aged man accompanied, by a little girl
about one aud u half years OF age. When
the child SAW the man feeding the sqnir.
rel it hurried forward with exclamations
Of delight. This did not drive away the
squirrel that haa been sitting on the
STONE, bnt it drove away another squir.
rel which had come from the Opposite
direction. Finally the child stepped
nearer with another exclamation. The
first squirrel turned now and tiptoed off,
and the man shut the box and put 1t IN
his pocket, for there could be no more
feeding while the child was near.
The sun., 1898-11-27

ened his undoing. His wife. Rasalie
Butcher Addicks, entered suit against
him for absolute divorce upon statutory
grounds. THIS was death blow, coming
g h did in the very heat Of political
StrOegle and on the eve of the greatest
financial crisis this country had seen in
a decade. To a man his friends and
attorneys ADVISED and urge1 Addicks to
s'settle.n
These weIl-meaning gentlemen did not
know their inali. Addicks rsolvrd to
he consistent fight and fight he did.
Never in the history Of the Divorce
la,urts was a case more bitterly con-
tested and never was u victory more
honestly attained. Conspiracy WAS
proved, snbborned testimony EXPOSED!
and Addicks was absolutely clearrd OF
the charges brought against him.
Within,tl,e past few months he gallant.
ly permitted his wife tD win . second
suit BY default upon the formal charge ol
nOn-supp0rt.
Az Addicks ages he becomes, In ap'
pearance, more and more like the prints
Of Bismark that are to be seen everv-
where, but up to date l have not eeen .
speaking likeness Of Addicks anywhere,
nor have I resd . fair estimate OF the
insn.
! Addicks and Delaware are inseparable.
CLEMENT H. C0NaD0N.
The sun., 1898-11-27
FAKE Fences on king Street.

"Tipere was time and not 40 long ago."
remarked All old Wilmington resident IN
u cl.tI,ing store on Wednesday, when
almost every other store On King street :
was u fence or pretended To be in Orde r
to give the customers the idea that they
were getting good bargains.
"rie clerk who t'"'k u i,esitating cns-
toner aside and whispered 'ence' WAS
generally sure ,f a sa,e. There are no
genuine fences on King street now, W.
ca,,s.. c.otl,ng, shoes and hats are 30
cl,eup: but s,l,l-' 81 the s.Orrs stiil pre-
tend u, sell stolen goods. sj
"Wl,p,l u customer in one OF these
stores l,as i.n,ked everything over IN the
shop and I.ase.,'t made v p,irci,ase. the
.alesnlan tells him that he has little
fence downstairs and urges the necessity
D: keeping IL quiet On q count Ut the
p,I,ce. Of cOurre, the customer won't
sav = word, g. downstairs they go H. the
alleged fence, which generally proves to
be y big trunk packed withig'a'ds.
'Wniie showing the contents at the
trunk the salesman keeps up y running
yarn about the famous criminaIs who
brought the gMds to the s,Ore.
"Finally, after showing q lot Of stun
Of the same quality and pattern tile c,,s-
toner refused 70 buy upstairs, lhe salts
man gets him O try on so,nething and
Ms quality, workmanship and perfect et
a ways % with the fence goids, there Y
sale made This fake isnce answers
sale purposes ~ we'll ~ the genuine" "
concluded the old rrsidsnt, land there 70
no risk attached TO it,"
The sun., 1898-11-27
CABMAN AUDITOR.
A Figure Seen In All His Picturesque
ness At . salvation Army OPEN
Air Meeting.

On Tuesday night last, among the all.
d,tors at the street meeting of the Saliva
ton Army at Sixth and King streets was
seen cabman. 1t may be that the cab
man stopped to listel; more likely he
was waiting nearby with his cab and he
simply listened. Ii he had stopped on
his way liz would soon have made up lis
mind as to whether the discourse was
worth listening to and If it hadn't inter.
ested hin! he wenld have driven on.
However, there lie was and the preach
ing, whatever its character, seemed TO in
terest him in passing the time. The cab
man was seated on high seat. There
are two things which struck the ob.
server, resulting from this: One was the
added feature of picturesqueness that the
gathering 90, ir"m the cabnlan and his
turnout, aud the other was the advan-
tage that the cabman gnt from he eleva-
tiOn.
1t may be that the cabman auditor was
not impressed Dy any great sense Of sn-
emnity on the occasion. He vas more
likely to maintain strictly his ordinary
impass've bearing and certain it is that
he did not display any undue levlty. In
this he was like all the other auditors
present; all kept order; all were in for
giving the Salvation Army talker fair
show,