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Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-04
LIFE ON THE BORDER.
1.-THE Great Train Robbery Scores a Hit
at Lothrop's Opera House.

There is a lot Of good comedy, plenty
of action, noise, gore and shooting ga
lore in 1.-The Great Train Robbery" which
Davis and Keogh brought to Lothrop' 8
Monday night for a weeks stay. It is a
piece that will delight the heart of the gal
aery god to its core Not only is the play
itself peppered thick with the ingredients
that go to make up good melodrama-
the Villainous villainy of the villain and
the most approved quality-but there are
thrown in for good measure enough extra
attractions to admit of a supplementary
The seven Indians of Sunday school
fame are much in evidence and Big Ca
sino, the header, has a bowie knife duel
with scout which was realistic In the
extreme and excited the nerves of the i'm
questionable and the delight of the ire
pressible to the highest pitch Then there
is wrestling match between a performing
bear and his trainer, an exhibition of fam
cy shooting by Col George e. Bartlett, ex-
chief of the government scouts, and as a
climax a pitched battle between q. s..
troops and the Indians, which brings down
the curtain in the midst of powder smoke
and enthusiasm.
Among the strictly dramatic force Frank
O'Brien takes the lead. O'Brien, who made
the big hit in Rush City, a few seasons
ago in a tramp part has a similar role
in this piece as a weary knight Of the road
with an extra ordinary collection of pew
ter medals, and still more phenomenal
capacity for lying about his exploits. He
Is seconded in his un-maldng by Cal
Stewart as a "Rube" Each has a spec
ialty which was warmly received. Miss
Kitty Wolf a pretty girl with a good deal
of talent, played in boys disguise sim
ply and naturally and was given a
chance to entertain the audience with a
harp song dance, which met with approx
Edward Harrigan, in his best play, "Odd
Lavender" is at this house next week
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-04
SUICIDES AND RoBBERIEs
Myron Bradley Hangs Himself IN
Creamery Building.
Adams Express Company and 3. & a
Station Scene of Operation West
boro Very Much Astir.

MIyron H Bradley was found dead
Monday afternoon about 1 o'clock in the
old creamery building on Milk street,
Westboro, by George G. Genthner He
was found on the floor beneath
stairway leading from the basement to
the first floor and every indication
points to suicide by hanging. The
marks Of the rope around his neck
show very plainly. Part Of the rope,
an ordinary marine packing cord about
the size of a pencil, was in his left hand
and part on the scantling under the
stairs.
Mr.. Bradley was a machinist en-
ployed by l.. r. Bates & Co., and left
his work Saturday noon. After trying
to borrow a revolver he was not seen
until Mr.. Genthner found him dead and
frozen stiff. Mr.. Bradley leaves a willie
and two sons.
He was a member Of the G. A. R.
post So HockomooaSo lodge of 1. o. o.
F., and the A. o. U. w.
BOLD SAFE ROBBERS.
The Adams Express Company's Office
in Staples building, was burglarized
early Monday morning.
Entrance was made through one of
the side windows by breaking the
window latch. The safe door was
blown open by breaking off the knob
and inserting powder. The burglars
got some money; the amount is not
stated and carried off some private pa
peTs belonging to Agent William A.
Ball
The explosion was heard by G. H.
Plant, manager of the American Bed
stead company, also by Charles Var
mum, who occupied a tenement on the
second floor of the building. Mr.. Var
mum got up, looked at the clock, saw it
was o'clock, went to bed again and
never once thought about burglars, but
laid the noise to the bursting of a
water pipe.
On the same night the B. & A. sta
ton was entered through the window,
the safe was drilled in ten places, but
the burglars were frightened away be
fore they could blow it open.
The chisel, hammer and bar used in
the breaks were taken from Coles black
smith shop on Summer street.
CANDIDATE FOR JUDGEsHIP.
The candidates for the judgeship OF
the first district court are Joshua E.
Beeman, Adams Franklin Brown OF
Westboro and Luther K. Leland OF
Worcester.
The two former are lawyers practi-
cling in Westboro, and Mr. Leland is the
present second associate justice of the
same court. All three are strongly adj
vocated by their friends.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-04
asuPERRAn ONCE MORE.
The Favorite Pantomime ON Its Annuf
Visit to This City.

Visit to This City.
"Superba,'' the strongest of the many
Hanlon productions, opened a three days
engagement at the Worcester Theatre
Monday night before a respectfully sized
audience The piece contains all the old
familiar figures to which we are 50 much
accustomed. There are the rival fairies,
the good blonde in a clinging white robe,
| with star on her forehead, and in the
| centre of the stage in all the tableaux,
! and the bad brunette who wears tights
| and has a deep contralto voice and a
| commission to secure the souls of the her
ONES. There is the noble hero who, under
! the protection of the good fairy, passes
/ unscathed through unheard Of perils to
| rescue the delicate, cainging maiden of
| his love from the clutches of evil; there
| is the comedy servant, an arrant coward
| in danger and an unconscionable braggart
| out of it, with a platonic affection for
the pert soubret, and there are-but ev-
! eryone t1nows the list.
| In "Superba'' they are in satisfactory
| hands and compared fayorably with the
way we are used to seeing them plaved.
! Eugenia Dingens is the good spirit, Elean-
| or Carroll the agent of evil, Anna Stan
| nard the resolute lover, and Louise Truax
the timid heroine Charles Geyer is the
clown, and carries the comedy as well az
most of the entire piece, on his shoulders
being particularly good, and his tumbling
is clever, though at times his work seems
a trifie slow He still continues his aero
baltic speciality, which always makes a big
hit here, whereby he does a series of diff
ficult sornersauats and balancing feats, sol
acing himself between each one with
huge bite from a loaf of bread which he
keeps slowed away in a corner
Among the specialties are also unique
novelty by the Brothers Ros entitled
''rhe mysterious sweetheart a song and
dance by Nellie DAILY, niece, by the way,
of the comedian, Dan DAILY; whistling
solo by Louise Truax, and a topical song
by Sarony Lambert, In which he is ac-
companied by the chorus girls dressed in
costumes studded with incandescent
lamps, and a very pretty effect 10 there
by introduced. There are the usual num-
Der of ballots, the newest being the duck
dance; the ballet of brigands, the soldiers
and vivandieres, and the oriental ballet.
A lot of trick scenery, pretty girls and a
most gorgeous transformation scene at the
close complete the noteworthy points
about the production, which ranks favor
ably with any which have been given here.
''Superba" will be presented this and
tomorrow evenings, with a special half
price matinee Wednesday.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-04
THE WEEK OF PRAYER.
It's Observance By the Norwegian
Danish Church.

The Norwegian-Danish Church, Rev.
David M. Didriksen pastor, began the
observance of the week of prayer by a
meeting at the house of P. Petersen, II
Illinois street, Monday evening. There
will be house meetings every night this
week at 73O, as follows: Tuesday, with
Frederick Ulrick Ulriksen, Il Perry ave-
nue.; Wednesday, Olaf Anderson, 50 Ell
hot street; Thursday, A. Johansen, 81
Hacker street; Friday, Owe Smith,
Crompton Park, near 800 MiNbury
street; Saturday, Lauritz Nielsen, Mil
ton street.
There will be preaching in the church
Sunday afternoon at $780, and in the
evening a meeting will be held at the
house of w. M. Eager, Is Illinois street.
Bro. A. L. Klippe Of Hartford, will as
sist at all the services.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-04
BOYS, CLUB ENTERTAINMFNT.

A number of the members Of the
Boys Club entertained the other mem
bers Of the club Monday evening with
a pleasing series of pantomime pictures
The scenes represented pulling teeth
forth much laughter Those taking
part were Arthur Lareau, Frank La
reau, Thomas Curry Napoleon Desa-
telie, Earnest Gagnon, Joseph McLau-
rea and Johnny McArdle. Master Nc
Lauren was unanimously voted the win
ner of1the cake walk. The entertain
ment closed with a number of magic
lantern views Wednesday evening
there VIII be a stereopticon entertain
manf
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-04
LAKE FISHERMEN.

The regular meeting of the Lake
Quinsigamond Game and Fish Associa-
ton was held Monday evening at the
Sherwood House, There was large at
tendance and seven new members were
admitted.
II. A. Mower presented an interesting
paper on fish culture, which was lis
tened to with closest attention. A pa
per was prepared to be forwarded to
the United States commissioners, ask
ing for 40 200 rainbow trout. The re-
quest will be forwarded at once.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-04

sead your address to H. E. Rucklen
q ga. Chicago, and get free sample
box IL DR.. Kings New Life Pills. A
trial will convince you of their merits
Tfese pills are easy in action and are
PARTICULARLY effective in the cure of Con-
stipa ton and Sick Headache. For Ma
hfia and Liver troubles they have bee,
proved invaluable. Trey are guaran-
tee8 to be perfectly free from every del
lcus substance and to be purely
ee atable. They do not weaken by then
setlon but by giving tone to stomach
aad bowels, greatly invigorate the sys-
teal. Regular size rs cents per box.
Sold by Bush & Co., druggists, Sc Front
street. t.a
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-04
oNE-sToRY BUILDING.
A. S. Lowell Comes to a Decision Re-
garding His New Store.

A. S. Lowell has decided to build a
one-story building on his land at the
corner Of Foster and Norwich streets, so
constructed that other stories may be
added later on if desired. The contract
has been awarded to Cutting, Bardwell
e Co., and completion is called for by
March 10, in order that the firm may
get into the store in time for the spring
business. The building will be of fire
proof construction, built of buff-co1ored
brick with limestone trimmings. 1t viii
Mr.. Lowell, and will face 20 feet on
Foster street and run back IA feet.
Earle & Fisher are the architects.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-04
HAVE SYMPATHY OF FRIENDS.

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ J. McGuinuess of %
Church street have the sympathy of a
number of friends, because of the death
of their beloved daughter, Elizabeth,
who died of spinal meningitis at St.
Vincent's Hospital, after an illness of
nearly ten weeks. She was fifteen
years Of age, and a member of the first
year class Of the Classical high school.
she leaves beside her sorrowing parents.
two brothers and a sister. No funeral
arrangements have been made.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-04
StOningtOn Line for New YORK.

Express train. with through ears to
at $40 p. m. daily. except Sundays Re-
turning steamers leave New York from
new pier, No. Sc No River. New York.
at 500 p. m.
Tickets and staterooms at S91 Main st.,
o. F. Rawson. ticket agent. ana Union
station
8. Fl. BRIGGS, Gen. Pas. Agent.
GEORGE L. Common. Pas. Traf. Man.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-04
EVERY ARTICLE

: In stock is included in this sale,
" with q discount of 10 per cent on ali
other goods, including Rubbers and
Overshoes.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-04
NEW LINES

OF heavy goods for both ladies and
gentlemen, and intended for winter
wear, at 20 PER CENT DISCOUNT.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-04

THANKING ALL for the generous
patronage of the store, and wishing
for each and every one a HAPPY
AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-04
EVERYONE

Knows what January sale means
mere; and some seem surprised that
we are willing to make such sacri-
flee as we do, but we have counted
the cost"
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-04
ALL PRICES

Are marked in plain figures, which
will not be changed at all.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-04
AS USUAL

Broken lines will be sold at EXACT
~LY HALF-PRICE.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-04
WE DO NOT

Buy any cheap goods to put in with
our regular lines.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-04
STEAMERS.
AMERICAN LINE.

NEW SOUTHAMPTON Gondon-
Paris). Sailing every Wednesday at 10 a m.
ST. LOUIS. Jan 81 ST. LOUIS. Jan %
NEW YORK. Jan y NEW YORK Feb 2
PARIS. ..... Jan. 10 PARIS. Feb. 8
RED STAR LINE
NEW YORK TO ANTWERP.
WESTERNLAND Wednesday, Jan. 5,noon
WARK "Wednesday, Jan. r. noon.
BERLIN. -. WEDNESDAY, Jan 10, noon
Wednesday. Jan Is, noon
INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION CO.,
Piers Il and Is, North River. Office,
Bowling Green.
G. Y. LANCASTER. Is Pearl ST.; s. 3.
Sil Main st; o. II. RAWSON.
S91 Main St. j. r. HEALY. 1896 Main st.;
THOS. LUMB, 6 Mechanic st; RICHARD
O'FI.YNN. pa Front ST., Worcester.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-04
1893

Sale will begin Monday morning,
January 3, and afford to all who like
good footwear rare opportunity to
buy it for much less than value.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-12-22
CHRISTMAS DAY.

Everybody knows that Christians
day falls on the 25th day of December.
or course! So it does-now. But
it did not always do so. In the early
centuries of Christianity the feast was
kept up at various dates in the months
of January, April. and May. For more
than three hundred years, January 9th
was Christmas day in the Eastern
church. The Abyssinians called June
21st Christmas day, while among the
Armenians Christmas day had always
been January 18th, and is so now. The
exact date IS quite unknown. The Gus
tom of decking our houses and
churches with holly and mistletoe
on this day is an exceedingly ancient
one, and there seems little doubt that
it is a remnant of the religious observ-
ances OF the Druids.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-12-22

,ain Instantly her huDaad was
bending over her. and telling me to 90
a, once for a doctor who lived directly
opposite ! ran away IN obedience,
quite forgetting the cause Of all the
disturbance. Jerking open the front
door almost stumbled over a basket
Sitting there, and then ! nearly tainted
TOO. You men never know why wo-
men Go such things as they do, bur
they do them jus, The same, and the
minute | saw that basEa; knew what
was in II, aud | knew that there
wasn't any need 81 going after the
doctor then And I didn't ! simply
picked up the ba ket and carried it
back 10 whore the stricken mother
4 lay, with her husband over her, chatting
her hands and kissing her white face
as his tears fell upon it.
Without a word to him, | opened
the white silken flannel which was
folded -niekly all over the precious
| package within, and as | dug down
| into the soft folds | found something
warm and then / came to a bit of
iilmy lace, and under that the sleeping
| face Of a baby six or seven months
/ old. turned up the light and the
J baby opened its big blue eyes Won
deringly and, with a chubby fist held
| Mp a. the light, ii crowed as only a
BABY can crow The man leaning over
the woman had not even noticed my
return, bu, this baby's crow was to
him like a call frcm some other land
and he turned toward me- With a
cry whose gladness cannot be de-
scribed, he ran to me and, snatching
the baby from it's covering, he kissed
ii and laid 1t down on the bosom Of
his wife with it's fat little fists digging
into her cheeks and neck | don't
know, nor does anything human, what
the baby's power is. but in a minute
the woman began 20 stir uneasily, and
TO move her hands about as if search
ing for something, and then, with a
cry like her husbands for gladness,
she opened her eyes and her arms, and
the baby, with satisfied coo, cuddled
close TO the mother breast
nat Was the CIlSlS, ana as tne
father dropped by the side OF his
wife with the child in his arms. and
prayed fervently, | broke down COM
ple;ely and cried as II all the sorrow
in the world instead of all its gladness
had come into that lonely house this
Christmas eve. So they called the
baby Santa Claus, and as she grew up
she became indeed, as YOU say, verb
table, Santa. bringing only good things
to all the world that lay about her"
And do they know nothing of herr"
asked
Eyerything she answered. Her
mother was a widowed relative of the
family who died only few weeks pre-
Iyiously. leaving two or three children,
and this lite girl was sent TO the
stricken parents as a Christmas gift
in this way with the hope hat has
been SO happily fulfilled w j.
Hampton, in Detroit Free Press
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-12-22

and beautiful child, suddenly sickeno3
aud within a week she slept ON the
sunshiny slope of a gentle knoll look
ms ont over the beautiful blue river
sweeping by with a murmur as OF
angels wings, For weeks the father
ANA mother refused to be comfortej
nor would they go away TO other
scenes There the little one had
hled their hearts and lives and tnere,
they insisted, should the empty shell
remain Elsewhere In the world there
was nothing in that spot were. at
least, The memories OF their ilolized
one was with them great deal,
aud as often as could | sent my own
children 10 visit them, and from these
aud other playmates of their hest one
they derived much comfort But
feared for the coming OF Christmas
Z nat was the iOytme OF the year when
the child was the very soul of 1t all.
and did not dare think what that
father and mother would do in the
thick darkness that had fallen upon
them
"WhGu lhe time came around tried
10 sc, them 90 come to my own house
aud spend ,wo OF ,hree days, bur they
would not hear 20 leaving. and. fear
ing something, | knew not what,
determined 10 slip away from the
brightness and cheer OF my own hone
and go into The dreary darkness Of
this one of my friends Il was sad
enough during the early twilight Of
Christmas eve, but as night came on
and there were only shadows and
stiffness in the great house where
lights had cleaned and chndren's
merry laughter had filled their halls
the depression became so overpower-
ing that / began 10 feel as il a crisis
were approaching and that something
Was going TO happen 10 make great
change. either for the better or FOR the
worse, and end The painful chapter
once or twice as the evening dragged
slowly along and The streets became
~Ill | started newously aud gazed
anNiously ut The chimney place feeling
sure that Santa Claus would come
down THAT way, or IL he did not
would very soon 30 of i'm a 1T of hys-
terlcs II yen have never Mad such an
experience, YOU should pray that YOU
never do About midnight. ana just a
minute or two before the bells Of the
city rang ogt their Christmas Welcome
To the day, / yentured 70 suggest that
probably they would find some forget
fulness iu sleep, and as J did So I
arose aud with me the mother stood
up leaving her husband sitting with
bowed head She stepped forward 10
touch him and MS her hand was laid
upon his shoulder there came a ring
at the do0r-bell SO sudden. 50 powerful
and 80 lusistent that the woman
4 screamed and fell 10 The floor IN a
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-12-22

What very pretty girl She was,
and how the 20 years OF her fair young
life had combined to crown her with
an ;he graees OK sweet womanhood.
saw her one evening at reception,
and though was long past my Beau
hood days, | could not resist the ra-
dance OF this sweet glrl and, follow
ing her with my eyes As she hltted
2bou; among the guests, ! asked who
she was
why. laughed the gray-hajred
woman OF whom | asked the question,
don't you know her? thought every
body knew Santa Claus Conway"
why do YOU call her Santa Clans
Because she brings Joy and goodness
aud all good things to all whom she
-1eets?' inquired, bowling calamity.
Il shall tell her that, smiled the
ady, though that Is not exactly why
she was so christened. Still" she
wen, on, musingly, that was the rea-
son, too, though | hadn't quite thought
os it So"
Please 20 on with the story, sug-
gested, for | knew there was a story
that must 80 with the pretty girl who
seemed 90 be rather a being out OF q
book than one OF The everyday crea-
lures her associates were,
There Is story" said my com
panion, and shall be more than
glad TO tell 70 to you, Twenty years
ago, living not a dozen blocks from
where we now are, was a couple who
had been married ten years before the
light OF a baby's eyes shono into their
home and their hearts When at last
that wonderful light came which never
was on sea or land except 3 Z came from
baby's eyes, and OF which no one
knows the radiance except those upon
whom Il has fallen, that father and
,hat mother almost forgot there was
yet light greater than that which
blessed them from their hahys eyes
I do not say that l am quite Of the
belief that God is such a Jealous God
tha, He will Break the hearts Of His
creatures 90 crafty His pride, hu' :
am quite content to believe ,ha, We
should not Worship any gift We may
receive to the exclusion of our duty
and debt 20 the giver and particularly
he Great Giyer Whatever my opiu-
ion may De, 4, has naught 10 do with
the case. and for four years this fl-
.aer and mother lay.shed an their love
and their generosity upon this one eve
amh Of theirs ! can remember what
scene OF tairyland their house was
at Christmas for the little girl and
for her troops Of friends. for all that
love could suggest and wealth could
secure was brought and Ibid at the
feet OF their darling.
And what dreadful change when
The fifth Christmas came IN the SEN
'ember before, the little girl a bright
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-12-22
WISCONSIN BRIEFS.

At GAINESVILLE Frank Zienow, only
son of Mrs. Catherine Zlenow, dieu
aged % years.
AT GAINESVILLE, Miss Rachael Hart of
owen Sound, Ont. and Arthur But
Ter were married.
Andrew Roth, farmer residing d
few miles north of Kewaunee, was
struck by a train and Instantly killed.
Fire in the large toy factory of
Meinecke & Son Milwaukee. caused
damage TO the building ana contents
OF 10000
Emanuel Friend an early settler
and well-koown retired busins IS man
Of Milwaukee. is dead of heart failure,
aged % years.
AT Oshkosh, the jury in the Camp
field murder trial still lacks TWO Of be-
ing complete. although 81 men have
been examined.
Henry l.. Elston, only son OF a. c. Y.