davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

Miss Alice Bush of Macon, has been
the guest tf the Misses Shearer the past
week. -5tarkville Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

rcia3iion has been made IN Ia
dies yest- ia order TO close a lEge lot at
d. Patty's,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

You may hear aod re'a Of l>w nri'es'
but il ,on want to bay the best goods al
the lowest prices Tor cash, 20 to d Pas-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

Ladies desir ny cheap millinery should
90 to Miss l.. B. Skeletons.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

Cares ClA,ls and reNrr' aets On ,he ',r1rI
nd resuot,fa rvs system HNrF''F !"
rlggiSt,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18
Cotton Blooms.

We have received several first blooms
this week The earliest were from Mr..
Harlan and Mr.. Madison and both were
received the same day.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

- authorized to announce
/. T. SMITH,
,,aidote for the Office of Mayor sub
nut, or the Democratic party.
re- authorized 70 announce
r. r.. ELKlN
,d,dotc for the onlce Marshal sub
oct,on of II Democratic primary
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

KEYS & Cline will retail ICE this
Strictly casn AMI none deliv-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

Keyes Il Cline have a bran new air'l'gh'
6sh hox and will receive fresh fish twice a
week-Tuesdays ana Fridays
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

Miss Sallie Gavin is visiting Mrs,
Dantzler. She will visit Columbus and
men attend the Norm / At Lauderd lie.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

20 authorized to announce
L.T. SARGENT
odidotc for the office of Marshal oil
g,tioct 10 the action of a Democra-
Innry,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

Mr., Bob Evans is selling peaches in
town by the bushel.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

Nr. aud Mrs, Ii. Dent Minor, OF
Memphis, Tenn. are at the home OF DR.
jinor and will remain for s)me time.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

| re authorized to announce
WAITER HALFACRE
S[ali1otc for the Office of Marshal of
Macon. subject to the action of the
kratic primary
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

h TO WYATT NJ. Jones for the lates'
X in belts
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

l.. Maym, Grigg3 is visiting frienl
kavheW.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

EGo to D. Patty to buy goods for
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

Highest cash price paid ior 'ij7",
green or dried, at Keys & Cline
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

Mrs., Welsh and Mrs Bri,ton Of Shu
|alak were shopping here on Thurs
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

frs. ]. F.. Riv,s is visiting relatives
Net Point.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

pirs. J, T. Sargent left Wednesday
j Palo Alto to visit her mother, WHO'S
Ete sick.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

ldiSS Mamie Herman left Wednesday
a visit to friends in Alderman and
buisyille
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

| Won want a nice slipper, for ladies
children, 90 to d. Patty's.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

See pretty line of Trogan Shirt Waists
be found only at
fneis At, DURANT OWENS,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

Mrs. Oliver, Of Sherman, was here
st Monday. NJ. w. S. Oliver was
50 here another day,
Mrs. Cardwell, of Searcy, Ark i
a visit to relIiives and friends in thj
Punty and in Pickens.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18
MACON BEACON
June 49,, 1898.
., IL. 1t.

u. q. SCHEDULE
NORTH BOUND o.z,n =,
he pt."a 2:0T IA. M
SOUTH BOUND ,,.,e -
he AZ '''.'' ..........1: 20 n. m
LOCAL TRAINS.
and Due t,....,.,."''"''' 90 -,
PounJ Inc at. ....,..".".'''''''' Lev y III
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

kr. Hofrmei-ter, photographer, has
n On the sick list this week.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

Hiss Matte Boswell was among the
ttors from Shuqualak Ibis week.
d. W, Bramc Esq, was on profess
6nal business in Mobile this week.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18
Respectfully submitted

ii. A. MINOR, M ID.
Chi Health Officer Noxubee Co., Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-18

|T alyaI
r proaaI
|nswa ID
|.A.S.lN1
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22
COLLEGE ATHLETICS.

The crowding of Dartmouth out of
the triangular league marks the disso-
luton of the most important athletic
union ever formed in New England,
with the exception of :he quasI-league
between Harvard and Yale. Amherst.
Williams and Dartmouth, the three
members of the league, have always
been closely matched, and their con-
tests have been watched by the public
with an interest second only to those
Of the "bg four"
The trouble seems to have been that
Dartmouth, puffed UP with its record
of six unbroken football champion
ships, has been INDUCING in a species
of Standardization forgetful of the fact
that Williams has matched every one
of her foot ball championships by cap
turing a base BAN pennant, and that
Amherst has won quite as many cham
pionships in track athletics as has the
New Hampshire college.
After one or two overwhelming vic
tories over Amherst, Dartmouth began
to consider dropping out of the old
league. The Massachusetts colleges
said nothing for several seasons. Last
week Dartmouth again resumed her
talk of withdrawing at some indefinite
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22

The street car tragedy which hap
pened in Leicester, yesterday, calls for
something more than expressions Of
coincidence and horror. Only the day
before a locomotive engineer who had
run past a danger signal at Sharon
and by virtue of taking too many
chances, had sacrificed five lives was
sentenced to prison for two years. Is
human life any the less precious, when
it is entrusted to the care of a trolley
railway company and a motorman
than when the cars are moved by
steam?
The Leicester accident happened at q
time when there was special need Of
caution and precaution. The danger
signals were up. These were the dense
fog, the slippery tracks and the down
grade. Yet, according to the present
cester bound car appears to have taken
chances even to the point of reckless
ness. 1t was his duty to remain on the
siding till the Leicester bound car had
passed him, but instead of doing this,
he let go everything, and sped along
with the intention of reaching the next
switch before the other car arrived. He
was mistaken in his calculations, and
the dire penalty of his blunder was
paid.
Unfortunately, this is not the first
bad accident that has occurred on this
line. There have been three within the
present year, and in view of the fire.
quency and seriousness of these mis-
haps, the management of the road can
not escape all responsibility in the eyes
of the public. It is the business of the
managers not only to make rules for
the safety, convenience and comfort of
travellers, but also to see that these
rules are obeyed by their employees.
Apparently a little wholesome disci-
pine is needed. On a single track road,
marked by steep grades, extra diligence
and vigilance are imperatively demand
ed, but past experience seems to show
that these qualities have been lament
ably deficient.
In passing sentence upon Engineer
Getchell, Judge Sherman remarked that
the man had already suffered enough
for his heedlessness, but sentence of
some sort was necessary in order to i'm
press upon others the importance of
their responsibility. Apparently, the
lesson could not be learned in Leicester
in a single day.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22
THOMAS LUMB.
Death Of One OF Worcester's
Well Known Residents.

Thomas Lumb, one of Worcester's
best known English residents, died at
his home IA Hudson street, last even
ing, after an illness which extended
over a period of four months. For nine
weeks Mr.. Lumb has been confined to
his bed, and his death was not unex-
pected. The primary cause of death was
Bright's disease of the kidneys.
Mr. Lumb has resided in Worcester
almost continuously since he came to
this country in 1865. He was born in
Halifax England 81 years ago. Mr..
Lumb for number of years was con-
nected with the Worcester wooden
mills, which were then known as the
Adriatic mills.
For eight or nine years the deceased
conducted a restaurant and cafe at
Washington square. For the past ten
years he has been proprietor of the res
taurant and cafe at u Mechanic street.
In August last Mr. Lumb and his wife
pald visit to the provinces. While in
st. Johns Mr.. Lumb was stricken with
the disease which finally called him
from this world.
A wife, two sons and one daughter
survive. The sons, Frederick H. and
George H. reside in Worcester: the
daughter, Mrs. I. E. Evons is at pres
ent resident of Denver, Col
Mr. Lumb was quite prominent in
Masonic circles. He was a member Of
hiram Council, Athelstan Lodge and
Eureka Chapter Of Masons, the Sons Of
st. George, the Frohsinn Society and
an honorary member of the Continen-
tails.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not been completed
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22
1T WAS A RECORD BREAKER.

A writer in the Boston Transcript has
the following to say about snow storms
in November:
Although the fall of snow on the 26th
and 9th of November iast probably"
exceeds in depth that of any snowfall
in November within the memory of any
one now living, yet there have been
some snow storms previously in No
vember when the quantity remaining
on the ground has been quite respect
able in depth. On Nov. 6, 1862, there
was a fall of snow to the depth of sew
eral inches, so that some sleighs were
out. The snow, however, mostly melted
the next day. On Thanksgiving day
1882, Nov. 80, there was snow enough
on the ground to make sleighing in the
suburbs. Nov 5, 1892. four or five
inches of snow fell, part remaining on
the ground for two days. Nov. 25 1888
there was a fall of snow of at least six
inches, but the snow turned to rail- Q id
most of it disappeared the next uay
November, 1897, three inches of snow
fell, remaining on the ground a dav
or two after. Nov 2S 1897, there
was another fall Of snow about four
inches, remaining on the ground until
the 9th or 2Sth. These snowfaIls bear
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22
MRS. cHENoWETH,s BOOK.

In connection with The School His
tory of Worcester by Mrs. Chenoweth.
a friendly critic, observes that the
Brookline public schools were furnished
perhaps a year ago, with "A Guide to
the Study of Local History" prepared
for them by Mr. Bolton. the accom-
plished librarian of the Boston. Athen-
aeum, and that this is a pamphlet of
much value to teachers.
The teachers of Worcester have had
a difficult duty to perform in teaching
the amount of local history expected
of them, without a book adapted to
the purpose; and it was at the sug-
gestion of the teachers themselves that
Mrs. Chenoweth's text book was writ
ten.
Our able Worcester teachers long
since cast aside the lea that history
can be taught as a mere collection of
events without logical connection; and
they are well aware that the reasona-
BILE preparation for the study of ma
tional history is through some familiar
ity with the locality in which their pu-
pills live.
The movement toward more enligbt-
ened methods in the study of history
began in the colleges years ago. Pro
lessor Herbert B. Adams of Johns Hop
kins University, being one of its most
brilliant eXponents, The family. the
hamlet, the parish, the village. town
city, county and state, are historically
the ways by which men have an
preached national and international
life" wrote Prof. Adams. in one of his
papers upon this subject.
The study of history is never So in
teresting and vivid as when it takes
up the familiar home surroundings
Children are delighted with the early
stories and traditions of their own
town. rs it true?" they ask of the In
dian story and straightway if he
comes more to them than any or all
Of Cooper's.
While this compact little book has
been condensed within the smallest
reasonable limits, it IS rich and slim
ulating.
The two brief chapters devoted 70
the county are of great value; its scope
and powers being distinctly defined.
The pretty exterior of the book. and
its attractive pictures, give it place
among the holiday books, and the bova
and girls who like to cwn their favorite
text books, will prize their Wtorceste1,
history as a holiday gift. Indeed Il
is earnestly to be desired that thew
may be literally distributed through
out the schools Of the city; not alone
among the grades for which thew are
designed, but also as a desk book for
the teachers.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22

fore the remarks of George F. Seymour
of Springfield one of the surveyors VINO
went with Admiral Walker to Near
aqua, is worthy of attention. He says
the practicability of the canal Cannot
be seriously questioned" but he raises
the estimated cost another notch, this
time to $145,OOO,O00, and ten years will
be required for construction. Warner
Miller and his friends were frantic with
rage when President Cleveland's COM
mission, led by Ludlow estimated the
cost at from 100000 to $15O,OOO, 900.
What will they now say to the Walker
commissions estimate? The promoters
of the Maritime Canal Company have
always insisted that $4,000, 900 would do
the job.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22

period in the future. To her surprise
the other two parties to the league
called her bluff and forced her out
sooner than she had expected.
Dartmouth will be the chief loser by
the bargain. If Williams, An n st
and Wesleyan form a new league,
Dartmouth will DE able to get no games
with colleges of her own class. Her
future season will be made up of
series of easy victories over Colby,
Union and Trinity and defeats at the
hands of Brown Cornell, the Chicago
Athletic Association and the teams of
other large institutions which will out
class her. The games will be one-sided
and there win be few Of them whose
result cannot be predicted beforehand
Dartmouth's past season was not a
success. She met a long series of de-
feats at home and made a disastrous
invasion Of the west, where she was
beaten by several discredited teams.
The fact that Dartmouth played with
two teams of doubtful athletic purity
caused Caspar Whitney, the athletic
editor of Harpers Weekly, to list the
whole New Hampshire team as pro-
fessionals.
Wesleyan, if she is admitted to Dart
mouths place in the league, will add
strength to the organization. Her sue
cessful season last fall caused her to
rank fifth among the football teams Of
the country Now that her new ath-
letic field is completed, athletics are on
the boom in the Connecticut institution.
1t is not SO many years ago that Wes-
leyan had an athletic league with Yale.
Certainly every alumnus of Williams
and Amherst will now welcome her into
the new triangular league.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22
4 FEhn2R EnR LIE NAVY

The fisheries are the nurseries of the
navy. That has been a common argu-
ment against all proposed concessions
to Canadian fishermen before the joint
high commission. Lately, however, the
value of these naval nurseries has been
disputed, and it has been said that
Gloucesters contribution of men to the
make good the time-honored boast
The accusation has fretted Gloucester
not a little and an examination of the
official records at Washington has been
made, in order to test the truth Of it,
The result proves wholly creditable
to thecity of Fisheries neither judged by
the ratio of men accepted to the num-
Der who offered their services or by the
ratio to the number of polls. On the
other hand the number of seamen fur
nished was small when compared with
the number furnished by such large
seaports as New York and Boston,
where the merchant marine could be
drawn upon. Some of the figures are
of interest.
At Gloucester 1879 per cent Of the men
examined were accepted, a fact which
speaks well for the robustness Of
Gloucester seamen. In New York the
per cent accepted was only trine more
than 6, and in Boston it was 141a.
Again, the number enlisted at Glouces-
ter was 5% per cent of the number Of
polls, while in Boston the per cent en-
listed was less than l per cent Of the
polls. OF these facts Gloucester may
justly be proud. When absolute num-
bers are compared, however, the situa-
ton seems quite different. New York
enlisted 2972 in the navy, Boston 1907
and Gloucester 402.
A better showing than this might
have been made had not 1850 Glouces-
ter fishermen been at sea with their
schooners during the enlistment period,
and thus were out of the com
petition. Surely, no man can say that
Gloucester failed to do her share in the
war Nevertheless, important as the
fisheries still are. they do not monop-
olize New England interests as once
they did, nor are they relatively so
valuable feeder to the navy More
over, the substitution of steam and
steel for sail and wood has some bear
ing on sthis question.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22

no comparison to the storm of this year.
and the storm of Nov. 26th and 9th
VIII long be remembered for its great
ran of snow, nearly a foot. and for the
great destruction Of life and property.
The storm of Nov. 30, 1898, with depth
OF snow of six inches, would have been
noteworthy had it not been for its i'm
mediate predecessor. 1t seems to the
writer that the fact of a foot and O half
of snow being on the ground AT tbe close
of November has never before been ev-
perienced in Boston.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22
OFFICIALS WILL FIGHT.
Newark Cannot Leave atlantic League
Without a Struprle.

Allentown, Pa, Dec Plat tonight's
meeting of the Atlantic League, Pater-
son was expelled for failure to live up
to contract obligations and the fran
chise was declared vacant Norfolk's
resignation was accepted and the fran
chise was given to George E. Ellis to
operate wherever he chooses. Scranton
was admitted, and the franchise was
awarded to a stock company headed
by. Martin Swift and Harvey r. Long.
The resignation of Newark was tabled
The league officials consider owner
Bloemeck.'s suit to dissolve the league
and for $500 damages, only as a step
to enable him to ENTER the Eastern
League. and they will fight the case to
the end. Hon. Robert z. Wright has
been retained to prepare the defense.
The Atlantic League circuit for next
season will include Lancaster, Reading,
Allentown, Scranton, Richmond. New
ark, Hartford and either Wilkesbarre
of Paterson.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22

senator Buffers amendment to the
pension bill, making the pension laws
applicable to confederate veterans and
their dependents, logically follows the
presidents suggestion, that the govern
ment exercise the same care of the con-
federate dead as of the union dead. A
literal application OF the presidents
words would amount to very little, and
1t was recognized clearly enough in the
south, that his speech was chiefly SEN
timent, a broad, fraternal and generous
sentiment, but still sentiment. Senator
Butler proposes to put this sentiment to
a somewhat rigorous test. Probably he
cherishes no visionary hopes that his
amendment will be adopted, but he NAV
imagine it will help to stop the growth
Of pension bills.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22

That $3,00OOOO item in the deficiency
appropriation bill is supposed to be
sufficient to pay the Cuban insurgents
for their services in the war, and a
similar fiction is likely to be made to
cover a douceur to the Philippine reb
els. though the latter We're never rec
ognized as allies Officially there are
supposed to be 1900 Ffipinos under
arms and 10000 Cubans. The money is
expected to soothe the wounded dignity
of the natives ana give them something
with which to begin life anew. In either
case, the quid pro quo was inconse-
quential. and the proposed payment
has been and will be stigmatized as
bribery, but on the whole it is probably
not only justihable, but wise.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22

Gen. Merritt is to resume his old
position as head of the Department of
the East. No one will ever hear of his
posing before congress, investigating
committees or anywhere else as an
officer who has not been treated Just
right by somebody.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22

The confidence with which the advo-
Gates of the ship subsidy bill count
upon its passage is another indication
of the change of temper and principles
taking place in congress. 1t is thought
that not even a republican majority
will be needed in the senate for this
purpose
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22

The same great storm which wrecked
the steamer Portland and buried Mar
blehead Neck causeway under tons of
rock, dug a new harbor for scituate.
Wind and wave accomplished in a few
hours what the government had been
unable to do in three-quarters of
century.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22

The Vroom farm school started in
Princeton, N. j., with the assistance of
ex-President Cleveland has been aban-
doned. City boys do not take kindly to
agricultural life. They fret under its
tameness, monotony and hard work.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22

The Maine artilleryman who attempt
ed to kiss woman against her will and
was punished by being sent to the
Georgia chain gang, should have known
that kissing goes by favor.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22

If Secretary Long resigns, Charles H.
Allen is slated for his place. Massachu-
sets is going to keep the navy port
folio in the family anyhow. That is
where it belongs.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22
The WORCESTER SPY
BY THE spy COMPANY,
WORCESTER, MASS
New York Office, SO Potter Building
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

THE DAILY SPY: Two cents a copy, II
quarter. $500 a year, including the Sunday
Spy, by carrier, 81 cents a month, $500 d
year.
THE SUNDAY SPY: Four cents a copy,
$500 a year
The MASSACHUSETTS SPY CWeekiy)
Published every Friday morning: Five
cents copy, $500 a year.
All subscriptions payable in advance
Sample copies sent on request.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22

It seems there is some prospect that
ex-senator Blackburn of Kentucky
will be returned to the upper branch
Of congress as successor to Senator
Lindsay. The latter is a sound money
man, while Blackburn, who has little
To- commend him besides his pictur-
esque qualities, is for silver. Viewed
from the standpoint of public interest,
the change would be undesirable in
every way.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22

A twenty-page paper, with nearly
elghty-fve columns of advertising, and
the rest Of it bristling with news more
or less exclusive, was the best The spy
could do yesterday. Of course no such
exhibit Of advertising was ever before
seen in the middle of the week in Wor-
cester, but then, Worcester is growing,
business is growing and The Spy is
growing. Later on. the paper may, and
very likely will, achieve something even
greater but for the present the eighty
five columns of advertising, double the
quantity ever seen in a mid-weeklv
issue in this vicinity may stand as
record for imitation newspapers here
abouts to scramble at.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22

THE SPY SHOULD HAVE The EYE Of RhbUS. III
is HONORABLE IF He DO BUT LOOK TO THE VEL
FARE OF The COMMONWEALTH"