Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-26
WEBSTER NEWS.
Former Resident Writes Prize
Poem on Cuba.
A Polish Mother Saves Her Baby Boy
From Death by Drowning Other
Notes.

Webster, March 25.-In the recent
contest conducted by a Boston newspa-
per for the best poem on the spirit of
liberty in Cuba, the prize of $40 was
awarded to Rev. E. w. Preble of Quin-
cy, Mass. Rev. Mr.. Preble is well
known in town. and during the years
of 1893, 1894 and 1895 he officiated as
pastor of the local Universalist Church
Mr.. Preble was well liked here and
gave general satisfaction. He was. sue
ceeded by the present incumbent, Rev.
Nathan S. Hill.
Mr.. Preble vacated his Webster par
sonage with much regret, but with an
ideas that he could do better in new
fields. Accordingly he went west and
located in Akron, o., where he accept
ed the superintendency of a Univer-
salist agency. He remained in that city
for brief period, and subsequently re-
turned east, where he has since been
located in Quincy. His prize poem was
as follows:
Sleeps, nested in the sea. a favored
land:
The white stars laugh above it-on the
The long blue waves soft, but exuIt-
ingly,
Murmur for aye theanthems of the free.
Glad and unfetter'd go singing down
The emerald hills, which own no other
crown
Than God filings on them in the sunlit
That walks in beauty all the Cuban
day
Free, all is free, the sea, the hills, the
air,
The very soil which mocks restraint
and care,
All-save what prizes liberty alone
The patriot heart that sinks beneath
its groan.
For ruthless might, which man nor ma
ture fears,
Full long has drenched the beauteous
isle with tears;
And Cuba, still the gem of all the sea,
Lies bleeding meath the feet of tyranny.
Still falls the lash of consecrated wrong
On him who dares to think or chafe his
thong;
Shudders the earth where Freedom S
hosts have bSed,
And Freedoms self weeps for her noble
dead.
God made no slaves, yet in his fields
and glades
Thousands have fallen pierced by
tyrant blades;
Heroes and martyrs emptying on the
sod
The treasure of their veins like sons of
God.
And fell these brave and gallant Cuban
knights
AS Warren fell, on Bunker's crowned
heights;
That through tn encrimsoned lips of
loyal death,
Mankind might ever draw freer
breath.
And their dead hands shall lift above
The standard OF the Cuba yet to be;
And ieweled deckd with all their ra-
diant scars,
Shall point the way to freedom and the
stars. e. W. Pfeple.
Quincy.
MOTHERS BRAVE ACT.
Edward Rozwarski, the 5-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. John, Roawarski. who
reside on Peter street in the South vii
lage. barely escaped death by drowning
last evening. The youngster was play
ing near the mill trench, when he lost
his balance and was precipitated into
the swiftly flowing stream. When the
accident occurred TIE boys who were
playing with him ran away shrieking
with fear But for the boys mother un-
doubtedly he would have perished In
the rapid waters. AS soon as she heard
the cries for assistance she ran out OF
the house, which stards only few feet
from where the accident occurred. and
upon seeing her youngest boys peril she
threw herself bodily into the stream, and
clutching the boy by the clothes worked
her way to the stone-arcaed trench,
Where she landed her darling on terra
firma The act nearly prostrated the
brave woman, and she laid gasping for
breath on the ground for several min
utes before she was able tG regain her
feet The latest report shows that Meth
er the boy nor the plucky mother will
suffer seriously as q result Of the epi-
sode.
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.
The firm of Swan & Atwood of Bos-
ton, Who recently attached and closed
the jewelry and millinery store of j. S.
stockford, which is situated at Main
street and Chase avenue, sold the goods
by auction this evening.
The present temporary directors and
the stockholders of the Webster and
Dudley Electric Street Railway Co.,
will meet in Firemen's Hall on Friday
evening, April 5, for the purpose of per-
manent organization. Ten per cent Of
the stock has been paid in.
A couple of large delivery wagons ar
rived in town by freight today, to be
utilized by the Point Breeze Steamboat
Company at the lake.
Sheriff M. P Clare returned today
from a brief business trip to Boston.
The high school and grammar grades
closed this afternoon for weeks va
cation.
At the celebration of the 40 hours de-
votion, which will commence tomorrow
evening at. the st. Louis Church, there
is expected a large number of visiting
clergymen to officiate at the services
William F. Reilly and r.. NJ. Clemans
visited Worcester today, and spent the
afternoon viewing the sights.