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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
HARRISON HOUSE FIRE.
Early Morning Blaze Causes 5000 Dam
age.

Fire started in the kitchen of the
Harrison house on Lincoln street yes
terday morning about o'clock from
defective draft, and gave the fire de-
partment an hours work before it was
put out. Miss Sarah Wills, the pro-
prietress, was the first to discover the
blaze. At the time the FIRE had good
Roadway, and the entire building was
filed with smoke. Miss Wills ran
through the house and awoke every
boarder before she ran to the box and
pulled in the alarm. The boarders left
the house without taking much cloth
ing with them, and when the depart
msnt arrived the majority of them
were on Lincoln street in their night
clothes. About $500 damage was done
TO the building and its contents by the
fire. The building is owned by the Har-
rison Bliss heirs, and is insured through
the agency of Charles E. Grant. The
household furniture is insured through
the agency Of A. G. Munroe. The cause
of the fire is unknown
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
LEMONADE SETS.
TWELVE PATRIOTS
Mustered in At the Recruiting office Yes
tsrday.


The local recruiting office did a land
Office business yesterday and Captain
j. C., Gresham mustered in ten recruits,
eight Of whom go to the Twenty-sixth
regiment at Plattsburg barracks, and
the other two into the regular army.
Capt. ]. c. Gresham said that he was
extremely gratified with the number of
recruits that the local office is turning
out for the new regiment. Up to date
all the offices under his charge have
sent "a men to the new regiment. The
mon whoswere mustered into the TWEEN
ty-sixth yesterday are: Leroy e. Hal
lock of Hubbardston, formerly of COM
pany f, of the Second Massachusetts
volunteers; Hector l. Hetu of this city
j. j. Meehan of Clinton, formerly o.
company K, Ninth Massachusetts vol
unteers; Charles H. Barnes of Putnam,
Conn, formerly of the Third Connect
cut volunteers; Edward C. Chatelain
of this city, James Shaw of Brockton.
Francis E. Kane of this city, Harry r.
Robinson Of North Grafton.
Fred H. Barton Of 200 Water street,
Leominster, passed the examination fo:
the Twenty sixth, but refused to go
because a chum of his was rejected.
Adolph Gamanche of this city, who has
seen service in the Twelfth regiment,
company B, enlisted for the Second
United States heavy artillery, at pres
ent stationed at Havana, Cuba. Ar
thur p Dufina of Spencer, who has
seen service in the Second United
States artillery, enlisted for the cav
airy unassigned. Eight men were re-
jected by DR.. NJ. j. O'Meara.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
IMPORTANT MEETING.
Swedish Baptist Conferences Begins In
Worcester FRIDAY.

Worcester Friday.
A new conference of Swedish Baptist
churches in New England will be
formed this week at a meeting In the
Mulberry Street Baptist Church. The
number and size of the present con-
ference has led to the authority for
the separation which is now proposed,
The meeting will begin Friday with
sermon by Rev. A. p. Englund of
England.
made by j. Herbert of Quincy and
Rev. John P. Forsell of Providence.
Sunday, among the speakers who
will preach during the day, are Rev. C.
p. johnson of Cambridge, Rev. j.
BJork of Manchester, Rev. A. Lindberg,
Rev. A. O. Lawrence and Rev. N. N.
Morten.
Carl E. Carlson, foreman for John
w. Bishop & Co.. is to superintend the
construction of II new houses at Hope
dale. He will remove his family there
for the present and begin work at
once.
John Eric Forsstedt and family. II
Edward street, have engaged passage
on the steamer New England of the
Dominion line aud will sail from Bos-
ton for Sweden q week from Wednes-
day. Mr.. Forsstedt recently resigned
his position as head bookkeeper al
Washburn & Moen's Grove street
works. He goes to accept a lucrative
position in Sweden.
Adolph and Andrew Verne are
camping for two weeks at the grounds
Of the Swedish Gymnastic Club, Lake
Quinsigamond
Several members of the Swedish
Gymnastic Club will take a. bicycle rIn
to Boston Sunday. Aug. 6. Upon ar
rival there they will check their wheels
for Worcester and take a boat down
the harbor for Nantasket beach. where
the day will be spent. The return will
be made by train.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT.
George Dewey Is Acquitted On the Charge
Of Assault,

In the central district court yesterday
morning, George Dewey, charged with
assault and battery on his wife. was
discharged. Christopher Riley. charged
with stealing a napkin ring worth about
80 cents, was discharged Isaac Kader
charged with cruelty to animals. was
fined $40. He appealed, He was ar
rested on complaint of Cattle Inspector
Thomas Monahan. Louis vandaI. foI.
the larceny of shepherd dog from Pc
ter Thomas, was ordered to paw the
costs of the court, which amounted to
about S. The case Of Samuel Richards
charged with larceny. was placed on
file.
John A. Rice, charged with stealing a
bicycle, was discharged Alexander
Demars, charged with assault and bat
terry on Charles Munyan, had his case
placed on file Frank Gauthier Of Oak
dale was ordered to pay fine Of SIS for
lighting. Peter c. Strahan was sem
fenced to the house of correction for
four months, and other cases Of drunk
enness were disposed of as follows:
Daniel OBrien and Robert Brown, on
file; John O'Leary, Michael Smokers. IS
each; Michael O'Connor and John Gull
len, continued; Nellie McAuliffe and
Frank Scott, two months each in the
house of correction, and John Fenson,
state farm.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
FINE BLOWN
CUT GLASS.
land.

Naples. plain. cut and
needle etched, sizes four to
nine inches, cut star bottoms.
Plain Sauce Naples. extra
light, $I.2s dozen.
Plain Berry Naples, 2oc
each.
Plain Berry Naples PIC
each.
Plain Berry Naples, a1c
each.
Plain Berry Naples, Axe
each.
Blown Naples. cut prism
sidesand cutstar bottom $I.2I
each.
Blown Naples, needle etch
and cut star bottom, zoe
each.
Blown Sauce Naples, nee
die etched, cut star bottom,
$4so dozen.
Plain blown Sauce Nap
pies, cut star bottom, So.
Plain Blown Berry Naples
cut star bottom, 42c, zoe, 75c,
$I.oo, each.
Fine blown and Etched
Tumblers, 75c dozen.
Extra fine cut Strawberry,
Diamond and Fan Tumblers,
special price, $2.So dozen.
LEMONADE SETS.
pitcher, 4 tumblers and
Tray. Ruby, Crystal and En-
erald, with enameled flower
decoration, only $I.oo set.
Special new variety of Jap
anese Napkins, fine quality
paper, from zoe to 7Sc per
100.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25

Hon. A. S. Roe will speak at the
mems meeting at the Y. M. c. A.
rooms Sunday afternoon at 3.45
o'clock.
A meeting of former United States
regulars will be held Wednesday even
ing in U. V. l.. hall, for the purpose
of forming ball nine to play a. team
of volunteers at Quinsigamond park.
Aug. ~. All regulars who can handle
ball are requested to be at the meet
ing.
"A lawn party was held at the resi-
dence OF Mrs. Charles Brown, A Palmer
street. yesterday afternoon, for the ben
ent OF the Woman's Progressive Club.
The proceeds viii be used for the bene-
NJ of the colored children of the city.
The party was in charge of Mrs. Chas.
Brown and the ladies of the club.
The Grace Church Chinese Sunday
school held picnic at the home of 6.
w, Hastings, IL Chadwick street, yes-
terday afternoon. The affair was in
charge of Mrs. c.. w. Hastings. There
We're nearly 40 members present. Dur
ing the day refreshments were served
and games played.
The annual reunion of the Forty-sec-
ond Massachusetts Regimental Assoc
citation will be held IN Worcester Thurs
day in Grand Army hall Department
Commander. John e. Gilman will be a
II Decial guest of the occasion. The 36th
anniversary of the home coming of the
regiment will be observed Aug. 10. at
Nantasket Beach.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
OUTING AT THE LAKE.
Members Of New England Laundrymen's
Association Entertained.

Members Of the entertainment COM
mittee of the New England Laundry
mems Association held an outing yes
terday afternoon at the club house of
the South Worcester Angling Associa-
ton, at Old Faith cove. Lake Quinsig-
amond. Dinner was served on the
grounds, and a program Of sports par
tlcipated IN. The party was brought
to and from the grounds by the steamer
Meteor. During the afternoon the conf
mittee arranged program Of enter
tainment for the coming year. This
program will be reserved and sprung
throughout the year. Those present at
the outing were: L. C. Butler Of SOM
erville, chairman of the committee:
Harry Monks of Boston. George III.
Parry of Boston, and the following local
members D. A. Scott, ID. p. Thomas, G.
l.. Burgess, @. 3. Patten, w n. Baaoonn
9. A. Cobavn, Fred l. Dpaug aud Il G..
Collier.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
GIVEN VOTE OF THANKS.
Hospitality Of Worcester Vets Appreciated
BY Reading Association.

]. B. Lamb, president of the Worces-
ter Veteran Firemans Association, re-
eeived a letter yesterday from the pres
ident of the Friendship Engine Com
pany of Reading, Pa, thanking mem
bers of the local association for their
courtesy to members of the Reading
company who were in this city about
a week ago.
1t is the custom of the Friendship
company, which is a volunteer organ
ization, to take pleasure trip every
year, and tour Of the principal cities
of New England has been decided on
for this season. Two of it's members
who are making out the route came to
Worcester last week and were enter
tanned by the local "vets" with such
good result as to bring forth vote Of
thanks from the association represented
by the visitors.
The route of the Reading Company
viii include Hartford, Springfield, Wor-
cester and possibly Boston. The com
pany is expected to arrive here about
the middle of September, when it is
planned to give them reception, in
which both the veteran and active de-
partments will have part A street
parade Is one of the features contem-
plated
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
SHE WAS NO RuBBERNEck.
But Had india Rubber Muscles to Defend
Herself.

An interesting scene was witnessed
at the corner Of Providence and Water
streets at 7.SO last evening.
crowd of hoodlums was gathered
at the corner, and were insulting pc
destrians who happened to pass that
way Two lady cyclists happened
around that vicinity, and jeering re-
marks were addressed to them by the
crowd. One of the ladies heard the
words of the crowd, and she quickly
dismounted to learn the cause of the
remarks. When the hoodlums saw the
lady coming toward them, one of the
young fellows cried "Rubberneck.
This word has EARRING effect on the
nerves Of some people, and this was
the case with the lady.
She heard one man cry "Rubberneek.
and she asked him to apologize. He re-
fused, and she promptly sailed into him
and then and there was witnessed a ish+
worthy of Corbett. The fellow hadn't
q ghost of chance with the Young
lady and when she had given him
three slaps in the face and knocked
him down, he was willing to throw up
the sponge.
The rest of the crowd. when thew
saw the fate of their Companion
quickly took to their heels, and the
young lady was master of the situation
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
THE ENVY OF EUROPE.

European railroad companies have for
many years conceded the superior serv-
ice given BY American roads, and within
the last few years they have been
patternihg their trains after American
models. Their envy has been stirred to
the limit by the sumptuousness of the
Lake Shore Limited" the palatiai train
running daily between Boston, New York
Buffalo and Chicago Nc hotel is more
iuxuriously furnished. Everything a
passenger wants Is at his call Accom-
petent stenographer, whose services are
free to passengers, lis on the train. A
ladies' waiting maid Is always ready to
be of service to ladies and children An
elegant barber shop and perfectly APP
pointed bath rooms are also provided
Three libraries, containing list of stand
ard works, popular novels and books OF
reference are distributed throughout the
train. The sleeping cars are. arranged
ing car IS supplied with everything that
the mos Vcaprlcious palate could desire
The ira makes the distance between
New York and Chicago in "a hours, MAIN
tanning an almost unheard rate of speed
while perfect safety Is assured. Those
who have travelled over the Lake Shore
Limited" always make point of travel
ing on It again Those who have not
done So Will find 1t the most novel and
thoroughly enjoyed journey they have
ever taken. S
Persons suffering from piles will find re-
lief In $3.50 . N u
II
Have you tried an I. x. LII
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
NEW SCHEDULE OF WAGES
Adopted for Freight Handlers on CONSOLE
dated Railroad Yesterday.

Freight handlers on the New York
New Haven and Hartford railroad
worked yesterday under new schedule
of wages.
Strike talk among employees of the
departments of the railroad has Seen
i'll the air for several weeks, the teleg-
raphers following the freight handlers
in the demand for better wages. Tn
der tho new schedule, freight handlers
will receive 20 cents an hour, and for
Sunday and overtime, work, will get
Is cents per hour.
The demands Of employees in other
branches of service will be considered,
and there will not be the slightest pos
sibility of a strike If the men are ac-
corded the same comparative increase
as the freight handlers.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
INTENDS TO LOCATE HERE.
Thomas N. Dousnsy Wants To Hold Con-
tlnuous Temperance Lectures.

Thomas N. Doutney, temperance lee
turer, is at the Bay State house. In
conversation with The Spy man, yes
terday, Mr.. Doutney said he intends
to locate permanently in this city, al
though he had made fruitless attempts
to secure a place for holding meetings.
He said that if he could not lease a
large hall, smaller one will be opened
as headquarters for his temperance
work Mr.. Doutney is in excellent
health and spirits and is determined
to have a series of unbroken temper
ance meetings. DR.. J. j. Mcmahon,
who has been assisting Mr.. Doutney,
has returned to his home in Lynn and
is practicing his profession. Mr.. Dout-
ney has accepted an invitation to speak
at the service in Summer street Jail,
some Sunday in September.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
INSANE MEN CoMMITTED.

Jas. Mccormick. West Boylston, was
ex& sned, yesterday morning by City
Phys elan Walter T. Clark and Mcdi-
cal Examiner F. H. Baker, and COM
mltted to the Worcester lunatic hos
pital. Mccormick raved and tore yes
terday when he was being taken from
his cell at station /, and it took the
combined efforts of six officers to get
him into the patrol wagon. John Hor-
gan, a Worcester man, was also com
mitted from station /, yesterday after
noon.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
SEWER DEPARTMENT. NOTICES.

Notices have been prepared by clerks
In the sewer department Office, which
will be sent out to residents ainnn
streets in which sewers are being cor.
structed. and In which connections win
have to be made. The circular informs
residents whose houses are now con-
nected with the old sewer that the CITY
viii connect the houses with the new
system free OF charge, provided the
connections are kept in good repair AL
ter put in.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
THE DEATH RATE.
Cholera Infantum Continues to Garry
Away the Largest Number.

Cholera infantum continues reaping a
large death harvest in Worcester. Dur
ing the past week undertakes re-
ports show that Is children have died
from this cause alone. The total mum
Der of deaths for the week was AZ, of
which % were males and II females
Death was due to these causes: Can
Ger. /; chronic endocarditis. 4; senile
debility, /; cholera infantum, 10; tuber-
culosis. /; rheumatism of the heart, l.;
fracture Of skull, /; senility, /; menin-
gifts, g; pregnancy, !; heart failure, q;
dysentery, l; acute CASTRO entritis 2;
stubborn, i; exhaustion and chronic
dementia, 1; pneumonia, 4; died in ar
tero, l. arterio scleorrsis, 1; Hrcoma,
1; phthisis, /; commissions, 1; dfarrhoea
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
REAL WARM WEATHER REST AND
COMFORT.

There Is a powder to be shaken into the
shoes called Aliens Foot-Ease. invented
by Allen s. Olmsted lie Roy. N. r., which
druggists and shoe dealers say is the best
thing they have ever sold TO cure swollen,
burning, sore and tender or aching feet 4
Some dealers claim that II makes tight
or new shoes feel easy II certainly will
cure corns and bunions and relieve In
stantly sweating, hot or emarting feet
Aliens Foot-Ease costs only quarter
and the inventor will send q sample free
to any address. ~
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
COUNTERFEIT CASE.
A Secret Services Agsut In the City Ysstsr-
day On the Matson Case,

4. D. Redfern, secret service agent
of Boston, was in Worcester yesterday
morning on work pertaining to the
MAtson counterfeiting case, but refused
to tell what 1t was. He is Of the opin-
ion that Matson is only the tool of some
gang of counterfeiters doing business
out Of town, and Is endeavoring to To-
cate them. Recent reports from New
York show that counterfeit half dol
been passed by Matson, have been in
circulation in that city. The counter
feits found in New York are said to
bear the 1895 date mark. which is the
same as was on those supposed to have
been passed by Matson.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
A NEW CORPORATION.

The manufacturers and proprietors of
ethyl bromide, the new anesthetic, are
to form corporation to be known as
the Goessmann-Gile Company, with Of
fees in this CITY. The incorporators are
DR.. Charles A. Goessmann of Amherst.
president; William A. Gle Of this city,
treasurer; Charles 1. Goessmann of Am
herst and Alfred ID. Gile of this city
managers, and Clara A. Gle of this
city and Francis A. Gile of Orange, N.
j.
Dr.Willian A. Magill will be in Wor-
cester in short time to experiment
with the new compound, for the pene-
az Of medical men and dentists.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
CHECKS MUST BE STAMPED.

oscar j. Winslow, collector of inter-
nal revenue, has received a ruling from
the department of internal revenue,
which conveys the information that the
department still insists that banks shall
not affix stamps to checks for their Gus
toners. Here is the ruling: Banks
must not affix stamps to unstamped
checks and must return to the drawer
any unstamped check presented for
payment"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
BUILDERS EXCHANGE OUTING.

The outing committee of the Build
ers' Exchange met yesterday after
noon. Wednesday, Aug. 2, was selected
as the date, and arrangements will be
made to secure Quinsigamond Park.
George W. Carr was selected to investi-
gate and report to the committee as
to whether the park can be obtained
for that day The committee is pre-
pairing a program of sports which will
include a ball game between picked
teams from the exchange.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
THE CITY.
Yesterdays WEATHER.

Yesterday the maximum temperature
was 81, the minimum g. At 6 D. m.
the temperature was 70. Southeast
winds prevailed.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
woRKINa NIGHT ANp DAY.

The busiest and mightiest little thing
Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coated
globule of health, that changes weakness
into strength, listlessness into energy,
wonderful in building up the health
Only Is cents per box. Sold by Brewer 4
Co.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
CARRIERS CONVENTION.
A Feature viii Be Drill of Postmsn from
Many Cities.

Worcester letter carriers are looking
forward to the national convention of
the letter carriers, which will be held
in Scranton. Pa Sept to 10 inclu-
sive. Arrangements will be made so
Worcester delegates WIN have their va
cations at this time. The convention
will be one of the most elaborate af-
fairs of the sort ever held. One Of the
features will be a competitive drill of
carriers from all over the country.
No mora sick headache If you use
CARRIERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
KNIGHTS FATHER MATHEW.
Preparing for Attendance at Field Day
Labor Day.

The Knights of Father Mathew held
practice drill last evening. The
knights will attend the field day at
AWestfield Labor day. Arrangements
are being made to hold the annual con-
vention of the Catholic temperance un-
ions of the county of Worcester Oct.
1. The matter will be decided as soon
as word is received from Rev. William
Power of Blackstone, who has charge
OF the meet. The Worcester societies
will furnish a hall and refreshments.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
There is no police
man to enforce the
laws Of health and
to call 'stop!"

I'M when you are in
vi danger from dis
~ ease. But Nature
has her own dam
ger signals. When
pain shoots like a
lightning flash
along the nerves, when
the heart beats feeb1y or
irregularly, when there
is unnatural fullness after
eating, sour risings, head
ache, coated tongue or
irritable temper, then
Nature is plucking you by
the sleeve and calling
" stop! !" To neglect
these warnings is danger
GUS. Derangement of the
stomach and its allied or
gans is but the beginning
of trouble for the whole
body.
AS a complete cure for
disease of the stomach
and the organs of
digestion and nu-
triton Doctor
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25

Hon A. S. Roe will speak at the
mems meeting at the Y. M. C. A.
rooms Sunday afternoon at 3.45
o'cloCL
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25

HaveYou tried an I. x. 1t
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25

Persons suffering from piles will find re-
' CARRIERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-10-05
NOTORIOUS Ex.cONYlCT DEAD.
Jimmy Logue stole Many Thousands
But Died Pauper.

Jimmy Logue stole Many Thousands,
But Died a Pauper.
Philadelphia, Oct. 5.-Worn out by
eXcesses and years of confinement re-
sultine from his long career in crime.
Jimmy LOgue, the famous ex-con-
vict, who is believed to have stolen
more money than any other thief of
bis time. died in the county almshouse
here yesterday, aged 62 years. He
sought religious consolation before he
died Logue is supposed to have had
a fortune at one time of about $500, 600.
all other peoples money. He started
his career of crime at the age of II.
and spent more than 20 years of his life
in the prisons of a number of states.
His aptness displayed itself best in dis
covering where large sums of money
We're to be obtained He was con-
nected with three big bank robberies
in this city, and also operated extern
sively in other cities. One of the
largest rObberies he made was in
Washington, where he played his fa-
yorite game of sneaking through a roof
trap. His victim in this case was
Naval Constructor Isaiah Hanscombe
and his booty was $4,000.