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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-04
LEAP YEAR.
viii BE a Thing Unknown After the
Year 2T0O


Within eight more centuries leap
year will have become a relic Of the
present time BY that time the extra
II days lost to make up the changes
from the old Julian calendar TO that
of the present day will all have been
duly accounted for, and the world will
run around in just 365 days, and no
more. The ladies Of the coming century
will be forced to devise some other
scheme for forcing the unwilling swain
to take wife. Nineteen hundred,
while one of the even years ending a
quartet, will not be a leap-year simply
because in arranging the dates it was
rurposely left out
The ladies lose their privilege again
in 1900; but though there will not be
many Of those who see 1900 who will
see 21OO the latter year ending a
fourth century, will be a leap-year. In
this way three days are retrenched in
four centuries, and the remaining
seven days will be made up in a little
over 500 years, After that calendar
years will be like solar years, and err
rors i'm calculation of time will occur
no more.
The loss Of leap-years will in thou
sands OF Years affect the seasons. but
probably the mathematicians of the
centuries hence will be so expert in
handling figures and making calcula-
lions that they will have no difficulty
in keeping things going correctly
American Inquirer.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-04
UNION STATION.

Important changes will be necessary
in the Union station by both plans. If
the tracks are lowered las feet, large
area must be excavated and heavy
walls built to retain the adjoining fill
ing and to support the building; stair
ways and elevators must be provided
to reach the depressed tracks.
If the tracks are elevated Is feet
they would be in a favorable position
for passage ways to cross them, and
from the present level of the floor.
stairways and elevators could be con-
veniently provided to reach the tracks.
Taking the interests of all parties
concerned into consideration, the com
mission is of the opinion that the
plan for the elevation of the tracks in
the Union station has al advantage
over the plan for their depression.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-04
ELECTION AT ALL SAINTS.

The annual parish meeting of All
Saints parish was held at the chapel
last evening. The sum of S1O.734 was
and appropriated for the expense of The
church for the coming year. Edward
L. Davis, Josiah H. Clarke and Freder-
lex 5. Pratt We're elected as delegates
to the diocesan convention, and Edward
L. Davis, Charles NJ. Bent and +. w
Blacker We're chosen as delegates to
the archdeaconry. The following Off
GERS were elected: Wardsas, Edward
L. Davis and Charles NJ. Bent: vestry-
men, Josiah II. Clarke. William p
Rice, George +. Hutchins Frederick S
Pratt, Charles 5. Nichols. Charles G
Washburn. George T. Dewey Luther
NJ. Lowell, Henry p. Murray, Francis w.
Blacker and Charles D. Lamson. trea-
surer and collector. George A. Smith;
clerk. Henry p. Murray
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-04
TO BREAK WILL.
Heirs Of Julia Miller AIIege Insanity and
Undue Influence.

Uhdue ln1luence'
A will contest over ain estate valued
at about $25,OO0 situated in Charlton, is
about to begin in the probate court.
The will which is to be contested is that
of Julia Miller of Charlton, who re-
Gently died at the age of S4 years, leav-
ing her property to public institutions
and to but one relative of hers. To the
Universalist church the sum of $500 was
bequeathed, town of Charlton 500,
Prescott Bartlett of Putnam, Conn, re-
ceives $500, and half dozen other peo-
pie receive $500, 5000 and 500 each.
The contest is to be made by two
nephews, Waterman B. Nichols of Wor-
cester and Edwin NJ. Nichols of West
Wilbraham. Insanity and undue in
fiuence will be the grounds upon which
the contestants hope to break the will.
Frank B. Hall yesterday filed his APP
pearance in the probate court for the
nephews, and Charles S. Dodge repre-
sents the will
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-04
SOME FOOLISH PEOPLE

Allow a cough TO run until it gets beyond
the. reach OF medicine. They often saw.
oh, II Will wear away but in most
cases II wears them away Gould thew be
induced to try the successful medicine
called keinp's Balsam. which is sold on
a positive guarantee TO cure, they would
Immediately see the excellent effect after
taking the first dose. Price &c. and sec
Trial size free At all druggists
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-04
4 SENSIBLE MAH

Would use Kemp's BaIsan for the rb-,o+
ana Lungs. Il is curing more cases of
cough. Colds Asthma, Bronchitis Croup
ana al Throat and Lung Troubles. than
any other medicine The proprietor has
suthorlzsd any druggist 10 give YOU a
sample Bottle Free to convince Won Of
the merit Of this great remedy. Price &c
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-04

The Woman Progressive Club met
last evening at the residence of Mrs
}. Elm, Highland street. to make fur-
Their arrangements for their concer-
which they give Thursday evening.
Alhanibra Council. X. Of c. met in
their quarters. 9S Front street. last
evening, and initiated three candidates
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-04
MEETINGS. ETC.

WORCESTER SAFE DEPOSIT AND
TRUST co. 49, Annual meeting. The an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Worcester Safe Deposit and Trust Co. will
be held at the banking rooms of the com
pany, AS Main ST., MONDAY, April 10.
1899, at Ii o'clock a. m, for the election OF
directors for the ensuing year, and TO
transact any other business that may le-
gally come before the meeting.
SAMUEL II. CLARY, Secretary.
April l. 1890
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-04
SUES FOR PERSONAL INJURIES.

Clarence H. Croker has brougt suit
against the Worcester Construction
company and the town of Grafton
jointly, to recover for injuries received
in that town. which necessitated his
absence from work. The Worcester Com
struction company was engaged al the
time in building the Worcester &
Grafton railroad, and the plaintiff fell
into hole, with injuries to his person.
The plaintiff sues to recover $1,000
Thayer & Cobb appear for the plain
tiH
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-04

How does your Wife occupy her
Well since my arm has been vac
clnated she puts in most of her time
leaning on me."-Chfcago News.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-04

The funeral of Elizabeth, wife OF
Fredrik Fagerstrom, 7 South Harlem
street. will be held this afternoon az 4
O'Clock from the Harlem Street SWeG-
mari, will conduct the services. Burial
will be at the Swedish cemetery.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-04

The annual meeting of the South
nitari07 ''-'~~h was held at the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-04
TO FIND ANDREs.
swedish Paper Received Here Says 'ooo
Crowns Has Been Appropriated


Swedish newspaper received yes
+ord,v states that 1900 crowns has been
voted nv the Swedish government to
sond an expedition to look up Andree'
and prof f. r. Martin of the uniVef r.,
sirv of Stockholm is already on ms
, n.ey 70 Siberia under government Or
ders. ,..,,- +,ll,,ra rhed
60 +ba Swedish government, saying that
IiaIin's story Of Andree's death -
,Ijtbouf foundation. His information Is
f,.or,, Taron Animoff. a Siberian olilcei'
1Tba swedish minister at st. Peters
I,i,s Renterslliold. has been informed
,I- tba secretary of the Russian Geo
(,S.anbicaI Society. Grigorietf, that civil
9nrinaer named Zacevsbi had met IN
Siberia a Polish student Dau!siso
from there who said that on sept ~
1907 he had seen Andree's balloon De
tween the same two rivers where 1t I'"0
been stated he had stranded; c-,..,
The music committee OF Lhe ,1 2alelit
Street Swedish Congregational Church
is arranging for an ehleItdi ii''
the church April o.
Jennie Larson of HaverhilI ls Ylstlus
at Paul Lindquist's, % Wachuse''S
street.
Ankaret Lodge will hold basket
party at its hall. pa Main street,
Thursday evening. Every lauy Ptesetii,s.
viii bring a basket for two, when WIN
be sold at auction.
The funeral of John Eklund,. WI
son street, will be held this afternoon
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-12-27
PR0DIGIOUS DISPENSATl0N.
Many Thousand Enjoyed Christmas Hospitality
OF the Salvation Army.

New York, Dec. 2s.-No one had to go
without a Christmas dinner I'M New
York city. At the Madison Square gar
den the Salvation Army fed thousands
by the distribution Of 5000 baskets, with
food enough for five persons in each
basket. Six thousand more dinners
were served on the main floor last even
ing. A musical and cinematcgraph en-
tertainment was given every hour from
II o'clock, and did not conclude until
10 o'clock last night. Orchestral and
vocal music added to the general enjoy
ment of the occasion. Although pro-
vision was made for feeding 10000 per-
sons, at least half again that number
appeared, and the army officers by dint
of strenuous efforts, met the require
ments.
Boston, Dec. 26.-Christmas day In
southeastern Massachusetts, while a
green" one, was nevertheless an ideal
holiday, the weather being cool and
bright. The first snowstorm of the
season, barring Whit in November, has
yet to put in an appearance, while the
cold has been also lacking. In this city
the Salvation Army led in the charitable
work, feeding many hundreds, through
the aid Of widespread collections, while
the various societies and churches also
assisted in making the day merry one
for many poor home. Christmas crime
in this city was at low ebb, the police
books being almost free from anw sort of
trouble.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-12-27

The ladies quartette OF Marsh6eld will
sing at the Methodist church next Sum
day morning.
Mrs. D. Lewis OF Hardwick is visiting
her son, Rev. S. Lewis.
Rev. S. Lewis was called to Newport
Center Tuesday to perform marriage
ceremony.
Revival services will be held in Brooks
Hall at Harvey commencing Thursday
evening
The week of prayer will be observed by
union services at the churches. On Mon
day and Tuesday evenings the services
will be held at the Methodist church.
On Wednesday the Congregational
church hold their annual roll call and on
Thursday and Friday evenings the SER
vices will be at the Congregational
church.
Joseph Otis OF st. Johnsbury has been
spending Christmas in town.
Miss Anna Rowe entertained her Sun
day school class of boys at her home on
Wednesday evening of last week.
Kent Knowlton is spending his vaca.
ton at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grosdevant and daugh-
ter are spending Christmas with Mrs
Grosdevant's mother, Mrs. Julia West.
S. o. Morse is in Boston for few
days.
w. E. DeLarm, of Newport, has beer
spending Christmas at c. S. Dole's.
The livery at the Elm House was sold
at auction Saturday.
Mrs Rachel Cole attended the funera
o E. P. Allen OF St. Johnsbury Centre
| Monday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-12-27
RYEQATR.

Blue Mountain Grange elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year :;
Master, T. A. Meader; overseer, {. r.
Smith; lecturer, Ida M. Buchanan; stew
ard, Nelson G. Cochran; assistant stew
ard, VIM. Aiken; chaplain, George
Cochran; treasurer, D. Buchanan; secre-
tary. Claude E. Nelson; gate keeper, j.
Roiston; Pomona, Mrs. o. Boardway
Flora, Mrs. c. J. Nelson; Ceres, Mrs. o.
H. Renfrew; lady assistant, Mrs. b. H.
Terry.
w. G. Kicker is home from Yale for the
holiday vacation.
Ethel and Paul Morrison are home
from Franconia for Christmas.
Clarence ]. Nolan is home from
Andover, Mass, where he is attending
school.
Miss varnum spent Christmas at
Peacham.
Miss Guild spent Christmas at South
Ryegate.
Home Christmas trees were enjoyed al
ia. Douglass, F. H. Whites, and I. j
Nelson's.
George Cochran shipped nice lot o
lambs to market on Monday.
William Thompson shipped a load o
stock to Boston last Monday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-12-27
THE TOWNS AROUND.
PEACHAn.

East Peacham Creamery Association
paid its patrons 81 cents TOR butter
through the month OF November South
Peacham creamery paid II cents for the
same.
The friends of Mrs. Alice Jackson of
Baltimore were panied to learn of her
serious illness, with diphtheria, last week.
but are glad to know that she is now
considered out of danger.
DR.. D. E. Hartman entertained about
25 OF his friends very pleasantly at WV.
Blanchard's last Friday night One of
the pleasing features was the original
conundrums given by the doctor to
represent each Of the party present.
Refreshments were served and at a late
hour the company dispersed. All will
long remember this last pleasant evening
spent with the doctor before he left for
South Hadley Falls.
Fannie Rowe is home from Johnson.
Annie Williams from Mt. Holyoke
Louise Bayley from Albany, 10 spend the
holidays.
Christmas exercises all passed off very
pleasantly.
Ichabod Rowe went to Hanover last
week to see his son Dean, who is in
Dartmouth and has been very sick the
past week but is now some better. He
did not have typhoid lever as was at
first feared.
Mrs. ]. N. Sergeant went to New York
last week and will remain through the
holidays.
c. A. Bunker is home from Casteton
for few days.
Elisha Gates, who has been very i'll at
M. S. Hidden's for few weeks past,
was able to return to his home in North
Hartland last Friday.
Jennette Varnum has returned to
North Hartland where she has some
private pupils for the winter.
J. H. Hoffman will lecture at the Con-
gregational church next Sunday evening.
Subject, 1.-THE crystal river, or black
valley railroad" The lecture will begin
at 7 30 o'clock.
Lizzie Clark is home from Munson,
Mass, for the holidays.
Jack Hunt is home from Burlington for
short vacation.
Mrs. Electa Ash is visiting friends at
Essex Junction.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-12-27
ELEVEN BURNED TO DEATH.
Terrible C lamiy 0vertakes Children Who
Were Rehaarsrg Far an Entertainment.

While the school children of st. Parish
parochial school, Seventh and Vine
streets, Quincy, Ills, were rehearsing on
Friday for Christmas entertainment to
be given one of the children's dresses
caught fire from a gas jet and 10 minutes
later four of them were burned to death,
two died an hour later and five others
died before midnight. Half a dozen
others were burned more or less severely.
All these are between and II years of
age. Helen Zoebbing and several other
teachers, Father Nicholas and Profess
sor Mushold were painfully burned in
trying to save the children.
The fire started in a dressing room.
Three or four little girls were there
dressing for the rehearsal an6 laughing
gaily. A dozen others were grouped in
the wings of the stage near the foot Of
the stairs descending from the dressing
room. The girls in the dressing room
had nearly completed their costumes
when one of them brushed against the
gas jet In an instant her dress of cot
con and light cloth was in a blaze. She
screamed ana ran out or the room, COM
municating the blaze to the others as she
ran. One of the girls with her dress in a
blaze jumped out of small window into
the stairs leading to the stage and then
down the stairs. A flaming torch she
was as she almost fell down the stairs
and rushed into the groups of children
standing in the wings. They were all
clad like her, in fancy costumes of cot
ton. lace and silk, and the fire spread
with incredible rapidity from one to the
other.
The children were panic stricken and
rushed this and that way, screaming
with pain. Only few minutes and then
four Of them sank to the floor dead
Others fell, too but they still lived, suf-
fering excruciating agony until relieved
| by death,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-12-27
GREENSBORO BEND.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Chamberlin of
st. Johnsbury visited in town Monday
Christmas was observed in the usual
way by having Christmas tree at Stan.
nard Saturday evening and at the Bend
Monday evening.
Miss Laura Duval of Boston is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Duval.
Ed. Allen OF Hardwick Street has rent
ed and moved into the Griffin house.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Goozey have gone to
Keene, N. H., where they are to work
this winter.
School opened Tuesday after its Christ
mas vacation with SO pupils, the largest
roll for the past two years.
c.. A. Barber lost two valuable COWS
recently.
Clarence Caswell and wife of Warren,
N. H. spent Christmas with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Clark.
Harry Clark returned from Boston last
week and is at work on the hay press,
which is now in Wheelock.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-12-27

An interesting anecdote of the elder
Dumas, illustrating the authors peren-
NAL flow Of fine spirits, has been told
A gentleman. calling on the creator Of
Monte Cristo," had been ushered into
a room adjoining the hosts studio, the
servant telling him to go in, as M. Du-
mas was alone.
At that moment (says the narrator) l
heard loud burst of laughter from the
inner apartment, so said:
81 would sooner wait until monsieur
visitors are gone"
Monsieur has no visitors; he Is
working" remarked the servant, with
a smile. Monsieur Dumas very often
laughs like this while at his work"
1t was true enough; the novelist was
alone, or rather in company with one
of his characters, at whose sallies he
was simply roaring.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-12-27
BARNET.

George ]. Brown has begun work on
another new house just above the one
now nearly completed.
Joseph Boardman, Jr., returned Friday
for the Xmas holidays.
Hale Mason, of Boston, and Pin Ma
son, of Cambridge, are home for the holl'
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. perev Smith, of Somer'
vile, Mass, spent Xmas with Philip
Mason.
The Christmas concert Sunday evening
was very much enjoyed especially the
singing by the children.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Moore spent Xmas at
st. Johpsbury with Fred Potts.
MIR. and Mrs. Miner and Miss Edna
and Rolfe Cobleigh, of st. Johnsbury
spent Xmas with X. K. Laugblin.
Frank French, of st. Johnsbury, was II
Barnet Xmas.
Miss Maud Bailey was at home Xmas
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-12-27
Grain-O! Grain-O!

Remember that name when you want
delicious, appetizing, nourishing food
drink to take the place of coffee. Sold
by all grocers and liked by all who have
used it. Grain-O is made OF pure grain,
it aids digestion and strengthens the
nerves. 1t is not stimulant but a
health builder and the children as well as
the adults can drink it with great bene-
fit. Costs about 4 as much as coffee.
15c. and 25c. per package. Ask your
grocer for Grain.O
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-12-27

The State Of Kentucky, including blue
grass land, booded horses and tobacco
is worth 1870, 743, 1884.
A Landmarks Club is one of Southern
CALIFORNIA; organizations.
Minnesota railroads have concluded
contracts for the delivery of 600, 100000
feet Of pine logs to mills in the vicinity of
Duluth.
A speed of forty miles an hour for FIVE
hours was maintained by one of the
vehicles in the recent Bordeaux. Biarritz
automobile race.
The naval academy at Annapolis, Md,
has a new electrical library of 400
volumes, presented to it by three alumni.
1t includes a number OF rare books.
The FIRST automobile, it is asserted by
French newspaper, was built in Nantes
in 1864.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-12-27

Most dsgracefu thing, this about
the yacht race. 1t appears that the
Americans put something in the water
to prevent the Shamrock winning.
ooh. the brutes Whatever could it
have been p
"The Columbia. > London Moon
shine.
The entertainment of royalty costs
English society each year fully 0,000,-
900.
Japan has decided to open up twenty
one new ports to foreign commerce.
There are 112 towns in France outside
of Paris which are provided with tele-
phone exchanges.
The shoe leather annually worn out by
the people OF the United States is said to
cost $180000,0
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-12-27
Art Calendar.

One OF the handsomest calendars that
has appeared for the new year represents
childred playing on the broad beach Of
one of our Atlantic coast resorts. The
Youngest, a little tot, is defying the APP
preaching tide Of the ocean, and in a
spirit of bravado calls out to his COM
panions who are eagerly watching him
"Who's Afraid ?"
Copy OF this calendar, carefully mailed
in strawboard to protect in transmit
ting, will be mailed on receipt OF 10 cents
in postage stamps by w. B. Kniskern, 6
P. & T. A Chicago & Northwestern Ry.
Chicago, Ill.
Early application should be made as
the edition is limited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-12-27

than it was at the time brought the
condition of affairs to the attention Of
the controller.
"The connection Of Cole with the So
called copper interests was not the
cause of the Globe National banks
failure, but his connection with these
companies had provided him with Sc
curities amounting in the aggregate, at
the then market price, to nearly $780,
900. These securities were not in the
bank when l examined it, but were put
I'D later by Mr.. Cole to secure his in
debtedness.
I'm Justice to Mr.. Bigelow it should be
stated that as on Sept. he was the
largest individual depositor in the bank,
he was also the largest when the bank
closed its doors"