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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29
A DECIDED HIT.
Pythian Black Face
Artists Capture
the Town.
BIG FOREST FIRE.
1t Spread Over Many Acre S
and Destroyed Fifty
Cords of Wood.

North Brookffeld, April 2S.-The min
P, which has been eagerly looked for
ward to for the past two weeks, took
place tonight, and made a decided hit.
The hall never held a larger crowd.
The performance was given about two
weeks ago before the Pythians and
their families, and the success was so
pronounced that those who were pres
ent urged its repetition at a time when
it would be open to the public. So to-
night the blackfaced circle was ent1u-
siastically greeted.
Jesse Donaldson was interlocutor.
The rest of the circle was BACKED up
and dressed in gorgeous manner. The
bones were Harry S. Lytle and Harry
X. Davis. The tambos were Eugene
Farrar and Allen Jones. AS a manip-
ulator of a tambourine Mr.. Farrar is
dandy" And his work in this line
brought down the house.
But the man who made the hit of the
evening was Allen Jones. In his i'm
PRESERVATION of the dancing bear, with
Harry Lyle as his master, and also
of a Central Park monkey. Otis Bent,
Harry S. Lyle and Ed. Green received
hearty applause for their singing. AL
len Jones was whole team in his song,
Climb up, We children climb Jokes
were fired at local celebrities with reck-
less abandon by Lyle, Davis and Jones,
each of whom was presented bouquets.
Elmer Churchill gave stump speech
that abounded in wit, and humor. Jesse
Donaldson did a tumbling act and the
entertainment closed with the farce
THE Initiation of the Ancient Order OF
Triple Eaters
A brush fire was started in land
owned by William Wetherell about twC
miles to the northwest of the town, and
before it was put out it got into the
land of Fred and Eldridge Boynt on
and destroyed 65 cords of wood. 1t took
the fremen five hours to get it under
control.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29
Relieves
Pain
IT LACKS THE SALARY.
Clinton Town Accountant
Is Indeed an Empty
Handed Honor.

Clinton, April 2S.-There is a varia-
ton from the result predicted in The
Spy as long ago as two weeks be-
fore the town election, about the office
of town accountant. The Spy said
that the Office would be abolished,
That was the intention of republican
leaders at the time. What has hap
pened is near enough abolishing the
office 10 make The Spys prediction
true.
Samuel w. Putnam, who has been
elected town accountant. will receive
but $40 salary The office exists but
the balance of the salary has been
abolished. Former Town Accountant
Charles H. Gentsch received $500 for
being town accountant
| 1t was The Spy that first directed
| public attention to the all-round use
| lessness of this job before the cleo
| ton and the contention became cam
paign issue.
TO abolish the office absolutely a
town meeting would have to be called.
| 1t would cost more than $40 to call a
| town meeting. But the chairman of
| the boards of selectmen, road commits
| siOners and school board, who elect the
| accountant. fix the salary A simple
| remedy was therefore to do as the
republicans have done.
! It has not escaped the attention of
| the voters that the entire matter has
| in fact been thrown into the hands of
! the board of auditors, where republi-
| cans have always contended it be-
| longed. Mr.. Putnam is chairman of
| this board. The office is in fact an
office in name only. The auditors will
audit the accounts, as they formerly
did
! When the news that town account
ant had been appointed was made
| known. it came without any other fact
and there was huge Indignation among
| citizens who had voted to have the
office abolished. The joke was on
| them, however. or will be when they
read about the town accountant
| salary in The Spy.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29
FELL INTO RACEWAY.
Little oxford Girl Had a Very Narrow
Escape.

Oxford, April 28.-Little Mary Alice
Donahue, about seven years of age
while playing near Howarth's mill
this morning, fell into the raceway,
and if help had not arrived promptly
probably would have been drowned.
She was seen by her aunt, Miss Maggie
Donahue, whose screams attracted the
attention of Christopher Derby. Mr.
Derby ran to the rescue and quickly
pulled the child out. The water in the
raceway is eight or 10 feet in depth,
and the little girl had a narrow escape.
A number of young men have formed
social organization known as the
Maanexit Club.
The building on Barton street, for
merly used by E. A. Wheelock. will be
used as a club house. The officers of
the club are: President r. B. Taft;
vice president, Clarence L. Darling
secretary and treasurer. Chas. R. Lynn.
Miss Blanche G. Lynn gave a must
Gale at her home this evening. There
were many present, who much appre-
ciated the entertainment.
Misses Eva and Bertha Howard are
visiting IN Manchaug.
Rev. Ithiel T. Johnson of Douglas
visited friends in town today.
A. w. Barber of Worcester was in
town TODAY
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29
UxBRlDGE.

Uxbridge, April 2s.-Mr. and Mrs
Geo. z. Taft entertained Whist Club No
! this evening.
Eugene S. Farnum is about TO sue the
road commissioner for $1,000 on account
Of damages sustained by the upsetting
Of his son Bernie, last winter.
Forest fires are numerous nowadays.
A bad one on Douglas street created
some excitement this Afternoon.
Mrs. Frank Hamilton. who has had
several severe heart attacks recently,
is reported to be improving.
The high school seniors are pushing
matters in preparation for their enter
tainment and fair next week.
James Keegan. Willie SpaUlding.
Freddie Kelly and Napoleon Provo
came near having a hard bed last night
Late in the afternoon they fioatad on
a raft to a stone in the Mumford, there
10 catch fish. Not till after dark did
they discover that their raft had brOk-
en- from its mooTings. Fortunately their
loud cries attracted attention. and VIII
lie Mcdonald, porter at Hotel Windsor
rescued them from their unenviable
position.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29
COVETED HONOR.
Leaders in Gradua-
ting Glasses at the
High Schools.
FORTUNATE ONES.
Those Selected for Vale
dictory and Salutatory
Addresses.

The honor lists at the high schools
have been arranged and are printed for
the first time this morning. These lists
are made up in accordance with vote
of the high school committee and are
as follows:
ClassicaI-NIiss Alice Billiard, Miss
Mary E Cromb Miss Mary E. Cunning
ham, Patrick F. Doyle, Herbert l..
Drury, Miss Helen W. Edison, Miss Jes-
sic S. Goodwin, Miss Sadie E. Hans
com, Miss Susan L. Hill. Roland J..
Hastings, Miss Eta NJ. Roberts, Miss
Rose E. Smith.
English-Miss Mary E. Ball, Miss
Lucy Bigelow, James A. Geary, Miss
Edith H. Goodwin, Miss Eva NJ. Green,
Miss Nellie A Healy, Birney L. Her
rick, Miss Margaret C. Kennedy, j.
Harold Lane, Alfred F. Whitman, Miss
Mary Wilmouth.
In accordance with q vote passed by
the high school committee that two
speakers, one a boy and one a girl
should be selected from this list to give
the valedictory and salutatOry ad-
dresses, the selection to be made with
write and speak, the following selec-
lions have been made: Classical. vale
dictory. Patrick F. Doyle; salutatory
Jessie s. Goodwin English, valedic-
tory, Miss Mary Ball; salutatory, Biz
ney L. Herrick.
In the Classical high school list the
three last pupils were tied for tenth
place, and in the English list the last
two. The names in each case will be
printed in the order of their standing
for the full course on the graduation
program.
The following program was carried
out at the high school Assembly last
night: Defamation. T. Quinlan; eX
temporaneous address, W. P. McGeal;
readings, n. O'Brien and H. L. Thomp
son. Debate, question, Resolved, that
an income tax is desirable" Affirma
tive. w. z. Prince and B. A. Dermont;
negative, l. G. Prince and B. H. Adams.
The debate was decided in favor of the
negative.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29
OAKDALE JOTTINGS.

Oakdale, April 2S.-Postmaster New
ton has had the doors and windows of
the post office connected with a burg
lar alarm, as the genial "Silas" has
already received several visits from
cracksmen.
Stephen DOlan, who has been sick for
several weeks, was taken to the Wor-
cester hospital today to have an opera
ton performed.
Frank Donais and family have moved
TO FarnumsVille.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29
MACHINE TOWN NOTES.
Cuttings of a Day From Pretty Inland
Village.

Whitinsville, April 2S.-John Kelley,
upholsterer formerly with Potter &
Co., of Providence, has entered the
employ of S. G. Graham.
A smoke talk was held at the meet
ing of Mumford lodge, A. o. U. w, in
Pythian hall last evening. There were
many present, some coming from the
surrounding towns and Boston.
A number of people from this town
attended the Worcester southern coun-
ty conference held at the Congrega-
tional Church in Blackstone. Rev.
John r. Thurston of this place was
chosen moderator. He read the report
of the churches in the Worcester south
conference for 1898. Rev. James H.
Childs, pastor of the Northbridge Cen
ire Congregational Church, and Rev.
Ernest NJ. Bartlett of Rockdale We're
present and also read the reports for
their churches, which were very salts
factory
The funeral of Ruth Gordon took
place from her parents home this af-
ternoOn at 8 o'clock. Interment was
in Pine Grove cemetery.
A large number of music loving peo-
pie of this town attended the concert
in Millbury last evening.
Measles are prevalent in town.
The Women's Temperance Society of
the east end held a very successful
bean supper last evening in the
Friends meeting house,
The brass band has reorganized with
Mathew Burns leader.
Edward Taft, wife and family of
Peacham, Vt, are the guests of
friends in town.
Miss Rosie Marier and Grace Lach-
apelle, both of Worcester, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Blanchette of
Water street.
John c. Bonnoughs has taken the
contract to paint the post office and
started in his labors this morning.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29
BROOKFlELD LICENSES.
TWO Granted in the Town Proper ard
One at East Part.

Brookfeld. April 2S.-The board of Sc
lectmen met tonight and granted these
licenses: First and fourth class, T. F,
Murphy, Brookfeld; c. L. Wizard & Co.,
Brookfeld; James Mahan, East Brook
field.
Services will be held at the Methodist
Church on Sunday as follows: Preach
ing at 10.45 and Z; Sabbath school at
1850; Y. P. S. c. E. at 6. The subject
of the morning sermon will be THE
watchword of the ages; of the eve
ming, An up-to-date young man" The
Sunday evening service for the present
will regularly consist of a service of
song followed by a short address. All
who have no church home are cordially
invited.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29
LICENSES ADVERTISED.
List Of MiIlbury Men Who DesIra to Sell
Liquors.

Millbury, April 2S.-The following APP
plications for licenses We're advertised
today: E. r. Baillette and w. f. Bail
lette, under the name of E. r. Bail
lette & Co, to sell intoxicating liquors
to be drunk on premises only, said
privileges to be exercised in the build
ing known as the st. Charles Hotel,
Bramanville. Stock to be kept in the
cellar beneath.
John NJ White for a first class Ii
cense to sell in the Tourtelotte House
at the corner of Rivelin and Grafton
streets. The stock is to be kept in
store room at the hotel.
Edward F. Roach, for a first class
as common victualer'sto sell in the Du-
charme building, No. Main street. The
part of the building for which the APP
plication was made is the two rooms
in the one-story building, which is thu
fourth store from the corner of NJ n
and Church streets.
The application was made in the
names of Edward F. Roach and Isabel
Roach who will do business under the
name of Edward F. Roach & Co.
There was considerable talk among
members of the Congregational and
Baptist churches about protesting but
as the distance is more than required
by law, the protest will be vague.
The new board of fire engineers will
meet in the steamer rooms Monday
night and organize for the ensuing
year.
The funeral of Wilfred E. Batcheler
will be held from the home of his par
ents on Orchard street, tomorrow af-
ternoon, at 2 o'clock.
A meeting of the selectmen will be
held Monday evening.
John H. Arnold. travelling salesman
for Buck Bros. edge tool works, re-
turned yesterday from a business trip
through Connecticut.
Rev. G. y. Edwards of Cambridge
will preach at the Unitarian Church
Sunday morning.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29
ARRIVED ON THE CROOK.
Body of Private Marshall Reached Mari
boro Yesterday.

Marlboro. April 2S.-The body of Err
nest D. Marshall. private in Co. F,
Sixth Massachusetts volunteers, ar
rived in town over the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad this
morning The body of Private Mar
shall with over 800 dead soldiers who
gave up their lives in Cuba and Porto
Rico. reached New York on the Crook
Wednesday.
The funeral will probably take place
at Holy Trinity church Sunday after
noon. Co. F. Sixth regiment, NJ. V.
NJ. Will attend, and an invitation has
been extended to the veterans of the
Spanish war to be present.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29
JEFFERSON.

Jefferson, April 2S.-The jefferson
and Eagle Lake manufacturing COM
panies have posted notices concerning
new running time to start Monday
morning, as follows: Monday. Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day, from 6.25 a. m until sos p. m
Saturday. from 625 a. m. until II As
a. m.
Gertrude DAILY of West Boylston
spent today with Miss Lizzie Morse Of
Main street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29
OPENED AT UPTON.
4atmakers Defeated the Milford High
School With Ease.

Upton, April 28.-The Upton high
school base ball team opened the sea-
son here today by game with the Mil
ford high school, the game being mark
ed by many errors by both the visitors
and the home team. Snow the pitcher
had excellent. ceRtFel~ef-ths and
held the visitors down TO four hits
The Milford pitcher proved easy for the
local players, and they swung the ash
for total of II hits. About 200 people
saw the game, which by agreement of
the teams. only lasted seven innings.
Upton led after the fourth, and held
their position. The score:
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29

fort of home
the sympathy
of wifely afec-
tion-the sup
port that only
a strong, cheer
El, h e alt y
help-mate can
give ?
Who Is to be
pitied str
Mother faith
er- child?
Whose fault
is it?
N o b o dy' S
maybe - GER
tainly not the
child's. Either
the mother or
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29
BUCKLENs ARNICA SAVE.

The best salve in the world for cuts.
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fe-
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blains. corns and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction or money refunded.
Price % cents per box. For sale by
BREWER & co
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29

A reception was rendered the senior
class of the Upton high school by the
three under classes, in Town hall, this
evening. Dancing and games were en-
joyed until a late hour. Wood of Up
ton catered.
Walter Fiske is visiting friends in
Worcester.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29

When a mother thinks she is going to die
and rather wishes she could what happens
to the child? Where else shall the child
get the love, kindness and care that is to
ripen it into useful, happy maturity
Where is the husband to turn for the COM
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29
ALFRED B. CARPENTER.
Death of One of Grafton's Best-known
Citizens.

Citizens.
Grafton, April 2S.-Albert Byron Car
penter, after nearly two years a vic
tim Of Brights disease, died at his
home on North street today at 4.SO
o'clock a. m. BY his death Grafton loses
one Of her most estlmable citizens. He
was born in Webster, June 5. 1885. being
SO years, 10 months and % days old.
When about is years old, having re-
ceived the common school education of
his time in Webster. he went 10 North
bridge, where he learned the shoe
makers trade.
He followed this trade all his life and
after residing in Northbridge for 30
years. he came to Grafton. accepting a
position as boss in the bOttomers' de-
partment al the FOrbush & Brown shoe
factory. He resided in Grafton from 1888
to the time of his death.
He leaves two brothers. S. A. Car
penter of Hoverhnl. Walter S. Carpen-
ter of Grafton, and a sister, Mrs. Benz.
Gibson of Grafton; also two sons and
a daughter, J. J. Carpenter Arthur f.
Carpenter, and Mrs. Harry Smith The
deceased was a member of the Frank
lin Masonic Lodge, A. F. and A. NJ.
who will attend the funeral in a body.
Funeral will be from his late home on
North street, Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock
Harry c. Hudson. while spearing in
the mill brook in Centerville this morn
ing landed a trout measuring q inches
in length and Weighing a trife over
four pounds. The delighted youngster
Immediately brought the fish to town,
where it was exhibited TO innumerable
pasSers-by.
Weekly rhetorical exercises We're held
at the Grafton high school this after
noon by division A, sophomore class.
Misses Dora Gibbons and Myra Mel
son acted as chaperons for a party of
twenty-five bicyclists TO Whitinsville
this afternoon.
The messenger was the topic of the
Junior Christian Endeavor meeting this
afternoon led by Miss Frances NJ.
Griggs.
The first regular practice of the local
high school ball team was held on
Hassanimisco park today. The men
showed up in good form, but it is evil
dent that hard practice is needed for
speed.
A special musical and literary pro-
gram will be given at the Grafton high
school Friday afternoon, May r. the
occasion being the anniversary of Men
delssohns birthday
F. NJ. MORO is supervising the repair
ing Of the Postal Telegraph Co. line
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29

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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29

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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29

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Umpires. Richardson and Smell.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-27
KILLED BY A CENTRAL TRAIN.
August Straus and His Rig Hurled
Fifty Feet--No F1agman.

A frightful accident occurred on the
Central Railroad at Curry's Woods shortly
before three o'clock yesterday afternoon
when an eastbound train, No. 10, struck
and instantly killed August Straus, hfty
wears of age. who lived at No. > wayne
street. and whose stables were at NO. DO
Gregory street. Straus was well known
in this city and Newark. being Interested
in the Bulls Head Hotel in the latter
place. He was driving over the crossins
in a rig which he was to sell to a farmer
who lives just beyond the woods. Straus
body was horribly mangled. The horse
was also instantly killed and the wagon
smashed to splinters. The bodies OF the
man and horse were hurled a distance of
fifty feet.
The spot where the accident occurred
is a lonesome one and probably not more
than half a dozen people go that way
during the day. The lane through which
the dead man drove runs from Avenue D
across the Central Railroad tracks, and is
near the Morris Canal. 1t is SO seldom
used that a fagman has never been sta
toned there. There Is a curve just ABOVE
this crossing and the engineer did not see
the rig until the train was almost upon it.
when it was too late to stop.
The train was stopped and the body
picked up by the train crew and sent TO
the Danforth avenue station. The police
were notified and had the body removed
to the morgue. The body was subsequent
" removed to the home of the deceased.
The dead man had been in the livery bus1-
ness for a number OF years.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-27
BURGLARS CONVICTED.

Thomas Rainey and John Woods of Hos
Court Yesterday afternoon for stealing a
quantity Of clothing and an alarm clock
Belongings to Francis La Fave, barten-
der IN c. M. Berdon's saloon, at Four
teenth and Clinton streets, Hoboken. The
defendants were in the saloon on the
evening of November 10. The bartender
did not see them going out, but when
the clothing and clock were missing.
David Meyer, a pawnbroker, and his
clerk Identified the prisoners as the men
who tried to pawn the stolen articles.
was convicted some months ago of steal-
ing some rolls of copper wire from the
Hudson Electric Light Companys plant
IN Hoboken, and was at liberty pending
the decision of a writ Of error.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-27
A 0. OF il. TO ENTERTAIN.
Members Arrange a Fine Programme
for Their Friends.

The County Board Of officers of the
A. o. H. in affliation with the Board Of
Erin, will entertain the members, their
wives and friends at their hall at
Seventeenth and Henderson streets. on
Saturday evening. The committee has
left nothing undone to make the affair
a success. They have engaged Professor
John Kane the noted Irish violin player.
who win furnish the music. They have
also made preparations to supply supper
to all the guests.
The members Of Divisions 10. II and 4
will attend in a body. The national
officers Of the association will be present
to lend their aid and help to. make the
affair as sociable as possible. All good
and r men of the order are respect
fully and earnestly requested to sacrifice
a little of their time and with. their
wives. sweethearts and friends help to
swell the%aumber present for the sake OF
enjoyment and hospitality, which Is SO
kindly extended to them by the officers
and members of the Board.