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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-01
a FAkIR TRAPPED.
North Brookfield Woman Insists On
the Return of Her Money.

North Brookfield Woman Insists On
the Return of Her Money.
North Brookfeld, Aug S1--A man who
had all the earmarks of a fake got him
self into an embarrassing fracas on Birch
street yesterday afternoon. The man
was selling washing powder, and his
peculiar methods aroused the suspicious
of several women with whom he talked,
until finally Mrs. Daniel Coughlin made a
plucky onslaught on the stranger. and
came off with flying colors The man Of
fered two packages of the stuff and a
ticket for dollar. The agreement was
that the holder of the ticket would have
her option Of getting a sideboard a bed
stead or some equally valuable article
AS such things do not usually retail
much less than $40, some of the women
told the stranger, much to his chagrin,
that he was an ifnposter. Mrs. Coughlin
however, took the bait and paid him a
dollar receiving two packages and a tick
After due elaboration she decided there
was something strange about the bar
gain, and set out to find the man. She
found him, and now he Is sorry that he
met her. Mrs. Coughlin commanded him
| to refund the money, offering to return
her purchases She met the man on
Birch street and promptly took posses
sion Of a satchel he had IN his team, an
nouncing her intention of keeping it I'M
| til she got back her money. BY sheer
| force the fellow took it away and then
she grabbed his hat. To soothe her feel
ings. he offered her two more packages
| of the washing powder for the hat but
i she would not come to terms. He finally
returned the dollar with very bad grace
and drove away.
| The North Brookfied men who went to
the Charter Oak races at Hartford yes
terday were, for the most part, good
winners Every one in the crowd who
purchased pool. except one, won heavily.
Several of the party remained over until
today.
Mrs. John Reardon Of Charlestown and
Mrs. Patrick Sweeney of Forest street
had a narrow escape from a serious acct
dent last evening. The horse driven by
Mrs. Sweeney became frightened at some
thing and started to run, throwing ont the
occupants of the team near the head OF
Spring street. Mrs. Sweeney was bruised
about the head and face, and Mrs. Rear
don was so severely shaken up that for a
few moments her case looked serious. Dr.
L. e Devine attended both ladies at the
scene of the accident. Some think that an
electric car frightened the animal, but, as
the car was considerable distance away
this theory seems unlikely.
DR. l.. u. Dionne and DR. A. Ii. Prouty
have performed a highly successful OPP
GRAFTON on Thomas Marteil's left eye,
which has been troubling him for some
time.
The Holmes steamer, driven by John
NATION and drawn by six horses, started
at IL o'clock this morning for the Webster
Batcheler hook and ladder truck, with
John z: Carey as driver, started for Web
ster Engineer Harry 8. Lytle went down
today, but will return At noon tomorrow.
Engineers. Roland Hatch and Wiiliqrn
morrow ~ N rs
Alton Robinson Of Boston renewed old
acouaintances here today.
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SHREWSBURY.

Shrewsbury, Aug. 3l.-The funeral Of
Mabel Ray infant daughter of Edwin ]
and Ida M. Laverty, will be held at theii
home at o'clock Friday afternoon.
Mrs. r B Mckinley presented the Con.
gregational parsonage about a hundred
volumes OF books belonging to the library
of the late William A. Mckinley, former
pastor of the church. These books are OF
great value to pastor In his work and
study, some being very costly and rare
copies. There Is one book written by'Mr
MoGinley himself.
new. order In the time table on tht
Worcester and Marlboro Railroad will &c
into effect next Wednesday, Sept. 6. Or
and after that date there will be no half
hour cars in the morning The first half
hour car will leave Shrewsbury Centre al
i.55 p. m. The T.30 and $50 p, m. cars out
$50 or $50 p. m. car out Of Worcester
The last car will leave Worcester at 10 sc
p. m. except Wednesday and Saturday
nights, when they will leave at il p. m.
Rev. r.. A. Lathrop and his sister, Miss
q p Lathrop. took a trip 70 Boston to-
Whitefield Me, and will leave Boston by
Prot. cpndy of Burdette Business Col
lege Of Boston will return to his duties
Saturday He has been spending few
v re- ~. t MF F FhnToah M ma Tfe and
sons Freddieand Frank. will spend Labor
day IN Boston and vicinity.
Miss Anna Cooper and Miss Bertha Par
ker vent to XIekidence today for a visit.
n. Spencer Hfskeil, who has been stop
stayts Ter ct. Johns Saturday on a ten
TRs Worcester ana Marlboro Railroad
frent u q -Ms NV. H3Eer's' A' A'0's me n'1 y
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A NARROW ESCAPE.
Brookfeld Electric Col
lides With a
Wagon.

East Brookfield, Aug. Sl.-Henry Alex
ander had g. narrow escape from serious
injury tonight. He was driving a spirit
ed horse, attached to his delivery wagon,
on Main street. Az he was about to turn
down Maple street the 6 o'clock cars,
bound west. came along Mr. Alexander
waited for the first one, the North Brook
field car, to pass. and then attempted to
drive across the tracks. not noticing the
BrooEheld car, which came along at a
rapid pace.
It struck his wagon in the center
throwing Alexander to the road, where
he alighted on the top of his head The
car was stopped. and several men helped
revive the injured man. He was dazed
for some time.
In the meantime his horse had run up
Maple street, and was not stopped until it
reached the hill at the end of Stevens
avenue. The wagon sustained no injury
with the exception of few scratches
where the car struck it. Mr.. Alexander,
though considerably shocked by the COL
lision, was able to drive to his store
Steamer company No. l had its final
practice tonight and is prepared to make
good showing at Webster Friday. Ex-
cellent time was made, both on getting
up steam and getting water. Barring ac-
cidents, the steamer boys are confident of
showing the south county f1remen a point
or two
The company will leave here on the ex-
cursion train Friday morning, returning
GERS have arranged to have the old hanc
tub, Cataract No. 2 of Brookfeld, locat-
ed here the day of the muster and a
volunteer company will man it.
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CONCORD's GREAT DAY.
Dufey of Worcester Acad
envy a Star in the
Field Sports.

Concord N. H., Adg. 31.-Today was
the most important of New Hampshire's
Old Home week, as the occasion of the
state celebration here. To thousands Of
visitors who spent last night here were
added 1000 others who came today on
special trains, on bicycles and in teams,
and even on foot, from all directions. Dec
orators had arehed the main thorough
fare and covered it's buildings with colors.
The celebration began at o'clock with
the ringing of church bells in the city,
East Concord West Concord, Penacook
and Boscawen.. AT 10 OF clock the bicycle
parade started on a four-mife tour of the
streets. under the marshalship of Fred K.
Roberts There were II divisions and more
than 500 riders. The big parade started at
NO o'clock. G.. Scott Locke was chief
marshal In the first division were Gov.
Rollins and his staff. escorted by Gen.
Tolles and Coils. Scott, Upham and Tet-
their respective staffs The second divi-
sion included the uniformed secret orders,
1remen of Concord and vicinity and $50
men from the Boston and Maine Railroad
shops. Trades exhibits and floats COM
prised the third division.
The Old Home weeks sports at the Cap
itol Driving Park attracted a crowd OF
1000 people The sports were all well con-
equailing of three wprld-s records Young
Arthur Duffey of the Worcester Academy
vice made the fO0-yard dash in As sec
onds the first time in an open race and
the second In an attempt to lower the
record, while j. j Peters of Yale also
equalled the worlds record for 60 yards
over high hurdles in seconds. The sum
mary:
1O0-yard DASH novice-Won by N. j.
Young, East Boston. Time, 10 As seconds.
100-yard dash. open - Won by Arthur
Duffey, Worcester Academy; ]. J. Peters,
Yale, second. Time, 9 As seconds.
220-yard dash--NVon by H. E. Marvel
New York. Time, % 1-5 seconds.
SS0-yard run. open--Won by H. E. Man
vel. Time, 1:5S As seconds.
440-yard dash--Won by w. j. Holland,
East Boston A. A. Time 81 is seconds.
One mile run--Won by John Bray New
York A. C. Time, 1874
Quarter mile walk-Won by Arthur ].
Adams. Concord. Time 2:01
Half mile bicycle race, open--Won by
Richard Stanley, Concord. Time, 1901
Two mile bicycle race, handicap-Won
by Charles M. Hargraves, Saxonville
Mass go yards). Time 4:33.
Five mile pursuit race between Man
chester and Concord-Won by Manchester
Time 1892
The days festivities closed this evening
with the finest display of fireworks in the
history of New Hampshire.
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sAUNDERsvLLE.

Saundersville, Aug. 31-Miss Maude
A. Boun and Nathan Clifford. both of
this town. were quietly married at the
home of the bride on Main street last
night. Rev. David Howe performed the
ceremony and the newly married couple
left for the White Mountains. They
will be ar home on Railroad street after
Nov. /.
Frank Fowler, former resident of
this place, died at his home in Kansas
City, Tuesday. The body will be
brought TO this place, where his sister,
Miss Mary Fowler, lives, on Main
street, tomorrow and viii be buried
Saturday.
Joseph Demars has returned from a
weeks vacation spent at Fall River.
Grace Kendrick of Ware is the guest
Of Miss Mabel Boun on Main street,
The firemen of tub No. will go Is
Webster with their machine Friday A
special car on the Blackstone Valley
line will connect with the train at Wor-
cester, leaving for Webster at o'clock.
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lie the letters which l wrote to the chief
of the headquarters staff. 1t would
then be seen in what terms 1 asked that
an investigation should be made.
Col. Jouaust-"But why in three
years2"
Dreyfus-'I have already told the
court that told Col. Du Patty de Clam
the government had the means of in
vestigatica, but that it required time
to use them. 1 said, therefore, that
before two or three years my innocence
would be acknowledged. But | en-
phatically assert there was no sinister
motive in my mind such as has been
attached to these words" Dreyfus evil
IDENTIFY referred TO the general staff's
suggestion that when he used the ex-
preston three years, he knew that
Esterhazy would then appear, as man
of straw, and try to take Dreyfus'
place.
Maj Forzinetti, who was governor OF
the Cherche Midi prison while Dreyfus
was confined there, testified that while
in prison Dreyfus always seemed to
have the bearing of an innocent man,
and always asserted his innocence. The
witness added that he told Gen. De
Boisdeffre that he believed Dreyfus was
innocent. Replying to NJ. Demange,
the major said Col Du Patty de Clam
sleep in order to disturb him and catch
him off his guard by throwing the light
of bright lamp in the prisoners face.
The witness also recalled the despair
of Dreyfus after his conviction, and the
prisoner expressed regrets at not hav-
ing resigned. Dreyfus talked of COM
hitting suicide.
b At the conclusion of Maj. Forzinetti's
evidence Dreyfus. on Col. Jouausts in
Loo
interview with Du Patty de Clam, said,
looking with gratitude at the major:
There is a matter which Mai Forzin-
netti has just recalled, which has great
ly moved me, and which I wish to re-
call, for / wish to say to whom I owe
the fact that 1 have done my duty,
and to whom 1 owe having done it for
five years after my condemnation.
had determined to kill myself. l had
made up my mind not to undergo the
frightful torture of soldier from
whom they wished to tear the insignia
of honor. Well, then, let me say this :
That if l went to that torture, ] can
say here that it was thanks to Nine.
Dreyfus, who showed me my duty, and
who told me that if l was innocent, l
ought to go to it for the-sake of her
and our children, If 1 am here, it is
to her l owe it, my colonel"
Maj. Forzinetti said: at is quite
true. In his last interview with his
wife, Dreyfus said: For her and for my
children. / will undergo the torture OF
tomorrow
The declaration of Dreyfus that his
life was due to his wife, deeply stirred
| all his hearers. He spoke in a broker
voice, with emphatic gestures, swaying
to and fro with emotion, and when he
had finished, he sat down abruptly. evi.
IDENTIFY to conceal hisAdiscomposed fea.
lures from the gaze of the spectators
| in court who, when he is seated, are
only able to see the back of his seat
Tears were glistening in his eyes and he
was clearly suppressing an outburst OF
sobbing.
| At 11.25 a. m. the court adjourned fol-
the day.
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SUPERIOR COURT.
B. F. Bullock Fined $50
Tor Attempt to
Abuse.

What promised to be the sensational
case and the most interesting to Wor-
eester, on the docket of the August
term of the superior court at Fitch
burg, was quietly disposed of when B.
F. Bullock charged with attempt to
abuse, retracted his former plea of not
guilty and pleaded guilty. He was
fined $50. His previous good character
and the position he had held in Green
dale were reviewed by his counsel, and
the plea in his behalf had its effect with
the court.
In the morning session Charles Aid
rich of Whitinsville was tried on an in
dictment charging him with assault on
Harold B. Blanchard on June IL. Aid
rich was defended by Michael T. Fla
herty. The case was given to the jury
at 1140 a. M, and they returned at II. so
with verdict of guilty The court inn
posed a fine of $50.
The case of Antoine Ubure, LIQUOR
keeping, was continued at the afternoon
session of the court. The jury took the
case at 3 p. M, and at 4.S0 returned
verdict of guilty.
Dist. Atty. Hoar addressed the court
in behalf of John Berger, Clinton, SEN
fenced yesterday to Is months hard
labor for assault, saying that he had in
vestigated the case, and was satisfied
that Berger was the victim of ridicule
and jest, and was unable to control his
temper Judge Hopkins revised the
sentence to one year instead of IS
months.
B. F. Bullock, Worcester, charged
with an attempt to abuse, retracted his
plea and entered plea of guilty to as
sault simply His counsel. spoke in his
behalf, and fine of $50 was imposed.
j. A. Bonner, liquor keeping, retracted
his plea of not guilty and pleaded
guilty He will be sentenced Friday.
liquor cases was addressed by Judge
Hopkins and thanked for their services
in the term and excused from further
service.
Court will adjourn, it is expected, at
noon tomorrow.
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PRACTICE FOR WEBSTER,
Southbridge Will Train With
North Attleboro
Team.

southbridge Aug. .-southbridge
will have a double bill at the base ball
game here Saturday, as the home team
will play two games with North Attic
boro to get the men in shape for the
big games with Webster Monday next.
The local team want both games that
day and Will play ball all the time to
win, each team has won two and one
was a tie to prove which Is the win
ming town the games cannot be divided,
but the same team takes both. The
sporting men of Southbridge will be
out in force to take advantage of the
last chance they will have this season
to win Webster dollars.
Clerks of the local stores enjoyed
their last half holiday for this summer
today. They have greatly enjoyed this
weekly respite from labor during the
past two months.
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oAkDALE.

oakdale, Aug. S1.-This morning while
attempting to catch horse, George, the
l2-year-old son Of Fabian Ogee, received
a kick from the animal, which broke hts
lower Jaw He was attended by DR.. 81
D. Williams and DR.. A. NJ. Tyler
The Qakdale bail team will meet the
Crescents OF Worcester on the home dia-
mond Saturday afternoon.
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MEETINGS. ETC.
Worcester Gas Light Co.

=, The Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders of the
worcester Gas Light Company, will b. held nj The
on Wednesday, sept, 13, 1880, AZ 1920 o'clock
NJ, TO choose officers for the ensuing wear, and ID
transact any other business that may legally come
before them. JAMES I. HAMILTON, Clerk.
Worcester, Aug 2s, 1869.
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STEAMERS.
WINSORS LINE
OILY Direct Line 10 philadelnhi,

m. from Ives wharf. India street, Provf-
dence.
For Freight OnIy.
:, Steamships Norman. a. s. MegathIin.
Saxon 5. u. Sherman.
NO wharfage and no rehandling. Coods
received daily ana forwarded promntlv
Connects with Pennsylvania Railroad also
Philadeiphta and Southern Mail Steamship
Co, for Savannah.
Freight forwarded to all points in tha
south and west. Mark your goods Win
SO S line.
For further Information apply to
GEORGE A KILTON, Agent, Ives
:. GEORGE c. EClSHARDT. Agent, ass
South Delaware avenue, PHILADELPHIA Pa.
p, B. SAMPSON, Gen Man, Boston,
Mass.
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do you believe that thousand years
was ever as a day, and a day as a fhon.
sand years?" Il believe the latter half ali
right enough-I've just spent the day al
the dentists "-Detroit Free Press.
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knife, and he believes that L is a specific
in the treatment of such nyurotic LESSONS as
herpes zoster tshingIes). sc:at:ca and inter
costal ard facial neuralgia. affording in
slant and continued relief after one appli-
eaton over the spinal end of the affected
nerve" He has found it possessed OF what
seemed to be positive curative qualities. in
erysipelas and lupus. while in cases of alb
scesses. boiis and carbuncles the liquid air
has proved of rare value in checking the
malignant development and fastening heal
ing.
As 4 local areSthetic he found liquid air
of exceptional use. 1t produced momentary
freezing of the tissues without causing loss
or discomfort. while permitting painless
operations and clean work in tying arteries
and veins without hemorrhage There is
danger that the tissue might be lost If the
iiquiI air were applied to an extremity
long enough. 1t is practically demonstrated,
at the same time, that liquid air is not
sermiclde- Exhaustive experiments have
proved that the bac;lh of anthrax. diph-
iberia ard typhoid will live after con-
tinued exposure to the intense cold-S12 F.
below zero-of the liquid. 1t is hoped that
liquid hydrogen, which has a very much
lower temperature than liquid air, will
prove to be a germicide and experiments
to this end will soon be undertaken. 1t
may turn out, after all. that the chief uses
OF this much exploited discovery will be in
the line of curing rather than that of pro-
pulsion or refrigeration. Even in this
event, it will have amply justified all the
thought and labor and money bestowed
upon its development
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Automobiles.

One of the local express agencies TODAY
begins the delivery of packages by means
of automobiles. thus opening an era of me-
chanica! transportation which will doubt
less rapidly develop. The passing: of the
horse as means of city propulsion has not
been as rapid in this country as was confi-
IDENTIFY predicted a few years ago when the
automatic vehicle first came into foreign
use. While electric cabs have been in
stalled in numbers in New York and some
automobiles have been used for delivery
purposes. there has been only a minimum
of adoption of this form of service One
reason is that until quite lately it has been
difficult for merchants to secure reliahl..
machines for reasonable terms. The cost
of the automobile has been kept at a high
point by reason of the difficulties attending
its manufacture. Now, however, fac
tories are in operation at various points
throughout the country, and competition
between types and makes is steadily caus-
ing reduction in price. 1t is easy now to
foresee the rapid inauguration of the auto
matte vehicle if this tendency toward more
perfect mechanism and cheaper prices con-
Times. There is q conservative fontlness
for the horse TO be reckoned with in every
community. based upon long continued use
of the animal 1t is possible to calculate to
nicely the amount of work which can be
obtained from an animal, how much it will
cost to maintain him, and, therefore, what
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Admiral Dewey Within Range.

AoHlra1 Dewey. being now within fair
range OF the gossips, begins to pay one of
the penalties of fame and station. Arriv-
ing at Trieste, he has discovered from re-
ports that his health is wretched Natur-
any ne is surprised. because in his own
opinion his health is good. He seems in
clined to accept his own sensat tons as
against the reports. But he will not get
rid OF them so easily. They will confront
him many times. and it may be necessary
Tor him in the end to obtain and publish a
physicians certificate as TO his actual phys
lcai condition. The public gives up pa
tent of his rank with great reluctance.
His reception at Trieste. on the part of
the Austrian authorities no less than on
that Of his own countrymen gathered there
in his honor. has been most cordial Moth
ing has been lacking to make the occasion
gratifying to the guest and to the Ameri-
can people in general But the admiral
has nevertheless been advised of a snub
by the Austrian emperor. He had not OBJ
served it. and he does not credit his ad-
vices, but the story has gone forth and he
may expect to encounter it again and
again.
This little experience is only a starter.
He is working his way homeward slowly
and there are two fun months for the Cos
sips to exploit him. He is a choice sub
jeCt-all things considered, the most inter
esting man we have for rumor to toy with.
His health; his intentions as to the flu
ture; the real meaning OF this demon
stration and that; the names of those who
call. and how he greets them, cannot but
furnish texts for yarns of every shade and
degree, until, by the time he drops his
anchor in New York bay. he will be in
vOlyed in so much contradiction as to pur-
pose and condition as to make the truth on
the subject a matter Of worldwide in
terest.
But the admiral is TO be congratulated
on the way Re has accepted initiation into
this phase of human glory. His denials
are clear, sententious and good natured.
He sees and accepts the inevitable. And
to find that the great sailor and modest
gentleman is likewise a philosopher is in
every way pleasing
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must be counted upon as the expense Of
conducting a delivery outfit This cost IS
rcckoned in with the expense account, and
merchants and others engaged in any enter
prise requiring transportation facilities are
naturally slow to change their methods
when they are running along under small
MAI gins of profit and there is no certainty
posed substitute. Washington ought to be-
come an admirable field for the Develop
ment of the motor wagon, with its smooth
streets and easy grades Electric calls are
promised, and likewise electric omnibus
lines. They will doubtless come in time
Meanwhile. this pioneer specimen of the
automatic delivery wagon will be an object
lesson in modern methods which may prove
the starter for the new era. In anticipating
the general adoption of the motor vehicles,
it is possible to foresee many advantages
The streets will be cleaner than at present,
and the traffic will be less noisy. There
Will be fewer runaways, and with the skill
there should be fewer accidents due to poor
handling. The horse will retain place in
favor, however he may be crowded from
certain lines. 1t is impossible to conceive
the time when horses will be objects of
curiosity, for unless there is great change
in the human temperament, there will prob
ably always be many uses to which that
fine animal can be put for the pleasure, the
comfort or the profit of mankind.