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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21
Anecdotes of a Lawyer.

About 60 years ago, in the town of
Cornish, N. H., there fourished man
by the name of Thrasher, who became
well known on both sides of the Connec-
ticut river, and whose wit was like
Tightening in two particulars-its sud-
denness, and its thoroughness. From
several instances two Illustrations are
selected:
He was partly farmer; more a land
surveyor; but most and best a lawyer;
practicing in justice courts, only, but
ready to help in county court, keeping
out of sight.
He had steered case for the defendant
through it's trial before a jury; then
stepped aside for regular attorney,
when an appeal was taken. At it's trial
at county court he was known to bar
and county officers as helper, also as
witness for the defendant.
The cross examination:
"Mr. Thrasher, have you studied law
to some extent? ?"
II have"
"And you have practiced law for seve-
raj years haven't you"
81 have, in small way"
"And were you counsel for the defen-
dant, during his debate with PLAINTIFF"
"Yes SIR"
''And did you try the case in the lower
court ?"
81 did, SIR"
"And you are here, in the capacity Of
advisory counsel, are you not ~
Eyes sir"
Now Slowly rising) Mr.. Thrasher,
since you have a sort of professional,
and perhaps a more vital interest in this
case, is it not true that your evidence
just given, is more in the defendants
favor than it would have been, had you
not been employed by him ?"
81 admire your classification sir; you
first ask if am lawyer, and then if l
am a liar"
At another time he reached the county
seat, the morning of bitter cold and
stormy day, to find the chairs in the bar
room of the one tavern filled with
lawyers and court officials, all well up
towards the fire place with its red hot
backlog and blazing fagots; but no one
stirred to give him place. At last he
leaned against the bar, signing aloud,
WilliS HIS ldSC SuOWCu uCcp SOTIOW. Oue
of the lawyers whose shins began to
cook from the fierce heat reversed in his
chair and began to quizz the fresh and
cold arrival.
why Thrasher, what ails you? Try
ing to repent OF all of your sins, in
buDch?"
"Ails me? Enough ails me; haven't
slept wink since about last midnight"
"Why hows that?"
81 had dream about II last night"
"Well, what of ,"
81 dreamed was sick. l was awful
ck."-pause and sigh-"and that
wasn't the worst. l died" long pause.
well did you dream any more?"
eyes, but l wish now hadn't. deep
sigh.
why"
II went to He'll"
At that all became interested and seve-
raj asked in chorus
"How did you find things?"
ooh, just as they are here, lawyers all
next to the fire."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21
Potato Buttons.

Great quantities of buttons are now
made from potatoes. 1t is not generally
known that If the substance of the COM
mon Irish potato be treated with certain
acids it becomes almost as hard as stone,
and can be used for many purposes for
which horn, ivory and bone are employed.
This quality of the potato adapts it to
button-making, and very good grade
of button is now made from the we'll
known tuber. The potato button can
not be distinguished from others save by
careful examination, and even then only
by an expert. since they are colored to
suit the goods on which they are to be
used, and are every whit as good looking
as a button of bone or ivory. Their
cheapness is great recommendation,
and will no doubt lead to a much larger
employment in the future.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21

FOR SALE.-Ten RI'P'A'NS for cents
at druggists. One gives relief.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21

Mr.. Wright, the vice president of the
American line, says that the company
has decided to build d ship to replace the
Paris. 1--WE shall probably build it in
the United States" he added, "if Ameri-
can ship yards are not too busy to take
the order. do not know what COM
pany we shall give it to-" 1t is said
that vessel equal to the St. Louis and
St. Paul would cost So, 100000.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-21

So general is the use of the bicycle in
Buffalo that on rainy days the receipts
of the street railroads are increased by
from $500 to 81, 200.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-16
But Her Wrong Do
ing Was Found
Out.
NOVEL METHODS.
Woman's New Way of
Pilfering Has a Sad
Ending.

Original methods of pilfering were
claimed by Margaret Dee, but yester-
day she was compelled to submit to the
usual disposition of captured crooks,
and was landed in Waldo street sta
ton.
About / o'clock yesterday she entered
Dr. Smiths office in the Taylor block,
Front street, and sat in the waiting
room Dr. Smith had patient, Miss
Frances Killelea, a Normal school pu-
pill, in the chair. Miss Killelea was
under the influence Of ether.
Miss Dee said in reply to the doctors
greeting: Il have little boy outside
whom 1 would like to have attended to
at once His teeth need filing, and l
must leave the city in short time. .
DR.. Smith told the woman that he had
patient in the operating chair, and
that she would be obliged to wait or
go elsewhere. The woman said that
she could not wait, but before leaving
requested the doctor to get her glass
of water, as she felt faint.
After procuring the water, the doc
tor finished his dental work, and when
Miss Killelea recovered consciousness,
she reached for her handbag, which was
attached to her side. A roll of bills
containing $35 was gone, and she told
DR.. Smith that she had been robbed
The doctor suspected the visitor, and
putting on his hat and coat, started in
pursuit. Loungers in the doorway at
the Front street entrance said that a
woman had left the building short
time before, and walked toward Union
station.
DR.. Smith went to the station, and
| in the ladies' waiting room saw the wo-
man he suspected. She recognized
him and coolly walked into the toilet
room. She came out in a few minutes
and brushed past the doctor with the
dignity of an heiress. The doctor could
find no officer in the vicinity, so he fol-
lowed her. Miss Dee walked hurried
! ly up Front street, occasionally glanc-
| ing over her shoulder at the pursuing
dentist officer Eaton was hailed, ano
DR.. Smith told him that the woman was
suspected of having robbed lady in
his office.
The woman made no attempt at re-
sistance when officer Eaton nabbeo
her, but protested that she was inno-
cent, and appeared offended that she
should be accused of theft At the sta
ton she was booked as Margaret Dee
AZ years old, and a resident of Boston
She said that she was a steamstress by
occupation, and defied the officers t.
find one black mark against her char
acter. When she was searched in the
matrons room, about dollar in small
change was found on her person.
| Chief OF Police brennan was told Of
this fact, and detailed Inspector Stone
to work on the case. The inspector
went to Union. station, and at the bot
tom of a waste basket in the waiting
room found a roll containing $35. The
woman is suspected of being a talented
performer in certain lines of thieving
and is believed to be the woman who
pilfered money and jewelry at DR.
| Gould's funeral
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-16
YOUTHFUL ORATORS.
Subjects OF Speakers in
Holy Cross EIocution-
airy Contest.

This program, in the order named,
has been arranged for the public con-
test in elocution at Holy Cross College
May 81:
"Spartacus to the gladiators," KEEL
lcgg, Joseph F. X. Murphy, 90.
Reply of Spartacus TO the Roman
ENJOYS Anon, John J. Welsh, 90.
"Toussaint LOuverture, Phillips,
Edward J. Corcoran.
Reply to Haynes" Webster, Amer
icus z. Stable, SO.
Marine Faliero's last speech, By
ron, James W. Fitzpatrick 90.
"Vindicationfr from treason, Meagher,
Thomas A. McCole, 80.
Extract from Robert Emmets last
speech, Colin F. Shea, 90.
Victor Hugo's plea for his son, VIII
liam H. Leahy, 80.
Self justification Meagher, John
f. Wickham SO.
Reply Of Spartacus to the Roman
ENJOYS Joseph A. Mulhern, 90.
Star spangled banner" Henry Wat
terson, VIM. A. Reefe SO.
American patriotism, Archbishop
Ireland, Michael j. Creamy, 90.
The judges will be Rev. Daniel f..
McGillicuddy, H. c. c., 81; Hon. John
r. Thayer. Yale. SO; Clarence F. Car
roll, ESQ. Yale, 81.
Here is the reception committee; Leo
f. Butler. 80; James H. Flood, 49, Jos.
L. Mccarthy. 49, Arthur D. Hassett,
90: Ed. JaMurphy 90; James A. Sui
livan, 700; Peter e. Hand, 90; George
J. Hurley, 90; John f. Reardon, or;
VIM. F. Smith, 02.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-16
ONCE TOO MANY.
Young Man Caught in Passing Worthless
Check.

CheCk'
81 didn't do a good job that time"
was Alfred Daniels comment on his
attempt to pass a worthless check
when he was arrested by Sergeant Hill
yesterday afternoon.
Daniels entered J. F. Chadwick &
Co.'S Pleasant street office and asked
clerk to cash check for $40 which
he presented. A member of the firm ex-
aminsd the check and told a clerk to
keep the man in conversation while he
telephoned to Waldo street station.
Daniels gave his name as Albert NJ
Ransom, but later admitted that it was
incorrect. The check was purported to
have been drawn by A. r. BigeloW of
Auburn, for whom the prisoner form
erly worked Daniels passed $40 worth
of checks in small amounts during the
past few weeks on local merchants, but
yesterday he run against a snag be-
cause Peter H. Hughes, a member Of
the firm of j. F. Chadwick & Co. had
been duped into paying Daniels IS on
a worthless check a few weeks ago
at the Main street Office of the firm.
Mr. Hughes gave a description to MEM
bers of the firm, and when the eulprit
entered yesterday he was partially rec
ognized.
Mr. Hughes was summoned, and at
the station he positively identified Dan
iels as the man who fieeced him. 1t
developed that Houghton q White
more had been muIcted in the sum CT SIS
by the willy Daniels. The prisoner made
a clean breast of it at the station, but
declared that A. r. Bigelow of Auburn
owed him $3.50 and he was simply draw
ing on a bank account Mr. Bigelow did
not have, to get the money alleged to
be due him.
Daniels admitted that he had passed
five checks that were valueless, and
said that it had been his custom to
enter a store with a check for small
amount and have it cashed The first
check passed he arranged to hsve a
genuine one, and the task was conpar-
atively easy when he visited the same
store with a worthless one.
Daniels claims to be a printer by
trade and says he is 20 years old al
though he looks to be nearer %. When
locked up he showed no signs OF Ien-
itence. He cursed himself for the hung
ling Job. and said that he was getting
hard up and drew the check in hurry.
He will be arraigRed in central district
court this morning. and his record will
receive a thorough overhauling, as the
police believe he is slick fellow, al
though his desperate methods dc not
bear out such a theory.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-16
HALE and HEARTY.
Mrs. Catherine Brig
ham Passes 93d
Milestone.
IN GOOD HEALTH.
Aged Lady Talks Enter
tainingly of Her
Past Life.
IN GOOD HEALTH.

Mrs. Catherine Brigham of 81 Wind
sor street passed the 93d milestone on
1ifes highway yesterday and observed
the anniversary in a quiet way at her
sons home, surrounded by indulgent
and loving relatives. A few friends, in
Guiding the Spy man. called upon the
venerable lady to extend their congrat-
ulations. The lady received her callers
in a cozy parlor where she dispensed
hospitality with the grace of a matron
half her age.
Mrs. Brigham is in rare good health
and her ruggedness is surprising in a
nonogenarian. She appeared to expe-
rience no difficulty in moving about the
house and in fact when The Spy man
called, she was in her room on the Sec
ond floor and made haste to descend to
the parlor for a half hours reception.
She extended her hand to the visitor
and her handshake was strong and
firm.
Mrs. Brigham was born in Hubbard
ston, May IS, 1906 and has passed the
greater part of her life on farms in that
town. Old Boylston Worcester and
Holden. Early to bed and early to rise
has been her rule through life and to
rigid adherence to it she attributes
to a great extent her longevity. Mrs.
Brigham has done much hard work in
her life but it has only strengthened
an already strong constitution.
She comes of a line remarkable for
the advanced age attained by her an
cestors. Her grandfather lived to be
IS years old. while his wife lived until
her 9eth year. Mrs. Brighams father,
Abnsr Gay of Hubbardston, was s.
years old at his death and his wife who
was Catherine Maieaa, reached the age
OF 50 years before she passed away.
With the blood of such an age ancestry
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-16
THE BOWLING SEASON.
Windup Comes Tonight With Match Be-
tween the Babies and Fathers

What will be practically the wind-up
of the bowling season will be the can
dle-pin match at Whites alleys, this
evening, between the Babies and
Fathers, the last match of the tourna-
ment between those teams and the In
fants.
In the tournament each team was
scheduled to play two games with
each other, making six games in all.
The winner will be decided by total
number of pins made in all matches.
The Infants have finished their rolling
and have scored 1878 pins in their four
matches, two against each of the
other teams.
The Babies are looked on as winners
of the tournament. They have to roll
but Pip pins in the match this evening
to place themselves on even terms with
the Infants. In the three matches
which they have rolled they have
scored 1856 pins, an average of 2155. If
they maintain that average in this eve
ning's rolling they will win out by
comfortable margin. The Fathers will
have to roll 2275 pins to get on even
terms with the Infants. The Babies
should make a better score than their
average this evening. The pins are in
better condition for big scores. When
the series was arranged new pins were
used and the pins have done service in
the five matches thus far rolled They
should fall easier now than they have.
The Babies have. won all matches they
played defeating the Infants twice
and the Fathers once. The Fathers
have not won a single match, losing
two to the infants
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-16
AN AGED PRIEST.
Rev. Father Dupuis
Guest at Notre Dame
Church Rectory.

Rev. j. b. Dupuis of st. Anthony, 2.
O., is the guest of Rev. Joseph Brouil-
let at Notre Dame church rectory.
Thirty years ago he came here from
Canada and preached retreat and
mission to the F'rench-speaking inhab-
itants Of Worcester, who then, number
ing only a few hundred persons, were
of little influence in church circles They
were then connected with St. Anne 8
church, of which Very Rev. John j.
Power was the parish priest, but be-
cause of their inability to understand
the service. owing to little knowledge
of the English language, very few at
tended with regularity.
Rev. FIR. Dupuis was well along IN
years when he came to Worcester 30
years ago, and he is now close to so
years. 1t was he who, through the
mission which he preached, gave birth
to the desire among the French Catho-
lies to form a parish by themselves
and obtain a priest to minister to them
in their own language.
Rev. FIR Dupuis told the parishioners
how he happened to come to Worces-
ter the first time. A man named Al
len who had known him in Canada
had requested Rev. FIR. Power to allow
him to come to st. Anne's and preach
retreat to the French people The
request was Immediately granted. FIR.
Dupuis says that he calculated from
what he saw on the occasion of that
visit, that there were then living in
Worcester about 300 French Canadian
families.
II never PREACHED a. mission before or
since that time which accorded me the
genuine satisfaction that it did, he
said. THE zeal with which men and
women attended the services was some
thing unknown before. / confessed a
large number, men and women, many
of whom had not frequented the sacra-
ment of penance for number of
years.
when was leaving the parting
word on the lips of all was, Send us a
priest from Canada, we beg of you l
went direct from here to the arch
bishop in Montreal and while there
met Rev. ]. B. Primeau, whom /
strongly advised to come to Worcester
and who ultimately came here and
founded this parish"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-16

flowing i'll her veins it is no wonder tha
she has reached her present age and Is
still so strong.
Mrs. Brigham was married to Wi
liam E. Brigham of Hubbardston b
Rev. Samuel Gay Nov. TO- 1926, am
continued to live in Hubbardston IN
til 1850. Six children were born, tw'
of which died in infancy, and of which
only two now live. In 1850 the family
moved to Old Boylston, where Mr..
Brigham worked a farm for two years
and then came to Worcester, living
here about five years Holden was the
next. residence of the family, where it
lived on a farm for four years, and
then Mr.. and Mrs. Brigham bought a
cozy home in North Worcester, where
they settled down to pass the winter of
their life. Mr. Brigham was taken
sick in 1886, and for four years was
confined to the house, patiently and
tenderly cared for by the partner of
his hfes joys and sorrows. Mr.. Brig
ham died June %, 1890, and since then
Mrs. Brigham has lived with her chill
dren, Mrs. S. J. Ford of Dorchester and
Justin Brigham of this city.
The venerable lady enjoys nearly all
her faculties to a remarkable degree OF
acuteness, the only defect being poor
eyesight and an occasional lapse OF
memory. Her appetite is good, and she
seldom absents herself from the family
table, rising for breakfast before many
younger women have turned for the
last doze. Her hearing was never bet
ter, and the faintest whisper is dis
tinctly understood. Very recently she
finds that her memory is failing, and
she experiences some difficulty in re-
Numbering dates.
A weakness of the back prevents out
of door exercise owing to the uneven
ness Of the ground but Mrs. Brigham
moves about the house easily. She
passes her days seated in her room
and chatting with visitors. Mrs. Brig
ham has not been in the business sec
ton of Worcester, but realizes the
great changes that have taken place in
the city since she visited it as a girl
from Hubbardston.
She has fund of "reminiscences that
always find ready listeners. The
story of the revolution is very clear in
her mind. OF the second war with
England, she has childish memory of
the stirring tales told about the Hub
bardston hearth while the navies of the
country were battling. She was much
interested in the civil war, and her in
terest was as keen during the fighting
in Cuba last year.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-16
CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT.
A Girls, of Cases in the Criminal Mill Dis
posed OF.

poSeu VI
Robert Kavanaugh was charged with
breaking and entering and larceny at
the criminal session of the central dis
trict court, yesterday morning About
March s the house occupied by Mary,
Sarah and Margaret Guider in Cullen
court, was entered, and gold watch
owned by Sarah Guider and other arti-
Giles stolen. The young ladies could
not testify accurately as to the time
of the break, but all were positive that
the articles enumerated in the list OF
those stolen were taken.
The house was unoccupied at the
time of the break, the Guider girls hav-
ing attended the funeral of their sister,
Mrs. Lawrence Leahy, ingalls, street,
and stopped with Mrs Leahy for few
days When they returned home, they
found the lamps burning and evidences
of occupation. gold watch which
Misses Margaret and Mary Guider had
presented to their sister Sarah was
missing.
When Kavanaugh was arrested by
Inspector O'Day, Saturday, the watch
was found On his person. Thomas ].
McHugh, jewelel, testified that it was
one he had sold to the Guider girls.
Philip ]. O'Connell appeared for the de-
PENDANT but said he would offer no de-
fense at this time. The court ordered
Tavanaugh to recognize in the sum of
100 for the August term of the supe-
criminal court.
frank Jordan was charged with as
Ilt with a dangerous weapon, yester-
v morning. The complainant was
tonic Ferrara, so East Worcester
rect. The italian is the proprietor
a boarding house and according to
5 testimony, Jordan came there and
used a disturbance. When Ferara
rdered him to leave, Jordan drew a
evolver and fired two shots at the side
the building. One of them whistled
~ Ferara'S ear Jordan was SEN
enced to four months in the house of
direction.
Michael McManus, charged with as
sault and battery on Mrs. Mary Neil
son, a resident of Richland street was
one of the cases tried yesterday morn
| ing. McManus was discharged, the
court deciding that the trouble was a
family row in which both participants
were to blame
Paul Pero and Michael Vesteberg
were charged with riding bicycles at a
rate more than II miles an hour A
| fine Of IS each was imposed on the de-
PENDANTS.
! Geoffry Descharmes, a 13-year- old
lad, admitted that he attended school
I exactly 20 days since October His
father said that the boy wanted the
opportunity to work, and that it was
his intention to get a job for his son.
The court decided that more learning
would not harm the youngster and he
was sentenced to the truant school for
one year.
David Yagudin was fined IS for walk
| ing on railroad tracks.
L =.
| follows: James E. Mccain, Peter Nc
Dermott, John Kane, Fl. c. Small Jas.
O'Connor. Michael Costigan We're SEN
fenced to four months each in the house
of correction; Michael Reynolds. John
| Clary, Frank Collins, John Mullen,
Harry Adams, Edward Olson, Dennis
Haggerty Michael Dee. were fined $40
each. The cases of John Hanlon, John
McKinstry and John Paul were contin-
ued.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-16
HIGHLAND ACADEMY.
Graduation Week Begins June 7-Varlous
Events of Commencement Week.

Graduation week at the Highland
Military academy begins this year with
the semi annual examination on We'd
nesday, June Z. Commencement will
be on Tuesday afternoon, June 49, and
the address to the graduating class will
be delivered by President T. c. Men
denhall of the Worcester Polytechnic
Institute. His Honor Mayor Dodge
will be present and address the seniors,
giving them their diplomas.
The prize drill and other military ex-
ercises will take place on Tuesday
morning and afternoon. The gradual
ton hop will be on the evening of Fri
day, the 9th, the prize defamation on
Monday evening, the 18th, and the mu-
sicale, under the direction of J. Vernon
Butler, at date to be announced later.
On graduation Sunday the 18th, the
sermon will be preached by the rector
of st. Johns, the Rev. Eliot White, at
the church on Lincoln street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-16
ADDITION TO PARISH HOUSE.

Ground has been broken for an adj
dition of considerable size to the pa
rochiaI residence of st. Joseph's church
on Wall street, of which Rev. Jules
Grafton is pastor. The addition will be
of brick to conform with the older part
of the rectory and the church.
The recent kirmess of st. Joseph's
church by which more than $140G was
cleared, enabled the parishioners TO wipe
out the debt on the convent building,
occupied by the Sisters of st. Anne, who
teach in the parish schools, 50 that
the way is clear for other improve
ment, the progress of which had been
for some time Blocked. Peter Lareau
is doing the excavating for the addl
ton and o. e. Nault is the architect.