The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-13

ming. tomorrow the company SHOWS at
East Brookfield
The titles of the essays to be deliv-
cred by the members of the senior class
of the North Brookfeld high school
were given to The Spy reporter today,
the necessity for keeping them silent
having ended with the decision Of the
school committee to have nothing more
to do with the Bates prize competition
unless the prizes are given in gold, The
program for graduation night is an
opening selection by Doyles' orchestra.
The march which has been composed
by George r. Clough, former member
of the class, will be played for the
class by Mr.. Clough. After a short
opening prayer and selection by the
orchestra, an essay entitled Theodore
Roosevelt" and portraying the charac-
ter and experiences of the man, will be
delivered by Frank Simmons Spooner.
This will be followed by an explanation
of THE making of a great newspaper"
by Leon Alvon Doane. Fred Loyal
Tarbell, president of the class, will
tell the audience something about
liquid air, which Charles e. Tripler of
New York city has made famous by
proving that 1t can do the work of coal,
Ice or gunpowder at almost no cost.
After another selection by the orches-
ira, George Burnam Mullett will de-
liver an essay entitled "Massachu-
SETS" in which he will show many
reasons why every one should be proud
Of the Bay state. Miss Alice Genevieve
Ashby, the only girl graduate of the
class. will tell the History Of the
North Brookfield high school," and
this will be followed by what promises
to be a very interesting feature of the
evening, a discussion on the question,
Resolved, that the United States
should not permanently retain the
Philippine islands. William Daniel
Rondeau will argue in the affirmative
and Fred ]. Redeman will produce
proofs in favor Of the negative side.
Frank Goodwin Webber's essay is en-
titled 1.-The modern magician" and will
treat OF electricity in the marvels of
which the young man Is greatly inter-
ested. THE influence Of New England"
will be dwelt on by Herbert Edward
Sargent, after which Chairman Tim
othy Howard OF the school committee
will present the graduates with their
diplomas.
Just because little Leon Newton,
three-year-old son of Henry Newton
and wife Of School street, is Of peri
patetic disposition, his parents We're
thrown into a frenzied state today
while the little fellow was contentedly
plodding his way about the country.
The child strayed away about 10
o'clock this morning, and the anxious
parents did not know his whereabouts
until after three o'clock this afternoon,
when the members of the fire depart
ment were about to be called out to as
sist in the search for the missing child.
The boy was enjoying himself in the
yard adjoining his home this morning,
and about 10 o'clock was seen TO dis
appear over the stone wall behind the
house. It was not long before Mrs.
Newton became worried and a search
was instituted for the youngster, but
without avail. The constable was
called upon and the search continued
until after noon, when there being no
traces Of the child, it was determined
to call out the fire department
After five hours search the lad was
brought home safe and sound from the
place Of Michael Prue, over a mile from
his own home. How he ever got there
is a mystery.
tin Mcnamara and Fred Movies, who
were arrested Saturday night by Con-
stables Stone and Hatch, were before
Justice Boutwell, this morning and paid
fines of s. each for drunkenness.
Martin Bergen. catcher of the Boston
base ball club, who has been resting at
his home here, left today for New York
to rejoin his team.
James Gleason of Bridgeport, Conn,
is visiting his sister. Mrs. Patrick Ma
har of Warren street.
Mrs. Thomas Hall of South Main
street is i'll with rheumatism.
c. ]. Germans comedy company op-
ened a weeks engagement at Lasha-
way park this afternoon and made an